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मुंशी प्रेमचंद जयंती

मुंशी प्रेमचंद जयंती के उपलक्ष्य में कक्षा ३ से ५ के बच्चों ने १९ जुलाई २०२१ से ३१ जुलाई २०२१ तक इस महान साहित्यकार के बारे में जाना | सभी बच्चों ने इनकी जीवनी को संक्षेप में जाना और प्रमुख रचनाओं के नामों से अवगत हुए |

कक्षा ३ से ५ के बच्चों ने मुंशी प्रेमचंद द्वारा रचित एक कहानी को पढ़ा और उस पर आधारित गतिविधि की | उन्होंने गूगल फॉर्म के ज़रिए quiz भी किया |

कक्षा ३ के बच्चों ने ‘दो बैलों की कथा’ द्वारा घनिष्ठ मित्रता, जानवरों और मनुष्य के प्रेम तथा तालमेल को जाना एवं उस पर चर्चा की | कक्षा ४ में बच्चों ने ‘ईदगाह’ कहानी सुनी, समझी और पढ़ी | सभी बच्चों ने हामिद द्वारा घर के बड़े-बूढों के लिए नि:स्वार्थ प्रेम पर चर्चा की और उससे भावनात्मक रूप से जुड़ पाए | उन्होंने इस कहानी का मंचन भी किया |

किस्सागोई – पंच परमेश्वर

मुंशी प्रेमचंद द्वारा शुरू की गई कहानी वाचन की कला - ‘किस्सागोई’ से कक्षा ५ के बच्चे परिचित हुए | उन्होंने मुंशी प्रेमचंद द्वारा रचित प्रसिद्ध कहानी पंच परमेश्वर को किस्सागोई के माध्यम से प्रस्तुत किया | हमारे कक्षा ५ के ‘किस्सागोइओं’ ने भावपूर्ण कथा वाचन करते हुए पंचायती राज व्यवस्था को समझते हुए सरपंच की ज़िम्मेदारी और नैतिकता का बोध भी किया | इस कहानी के द्वारा सभी छात्र मुंशी प्रेमचंद की लेखन शैली से भी अवगत हुए |

सौभाग्य उसी को प्राप्त होता है, जो पने कर्तव्य पथ पर अडिग रहते हैं। - मुंशी प्रेमचंद

School Tour of the Early Years spaces

South Block at Shiv Nadar School Faridabad, came alive with wonder, curiosity, greetings, chatter, play, questions, explorations when our youngest learners visited their school for the first time.

The students and their parents were invited to school in small groups and were taken for a tour of the Early Years spaces in South block.

Delighted to meet and interact with their HRT, the little ones spent time with them in their classrooms. Some sat on their chairs at the table and asked “हम activities कब करेगें?” while the others were busy observing the display boards and exploring their classrooms.

The children enjoyed themselves exploring the play area. Happy to be on the swings, slides, see-saws, a few of them even attempted to climb the rope ladders. The library had them settle into the bean bags while some identified the books with their parents. At the amphitheatre there was wonderful chatter and smiles as the children descended the stairs to be on the stage.

The parents appreciated the school for organizing the visit and requested for such visits to be organized once a week or even once a month for a longer duration of time.

Here is a glimpse: https://youtu.be/vPLBvyYu8Fs

Independence Day 2021

Today, on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day, most of us will be cherishing the idea and ideals of freedom even more, having had a taste of what a curb on basic freedom feels like in the last couple of months.

As we design the future, let us carry with us the same virtues that our leaders held so dear during the freedom struggle.

Together, let us strive towards an education and societal pradigm that gives us independance of thought, resolve and action.

Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad hoisted the National Flag on the school campus with few students, parents and faculty members. The event was also live for our children to witness the event from their respective homes. Here is a glimpse: https://youtu.be/9AnFm9NOa3U

Citation Ceremony, Pride of 2020-21

The citation ceremony held on 17 July was a formal farewell for the “Pride of 2021” by all their mentors and educators at school. An online YouTube broadcast began with a message from the trustee, Mr. Shikhar Malhotra.

