The Workshop, as a part of lessons on Ecology Restoration, intents to induce constructive character & creative abilities among little kids, at the time when their mind is under its natural development process of acquiring abilities skills.
Akal Academy Kajri, Niranjanpur, UP celebrated Teachers’ Day with lot of zest & fun activities. Dressed to the occasion, Specially attired Teachers and Staff of the school were welcomed by the students with flowers & bouquets. The children were eager and energetic to have some frolic moments with their Teachers.
Principal Mrs. Simran Kaur Thind alongside Teachers, paid floral tribute to Dr. Saravpalli S Radhakrishnan. Whilst several students showcased, beautifully designed placards in & outside the classrooms to make the occasion graceful, the senior wing of the school gave away title tags, amid cheerful ovation.
To add spark to the celebrations, certain students presented mimicry of their favorite Teachers that sent the Teachers into convulsive laughter. This light-hearted banter brought the creative elements into action. Later, an entertaining “Teachers’ Special” quiz between the ladies and the gents team kept the event ablaze.
Lastly, it was the ‘Tug of war’ organized between senior boys & gents teachers giving some fun-filled combat actions to everyone especially when the gents teachers towed the budding boys to the ground.
Finally Principal Mrs. Simran Kaur Thind, gave away tokens of appreciation lauding the Teachers for their hard work & dedication. She exhorted “Both Teachers & students should strive to preserve the cultural values pertaining to the traditional Guru-Shishya, Teacher-student relationship. I thank them for making the occasion memorable.”
~ Ramandeep Singh
~ New Delhi, 16th Sep ’13
Pics from recently held ‘Fancy Dress’ event held at Akal Academy, Rataolan where young little kids painted an ideal picture of original countryside ( i.e. Rural regions ). Their dresses & the thoughts behind represented the real charm of the village life that dark shadow of urbanization is draining out of them like a slow poison, killing quietly & softly, leaving the youth crippled at the hands of alcohol & drug abuse.
Through the eyes of these little, we briefly lived through the simple yet rich life of villages, the way the countrymen dreamt about it, the way it was originally meant to be.
~ Deeksha Singh
~ New delhi, 16th Sep ’13
With a firm belief in the saying -“A child that reads is a successful child”; imparting education and encouraging reading habits in young children is the need of the hour.
In the wake of imparting quality education and inculcating reading habits among the students, Akal Academy has understood the importance of Reading Corners. Making reading a pleasurable experience for the kids, developing healthy psychology and interest amongst the kids, is the priority.
Children who read every day at age of three, have a vocabulary at age five which is nearly two months more advanced than those who are not. A child taken to the library on a monthly basis from age three to five is two and a half months ahead of an equivalent child at age five who did not visit the library so regularly. Thus, the Reading Corner concept!
Witness how kids at Akal Academy, love to read at the Reading Corner. The concept is being followed across all 129 Akal Academies being run by The Kalgidhar Trust. We have put in a step forward to inspire kids to read in their free time and making them realize the importance of reading to be a learned person in the future.
Constant efforts are being put in to maintain & regularly update Reading Corners to not only provide the required inspiration but also to keep the children motivated through their vivid ambience with reading material that entices them to spend time reading.
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At age as young as 4, little rural kids of small village Ghugg in Jalandhar district demonstrated their English spelling abilityat try-outs held within the school.
In a spelling contest named ‘Spell-bee’, teams were setup into 4 houses i.e. Ajay, Abhay, Amul & Atul House, two kids were paired in each house;they were thrown a volley of words where the first one to correctly spell the given word would gain a point.
Team Abhay Houses weep the board in round one for Spell-Bee with a splendid 45 point score followed by Amul, Atulat 2nd& 3rd with decent 42 & 40 whilst Ajay House took the weak spot with only 30.
Round 2 saw an incredible comeback by Ajay House, moving 2 steps up from its last position to becoming the 2nd fastest Spell-beewith final score of 44, whilst House Amul won the title of be the Fastest Spell-bee of the Academy by maintaining its consistent scoring through the second round where House Abhay took all the bashing, crashing all the way from top to finish the last as House Atul managed to retain its 3rd position of round one by being quickest at the final two questions.
The winners alongside the participants were presented with different prizes; the event witnessed a great sportsmanship coming forth from these young rural kids who looked perfect future challengers for mainstream competitions.
