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Preschool is the first step in child’s academic journey and can serve as the basis for all future learning. According to the U.S. Department of Education, preschool plays a large role in later academic success. “Children in high quality preschools display better language, cognitive, and social skills than children who attended low quality programs.”

Once your child is ready for the play school, choosing the right preschool become a daunting process. The following steps may help you to sort through the preschool and to decide the right place for your kid

Figure out What is Important to You

Parents are best judge of their child and only they know better what type of the environment will suit their kid best. Think about your child’s personality. Is he shy? Does she make friends quickly? What do you want from your child’s preschool? Are you looking for a rigorous academic program or something more socially-based?

Check with the school to find out the details on age qualifications and other factors such as potty training.
To meet child’s individual needs, you want to find a school that offers small class sizes and low child-teacher ratios. The classroom should have lots of toys and other play items that are clean, safe and in easy reach of little people. If there is an outside play space, make sure it is fenced in and ask if the staff is trained in first aid.

Make sure the schools you are considering employ teachers that have earned early childhood education degrees.
How will your child get to school? Will she ride a bus or will you pick her up and drop her off? How far away is the school from your home? These may seem like secondary concerns, but they are very important. If it takes a long time to get to school, your child may be too excited by the time they get there. At the same time, if preschool also functions as daycare for your child, a long car ride may serve as important quality time for your family. A preschool close to where you live may make it easier for your child to foster the friendships he makes in school.
At some point, doing a site visit to all of your potential choices is necessary. (If a school does not allow you to come for a visit, cross it off your list.) Call ahead to schedule a mutually-convenient time so you’ll be able to meet with either the school principal, director, or a staff member to talk and take a tour of the facilities. You may also want to ask if you can observe a classroom in action. If you are permitted to do so, don’t approach the teacher or children during the lessons and try to stay for at least a half hour so you can get a real feel for how the class runs. After you’ve done a visit on your own, and once you’ve narrowed down your choices, find out if it’s possible to bring your child to the school to see what he thinks. Most schools will welcome the opportunity to meet potential students and a visit will also help your child start to understand what preschool is.

Priority number one in choosing a preschool? Picking the place where your child will be most happy. Academics are important, but your child has a lifetime of formal learning ahead of them. Preschool should be a place where your child learns to love school and learns to love learning.

Shemrock Preschoolers and Shera, the Commonwealth Mascot, welcome the Games in their own unique way

13 March 2010, New Delhi: SHEMROCK Group Of Schools, Delhi’s No.1 Preparatory School Chain, celebrated their Annual Day with Shera, the Commonwealth Games Mascot. Dilli Haat, Kamani Auditorium, Iskon Temple – all the venues of the event, were filled with the most exhilarating and artistic display of athletic competition as the little SHEMROCKites celebrated their Annual Mega Showcase “SHEMagic Games 2K10” wherein the Parents & Grandparents of little SHEMROCKites were invited to witness their performance.
With more than 50 branches from Delhi & NCR participating in the event, “SHEMagic Games 2K10” – a 15 day event, kick-started with the first branch celebration at Kamani Auditorium on 7th March. The whole auditorium, filled with the Parents & Grandparents of little SHEMROCKites was pulsating with enthusiasm and the undercurrents of palpable energy could be felt each time the little Buds from SHEMROCK, took center stage for a new performance.
The chief guests Dr. D.R.Arora, Pro Vice Chairman – D.P.S Pinjore and Chairman – SHEMROCK & SHEMFORD Group of Schools and Dr. (Mrs.) B. Arora, Founder Director – SHEMROCK Group of Schools & Associate Director – SHEMFORD Schools, were accorded a very warm welcome by SHEMROCK staff and children alike.
As New Delhi is hosting the Commonwealth Games in October this year, the Games mascot “Shera” was the cynosure of eyes all along the fifteen day event.  “SHEMagic Games 2K10”, was launched by Shera, making the children shriek with fun, laughter, pride and claps- to the amusement of all present. The function commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial diya followed by the Welcome Speech and Welcome Dance. The theme was kept in accordance with the Commonwealth Games. The young champions confidently put up a Yoga Exercise Show and various other fun filled fitness regimes giving out a message of ‘Healthy Delhi’.
Dr. Arora while addressing the gathering appreciated the efforts put in by the students and faculty members and gave some friendly tips on spending quality time with the children. Mrs Bimla speaking on the same lines, advised the parents to let their children discover their hidden talents and not force their expectations on them.
Thereafter, the children presented various programmes on stage amongst which, “I am the Best”, “God is One”, “Out Door Games Session”, “Hip-Hip Hurray” and “Balle –Balle” programmes got the audience applauding immensely. A few tears of joy were also seen as parents could not believe how their little ones, who till a few months back were barely taking their first steps, were today performing with such confidence and enthusiasm. The parents were perplexed that their children could perform so well and that too, on such a big stage in front of such a large audience. This simply showed their confidence and preparation to face the challenges in this world, which SHEMROCK School has prepared them for.
Gracing the occasion, Mrs. Meenal Arora, Executive Director & COO – SHEMROCK & SHEMFORD Group Of Schools said, “At Shemrock, we always believe in providing the child with an all rounded development, and considering the pride of being the nation to host the Commonwealth Games this year, we wanted to do our bit. We decided to use the platform of our parent involvement initiatives such as the ‘Bright Beginnings Parent Volunteer Programme’ (BBVP), workshops, orientation programmes, parent teacher meetings to spread the awareness. It’s been a pleasure to introduce our little talents to Shera- our Commonwealth Games Mascot.”

