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.
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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.
Clean As You Go- Gandhi Ji's 150th birthday celebration
'An Ounce of Practice is Better than Tons of Advice'
Our celebration of Gandhiji's life is focused on his belief, that you must 'Be the change you want to see.' The day of 2nd October began with meditative listening to 'Sarvadharma Prarthana and Vaishnava Janato', by students, parents and staff, who then set out, together, to clean the area around the outer walls of the School and the adjoining areas, sharing the message for a cleaner, greener environment through their action on ground.
To include people from the neighbouring village and invite the neighbourhood tea seller in providing freshly made tea to the shramsevaks supports our belief that 'it takes an entire village to raise a child'. The tribute to the Father of the Nation on his 150th birth anniversary is a resolve of the entire community of learners - students, staff and parents - to live Gandhi through the Head, Heart and Hand, each day.
OLE to Sursinghdhar - Grade 5
On 21st October students of grade 5 went for an outbound learning trip to Sursinghdhar, Uttrakhand. The peaceful environs of the campsite was a perfect location to explore the beauty of nature. The trip started with the acclimatization trek followed by an array of activities including monkey crawling, double trouble, mowli walking, zip line, rappling and sky ladder. There were many challenging team activities where students were required to go through many obstacles and work as a team. Students learnt the art of survival cooking and first aid. Social games like treasure hunt and bonfire provided enough opportunities for camaraderie. It was an engaging and enriching experience that will forever be etched in the impressionable minds of our students.
Visit to Vidyagyan - Bulandshahr
A set of 13 kids of grade 8 accompanied by 4 teachers successfully concluded their visit to the Vidyagyan campus.
The following report throws light on the eventful visit to the Vidyagyan campus:
1. The campus is a total delight on the eyes, a warm welcome and goodbye by the students and teachers overwhelmed us with joy.
2. The teachers in collaboration with the parents organised a wholesome experience where the children explored skills like crafting and article writing.
3. The interaction between the students and their buddies gave them insights on interpersonal relationships, introspection and empathy.
4. The visit to the organic farm was enlightening and interesting.
5. The cultural evening and the sports interaction was fun, energetic and engaging.
We the members of Shiv Nadar Foundation are sure that the students will always cherish the experience of spending time with their buddies and learning new things
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Book Launch - ‘Being Gandhi’ by Paro Anand
Harper Collins in collaboration with Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad launched eminent children’s author, Paro Anand’s book ‘Being Gandhi’ on 22nd October 2019.
‘Being Gandhi’ is extra relevant in today’s times, when the entire world is celebrating 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of nation.
It was a riot of colours to see students dressed in different uniforms of DPS Greater Faridabad, Manaskriti, Aravali and DAV Public School.Shiv Nadar School,and Vidsan Chatterhouse.
The book launch was launched in the presence of the Author, Ms. Paro Anand and Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad Principal, Ms. Anju Wal.
Our principal,Anju ma'am presented her a painting made by one of our students, as a token of appreciation.
The author's introduction was given by Avni Thapliyal and Krish Jain, after which the author had an interactive session with the students.
Ms. Anand’s reading of the first chapter made the launch extremely interactive and it filled the hall with laughter.The students were very impressed with the relevance of Gandhi in today’s world.
The interactive session become further interactive with the question answers session with the author. The students’ questions ranged from asking the author questions about her reasons for switching from fiction to real history to asking about why she chose to be an author. The plethora of questions kept the students and the author thoroughly engaged.
The author then gave copies of signed books to the students who were interested to buy the book.
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Finland Embassy Sustainability workshops
4 students of Grade 7 Agastya Iyer, Kashvi Dewan, Yashvi Midha and Krishiv Khatri attended a workshop conducted by Embassy of Finland on 15th October 2019. The workshop focused on the 17 SDGs and how the young students of the schools can participate in bringing about a sustainable change. The 23 students from 6 schools across NCR participating in the workshop were chosen on the basis on the papers they wrote based on the SDGs. The experts shared Finland’s success in achieving multiple SDGs and how they have managed to have a sustained growth without harming the environment. The students also learnt about Circular Economy Roadmap and also discussed the necessity of having Circular Economy classes in the school. The experts also discussed the need for Citizens involvement is achieving success in the implementation of SDGs. The students worked on ways of measuring their Carbon footprints and how to reduce the same. All the participants ended the session after presenting the measures they can take in the school to bring down the plastic waste. They later planted a tree in the embassy campus marking their visit and as a reminder of their pledge towards the environment and the earth.
#BurnTheBhedhBhaav - Team Article 15 associates with SNS Noida
Ahead of the World Television Premiere of Article 15 (a critically acclaimed hindi movie that talks about caste-based discrimination), ANDPictures kick-started a movement called #BurnTheBhedhBhaav, focusing on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution that prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. In our day to day lives, all of us come across instances where discrimination takes place in which either we are the ones initiating it or we may be unknowingly a part of it.
School is an institution where an individual’s perception of the world, our beliefs and value system are shaped. Keeping this thought in mind, ANDPictures associated with Shiv Nadar School, Noida to create more awareness on the subject. As a part of this, director Anubhav Sinha and Sayani Gupta visited Shiv Nadar School Noida on October 14th 2019, wherein they interacted with the young minds on the topic of discrimination and how one can make a conscious attempt to #BurnTheBhedhBhaav in today’s day and age. Inspired by this thought, the students were encouraged to take a pledge to stand up against all kinds of discrimination.
The theme of the movie Article 15 is also reflected in the theme of the school’s first Inter School Arts Festival & Competition, Kaafila 2019, ‘Speaking From the Margins’, which will take place in the school on October 18-19, 2019.
