RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: Thar Foundation organised the first tri-lingual 'Spellathon' for the students of schools in Tharparkar managed by Thar Foundation.

Seventy two school students among the ages of 4 to 14 from six campuses of Thar Foundation participated in competition to show off their spelling skills.

The tournament was judged by a panel of external experts where majority of the words given to the children were unknown words and the children used their phonetic knowledge to correctly spell the words, giving their competitors a tough time.

The campuses participated in the 'Spellathon' included Aban Jo Tarr, Ahsan Shah Jo Tarr, Jeando Dars, Khaaro Jaani, Gorano, and Jaaman Samoon.

"It is heartening to note that the school children have performed so well. Most of these school campuses were opened only a year ago and these children have never been exposed to the English Language." said Thar Foundation education manager Sabeen Shah.

"At Thar Foundation, we strongly believe that educating the region will positively impact the future generation and to this effect we have established 24 school units across Thar," she added.

Thar Foundation is currently educating over 3000 children across its various campuses and focuses on various extra-curricular activities to provide

holistic learning and development opportunities to the children.