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Interpersonal Intelligence Competition 2013-14

Kinaesthetic Intelligence Competition 2013-14

To provide an opportunity to all those students who possess a dominant, innate kinaesthetic ability, a team of teachers at AVM planned for an Interhouse Kinaesthetic Intelligence Competition to be conducted in October ’13. Different activities were designed for different age groups of students. Group A: Std 1, 2, 3 Activity: Dance Competition (planned […]

Interpersonal Intelligence Competition 2013-14

January 24, 2014/0 Comments/in 21st Century Skills, AVM Updates /by AVM Teachers

Kinaesthetic Intelligence Competition 2013-14

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Interpersonal Intelligence Competition 2013-14

January 24, 2014/0 Comments/in 21st Century Skills, AVM Updates /by AVM Teachers

With the evolution of science and society the methods and tools for teaching and learning have also evolved in past many years. Education and knowledge has increased many folds and the competition in various fields is fierce. But the main goal of education is still the same and all educators want to help their students to succeed in school, college, career and social life. In today’s fast pacing world it is very important to know what our children are good at and to find out which innate talent they possess. As we all look different and have unique personalities and temperaments, we also have different profiles of intelligences. Each one of us is born with a unique talent and intelligence and one cannot compare and say that one’s talent or intelligence is better than the other. To nurture this intelligence and transform it into a skill which will benefit the child to face life’s ordeals is very important.

To cater to the individual needs of student and to nurture the unique intelligence they possess, teachers at Atmiya Vidya Mandir have made a humble effort to design and organize many inter-house competitions throughout the year based on the theory of Multiple Intelligence given by Howard Gardner of Harvard University (USA).

On 23rd November, 2013 AVM had organized one such inter-house competition based on ‘Interpersonal Intelligence’. Few key aspects of interpersonal intelligence are: those who have strong interpersonal intelligence are good in understanding and interacting with other people verbally as well as non-verbally. They are good in working as a team and can positively resolve the conflict in the group.

Considering above mentioned realities this competition was organized grade wise and house wise. All the participants had been given different themes/tasks as per their grades. They had to work as a team and unleash their creativity to finish the given task in limited time.

The grade wise themes/competitions were as follows:

For Grade 1 to 3: Making Animals with Clay

In this competition all the participants were given the task to prepare their favorite animal from clay. 24 students from grades 1 to 3 had participated (2 students per Grade from each house). All the participants made the clay model of different animals like Elephant, Giraffe, Mickey Mouse, Tortoise, Dinosaur, Donald duck etc.

For Grade 4: Model making from Lego blocks
In this competition there were total 8 participants (2 students from each house). All the participants were given the task to make a model from the given Lego blocks in the given time. For this task they had to work as a team and come up with the idea to design the model and ultimately create that model. All the participants gave wings to their imagination and made varieties of models like Model of a Town, Model of Castle, and Model of Garden etc. It was exciting to note that the children were able to put in small little details in their models.

For Grade 5 and 6: Card Castle Making
In this competition there were total 16 participants (2 students per Grade from each house). For this competition participants had to make a castle from a given deck of cards and the castle with longest height will win. All the participants enjoyed making castle from the playing cards as a team. Their team work, patience and accuracy were tested here.

For Grade 7 and 8: Poster Making
In this competition there were total 16 participants (2 students per Grade from each house). The theme for this poster making competition was “Recipe of Success: Hard work + Earnest Prayer + Company of Good Friends”. Participant had to brainstorm and come up with the flow about how they can project this theme on a given chart paper. They were given time limit of one and half hour. All the teams came up with very creative ways to represent their ideas.

Throughout this competition participants from each grade levels worked as a team and learned to respect other’s ideas. It was a good experience for them to learn how to resolve their conflicts in a constructive way. For teachers it was a delightful treat to see their budding stars in action. Overall the competition was successful in providing the platform to students to unleash their creativity and practice their interpersonal skills. Both the students and teachers had thoroughly enjoyed it.

