Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies, Lahore Cantt. Editor: Mrs

GACS ACTIVITIES 2017-2018

Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies, Lahore Cantt. Editor: Mrs. Tarranum Ikram

TABLE OF CONTENTS MUSHAIRA ...... 1 NIMUN‟17 ...... 2 EARTH DAY ...... 3 MILLS ...... 4 INDEPENDENCE WEEK ...... 5 TREE PLANTATION DAY ...... 7 LMO‟S VISIT ...... 8 DEFENCE DAY ...... 9 NCUK CAREER COUNSELLING ...... 11 GACS ELECTIOS 2017 ...... 12 FAREWELL TO SECRETARY ...... 13 SECRETARY‟S VISIT...... 13 COUNSELLING SESSION BY NCUK ...... 14 OATH TAKING CEREMONY ...... 15 CRICKET TOURNAMENT ...... 16 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ...... 17 BUSINESS DAY ...... 18 WELCOME PARTY ...... 19 IQBAL DAY ...... 20 PANDORA 2017 ...... 22 BLACK DAY ...... 23 SQUASH TOURNAMENT ...... 24 BUSINESS DAY ...... 25 ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMME ...... 26

MUSHAIRA An Urdu Mushaira was organized by GACS in LGES Auditorium on 18th January 2017. The programme was conducted in two rounds i.e. Ghazal and Nazm. The host school was not included in the competition to ensure transparency of results. Chairman LGES, Maj Gen Farrukh Rashid graced the occasion as Chief Guest.

Mushaira

NIMUN’17 NUST International Model United Nations Conference (NIMUN) was organized by the Department of Business Administration at National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad from 3rd to 5th Feb 2017. Students from LGES participated in the event. Abdullah Javed from GACS won Outstanding Diplomacy Award.

NIMUN’17

EARTH DAY International Earth Day was celebrated in Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies on 21st April 2017. To commemorate this day, a special morning assembly was conducted by the students of O-I and O-II. The participants enlightened the audience with thought-provoking poems and speeches, depicting the theme. The Principal, Dr. Rubeena Anjum, highlighted the significance of saving and protecting Mother Earth in her inspirational speech. After the morning assembly, a bilingual essay writing competition was held in O-I and O-II to spread awareness about this day. The teacher in charge of the event was Mrs. Shazia Iqbal.

Earth Day

MILLS Multiple Intelligences and Leadership Learning Skills sessions and lego activities were held in Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies on 26th, 27th and 28th May 2017. Thirty-six students from O-II took part in the activity, in which cognitive skills and aptitude of the students was tested. Twelve teachers mapped the learning and leadership skills of the students during the sessions.

MILLS at GACS

INDEPENDENCE WEEK Independence Day Celebrations were held in GACS from 8th to 14th Aug, 2017. Milli Tarana Competition was held among the students of O-II and O-III on 8th August. A skit titled „Aaina‟ was performed by the students of O-II and O-III. The script was written by Mr. Nazir ul Hassan Ambalvi. A quiz competition was held among the students of O-II and O-III comprising five teams, on the topic, „Pakistan Movement‟ on 9th Aug,2017. A bilingual story writing competition based on the theme of Pakistan was held among the students of O-II and O-III on 10th August. A friendly Football match was held between the male staff members and the students of O-II and O-III on 10th August. The movie “Jinnah” was shown to the students of O-II and O-III on 11th August to arouse patriotism among the students. A special morning assembly was held comprising national songs, skits and speeches on 11th August. The flag hoisting ceremony was held on the Independence Day. It was attended by the school administration and ancillary staff.

Independence Week

TREE PLANTATION DAY Tree Plantation Day was observed on 28th Aug, 2017 under the supervision of Biology Department. The students of O-I, O-II and O-III brought the plants and around fifty plants were planted in the school gardens. The teachers incharge were Mrs. Sadia Amir and Mrs. Shazia Iqbal.

Tree Plantation Day

LMO’S VISIT LGES Psychologist and LMO, Dr. Raheela visited Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies on 30th Aug, 2017 and delivered a lecture on the topic “Carbonated Water and its After-effects.” The students of O-I, O-II and O-III attended the session.

LMO’s Visit

DEFENCE DAY Defence Day Celebrations were held in GACS from 7th to 14th Sep, 2017. An Urdu movie based on the life and achievements of Rashid Minhas Shaheed was shown to the students on 7th Sep. A Painting and Poster making competition was held among 25 students of O-I and O-II on 8th Sep. Some other activities, arranged for the students, during the week, include: a patriotic poem recitation competition, special morning assembly, two football and netball matches, a quiz competition, English speeches and a Milli Tarana competition.

Defence Day

NCUK CAREER COUNSELLING Simulated session on Career Counselling was held in Riphah International University, Lahore under the auspices of Northern Consortium United Kingdom (NCUK) on 20th Sep, 2017. The faculty members and career counsellors from institutions all across Lahore were apprised of University admission policies regarding „Split Degree‟ Programmes offered in Pakistan and United Kingdom. GACS was represented by Ms. Sabeen Asif, Mrs. Sadia Amir, Mrs. Irum Munir, Mrs. Nabeela Noor and Mr. Masroor Hussain.

NCUK Career Counselling

GACS ELECTIOS 2017 Elections for the post of Head Boy/Girl, Assistant Head Boy/Girl and Secretary Head Boy/Girl were held in Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies on 22nd September 2017. Two parties, Garrison Front and Students League, were represented by the symbols of Pen and Eagle respectively. The students of GACS enthusiastically participated in the campaign and voted for their favorite candidates. Dorrab Khan, Ayesha Zahid, Ahmed Mustafa, Maham Amir, Usama Butt and Minkshay Khan won by immense majority. The teachers in charge were Mr. Umar Zaman Khattak, Mr. Raza Abbas Raza and Mr. Bilal Khan.

