WIS- BROKLEDE

Indo- Dutch Student Exchange

2016

Programme Overview

Thursday December the 15th

YEAH FINALLY! Our guests have arrived from The Netherlands!

The host families will be expected at WIS Pawan Baug Seminar Hall at 2:45 am. After
a brief welcome and introduction the WIS families will take their Dutch guest home.

Arrival at Mumbai International Airport - 01.00 am. (Flight - LH 756) Welcome by

the Witty Team.
02.00 am Dutch Students Board the WIS Coach
2.45 am Host families arrive at WIS
3.00 am Dutch Students Arrive at Witty International School
Welcome address Principal
Host families will be seated in the Seminar Room on separate tables marked specially
for each exchange student.
Host families interact with the Exchange student they will host.
03.30 am - Dutch students will leave with the host families.

Thursday December the 15th

Get ready to experience your First day of School at WITTY. However, make sure you are at
school at 10.30 am in the Seminar Room for the orientation. Thereafter at 11.30 am we
move to Sparkle auditorium for a welcome and a small cultural programme arranged by
the Student Council.
From 12.30 -1.30 pm there will be a break you may enjoy in Bistro.
The rest of the day the Dutch students will visit our lessons and experience Indian school
life.
The Dutch students are divided into groups who will each follow their own programme for
the day. Below you will find the details of cultural programme, groups and schedules.
I) Cultural Programme organized by the Wittians (11.30 am to 12.30 pm)
Sparkle Auditorium
Principals Address
Welcome
Make in India Cultural Show
Finale
Vote of Thanks

II) Break (12.30 pm to 1.30 pm) Snacks and Refreshments arranged at Bistro

Group Details:
Group A Leaders: Krish Kotak and
Preksha Jain

Group B- Leaders : Rohan Potdar and

Vanshika Doshi

Khushal Shridhar
Krish Kotak
Max Van Bart
Aryan Thaker
Aayush Borad
Bob Van Den Berg
Manay Gala
Krish Sharma
Arthur de Vries
Eryn Wali
Femke Beernink
Preksha Jain
Ines Bloem
Khushi Mehta
Luna Englesman
Zene Parekh
Jarah Vreman
Drashti Zaveri
Rosa Schouten
Miloni Nirmal
Kiki Raaijmakers
Rachel Brookes
Iris Hassing
Aashni Udani
Martine Loorbach
Ananya Iyer
Sam Van Etten
Kunal Nalvaya

Vanshika Doshi
Vivian Kip
Shreenath Lohana
Vasisht Varma
Job Guikema
Preksha Shah
Cato Gerkema
Jahnvi Krishnamurty
Eline de Winter
Drishti Jain
Sophie ten Brink
Esha Prabhu
Joyce Elzenaar
Prithvi Sawla
Else Klein Ikink
Fioni Shah
Maud Kuppens
Ananya Doshi
Josephine de Leeuw
Daksh Panchal
Christiaan Links
Aaditya Lodha
Jainam Doshi
Stefan Rooze
Jayan Pawar
Manav Karvat
Vincent Stoter
Rohan Potdar

When?
12.30 pm -1.30 pm
1 .30 pm to 2.30
pm
2.30 pm to 3.30 pm
3.30 pm

Group A
Break - Bistro
Art Class Art and Craft
Room B1
Sanskrit Class Room
21 (Level 4)
Schools out!

Group B
Break - Bistro
Sanskrit Class Room 21
(Level 4)
Art Class Art and Craft
Room B1
Schools out!

Friday December the 16th

Schedule:

When?

What?

8.00 am

Report to School

8.05 am - 9.15 am

Cricket Workshop (Batch A

)
Football Match (Batch B)

9.15 am to 9.30 am

Break

9.30 am to 10.45 am

Cricket Workshop (Batch B )

Ground
Football Match (Batch A)

10.45 am to 11.15 am

Break

11.15 am to 12.15 pm
12.20 pm to 2 pm
2.00 pm to 2.30 pm
2.35 pm
3 pm - 4 pm
4.30 pm

Indo- Western Classical

Music Concert Kushmita
Bishwakarma
Art of Living Skills for
Success Amol Waghle
Break
Board the coach to Witty
World
Programme at Witty World
Back to School. Schools
out.

