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Achievements of Indian Boys brings honour to Dubai Schools
Tuesday brought celebrations in Dubai schools as four Indian boys, who recently won international accolades in different fields, were honoured by their school.
Tuesday brought celebrations in Dubai schools as four Indian boys, who recently won international accolades in different fields, were honoured by their school.
Shazmaan Mohammad Malik and Prem Kumar Jangir of grade 12 of GEMS Our Own Indian School were given a heartwarming welcome a day after they reached Dubai. The achievers won silver medal for the UAE in the GENIUS Olympiad, an international high school project competition about environmental issues. Honoured on the Students’ Day celebrated by the school, the young prodigies donned the role of teachers, supervisors and even the principal for one day on this day.
Founded and organized by the Terra Science and Education, the competition is hosted by the State University of New York at Oswego.
Malik and Jangir won the silver medal for designing and developing a “smart car” device that helps the visually impaired to walk past obstacles and help them navigate through places. The palm-sized, solar-powered car, while running ahead of a visually challenged person, can pick up and move aside small objects that come in the way and also beep alarms signalling the person to change directions to right or left when there is any block in front of him or her.
The proud parents of the 'genius' achievers were also invited to witness the honouring ceremony.
Grade 10 student, Rixon Lobo who plays for Al Etihad Sports Academy, received thunderous applauses for getting scouted from Dubai for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, where he got a chance to represent India.
Abdulla Shaheer, of grade 12, was honoured for his achievements in badminton. He recently won Bahrain GCC Junior Open Badminton Tournament (under-19 singles and doubles) and India Club Dubai-UAE Open Badminton Tournament (under-18 doubles winner and singles runner up).
Lalitha Suresh, the principal, said the students stand strong by their conviction. “They are humble in their speech and their actions tell a story … They are self-driven and motivated. The school is supporting them in a way that they are able to bring out their best.”
She also thanked the parents of the achievers for their extensive support towards their children’s talents.
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