THE BUTTERFLY TIMES, August 2021
This edition all about celebrating Independence Day and our country’s feat in the Olympics- first Gold for India won by Neeraj Chopra. Have fun reading the poems and short stories by Early and Primary year students. Do check the book reviews at the end of the edition.
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VUCA Chronicles, August 2021
The August issue has articles on a plethora of topics. Our budding writers have taken inspiration from the recent proud moments of our country in Olympics. In addition, they have shown their patriotic streak by celebrating Independence Day through their writings, remembering those who fought for the freedom. Enjoy the poems and read through the book reviews.
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Congratulations to Ashutosh Sundersh
Ashutosh Sundersh of Grade X participated in the Concours Romain Rolland Examination French Exam and scored 100% marks. He has secured 2nd rank Internationally.
Congratulations to the child!
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Proud of Gurtej and Tanish
Gurtej Singh of Grade 6 and Tanish Chawla of Grade 8 have made us proud once again in Cricket. The children were shortlisted for a Cricket Camp held at Chandigarh under the guidance of former Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh and National Coaches.
Gurtej Singh won the Best Batsman Award in the Under-16 Category.
Tanish won the Best Emerging Talent Award in the Under-14 Category.
Huge congratulations to the Sports Team and the very proud Parents.
E Pluribus Unum, August 2021
The articles in this issue by our budding writers show how aware they are of the happenings around the globe - from spyware from Israel to recent glory of India winning gold in Olympics, this edition will give you an insight into what is happening around the world. They have also voiced their concern for climate change and its impact through their writings. The book reviews by the students may want you to pick up the suggested books next time one visits a bookstore.
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THE BUTTERFLY TIMES, July 2021
The edition celebrates the birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela. Our young writers showcased the life, struggle and triumph of the great leader and took inspiration from his life. The articles on mangoes are the reminiscence of summer when we relished the king of fruits! Enjoy reading the July edition.
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Recognition by MIT, USA - Heal the World App
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA has recognised Pranet Pahwa and his team as the winner of MIT APP INVENTOR APPATHON FOR GOOD 2021, they have selected their App Heal the world – Recycling Solutions for a better tomorrow as the winner for People Choice Youth team.
HEAL THE WORLD is an endeavour to encourage kids to take up Recycling Goals. The App is a step towards encouraging the people to undo the harm and save our planet.
We are constantly noticing that the Metro-Cities especially in the developing countries are drowning in their own garbage! According to the recent statistics India generates about sixty million tonnes of garbage. Out of this, 45 million tonnes of garbage remain untreated. To put that in other words, this is untreated garbage piled on the three million trucks!! If we go on this rate, then urban India will generate 160.5 million tonnes of garbage per year by 2041.
The objective of App 'Heal the World' is to bring awareness among children and adults of the countries that are grappling with problems related to recycling and waste management. This aims at sensitizing people to the impending problems related to waste management, to spread awareness in society about this highly important issue, to educate people why we have to think fast and hard about the importance of recycling for sustainable cities, to suggest ways to make recycling easy and practical at a minimum reasonable cost.
The app is divided into 3 sections.
The first section “Know more” shows us why and how to recycle.
The second section “Have some fun” is a section with two very interesting games and a very relevant quiz which will motivate the users to rethink their lifestyle choices and give their best to adopt recycling goals and take up trash management sincerely.
The third and the last section helps students, community members and the people at large to take part in solving the recycling problem.
The app offers three solutions to make sure that the cities meet their recycling goals. The first solution is when we want to recycle old things like clothes, toys, gadgets, books etc. most of us are unable to find avenues to recycle our used things. Through the App, the users can raise a request on the app and a representative will come to pick up the things which are no longer needed and the representative will further deliver the things to the NGO’s and the NGO’s will further make sure that the things reach the needy people. Once the things have been delivered, the user gets a message and the cycle closes. The second solution is to help people make their kitchen gardens and their own compost and if somebody does not know how to make a compost or a kitchen garden. Again a representative from Heal the world can be reached out to. Once a slot or an appointment is booked, the representative will visit the household and help in setting up the kitchen garden and a compost. The third solution is to help inspire and encourage people to join and volunteer for community cleaning drives.
Link of App - https://gallery.appinventor.mit.edu/?galleryid=bfb1b455-02ea-42e5-8bd4-e22db88930b2
Result Link: - https://appathon.appinventor.mit.edu/results
(Pls see: People’s Choice Results – Youth Team – Heal the world)
E Pluribus Unum, July 2021
In this edition, the students have written articles on some hard-hitting topics like political upheaval, race theory, gender equality, and a lot more. The edition concludes with book recommendations by our avid readers.
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VUCA Chronicles, July 2021
Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children. Walter Elias Disney
The July edition has diverse contributions by students, showcasing their brilliant writing skills. Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos going to space and opening up the possibility of civilians to travel into space has intrigued their young minds which they penned down beautifully. This edition has it all – some articles are thought-provoking, some informative, and some just fun reading.
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HCL Jigsaw Winner 2021 - Grade 9 Raghav Garg
HCL Jigsaw is a new pioneering program with an objective of building a culture of problem solving in the country, starting at the school level. This is India’s Premier Critical Reasoning Platform for students from Grades 6 to 9. It had participants from across the country in each grade. Raghav is among the 3 winners in Grade 9.
HCL Jigsaw aims to:
- Raise awareness on the importance of 21st century skills;
- Celebrate educators who strive hard to nurture these skills in young individuals.
- Recognize and reward students who have the potential to be tomorrow's leading problem-solvers; and
- Help all participating students understand improvement areas so that they can work towards developing these critical skills.
Rewards for Raghav Grag
The Winners Trophy.- Prizes worth up to INR 1 L per student including laptop, portable speaker and Wi-Fi printer.
- Learning opportunities at HCL Innovation Labs on real life projects.
Congratulations to India's Top Young Problem Solvers