Conference report-Pathways world School

Venue : Pathways World School, Gurgaon.
Date : 12th- 15th November, 2009.

Participating Schools :

• Pathways World School, Gurgaon.
  
  
• Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai.
  
  
• Mayo College, Ajmer.
  
  
• Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior.
  
  
• The Daly College, Indore.
  
  
• The Doon School, Dehradun.
  
  
• Motilal Nehru School of Sports.
  
  
• The Lawrence School, Sanawar.
  
  
• The Punjab Public school, Nabha.
  
  
• The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal.
  
  
• Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar.
  
  
• Vivek High school, Chandigarh.
  
  
• Banglore International School, Banglore.
  
  
• The Millennium School, Dubai.
  

ITINERARY

Day 1 : Thursday, 12th November,2009.

• Arrival of Delegates
  
  
• Registration
  
  
• Address by the RS Representative and the Principal
  
  
• Ice Breaker - with students
  
  
• Games
  
• Group activities
  
• Cultural Programme by all participating school

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Day 2 : Friday, 13th November,2009.

• Formal Inauguration of the Conference
  
  
• Children’s Day Programme by teachers from Pathways World School.
  
  
• Hike to Raisina Valley
  
  
• Visit to the Raisina village, primary school and village sports.
  
  
• Movie- “Land of Vanishing Lakes”
  
  
• Interactive session with the director of the film – Ishani Dutta.
  
  
• Barazza session
  
  
• Camping – games, camp fire.

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Games with the village school's children

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Day 3 : Saturday, 14th November,2009.

• Bird watching
  
  
• Shram daan
  
  
• Inter-village Sports Meet at Pathways world school
  
  
• Creativity workshop
  
  
• Interactive session with renowned Ornithologist – Rajat Bhargava
  
  
• Barazza session
  
  
• Movie – Fly away home.

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Day 4 : Sunday, 15th November,2009.

• Presentation of the Conference Statement
  
  
• Interactive session with the Polar Explorer – Ajeet Bajaj
  
  
• Closing Ceremony
  
  
• Valedictory Address

Key learnings from the Conference :

• Concern over the planned deliberate depletion of the Aravali Ridge for material progress, manifested through issues of stone quarrying, rock mining, deforestation and selling of agricultural land.
  
  
• Interaction with Ishani Dutta, a Media Research Associate with Indian Institute of Mass Communications and medium to bring about policy reforms and implementation.
  
  
• Reasons for the Baya/weaver bird to be listed as an endangered species.
  
  
• A very inspiring interaction with Adventurer Ajeet Bajaj about his expedition to the North Pole in April 2006 and to the South Pole on 26th Janurary 2007.
  
  
• Privatisation of parts of natural lakes leading to scarcity of potable water in the nearby villages.
  
  
• Exchange of ideas, views, suggestions, debates , practical and feasible solutions to real life problems or situations.
  
  
• Each one of us can make a difference, so take an initiative and be the change that you want to see.

From the students point of view.

It was a truly enlightening experience. The theme Coutryside Calling was just apt for me as I am a nature lover. The presentations, adventure trips and activities created amongst us an awareness about the difficulties faced by the people in the villages. I made many friends from different schools from different states of India. While leaving I felt sad but I knew heart of hearts that while going back I was taking along a lot of sweet memories to share with others.

- Shubhangi Dutta.

My experience at the Conference was amazing. I made many new friends and became more independent as I had to do everything on my own. I enjoyed most of the activities, especially hiking and camping. I look forward to many such enriching experiences in the future as a Round Square Member at DAIS.

- Jinita Shah.

We were lucky to be chosen to represent DAIS at the RS Sub-Junior Conference. The fusion of an educational trip with adventure and fun proved to be an excellent learning experience. It increased our awareness about the problems faced by our planet Earth. The interaction with many students from different parts of India and from Dubai helped us make new friends . The documentaries, presentations, barazza sessions and other interactive sessions were interesting. Our trip was very educative, it made us independent and responsible. We would like to thank DAIS for letting us be a part of this wonderful experience.

- Dhyyey Shah, Rudra Ramchandran & Aayush Shah.

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