At our pre-primary school, the celebration of Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, was a joyous and colourful event filled with fun, learning, and enthusiasm. The little ones, dressed as Lord Krishna in vibrant traditional clothes. They were excited to participate in activities that brought the story of Lord Krishna to life. The programme commenced with a special assembly, where the children were introduced to the story of Krishna’s birth, his playful childhood, and his mischievous acts, like stealing butter and playing the flute. Teachers narrated the tale in an engaging way, accompanied by lively music, creating an atmosphere of celebration and devotion. The children then enjoyed crafting activities, making little flutes, decorating pots, and creating Krishna’s footprints using coloured powders. These activities allowed them to connect with the festival through creativity and imagination. The celebration not only brought the story of Krishna to life but also instilled a sense of culture and togetherness in the children.The children left with happy faces and a deeper understanding of the significance of Janmashtami. The celebration not only taught them about Lord Krishna but also encouraged values of teamwork, creativity, and cultural appreciation.

“The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts, and thoughts result in action.” Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s inspiring words resonate deeply with the essence of Independence Day celebrations at our school. It was a vibrant and memorable event, marked by patriotism and unity. The program began with the hoisting of the national flag by our Principal Mrs. Banerjee accompanied by the singing of the national anthem, which filled everyone’s hearts with pride. A speech was addressed by her where she expressed thoughts on India’s journey to independence and its progress over the years. The students showcased their talents through a variety of performances, including patriotic songs and dances that highlighted the sacrifices of our freedom fighters. The highlight of the day was a parade showcasing the importance of unity in diversity. The school campus was adorned with tricolor decorations, creating an inspiring atmosphere of celebration. The celebration ended with a pledge to uphold the values of our nation and a vote of thanks.

The academic year of session 2019-20 ended with a colourful note through celebration of Basant Utsav and Holi, as a part of the Special Assembly on 28th February 2020. The Pre-Primary, Primary and Middle School actively participated in this short program. These events were celebrated during the morning assembly, where the students gave a speech about the importance and relevance of the events in our life. It was followed by a short cultural program combined with songs and dance.

A work education workshop was conducted on 22nd February 2020 in The Summit School to develop the motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness of the students. The students of the Primary and Middle School participated in the workshop. The participants took active part in the program as was evident in their enthusiasm, their involvement in all the activities, their active response as well as the cooperation, their discipline and punctuality throughout the program. They had learnt to create flower-pots, design making and wall hanging during the session.

In order to encourage national “unity” The Summit School has celebrated “The Matribhasa Diwas” on February 21st 2020, as a special assembly celebration. The idea behind celebrating such a day is to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue. The day was celebrated to understand the importance of using mother tongue and to promote, disseminate and create full awareness about linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world, The students gave intensive speech and promoted the importance of their mother tongue and sang in chorus, rejoicing the language festival in school. Thus, encouraging unity and broad-mindedness amongst themselves.

The much awaited Annual Sports Day was held on Friday, 7th February 2020, with great zeal, excitement and frolicsome atmosphere. The students entered into the spirit of the occasion in a grand way with the oath being administered by the School captain. An energizing March Past was display to set the tone for the rest of the events. Once the races began, the air was filled with cheering and tons of encouragement for the young athletes. The children of Play-Group participated in ‘go- as- you- like’. While the other Pre-Primary students participated in caterpillar race, ready-for school race, wear-the -cap race and water-the-plant race and so on. Students of classes 1 to 9 competed in events including needle and thread race , sprints, relays, sack race and balance race. It was indeed a superb day to end with.

On 31st January 2019, at Summit School was a day of fun and frolic for the Pre-Primary kids, as they celebrated their annual school picnic on the school ground. The children were seen matching their steps with fun music, playing badminton and other games. The best part was when the kids prepared pasta salad and papri chat along with their teachers and enjoyed the food to the fullest.

On the auspicious day of Saraswati Puja, the students, the teachers and staffs of The Summit School came together to seek the blessings of the goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture. The Summit School believes that education and culture goes hand-in-hand. We try to preserve the Indian culture and to impart a sense of respect towards long-established traditions that makes India a land of diversity. The entire school joined hands together, with great zeal to make the event a memorable one, also educing the blessing of the goddess of knowledge to have a successful academic and carrier growth. The rituals were conducted following all the religious rules and the event ended by serving prasad to everyone present there.

The little ones of the Pre-Primary section celebrated their concept day by doing crafts on aquatic animals, enacting like fishes/tortoises and solving puzzles. They learnt about the water animals through this fun play-way method. The children developed a sound concept of aquatic animals through this activity and learnt to do the same as a team.

Like last year, this year also, the students of Classes I to IX , were taken for a class picnic to Govindopur on 27th January 2020, with their bags packed with games, food and a lot more. The children were very happy and excited to go for the picnic. On reaching the ground, the children enthusiastically explored the alluring beauty and bounties of nature. The day was well spent enjoying, singing and interacting with each other. They played different games like skipping, kho-kho, badminton, etc. It was a wonderful opportunity for all the children to strengthen their bonds and everyone came back to the school rejuvenated.