- Over25,000 students of Ampersand Group managed schools participate across
states from pre-primary to K12 schools in India
- Initiative covered Anganwadis in Nashik under Public Private Partnership with the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Balwadis under the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in Maharashtra, and Hubble Adarsh Senior Secondary Schools in Punja
New Delhi, November 13, 2020: The Children’s Week celebrations was commenced by Ampersand Group which operates and manages pre-primary to K12 schools across India reaching out to over 25,000 students with this initiative.
The
Children’s Week had the participation of the Anganwadis in Nashik which is under
Public Private Partnership with the Ministry of Women & Child Development,
Balwadis under the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai in Maharashtra, and
Hubble Adarsh Senior Secondary Schools in Punjab. Ampersand Group launched the
celebrations to enable students to share and post messages online by tagging #ForUsEveryDayIsChildren'sDayand #HappyChildren’sDay.
The
week-long celebrations are been held virtually owing to the lockdown of schools
due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, Ampersand Group also extended its support to the Government of
Maharashtra’s recent announcement of “Children’s Week” celebrations across the
state and urged students to participate and post videos using #baldivas2020
Students started posting inspirational messages with many of them
thanking their teachers for conducting online lectures during the pandemic.
Students uploaded videos of them reciting poems, drew portraits of Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru and also dressed as the former prime minister. They also
shared videos of their ambitions, drawings, photographs of their activities
conducted during the week. Teachers also posted messages for the students who
they have been teaching over the past several years.
This is among the largest exercise conducted during the lockdown by
Ampersand Group with the students after they initiated the #ThankYouTeacher
campaign on account of Teacher’s Day on September 5.
Mr. Vinesh Menon, Chief Executive Officer – Education, Skilling & Consultancy Services said, “Children are our founding pillars of the nation and ambassadors of our future. This year our campaign is special and we applaud our children who have seamlessly adapted to the new way of learning with digital inclusion. Their spirit and eagerness in maintaining continuity in education has to be hailed as one of the defining moments in Indian education. Through these initiatives, children will able to showcase their dreams, abilities and desires on the online platform which will help them inspire to bring them to reality.”
About Ampersand Group:
Ampersand Group is
a global leader in providing complete solutions in school operations and
end-to-end school management services to private institutions and
government-run Public-Private Partnership projects in India and other
developing nations across the world. The Ampersand Group was founded in 2004 by
Mr. Rustom Kerawalla, a renowned Edupreneur with a vision to transform the
educational ecosystem through consistent innovation and use of emerging
technologies; to build a modern preschool and K12 education systems, which are
equitable and accessible to all. The Group showcases its excellence in the K12
education through its flagship brand - VIBGYOR Group of Schools, a
state-of-the-art institution built with a vision of providing high-quality
education to young minds for their holistic growth in today’s times. Today,
the Ampersand is well poised to achieve its vision to bring transformation to
more than 10 million lives through its contribution in both the public and
private domains.
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