Noel School , Akola 8th Nov. 2019 . With a view to promote positive thinking , team spirit and overall dynamism in students , Noel School every year conducts a personality development camp. The year’s camp also was inaugurated with a great pomp and enthusiasm amongst the students on 8th Nov. , 2019 . The theme for this year’s camp was ‘Indian Philosophy ’. Various Indian Philosophers initiated the camp with their philosophy . The students were categorized in four teams, like every year , i.e. Rose , Daffodil , Lotus and Cosmos . Rose team taught about the philosophy of Gautam Bauddha and Jijabai whereas Daffodil team illustrated about Swami Vivekanand and Behanabai Chaudhary . Lotus team exemplified about the philosophy of Pandita Ramabai and Sant Dyaneshwar , on the contrary , Cosmos team presented the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and Savitribai Phule . The number of activities outlined during the camp included introduction , skit , song , debate and video session . All the young aspirants tried their best to give a tough competition to the other teams . A panel of judges presided over the activities including school’s principals . The students were put to qrueling sessions wherein they were judged for creative thinking , decision-making , problem solving , communicative ability etc . The activities ranged from event management to performance in role playing , debate session etc. The brain-storming session of debate was the most highlighted part where students pondered upon the notion ‘Attire enhances attitude .’ To conclude , the Principal of the school , Mrs. Arpana Dongre Madam , addressed the students highlighting the importance of Indian Philosophy in today’s era . She explained how it is very important to train the mind to think . If we do not think , we will never be able to make optimum use of brain a great resource gifted by our heavenly Father freely to everyone of us . So everyone must have his / her own philosophy of life in order to lead a life of joy and contentment . Ultimately , she announced the results of the camp, declaring Rose petal as the winner . Thus the programme ended on a philosophical note . Inculcating various qualities in students , Noel School every year organised a personality development camp . The theme ‘Indian Philosophy’ was a catalyst for everyone . The programme started with the motivational prayer in the presence of the dignitaries , Principal Mrs. Arpana Dongre Madam and Principal Mr Anul Manwar Sir . Four petals presented four Philosophers and their philosophy through the skit and their intros Rose petal presented the Philosophy of Sant Kabir Das . Philosophy of Gautam Buddha was presented by Daffodil petal . Humanism is one of the philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore was presented by the Lotus petal . Last but not the least Cosmos petal had presented Chanakya Niti in a very prominent way . A variety of activities like songs formations add mad show , funny news and comedy scene were presented by all the petals to give the students a change . The brain storming session of debate was the most highlighted part where students of Class 3 to 5 pondered upon the notion ‘Home work should be banned ’ and the young buddies of class 1 and 2 also expressed their views on ‘Carbon network is better than story books’ . The winner was Cosmos petal who grabbed most of the awards in the camp. The winners were felicitated by the guest of honour Mrs. Arpana Dongre Madam and Principal Mr. Anul Manwar Sir with beautiful ‘Ti aras’ and the ‘Crowns’. The camp came to an end with the notable speech of the judge the guest of honour , Mrs. Arpana Dongre Madam . She addressed the students saying that today the society is feeling a dire need to lead life according to the ethics which have been erased out from our culture due to the fast globalisation . But we need to stick to our roots . The camp is an attempt where students can learn some lessons on practical life and develop their own philosophy of life .