Heart-warming moments followed when their first few teachers from the past years conveyed their best wishes. The teachers shared anecdotes and unforgettable memories urging the students to always give their best in life.

After the invocation song - a video of their childhood memories at school was played. This was followed by the class teachers reading out citations for each and every student highlighting the special qualities and talents as well as their hopes for the future.

The foot-tapping song ‘Jeruselama’ was performed by teachers who taught the batch over the years to remind them of the spirit of hope and resilience that characterizes the essence of an SNS student. In keeping with our tradition, students were presented with mementos.

The closing of the online ceremony was marked by the choir students singing a song wishing their peers good luck for the future.

Joy of Sharing 2021

The Joy of Sharing Week marks the birthday of our Founder Mr. Shiv Nadar. Drawing inspiration from his vision and mission we aim at crafting yearlong engagements to make students understand their social responsibility and empower them in making their world a better place. The joy of Sharing is an integral part of the curriculum at Shiv Nadar School which includes learnings that extend way beyond the classrooms and textbooks, a festival of philanthropy to establish the spirit of sharing and giving amongst students.

The Joy of Sharing decennial celebration commenced with the students from all the Cohorts participate in project-based experiential learning. These projects are designed to give them exposure to the world outside by giving them an opportunity to be a part of initiatives that help them understand and build capabilities. While the week marked the beginning of the journey with smaller engagements, the students will be engaged in various activities throughout the year.

Early Years

The Early Years students learned the importance of sharing through various activities. During the connected learning sessions, they shared - books, songs, artwork, and jokes with each other to bring a smile to everyone’s face. Storytelling sessions were organised with founder parents, students, teachers, staff, and alumnae who took them down the memory lane of their journey at the Shiv Nadar School. As a gesture of gratitude students made souvenirs for the ones who help them and for the family members whom they have not met for a long time.

Primary Years

The students celebrated the Joy of Sharing Week with Didis and Bhaiyas (support staff) through online sessions. They played instruments as a gratitude gesture and were treated with a wonderful story session by them. The session ended with sharing the cards that the students had made for them. There were also various sessions conducted by parents – storytelling, panel discussion, community service, art workshops. The artwork by students is collated and presented on the Padlet.

https://padlet.com/snehawadhwa/pl8m16gy8958zlqq

The students of Grade 4 & 5 are also engaging in a Community Outreach Programme. Under this programme they are working with an NGO named Om Foundation and will reach out to the community to gather resources like food and funds for the beneficiaries of the Foundation.

Junior Student Council members conducted an interactive session with the students of Nursery and KG (Early Years. The Council Members took the little ones on a virtual tour of the school and shared their own experiences of many joyful moments spent in school with friends and teachers. The Early Years students were overjoyed as they danced to lively music and enjoyed the interactive games and activities.

Middle School

The week commenced with a discussion with the students on Joy of Sharing, aimed at creating Awareness and Action. Children in each habitat decided upon a set of tasks to reach out to people who may need small blessings. They created a Wall of Gratitude to document their small acts of compassion in the form of a write-up with pictures and videos.

Grade 6- https://padlet.com/debapriya/un6fiw9pkt846diy

Grade 7- https://padlet.com/MAK30/lgxtee9jaso0q7vg

Grade 8- https://padlet.com/ashu1/ezmf6e1mvf7qxnk7

https://padlet.com/ashu1/5wlpxrh4evh1c9nv

Senior School

During the Joy of Week our senior students embarked on a Student-Led Social Impact Initiative called Prarabdha - A Beginning. The objective of this year’s initiative focused on the creative and entrepreneurial skills of the students. Through this initiative, the school aims to inculcate human values in our students, allowing them to experience the inherent joy contained in the act of sharing. The students also got a chance to lead their teams, interact with multiple stakeholders and chisel their leadership skills along the way. The yearlong engagement culminated in November and an exhibition was put up by the students of the hand crafted products to raise funds.

