On Saturday, we had three Cricket Matches - Girls of Sec A vs Girls of Sec B, and two matches between the boys of Sec A & Sec B - the finals of the boys match will be held on the coming Saturday. Mr B K Bhattacharya and Mr Param Shah were also there. The boys helped to coach the girls teams and the girls came out into the lawn early to learn from them. 80% of the girls had never played cricket before. The kids cheered all the teams, irrespective of the Sections they belonged to. After the match, all the girls were so happy and the glow on their faces cannot be expressed in words.
We had a party to celebrate the Cricket Match - in the Girls Hostel last night with everyone contributing for the eats and we danced till midnight. Before we started the celebrations, I asked them what were the learnings they had from the match. Here is what they shared with me:
This match has:
developed team spirit
shown them that they can do unknown things
showcased their talents
made them believe in themselves
unearthed leadership qualities
made them closer to each other
taught them not to blame anyone - but to work as a team
taught them that to learn anything new, they have to put the effort into it
taught them time management
taught them that they have to motivate themselves and others
shown them that they can achieve anything together
made them more disciplined
taught them to stretch themselves towards a common goal
shown them that dedication works
proved that participation is as important as winning
shown that they have a healthy competitive spirit
Three Cheers to the first batch at GBS Ahmedabad !!!
Contributed By:
Arpita Chowdhury
Delivery Head - Soft Skills
(Globsyn Technologies Limited)
Cricket Match at GBS - A
