Inter House Debate: A battle of wits.
Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy
Podar World School, Sherkhi, organized inter house Debate on an engaging and relevant topic ‘ Exams are better than course work.’ The students of grade 9 to 12 participated in the Debate. The Team Vox Veritas comprised of Seva and Satya house students– Parth, Hetvi, Megh, Nakshatra, Abha, Shreya, Ved, and Rachita who argued their points against the Team Articulators which had Adarsh and Ahimsa house students namely Sai Sankteerth, Bhakti, Dhanyashree, Shelby , Swati , Mohit and Ruchika. Each Team started with a strong Opening Statement followed by rebuttals. Students supported their arguments with data and audience seated in OTS soon got involved and connected with this relevant topic . The debaters on their journey were deftly guided by Ms. Swapna Nair who acted as the moderator for the event. By the time closing statements were presented everyone in the audience had already put their thinking caps on. Two questions were asked to which both the teams gave answers but none was ready to leave the stage before arriving at a conclusion. The audience poll was taken at the end of the debate to ascertain the views of the audience.
The event was judged by The chief guest Ms. Vaidehi Parikh, Professor ,Chemical Engineering Dept. M.S. University, Baroda along with our very own Principal Ms. Preeta Pillai . Team Vox Veritas was declared winner for their convincing arguments, better co ordination, presentation and oratory skills. Nakshatra Nair was declared the best speaker and Sai Sankeerth and Ruchika Mishra stood 2nd and 3rd respectively. Respected Principal ma’am shared her insights on the topic and motivated students for achieving perfection in upcoming competitions. The event gave the students, both the participants and audience an opportunity to learn the lessons in critical thinking, data handling and communication skills. They also developed inter personal skills, leadership skills and team work which will go a long way in making them truly enlightened future citizens of India.
