Makara Sankranthi - 2023 The festival of Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of the harvest season when new crops are worshipped and shared with delight. Sankranti marks the arrival of spring, the joyful season. This festival is celebrated in every state of India. As we know that India has a very vast culture so here people celebrate this particular festival in different ways. This variation in celebration gave it many names in particular states for example Lohri in Punjab, Pongal in Tamil Nadu and Makar Sankranti in Maharashtra and Karnataka, Magha Saaji in Himachal Pradesh, Poush sankranti in West Bengal, Ghughuti/ Uttarayani in Uttarakhand etc. Podar Jumbo Kids celebrated this festival, with the theme as “Spreading Light, Goodness, and Cheer.” 2nd play date with parents - 2022 An event displaying the routine of the day and its importance with relevance to the development of the child pertaining to the seven areas of development, Play date with parents. This gave an insight to the parents as to how various activities are conducted at the school. Christmas Celebration - 2022 At Podar Jumbo Kids, the Christmas celebration was based on the unique theme- “Christmas season is lots of fun, spread joy with everyone”. There was lots of fun, dance and games for children to enjoy. It was that time of the year when children eagerly awaited Santa’s arrival and looked forward to merry making and some fun and frolic activities. 2nd Portfolio Meet - 2022 We, at Podar believe that the development of the child is a combined responsibility of the school and home. Portfolio meet are those times of the year, for the parents, to know the developments of their ward relevant to the 7 areas of development. It also forms a platform for the parents to share their views related to their ward's development. Children's Day Celebration - 2022 Children's Day is celebrated across India on 14th November to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children. As a tribute, children's day is celebrated on the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday. So we had a unique party to celebrate children’s day, “Let’s play to make the way”. Sports Day Celebration 2022-2023 A sports day helps children develop an interest in different sports which nurtures development. So this year, our theme for the sports day is “JUMBO ON WHEELS.” “JUMBO ON WHEELS”- a theme chosen to give our children a better understanding of different modes of transport using different activities and races. Children will be exposed to learn all about modes of transport through various activities. This will be done in order to develop interest in different skills like persistence, team spirit, etc. This sports day, the activities focus on using sports as a means to not only enhance the physical but also the cognitive and social development of the children. Un-Halloween Celebration - 2022 During our childhood, most of us were afraid of something or the other. Some of the most common fears are fear of the dark, fear of creepy crawlies, bats, shadows, and imaginary things etc. At Podar Jumbo Kids, we want to provide our children the opportunity to understand these fears in a safe environment. Podar Jumbo Kids provided this wonderful opportunity to our children at our celebration - Un-Halloween - Overcoming Our Fears. When children are given the opportunity to confront their fears that they have, they are able to see things in a new perspective. When we face our fears and overcome them, we feel stronger, happier, and more capable of appreciating the excitement of the moment. Diwali Mela - 2022 In Indian culture festivals are traditionally celebrated to instil a sense of family, togetherness, culture and brotherhood. Podar Jumbo Kids brings to you the annual Diwali Mela that will showcase some activities that are an integral part of the festival, but with a much required new emphasis through different activities. Navratri Celebration - 2022 At Podar Jumbo Kids Navratri is celebrated in the form of imparting the Navratnas or the nine jewels as, ‘Navratna – The Nine Intelligences’ which is explained and instilled in the form of nine Intelligences. During our Navratri celebration, children participated in various activities that were designed to create this integrated growth followed by our unique Pencil Ceremony. Since our inception we have organised a Pencil Ceremony for children in which we gift them a decorated pencil and show them a puppet show about Pencil and the other related stationery that children will use like a sharpener, eraser, scissors etc. Hindi Diwas Celebration - 2022 Hindi Diwas or National Hindi Day is celebrated every year on September 14 to mark the adaptation of Hindi (written in Devanagari script) as the official language by the Constituent Assembly on September 14, 1949. Podar Jumbo Kids celebrated Hindi Diwas as' Aao Hindi bole Jumbo ke sang ’to make our children aware of the importance of the Hindi language. It was a joyful Hindi Diwas celebration and children learnt Hindi by playing games and doing various activities. 123>