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Director’s Note : D e a r P r i n c i p a l , ,

Greetings to you from the Navrachana Fraternity! !

We are a leading CBSE School situated in Vadodara, Gujarat. This being our Golden Jubilee year,

nothing would give us more pleasure than to play host to an event which most Schools of Gujarat

look forward to annually – yes, friends it's time for NAVFEST 2017, scheduled to be held on 10th &

11th November 2017 in Navrachana School, Sama. Thus it gives me great pleasure to invite your

School to participate in NAVFEST 2017 – 'The Bubbling Cauldron'. This event is completely student

driven and the brain child of our creative students of the Senior Section. NAVFEST is a series of

very enjoyable and challenging competitions that children will love to participate in. Our objective

is to bring young people together to learn, collaborate, network and showcase their talents on a

common platform. Please go through the festival brochure and register your children latest by 30th

September 2017.I hope to see many Schools of India participating in this unique Fest. I close with a

promise that every moment of the two days spent here will be enriching, rewarding and memorable.

Thanking you ,

With best wishes

Bijoya BaksiDirector NSS

Festival Convener

Navfest 2017 Navfest 2017 10-11 November

The Bubbling Cauldron The Bubbling Cauldron 10-11 November

About Navfest : As Malcolm Forbes rightly said "Diversity is the art of thinking independently together

as a whole." Welcome to Navfest 2017- 'The Bubbling Cauldron'. It is time to break the

shackles of the virtual world and meet together mind, body, heart and soul.

The objective is to bring together the youth across the country and beyond, to respect,

understand and embrace the diversity in cultures and to showcase the huge

pool of talent that is untapped in the youth of our nation.We strive to conduct

invigorating and exciting activities in the fields of visual and performing arts,

languages and sciences. Be a part of this series of challenging competitions and

romp home as champions. Let the Cauldron Bubble!

Gita Pathania Sakshi ParmarCultural President Student Council

Smitha DineshActing Principal

Kashmira Jaiswal

Kamna Gupta Deepak Mahakul Madhumeeta Majumdar

Core Committee :



General Guidelines :A team will comprise of 8 participants, 4 from the Junior Category and 4 from the Senior Category,

accompanied by maximum 2 Teachers.

The Junior Category Participants must be from classes 5 to 8, and the Senior Category Participants must

be from classes 9 to 12.

Registration Fee per participant will be Rs. 1000/- There are no registration charges for the Team Leaders.

Registration Fee should be paid through a Demand Draft in favour of Navrachana School, Sama. Once registered, the team is obliged to participate.

The Country for the events shall be allotted once the team has registered via email.

The Host School will not provide Boarding and Lodging facilities as we are a Day School. The

participating teams are expected to make their own stay arrangements.

The Host School shall provide One Hot Snack + Coffee/Tea at 9 a.m. and Lunch every day.

The Junior Teams of the Host school shall participate but will not compete for the overall Championship.

Last Date for receiving Entries: 30th September 2017 . Kindly send the entries by post or Email.

Email address: [email protected]

Postal Address: Navrachana School, Sama Road, Vadodara, 390008, Gujarat

The teams should reach the venue for registration by 8 a.m. on 10th November, 2017



ELOCUTION

5th - 8th Std. 1 Participant 2 minutes

RUBRICS: 1. Accurate portrayal of character 10 points

2. Rendition 10 points

3. Diction and articulation 10 points

4. Attire 10 points

( JUNIOR )

Patrons of the Past

Speech / Soliloquy / Extract rendered by any famous historical

personality of the country allotted to the participating school.

For example, you may select Tagore or Nehru if you get India

as your country.

Attire as per the portrayal of the character.

Time- 2 min.



Art Relay

5th - 8th Std. 4 Participants 2 Hours

RUBRICS: 1. Story depiction 10 points

2. Layout 10 points

3. Creativity 10 points

4. Teamwork 10 points

5. Oral presentation of the story 10 points

The theme of this event is to illustrate a folk tale from the

allotted country.

Each participant gets 30 minutes to draw and paint.

The first participant will begin the depiction. After 30 minutes

the next participant will take over from the previous one and

continue the depiction of the folk tale, and so on.

A scroll which is made up of 3- A3 size sheets and paints will

be provided.

Each team is expected to carry their own basic art material like

paint brushes, pencils, erasers etc.

The team is finally expected to orally present the folk tale to the

jury members; time allotted will be 3 minutes.

( JUNIOR )



Mystery Box

1 Hour

RUBRICS: 1. Clarity of concepts 10 points

2. Demonstration and explanation 10 points

3. Viva voce with jury 10 points

4. Number of scientific principles 10 points

Participants will be provided a box full of items of everyday use

which will remain a mystery till the time of the event.

