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Chilling out in the summer!

April 19, 2013/0 Comments/in AVM Updates /by AVM Teachers

School Tour: Our experiences

April 16, 2013/0 Comments/in AVM Updates /by AVM Students

Tour– the word brings excitement, enjoyment, lots of fun, laughter and tour with friends means all the emotions multiply. Our final exams were going on. Pressure of studies, hectic schedule of revision, everyone was busy in his own way. No one had time for chatting, cutting jokes, teasing etc. On the last day of exam, […]

Chilling out in the summer!

April 19, 2013/0 Comments/in AVM Updates /by AVM Teachers

School Tour: Our experiences

April 16, 2013/0 Comments/in AVM Updates /by AVM Students

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Chilling out in the summer!

April 19, 2013/0 Comments/in AVM Updates /by AVM Teachers

The month of March brought many challenges for the students as they had to appear for the final exams of the academic year 2012-13. Normally exams bring fear, nervousness and lot of anxiety for the students. All of these emotions are useful experiences for students going forward and up to a certain extent everybody felt it. But most of the students were looking forward to the challenge. There was a buzz of enthusiasm amongst students. They wanted to work hard and get up to 70% mark which is considered a minimum at AVM.

But all those extra hours of reading, hard work, practice warranted a huge break at the end of exams. The students really needed to let them loose and feel sense of relief. They would want to go someplace where they can just relax and get ready for the new academic year.

Fortunately for the students, teachers and management of AVM organised such a wonderful trip to a resort in Daman called, Mirasol. The location meant not too much of travelling still providing a pleasant atmosphere because of its proximity with the ocean waters.

The resort has wonderful rooms, large dining area, playing grounds, a big water park and its very own swimming pool as well. The students were welcomed with the sight of a swimming pool near by the waiting area. That prompted the students to jump into the swimming pool as they had to wait for a multi cuisine lunch. The house masters and teachers did not waste any opportunity and joined the students in the pool, which only doubled the fun for the kids.

The evening schedule was filled with some outdoor activities as the students enjoyed boat and train rides. No matter what activity it was, the fun, excitement and enjoyment on the faces of students were visible. The innovation of digital cameras meant all of those moments were captured by majority of the students. Some of them were busy taking snaps while the others gracefully posed for them.

Post dinner session was a ‘Prabhudarshan sir show’ all the way. In a semi open shade at the resort Prabhudarshan sir organised various games and fun activities to keep students entertained. He along with some other teachers came prepared with some charades, spelling games and bingo. And there were prizes to be won which made students enjoy the evening even more.

The next day was reserved for the water park, which made students too excited to sleep. They were ready the next day before anyone waking them up (a rare sight I may add). After applying the sun cream on the body, the students could not hold themselves and started with any ride which was available. Students showed amazing amount of energy keep going up and down in various parts of the park. The lunch time could not have come soon enough for the teachers who could not keep up with the students.

As the time of closing and departure came close students threw themselves in water rides and enjoyed to the fullest. The manager and the staff at the resort were very helpful and made sure that the students and teachers have a good time.

The philosophers and writers always say that a time away from daily routine energise us and bring freshness so that we can be ready for the new challenge, and after such a joyride we would have to agree with them.

School Tour: Our experiences

April 16, 2013/0 Comments/in AVM Updates /by AVM Students

Tour– the word brings excitement, enjoyment, lots of fun, laughter and tour with friends means all the emotions multiply.

Our final exams were going on. Pressure of studies, hectic schedule of revision, everyone was busy in his own way. No one had time for chatting, cutting jokes, teasing etc.

On the last day of exam, all of a sudden, the news of school tour flashed and spread like a forest fire. For us, it worked as cool drops of water on the stretch of hot sand.

Every one started planning for the tour with great excitement and enthusiasm. It was hard to control the joy.

The journey: It had to begin on 28th March, at 8 a.m. after breakfast. That day, we felt that the morning dawned brightly. There was a ripple of joy in our hearts and a smile on our lips. Even the tortoise brand slow eaters also finished their breakfast fast and we were told to board on the bus. We didn’t forget to start our journey with prayer. After that the bus was filled with songs, laughter, screams of dancing boys. On the midway cream-rolls were served.

The stay: After two and half hrs. we reached our destination, Mirasol Water Park and Resort. We were welcomed by welcome drink and allotted our rooms. “Wow” and “Aha” etc. were the reactions on entering the rooms. We changed quickly and went to swimming pool, a swim after journey, what a soothing experience!

The food: The lunch at Mirasol was delicious consisting a variety of items. Colourful salad, tandoori roti, cool butter milk, all time favourite ‘paneer’, tadka dal were the delicacies along with rasagulla in dessert.

The dinner and next day breakfast also had many varieties of our choice.

In the room: After lunch, it was rest time. Who wanted to take rest? T.V. was a great attraction, programmes of our choice too, we were on the seventh heaven. ‘Tom and Jerry’, ‘Savdhan India’, ‘Comedy Circus’ were the few choices.

Fun in water park: The 28th evening, was full of different activities. In the wave-pool, we swam, jumped, splashed water on each other. It was great fun. The toy train journey and boating multiplied our enjoyment.

In Vaibhav Water park, next day i.e. 29th, we had great fun in different rides.

Other attractions: Magic show on 28th night was full of fun. Everyone kept thinking about the performance of the magician.

The dance party: It was after dinner. We danced till our legs began to ache.

McDonald’s- After having fun the whole day on 29th, the next attraction was snacks at McDonald’s.

Back to pavilion: On return journey, most of us were tired so some slept in the bus, others watched children’s movies. We arrived at hostel by half past eight, changed, drank milk and went to bed for a sweet sound sleep.

The two days of fun and enjoyment came to an end but the hangover continued for few days with sharing our tour experience.

We felt that this type of tours are necessary for us because they,

provide us opportunity to enjoy holidays and to use new rights.
give us relief from monotony of daily routine.
give chance to share our ideas and food with our friends.
help us to increase our G.K., means it imparts education.

Perhaps in this way, experience through travel teach us what books never do alone. So, it is rightly said that,

“Tour is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”

School Tour: Our experiences by:

Devang Patel (Std. 6), Megh Rathod (Std. 5), Niramay Mehta (Std. 4), Jagrat Sandesara (Std. 4), Nishkam Patel (Std. 3)