Where?
Venue
WIS Assemble in Seminar
Room

Ground
Bistro

Bistro
Sparkle

Seminar Room
Bistro
Lobby
Witty World , Bangur Nagar

Saturday December the 17th

Day three is the start of Arts and Theatre programme at Witty. Wittians and the Dutch
students will be working together during the next three days and close it off with a
Performance for parents and guests on Wednesday evening.
Students begin the day with Yoga. Derived from the Sanskrit word yuj, Yoga means union
of the individual consciousness or soul with the Universal Consciousness or Spirit. Yoga is
a 5000-year-old Indian body of knowledge. Though many think of yoga only as a physical
exercise where people twist, turn, stretch, and breathe in the most complex ways, these are
actually only the most superficial aspect of this profound science of unfolding the infinite
potentials of the human mind and soul. The science of Yoga imbibes the complete essence
of the Way of Life.
Later in the day, Indian and Dutch students will work together on the Indian Mythological
and Historical plays and put together a performance on various folk dances in India.
Students will work together on Ramlila a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Rama,
ending up in ten-day battle between Rama and Ravana, as described in the Hindu religious
epic, the Ramayana.

Schedule:

When?

Where? School

What?

8 am

WIS Pawan Baug

Report to School

8 am to 9 am

Batch A- Synergy
Batch B Seminar Room

9.15 am

Yoga (Batch A)
Indian Dance Forms (Batch
B)
Lobby

9.30 am to 11.30 am

WIS RCLane

Programme by Wittians at
WIS RCLane

12.00 noon

WIS Pawan Baug

Back to WIS PB

12 pm to 1.00 pm

Seminar Room

Zumba Workshop

1.00 -2.00 pm

Bistro

Break

2.00 pm 4 pm

Sparkle

Performing arts workshop

Students will be segregated
for dance and drama
workshop into four groups.
Drama Workshops (Sparkle
Group 1 / Room 13
Group 2 ) and Dance
Workshops (Synergy Group
3/ Seminar Room group 4 )

Board the Coach to WIS

RCLane

Next Day Sunday, 18th December, students will spend time with host families.
Monday 19th December Dutch boys will shift to the next host families. The first
host family will bring the luggage of the student to school in the morning at 7.30
am and second host family will pick up the student from school at 4 pm.

Monday December the 19th

The Kanheri caves date back to

1st century BC and are renowned
for their natural Basalt formations,
ancient Indian styled architecture
and the 109 special entrances to
the caves. The word Kanheri
originates from the Sanskrit term
'Krishnagiri'. Each cave here,
unlike the other caves in the
country, is adorned with a 'splinth'
or a rock bed. Congregation halls with large stupas also indicate that the caves
were Buddhist shrines and a focal point during the Buddhist settlement in the
3rd century.

Get your hiking shoes on and get ready to go on a Nature Trail and explore
Indian Archaeology. Today you will be exploring the National Park and the
Kanheri Caves. Today Dutch boys will shift to the next host families. The first
host family will bring the luggage of the student to school in the morning at 7.30
am. The luggage will be kept in an allocated room in school, and second host
family will pick up the student from school at 4 pm.

Schedule:

When?

What?

