Lochan's Experiences

A December to Remember: The Mitra Run and Christmas Celebrations at EKA December has been a whirlwind of energy and celebration! From early morning runs to festive gatherings, it has been a busy month. Here is a look at what I’ve been up to lately. The Mitra Run at IIM Bangalore On  December 7th , we participated in the  Mitra Run at IIM Bangalore , an event organized by the  EKA Educational and Charitable Trust . Early Morning Adrenaline My day started before dawn with a 5:30 AM wake-up call. After getting ready and lacing up my running shoes, my father and I hopped on the scooter for a breezy thirty-minute ride to the venue. Upon arrival, we headed straight to registration. While waiting for the event to begin, the atmosphere buzzed with excitement as everyone assembled near the stage. The organizers took a moment to appreciate the Chief Guest and the generous sponsors. To show our gratitude, we sang a song and presented tokens of appreciation to the special guests. The...

  🥳 Children's Day Celebration at EKA School On November 14th , we celebrated Children's Day at our EKA school . We all reached EKA at 9:30 AM and settled down. Ms. S started to host the Children's Day program . First, she said, "Good morning, everyone," and asked everyone, "Are you excited to begin the Children's Day program?" They shouted loudly that they were excited! First, she called the NIOS teachers to perform a skit called "Super." After the skit, they called the founder and coordinators to do a ramp walk as all kinds of cartoon characters . After the ramp walk was done, our teachers sang and danced for us . Our class also sang and danced for us. Towards the end, parents asked some students to join in for the dancing . 🎂 Cake, Snacks, and Gifts After everything was finished, our coordinator called us up to cut the two Children's Day cakes . Our teachers told us to sit down for the snack break and gave us snac...

  Eka Dussehra Celebration We went to the Academic building on September 19th at 9:30 AM. I wore a Dhoti, and Prince said it was "very nice" as soon as I entered the building. Some of the teachers started taking photos. Mr. S and Ms. started hosting the Dussehra program, and they called vocational students to explain the importance of Golu. Anmol Sir told the story of Ananya. Then we had a ramp walk for each class. After that, each class took a photo with their class teacher and other teachers. We then went to eat our snacks and played "catching-catching" with pillows. Afterward, we created rangoli. Once the rangoli was done, we went to eat lunch. Ms. T asked questions related to Dussehra, and I was the winner, receiving a gift. Then we danced and wished each other "Happy Holidays" before going home.

  On My PTM Day On August 29th, my parents went to school for my Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM), which was scheduled from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. They met my class teacher, Anmol Sir, who shared my progress in the June, July, and August examinations. He gave positive feedback, which made my parents feel both happy and proud of my performance. After the meeting, they returned home with smiles on their faces. The following Monday, my teacher handed me a hard copy of my report along with comments on areas where I should improve. I was asked to take it home, and with that, my first-term PTM officially came to an end.

  Eka’s Carnival At Eka, we had a carnival on Saturday, 13th September. We all reached at 9:30 a.m., and parents started coming at 10:30 a.m. There were different stalls like food stalls, paintings, cookies, calendars, wall hangings, theatre, a magic show, and even hampers. There were also laptop stickers, food items like Maggi, fridge magnets, dose, lemon juice, popcorn, muffins, cupcakes, and more. Parents visited each stall to see and buy the things we made. Students and teachers put a lot of effort into preparing everything for the carnival, working every day from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. for the last four months. It was very enjoyable to prepare everything, including the photo booth and building desks. The program wrapped up at 2:00 p.m., and we went home. Teachers arranged everything and left at 3:00 p.m. Before leaving, all the parents and students took photos with Shanthi Ma’am, our founder. After buying all the things for the carnival, my mother and I went back home. I bought ham...

    We celebrated Onam and Teacher’s Day at Eka. We reached the Academic Building at 9:30 a.m. and started the Onam celebration at 10 o’clock. First, the NIOS students told the story of Onam and how it began. Our Vocational Center also created the pookalam. Next, students from the Vocational Building performed a traditional dance. After that, we went to eat snacks. After having snacks, we played Onam games, then danced for a while before going to have lunch. After lunch, we began a surprise Teacher’s Day celebration for our teachers. Kavya and Hitashi started hosting the Teachers’ Day program, and Lalith from NIOS Prep gave the welcome speech. The first event was a dance performance by a NIOS student. Then Martin asked some questions to the teachers. The program continued with a ramp walk, where some younger students held cards during the breaks. Next, we enjoyed dance performances by Pavitra and Chiari. Then Juju, Pujita, and Mahesh sang a song. After that, we had a fun game ...