Doodle Fest 4th edition at Shiv Nadar School, Noida
The 4th Edition of the Doodle Fest was held at the Shiv Nadar School, Noida on November 23- 24, 2019, for school students, parents and teachers across Delhi and NCR to explore the world through art.
A first of its kind in India, the Doodle Fest combines workshops by renowned visual artists, illustrators, animators, cartoonists, graphic designers and visual storytellers and aims at:
1. Promoting the power of drawing as a tool of visual communication.
2. Facilitating a better understanding of current drawing practices, and reaffirm the value of art.
3. Highlighting the significance of drawing/art in various professions.
4. Stimulating creativity in students by giving them an opportunity to meet professional artists, who will share their knowledge and encourage young minds to explore their imagination.
5. To spread visual literacy !
The Festival, meant for students of Grades 1-12, is aligned with our vision to provide students with an environment that challenges them into discovering their talent and skills, and to inspire the joy of Art in their learning.
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Pedagogy Sharing session for Early Years parents
An orientation on ‘Junior Math Pedagogy and ‘Language Teaching Pedagogy’ was conducted with the KG and Year I parents on November 16, 2019.
The focus of the orientation was to facilitate an understanding of the junior Math approach and to demystify learning related to Mathematics in a manner where application beyond homeroom setting is possible. It also included the sharing of the approach followed in teaching language to the students and enabling parents to support their child at home with language related practices.
Career Symposium - CGC Event
Career Symposium
On 27 Nov 2019, the CGC invited subject experts and speakers from Indian institutes to address parents and students. The objective was to give parents and students a chance to understand the pathways and the way forward with subjects and admission eligibility, requirements and courses offered at different Indian universities. The speakers also guided students about subjects they can pursue at both undergraduate and graduate level.
There were five separate sessions from different streams.
The scientist from the National Institute of Immunology (NII) explained about different subject combinations with biology, which can be pursued in future, and various careers associated with this subject.
The speaker from National Institute of Design (NID) spoke about the programs offered, the eligibility requirements and preparation of a portfolio. She also shared her journey as a design expert and 'Design as a profession'.
Economics and Acturial Sciences session had two speakers who narrated their journey at Delhi University and JNU and outlined the scope of Economics as a subject.
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies has eight campuses in India, the representative talked about the selection procedure NMIMS-NPAT 2020 national level entrance test. He also gave an insight into the field of data sciences, Artificial intelligence, Technology Management, Design, Liberal Arts etc. at NMIMS.
University of Delhi - The speaker addressed the students on Courses offered at the University of Delhi, the eligibility criteria, admission process, the complexity, entrance exams, and the recent changes in the admission process.
Carnival for Kindergarten and Nursery - PRG event
A day of masti, mazaa and celebrations was the carnival on 23rd Nov. 2019 at the Gurgaon School lawns.
The theme of this year’s milieu was a colourful ensemble of “The festivals of India”; Lohri and Pongal, Holi, Eid, Diwali and Christmas. The set-up for the festivals was at various stalls created with five elements, namely, festive décor, a game, crafts corner, food of the festival and performances/storytelling about the festival. Children enjoyed the various creatively designed games, indulged in the craft activities, sat in rapt attention through the storytelling, and participated along in the performances, all the while enjoying the yummylicious food prepared for them by the parents. The accompanying parents and grandparents, too, participated in all the fun and activities with great zeal and enthusiasm basking in the glorious autumn sun.
The beautiful “outdoor weather” was a blessing, not that the organisational skills of the PRG needed any.
An event that had the little ones creating joyous childhood memories and the adults re-living their memories.
Science Week
Middle School students culminated the Science Week on Saturday, 23rd November.
THE OUTLINE:
Day 1: Science week began with a session ‘Science is for everyone’ by a grade 12 student from SNS Noida, Avi Kukshal.
Day 2: Students researched and decided their projects, which included working models, experiment demonstrations and paper presentations.
Day 3: Houses participated in an Inter-house Quiz and marked CV Raman day.
Day 4: Students worked on their models and projects in groups and set up a gallery walk.