7.30 am

Report to School

7.45 am

Board the coach to Sanjay

Gandhi National Park

8.00 am

Arrive at Sanjay Gandhi

National Park

8.15 am to 10.15 am

Nature Trail

10.45 am to 11.45 am

Exploration of the Kanheri

Caves

Kanheri Caves

12.00 pm

Board the Coach

Depart from National Park

12.30 pm

Arrive at WIS Pawan Baug

WIS Pawan Baug

WIS Pawan Baug P

12.30 pm to 1.30 pm

Lunch Break

1.35 pm

Students assemble in Sparkle Sparkle

Group 1- Sparkle
Group 2 Room 21/
Community Area Level 4
Rehearsals for Cultural Night
Group 3 Synergy
Group 4 Seminar Room

1.40 pm to 3.00 pm

3.15 pm to 5 pm

Rehearsals for Cultural Night

5 pm

Schools Out

Where?
Venue
WIS Assemble in Seminar
Room
WIS- Gate 3
National Park
National Park

Same as above

Today the Dutch students and the Witty students will be making a lovely trip to South
Mumbai. All students need to be at school at 07.00 am, as the bus will leave at 07:30. You
are going to do photo tour through the city. You will return at school around 19:00.
Mumbai, formerly called Bombay, is a sprawling, densely populated city on Indias west
coast.

Highlights of the Tour:
Gateway of India - On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of
India stone arch, built by the British Raj. It was built as a triumphal arch to
commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai . The Taj
Mahal Palace Hotel is a "Heritage Grand" class five-star hotel located in the Colaba
region of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, next to the Gateway of India. On 26
November 2008, in a series of attacks in Mumbai, the hotel was attacked by Lashkare-Taiba, a terrorist group, during which material damage occurred, including the
destruction of the hotel's roof in the hours following
Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum - Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum
was established in 1872 as the erstwhile Victoria and Albert Museum, Bombay. As
Mumbais first Museum, it showcases the citys cultural heritage and history through
a rare collection of Fine and Decorative Arts that highlight Early Modern Art
practices as well as the craftsmanship of various communities of the Bombay
Presidency. The Museum, once in a derelict condition, underwent a comprehensive
five-year restoration and won UNESCOs 2005 Award of Excellence in the field of
Cultural Conservation. Students will be able to experience the Suitcase Museum
which is a collection of 44 objects from Dayanita Singhs Museum of Chance (Steidl,
2015). Two suitcases make up this museum, presaging the future form of the museum
and both condensing and expanding its boundaries.
Colaba Causeway -Today, it is termed as the 'Culture Square' of Mumbai. Apart
from upmarket retail showrooms, and small shops dealing in electronic goods,
cosmetics, and music, it has a pavement book stall dating back several decades,
besides having numerous small shops and footpath outlets selling everything from
artifacts to shawls, carpets and minor antiques to slippers, which make tourists,
backpackers and locals from South Mumbai, throng the area through the year.

Discovery of India Nehru Centre : Discovery of India Exposition, a permanent

unique exposition, covering everyaspect of artistic, intellectual and philosophical
attainment of India through ages, is depicted in 14 galleries which seeks to determine,
true identity of the country.Images reach out from three-dimensional replicas of
major architectural and artistic works, photographs, dioramas and audio-visuals.

There are over 50,000 exhibits, spread over an area of 100,000 sq. feet and divided
into separate sections, historically as well as architecturally.
The Haji Ali Dargah is a historical landmark in Mumbai, and is also one of the most
prestigious Islamic symbols situated in South Mumbai. The Haji Ali was built by a
wealthy Muslim merchant who became a saint named Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. He
renounced all worldly pleasures before embarking on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The
Haji Ali Dargah was built in his honor in 1431 AD. The whitewashed structure is
situated in an area of 4,500 meters and is flanked by crisp, marble pillars that are still
marveled at today. This 400-year-old structure that stands in Mumbai today has
degenerated and corroded in many places and the structural upgradation of this
marvelous structure began in 2008. People from all over the world visit the Haji Ali
Dargah irrespective of caste, religion and creed.
ISKCON Temple :Hare Krishna Land (ISKCON Juhu) is set upon four acres of
prime land and a stone throw away from Juhu beach. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, inspired the construction of one of Indias most
beautiful temple of Lord Krishna in Mumbai. Opened in 1978, the complex includes a
spacious marble temple, a recently renovated auditorium, a huge restaurant and a
twin towered seven-storey guest house where visitors can stay and participate in the
daily spiritual programs of the temple.
Cathedral of the Holy Name: On the quiet Nathalal Parekh Marg (formerly
Wodehouse Road), parallel to the arterial Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, you will come
across a cluster of grey stone structures, imposing to the eye and yet blending with
the landscape, redolent of a more gracious time when height, space and grandeur
were imperatives in the creation of a building and more particularly of a house of
prayer. These structures are the Cathedral of the Holy Name flanked by the Fort
Convent, Cathedral House, and Archbishop's House.