Using the given items, participants are expected to prove several

scientific laws/phenomena.

Participants will then demonstrate and explain experiments

using the given items in front of the jury.

Participants’ knowledge and understanding of basic concepts

of science & scientific principles will be tested.

The team that aptly demonstrates & explains the maximum

number of concepts/laws shall be adjudged the Winner.

( JUNIOR )



5th - 8th Std. 2 Participants

TOURISM COUNTER

90 minutes

RUBRICS: 1. Display and decor 10 points

2. Creativity in brochure 10 points

3. Oral marketing of the tourism

of the allotted country 10 points

4. Confidence 10 points

5. Space utilisation 10 points

A team of 2 participants wearing formal attire of the allotted

country.

The aim of the team must be to promote and highlight the

tourist attractions of the allotted country.

All artefacts, posters etc. are to be brought by the team for

display and decor of the space.

The team must come with self created and handmade

brochures/leaflets /location maps etc.

No ready-made Government Tourism brochures are allowed.

A space of approximately 6ft X 6ft with tables, chairs and a

white backdrop will be provided.

Padharo Mahre Desh



( SENIOR )

9th - 12th Std. 2 Participants

The Stakeholder’s Voice

9th - 12th Std.

RUBRICS: 1. Delivery of thought 10 points

2. Contribution to Consensus-

Building and Leadership Skills 10 points

3. Substantive Knowledge 10 points

4. Negotiation Skills 10 points

5. Diplomatic courtesy 10 points

MATERIAL REQUIRED : personal laptops, mobile phones or any

electronic gadgets for research on the topic.

Format- Group Discussion .

Participants shall represent the allotted country.

The agenda of discussion shall be provided at the

time of registration.

Each participant shall be allowed a 1 minute opening

statement in the first round after which the house

would be open for discussion.

12 finalist shall make it to the final round.

The Final Round would have a fresh Agenda.

( SENIOR )

Meri Awaz Suno



1 Participant

Pitch Perfect

9th - 12th Std. 2 Participants 7 minutes

Rubrics: Total - 40 points

1. Business Plan- 20 points

* Business Model-10 points

How strong is the execution of the plan of the company, i.e the 4P's:

Product, Price, Promotion and Place and how can the company earn

money? If it's a nonprofit or a social enterprise, can there be a viable

solution to make an impact on the community?

* Market Analysis- 10 points

Is the analysis complete? Has a competitive analysis done? Are the

assumptions valid?

2. Presentation-20 points

* Concept- 10 points

How strong is the value proposition? Is the idea providing an innovative

solution to a real world problem? How well does it depict the country's

origin ?

* Financial Analysis- 10 points

Are the financial projections reasonable?

Pitch Perfect aims at testing the business acumen and economic

knowledge of the participants.

Participants are expected to design an innovative product or bring

about a change in an existing one that depicts the origin of the

allotted country within the given budget that is INR 1,000.

The event has been divided into two rounds- the preliminary round

and final round.

Preliminary round: A CD containing PPT/ multimedia with audio

narration to promote your selected product shall be submitted at the

time of registration.

The time limit of the PPT is 2 minutes with 10 slides only.

Final round: 12 best propositions shall qualify for the Final

Round. In the final round, the teams are expected to introduce their

product and present their proposal in front of the potential investors

within a time limit of 5 minutes with a PPT of not more than 10 slides.

This PPT will not have audio/ narration.

The potential investors will act in the capacity of the jury.

The judgement will be based on the team's presentation and ability

to answer the questions posed by the jury.

( SENIOR )



Taal Se Taal Mila

5th - 12th Std. Min. 6 & Max. 8 Participants 5 minutes

Rubrics : 1. Creativity in choreography 10 points

2. Coordination 10 points

3. Costume and props 10 points

4. Overall presentation 10 points

Note: There are no limitations on the number of props. The teams can

dress up as per the allotted country and are expected to bring recorded

music for their performance in MP3 format.

A team comprising of 6-8 participants will

perform a dance representing the allotted

country.

The presentation could be a traditional

dance or the representation of a historical

event that shaped the country's history .

Time allotted - 5 minutes .

A CD of the music piece in Mp3 format must be

submitted at the time of registration.

( JUNIOR & SENIOR ) Dances across the World



ILLUSTRATED BY:

RAGHAV ACHAR & Dr. DEEPAK MAHAKUL, Visual Art Director

DRAFTED BY:

SAKSHI PARMAR

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