The 12^th of January 2018 was a day to be remembered. The air was filled with the scent of the dwindling winter as well as the energy of the excited, young sportsmen on the green turf of Khaimat ur Riyazat as Badri High School hosted its Annual Sports Day.

Titled ‘A Sport for Everyday’ the theme of the event drew inspiration from Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin’s TUS excerpt on the advent and passage of seven days since time immemorial and the events which unfold in them.  BHS coupled this with the philosophy of a healthy lifestyle which Aali Qadr Maula TUS is inculcating in every believer’s household through wholesome nutrition, exercise and regular medical checkups, and used the number 7 in every one of its races.

The event was graced by the chief patron of BHS, Janab Naeem Bhaisaheb and Amil Saheb of Al Mohalatul Burhaniyah Janab Shabbir Bhaisaheb who were accorded a guard of honour by the BHS band and Student’s Council. Following Tilawat and recitation, the sportsmen took oath before the Chief Guests and the games were declared open.

The first phase of the games featured the tiny tots of the Pre Primary Section who delighted the audience with their PT display. This was followed by the four races of the Montessori  Section the first based on Eric Carl’s book ‘The Hungry Catterpillar’ showcasing the seven days of the week. The second race showed the Riwayat of Imam Husain AS granting the ‘Saail’ seven farzand; the third displayed the Riwayat of Maulatuna Fatema’s pearl necklace bearing seven pearls and lastly, the tracks showed runner dressed as the seven national things of Pakistan.

The second phase incorporated the Primary Section’s PT display which was a vibrant exhibition of precision, energy and coordination by the 150 students of classes 1-5. The audience gasped in wonder as 60 boys from the Secondary section leaped on each other to form four human pyramids paying homage to the four houses at BHS. The four house flags fluttered in the morning breeze as the children cheered their houses on.

Then came the enthralling races. On one hand the hurdle, relay races and the sprints excited the audience, while the survivor race, balancing race, tunnel race and the wheelbarrow race taught lessons of coordination and teamwork.  The Seven Wonders race and the Rainbow skipping race incorporated learning and agility while the Breakfast race and Getting Ready for School race taught lessons which would come in handy everyday.

The events ended with a thrilling tug-of-war and with the red house emerging the victor of the day with 36 points. The races were accompanied with the giving away of medals and trophies in quick succession. The senior girls were also honoured with certificates and medals on the big day even though their events had been held on the 10^th of January.

The BHS Sports Day received TV coverage and the students and staff walked away with an unparalleled feeling of fulfillment, invigoration and achievement.

Badri High School has brought an ideal way to ensure that your child makes productive use of the approaching winter break. When we introduced the Robotics program at BHS this year in August 2017-18, we saw how the students enjoyed it and how it helped make them alert, active, engaged and incorporated critical thinking. We saw that this was the future of education and we wanted our children to embrace the future with confidence.

But the dedicated team of educationists at BHS realized that the students in the North Nazimabad area did not have a place which offered Robotics nearby. We wished to share this experience with other young learners. Thus, with the cooperation of the team at Robotics Lab, we strove to make this one-of-a-kind experience available to all at our campus this winter. Here are a few details of the week-long Winter Science Camp we are offering at Badri High School from 26^th December 2017:

Mini Bots: Robotics for Ages 5 -8: This course has the Lego WeDo set and it combines the beloved LEGO bricks with one motor, two sensors, and a hub that connects the model to the computer. Simple drag-and-drop visual programming software is then used to bring the model to life. With this kid-friendly approach, the set makes learning fun, inspiring and engaging. Kids learn about complex topics in the fields of physics, engineering, and programming, as well as develop motor and cognitive skills through robot building, all as they have fun with LEGO bricks.

Its simplicity and versatility make WeDo a great set to use in the classroom for teaching robotics and programming and enhancing STEM lessons. Children work in pairs using one WeDo set and one computer or tablet, which improves their collaboration and communication skills.

What Will Students Take Home?

Each student will go home with photos of the robot they created during the week.

