The Daily Star-Robi English Fair
<i>Students of two Khulna schools learn amid fun</i>
Students of Apex Girls' High School and MA Majid High School in Digholia upazila under the district took part in the English language fair held under English in Schools programme, a joint initiative of The Daily Star and mobile operator Robi, at Apex Girls' High School yesterday.
The fair events comprised presentation of globally renowned movie The Lion King, contests on vocabulary, situation-based questions, extempore speech, role play and etiquette test.
Students of the two schools took part in joyful interactions and entertained the audience by reciting poems, telling jokes and singing songs.
Apex Girls' High School Headmaster Md Saifuddin Lashkar, who presided over the programme, distributed prizes among winners of different competitions.
Mahumudul Hasan Rakib of Robi conducted the programme while Digholia Upazila Parishad Chairman Mallick Mohiuddin attended there as chief guest.
Aiming to promote English language learning among school students across the country, The Daily Star in cooperation with Robi undertook English in Schools programme in 2009.
Under the initiative, each of one thousand schools selected from 64 districts of the country receives three complimentary copies of The Daily Star five days a week.
The ongoing English language fairs at different schools are being held in coordination with the education ministry as part of the three-year-long programme.
Adcom Ltd is the creative and event partner of the fairs.
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