International Day for Older Persons Celebrated (VVA Primary/Secondary Section)
A special Assembly was held on 1st October 2015 at Vidya Vikas Academy to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons.The objective of conducting a Special Assembly on this International Day of Older Persons was to appreciate and respect the contributions that elderly people make to the society and also to raise awareness about the issues affecting the elders.
Kinmin Chopra and Yolan Fernades of Class 7 welcomed the Guests. The invitees were the elderly people residing in the school vicinity. This was followed by a speech by Nidhi Naik of Class 8 in Konkani highlighting the importance of elderly people in our family. Students of Class 1 and Class 8 entertained them by reciting poems in Konkani. Sravani Desai of Class 7 thanked them for excepting the invitation and gracing the assembly. The assembly concluded by offering gifts and refreshments to the guests.
The assembly was co-ordinated by Tr. Pradnya Nadkarni