Our association with the British Council goes back more than two decades but our entrenchment with them runs deeper. Each year saw us more involved with them and in line with their future vision. We dreamt together with Dreams and Teams and connected with Connecting Class Rooms. We found our partner school in the U.K., Droitwich Spa High School through them and rest is history. We have done innumerable online courses with them, trained our teachers, journeyed through ISA and dared to dream global.
They have been instrumental in bringing unique opportunities our way. We were fortunate in being selected for CMCM programme which combined Cricketing and Music skills to bridge gender gaps. Our two colleagues were trained at Lords by MCC coaches. Under the aegis of the Council, a Taiwanese Team comprising of several Principals from Taiwan, Ms. Lisa Lou, member from the British Council, Taiwan visited our school. As a reciprocal gesture, a group of 10 students and 2 staff members and the Principal, Mrs. Rachna Pant visited Taiwan from November 20th to 24th. We also received a group of 9 students and 6 staff members from Zhang Zheng School, Taiwan.
Our Principal is the Ambassador for the Council. In the future we hope to take this partnership a step further by engaging with them in several areas and providing our children and staff a view of a more compassionate and tolerant world.
We are deeply indebted to Ms. Rittika Parruck, Assistant Director Programme, British Council and Ms Anupama Ghai, Head Schools, English for their support and hope to engage in many other ways with this council.
Every alternate year students and teachers from Droitwich Spa High School, Worcestershire, UK came to Ramjas International School R.K. Puram for an exchange program which includes an expedition to Himalayas, and a tour of Agra and Delhi, and stay with Indian families during their time in India.
The have grown fond of Indian culture, cuisine, and dance. They also appreciated our natural beauty and diversity.
Our school regularly sends students to U.K. for Educational and cultural exchange. Several students and staff have benefitted from the exposure.
The children promised to visit India again.
"Take me back to India" is the best sentence I can use to sum up my time there. From the very beginning, I felt so welcomed by all. The Ramjas students never failed to make everybody feel included and everyday was so exciting and eventful.
To me, the Trek stood out as the best element of the trip as throughout the trek I felt that the connections between Droitwich and Ramjas were growing ever stronger. After all, we had spent 8 whole days together during the trek - in very confined spaces at times! We had seen each other as what some would describe as our worst but together we felt our best; the shared experience trumped any minor difficulties we faced. There were days that felt somewhat exhausted but the morale in the group lifted our spirits and we helped each other get to the top!
To anybody reading this who might consider doing something similar in the future, I would without doubt urge you to jump at any opportunity and take it with both hands. As well as the friendships I have made, I believe I have developed as a person in terms of mental and physical strength and no challenge will ever be unachievable. There were times before the trek when I partially doubted myself. But in the future I can look back at my experience and know that if I did that, I can do anything.
My experience back in Delhi was also incredible. Compared to England, it was insanely busy and I loved it. Again, the Ramjas students made the experience even better. I found myself talking to everybody and learning so much, even picking up a couple of Hindi phrases. It was also reassuring to know we were in good hands with the students and they made us feel safe at every moment.
Nothing could possibly beat the Grand Droitwich-Ramjas farewell party! I'm not great at dancing but In the presence of friends, I danced for as long as I could, savouring our time together. And believe me, you are all incredible dancers. I wish the energy could be like that in England!
To close, I would like to thank everybody involved in any element of the trip. You have all made our trip to India so special and the memories will be cherished for life. I hope that we too have helped shape a memorable experience for you and that one day we can welcome you into our country and into our homes. Please know that you are already in our hearts.
Ramjas International School, R. K. Puram hosted the Japanese Delegation accompanying the Japanese Vocal Artist Ms. Atsuko Arai in connection with training of students in Cross Cultural music. She visited our school several times during her visits to India and interacted with the students and the music faculty. She exposed the students to the fact that the language of music is same across the globe and there are several songs with the same meanings and lyrics set in various languages sound just the same. She taught our students some Japanese Songs and also learnt some of the Hindi Songs. Our Students also participated in the KONNICHIVA festival Delhi 2018 to promote Indo –Japan Cultural Exchange
The ninth language batch of the JENESYS 2.0 organized by JICE (Japanese International Cooperation Center) included a group of six students of class VIII and a teacher - Parkhi, Twisha, Hemkesh, Ritika, Manuj and Aditya accompanied by Mrs.RekhaBatra who visited Japan from October 14 to October 21, 2014.
Their stay included visits to shrines, museums, parks, monuments and universities. The homestay was a great experience which gave them the real feel of their culture.
On 24th Oct 2015 our school got an opportunity to participate in a programme called "Hello Japan" held at the Embassy of Japan. Two teachers along with 48 students of class 8 participated in it.
It was a very informative and interactive programme. It had presentations on Japan's Culture, location, seasons, food etc. It was followed by two short movies on Japanese schools and Japanese people. The "Tanabata festival" was celebrated with the students in which, the students wrote a wish on a piece of paper and then tied it on to a bamboo tree. It was a great fun filled experience for students. At the end they asked the students to fill a questionnaire in which they had to give remarks about the programme. A big pack of Japanese erasers was given to the students. It was an enriching experience.
The school undertook a Cultural Exchange Trip to Taiwan from 24th to 29th October 2018. The trip was under the aegis of the British Council and was a reciprocal gesture. It gave a very valued insight into the beautiful country and the most hospitable people. We had the good fortune to visit 3 schools while we were there, Taipei Municipal Jiantan Elementary School, Taipei Municipal Wenhua Elementary School and Taibei High School.
A group of 10 students, two staff members along with the Principal Mrs. Rachna pant had undertaken this wonderful journey.
It was a heartwarming experience where we learnt about traditional Chinese puppetry, Calligraphy, lantern making and were fortunate to listen to their orchestra.
The visit lasted 4 days in which we saw their museum, temples, market places, volcano and coastal area. We were enchanted by their orderliness, simplicity, hospitality and warmth. We look forward to many such experiences.
We are deeply indebted to Ms. Lisa Luo, Senior Education Manager, British Council, Taiwan and Ms Rittika Parruck from the British Council Delhi for its materialization.
On 13th December 2017 a delegation comprising of 6 principals and School Heads along with Ms. Lisa Luo from the British Council, Taiwan visited our school. They were accompanied by Ms. Megha from the Council. The visit was undertaken with the desire to build relations and strong bonds with them through cultural exchange.
In November 2018, Ramjas International School, R.K. Puram visited Taiwan with 10 students, two staff members and the Principal Mrs. Rachna Pant for five days. It was a great learning experience and the beginning of a new friendship.
On 5th December 2018, a group of 6 teachers and 9 students from Taipei Municipal Zhong Zheng High School visited our school along with Ms. Lisa Luo from the British Council Taiwan. It was a heartwarming meeting and a meaningful exchange of ideas took place. Students from both schools benefitted immensely from the meeting and will continue to keep in touch. We look forward to a long standing partnership with them. We are specially thankful to Mr. Peters L.Y. Chen, Section Chief (Department of International and Cross Education) under Ministry of Education for having spared time to be with us when we visited Taiwan. We hope to take this relationship forward and look forward to many such exchanges.
Ramjas International School is a co-educational Public School from Nursery-XII class. It is situated in New Delhi. Ramjas International School is one of the best schools of New Delhi and provides World Class Education with recognition from a number of foreign organizations.
Sector 4, R. K. Puram
New Delhi - 110022
Phone: +91 9560197004
E-mail: info@ramjasrkp.com