~ Ramandeep Singh,
~ New Delhi, 11th Sep ’13
Reports about massive celebrations across different Akal Academies on the occasion of Pratham Prakash Utsav of Sri Guru Granth Sahib kept coming in all through the last week.
Akal Academy, Village Ellenabad, celebrated this day with full gusto, where young students coming from classes 2nd to 5th devoutly prepared and performed Kirtan, Kavitas, Dharmic Choreography, Dharmic Geets to contribute towards the celebrations at the school. Fifteen Akhand Path Sahibs were observed at the Academy and its Samapti Bhog happened on the same day. It’s incredible to find so much enthusiasm prevailing among the young rural kids of villages, which was unimaginable, thanks to the efforts of Principal Sukhjeet Kaur who was personally looking after all details.
Reverence for these young kids & their serene spirit!
~ Deeksha Singh,
~ New Delhi, 10th Sep ’13
In a measure to combat problem related to shortage & cleanliness of drinking water, which has become a major national concern countrywide, Akal Academies have started installing heavy-duty Swiss made Ultra-filtration water treatment plants in their rural schools.
The project implementation of these state-of-the-art purification systems is sponsored & supported by Punjab & Sind Bank, taken up as a measure under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). After PFC and SJVN, PSB has been quite sympathetic to the needs of rural India in their CSR spends by holding hands for The Kalgidhar Trust in their noble mission of ‘Rural Transformation’.
The current project is aimed at covering 4 Akal Academies viz. Chunni Kalan, Reethkheri, Balbehra and Baru Sahib.The first phase of the project saw its successful completion on 8th Sept when the first state-of-art Swiss Plant was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner, Mohali, Mr. T.P.S. Sidhu at Akal Academy, Chunni Kalan.
“Problem of pollution is affecting every aspect of our life & environment, because of which several deadly diseases are spreading. Water is most critical need of every being & since polluted water is contaminating clean drinking water, the water-borne diseases have grown deadly,” stated DC Mr.Sidhu, “I also appreciate Akal Academies’ system of providing higher-education blended with spirituality to the students.”
In our country, every year, an estimated 3.77 crore people fall prey to water-borne diseases, in which the count of children remains very high, stated Mr. Iqbal Singh Bhatia, GM Punjab & Sind Bank, who presided over the inauguration event.
~ Ramandeep Singh
~ New Delhi, 10th Sep ’13
~ Deeksha Singh
~ New Delhi, 8th Sep ’13
At the yearly fair of Fatehgarh Sahib, popularly known as “Jodh Mela” of “Chote Sahibzade” amongst locals, Gurmannat Kaur, a nursery student from Majri Akal Academy stole the show; the carnival hosted a creative stage performance competition for young children where participants from across 129 Akal Academies competed amongst several children to showcase their creativity & talent.
There were speeches, debates & several other stage performances signifying the spirit & caliber of young kids. The profound speech delivered by young Gurmannat Kaur professing the importance of hair was observed as the most exquisite. Along with highlighting references from ‘Gurbani,’ she surprised everyone with her strong & mature words of satire over the trending self-obsessive lifestyle that is keeping the youth at bay from the path of spirituality.
Although Akal Academy at Ambala (Majiri) is just a year old, the first prize in the competition be speaks well for the aptitude & competency, the school is fostering its children with.
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~ Ramandeep Singh
~ New Delhi, 7th Sep ’13
Just 12 kms through rural winding roads from the GT Road near Ambala, stands a modest yet proud institution at village Majri; that has turned many a heads. The Kalgidhar Trust’s Akal Academy Majri, Ambala has set a new benchmark by reaching strength of 400+ students within first year of its inception. 
The Majri rural school is also one of the youngest & first amongst all 129 academies to have reached this record figure; having brought so many rural & under-privileged rural children to school in its debut year. The school runs on value-based education system which is unique & first of its kind in the rural education sector in India. The Trust has embarked upon an aggressive target of setting up 500 such schools, covering almost every remote village in North India by 2020.
The Akal Academygroup of Schools since its inception in 1986 until now, has grown from a single class room School to 129 rural Schools spread over five North Indian states andhas been a fore-runner to impart quality education that focuses on transforming a child’s personality, not only academically but also, spiritually.
The beaming Principal – Ms. Satinder Kaur, added “Such love shown by the parents and the trust imposed on us motivates us to step ahead and do the unsaid to bring a positive change in the lives of the rural kids.”
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~ Ramandeep Singh
~ New Delhi, 6th Sep ’13