Top Skills Gained

Conceptual Skills Development

• Basic programming concepts
• Structural design
• Pulleys and levers
• Gears and motors
• Engineering concepts

Software & Hardware Skills Development

• LEGO Education WeDo Base Set
• LEGO Education WeDo Software

STEM & 21^st Century Skills Development

• Problem-solving
• Creativity
• Collaborative teamwork

Bot Mania: Robotics for Ages 9 – 16 (Robotics Engineering):

This is a beginning course in Robotics. We utilize Lego Mindstorms /EV3 kits, software and various Lego Robotics materials. The objective of this course is to introduce the student to basic programming as well as problem solving strategies. This course will involve students in the development, building and programming of a LEGO Mindstorms/EV3 robot. Students will work hands-on in teams to design, build, program and document their progress. Topics may include motor control, gear ratios, torque, friction, sensors, timing, program loops, logic gates, decision-making, timing sequences, propulsion systems and binary number systems. Student designed robots will be programmed to compete in various courses as developed by First Lego League.

What Will Students Take Home?

Each student will go home with photos of the robot they created during the week

Top Skills Gained

Conceptual Skills Development

• Basic programming concepts; NXT / EV3
• Structural design
• Pulleys and levers
• Gears, pulleys, lever, torque, friction, timing, sensors, and program loops
• Engineering concepts
• To design, develop & complete robotic activities and challenges

Software & Hardware Skills Development

• Lego Mindstorms NXT / EV3 hardware & software

STEM & 21^st Century Skills Development

• Problem-solving
• Creativity
• Collaborative teamwork

Engineering 101 Ages: 8 +:

The course emphases on the learning of engineering process and the mind set of an engineer. Engineering is not just a profession; it is a way of thinking. The thinking process of an engineer is more inclined towards problem solving, creative thinking and most of all building new things. This course is designed in a way to inculcate the thinking process of an engineer through hand on activities involving various engineering disciplines. Every class has a lot of hands on activities.

Activities during the course

1. Aerospace engineering(rocket design + building)
2. Aeronautical engineering(real flying airplane design and development)
3. Civil engineering(Designing & building Towers & bridges)
4. Mechanical Engineering(working & building different kinds of catapults + designing roller coasters the length of a room)

What Will Students Take Home?

Each student will go home with their designed and crafted model along with the photos of their learning session.

Top Skills Gained

Conceptual Skills Development

• Creativity
• Deductive reasoning
• Problem-solving
• Analytical skills
• Mechanical Engineering concepts
• Civil/structural engineering concepts
• Aeronautical/Aerospace engineering
• Adapting to new challenges
• Team Work

STEM & 21^st Century Skills Development

• Problem Solving Skills
• Logical Skills
• Critical Thinking

Android Game Development Ages: 8 – 16:

This course is just amazing! With Construct 2, making games is easy and interesting: just drag and drop objects around, add behaviors to them, and make everything come alive with events!

With a quick and easy to grasp Ribbon interface, you have clear access to a wide set of tools that allows anyone to jump into game creation with little to no prior game development knowledge.

The Layout Editor provides a what-you-see-is-what-you-get visual interface to design your levels. You can drag, rotate and resize objects, visualize effects applied, and quickly change their settings to your liking in the Properties Bar. Objects can be arranged on separate layers for enhanced organization, allowing advanced parallax and blending effects. There’s also a built-in image editor to conveniently make quick edits to your object’s graphics.

Within minutes or hours you can have a working prototype that you can share with friends to play. In almost no time you can test your ideas and know if they are really fun or not, focusing your efforts in what matters the most: designing your game!

What Will Students Take Home?

Each student will go home with their games and photos of the learning session.

Top Skills Gained

Conceptual Skills Development

• Introduction to Game concepts: X & Y coordinate system, sprites, character animations, object behavior.
• Editing sprites using transparency and collision polygon.
• Logic based programming including loops, variables and event conditions.
• Making 2D platform games with wrapping effect of backgrounds, scoring and lives feature.
• Multi-level games, troubleshooting logical errors and implementing innovative solutions.

Software & Hardware Skills Development

• Usage of Construct 2 software and game development

STEM & 21^st Century Skills Development

• Problem-solving
• Logical Skills
• Critical Thinking

For this WINTER CAMP Online form is available.

• Download the Form and fill in the details.
• Submit this form to BHS before 26th December 2017 to register your child.
  

  *Limited seats only*