Home becomes new playground for Mira Rd school
That Covid has disrupted the lives of students and education cycles across the world is known. That Covid has taken ‘Sports’ from an outdoor activity to a bedroom’ is yet to be heard of, especially if it’s the annual sports festival at a school.
But RBK School in Mira Road decided to do the impossible. Not wanting its students to miss out on the annual Sports Day, the school ran a series of sporting events since August this year - which meant students were participating in various sporting events in the bedrooms, dining rooms, and competing for the same. Some of the 24 activities included One Feet Equity, Tee-Juggle, Wall Squats, Headstand, Hula Hoop Twirl, Skip to Win, and Muscular Endurance sports.
The ‘sporting’ schedule began on August 29 precisely and culminated in a grand Sports Day event this week, bringing in new cheer and excitement to the students and their parents, and of course, the school authorities.
“The selection rounds were conducted on the Google Meet platform. The finals took place on the school grounds. It was also recorded and streamed on October 11 on the school’s official YouTube channel,” the physical education teacher told FPJ.
Principal, Nalini Shetty, thought of the virtual Sports Day when her Music and Physical Education teachers suggested the idea. “The purpose behind this concept was to bring back the excitement and the spirit of sportsmanship, which the students missed during the pandemic,” she said.
Organizing an event from home requires the active participation of both parents and students. To make sure it was a lively and fair fest, the teachers put in tremendous effort.
“At first, parents were curious about how the school was to conduct the event. The experienced teachers self-performed and recorded their instructional videos and showed the students what they expected to do. Every teacher demonstrated how the event would be as productive as it would have been on the school ground,” the music teacher added.