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▪ 1.
LANGUAGE COULD BE DEFINED AS THE

PRINCIPAL METHOD OF
HUMAN COMMUNICATION, CONSISTING OF
WORDS USED IN A STRUCTURED AND
CONVENTIONAL WAY AND CONVEYED BY
SPEECH, WRITING OR GESTURE.
▪ 2. A LANGUAGE COULD ALSO BE SEEN AS A
SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION USED BY A
PARTICULAR COUNTRY OR COMMUNITY.
▪ 3. THE WORLD, AS WE KNOW IT, IS A PLACE OF
DIVERSITY, EACH CORNER HAVING IT'S OWN
CULTURAL IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE/S.
▪ 4. A LANGUAGE IS MORE THAN JUST GRAMMAR,
SYNTAX AND VOCABULARY. IT IS A
FACILITATOR AND INFLUENCER THAT ADDS A
CERTAIN CHARM, WISDOM AND RICHNESS TO
OUR LIVES.
WHY LEARN FOREIGN LANGUAGES?
1. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE OPENS UP SEVERAL
DOORS, BE IT IN ONE'S PERSONAL LIFE, BE IT IN ONE'S
PROFESSION.
2. "THE LIMITS OF MY LANGUAGE ARE THE LIMITS OF

MY WORLD", IN THE WORDS OF THE LATE LUDWIG
WITTGENSTEIN. ONE GETS TO MEET NEW PEOPLE FROM
AROUND THE WORLD AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS.
3. LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES GIVES US CULTURAL
INSIGHTS INTO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.
4. ONE GETS A PROFESSIONAL EDGE WITH FOREIGN

