"Grandparents are family's greatest treasure, the founders of a loving legacy. The greatest storytellers, the keepers of the traditions that linger on in cherished memory and the family's strongest foundation."
Salwan Junior School, Naraina also envisions every child’s
holistic development in partnership with the caretakers which puts both parents
and grandparents at the top-most pedestal followed by teachers, peers, society
and so on.
Keeping up with the same belief and honouring the presence of
grandparents in contouring the personality and life of the child, Kindergarten Class
celebrated Grandparents Day on Saturday, 20 September 2014 in the school foyer.
All grandparents of KG children were invited with the
children for the event. All Dadajis, Dadijis, Nanajis and Nanijis were part of
the programme woven with respect, love and warmth by the Kindergarteners.
Children first welcomed the guests with the MC (Ms. Madhu
Sethi) and the event was initiated with the lighting of the auspicious lamp by
school Principal Ms. Nisha Obheroi and two grandparents. Afterwards, the KG
Choir group welcomed everyone with a school prayer, school song followed by a
melodious rendition “O Grandma , Grandpa.” Everyone was taken over by the light
hearted but emotional excerpts shared the MC which made all the grandparents shared
their tales of growing up again with their grandchildren.
The school Chairman Maj. Gen. J.K. Kapoor also addressed the audience and highlighted the indespensible role of elders in day to day lives of the children no matter how big they grow.
The two little MC’s of KG class also welcomed the
grandparents by highlighting their importance in their lives which was echoed
by all the children. They showed them their love by performing a dance followed
by an Interaction Session between the children and the grandparents.
Kindergarteners asked few questions from them and were answered with love.
Grandparents shared their experiences with the young ones and motivated them to
carry the Indian culture of ‘being with the parents and taking care of them
forever.’
In the end, the young MC’s shared their beautiful rhyme on
grandparents and the elderly in turn gave them blessing sand showered their
love. The program was summarized with a video presentation of photographs, small
anecdotes by children and their parents for the grandparents, messages which
showed the love and bonding shared between families. This was all part of the
surprise which was prepared by everyone together with the teachers.
The little Salwanians also prepared a Table Mat as a Thank
You token with their hand impressions along with few lines showing their love
for our elders, which was given after the event to both maternal and paternal
grandparents.
The entire experience was heart-warming for our elders as
their grandchildren recognized their incomparable role and importance as “Children
need something stable to hang on to — a culture connection, a sense of their
own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents
can give them."
