Overall Championship Trophy for NPS International School at 7th Quality Youth Initiatives Summit -2018 in Mauritius
The NPS team along with other International teams was given a warm welcome by the acting President of the Republic of Mauritius , Mr Paramasivam Pillay Vyapoory. His Excellency spoke about the similarities between India and Mauritius and his love for Indian books, especially the epics, the Bhagwad Gita and the writings of Tagore. The President added that the habit of reading books was essential to development of personality. He was impressed to see how the youth of today was being empowered by initiatives like this. The team was also welcomed by the Speaker of the Mauritian Parliament Honourable Mrs Santi Bai Hanoomanjee and the Mayor of Quatre Bornes. The NPS delegation visited the Mauritian Parliament , State Museum, Mauritius University and many other places of tourist interest . The Speaker of the Parliament accorded a warm welcome to the delegation and had an interactive session with them. She said that she was impressed by the questions that the students asked her and felt that the new generation was a smart lot with higher order thinking skills and excellent communication skills.
The competitions that took place on 24th, 25th & 26th of July were: Case Studies presentation, Debate, Public Speaking, Mathematics competitions, Hindi Poem Recitation , Poster & Slogan making competition and Group dance. NPS International School students bagged the Best Discipline Trophy and the Overall Championship Trophy – 2018. The debating team received the Best Speaker For the Motion, Best Speaker Against the Motion and Best Debating Team. In Case Studies the Senior Team got the Philip Crossby Award while the Junior team received the coveted Juran Award. The Junior Team received the First Prize in Poster & Slogan making and the Senior team got the Runners Up trophy in the same. NPS won the First Prize in Mathematics competition, Best Speaker Award in Public speaking & Runners Up trophy in Hindi Poem competition.