Learning Styles Assessment and Social Emotional Resilience
The department of SEN+Counselling organized a session for Scholastic Teachers from Pre-Primary to the Senior School, on the topic titled LASER- Learning Styles Assessment and Social Emotional Resilience for Teachers on Monday, 13th January,2020. The facilitator for this session is Dr. Sakshi Mehrotra.
Dr. Mehrotra has worked on a short training for teachers and mentors for building emotional intelligence and linguistic capabilities to understand learning styles in children. Dr. Mehrotra is a professor of psychology, a counselling psychologist, a Certified NLP Practitioner, and a member of the American Psychological Association, and conducts various workshops with schools and universities, corporate organizations, and professional psychologists.
Given our annual theme of building resilience and our focus on SEE learning across the school, this training seminar session was extremely beneficial for us as educators, and for our school.
Mindfulness Retreat 2019 @ SNS, Noida
Shiv Nadar School, Noida in collaboration with Ahimsa Trust organized a three-day Mindfulness retreat from the 18th - 20th of December, 2019 titled “Inter-being” for the Educators, Parents and Students.
Mindfulness is a way of life for all of us at Shiv Nadar School. It is the energy of being aware of what is happening inside and around us in the present moment. It helps us to live more deeply, to see more clearly and to experience our interconnectedness with each other and nature. This practice helps in creating compassionate and harmonious learning community.
Monastics from the monastery Thich Nhat Hanh, Plum Village in France led us through concrete practices like mindful breathing, sitting, walking, and guided meditation.
Glimpses of Mindfulness Retreat 2019
Celebrating Abilities at Shiv Nadar School, Noida
Special Needs Department, Shiv Nadar School, Noida conducted a sensory exploration circuit during the Ability Week, 2019, understanding the significance of developing a sensory pathway and sensory integration in Early Years.Children engaged in exploring visual, auditory, tactile, oral-motor, vestibular and proprioceptive senses through various activities and play.
Sensitization Fair was organized for primary and middle school children wherein, various activity stalls were put up to sensitize children regarding issues curling around special needs and their diverse requirements through play-way pedagogy.
A panel with renowned members from the industry were invited for a discussion on the topic of transition from school to college – getting it right and a perspective on inclusion. The Panel included Ms. Satinder Walia- Consultant Child Psychologist, Ms. Anupriya- Chief Consultant, Ministry of Education, Ms. Reena Gupta– Founding Director, Office of Learning Support, Ashoka University, Ms. Mamata Barua- Parent, Shiv Nadar School, Noida, Moderator, Dr. Neerja Sharma– Managing Trustee, Pratham Delhi Education Initiative.
RoboCup Junior - Northern Zonal Region
Shiv Nadar School Faridabad hosted RoboCup Junior - Northern Zonal region competition on 18th and 19th December, 2019.
There were 3 categories: Rescue - Line, Rescue - Maze, Soccer.
Soccer is a new category introduced for the very first time this year.
38 teams from different Schools participated in the event. Participating School were Step by Step Noida, Vasant Valley- Delhi, Army Public School, Amrita Vidyalaya, Shiv Nadar School Noida, Shiv Nadar School Gurgaon, Mother's International School, Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura , Hansraj Model School, G.D.Goenka Public School etc.
From Our School, 4 teams participated - 2 teams in Rescue - line and 2 teams in Soccer Category.
Following are the students participated: Rohit Singh, Viren choudhary, Suhani Sharma, Nirvani Jain, Mansi Aggarwal, Manan Chindalia, Akul Chitkara, Mehul Kothari, Krissh Jain, Arnab Tiwari
Results:
Rescue Line:
RoboSquad - 2nd position
Students name - Krissh Modi, Arnab Tiwari and Manan Chindalia
Also, received award for Best Robot Design
Squadrons - Secured 5th position. Qualified for Nationals.
Soccer Category:
EV3 Squad - 1st position
Students Name: Rohit Singh and Mansi Aggarwal
Also received award for Best Programming
RoboWarriors - 2nd position
Students name: Akul Chitkara and Mehul Kothari
Also received award for Innovation and Creativity and Overall best performance.
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Parent Orientation
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad conducted a Parent Orientation for the new parents of the 2020-21 session on Saturday, 07 Dec 2019.
The Orientation aimed at welcoming our new parents and sharing with them what we do and how we do things at Shiv Nadar School. It was also a platform for the parents to interact with Senior Leadership of the SNS.
Our CEO Col. Gopal Karunakaran, shared the journey of our school in terms of its foundation, infrastructure and ethos. He also briefed the parents about all the educational initiatives that come under the Shiv Nadar Foundation umbrella. He shared that moving from strength to strength, we are now 3 schools (the Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad began in 2015) a 4000+ students, 500+ staff and 8000+ parent strong community.
Our Principal, Mrs Anju Wal walked the parents through the vision and mission, value system and pillars of the school. She shared how Our philosophy is supported by value-led action. She introduced the Senior Leadership, Mr. Raymond Fernandas- Director of Education, Col. Atul Bali - Head Administration, Mr. Laurence Dass - Senior Administration, Mrs. Bhagirathi Saikia - Pre-Primary Coordinator and Ms. Bhagya Laxmi Sinha - Parent Partnership Officer.
Our Parent Partnership Officer - Bhagya Laxmi Sinha, shared the importance of a strong parent-partnership program at SNS. She stressed on the fact that The School Management, Teachers and Parents are partners in achieving excellence, as well as mentors throughout the child’s unending yet joyful road of knowledge delivery and construction.
