#GNMS Lingua Esplendida 2017

Literary and Cultural Fest We look forward to welcoming you
on ……….
Festival de l'alphabétisation
Wednesday
भाषा महोत्सव 15th November, 2017

‫َم ْه َرجان‬ GEMS New MilleNnium

❝Language is the road School
map of a culture. It tells
you where its people come Proudly presents Events…..
from and where they are the Inter-School
going.❞
‒Rita Mae Brown Literary Fest English: Tableau Vivant – living Picture

– regional dance form of Arabic: Spell Bee

French: Le Viandier – The Art of French Cuisine

Malayalam: Thiruvathira southern India

Hindi: Kavi Sammelan – The gathering of poets

Spanish: Bailee Fandango – Traditional dance form

from Spain

Apocella- An innovative vocal group performance without

musical instruments



Tableau Vivant – Living Picture

Students create a series of montages (minimum 5 and maximum 7)
from any of the English classics, Shakespeare to Dickens, with short
narration or dialogues in between to link the montages.

Time limit: 7 to 10 minutes
Grades 6 to 10

 Stillness

 Focus

 Effective narration

 Facial Expression



Criteria for Kavi Sammelan

Individual recitation, maximum 2 students (Grades 6 to 10)
from each school, 2 minutes per student

• Memorization
• Pronunciation
• Content and topic
• Voice Modulation
• Presentation
• Confidence



Criteria for LeViandier – the art of French cuisine

Student teams (grades 6 to 10) of maximum
3 participants, will create an authentic
French dish and speak about it in French

• Taste and Presentation

• Relevance to French Cuisine

• Description in French

Participants will be given 30 minutes to
prepare the dish.



Criteria for Thiruvathira

Regional dance form from southern India

Maximum of 10 students, 3 minutes
Students from grade 6 to 10
 Dancer’s Coherence and performance
 Costume and Visual Appeal
 Movement and Rhythm
 Presentation



Criteria for Arabic Spell - Bee

Team of 4 students from each school
contest for the Spell King or Spell
Queen crown

1 student each from grades 6 to 10

Vocabulary list will be provided to the
participating teams



Criteria for Bailee Fandango

Fandango is usually danced to guitars and castanets, or hand
clapping

Maximum of 10 students, 3 minutes
Students from grade 6 to 10

 Dancer’s Coherence and performance

 Costume and Visual Appeal

 Movement and Rhythm

 Presentation



Acapella

Maximum participants -15.

 The lyrics and tune should be original.
 No musical instruments permitted.