Public Speaking Competition: An opportunity and an Experience
Shreya Sitaula
One of the most active organizations of Nepal, Lions and Leo club of Chabahil, organized a public speaking competition entitled “Next Speaker of Nepal.” It was an inter-school competition with a daylong workshop where all the participants were taught about the important skills for a better public speaking. The workshop was followed by the competition held on 1st June, Friday in Bagmati Boarding School.More than seven schools of Kathmandu valley participated in the public speaking competition. Three students from each schools participated in the competition making total number of participants twenty-eight. The big and shiny trophy made all the participants excited as well as nervous. All of the participants aimed to take the trophy home. The competition started with the first round where all the participants were allowed to choose their own topic and speak for four minutes. All the participants performed well. In the second round all the participants were showed a random picture and given three minutes for describing the picture. Likewise, in the third round we had to choose a paper. The chosen paper consisted of the topic we had to speak and 30 seconds time was given for preparation. Some of them spoke well while some of them were unable to just to speak a word also. In the third round, my topic was “If I become a Ghost.” The topic was something really unexpected. However, I was able to make the audience laugh, and they appreciated my idea. At the end, Aashika Parajuli from Daffodil Public School was declared first, Kripa Bhandari from Apex school stood second, and Sanshi Pokhrel from Bagmati Boarding School stood third. Though I did not win the competition, I was really happy that day.This competition was a great platform for me. I made new friends and I learned about various topics. That day I understood why winning is not mandatory. Though the winner took the trophy, we got the same knowledge and experience. Also, I understood that there should not be any boundaries, at least in our thinking. We should be open-minded and should not be bounded by anything because success is always beyond the boundary. Furthermore, winning the trophy is not always important. Winning the hearts of the people is rather important. The world was really different from my perception. Today’s world is full of competition.
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Grade I students share their experiences about Zoo Visit and Swimming
Nitika Kapali and Bishakha Upadhyay
Nitika KapaliOn June 5th, my classmates and I had a trip to the zoo with our teachers. We saw many deers and peacocks. After that we saw three rhinos. Then we saw three bears. They were playing in the pond. Two of them were fighting. And then we saw a tiger sleeping inside a cage. We had a photo session with an elephant. We washed our hands and took a lunch break for a while. After lunch we saw ostriches and colorful birds. Then we returned to school.Bishakha UpadhyayOn June 10th, I went swimming with my teachers and friends. I enjoyed a lot. I chose the smaller pool. We can not swim without a tube in the big pool. There were many people. We were hungry and tired after swimming. We changed our wet clothes and came back to our school. In school, we ate lunch and played games.
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Field Trip and Environment Day
Arjan Khadka & Sadhvi Aryal
Arjan KhadkaOn May 11th we, students of grade 2 as well as grade 3, went to Jawalakhel for watching Machhendranath chariot. We went there at 9:45 am with our class teacher and advisor. We saw a big chariot which was made of woods. We went around the chariot three times and put tika. Then we ate our snacks and returned to school at 12:30 pm. This was an educational tour which is a part of our course.Sadhvi AryalIn Environment day I planted a small tree. My friends also planted. All of us wore green T-shirts. I wore a brown and green clothes. I love my green T-shirt. I also watered to my plant. My friends also watered to their plants. My plant was so beautiful. My friends’ plants are also very beautiful. I love Environment Day.
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Tomorrow Comes Today: An Experience Gained From a Sanskrit Dance Competition
Shreya Sitaula
Finally it was August 29th. The wait was over. I was utterly excited and a little nervous. It was Wednesday. I started my day quite early. I went to school at 7AM sharp, earlier than other days. As soon as I reached the school, I met my friends. They were more excited than I was. At about 8:40 AM, we left from our school. We were eight people including two teachers and six students. We caught two cabs and headed to our destination. After half an hour, we finally reached our destination - DAV Sushil Kedia Vishwa Bharati Higher Secondary School at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, for interschool Sanskrit Shlokas recitation and dance competition. I, along with other two students, participated in the dance competition while the other three students participated in Sanskrit-Shlokas recitation competition.The event was organized to acknowledge late Janardan Ghimire’s devotion in Sanskrit. Mr. Ghimire was the employee of DAVSKB who had joined the school 25 years ago as a Sanskrit teacher and who had later become the Chief Administration Officer at the school. He passed away two years ago in an accident at the age of forty-six. The event was delayed due to the odd/even number plate system of vehicles’ movement in the valley due to BIMSTEC conference. The program started about an hour later than the estimated time. All the participants participating in the different categories were welcomed and led to different places where different competitions were held. Dance instructor of DSS and the mentor of our dance, Ms. Rameshwori Kisi was there for encouraging us. DSS Dance Group was the first performer in the dance competition followed by other performances from different schools all over the valley. Our dance was unique; we performed Tandav, which is believed to have been introduced by Lord Shiva as a vigorous dance that is the source of the cycle of creation, preservation and dissolution.After the competition of every category, all of us were provided lunch. After lunch all of us gathered in the biggest auditorium of the school, Buddha Hall. Various Sanskrit scholars from all over the country were invited in the event as chief guests. The students of DAVSKB showcased their Sanskrit dance, song, and drama. The result of the competition was announced and the winners were given medals and certificates. Me and my friends were pleased to hear that our dance bagged the second position. We were actually glad as just three days practice has led us to the second position in the competition. More than securing the second position in the competition, I was delighted for getting an opportunity to be a part of the event.This event has changed my perception regarding Sanskrit language. I felt that more than the competition, it was an event held to develop the love for the Sanskrit language and of course to honour the late Mr. Ghimire. To be honest, I had not had any respect for Sanskrit language before this event. Sanskrit language has gained a lot of respect in my eyes after attending this event. I even realized that me and my friend’s small negligence had made us stand second. If we had cleared out our confusion on the dance steps rather than waiting for the next day to correct it, we would have stood first in the competition. I learnt an important life lesson that the next day never comes. Everything has its own time. It is better to do things in time than to regret later, because time and tide waits for none.
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My experience on Inter-school Sanskrit Shlokas Recitation Competition
Niharika Chapagain
There was an Inter-school Sanskrit Shlokas Recitation and Dance Competition at DAV school on August 29th. While four of the participants including me from my school participated in the Sanskrit Slokas Recitation, the other three participated in ‘Sanskrit Dance Competition’. All of us had practiced hard. On the competition day, I was very excited to perform. We all came early in the morning in the school to practice and were finally ready to go. I came to school at 7 AM. On our way a traffic police officer informed us that we could not go to DAV by road because BIMSTEC conference was held between the seven countries. So we could not help taking the other route. Finally we reached DAV school. It was very big. At the entry of the competition hall, organizers put our names under our school name. The hall was very big. There were about 19 competitors. The audience was fewer than I expected. Because of the BIMSTIC conference, many students of other schools had not arrived at the competition. We waited for them for some time. There were essay writing and Sanskrit speech competitions as well. All the competitions were performed at the same time but at different halls. All the competitors were excellent. After the competition was over we went to the canteen for the lunch. One thing I liked the most about DAV school was that they only allow vegetarian food in the school. After lunch time was over, it was the time of result. They announced the result of the Shlokas recitation at last. We did not secure any position but we were happy to know that the other team from my school stood second in the dance competition. Although our team did not win, we learnt so many things and we were happy.
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