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ART AND CRAFT
One
of the objectives of education is to inculcate in children, the
appreciation of beauty and to help them to develop a sense of
aesthetics. A lot of emphasis is placed on Fine as well as Performing
Arts. In Junior School, compulsory exposure is provided to Art & Craft,
Music & Dance, Dramatics, etc. In Middle School, each student chooses
one or two areas to develop expertise in, and skilled guidance is
provided on a regular basis.
Art
& Craft
In
addition to painting, sketching and regular craftwork, students are
exposed to a variety of media including clay and paper mache. Emphasis
is placed on making "the best from waste" by using old boxes, sheets,
used fax and toilet paper rolls, etc.
An
annual exhibition "Kala Sarjan" is organized to display the creative
talents of all the students from K to 8. The work done throughout the
year in art & craft, woodwork, metal work, clay work and needlework is
displayed.
A
special "Creative Mela" is organized in
the month of August every year. The basic objective is to expose
students to various art forms and also show them that there is no end to
creativity neither in ideas nor in medium.
In
all 35-40 artists using various mediums of creative expression such as
sculpture, spray painting, glass painting, pottery, etc; spend a whole
day, from morning to evening in the school. This gives the students an
opportunity to see an empty canvas gradually take shape into an
expressive creative form. This attempt goes a long way in attracting
interest in art forms and nurtures the growth of the "artist" in every
child.
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Music and Performing Arts
Children learn singing as well as playing simple musical instruments
right from the Junior School, helping them to appreciate a mix of
traditional, folk and popular Indian songs, Hindi film songs and Western
music. In the middle school the activities are divided into two broad
categories – performing and aesthetics. The students are encouraged to
develop their talents by choosing any one in each group, keeping in mind
her interest and innate potential. Professionals are appointed to hone
their talents further.
Students learn the following |
Wood Work |
Tabla |
Pottery |
Drums |
Drawing
& Painting |
Cajon |
Theatre |
Keyboard |
Vocal |
Guitar |
Dance |
Flute |
Dance
& Drama
Dance & Drama help children develop their personalities, gain
self-confidence and improve communication skills. Children develop
fluency in movements and actions, and learn to express themselves
emphatically, in a creative manner.
Students of the middle
school have formed an amateur theatre production called
Phoenix, which puts up a two-hour play
annually. "Harry Potter comes to Eklavya" was
the first play staged by Phoenix. The story of the play
was thought of and scripted by the students. Harry Potter
is a wizard, who with his friends Harmonie and Ron,
drinks a time-travel potion and lands in Eklavya School.
There Voldemort, his archenemy who is spreading pollution
everywhere, confronts him. Now Harry with the help of
Eklavya students, battles and defeats Voldermort
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