Reading as a hobby has always been
encouraged among our students. We have always had Scholastic Fairs at our
school at regular intervals during the academic year so that the students who
are avid readers get an opportunity to buy more books and the others also get inculcated
into the habit of reading.
In this context, it was fun being a part of ‘One
Nation Reading Together’ - ONRT 2013. Students from all classes – from the
pre-primary sections to the X – participated with a lot of enthusiasm as they
were a part of a ‘national activity’.
While most of them were engrossed in reading books written by their
favourite authors, others who were more artistically inclined, made bookmarks.
The 30 minutes passed
fast…..in fact we felt that they passed too fast. We appreciate the
endeavour made by
Scholastic India who have started this activity with a noble purpose and
