8 Chennai corporation school kids win a trip to Germany
They won an opportunity to visit Germany for an educational tour in July.
Chennai: Eight students from various Chennai corporation schools, who won an elocution competition conducted by the Rotary Club of Madras East (RCME) and the Goethe institute, won an opportunity to visit Germany for an educational tour in July. The final round of the story telling competition, Wings to Fly, was held on Thursday at Amma Arangam in Shenoy Nagar. Nearly 3,000 students from 70 corporation schools participated in the bilingual (English and Tamil) story telling copetition for the initial screening.
Eight students won in the junior and senior category after the four stages of the competition. Mr Achim Fabig, the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, said, “The topic for this edition was 'Embrace our River'. The kids made a wonderful speech with varied perspective on the existing issues of water bodies. We believe this is the right move to bring an ecological awareness rather than educating existing officials. The emotion which they created in the auditorium would have a positive effect in the future when they become authoritarians.”
“Justifying the title 'Wings to fly', these eight kids will be taken for a visit to places like Berlin and Munich in Germany where the water management is a way ahead than other nations. Students from corporation Schools are no less competitive compared to other institutions. Such opportunities are needed to prove their mettle,” said K. Ananth, president of RCME, encouraging the students.
“This is the second time I am winning the competition. I visited Malaysia last year and got inspired by cleanliness and hospitality there. This time I am excited to visit Germany. Support from friends, family and teachers are taking me places. Being a corporation school student, I am not feeling deprived of an opportunity,” said S. Sivagami, class 8 student of Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School in Saidapet.