SUPERINTENDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

School Timing Update

Please click above to read a letter from Mrs. Tammy Murphy regarding the amended school week. We look forward to seeing all students back on campus on Monday, January 3, 2022.

Returning to School Protocol Reminder:

• Students who are traveling from abroad do not need to submit any travel or health declaration form.

• Students who arrive from abroad can join the school without a negative COVID-19 PCR test and no not need to quarantine.

We look forward to welcoming all student back on campus on Monday, January 3, 2022.

Dear DAA Families,

We are inviting your children to take part in a worldwide coding competition!

Codeavour 2021 is an online AI and Coding competition where children all around the globe utilize their imagination and coding skills to solve real-world issues.

Any student aged 7-18 years old is eligible to participate, in the following three age groups: Elementary (7-10 years old), Junior (11-14 years old) and Senior (15-18 years old). Students can participate alone or with another student categorized in the same age group.

The goal of this competition is to address one of the following themes: Strengthening the Health Infrastructure, Automating the Surroundings, Making Smart Transportation Systems, Entertaining the World, Saving the Environment, and Exploring the Outer World. Students will use a block coding software called Pictoblox to address them, this software is capable of being paired with some hardware but it is not required (Pairable hardware listed on the codeavour.org website).

Participants must register on the codeavour.org website on January 25th, 2022 and project submission is due on January 31st, 2022. Winners will be announced on February 28th, 2022.

By participating in the competition, students get access to learning resources, AI and Coding bootcamps, and premium courses. Prizes include: Laptops, Tablets, Robotics Kits, Bicycles, Medals, Interactions with High-Tech Robots, and a scholarship in the Eklavya Program.

To participate: visit the website codeavour.org and register. After creating your account you will be taken to a billing page where you can type in the code “daa” in lowercase to register completely free.

We hope your children will have an outstanding experience as they learn to become the innovators of the future!

For any further inquiry please email Mr.Sreejit Chakrabarty at sreejit.chakrabarty@gemsdaa.net / s.chakrabarty_daa@gemsedu.com (The Director of Artificial Intelligence & Robotics and the DAA Teacher coordinator for this competition).You can also visit codeavour.org and explore the competition on its own web page.