The true spirit of learning by doing ( gallery )
TNS Beaconhouse held a William Shakespeare play – A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the last week of January at TNS Beaconhouse for the parents and some guests invited by the students who were performing in that play.

The script was written by Ms. Amra Zaidi, Omair Rana a well known teacher, actor in parallel threatre and debator as well as by the students of grade 6 who read and understood the play before opting to perform it.

The students as a part of their project read about Shakespeare and his era and about how he lived in history. They also learned about stage and performance in drama through this project. After a thorough understanding of the language and its deliverance they rehearsed the play to perfection for two weeks and then held it at TNS Beaconhouse Sports Hall where their teachers, relatives and friends attended their 30 minutes long performance.

The play reflected the true spirit of learning by doing – the very essence of TNS as everything was done by the students and teachers including the stage which was immaculately done by the art teacher Ms. Nadia Ghawas and lights and background score which was also done by the teachers.

Mr. Omair Rana who was also there to witness the hard work of the 6 graders of TNS said a few words of appreciation for the performers as concluding remarks. The guests were then treated with refreshments.

TNS Film Festival 2009 Awards & Red Carpet ( gallery1 | gallery2 )
Following the very successful TNS Film Festival, where all the mini-films were viewed by more than 3,000 visitors, TNS Beaconhouse announced the winners of the Filmmaking Competition at the TNS Film Awards 2009 on Friday May 8, 2009 at a Red Carpet event at TNS Beaconhouse.

A panel of professionals from the media and television industries were asked to judge the entries on the basis of creativity and originality, and whether they believed the films were the work of the entrant.  TNS Beaconhouse must emphasise again that, in this regard, the decision of the judges was final.  The process had been quite involved as the panel members were located in different cities and needed to reach a consensus. 

Regardless of who won the prizes, this Ceremony was to celebrate everyone’s achievement in having been shortlisted for the Festival from among so many contestants.  The work made by these young directors has been seen and appreciated by a great many people and TNS Beaconhouse hopes that the whole experience has inspired and motivated children to further explore their creativity.



Jury members were Naveed Shehzad, tv director Haissam Hussain, fashion model and host Vaneeza Ahmad, and film actor Shaan. Jury’s decision was based on Creativity, Originality and whether or not the final product was the work of a child. Awards were presented by fashion designer Hassan Sheryar and model/tv host Vaneeza Ahmed, film star Sana and her husband Fakh Imam, and Maheen Kardar and her husband Saad Ali from Karma.

The winners in each age category won an iMac Notebook. The first runner ups in each age category won a DVD Camera where as the second runner ups in each age category won an iPOD Touch.

The TNS Film Festival 2009 was a film making competition for children aged 8 to 14, in which more than 860 children from all over Lahore participated out of which 15 children made it to the final round of film making. The short films produced by these young directors were screened publicly from of the April 1-5, 2009.

Speaking at the occasion Beaconhouse Group CE Kasim Kasuri announced that the TNS Film Festival would now be held each year and from 2010, the event would be held nationwide.

The Fantastic 5
Our Year 5 students, proved to be top of the league at a 'Soiree Culturelle' held by the Alliance Francaise de Lahore. The contest was held at Aitchison College on the 19th of March 2009. Our students were the youngest competitors and their performance was outstanding.

TNS congratulates Sahar Basit, Mahnoor Rabbani, Faaiz Gillani, Hibba Tariq, and Alishba Arif on winning the First Prize for their performance. Schools and colleges participating included; Aitchison College, Lahore Grammar School, Kinnaird College, The University of the Punjab, Alliance Francaise Lahore, Alliance Francaise Islamabad and the International School of Choueifat.

Well Done!! We're all very proud of you!