The major highlight of the programme was SYNERGY’s (SHEMROCK’s Parent Participation Programme) ‘Bright Beginnings Parent Volunteer Programme’. As part of the programme, parents were invited to participate in their child’s school activities according to their interest, skill and time schedule. The programme has continuously received an overwhelming response, since its inception, as many parents & grandparents choose to perform with their child on the stage and enjoy it to the hilt. Going forward, the grandparents performed a skit whilst the mothers danced with their kids in “Nach with babies.” Not to be left behind, the fathers presented jokes with their children in the “Laughter challenge” Contest. All these performances received thunderous applause and the parent participants themselves felt great performing and acknowledged experiencing a great sense of satisfaction which only comes from spending quality time with their child.

About SHEMROCK:
SHEMROCK is promoted by the Arora family – which consists of two generations of the country’s leading educationists with over 75 years of combined experience in the field of education. For two decades they have primarily been managing SHEMROCK, creating the first successful franchise model in India with over 120 branches across India. Today, with more than 1,00,000 children already having received the foundation for success, SHEMROCK is a leader in preschool education and is a brand to reckon with.

About SHEMFORD:
After establishing a landmark in the field of ‘Preschool Education’, SHEMROCK has forged ahead into senior secondary education with the launch of its new chain of senior schools – under the aegis of the brand name ‘SHEMFORD.’ Within a span of just a year SHEMFORD has spread to over 13 locations in India, out of which 2 branches in Uttarakhand & Bihar, are already operational while the rest will be launched in the coming sessions in Delhi, U.P., Haryana, West Bengal, M.P., Punjab & Rajasthan, thus making SHEMFORD one of the fastest growing school chains in the country.

Media Contact:
Shriya Kaur / Rajni Dhingra
Public Relations
Shemrock Group of Schools
M:  +91-9560559951 /+91-9560559952
E: shriya@shemrock.com / rajni@shemrock.com

Shemrock Annual Function: Shemagic Games 2k10

On The Big Stage

Venues:

7th March: Kamani Auditorium, Delhi

8th March to 10th March: Iskon Temple East of Kailash, Delhi

13th March to 15th March: Dilli Haat Pitampura, Delhi

21st March: Kribhko Bhwan Auditorium, Noida

Shemrock Celebrates Children’s Week

Shemrock Group Of Schools celebrated the entire week of 14^th November as the Children’s Week. The children enjoyed a week full of fun and excitement at Shemrock. There were many fun filled activities for them, through which the children exhibited their fine motor skills, imagination, creativity and expressed their knowledge freely.

The Children’s Week kicked off with ShemFEST 2k9 – a Children’s Mega Mela organized at Dilli Haat Grounds on 7^th and 8^th November.

The week long activities were as follows:

Shemrockites started their week with Clay Modeling & Colouring Competition and then proceeded to the “Wow Wednesday” activities. The theme for this week was ‘Party – Party’.

On Thursday there was a Show and Tell Competition based on the concept that Chacha Nehru loved animals a lot. To show their understanding of animals, Shemrock kids came dressed in different animals mask and spoke a few lines on the animal they were dressed up in as.

On Friday, 13^th November, ‘Shemrock Prince and Princess’ contest was held. Through this contest, children are given an opportunity for stage exposure at an early age itself to boost their confidence and enhance the overall personality of the kid. The children were very excited and came dressed in various party dresses. Also the kids had a chance to win many prizes as there were many award winning categories such as “Best Smile”, “Longest Hair”, “Best Dressed”, “Most Confident Kid” & “Kid with Special Talent”. Each child brought a red rose and presented it to Chacha Nehru (a teacher dressed as Chacha Nehru) to show his/her love and adulation for him.

Shemrock Presents ShemFEST 2k9

ShemFEST2k9 is a Cultural Mela organised for kids in lieu of Children’s Day at Dilli Haat Pitampura, on 7th and 8th November 2009.

• One stop shop showcase for schools & preschool children’s products & services.
• The parent profile will include the 10,000 Shemrock parents and who are from the upper middle segment of the population of Delhi & NCR and have children in the 2-4 year old category – A very focused audience.
• Free Nursery Admission Counselling by Senior educationalists and eminent scholars
• Fashion Show by Parents and Children
• Baby Show by small kids
• Parenting Tips Session to be held by renowned experts from the field of education.

• Lotz of Fun n Masti with round the clock competitions happening on the event grounds and enugh activities to keep the kids occupied.

• Lucky Dips worth Rs 15,000 each – to be won every day.
• Lots of prizes to be won. Award Ceremony at the end of each day.

• Award Distribution by prominent personalities from education sector along with a Certificate of Accomplishment for the Winner.

Ideal Venue : ShemFEST 2k9 will be held at a Delhi Haat Pitampura – a location jam-packed usually on weekends and holidays. Located opposite the Netaji Subhash Place Business Center on the It is a central location for residents of North West Delhi. For East Delhi residents there is a direct metro and it is now a signal free drive till Ashram – making it easily approachable for South Delhi residents.

Opportune Time : With ShemFEST 2k9 being specifically held over the weekend, the venue is sure to be thronging with crowds the whole day as most of the working couples will find it an opportune time to invest wisely in their kids future.

Special Attractions for Parents
• Education Seminars
• Counseling Sessions
• Admission Guidance & Help
• Special Attraction for Kids
• Talent Hunt
• Magic Show
• Colouring Competition
• Puppet Show
• Adventurous swings
• Pot making
• Face Painting
• Games
• Fun Rides
• Tattoo making
• Clay Modeling Competition
• Fun Activities for Parents
• JAM Games
• Group Dances by Shemrock children “Shemrock Stars- Rock Stars”On the s

Event & Activities being organized by the 500 staff members of Shemrock preschools!

These events are being organized to ensure a good turnout of parents for ShemFEST. As these events are being handled by our experienced staff from different branches – you can rest assured that these hands would be the best event management team for preschools in the country!