THE PALATE FEST- ISA CULMINATION FOR CLASSES II & III
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” George Santayana
The students of class II & III of K.R. Mangalam World School, GK-2 enthusiastically presented the very first virtual ‘ISA Culmination’the solemn presentation began with the seeking of the invincible Almighty and also with the auspicious Diya lighting ceremony. The students sang a Welcome song melodiously which was indeed extremely mesmerizing. This was followed with the Welcome address bythe Principal, Dr. Sangeeta Arora and was further followed by “Journey of school” which encompassed and highlighted all memorable memories and hard work done by the students and teachers. The students also presented an enthralling Ganesh Vandana Dance where in each movement expressed a word. The function was presided over by the chief guest Mr. Romit Manchanda who is a senior head chef at Hilton, Istanbul. Mr. Abhishek Gupta and Mrs. Puja Gupta, member of management, K.R.M Group of Schools.
Our tiny narrators of class II and III presented and spoke such wonderfully about their allocated countries. The first country was Mexico, second Japan and third India. The fiesta started off with the students giving a brief introduction about the location, culture, cuisine, traditions, clothes worn, geographical area covered, dance and native food. The students also explained the nutritive value, calorific value and also presented show n tell. The young angels coordinated with everything so charmingly via our virtual mode. Our young presenters left no stone unturned through dance as well. For Mexico they tapped their feet on “Maria Pitache”, for Japan it was the world famous “Japanese Fan Dance” and for India it was the very popular “Ghoomar” that was presented exquisitely during the presentation.
The GRAND FINALE comprised of the Master Chef-Festival De Comida, wherein the students updated everyone withthe dishes that had been appreciated by one and all. It started off with Mexican starter followed by Indian main course and concluded at Japanese desert. The fiesta ended by the Vote of Thanks by Ms. Sanya Gupta, Pre-Primary Incharge and was followed by Glimpses and a Grand finale song.
It was a feast to eyes to watch our beloved budding kids acting and presenting like fountainheads of knowledge expounding about various cuisines even at this difficult scenario. The entire program stimulated their imagination and proved vital for the students in understanding cultural diversity of the different cuisines. It was indeed an enthralling culmination which not only ignited their mind, but also helped in acquiring proficiency about famous cuisines of various countries.
Please find attached the below YouTube link to watch the entire program.