Learn more about this endeavour here: http://prarabdha.in/

Joy of Sharing 2021

The Joy of Sharing week marks the birthday of our founder, Mr Shiv Nadar, and brings alive his vision of sharing joy, compassion and the philanthropic spirit with the community of our school. The essence of ‘Joy of sharing’ was imparted to the children through various activities. The celebrations began with a discussion on the meaning of the word –’Sharing’, understanding “Who is Mr. Shiv Nadar?” and “Why do we celebrate Joy of sharing week at Shiv Nadar School?” Sharing is one of the most important virtues which bring happiness in life.

Grade 1

Students conducted various art and craft activities like spray painting, origami, card –making, pencil pop-ups and drawing. Intriguing science experiments on surface-tension, turning primary colours into secondary colours, pop-rocket were also led by our little learners.

Parents also came forth to celebrate the joy of sharing by conducting various activities like art and craft (book holder from waste material, landscape painting, snake craft, pencil pop-ups), fire-free cooking (club sandwich, Nutella fruit sandwich) and storytelling session (Giraffes can’t dance).

The joy of sharing was continued as teachers engaged learners in interesting activities like elephant mask making linked to the English story ‘Gajjapati – Kullapati’, science experiment (balloon activity), storytelling sessions and other games.

Grade 2

The Joy of sharing week commenced with the narration of an insightful story ‘The Giving Tree’ by the HRT’s during the Circle Time. This was followed by an engaging discussion on the meaning and the reason behind celebrating the Joy of Sharing at Shiv Nadar School.

The children enjoyed various craft activities like raised salt art, origami composition, hand puppets etc. conducted during the week. They were very excited to share their birthday messages for Mr. Nadar on his 76th birthday and made beautiful handmade cards for him.

Celebrating the spirit of sharing, 4 children from each section collaborated with the teacher for a storytelling session for the kindergarten children. The story ‘Nobody Laughs at a lion’ was appreciated and liked by all. On 16 th July the week culminated with a special morning assembly. The highlights of the assembly were a melodious song- Gift to you by Music Teacher Mr. Dennis and a Hindi play - ‘Ekki Dokki’ by the grade 1 teachers which shared the message that the ‘real joy in life is not in what we get but in what we give’.

Grade 3

Grade 3 conducted several activities as part of the Joy of Sharing Week. We discussed the importance of communities, of standing by each other and how we are grateful for connecting virtually despite our distance. The class led several activities – Joy of Eating together, Joy of Making together, Joy of Compliments etc. Students taught each other different recipes, gave each other compliments, made crafts to decorate and celebrate.

Grade 4

Grade 4 celebrated the ‘Joy of sharing’ week with so many different activities. Focusing on inculcating the values of giving, sharing and social responsibility in our children and experiencing the joy in doing that, we had various sessions throughout the week during our circle time like Fire-free cooking sessions and knowledge sharing led by children, creating useful items using materials available at home (craft activities), sharing a compliment, exercises for eyes, making eye soothers etc.

We unfolded the plan for the following day a day prior to keep the excitement going and the children well prepared before the sessions. Our children participated with all their hearts and brought forward certain skills that were hidden from each other.

Grade 5

Grade 5 celebrated 'Joy of Sharing' enthusiastically with a multitude of activities. Students engaged in fire-free cooking exploring delicious delicacies like coconut laddoos, sandwiches, Dora cakes, oreo balls, etc, purely student-led. Their circle time was filled with joy as students discussed their pets and how they care for them. Art and craft activities were also student-led along with some presentations, it was an amalgamation of sharing and exploring.

Middle and Senior School

The week’s line up featured guest speakers from various fields in sessions led by the students, for the students and parents of the grades 6-11.

12 July 2021:

Mr. Shivang Mehta, an internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer and Canon India ambassador joined Aryan Veer Goenka (Habitat Conservationist, Senior school) and Ria Singh (Environment and photography enthusiast, Grade 11) for a conversation on the power of photography and its role in conservation in India.

A former journalist and PR professional and now an author and one of India’s leading wildlife photographers – Mr. Shivang Mehta has worn many professional hats. His love for the forests of Kumaon pushed him to choose Corbett as his main area of work and he left the cozy comforts of corporate offices to work on the field with his organisation Nature Wanderers which he started in 2007.

