Celebration of International Day of People With Disabilities
Celebration of International Day of People With Disabilities/ Across the school
The International Day of Persons with Disability is observed annually all across the world on the 3rd of December. Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, dedicated the 1st to the 5th of December to celebrate International Day of People With Disabilities. We focus on learning more about how not all disabilities are visible, and how we can hear everyone's abilities speak louder than their disabilities. The date for this observance was decided by the United Nations in 1992. Each year, the United Nation. With students and teachers from across the school various activities and talents were conducted based on the plan shared below. Sharing a glipmse. https://youtu.be/aH4J0nwPjH4
KAAFILA 2020 GOES INTERNATIONAL IN IT’S NEW ONLINE AVATAR!
Shiv Nadar School Noida presents the first of its kind ‘Integrated Arts Festival - Kaafila 2020’. Kaafila brings together various art forms - theatre, music, dance and visual arts, in a heady amalgamation of vivid colours and snazzy beats to create something magical. Keeping with the tradition the students took responsibility for all the event planning, monitoring, online collaboration platforms, website designing, crowd funding the festival, artist engagements – truly an event by the students, for the students!
The theme of this year’s online Art Festival was ‘Freedom’, which went international and saw participation from schools across the globe. The three-day extravaganza events were categorised under the headings compete, collaborate and witness. Kaafila 2020 in its shiny new online avatar explored the possibilities of collaborative pieces beyond geographical boundaries, presenting artistic works under its central theme ‘Freedom’. There were conversations with artists from different fields to reimagine possibilities, recognising that Art transcends all limitations.
The Kaafila website also hosted Arts Haat, an online Art market to support artists from across India giving them a platform to have direct access with the buyers.
Click Here: Arts Haat
Visit the following links for a peek into Kaafila 2020:
Go to website: Kaafila 2020
Principal, Mrs. Anju Wal in conversation with Mrs. Kiran Nadar
Principal, Mrs. Anju Wal in conversation with Mrs. Kiran Nadar on 2nd November along with other Principals and Directors. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=dHOqd4j6Dh8
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FUNKAAR 2020
'Funkaar' an underlying concept of experiential learning celebrates the coming together of art forms to aid learning in a holistic and creative manner, with this spirit Funkaar Week for Early Years and Primary School culminated with much fervour.
This year the event went live where the students delved into diverse world through - video exchanges, interactive sessions, virtual tours, folktale sessions and many more engaging activities. Funkaar gave them the experience of different perspectives, values and beliefs to build the bridges of multiculturalism. A different world of possibilities unveiled through collaboration, exploration and reflections. The collaboration with schools across the globe gave students the opportunity to travel the world virtually and share their respective cultures, making friends from different parts of the world. Our young Funkaars’ voice and choice echoed throughout, as their journey unfolded with this new medium of communication.
Highlights of the Event
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Energy Boot Camp
Shiv Nadar School, in association with Indian Youth Nuclear Society, organised the Energy Boot Camp from November 6 - 8, 2020. The three-day Boot Camp featured interactive sessions related to Nuclear Energy, Climate change and Sustainability for students to make them more aware about energy and the environment.
The preliminary phase of Energy Boot Camp commenced from October 6, 2020. During this phase, the students from the participating schools competed in the Creative activities, Interactive Experiment sessions and the Inter-School Competitions. Swinzal Taneja of our school was among the winners in multiple Individual competitions such as painting, rap song and poem and slogans and taglines. Maira Sikka was among the winners in the painting competition, and Aayana Aggarwal was one of the winners in the Memes and cartoons category.
There was an Inter-School Competition with multiple rounds consisting of Energy quiz, Public interaction through video making and technical group project. Our school team consisting of Arnav Balyan, Dhruva Vijayvargia and Saachi Gupta (mentored by the Physics teacher Ms. Megha Bohra and the nuclear scientist Ms. Mudra Chavda), qualified among 15 teams to compete in the Finale. In the finale, they presented their group project to eminent Nuclear Scientists and also participated in the ‘Youth Parliament’ along with the eminent experts and panelists from various fields. They stood 3rd runners up in the competition.
SOF Olympiads - Level 2 Results
Level 2 results of the SOF Olympiads conducted last year have been announced. Details mentioned below:
1. Three of our students have received Zonal Excellence Certificates in the English Olympiad.
2. 16 students have received certificates of merit for the English Olympiad.
3. 3 have received certificates of merit for the Math Olympiad and
4. 9 students have received the certificates of merit for the Science Olympiad.
