The Delhi Public School (DPS), Raipur have once again geared up to welcome students and teachers of Hounsdown Science College, Southampton, UK.
A contingent of ten students and two teachers has flown in from UK on February 12 as a reciprocal visit, a DPS Press release informed.
On their arrival, they were accorded a warm traditional welcome in the assembly by their Indian counterparts amidst a reverberating ovation.
As an overture to their 10-day sojourn, the visiting students took tour of the school, attended classes with their respective Indian student partners and acquainted themselves with the Indian classroom set-up on the first day.
They had the privilege to learn some Indian Music lessons and instruments. Subsequently, visit to the neighbouring village, Nardaha – adopted village of DPS Raipur, was the philanthropic approach. They interacted with the team of Indi Crochet School Enterprise, a pet project of DPS Raipur, and were pleased to see multitude of handmade materials like carpet, purse, bags, soft toys etc made by the rural folk under the skilled guidance of the Dipsites and extolled the merits of the school enterprise. The visiting teachers and students have raised funds for charity for the underprivileged and the needy girls and women and the empowerment of the rural denizens of the village Nardaha.
Intervening the hectic schedule of day one they ensued to sample gourmet marvels of the food fest organized by the senior school students of Delhi Public School, Raipur.
Breaking free from the chartered schedule of school activities, the visiting students and teachers went on jaunt to Gangrel dam on the second day of their visit with their exchange partners’ families which proved to very exciting and educative, it stated.
Amid the array of well coordinated itinerary, assembly by the visiting students was the most attention-grabbing. They presented a thematic assembly depicting four seasons of UK which was very edifying and enriching. Post assembly they attended classes and worked with Art department of the school where they learnt some master-strokes of Indian Art. They were acquainted with different art forms which offered an insight and comprehension of Indian art and cultural legacy.
The students of junior school had organized a street food fest for the visiting students and teachers.
The UK students will be the part of DPS Raipur Decennial celebration on Tand will Tuesday be felicitated by the Chief Minister Raman Singh.