The Daily Star-Robi English Fair
<i>School kids learn amid fun and games</i>
English language fair under English in Schools programme, a joint initiative of The Daily Star and mobile operator Robi, was held at a school in Monirampur upazila of Jessore district yesterday. Adcom Ltd is the creative and event partner of the fair. Over 100 students of Monirampur Government Girls' High School joined the fair held at the school auditorium. Bimolendo Adhikari, headmaster of the school, inaugurated the programme at around 9:00 am. "Our students' English learning process sees obstacles due to various reasons and so, they often speak incorrect English. But we found that proper motivation helps them to improve dramatically,” said headmaster Bimolendo Adhikari in his inaugural speech. He hailed The Daily Star and Robi for organising such a fair for the school students. The programme began with the screening of globally renowned movie The Lion King, followed by students' participation in spot quiz, vocabulary test, one-word question and quick questions -- all based on the movie. Selected students took part in extempore speech on different topics and role-play. Students of the school took part in joyful interactions and entertained the audience by reciting poems, telling jokes and singing songs. Fifteen students won different competitions. Headmaster Bimolendo Adhikari distributed prizes among the winners at the end of the programme. 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.
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