LANGUAGE SKILLS ON ONE'S C.V.
WHY CHOOSE GERMAN?
ADVANTAGES:
▪ 1. GERMANY IS ONE OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY
POWERFUL COUNTRIES BOTH IN EUROPE AND THE
WORLD.
▪ 2. A SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF GERMAN OPENS
UP NEW CAREER PATHS, ESPECIALLY IN VARIOUS
SCIENTIFIC FIELDS.
▪ 3. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IS FREE (ZERO TUITION
FEES), PROVIDED ONE KNOWS THE LANGUAGE
WELL.
▪ 4. GERMAN, LIKE MANY OTHER LANGUAGES, HAS
RICH CULTURE, LITERATURE AND SO MUCH MORE
TO OFFER.
ADVANTAGES:
▪ 1. GERMAN HAS DEEP LINGUISTIC TIES WITH SANSKRIT AND
IS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OPTIONS IN THE INDO-
EUROPEAN GROUP OF LANGUAGES.
▪ 2. THE-GOETHE-INSTITUT (OR MAX MUELLER BHAVAN HERE IN
INDIA) PROVIDES EXCELLENT LANGUAGE COURSES AND SO
MUCH MORE FOR BOTH ADULTS AND YOUNG LEARNERS.
▪ 3. THE "PASCH" INITIATIVE AND IT'S VARIOUS ADVANTAGES.
▪ 1. THE FIRST EVER "MAX MUELLER BHAVAN" WAS
INAUGURATED IN KOLKATA IN 1957.
▪ THE INSTITUTE BOASTS OF
EXCELLENT FACILITIES, A FEW OF THEM BEING
A SUPERB TWO-FLOOR LIBRARY AND A STATE-OF-
THE-ART AUDITORIUM.
▪ THE INSTITUTE HAS A LONG-
STANDING REPUTATION IN IMPARTING QUALITY
GERMAN INSTRUCTION WITH A BONAFIDE,
HIGHLY-TRAINED FACULTY.
▪ NUMEROUS TRAINING PROGRAMS, FUN EVENTS
AND ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANISED WITH AND BY
THE INSTITUTE, SEVERAL OF THEM BEING UNDER
THE "PASCH" BANNER.
▪ AMONG THE VARIOUS FORMS OF RECOGNITION
AND APPRECIATION, IT GIVES OUT PRIZES AND
CERTIFICATES TO THE PARTICIPATING PUPILS.
▪ 1. THE "PASCH" INITIATIVE WAS THE
BRAINCHILD OF THE THEN
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, DR. FRANK
WALTER STEINMEIER. IT CAME INTO BEING
IN 2008.
▪ 2. TODAY, THERE ARE ABOUT 2000 SCHOOLS
IN 120 COUNTRIES THAT ARE A PART OF THIS
INITIATIVE. INDIA ALONE HAS 47 OF THEM,
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE 7 GOETHE-
INSTITUTS HERE IN INDIA.
▪ 3. AT PRESENT, KOLKATA HAS 6 PASCH
SCHOOLS, INCLUDING BIRLA HIGH SCHOOL.
▪ 4.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COMPETITIO
NS, LANGUAGE CAMPS IN GERMANY AND SO
MUCH MORE ARE A PART PASCH'S RICH AND
DIVERSE REPERTOIRE.
▪ 1. AS OF APRIL, 2009, BIRLA HIGH SCHOOL (BHS) IS OFFICIALLY A PASCH
SCHOOL, ALONG WITH OTHER PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOLS LIKE DON BOSCO PARK
CIRCUS, THE HERITAGE SCHOOL AND MODERN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
▪ 2. BEING A PASCH SCHOOL, OUR STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS
EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE-GOETHE-INSTITUT (MAX MUELLER BHAVAN) SUCH
AS YOUTH CAMPS IN INDIA, NEPAL AND SRI-LANKA OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
▪ 3. THE STUDENTS HAVE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CULTURAL
PROGRAMS FROM EASTER TO CHRISTMAS AND IN VARIOUS CREATIVE
WORKSHOPS THAT ARE CONDUCTED FOR PASCH SCHOOLS. THEY PROVIDE AN
ENRICHING LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE TO THE STUDENTS.
▪ 4. OUR STUDENTS ALSO SIT INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE EXAMS LIKE THE FIT IN
DEUTSCH EXAMS THAT ARE CONDUCTED BY THE-GOETHE-INSTITUT (MAX
MUELLER BHAVAN, KOLKATA), SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE SCHOOL
LEVEL.
▪ 5. EVERY YEAR, ONE OR TWO BEST STUDENTS GET A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND
A THREE-WEEK YOUTH CAMP IN GERMANY AS WELL.
▪ 1. BIRLA HIGH SCHOOL (BHS) ALONG WITH SUSHILA BIRLA GIRLS' SCHOOL (SBGS)
HAS BEEN IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH AMANDUS-ABENDROTH-GYMNASIUM,
CUXHAVEN, GERMANY (AAG) SINCE 2012.
▪ 2. TOGETHER, THEY HAVE WORKED ON VARIOUS PROJECTS LIKE
“CARBON FOOTPRINTS”, "ENDANGERED SPECIES" AND AN ONGOING WATER
PROJECT. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE VISITED THE GERMAN AND THE INDIAN
PARTNER SCHOOLS SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE EXCHANGE VISITS.
▪ 3. THE INDIAN SCHOOLS ALONG WITH AAG HAVE BEEN AWARDED GRANTS FROM THE
P.A.D (PEDAGOGICAL EXCHANGE SERVICE), SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE THE
PRESTIGIOUS “BOSCH GRANT” (A COLLECTIVE SUM OF 22,500 EUROS TO ALL THREE
SCHOOLS) TO WORK ON AN “ENDANGERED SPECIES" PROJECT.
▪ 4. IN 2021, THE P.A.D (PEDAGOGICAL EXCHANGE SERVICE) AWARDED A GRANT OF
800 EUROS EACH TO THE GERMAN AND THE INDIAN SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS USED TO
PURCHASE A 360-DEGREE CAMERA AND A PAIR OF VIRTUAL REALITY
(V.R.) GLASSES. THE SAME WILL BE UTILISED IN THE FUTURE EXCHANGE PROJECTS.
▪ 5. THE PRINCIPAL OF BIRLA HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN INVITED TO GERMANY ON
SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO ATTEND AND OBSERVE VARIOUS EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS IN
THE AREAS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.
A WORLD OF EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES AND
EXPERIENCES AWAITS YOU ALL. CHOOSE GERMAN,
LET YOUR DREAMS AND AMBITIONS TAKE FLIGHT
AND UNLOCK THIS WORLD OF SPLENDID
SURPRISES!

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LANGUAGE COULD BE DEFINED AS THE

2. "THE LIMITS OF MY LANGUAGE ARE THE LIMITS OF

4. ONE GETS A PROFESSIONAL EDGE WITH FOREIGN

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