VYDEHI SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ISA PROJECT 7 Point Presentation on the Harvest Festivals of Sri Lanka...

VYDEHI SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

ISA PROJECT 7

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A Comparative Study of Harvest Festivals between India and Sri Lanka

Action Plan


All the activities done related to the project of “Comparative study of Harvest festivals between India and Sri Lanka” were published in the school web page .

Activity 1

Exchange of Information


Fancy dress Competition was conducted for UKG students on the theme of “Harvest Festival Costumes”. Children depicted traditional dressing styles of a particular region of India and also presented a talk on what type of Harvest Festival is celebrated in that region.

Children dressed in different traditional attires and gave a talk on how the harvest festival is celebrated in that region

Activity 3 – Cultural Art Form: Fancy Dress Competition


Folk dance Competition was organized for the students of Grade 1. Children chose a particular region of India and performed the folk dance native to that region. Melodious tunes, rustic voices, perfect rhythm and beat transformed the place into ethnic India

Few glimpses of the dance forms:

Activity 4 – Cultural Art Form:

Folk Dance Competition


Grade II students participated in the Folk Song Competition. They wore traditional dresses and sang authentic folk songs in the true rustic style

Children performing the folk songs

Folk Song Competition – Judgment Sheet, Parent and Teacher Evaluation

Activity 5 – Cultural Art Form: Folk Song Competition

You should get into the skin of the character to

get the right tune


Students of UKG and Grade 3 performed special assembly in which various cultural art forms like dance, song and skit were performed

UKG

Students of UKG performed on the harvest festival of Sankranthi which in itself has several forms. This festival is celebrated by various names and in different styles in the different parts of the country. UKG students explained the different forms of the festival through their songs, skits, dances, etc.

Glimpses of the program by UKG students on the Harvest festival of Sankranthi

Activity 6 – Cultural Art Form: Special Assembly


Children performed with such panache and style that left the audience mesmerized and asking for more

Cultures may be many; but united stands Vydehi

Special Assembly - UKG


Grade 3 children had Special Assembly on the topic of “Comparative study of Harvest Festivals” in which they performed songs, dances and skit on the various Harvest Festivals. They captured the festive mood of the festival in all its glory. A Power Point Presentation on the Harvest Festivals of Sri Lanka was also displayed during the course of the program.

Moments of pride:

Special Assembly – Grade 3


Children performed different dance styles – bhangra from Punjab, celebration of Onam festival in Kerala, celebration of Sankranthi festival from South India and Poila Boishkh from Bengal in their authentic forms

Special Assembly – Grade 3


J/ Vannai Navalar Maha Vidyalayam performed cultural art forms which were native to Sri Lanka, and then exchanged the pictures and videos with Vydehi students

Few of the pictures shared by the J/ Vannai Navalar Maha Vidyalayam

Cultural Art Form Exchange with

J/ Vannai Navalar Maha Vidyalayam


Students of Vydehi watched the videos of the cultural art forms sent by J/ Vannai Navalar Maha Vidyalayam and appreciated and compared the cultures of India and Sri Lanka

Cultural Art Form Exchange with

J/ Vannai Navalar Maha Vidyalayam

I will get the best view!!

Fabulous performance!!


BD/ Tamil Madya Maha Vidyalaya shared both pictures and videos of the cultural art forms performed in their school. Students of Vydehi were shown both the pictures as well as the videos.

Few of the pictures shared by BD/ Tamil Madya Maha Vidyalaya

The video of the program sent by the BD/ Tamil Madya Maha Vidyalaya was shown to Vydehi students

Snapshots of the Vydehi students viewing the video sent by BD/ Tamil Madya Maha Vidyalaya

BD/ Tamil Madya Maha Vidyalaya

Feedback


CP/ Denu/ Amunupura Kanishta Vidylaya shared pictures of the cultural art forms performed in their school

Mail sent by CP/ Denu/ Amunupura Kanishta Vidylaya showing the students watching the Harvesting procedures

Vydehi students watching the video of the cultural art programs sent by CP/ Denu/ Amunupura Kanishta Vidylaya

CP/ Denu/ Amunupura Kanishta Vidylaya

Feedback


Vydehi students watched the video sent by Selva Nagar Sivaa Vidyalaya with keen interest and learnt many new things about Sri Lankan Culture


Vydehi students were amazed at the unique kolam patterns made by Sri Lankan children and the pongal (sweet dish) made by them

Cultural Art Form

Selva Nagar Sivaa Vidyalaya


Vydehi students viewed the journals sent by Mt/ Amina Girls’ National School and compared them with their own journals

Vydehi students seeing the journals of Mt/ Amina Girls’ National School

Their cover page is so beautiful!

