Montessori stands about among Duval’s variety of schools
In Duval County’s two Montessori schools, children learn in multi-age, multi-grade classrooms, with preschoolers as young as 3 working alongside 5-year-old kindergartners, for instance. In Montessori...
View ArticleStudents’ creative talents come to fore
Creative talents of students pursuing education at St. Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Thoothukudi were revealed through paintings and drawings at the ‘Art and Craft’ exhibition here on...
View ArticleStories on a saree
One of the pieces in the textile collection at Museum Of Fine Arts in Boston is a Jamdani saree, gifted by art collector and historian Denman Waldo Ross back in 1927. Created between the 18th and 19th...
View ArticleObituary: Robert Turnbull Haig Smith, artist and educator
Born: 2 December 1938, in Dunfermline. Died: 9 June 2016, in Pitlochry, aged 77 Bob Smith simultaneously pursued two very successful careers as painter and teacher/administrator although, given the...
View ArticleCairo Amman Bank Competition for Children’s Paintings
The General Manager of Cairo Amman Bank Master Kamal Al-Bakri will be present today at 5:00 pm at Cairo Amman Bank Gallery - Amman which is located at the General Management Building in Wadi Saqra, so...
View ArticleKaruppur Kalamkari artist passes away
R. Emperumal, a national award-winning exponent of the ‘Karuppur Kalamkari’ technique of textile painting, passed away in the early hours of November 1, in his native village of Sickalnayakenpet,...
View ArticleRare Kalamkari, Pattachitra handicrafts to go on display Wednesday
MUMBAI: Over 35 artists, including five national award winners and eight state award winners, will showcase traditional Indian crafts at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince...
View ArticleCity school attempts 29 world records to mark birth centenary of Swami...
COIMBATORE: Celebrating its 34th Annual Day and birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda, students of Chinmaya Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School attempted 29 world records. Of the 29...
View ArticleMass demonstrations mark Yoga Day
People of all ages and from all walks of life in the city joined the nation in reiterating the role played by yoga in disciplining the body and mind on the occasion International Day of Yoga on...
View ArticleOf Past and Present
Taniya Vaidya’s work. A voluptuous female figure is immersed in the wonders of nature, revelling in the lap of blooming trees and flowers and surrounded by the hills to become the sole protagonist in...
View ArticleTailor-made courses make admission a ‘child’s play’
KOLKATA: Fret not over your kid's admission to a good school. All you have to do now is a bit of research and get your toddler admitted to the 'right' kindergarten. And what's 'right' for you depends...
View ArticleWhen Creativity inspires Learning
In his book “Finding Your Element”, author and educationist Sir Ken Robinson, says creativity is the crucial skill of 21st Century required for solving today’s pressing problems. Perhaps it is time...
View ArticleA home for fabulous fabrics
Textile museum Entering the portals of the Calico Museum of Textiles in Ahmedabad is like entering a biosphere reserve. Sunlight struggles to pass through the dense green canopy above, casting dappled...
View ArticleTirunelveli and Ariyalur schools win battle of wits
It was a difficult task for quiz master V. V. Ramanan to quell the riot inside Tholkappiar Hall of Thiagarajar College here whenever a question went unanswered by the finalists. The 16{+t}{+h}edition...
View ArticleArt for Concern to host two-day traditional and folk art exhibition
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The capital is all set to witness a two-day exhibition of traditional and folk art from across India, including Kalighat paintings from the east, Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh...
View ArticleGold chain snatched right under the nose of cops
MADURAI: Thanks to police inaction, motorcycle-borne chain snatchers are having a field day on the city streets. In the latest of such incidents, a school teacher lost her gold chain to two miscreants...
View ArticleThis upcoming exhibition in Mumbai is your fix for all things desi!
Next weekend, if you drop in at the Paramparik Karigar exhibition at World Trade Centre, you will spot over 50 creations handcrafted by 100 artisans and weavers from across the country. These include...
View ArticleChinmaya Vidyalaya plans to create world records
Chinmaya Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Vadavalli, has planned to attempt 29 world records as part of its 34th annual year and Independence Day celebrations. In a release, the school...
View ArticleEducational institutions ring in Pongal
Educational institutions here heralded the festive spirit of Pongal into their campuses on Tuesday with celebrations by students and faculty. From cooking pongal in mud pots to hosting competitions...
View ArticleIn memory of dear friend, youngsters to conduct quiz competition in city
Madurai: A group of young quiz enthusiasts has joined hands to fulfil their deceased friend's wish of holding a quiz competition. The 'Gnanasankar Memorial Quiz 2016' will be conducted on June 29 at...
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