Chess Championship
Shiv Nadar School Faridabad, for the first tme hosted an inhouse Chess Championship for children from Grades 3 to 5 on Friday, 20th December. It was a platform for children to enhance skills like problem solving, logical thinking and analytical reasoning. The game teaches our students to take responsibility of their own actions.
Following are the names of the winners:-
Grade 3
1:- Aarush
2:- Neerav
3:- Harsamrat
4:- Jenya
Grade 4
1:- Gauransh Garg- 4 sariska
2:- Arnav Marwah- 4 sariska
3:- Aarav Balyan-4 sariska
4:- Shivansh Grover- 4 Gir
Grade 5
1:- Aahwaan khullar- 5 Corbett
2:- Vansh Marwah- 5 Corbett
3:- Satt Gupta- 5 sariska
The participants showed great enthusiasm, true sportsman spirit and maturity while competing .
Inter-School Literary Bonanza, Elixir 1.0
The Inter-School Literary Bonanza, Elixir 1.0 was held on 30th November 2019 in Shiv Nadar School Faridabad. Nine schools , including the host school participated in the competition, namely Eicher School, MDPS, Manaskriti School, Ryan International School, Grand Columbus School, DPS Sector 98 , DPS Sector 81 and Shiv Nadar School Noida .
There were two categories- grades 8 to 10 and grades 5 to 7. It included a plethora of events. The events for the senior category comprised It's Up for Debate, Visual Interpretation of a Poem, Just A Minute and Poem in the Pocket. The events of the Junior category included Twist in the Tale, Recitation, Half A Minute and Dramatic Interpretation of a prepared Extract from Prose.
The event was a grand success wherein all the teams participated whole- heartedly and gave their best. The overall running Trophy was won by Shiv Nadar School Faridabad. However, the host school graciously gave away the running trophy to the next contenders i.e Ryan International School.
The event helped students in enhancing their oratory skills along with presenting themselves on a wider platform.
'Inclusion in schools'.
On 7th December 2019, we had an interactive session by The Latika Foundation Director- Ms.Jo Chopra on 'Inclusion in schools'.
The session starts at 12:00 pm with a one hour talk followed by a half an hour Question-Answer round.
Ms. Jo Chopra McGowan is American by birth and a writer by profession.
She is a co-founder and director of the Latika Roy Foundation, a voluntary organization in Dehradun, India working for children with different abilities. She started it for her youngest daughter Moy Moy, who was 12 weeks premature and has Cerebral Palsy and a degenerative disorder.
Jo believes passionately in the power of ordinary people to change the world.She has used her peace movement organising skills to build an institution which is largely staffed by local people with limited formal education but who have a wealth of creativity, resourcefulness and ingenuity.
The teachers and few admin staff were privileged to be a part of this session and discuss children with diverse needs, their importance in our lives as teachers and a different approach to see or deal with them in schools or elsewhere.
We saw these beautiful children through the lens of Jo which in itself was heartwarming and thought provoking.
Each teacher left the room with a deeper understanding of pupils with Special needs and had endless conversations with Ms.Jo and each other post session.
Grade 9 students at VG Sitapur
The purpose of this trip was to provide an enriching experience and exposure to the students of both the school.
Children were really excited to board the train to Lucknow on 1oth December, 2019.
On day 1, the students participated in an Ice-Breaker activity, along with their Vidyagyan buddies. Children were involved in a culture-exchange through art.
On day 2, SNS Students conducted an Assembly in the morning. The students were shown around the school. Children were involved in Art and Crafts workshop and which was followed by understanding math experientially.
SNS, Students thanked their buddies for the warm and affectionate hospitality that had been extended to them. . The interaction set a spur of inquisitiveness and an urge to learn among the students.
Parents appreciated the school for such exchange programs for the students.
Sharing a glimpse of the trip.
Source: https://video214.com/play/PwCRc3r0cFHMH9Qm0Yux9Q/s/dark
Science Week 2019
“Science is not only a discipline of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.”
-Stephen Hawkings
Science Week is a fruit of this passion revelled through a weeklong celebration of Science and Technology culminating into a grand melee of experiential learning. This Year ‘Science Week’ was observed from November 11-15, 2019. We believe that the true essence of learning is when the philosophy seamlessly integrates with the lives of the learner, powering their interpretation of everything that goes around them by constantly relating to their environment. Many eminent schools from NCR and Delhi Region participated in the Science Week this year.
The week began with Vigyantram – a National level championship based on latest technological advancement, with a series of technical workshops in association with Aakaar, IIT Bombay. Interactive workshops were conducted by professionals from IIT Bombay on two consecutive days on the topic: ‘Mobile Controlled Robotics Arm’.
In the second edition of Physics Conclave 2019, the students were engaged in sessions conducted by Dr. Mick Storr, Scientist at ATLAS, CERN along with Dr. Archana Sharma, Physicist at CERN brought experimental physics alive for everyone to experience some mind-boggling cosmic phenomena.
The week entailed various other workshops and activities such as Physics Capacity Building programme, Helicopter Making workshop and a session on Chandrayan Mission 2. The hands on experiments and out of the box thinking helped students delve deeper into the realm of Physics, understand the meaning of soft landing, discuss about Pragyan Rover and explore the technical aspects of important concepts in the field of science and technology.
