Focusing on the marvels of Science, Math, Art and Technology related applications, GIIS SMART Fest 2012, organised by GIIS East Coast Campus on 11 Feb proved to be a super success.

Confident presentations by students from Classes 1 to 10 and participation from students and parents were a distinctive element of the event filled with interesting projects, hands on activities and experiments. Talent of a different kind was seen in the dance performances, fashion show and musical performances which were based on usage of eco-friendly materials.

From Kindergarteners and senior students to teachers and parents the campus was filled to maximum capacity as visitors went around on a tour of the various exhibits. The classrooms displayed models based on robotics, weather, seasons, concept of Time, alternate sources of energy, Global warming and preventive ways as well as projects based on Math concepts. Each model and project was explained meticulously by the student creators throughout all classrooms. The children who had put their heart and soul into the projects and display also got an opportunity to visit the other classrooms and participate in various games.

Projects at a glance:

• Kindergarteners and their teachers were involved in art competitions and putting up game stalls.
• Students from Classes 1 and 2 had various display and hands on activities with the young ones explaining concepts of how air has force, futuristic ideas, enacting short plays and poems, playing Math puzzles and more.
• Students of Class 3 were involved in projects relating to Math, Science and art- rotation/revolution of earth, eclipse- solar/ lunar eclipse, the properties of air, light, sound and models of animals, birds and their habitats.
• Class 4 students worked on Mathematics and art, displaying projects on fun with shapes, brain teasers and puzzles.
• For Class 5 students, it was an opportunity to explore non-conventional sources of energy. Their projects and models explained how biogas, solar power, water turbines and other resources can be used to sustain Earth. They also had a Quiz on recent natural disasters and put up role play on leaders such as Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Mr Barack Obama, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr Manmohan Singh, Mr Wen Jiabao along with a game stall of locating places on the globe.
• Students from Class 6 were engrossed in projecting their research on Global warming and ways to prevent it through the use of multimedia such as PPTs, movies in the AV room.
• Class 7 and 8 students displayed charts and research assignments on Inventor's Wall and conducted games at the games stalls.
• 'Dream House Projects' by Class 9 students displayed architectural house models. One of the highlights was the 'Steve Jobs' room that had smartly dressed 'Event managers' explaining displays for Event Management Project that took the piece of cake.
• Class 10 students took lead as volunteers, managing the work round the clock in and around the stage area.

Ms Aarti Chhabria, a judge for the fashion show and mother of Abhishek, Class 6 and Treesha, Class 1, was most impressed with the scientific experiments conducted by the young children and by the PPT presentations by students. She added, "The PSG mothers had made lovely handicrafts to sell in their stall to raise funds for their activities."
Ms Poornima Muthumaheswaran, mother of Class 2 student, Poorvash, wrote, "It was a great pleasure to see the little Einsteins performing in the GIIS SMART Fest and I was pleased to note the classes filled with various Science and information facts and was amazed by the enthusiasm and confidence the kids demonstrated in their experiments."
Natasha Rajiv and Swarnima Sircar, Class 9 echoed the expressions of many students when they said, "In the GIIS SMART Fest, we presented our projects to parents, students, teachers and even the Guests of Honour. We received much appreciation and the advantage was we learnt the art of being skilled speakers as well as brilliant entrepreneurs."

Mr Rajiv Vasudeva, Director, GIIS Singapore summed it up, "GIIS SMART Fest has provided an excellent platform for our students to test the application skills of their academic studies and with creative inputs at every level, we have succeeded in taking the student participation and presentation several degrees higher".

Link to view images of GIIS Smart Fest

https://picasaweb.google.com/117329405703071183736/GIISEastCoastSMARTFest11th
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