Is the annual Science and Art exhibition where our young Orbians showcase their creativity, experiments, demonstrations, models and innovations with confidence and grace. It is a great learning experience for the students as they learn hands-on.

The Annual Athletic Meet where our budding champions display their strength and stamina. It is all about fair play, teamwork and respect for others. Students also participate in various drills and displays that demonstrate their coordination and discipline.

It is the Annual literary event, involving all the students of the school. Age appropriate competitions like Recitation, Spell Bee, Story-telling, Show & Tell, Spin a yarn, Voice to the Poem, Repartee, Declamation, Debate, Extempore and Elocution are held. The event is judged by internal and external judges and hosted by the students themselves.

It is the most awaited cultural extravaganza of the school, participated in by all students. It is the grand stage for the children’s talents through the forms of dance, drama and singing.

Is the Annual Speech Day followed by the Prize distribution where all the students are awarded and acknowledged for their exceptional contribution in various fields. This evening is a culmination of inter house activities followed by the award for the best house.

The world is changing so much and so fast. I surely know that some 30-40 years back, I had not heard about the very unhealthy air quality (today that’s the first thing the phone depresses me with every morning), there was no alarm on the depleting ozone layer or melting glaciers or indiscriminate cutting of rainforests, nor was the traffic congestion a worry for anyone, riding bicycles on main roads was not hazardous, tiger numbers were not a global concern, food was all organic, precooked food in plastic bags was almost nonexistent, outdoor play was the only form of play and safe too, smartphones and social media were absent...it was a world that you and I now dream of, as our holiday destination.

Only the quinquagenarian and above have seen the lost world that gladly surrendered to the glamour of the Maruti car opening the floodgates or the television replacing the bedtime stories, the first smartphone increasing distances, genetically modified foods stuffing the shelves, a concrete jungle rising around us, the world wide web managing us...but in all this we also lost the abundant sunshine, open spaces, clean water and air and the free gifts of nature now come at a premium.

Now my worry, like yours, is about the life we are leaving behind for our children and children to come. It is sad that there is a school of thought that doesn't want to be parents and bring new life to a world plagued with ills of all kinds. There are fears in the minds of the young when global conferences and researches predict the future of our planet, as bleak. We sure have messed up matters. But the good thing is that small lifestyle modifications can bring about big changes. If we are mindful of our actions that are not leading to making this world a little better than how we found it; we need to change. Just like today  is shaped by yesterday, tomorrow is shaped by today. Please redesign today for our children. We owe it to them.

- Ms Mala Jetly

The Orbis Schools are GSuite subscribers since 2013, and have maximised productivity and collaborative work by extensive use of the various Google Apps. Online workshops, training, meetings, video conferences and online classes are carried out on Hangout, Meet and Google Classroom. Academic and Administrative work is smooth sailing thanks to Google Sheet, Google Doc, Google Forms, Google Slide in the Google Drive.