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Yoga Session at Ela Green School: Promoting Health and Harmony

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This week, Ela Green School, which is ranked as one of the best IB schools in the Southern region of India, provided students with yoga classes in order to enhance their consideration of their mental and physical aspects. Ela Green’s students are made to become more aware of their bodies and minds as the school emphasizes yoga as a way to help them calm their focus as well as integrate it into their education.   The students were able to practice several asanas (postures) and pranayamas (breath exercises) with the help of skilled instructors in the session. It is widely recognized that such practices also enhance flexibility and strength, increase concentration and decrease stress, and create calmness within which helps to develop such important skills for the overall growth and academic success of the students.   In this case, the Ela Green school, one of the Best Schools in Maraimalainagar, states that students should understand both the body and the mind should not ...

Ela Green School Gears Up for Upcoming EGS Model United Nations (MUN) 2024

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  Ela Green School (EGS) is excited to announce that on November 9th and 10th, 2024, the EGS Model United Nations (MUN) will take place. EGS is well-known for its robust academic offerings and dedication to holistic development. It has long been a leader in helping students develop their leadership and diplomatic abilities. Young minds will get the chance to investigate global concerns, hone their public speaking abilities, and practice critical thinking in a dynamic and cooperative setting at this engaging event. Top IB School in South India Hosting a Prestigious Event Ela Green School , ranked among the best IB schools in South India, is committed to empowering students to meet the demands of an increasingly interconnected world. Students from different schools will come together for the EGS MUN 2024, which will provide them with a forum to debate important global issues and act as UN delegates. In addition to emphasizing academic achievement, EGS's extensive International Ba...

Motivating Guest Lecture by a Physician at Ela Green School

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At Ela Green School, one of the Top IB Schools in South India , hands-on learning opportunities are offered to the students which cut across the bounds of the classroom. Recently we had the honor of hosting a highly esteemed doctor for a guest lecture which was aimed at fostering holistic growth and knowledge in our students. He opened up the medicine and healthcare field to our young learners which made them very curious. He rounded off his speech by informing the students of the many roles that a clinician adheres to. For instance, he deliberated upon the fact many inputs go into making a diagnosis, which includes etiology of the disease, some physical signs, laboratory tests, etc. The students were fascinated by this complicated yet fundamental process of how diseases are diagnosed and how the best treatment is sought after. In addition, the doctor highlighted how other doctors help the patients for instance prescribing and giving medications, and performing surgical procedures....
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  Unfolding History: A Visit to Keezhadi Museum, Madurai by PYP-4 and PYP-5 Students Recently, the students of PYP-4 and PYP-5 of Ela Green School went on a fun and thrilling field trip to the Keezhadi Museum in Madurai. The Keezhadi Museum was a great educational excursion for the students as they were able to learn a lot about the history and culture of Tamil Nadu. The museum is dedicated to archaeological research and opens the merits of Ancient Tamil civilization, which is essential to know evolution of the region in the context of World History. Some Snapshots from the Ancient History Upon entering the museum, students were greeted with a wonderful collection of artifacts including pots, tools, ornaments, and other evidence from the Sangam period almost 2000 years ago. The excavation at Keezhadi has revealed interesting evidence of an urban settlement close to the River Vaigai and this museum represents those findings in the form of many displays. Children’s curiosity w...

Finding the Relationships of Our Community Helpers: A Field Trip to the Police and Fire Stations!

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  At Ela Green School, we appreciate that every child is away from home and would have to undergo this type of learning in the real world. Our EYP 3 students, as part of the continuing learning unit, ‘community helpers’ undertook a fascinating field trip to the police station and the fire station . This adventure offered them an opportunity to appreciate the services rendered by these ordinary heroes in society. Firefighter: An Adventure within the Fire Department’s Place The division to fight fire was accompanied by a sense of wonder as the scholars came into contact with the different tools that were in use by the firefighters. Students were excited and curious as they experienced the sights of fire trucks, hoses, and ladders, and such tools as the fire weapons themselves were even allowed to use! This was great since it taught the children how such professionals respond to callouts and how special it is to save property, or rather lives, professionally. A Study Trip to the Polic...

A Day at the Hospital: EYP 3 Students Learn About Healthcare

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  A Hands-On Learning Experience Articulating the theoretical aspects, though the hands-on orientation is more useful in their growing years, students at Ela Green School utilize a lot of hard learning. In our last activity, we set up a hospital for EYP 3 students. This was a good demonstration of how simple yet creative activities can be used to learn critical concepts and erase all boundaries. They were even taking active turns in role-playing as both caregivers and patients and thus gained some aspects of how practitioners do their daily duties—ingesting and aggravating highly skilled professionals. Exploring the Roles of Healthcare Professionals They divided into groups, and the classroom was turned into a mini-hospital. Others were doctors, who 'examined' the children who were 'patients', while other students focused on nursing tasks such as arranging ‘drips’ and sedatives and other molecules. From the role-play, they understood how all the professionals in the h...

Making a Food Pyramid for Health & Well-being at Ela Green School

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  As it is a center of value addition concerning the health and well-being of students, learning by doing is hugely applied by Ela Green School . The other day students went to the class with food items, and even Kinder acted as the decorators; however, this time they were able to make better use of the food items as they built a food pyramid. Classroom Activity: Classifying Food Groups. In this activity, each student drew a chit from a box in which he/she had inscribed the name of the food item . Their assignment was to establish what the food was and put it in its family. Learning this process included learning the food groups, which include fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy products, and the roles and practices. Building the Food Pyramid. The students explored further cooperation through the making of a food pyramid after food item classification. The pyramid portrayed the order of importance of various means, stating that a healthy diet is when the right amount of ...