Hey! Did you notice? Their staple food is also

rice, just like us!

Comparative Study Done By Vydehi School Of Excellence


True learning happens only with practical experience. The children of V, VI, VII and VIII made a documentary on Harvesting procedures. They interacted with the farmers, explored the fields, understood the process of harvesting, and tried their hands with the various harvesting procedures

Clippings of the documentary

Activity 8 – Documentary

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We all know that Rice is a staple food for us

… The season comes and goes

We also wanted to know the Harvest Festival they

celebrate………


Students enquired if the farmers used chemicals during cultivation for which the farmers answered that they used pesticides as a precautionary measure. When the students asked if the crop was ready for harvest, the farmers replied in the negative and said that they decide the readiness of the crop by its height and when the grains come easily out of the husk. Children also discussed about the Harvest Festivals celebrated by the farmers.



Activity 8 – Documentary


Vydehi students were shown their own documentary. They were surprised and proud of the end result after all the hard work they had put in making the documentary

Vydehi students viewing their own documentary.







Documentary viewed by Vydehi Students

Look! That’s us

both talking!

That’s my brother dancing in the Special Assembly program. I

will tell Mama about it today


For any concept to be clearly understood, it is important to have practical experience. With the intention of making the children feel the mood of the Harvest festivals, different competitions were organized. Kites, which play a major role in the Harvest festivals was chosen as the first topic. Kite decoration competition was held for the students of Grades III & IV where the children had to decorate the kites in an innovative and creative way.

Students decorating their kites

Shall I choose the orange one or the yellow


Children were extremely excited to decorate the kites with different colours. They drew with sketches, cut and pasted different types of decorative papers, beads, glitters, etc. This activity rejuvenated the enthusiasm of the students towards learning something new and children thoroughly enjoyed this unique activity.

Children were delighted to showcase their bright and colourful kites

Judges evaluating the kites

Kite Decoration Competition – Display of kites


Harvest Festivals portray the culture and heritage of India in its truest form. In order to make all aware of the significance of Harvest Festivals, students of Grade 2 organized an exhibition on the topic.

Children with their exhibits

Exhibition – Harvest Festivals


Students dressed up in traditional attires native to a particular region. With the help of charts, models and other related exhibits, they explained about the Harvest Festival celebrated in that region along with the significance of the Festival. They spoke about the kind of crops grown in that region and the steps involved in the cultivation of the crop

Activity 11 – Painting Competition


Students not only painted the pictures but also included detailed information about the method of celebration of the Festival and also its significance.

Children most eagerly displaying the paintings

The bright and colourful paintings captured the Harvest Festivals in its true spirit

Painting Competition - Samples


Pots form an integral part of Harvest Festivals. Pots are used to cook rice and other grains and hold an important place in the households of ethnic India. Decorating the pots is one of the customs followed during the celebration of the Harvest Festivals in India. Keeping this in mind, Pot Decoration competition was held for the class VII. The students were thrilled to show their innovation and creativity by decorating the earthen pots

Children decorating the pots in all earnestness

Such delicate pots, hope it doesn’t break!!

Activity 12 – Pot Decoration Competition

Pot Decoration Competition - Samples

When it comes to decoration, girls

always have an upper hand


Children decorated the pots with a blend of ethnic designs and modern art

Sample pots

Judge evaluating the pots

Painting Competition –Visitor and Student and Teacher Evaluation


Dressing up is very essential and looked forward part of every Harvest Festival ceremony. Students of Grade 8 tried their hands at making their personal jewellery in the Jewellery Making competition. They chose different types of materials to make the neckpiece with matching earrings.

Sample jewellery sets

Jewellery Making Competition – Display


Students were brilliant in their work and made stunning sets of neck pieces and earrings

Students displaying their creative work

Jewellery Making Competition – Judgment Sheet, Visitor, Student and Teacher Evaluation


Students got an opportunity to explore Sri Lankan Festivals, their rituals, customs and their way of celebration of Harvest Festivals. Also, students got an opportunity to develop a good relationship with the Sri Lankan children and share lots of other information as well.

Activity 14 –Skype Session with Mt/ Amina Girls’ National School


Language and culture could not prove to be barriers when it came to the children, as they happily interacted with each other and even managed to share many a joke

Skype Session

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