Grade wise winners of the Interpersonal Intelligence Competition are as follows:

For Grade 1 to 3: Making Animals with Clay: Shivam House

Rishil Savaliya (Std.1)
Veer Modi (Std.1)
Harinaman Gandhi (Std.2)
Harsh Patel (Std.2)
Jagrat Patel (Std. 3A)
Devan Patel (Std.3B)

For Grade 4: Model making from blocks: Satyam House

Parth K. Patel (4A)
Parth N. Patel (4B)

For Grade 5 and 6: Card Castle Making: Shivam House

Shiv Patel (5A)
Manthan Patel (5B)
Vasav Shukla (6A)
Tarak Jadvani (6B)

For Grade 7 and 8: Poster Making:

Satyam House

Smit Lad (7A)
Dharmin Patel (7B)
Jagrat Gada (8A)
Joy Patel (8B)

Sundaram House

Rutvik Fudhanawala (7A)
Parth Jasoliya (7B)
Dev K. Patel (8A)
Mantavya Ambaliya (8B)

Overall Result
1st Position    Shivam House
2nd Position    Satyam House
3rd Position    Sundaram House
4th Position    Suhradam House

Compiled by: Priyavadan Sir

Kinaesthetic Intelligence Competition 2013-14

January 22, 2014/0 Comments/in 21st Century Skills, AVM Updates /by AVM Teachers

Group A: Std 1, 2, 3

Activity: Dance Competition (planned and executed by Suhradam Sir)
Number of students per House:- 09
Significance:- A kinaesthetically intelligent child would thrive in an opportunity to learn by acting things out and through movements (using their motor skills). A dance competition turns out to be one such opportunity for the little kids. Dancers exhibit highly developed bodily/kinaesthetic intelligence. So a dance competition gives the students an opportunity to use their body in a variety of skilled ways for expressive purposes.
Skills tested: – Motor movement of hands, fingers and legs; Sense of rhythm, Facial expression, Team work.
Result:- 1st Satyam & Suhradam (78 Points); 2nd Shivam (74 Points); 3rd Sundaram (73 Points)

Group B: Std 4, 5, 6

Activities: (planned and executed by Sarvajit Sir, Mrugesh Sir and Pujeetbhai)

“Hula hoops” for Std 4

2 students per house
Skills tested:- Speed, Flexibility, Team work

“Satodiyu” for Std 5

4 students per house
Skills tested:- Focus, Hand-eye coordination

“Juggling” for Std 6

2 students per house
Skills tested:- Accuracy, Concentration, Team work

Result:- 1st Satyam (118 Points); 2nd Suhradam (110 Points); 3rd Sundaram (105 Points)

Group C: Std 7, 8

Activity: “30 seconds Field Goal” and “Bounce and Shoot” (planned and executed by the school basketball coach Bankim Sir)
Number of students per House:- 4
Skills tested:- Agility, Perfection, Hand-eye coordination, Judgement, Balancing body
Result:- 1st Sundaram (48 Points); 2nd Shivam (46 Points); 3rd Satyam & Suhradam (26 Points)

Group D: Std 9, 10

Activity: Improvisation (planned and executed by Suhradam Sir)
Number of students per House:- 6
Significance:-

Drama is one such art form which can convey human emotions at their best.
Improvisation gives an opportunity to the students to express their views on different topics like current social issues very effectively through their acting skills.

Skills tested: – Gestures & postures, Facial expressions, Dialogue delivery and Justification of given topic.
Topics for Improvisation:-

Education In India (Satyam House)
Corruption & Politics (Suhradam House)
Every Drop Counts (Water crisis) (Shivam House)
Idea of India or Ideal India (What can we do???) (Sundaram House)

Result:- 1st Sundaram (88 Points); 2nd Suhradam (84 Points); 3rd Shivam (83 Points)

Overall Result:
First: Sundaram House 84 points
Second: Shivam House 80 points
Third: Satyam House 78 points
Fourth: Suhradam House 77 points