Happy Diwali 2021! The PCA Diwali Mela website is now live. This year’s PCA Diwali Mela is a ‘hybrid’ event! We are considering this a hybrid event because it includes hands-on activities and a virtual experience. The web based portion of the event includes pre-recorded community performances, cooking tutorials, and storytelling.
A gift bag will be sent home (with the eldest AISC student in your family) next week (postponed due to the inclement weather this week). If your child(ren) are NOT on campus, we will have your family’s gift bag available to pick up at security.
A Diwali Activity Book, included in your family’s gift bag, has information about the auspicious holiday and traditions, as well as creative interactive elements for younger students to enjoy. QR codes are embedded on several pages of the activity book which will extend and connect the activities to the virtual format.
Please watch for the family gift bag to come home next week!
Storytrails event - Stories of Indian Festivals
We very much enjoyed sharing Storytrails’ event this Tuesday, all about the stories of Indian festivals. If you were unable to join due to power or wifi issues, please note that a recording is available via the Diwali Mela website.
The Portal Project - Parenting Beyond the Pandemic
We are excited to introduce a speaker series for parents starting on November 22 at 7pm IST called Parenting Beyond the Pandemic. These virtual sessions will bring experts and practitioners directly to our parent community to address a variety of relevant topics. The full list of sessions can be found here and the titles above. Registration for the sessions will take place through Eventbrite.
PCA Book Group
Thank you to all those who came to our PCA Book Group. There is still time to join if you missed this week’s meeting. Our book is “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante and is available in over 45 languages. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday December 8th at 19.30. Please email hfrancescapca@aischennai.org if you would like to join.
Please register for the 2021-2022 NESA Webinar Series: Parents as Partners—an engaging collection of webinars for parents addressing child development within the context of family and school. Twice each month, for one hour, you can join parents from across the NESA region to listen to distinguished specialists and learn new strategies in support of your child as a learner. Please note, if you are unable to attend at the scheduled time you will be sent a video of the webinar to watch at your convenience.
The webinar series is FREE to all AISC parents; register in advance with the following link:
https://nesacenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_twD9UwmCRQOyV75Zej1FjQ
NOTE: On the registration form, please type the FULL NAME of our school: American International School Chennai (do NOT use the acronym, AISC).
Upcoming: Webinar #6, Writing the New Story of Wholeness, Integration and Inclusion presented by Kavita Tanna, Tuesday, November 16th 2021, 7:30pm IST.
Achieving wholeness, integration and inclusion requires conversation, reflection and learning. Schools have recently undertaken all of these things in earnest in order to foster a sense of belonging for all members of the school community. This means decolonizing the curriculum, increasing awareness of how language matters and transforming instructional practices.
In this webinar, we will identify why this work is needed, define the terms being used and review what schools are doing globally. This webinar will help you to understand the significance and value of this work for all members of the learning community to feel respected, to remember how connected we are and to reconnect to our sense of equity for all humans. You will leave with recommendations of how to engage your children in this meaningful conversation for belonging through a new story of wholeness, integration and inclusion.
Our annual PCA publication, AISConnect, is now live!
Relive key moments from the last academic year with articles from parents, students, and faculty. From RaptorSafe to CHEMUN and our 25th Anniversary Celebrations, AISConnect is a PCA-driven publication that tells our stories from the year gone by.
Thank you for your support! Please write to media@aischennai.org if you have any questions.
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