Exemplary students from TCS Girls Branch Satellite Town Eshmal Shehzadi (Class 3) and Hira Khan (Class 4) won gold medals and Yousma Tahir (Class 3), Alishba Amani (Class 4), Raiha Zaidi (Class 5), and Mehru Ahmed (Class 8) won bronze medals in the International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest held in December 2014. Eshmal and Hira, both with 120 marks, secured 1st position in the country at the Ecolier level of the contest. The bronze level winners secured 1st position in their respective classes to win bronze medals.
International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest (IKLC) is organised in 4 languages: English, German, French and Spanish. The structure of IKLC is the same as that of International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest. IKLC addresses students from Classes 3 to 12 and brings together the linguistic pedagogical experience from a number of countries and aims to promote good communication and culture, which is crucial for success in today’s world.
Details of the winners are given below:
Name | Father Name | Class | Marks | Medals | Position Throughout Pakistan |
Eshmal Shehzadi | Muhammad Ashfaq | 3 | 120 | Gold Medal | 1st |
Hira Khan | Muhammad Waqar | 4 | 120 | Gold Medal | 1st |
Raiha Zaidi | Najeem Haider Zaidi | 5 | 136 | Bronze Medal | 5th |
Mehru Ahmed | Ahmed Khawaja | 8 | 146 | Bronze medal | 3rd |
Yousma Tahir | Tahir Nadeem | 3 | 116 | Bronze Medal | 3rd |
Alishba Amani | Zohaib Amani | 4 | 116 | Bronze Medal | 3rd |