Parent's Picnic & Commerce Fest 2017

Vanabhojanam is a ritual annual picnic undertaken during November - December. Every year in the first week of December Abhyasa arranges Parents Picnic and Commerce Fest at a place away from school in the midst of trees, water bodies and mountains. This year the picnic spot was arranged on 10th December 2017 at Venkatayapally, 6 kms away from Toopran which was surrounded by teak trees and rocks.

The Commerce Fest is a commercial activity by Students of Grade IX and XI wherein they form different companies, plan, organize and execute various commercial activities under the supervision and guidance of their class teacher and commerce faculties. The Grade IX students formed a company named 'Power' whereas the Grade XI students named their company as 'Gavins'. The commerce activities by both the companies start one month before wherein they form and register the company, interview and select the board of directors and other function heads from among their classmates. They market, advertise, promote their brand and products inside the campus. The students set up and run a bank where in the currency in different denominations is printed and is used for all the transactions. As part of the commerce activity the students contribute money, set up different stalls and bargain with dealers and distributors to buy goods at a discounted rate and sell them to the parents and others who attend the picnic. The items on sale range from clothes & toys, modern games electronic gadgets, fashion accessories, beverages including ice-creams, soft drinks etc. and eatables viz. pani poori, pav bhaji, noodles, Manchurian, sandwich and arrange many entertaining programs as well. The profits thus earned are then used for Gram Seva activities.

This year Parent Teacher Interaction was also conducted in the same venue where the parents freely discussed the performance and progress of their children with the teachers and the SAT members.

Close by outdoor games like volleyball, handball, shuttle and gully cricket were arranged for the parents by the school staff. Lot of parents voluntarily came forward and participated in the games and displayed their sportsman spirit.

A sumptuous lunch was organized by Abhyasa for the parents. Towards the end of the day the CEO and Founder Director, Mr. Vinaayaka Kalleetla addressed the gathering. An open house session with the parents was conducted wherein the parents expressed their views, suggestions etc. to the school management. Later snacks were served and it was the time to bid farewell. In all everyone enjoyed the picnic and many parents thanked for the thoughtfulness of arranging such activities wherein they could spend some quality time with their children in such beautiful surroundings away from daily hustle and bustle of life.