Please find the further details below:
| IEO- International English Olympiad | |||||||
| Sr. No. | Student Name | Class | Awards Category | International Rank | Zonal Rank | Gift Voucher | Certificate |
| 1 | Sana Bose | 5 | Zonal | 281 | 20 | - | Certificate of Zonal Excellence |
| 2 | Rayirth Kundu | 7 | Zonal | 273 | 20 | - | Certificate of Zonal Excellence |
| 3 | Arnav Sachdeva | 9 | Zonal | 259 | 6 | Gift certificate worth Rs. 1000/- | Certificate of Zonal Excellence |
| Certificate of Merit | ||
| IMO - Mathematics Olympiad | ||
| Sr. No. | Name of the Student | Class |
| 1 | Avi Saraf | 6 |
| 2 | Neihal Gupta | 8 |
| 3 | Arnav Sachdeva | 9 |
| IEO_ English Olympiad | ||
| 1 | Nitika Arora | 4 |
| 2 | Kimyra Motwani | 4 |
| 3 | Ahaana Gajra | 4 |
| 4 | Avni Kemka | 5 |
| 5 | Nishka K | 5 |
| 6 | Khushav Sharma | 5 |
| 7 | Zoya Mirani | 5 |
| 8 | Rayhan Taneja | 5 |
| 9 | Keiyona Jolly | 6 |
| 10 | Nayonikaa Rawal | 6 |
| 11 | Agastya Anantharaman Iyer | 7 |
| 12 | Rashmita Gandhi | 8 |
| 13 | Gayatri Anantharaman Iyer | 8 |
| 14 | Akshay Bhatia Neriyanuri | 8 |
| 15 | Yagna Gupta | 9 |
| 16 | Arvik Anand | 9 |
| NSO_Science Olympiad | ||
| 1 | Pranet Pahawa | 4 |
| 2 | Nitika Arora | 4 |
| 3 | Vansh Marwah | 5 |
| 4 | Anika Rawal | 5 |
| 5 | Sana Bose | 5 |
| 6 | Avi Saraf | 6 |
| 7 | Rayirth Kundu | 7 |
| 8 | Rehat Bazral | 8 |
| 9 | Sahaj Garg | 9 |
| Total Certificates for Zonal Excellence=3 | ||
| Total Certificates of Merit= 28 | ||
Awards Ceremony 2019 - 20 / Middle and Senior School
The Awards Ceremony of our Middle and Senior School Students. This event celebrated the Achievements of our students in the academic year 2019 -20. This is the first of its kind at Shiv Nadar School Faridabad! The Award ceremony is held to appreciate and reward perseverance and commitment to excellence of the students who have made us all proud. It is an event not only to recognize young talents, but also to give due value to our School’s core values which these awardees exemplify.
It is said that “To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.” This is the spirit that guides the students of Shiv Nadar School while on their journey from good to great.
The awards that are going to be given away are in alignment with our holistic approach towards education. they not only recognize students who have performed well in academics, but also honor those students who have excelled in sports, Art, Dance, Music and theatre.
Junior Math Workshop
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad organized their second virtual Junior Math Workshop for the Kindergarten parents on 7th November 2020. The Early Years Head Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia addressed the parents and took them through the trajectory.
The teachers of Kindergarten demonstrated various activities like ‘Sajaana’, ‘Diwali Book Fair’, ‘Madku 2’ and ‘बिल्ली के बच्चे’ to give the parents an insight on how Junior Math activities will be conducted in Term 2. The purpose of this workshop was to allow parents to experience and understand what skills will be consolidated in term 2.
The session ended by explaining the parents various skills that we develop in Kindergarten and the reasons for developing the same. This was followed by a Question/Answer round where parents asked a few questions and the same were answered by Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia and Ms. Komal, Facilitator at Jodo Gyan, post which they thanked the parents for being a part of the workshop.
Language Pedagogy Workshop
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad organized their second virtual Language Pedagogy Workshop for the Kindergarten parents on 7th November 2020. The Early Years Head Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia addressed the parents and took them through the trajectory.
The teachers of Kindergarten shared with the parents details of the language trajectory and demonstrated various activities to enhance the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The purpose of this workshop was to give parents an opportunity to experience and understand how language will be developed in Term 2.
The session ended with a Question/Answer round where parents asked a few questions and the same were answered by Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia post which the parents were thanked for being a part of the workshop.
Energy Boot Camp - An initiative by Shiv Nadar School, Noida
“It is time for sustainable energy, which puts the environment, human health and peace first”
The Energy Boot Camp is an initiative of Shiv Nadar School, as a part of STEAM activity. The online event was held from 6th to 8th November 2020, in collaboration with Indian Youth Nuclear Society(IYNS). IYNS is a non-profit organisation which aims to spread awareness about the benefits of nuclear energy among students and to encourage our youth to learn and contribute towards the usage of clean fuel. Students from schools and colleges, across India participated in the three-day event.
The event’s aim was to make students, who are the decision makers of tomorrow, aware about the choices they could have and on what logical basis they should choose wisely. The camp provided necessary exposure to our students towards global issues like ‘Climate Change’ and its impact on our sustainability.
Read More: IYNS/Energy Boot Camp
