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‫َم ْه َرجان‬
GEMS New MilleNnium 15th November, 2017
❝Language is the
road map of a School EvEnts…..
culture. It tells you Proudly presents English: Tableau Vivant – living Picture
where its people the Inter-School
come from and where Malayalam :Thiruvathira– regional dance
they are going.❞ Literary Fest
‒Rita Mae Brown
form of southern India

Arabic: Spell Bee

French: Le Viandier – The Art of French

Cuisine

Hindi: Kavi Sammelan – The gathering of

poets

Spanish: Bailee Fandango – Traditional

dance form from Spain

Acapella- 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

An innovative vocal group performance
without musical instruments

Maximum participants -15.
 The lyrics and tune should be original.
 No musical instruments permitted.