The Indian Learners Own Academy conducted the commencement ceremony of Upper Kindergarten students and Open Day of Lower Kindergarten ones with pomp and gaiety on the 6th of March in the school premises.
The Chief Guest to the function was His Excellency Mr. Sunil Jain the Ambassador of India to Kuwait. The function was attended by prominent persons which included LOA’s CBSE Correspondent Dr. Ashok, a veteran doctor, Dr. Poonam, the Chairman of LOA Mr. Sharma, and the Sponsor of LOA Mr. Ebrahim –Al – Gurair, the parents of the students and members of the faculty. The Principal, Mrs. Asha Sharma welcomed the gathering.
In his address, His Excellency Mr. Sunil Jain complimented the facilities provided by LOA. The Ambassador expressed his delight that Learners Academy celebrates the achievements of the kindergarten students through graduation programme, which used to happen only for seniors in his times. He also appreciated the efforts of the students and the teachers in preparing the students for cultural shows and marveled the speeches rendered by the small students. He also invited the people from the Indian Community to approach the embassy to sort all kinds of problems faced by them.
The cultural programme started with the Prayer Song. As the anchor recited “ thamasom ma jyothir gamaya” the light leads us from darkness to light, from ignorance to knowledge. It was followed by lighting of the lamp. The welcome dance was a treat to the eyes.
The performances by the Lower Kindergarten children left the audience spell bound. “The Zam Zam Zambura, Let’s Star Jump, Everybody Dance, Hey Baby, It’s a small World, Lollipop” were some of them. The children in the animal costumes looked cute performing the animal dances like “Teddy Bear, Do the Monkey, Down in the jungle, If I were an animal and welcome to the jungle.”
The graduation of Upper Kindergarten started in the alphabetical order with UKG A coming first followed by UKG B,C ,D,E,F,G,H and I respectively. How intimately the teachers knew their students, was evident from their speeches. They were able to identify each child’s talents, achievements and capabilities.
The function came to an end with the thanks giving song by the UKG children thanking their teachers, parents and their juniors for making this a memorable event.