GIS Marked Dhivehi Language Day
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14th April 2017 was Dhivehi Language Day. To mark this day at GIS, the school Dhivehi department and parent representatives took initiative to create a traditional display in the school foyer. With the help of very energetic parents the foyer was created in way that one half represented a local island which included a small kitchen hut, a play area and a beachside along with a traditional Dhoni.
The other half displayed two segments: traditional clothing and accessories and parts of a coconut palm. Since the four houses of GIS are named after some parts of the coconut palm, this segment was displayed according to these four names: Ethuma, Ihaa, Bonthi and Nirolhu. Each area of this segment displayed some of the products prepared using the different parts of the palm. The clothing and accessories segment showed a variety of dresses worn by men and women during the different eras.
The main purpose of this display was to enhance Dhivehi language and so all the items diaplayed were labelled so that the students can learn the vocabulary that are new to them as the the items were from the very past. The display in the foyer will be there until the end of the week as teachers teaching Dhivehi will be using the area to teach the vocabulary.
To begin the day, a special assembly was organised and conducted by the Dhivehi department.The Chief Guest for the function was Mr. Abdul Rasheed Hussain who has been awarded the honour of 'Nishaan Izzuddin Izzath ge Veriya' by the Maldivian Government. He is a famous poet who has written a lot of Dhivehi poems and also an honourable person who has contributed immensely to develop the Dhivehi Language. During the function, the president of Dhivehi Literary Association (Fila), Ifasha Shareef spoke regarding the importance of Dhivehi Language. Both the Chief Guest and Fila President spoke about the Dhivehi Poet Hussain Salaahuddin who was the chief person who had worked to create interest in the children and people of Maldives to use Dhivehi Language in different literary forms. On 14th April every year, the day is marked in remembrance of this great poet.
GIS wishes to thank the Dhivehi department and the parents who supported this event.
GIS holds Robotics Training Sessions for the Teams Participating in the International Robotics Competition (IRC) Maldives Round
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Training sessions for the teams participating in the IRC Maldives Round were held from 6th to 9th April 2017 at GIS. A total of 31 students from Ahmadiyya Intl. School (AIS) and 28 students from GIS took part in these sessions. Mr. Ankit, the trainer sent from Avishkar Company, Delhi, India conducted the training for the students. During these sessions, students worked on the problem statements at three different levels. Students created Robots based on these problem statements which they are going to present at the competition.
IRC Maldives Round will be held on Monday, 10th April 2017. All teams from both the schools are ready for this competition which is going to be held at GIS from 1200 to 1800 hrs.
GIS Marked Autism Awareness Week
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This year on 2nd of April the world celebrated the 10th annual World Autism Awareness Day. United Nations announced that the theme for this year is "Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination". As part of increasing understanding and acceptance of people with Autism, GIS marked an Autism Awareness Week from 2nd April to 6th April 2017.
Autism Awareness Week began with the whole school wearing blue ribbons to show support for the Autism community. Short films and educational videos were shown to teach students the challenges faced by people on the Autism Spectrum and the importance of acceptance. Moreover, each class created a poster based on this year’s theme which portrayed how society can break the barriers for Autism. Informative handouts were also distributed to classes to create awareness. Ahmed Azyan Ziyad from 7B addressed the students during school assembly to encourage everyone to break the stigma and discrimination related to Autism. Lastly, GIS marked the end of Autism Awareness with a grand closing during which an aerial photograph and video was taken of students and staff arranged as a piece of puzzle representing the three colours of Autism.
GIS wishes to thank the school’s Student Support Department especially Ms. Malha Shareef for planning, organizing and conducting the awareness week smoothly. GIS also thank Mr. Ibrahim Inaaz from Gi Drone Company for taking the aerial picture and the video.
In order to spread more awareness, more information on Autism Spectrum Disorder will be available for parents and teachers on the GIS Facebook page and web portal.
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