Bringing Smiles on the International Day of the Differently Abled
On the occasion of the “International Day of the Differently Abled”, 3rd Dec.2020, the Shiv Nadar school in collaboration with an NGO “Bringing Smiles”, gifted a wheelchair and a hand rickshaw to differently-abled persons. Mr Vinay Pratap, Commissioner of MCG and Ms Monica Sagar, our Principal, had the humble privilege of handing over these to the affected persons. These rickshaws were procured by the NGO "Bringing Smiles", run by a one-man army- Mr G.R. Malhotra, who identifies the intensity of need and facilitates this funding and distribution.
S_shakt Club under the able guidance of their mentor, Ms Devyani Ghosh and some women of the Nathupur basti, Gurugram and Sanjay basti, Motibagh Delhi, helped raise substantial funds by selling their handmade gift envelopes, Diwali deeyas, knitted mufflers, caps, and other woollens.
Shiv Nadar School, Noida amongst the Top Five Schools in Inter School Geeta Chanting Competition 2020
Chinmaya Mission takes the initiative of preparing children for life through the study of the
‘Geeta’. Geeta Chanting Competition is organised every year for all levels. The purpose is self-discovery and understanding of life in its totality based on the scriptures of the ‘Bhagwad Geeta’. Chanting, studying, knowing and living are the stages involved in imparting the knowledge.
The students from the Noida campus won the following positions:
Anuhyaa Trilokyamangalam of Grade 10 bagged first prize in group D for the second time.
Shashvath Arun Ram Grade 10 received a consolation prize in group D.
Shiv Nadar School Culminates Ability Week with Open Forum on “Inclusion in the New Normal”
Shiv Nadar School Noida celebrated a week of solidarity, the Ability Week from 1st to 4th December 2020. Celebrated every year, this week gives a platform to all engaged stakeholders to work together in finding and implementing solutions to calibrate the recognition and inclusion in mainstream homerooms. This year’s theme, where the students and teachers participated vociferously, had an overarching focus on “Inclusion – In the New Normal” that significantly impacts the lives of our children with special abilities.
The Ability Week culminated through an open forum addressing the queries of parents, educators and guests. The panel consisted of esteemed professionals working in the field of Special Education Needs and Counselling from prestigious schools across the NCR and abroad.
The rationales discussed on the Open Forum ranged from providing opportunities to stakeholders in discussing perspectives on the prevention and control of reparations during this pandemic phase; understand expectations, roles and contributions of the different stakeholders in support of children with special abilities; update knowledge and share experience on progress of technology and other resources in this new inclusion; promote ways of accelerating the implementation of actions for better learning.
The session was attended by parents, staff members of Shiv Nadar School Noida, Faridabad & Gurgaon along with staff members of several other schools.
Watch the Open Forum: Inclusion in the New Normal
FUNKAAR 2020 @ Middle School
Anchored in the belief of continuous learning, this year’s Funkaar for middle school was celebrated on the new learning platform. Funkaar is designed to develop the students as 21st century learners, through the inter-disciplinary experiential learning practice followed by our school since its inception.
Funkaar week was celebrated with an approach of integrated learning making connections during the synchronous and asynchronous engagements. Interesting and novel activities were woven in each domain – language, math, social science and natural science with the underlying theme of creativity and aesthetics. The learning design helps students to explore a theme by way of art, survey, research and reflective methods.
The week culminated with student led workshops and lecture demonstrations by art faculty. The inter-school competitions designed for ‘Academic Festival’ gave the Funkaar week an exciting closure.
Watch Here: FUNKAAR WEEK PREVIEW
THE BUTTERFLY TIMES, OCTOBER 2020
The article on Mahatma Gandhi celebrating his birth anniversary aptly starts the October edition of the Butterfly Times. Our young environmentalists have penned down persuasive articles on the plight of Mother Earth and its inhabitants for this issue. One also gets to enter the world of fantasy and dinosaurs through the minds of our dreamers. A poem salutes the corona worries another remembers the time before the pandemic. The issue concludes with a Michael Morpurgo book review.
E Pluribus Unum - E Magazine - Nov Edition
E Pluribus Unum-which means "One out of many" or "One from many" is an E magazine with articles by the students of grades 9 to 12 of Shiv Nadar Schools of all the three campuses. The magazine not only showcases the creativity, research skills and writing skills of our students but also gives them a platform to air their views on a plethora of topics.
GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION PROJECT 2020
The theme of the Shiv Nadar School MUN Conference, 2020 was CLIMATE ACTION. Taking the theme forward the students of the Middle and Senior School of the Shiv Nadar Noida participated in the Climate Action Project, a global event which was attended by participants across 130 countries. The major objective of the Initiative was to influence young minds, catalyse global awareness and enhance critical thinking. The project was in collaboration with WWF, United Nations and NASA supported by the government of 15 countries.
During the six-week journey the students were exposed to various aspects of climate change and have a global perspective through interaction with teachers and experts from across countries. Our proud global change-makers came up with solutions to climate change after building foundational knowledge, considering bias and scientific evidence, establishing trusted sources and creating personal connections with the work of environmental justice. The opportunity to be a part of this global event offered students to learn to collaborate, understand empathy, think critically and most importantly take action.
The students took the pledge to make this world a better place!
THE DIALOGUE PANEL DISCUSSION- Flagship series of Shiv Nadar Schools
The Dialogue Panel Discussion is a flagship series of Shiv Nadar Schools, bringing relevant contemporary issues and expert speak, within our learning spaces. In November 2020, we hosted our first virtual Dialogue.
The topic of the Dialogue was ‘Globalisation - The Post Covid Story’. On the panel were experts from various fields, spanning Economics, International Relations, Journalism, and Food and Culture. The discussion was moderated by Mannat Ahmed Khan and Shounak Nath of Grade 12 CBSE and IB respectively. The issues discussed included economic cooperation and self-sufficiency in the current global context, isolation or interdependence as an international strategy, impact of the pandemic on the flow of capital, ideas, cultures and people, to name a few. The panel was an insightful and engaging exploration of the many facets and dimensions to the effect of the pandemic on globalisation.
Click here to watch the panel discussion: The Dialogue
ANANDAM 2020
Anandam is a culmination of yearlong learning, where students come together to celebrate and share their learning through different baskets of AHA- Visual Arts, Dance, Music and Theatre. This year the students of Grade 9 to 12 engaged in the celebration virtually, giving their performances from the confines of their homes.
Art gives us freedom of expression and it was only apt that the Aha Festival Management students chose the theme ‘Freedom’ for this year’s Anandam. Incredible range of work was presented by the students on the theme exploring Freedom as a social construct. There were solo and group performances in music and dance where they showed their expressive qualities and conveyed their interceptive decisions. Plays were inspired by stories of WWI, navigating freedom in the times of the Internet and displacements of migrants. The students had discussions with historians, researchers and radio drama artists to understand freedom in different contexts. There was a visual art exhibition by students exploring conventional and unconventional mediums giving expression to their thoughts.
Anandamn Day 1 Premiere
Anandam Day 2 Premiere
Visit the webpage: Anandam
E Pluribus Unum November, 2020
In the November edition of E Pluribus Unum the students have run their thoughts on global subjects from Water Security in Asia to US Presidential Elections, putting themselves on the map as aware global citizens. The edition also has the sports enthusiasts sharing about their favourite international sports person, showcasing their love for the sport. The Book reviews by the students will compel one to pick up the suggested books next time one visits a bookstore.