The conversation candidly covered stories from his adventures and students’ questions around photography as a career, conservation and the need of sensitivity towards the rich wildlife of our country.

13 July 2021:

The senior school counsellor Ms. Manisha Massey facilitated a panel discussion with student panelists Sadhya Gaur (Grade 10), Suhani Sharma (Grade 11) and Madhuanisha Katoch (Grade 11) and child psychology expert Ms. Sarika Kumar, who is also a parent of the school.

The discussion addressed student survey questions raised anonymously on adolescence, keeping a healthy mindset while coping with the pandemic, generation gap and other sensitive student issues.

The panel touched upon perspectives from the experts and how students perceive and work their way through the various challenges that come up in online learning, including homework and assessment anxiety.

14 July 2021:

Disputandum 1.0 , a two-round parliamentary debate was held on the 14th of July., Disputandum was led by the MUN secretary Yagna Gupta (Grade 11) and Mannat Kaur (grade 11).

A neck-to-neck competition was held between participating student teams and eventually the audience voted through mentimeter to pick the team Golden Jackals as the winner of Disputandum 1.0. The parameters of voting included matter, manner and the most creative name.

An expert panel of students Aarav Balyan, Yashvi Midha and Krishiv Khatri, who have been trained under the Behes program, were the jury members who were called upon for a decision when there was a tie between two teams.

15 July 2021:

On Thursday, Cultural secretary (senior) Avni Thapliyal and House Captain (Tiger House) Tia Jain led a conversation with Ms. Dhwani Vij. Dhwani is one of the founding members of theatre group ‘The Third Space Collective’ in Delhi and is an actor, director and educator of Theatre.

The conversation was studded beautifully with excerpts from her previous work, and explored the depths of production, lighting design, casting and community involvement with Theatre along with addressing the student audience’s queries about the field.

16 July 2021:

The culmination of Joy of Sharing week was marked by Siyaahi 2.0, a poetry slam event started in the year 2020, where parents, students and teachers alike, all came together to share their self-composed poetry and recite other beautiful works by famous poets. With a line-up of more than 20 participants, the evening culminated into a beautiful shared space for the love of language and explored themes from comedy, satire to the depth of blues.

We believe that this celebration and its tradition speaks volumes of the culture at SNS, a culture that students, teachers, management and parents build together. We would like to thank our parent community for being equal partners in this journey.

These extraordinary times compel us to think differently and therefore our aspirations for JOS unfolded with a unique flavour and nuance.

Investiture Ceremony - Middle and Senior School

The investiture ceremony was an occasion to celebrate the indomitable spirit of resilience and empathy and felicitate the new torch bearers of the student body. The Middle and Senior School student body elected their student council virtually for the first time. The whole process of the democratic elections was held in an organised and seamless manner. The candidates shared their vision in their manifesto videos and campaigning was kick started by showing these manifesto videos to the students during the circle time slots. A google doc was shared with the students and they voted for the candidates of their choice virtually on the 19th of June 2021.

The newly elected Student Council was sworn in at the Investiture Ceremony held on the 26th of June, 2021. Before that, the service and leadership of the previous council members who had led by example, holding themselves, those around them and the SNS core values to a higher standard, was lauded.

Viren Choudhary and Nirvani Jain were elected as the School Captains for the year. Along with School Captains, House captains, Sports Captain, Vice-captains, Prefects, Literary Incharges and Cultural Secretaries, this year, several new posts were introduced namely - MUN secretary, Heritage and History Anchor and Habitat Conservationist. The elected students gave their acceptance speeches and thanked their peers for voting for them.

The School Captain of the previous council, Arnav Sachdeva, led the Student Council in taking the oath to do justice to the responsibilities entrusted upon them. Col Gopal Karunakaran, CEO of Shiv Nadar School and President of Shiv Nadar University, inspired the council with his motivating words about leadership. Our Director Principal Ms. Wal congratulated and motivated the council to be the voice of the student body and learn the true essence of leadership.

A lot of hard work, technical expertise, creativity and innovative thinking had gone into planning what finally culminated into the Investiture ceremony.