Summer Valley School celebrated its 20th Founders Day on October 19 and 20 with additional chief secretary S Raju inaugurating it and noted theatre personality Sanjna Kapoor as the chief guest on the concluding day. Over 350 students participated in the function.
Presenting the annual report, the principal Jaswinder Singh recounted the prominent achievements of the students in academics , sports and other fields in the past one year. He gave a brief account of the heights soared by students who won innumerable awards and public acclamations. Scholarships of Rs 1 lakh were given to the students who had excelled in ICSE Examinations, sports and other curricular activities.
Sanjna Kapoor appreciated the school’s policy of awarding scholarships to students and encouraged them to participate in such cultural events which enable them to broaden their horizons and gain unique insights in community as well as an important glimpse into life beyond academia.
The cultural programme began with a thrilling play “Waqt Ka Ishaara” directed by leading puppeteer and founder of Ishaara Theatre Trust, Dadi D Pudumjee. The event revolved around multiple themes such as conservation of nature, maintaining peace in the world and futility of war.
The show was a concoction of dance, drama, choreography puppetry, dialogues and narrations. It highlighted the positive as well as the negative perspectives of industrialisation, displaying the hazardous effects of man’s activities.
All the puppets and props were prepared by the students of the school during a two month long workshop. The puppets were made up of thermocol, ply boards and bamboo. There were 14 feet high puppets manned by the children themselves.