Students and Teachers Day Out

Friday morning (25^th Jan 2008) came with some of the best possible weather for an annual picnic. Temperatures were in the upper of 25 degrees and low of 18 degrees all day and there was a nice cool breeze to keep the sun from making everyone uncomfortable. This was the day that all of us the students and the staff waited for.

We all started our two hours journey of 30 kms with a word of prayer. It was a big bus that could hold all of us comfortably. It was not a time of shame as everyone roared and screamed at the top of their voices. There was lots of singing… I felt that we will lose all the energy in the bus. The bus stopped and we were asked to get off the bus as we reached the picnic spot. I could not imagine how those two hours passed by.

As we entered ‘Sambram County’, the picnic spot, we were carried away with the beauty of the greenery; the whole place is surrounded with some beautiful trees and plants that joined with the host to welcome each one of us.

We all assembled as quickly as possible to have our breakfast and then warmed up ourselves for the activities. Since we were a large group we had to divide ourselves into three groups to enjoy and feel comfortable. Group one was directed to the children’s park, the second group to the coolest area, the swimming pool and the third group was the tiny tots who played some wonderful games according to their abilities. The teachers were also divided into three groups to join and assist the children. I remembered my childhood days and almost became nostalgic.

The children had a great time in the pool and wanted to remain there forever. The older children had some tough games tough a war, etc.

Then all settled down with great food and excellent company and all that was heard was quiet conversation and the sounds of contentment. We gather back for some common games for both teachers and students. Later we had some competitions and prizes were given to all those who won in the events. Keerthana, one of the students was found dancing to the tunes and that surprised all of us, as this child is very shy and it was very unusual.

At 3pm the announcement came that it is time for us to leave. We had drained out all the energy that we carried with us; in fact we preserved this energy all the year for this annual exciting outing. All compliments to the children who behaved so well throughout the day. We left the place with some snacks to keep us going till we reach our homes.

from teacher in-charge