By Daniel Lee- GAC2010 Student
During the last weekend of October 2009, students of the AlphaMax academy participated in the celebration of the great Mahatma Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary held at the Indian Cultural Center. They wrote essays and gave a PowerPoint presentation about Mahatma Gandhi and his influence on today's society. The evening was such a success that the His Excellency K.S Sodhi- the Ambassador from India invited the students to give an encore presentation. This was done before retired Ambassador of India and Managing Trustee of Sarvodaya International Trust, Pascal Alan Nazareth.
Pascal Alan Nazareth is dedicated to promoting, nationally and internationally the Gandhian values of Truth, non violence, communal harmony, humanitarian service and peace. Sarvodaya has ten regional chapters in India. Ambassador Nazareth is the author of the widely acclaimed book 'Gandhi's Outstanding Leadership'. He is also the recipient of the U Thant Peace Award for his 'Life Time Dedication and World Service by promoting the Gandhian Values of Truth, Non Violence, Communal Harmony and Humanitarian Service'.
On the 6th of November, a group of selected high school students of the AlphaMax Academy were invited to attend the presentation which was held at the Global Assessment Certificate facility. Two student presentations were done. Mahatma Gandhi and His Significance to Today's World was presented by Zikomo Mhango and Sabrina Vaseur, with the technical assistance of Daniel Lee and Khabir King. Marciano Proeve, Vijoya Taylor, and Peggy Dover then gave a video slideshow of the activities done on that weekend. Ambassador Nazareth praised the work of the students.
Ambassador Nazareth then gave a lecture on how Mahatma Gandhi had influenced many important social movements. He then showed us a movie describing how students in a particular Unites States University were trained in non violent techniques which they successfully to bring about social change in their city. Their success inspired many others to implement these techniques in the US in the 1960s.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
AlphaMax Academy School Year 2009/2010
This school year, which started on the 1st of September, saw 9 new students joining high school. We also have a new student in the GAC program: Marina Sew-Atjon.
This school year started like many others, except for me and the other high school seniors who were starting the 2009/2010 Global Assessment Certificate course. The GAC course was quite a change from our usual school experience, and some of us were struggling to come to terms with this.
One of our first extracurricular activities was our participation in "Following the Footsteps of Mahatma." This event was organized by ICC and the Embassy of India, in association with AlphaMax Academy, in honor of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary. Students wrote essays on some part of his life, and on the night of the 2nd of October the most outstanding of these essays were read as part of a tribute to Gandhi's life.
This year's Christmas™ vacation starts on the 17th of December, and ends on the 6th of January. The Easter™ vacation is from April 4th to April 19th, and the summer vacation is from the 30th of June to the 1st of September. Graduation will probably be in the second week of June. An exact date is yet to be set.
Vincent Hilversum
This school year started like many others, except for me and the other high school seniors who were starting the 2009/2010 Global Assessment Certificate course. The GAC course was quite a change from our usual school experience, and some of us were struggling to come to terms with this.
One of our first extracurricular activities was our participation in "Following the Footsteps of Mahatma." This event was organized by ICC and the Embassy of India, in association with AlphaMax Academy, in honor of Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary. Students wrote essays on some part of his life, and on the night of the 2nd of October the most outstanding of these essays were read as part of a tribute to Gandhi's life.
This year's Christmas™ vacation starts on the 17th of December, and ends on the 6th of January. The Easter™ vacation is from April 4th to April 19th, and the summer vacation is from the 30th of June to the 1st of September. Graduation will probably be in the second week of June. An exact date is yet to be set.
Vincent Hilversum
AlphaMax students do portrait demonstration
During the activities ( "Following the Footsteps of Mahatma") held at the ICC on October 3rd 2009, in Suriname in the honour of Mahatma Gandhi’s 140th birth anniversary a group of art students held a demonstration of portrait drawing under the guidance of Mr. Ruben Karsters.
The group of students consisted of Sharen-Vess Schaap, Kristina Taylor, Vynantia Nandhlal, Jason Hoppy and Marina Sew-Atjon. The students’ all started with the same drawing of Mahatma Gandhi and worked hard to give the portrait their own touch.
The portrait demonstration was accompanied by a photographic exhibition created by the AlphaMax students Vijoya Taylor, Marciano Proeve and Marina Sew-Atjon under the guidance of Mr. S. Taylor. The photographic exhibition consisted of about sixty photographs depicting the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
The events also included a sculpture exhibition and demonstration of sculpting Gandhi (George Ramjiawansingh & Mr Krishnapersad Khedoe).
By Marina Sew-Atjon, GAC2010 student
The group of students consisted of Sharen-Vess Schaap, Kristina Taylor, Vynantia Nandhlal, Jason Hoppy and Marina Sew-Atjon. The students’ all started with the same drawing of Mahatma Gandhi and worked hard to give the portrait their own touch.
The portrait demonstration was accompanied by a photographic exhibition created by the AlphaMax students Vijoya Taylor, Marciano Proeve and Marina Sew-Atjon under the guidance of Mr. S. Taylor. The photographic exhibition consisted of about sixty photographs depicting the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
The events also included a sculpture exhibition and demonstration of sculpting Gandhi (George Ramjiawansingh & Mr Krishnapersad Khedoe).
By Marina Sew-Atjon, GAC2010 student
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