1:1 Digital Program: Live Demo for Parents
With 45 days into the commencement of Digital Ecosystem Program, Our children are well versed with the new technology in classrooms.
As committed, we conducted demonstration sessions for parents of Grade 6. Parents were invited to school to be a part of our classrooms to witness the iPad led classes.
English, Science and Social Science classes were demonstrated by the subject teachers. The details are as follows:
|
Subject |
Topic/ Lesson |
Grade |
Facilitator |
|
English |
“The Relay Race” |
6 Gir |
Ms. Ritu |
|
Science |
“States of matter” |
6 Sariska |
Ms.Nandini |
|
Social Studies-History |
"Stone tools in the Palaeolithic Age" |
6 Corbett |
Ms.Tina |
Teachers conducted different activities on different applications like Nearpod quiz for recapitulation of states of matter, Nearpod doodle to draw stone tools of Palaeolithic Age, iMovie to describe character sketch of main character of the story. The objective was effective utilisation of technology to enhance teaching learning process by ensuring 100% students’ participation through collaboration and real time feedback.
We gathered the Parents’ responses and happy to announce that Parents were satisfied with the classes. They found sessions "interesting, interactive and engaging" through digital platform. They were glad to experience the "fun-filled process" of learning channelised through "effective time-management".
Everybody felt that the "blend of learning with technology" not only enhances the learning outcomes but also increases "students responsiveness".
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Atitude of Gratitude
Shiv Nadar School, firmly believes in Gratitude and Respect for all. The support staff doesn't need a special day to be thanked for all that they do each and every day to help students and mentor be their best. In heat or col, they are always ready to provide unconditional support/service towards maintenance and a smooth functioning of the school.
Keeping this in mind, our Principal along with the Administrative Team organized a ‘Watermelon Party’, to Beat the Heat for them on Thursday, 30th May 2019.
They deserve our gratitude and respect.Their dedication and commitment to work is always appreciated.
Support Staff Session by Early Years
The support staff was engaged for a two hour session for three days. The session was for them to reflect on what went well last term and what could be improved. They had a story telling session, music session and choice time.
Early Years Offsite
The facilitators from Early Years went for an offsite to Kanechi from Monday, May 20, 2019- Thursday, May 23, 2019.
Session with Dr. Ravindran for KG and Year 1 parents
The renowned Educational Psychologist, Dr. V.S. Ravindran, addressed the KG and Year 1 Parents on the very purpose of ‘Education for Life’ on Friday, May 17, 2019 in the Wild Cats Hall.
'Kaath' by ThinkArts- Early Years
On Thursday, May 9, 2019, a percussionist and a performer of Kaath took our children from Early Years on a fascinating journey into wooden pictures and the sound of wood. The children explored the world of wood, music and tales. The children not only got exposure to theatre but also developed the need for appreciation of things in their immediate surroundings. It also nurtured the artistic sensibilities of our children.
Beach Party by Early Years on May 9, 2019
To beat the heat of the sun and help our children unfold the mystery of water games, Early Years organized a ‘Beach Party’ on Thursday, May 9, 2019 for the Nursery and Kindergarten children on Friday, May 10, 2019.
Coffee Morning for Nursery Parents
Shiv Nadar School believes that the development of the child depends on the chemistry between the school and the parent and both should work in collaboration to reach the desired milestone.
The school believes that strategies adapted and designed in collaboration with parents, who carry them out at home, yield better outcomes. Thus, we initiated a collaborative effort - “Coffee Morning” for Nursery parents, to celebrate the wonderfulness which our children possess and thus know them better.
'Shramdaan’ by Early Years on May 1, 2019
To recognize the contribution of Community Helpers in society and to imbibe the value of fellowship in our children, the Early Years children celebrated ‘Shramdaan’.
There was a special musical assembly and the facilitators presented a role-play in the Circle of Love. The children cleaned the surrounding, served Aam Panna and Rose drink as a gesture of gratitude to the support staff of the school.
Year 1 learners showed their gratitude by putting up a special assembly on - ‘Gratitude Day’ for them. Each habitat prepared a musical presentation for them in the Activity Centre. They also created a ‘Wall of Gratitude’ with messages written for all the community helpers.
Passion. Commitment. Dedication
Education is one field which is ever growing and ever changing. To keep up the pace, teachers must be life-long learners to be equipped to teach new set of children. Shiv Nadar School firmly believes in a structured professional development for our mentors as it is a key component in creating an effective/joyful learning environment for young children and to enhance or better ones teaching.
With this thought, our teachers Ms. Priya Bansal (Primary Teacher), Ms. Monica Rishi (SEN Pre-Primary) and Ms. Tatiana Arteyeva (Counsellor) conducted a session on Thursday, 23rd May, 2019 for the Primary Teachers. The session was on Social, Emotional, and Ethical (SEE) Learning is an innovative education program developed by Emory University and supported by Dalai Lama.
SEE Learning™ provides educators with the tools they need to foster the development of emotional, social, and ethical intelligence for students and themselves.
SEE Learning™ represents the state of the art in education by enhancing SEL programming with key additional components, including:
- Attention Training
- Compassion and Ethical Discernment
- Systems Thinking
- Resilience and Trauma-Informed practice
This program provides educators with a developmentally-staged curriculum consisting of easy-to-implement lessons, the conceptual framework used to design the curriculum, and resources for educator preparation and development. SEE Learning empowers students to engage ethically as part of a global community and provides educators with the tools to support student well-being.
The teachers were introduced to the SEE Learning curriculum, and experienced the impact of its activities. They got inspired to implement them in class for the better being of the students, teachers and people around. The topics discussed:
- Exploring Kindness - We all want kindness shown to us, because we all want happiness and well-being, and none of us wants sadness, troubles, and difficulties.
- Class Agreements - We all need it and benefit from it by creating a mutually agreed-on list of class agreements that will support a safe, productive learning environment.
- Practicing Kindness - What does it look like when we…?
- Resourcing - Personal resources are internal, external or imagined things that serve to bring about sensations of greater well-being in the body. They are unique to each person.
- Creating a Treasure Chest - Thinking about a personal resource tends to bring sensations of well-being to the body. It is good to have more than one resource, because a particular resource might not work all the time.
- The Resilient Zone - The resilient zone refers to when our mind and body are in a state of well-being. When we are in our resilient zone we can handle the stresses that happen during the day and react with the best part of ourselves. Stress can bump us out of our resilient zone into our high or low zone.