The Schedule:

When?

Where?

What?

7.15 am

At school

7. 30 am

School

Assembly. Students will be

divided into six groups with
resp team leaders.
Boarding the Coach

8.30 am

Heritage walk :
Gateway of India
Taj Mahal Hotel
Colaba Causeway
Holy Name Cathedral

9.30 am
10.30 am 11.30 am
12.00 pm- 1.00 pm

Assemble at Holy Name

Cathedral
Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Lunch

2.00 pm

Arrive at Nehru Centre

India Experience
Documentary

2.15 pm to 3.15 pm
3.30 pm

Discovery of India
Gate - Departure

Walkthrough
Boarding the Coach

Enroute

Marine Drive
Haji Ali
Sea Link

Sight seeing

4.30 -6 pm

Iskcon Temple
Juhu Beach
Back to School

Guided Tour

7 .30 pm

Photo Shoot

Curatorial Tour

Return Home to host

families

Wednesday December the 21st

This evening is performance time.

We start at 8.00 in the morning and end at 4.00 pm. The pupils may go back home after this,
freshen up and return back for the final show which begins at 7 pm. The performance is due
to start at 7.30 pm. This will be followed by Mumbai Food Festival and musical DJ.
Sadly, today our Dutch friends will also be going back to Netherlands. They leave early
next morning so the host families will bring the Dutch students to school with the luggage
at 11 pm in the night. From there after final goodbyes we leave for the airport in the WIS
Coach.
Schedule:
When?

Where?W

What?

8 am

WIS

Students Report to School

8 am to 1.00 pm

Sparkle

Getting Ready for the Show

1 pm to 2 pm am10.30 am

Bistro

Break

2 pm to 4 pm

Sparkle

Technical Rehearsal

7.00 pm

Sparkle

7.30 pm -9 pm

Sparkle

Host families arrive to the

School
The Final show

Thursday December the 22nd

Sadly, today our Dutch friends will also be going back to Netherlands. They leave early
next morning so the host families will bring the Dutch students to school with the luggage
at 9 pm in the night. From there after final goodbyes we leave for the airport in the WIS
Coach.

Today Students will live up to the Christmas Spirit by singing Christmas Carols. They will
also attend a Vedic Math Workshop. Vedic Maths complements the Mathematics
curriculum conventionally taught in schools by acting as a powerful checking tool and goes
to save precious time in examinations. The methods & techniques are based on the
pioneering work of late Swami Shri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji, Sankracharya of Puri, who
established the system from the study of ancient Vedic texts coupled with a profound
insight into the natural process of mathematical reasoning.There are just 16 Sutras or
Formulae which solve all known mathematical problems in the branches of Arithmetic,
Algebra, Geometry and Calculus. They are easy to understand, easy to apply and easy to
remember.

When?

Where?W

What?

8.30 am

WIS

Report to School

8.30 am to 10.00 am

Sparkle

Christmas Carols Singing

10.30 am to 11.30 am to
10.30 am

Sparkle

Interaction with Mr. Tom

Rigter Netherlands
Embassy
Dutch Students Presentation

11.45 am to 1 pm

Seminar Room

1 pm to 2 pm

Lunch Break

2 pm to 2.30 pm

ICT Lab

2.30 pm

Schools out

9 pm

WIS PB

9.30 pm

Vedic Math Workshop

Students submit a report on

the exchange
Host families come to school
with the Dutch students for
final farewell.
Board the Coach to the
Airport.

Mobile phone Jennifer: +91 9821977151

Mobile phone Deepa: +91 9967357539
WIS phone (landline):+91 -22-61056900