Day 5: Science week culminated with a talk by Dr. Richa, a professor and scientist from Shiv Nadar University who works in microbiology.
She also attended the gallery walk organized by the students
Sharing a report of the event.
Physics Conclave 2019
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.
In the first session, Dr. Mick engaged the students from Shiv Nadar School and Shiv Nadar University in a discussion on the topic ‘Antimatter’. He also took up Cloud Chamber experiment with the students through which he tried to explain how scientists think and perform hands on experiment. In another session led by Dr. Archana, the students explored the technical aspects of Accelerator and Detector.
India's Climate Crusader - Ridhima Pandey
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad welcomed Ridhima Pandey (India's Greta Thunberg) on campus for a dialogue on climate change with the students. She shared that Government across the globe have to so much more on climate change. "We have to move from talk to action".
Ridhima Pandey was among 16 children, including Greta Thunberg, who filed a complaint to protest the lack of government action on the climate crisis at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
Ridhima added "Children from all over the world are fighting for climate justice, we hope that it will bring a positive change. Our students interacted with her on the driving force, challenges faced while filing the complaint.
Kaafila 2019- The First Integrated Arts Festival of Shiv Nadar School
If words were mankind’s sole medium of expression, we would’ve seen much less struggle. As it happens, they convey only a fraction of the myriad thoughts that engulf the human mind. The essence of our humanity lies in the way we look beyond physical appearance and blend beauty with emotion. We derive joy from the iridescent dew drop on a single blade of grass, the weightless flutter of a butterfly’s wings, the white fortitude of a crashing wave. Such exquisite elegance transcends words; it must be felt to be understood. We therefore look upon the world through the arts. They convey thoughts and feelings we wouldn’t dare put into words, stripping away pretenses and inhibitions to bare underlying emotions and offer a glimpse into humanity, in all its beautiful starkness.
It is to celebrate this unfettered expression that Shiv Nadar School organised ‘Kaafila’, an arts festival. As the name suggests, it is a procession of the arts. It brings together the various art forms in a heady amalgamation of vivid colour and snazzy beats, to create something magical. It is a series of performances and interactional events that help explore different perspectives, skills and emotions. Apart from being celebratory, the festival also includes a competitive aspect, with events that seek to challenge our interpretation of the arts, as well as the world, and push us towards a more comprehensive perspective, while broadening horizons and enhancing skills. Music, Dance, Theatre and Art are all doorways that lead to dazzling worlds of whimsical reality. The festival delves deep into each of these worlds, while also offering a glimpse into the new avenues of creativity that open up when these art forms are melded together. It aims to alter our perceptions and reacquaint us with our humanity, while exposing the raw emotion that is the root of all beauty.
Today's reader is tomorrow's leader !!
On 25th October’2019, the students of the Service Learning Club went to the government school in Bhatola. The aim for our visit was to donate the books we had collected. We also interacted with the students there and told them stories from those books itself to develop their interest in reading. Since Diwali was around the corner, they all had decorated their classes and had made beautiful rangolis. We were really amazed after seeing the way they had decorated their corridors and their classes. They were really excited and happy to see us and even more curious to read the books we had got for them. They listened to us very carefully while we told them stories. The students there were confident and also very interactive. They were also very fluent and well spoken. We were overwhelmed by receiving the love and affection that we did on our first visit. We realised that we were very privileged to get so many facilities and opportunities in our school and we are thankful for them.
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Funkaar 2019
The word ‘funkaar’ means artist; but ‘fun’kaar is also having fun at work! Funkaar Week is a time for exploring the science behind the Arts and Heritage of our country. It is a time to combine theoretical learning with hands-on work, a time to appreciate the scientific processes that form an intricate part of our art forms. The students from all the grades work on arts-led learning based on science and social science themes. Every activity undertaken leads to some learning through different ways:
•Learning by doing: Explore and experience working with their hands and bodies.
•Learning by exposure: Meeting practitioners from different fields in an arts-intense atmosphere, have discussions and workshops.
•Learning by chance: Displays around the school to reflect heritage arts and crafts, discuss their origins and what we know about their history and development, including their contemporary circumstances.