Competitions help students to gain all round development and better understanding on dealing with conflicting opinions and ideas. They learn how to collaborate with widely differing personalities and also learn to manage subjectivity in their lives. They learn to better gauge and evaluate risks. This also develops in them a skill to appreciate the victory of fellow students and also boldly accept defeats in a sportive manner. Competitions also build self confidence and make the students strive to excel in future.
The competitions should not be conducted for the sake of conducting. The objectives and outcome of any activity is to be borne in mind before organising the same. All round development of the students should be aimed at and the products of such activities (especially art & craft works) should not go waste after the programme. The activities should be selected based on the usefulness, utility and also their learning outcomes.
The standard of the products selected for art and crafts should be of high order and not cheaper ones. At the same time israaf is to be avoided. Shariah compliance is to be paid utmost attention while selecting the activity. The items needed for such activities could be procured by the school and kept in the school’s Honesty Shop. The school may consider selecting few competitions from the list given below for an academic year:
| Sl. No. | Special Days and Weeks | List of Competitions/Activities | Applicable to Classes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | Quiz or Elocution or Lectures on: ● Freedom struggle and our national leaders ● Places of importance (freedom struggle) ● Rights and responsibilities of a citizen | Middle School High School |
| 2 | Teacher’s Day | Elocutions or Essay writing on: ● Role and importance of teachers and the respect they command ● Best teachers and teaching practices awards: ● Honouring teachers/best teacher awards | Higher Sec. High School |
| 3 | Children’s Day | Elocution or Quiz Competitions: ● Best student selection and awards ● Inter school tournaments competition | Middle and Primary Classes |
| 4 | Republic Day | ● Citizenship training ● History and contributions of Muslims in Freedom Struggle | Higher Sec. High School |
| 5 | Earth Day | Conducting Campaigns ● Sapling distribution and tree plantation ● Water conservation ● Clean Campus drive ● Plastic Free Campaign ● Social projects | Whole School |
| 6 | Education Day | ● Lectures on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad - First Education Minister after Independence ● Contribution of Muslims for Educational Upliftment in India and the world ● Higher Education & Career Counseling | Higher Sec. High School |
| 7 | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Week | ● Science Fairs ○ Research based projects / competition ● Math Puzzles ● Skill Lab Activities ● Science Quiz | All except KG classes |
| 8 | Literacy Week | Each One Teach One (teach one member of the family or from the neighbourhood) | Higher Sec. High School |
| 9 | Literary Week (Development of Communication Skills in English and Regional L) | Types of competitions that could be conducted: ● Elocution ● Word building ● Spell bee ● Recitation ● Handwriting ● Storytelling ● Sentence Making with Flash Cards ● Show & Tell ● Storyboarding ● Debate ● JAM Sessions (Just a Minute) (For example) ○ When I grow up. I want to be ○ How I Spent My Summer Holidays | Whole school, appropriate to their levels |
| 10 | Healthy Living | ● Importance of physical exercises, morning walk ● Health and hygiene ● Healthy Diet ○ Salad Making ○ Balanced diet ● Medical / Dental check – up | Whole school, appropriate to their levels |
| 11 | Milad Week | ● Qirat / Azan / Hifz Competition ● Charity Campaign ● Bayaan Competition ● Orphan care, etc. ● Sharing is Caring | Whole school, appropriate to their levels |
| 12 | School Club Activities | ● Arts Club ● Language Club ● Sports Club ● Environmental Club ● Charity Club | These club activities are to be aligned with the special weeks. |
| 13 | Mock Parliament/UNO | Refer: https://educis.com/mock-parliament/ School Council Elections | Middle & High School and Higher Secondary Whole School |
Art & Craft Activities - Few Suggestions
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| 14 | Clay Modeling | Plastilina (oil-based clay) Self-hardening clay Ceramic/pottery clay, Wax or other polymer-based material. | Whole school Especially for KG Sections |
| 15 | Wealth out of Waste | Few suggested activities/ Ideas ● Popsicle photo frame ● Shoebox for storage ● Spoon vase ● Paper cup lights ● Flower vase ● Paper Lantern making ● Greeting card making | Whole School |
| 16 | Origami Activity | ● Making Paper Boats | KG, Primary and High School |
| 17 | Seed Sowing Activity | KG & Primary Classes | |
| 18 | Colours and Shapes Activity | Colour Day Celebrations Blow Painting Salt Painting | KG and Primary Classes |