On the last day before the winter vacation, to add to the holiday mirth and spirit, the Kalyaniites celebrated the most talked about gala of the year 2024, ‘Mad About Literature’. 21st of December saw the school premises resplendent with a spread of colourful decorations, displays, models, food stalls, and most importantly, with the cheerful faces of the students, teachers and parents. As soon as the topic was decided for the year, all the teachers were apprised of their areas of responsibility, the themes were discussed with the respective students and planning began in earnest. Like every year, the topic, literature, was threaded into each subject creatively by the subject teachers. The objective was to make the children aware of the immense scope of literature and explore every aspect of it, with unadulterated joy and learning.
Though the theme was literature, the work was not limited to just the language teachers. In other subjects also, the teachers found innovative ways to deal with the topic, through timeline models, cartoons, story-boards, poetry and much more. Since this event is primarily student and parent led, the enthusiasm among them was remarkable. The parents visited the school at regular intervals to discuss the projects and to take them forward with the children. The mood as usual was very upbeat, with anticipation and shared responsibilities.
The programme that was performed on the stage simultaneously with the exhibition outdoors, was a gorgeous bouquet of music, dance and drama; in both English and Hindi. All the aspects of literature were represented in their delightful splendour, to the awe and amazement of the audience. To add to the merriment, in between the programmes, the children gathered in a Flash Mob in the central courtyard, performing dances to merry tunes, and the visitors and parents took part in it with abandon. The event was a glorious success, and every participant and visitor left the premises with a heart overflowing and sublime with the magical touch of literature.