GACS ELECTIONS 2017

FAREWELL TO SECRETARY GACS bid farewell to Secretary Education LGES Brig Zarar Iqbal Malik, on 5th October 2017 with great honour and respect. Farewell to Secretary

SECRETARY’S VISIT New Secretary Education LGES, Brig Muhammad Kamran Aslam visited GACS on 12th Oct, 2017.

Secretary’s Visit

COUNSELLING SESSION BY NCUK The Student Counselling Session by NCUK was held in Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies on 18th October 2017. It was a one hour session conducted for the students of A-I and A-II. The first resource person was the Student Recruitment Manager, Mr. Asif Naeem. He briefly introduced the University of Sheffield in London to students through presentation and guided them towards the meaningful career choice based upon their subject stream. The key aims were subject selection, subject combinations for various disciplines, downloading applications for admissions in different universities, introducing programmes and most importantly, preparation for applying to foreign universities. The second resource person was Mr. Mansoor Hayat Butt from Riphah International University. He familiarized the students with the programs offered at RIU and highlighted their significance.

Counselling session BY NCUK

OATH TAKING CEREMONY Oath taking ceremony was held on 24th Oct, 2017 in the morning assembly. The Principal Dr. Rubeena Anjum awarded sashes to the elected students followed by the oath taking.

Oath Taking Ceremony

CRICKET TOURNAMENT Inter Garrison Sports activities were held in which the students of GACS showed active participation. Abdul Ahad from O‟II-D was declared the best batsman of the tournament.

Cricket Tournament

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Basketball matches were held in GBHS on 22nd and 23rd Oct, 2017. The boys team from GACS won the final match.

Business Day

BUSINESS DAY Business day was held on 3rd Nov, 2017 at GACS for fundraising, which was mainly required for the Social Action Projects. Various stalls were put up by the students belonging to the eight groups of Active Citizenship Programme. The stalls comprised food, gaming, prison and song dedication. Mustafa Bhatti from A-II managed the whole event in a befitting manner.

Business Day

WELCOME PARTY Welcome party was arranged by the students of A-II for A-I on 4th Nov, 2017 from 3 pm to 6 pm. There was a variety of performances for the new batch of A-I.

Welcome Party

IQBAL DAY To commemorate this day, a special morning assembly was held in GACS on 9th November 2017. The students of O and A Level actively participated by reciting poems, prose and poetry of the great poet. The Principal Dr. Rubeena Anjum also shared her thoughts reflecting the impact of Iqbal‟s poetry in our lives.

Iqbal Day

PANDORA 2017 Pandora‟17, was organized by BCCG from 17th to 19th November, 2017. 40 students of GACS actively participated in most of the sessions such as Programming, Science, Arts, Law Moot, Crime Scene, Debates, Ad Making, Fashion, Singing and Gaming. The students won awards in several sessions and also achieved runner up prizes.

PANDORA 2017

BLACK DAY GACS mourned the tragic death of the students and staff in a brutal attack on APS&C Peshawar. Quran Khwani was held for the martyrs from 9:00 to 10:30 on 16th Dec, 2017. The Principal, all staff members, students of O- level and ancillary staff gathered to pay homage to the martyrs in the morning assembly.

Black Day

SQUASH TOURNAMENT APSACS Inter-Regional Squash Championship 2017 was held on 20th Dec, 2017 in DeSOM Squash Court, Lahore Cantt. It was hosted by Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies. Various teams from Lahore and Gujranwala Region participated in it. The Championship trophy was awarded to Lahore Region (Boys). Gujranwala Girls Squash Team was given walkover against Lahore Region and were awarded winner trophy. Regional Director APSACS Lahore Region, Mrs. Shahla Rasheed gave away the trophies.

Squash tournament

BUSINESS DAY Business Day was held on 21st Dec, 2017 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the main ground of Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies. A variety of stalls were arranged for the students comprising food items and games. The students of O‟III-D managed the event under the supervision of Mr. Ejaz Ahmed, Mrs. Saima Sehar and Mrs. Bina Sabir from the Department of Business Studies. The event was well managed and the revenue generated from it will be used for the welfare of the ancillary staff.

Business Day

ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMME Active Citizens Programme (ACP) is a non-profit programme run by the British Council in partnership with civil society organization. The programme works with people who have taken social responsibility including youth workers, groups for women, education and faith leaders. Working together, these local influencers build trust and understanding, develop skills, and deliver projects on urgent themes such as poverty, literacy, democracy and climate change.

ACP was carried out in Garrison Academy for Cambridge Studies (GACS) from March 2017 to Jan, 2018. Five teachers from GACS attended Training of Facilitators (TOF) programme conducted in March 2017, including: Ms. Shaista Haq, Ms. Sabeela Asim, Ms. Mehwish Tahir, Ms. Madeeha Zeeshan and Mr. Usman Munawar.

An Orientation session was conducted by the trained facilitators to enable the students to get familiarized with the objectives of ACP. Sixty students were selected on the basis of willingness of students and permission of parents. The classroom sessions of ACP were conducted in August 2017. On the last day of training, students were divided into eight groups. Each group selected an area of improvement from the society. Proposals were prepared and presented to The British Council in September 2017. After the approval of Social Action Projects (SAPs) by The British Council, students started working on their respective SAPs. The final presentations of SAPs were conducted on 18th December 2017 in front of The British Council. The show-casing event of the programme is awaited in January 2018. The two winner teams, The Environmentalists (being led by Mrs. Shaista) and The Educationists (being led by Mrs. Madeeha) have been invited to the show-casing event in Islamabad.

Active Citizens Programme