My Year-end Reflection

For me, this academic year leads to another astounding year at my school. The academic year 2013-14 at Oakridge offered me numerous opportunities in which I could excel.

We had remarkable guest lectures and field trips in sync with our PYP Exhibition and POI topics. There were several field trips that captivated me; To name a few, we went on a very interactive and engaging field trip to Ms. Shalini Badruka’s house during our PYP Exhibition (in relation to the topic “Food Adulteration”) to gain knowledge on organic food. We also went to a Dairy Farm, once again in relation to our PYP Exhibition — it was great to learn about the process of packaging milk and other dairy products.

We also went to Salarjung Museum to advance our knowledge about our POI topic “Culture.” The visit enthralled me immensely. After each POI topic, we had extremely interesting Summative Assessments — each group presented itself wonderfully and everyone paid rapt attention.

This year, we had great non-academic activities such as the “Internship” through which the students were given a chance to go on a hunt for the perfect occupation. The task stated that we were to spend a day or two with a person who had the career that interested us — this helped us get a clearer view of our future.

As our school’s tradition, we celebrated the Founder’s Day, which was awaited very enthusiastically by students and teachers alike. And of course, the PYP Exhibition that was the most-awaited event by Grade 6 students. It received high-spirited and positive responses from teachers, students and parents. 

Just as each year, a few selected students from Grades 4, 5 and 6 were chosen to be a part of the PAT program. PAT enhances our logical thinking skills and helps us to think out of the box. We recently had the PAT showcase for parents who greatly appreciated the innovative program. We, the students of PAT as well as the teachers, put in a lot of effort to make this show a success.

For CAS, the students of Grade 2 took up a great initiative of organizing a beverage stall. The students of Grade 4 held a wonderful Trade Fair! There were many people, buying things and playing games; but most of all, having a great time. The students’ efforts definitely paid off as everyone enjoyed a lot.

So, one more year ends with a bang!!

Manya – Grade 6F