PISJ-ES holds sports week to develop team-skills in students
Pakistan International School Jeddah (PISJ-ES) celebrated a week-long sports extravaganza with great enthusiasm and excitement. The young athletes from the junior school led off the opening ceremony with aerobics and gymnastics while holding colorful pompoms which advanced further by the senior girls and boys from grade level 5 up till A-Level.
The event commenced with the recitation of the verses from the Holy Qur’an followed by the flaghoisting ceremony and the national anthems of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
The athletes from all four houses ignited the Olympic Torch which officially set off the program. The houses were entitled after the legendary personalities which include Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar. The awe-stricken performance of the school’s "March Past Squad" exhibited the true spirit of unity, faith and discipline.
On this occasion, the principal, Adnan Nasir, said: “Associating houses with the valiant personalities of our past is to instill in our students the passion to lead their lives according to the golden scruples of these heroes and endorse their legacy of patriotism, loyalty, honesty, good citizenship, sense of responsibility and discipline to work towards the prosperity of our country.”
He added: “Sports events are incorporated into children’s academic activities to groom them to learn soft skills like team spirit, endurance, leadership, tolerance and discipline to emerge as the balanced healthy individuals who are capable to contribute for the well being of our society and the world at large.”
While highlighting the importance of such events, he emphasized that the winning and losing is the part and parcel of sports; participants should not just focus on winning in the field but learn to be capable enough to tackle situations.
He appreciated the teaching faculty, particularly the physical education department, for their tireless effort to get the event off the ground immaculately.
Students from all houses enthralled the audience by demonstrating astounding levels of agility, swiftness and teamwork during the gymnastic performance, PT and karate display.
Combined with many other interesting races, the sack race, tie-hand race, family race and tug of war competitions captivated the audience to the maximum.