Hindi Divas Celebration
Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14th September every year. To mark this day , children did various activities during their live classes. It culminated on 18th September through a role play / enactment activity. In this, children came dressed as their favourite character of a story/poem . They were expected to talk about their character, speak their dialogues, sing the poem, or summarise the story in their own words. Children thoroughly enjoyed the activity and spoke exceptionally well. This activity helped in strengthening their speaking skill and also helped to enhance their interest towards the language.
Glimpise of Grades 3 to 5 attached.
Grade 2 - Culture Fest
The students of Grade 2 showcased their culture & traditions in a culture fest . They came dressed in their traditional attire and presented their culture beautifully through songs, dance, food, and festivals.They were able to appreciate the uniqueness of the cultural diversity prevalent around the world. The students greeted their peers and teachers in their regional language and spoke about the different cultural practices in detail. Children had fun engaging in celebrating the diversity of culture in true spirits in the EVS class.
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From the Principal's Desk - Newsletter
As we move steadily to close the first Term of this academic session, there is a sense of disbelief that we have reached a milestone in online teaching with half a term underway.
We are in the watershed moment in our school life, This Story of Disruption, that unfolds each day, a new chapter of complex challenges that need our attention and innovation, push us to persevere, train, preserve, train. You will recall my first communication to you in April this year, where I said this is a year where characters will be shaped and we, our children, you, us, will together ride the storm, grow in resilience, tenacity and come out stronger.
I know that you are going through some trying times in your lives and have faced the difficult hours to keep the family safe and secure, converting “Wounds to Wisdom” At school, we have spent consistent, long hours to make certain that the synergy between technology, pedagogy and curriculum deepens leading to uninterrupted learning across our grades.
Remote assessments are conducted with trust and integrity, our children take ownership of their learning and evaluation. Today, as some of you may know senior grades start their Half Yearly Examination. I expect you to support and enable them to be honest and diligent.
I am glad to say that the Summative Assessments of grades 6 and 7, the Review Assessments across Primary grades were successfully concluded in partnership with you. As were, several projects, activities, experiments, explorations, converting the homes into learning laboratories.
Our signature program Aha Arts and Sports, seminal events such as Joy of Sharing Month have been revamped and re shaped to suit the tide of times and the needs of children. JOS was student led in the middle and senior school. Students organised debates, discussions and discourses on:
Mental Health, Lockdown Learnings, Equity, Global Citizenship, Poetry and joined Dastangoi to experience the traditional art of storytelling.
A very special mention to many children who joined our endeavour to raise funds for the support staff in the school by their creations and community service. Their overriding compassion and empathy for ‘others’ and extended school family swells our hearts with pride, making us believe that SNS..ites will always make the school values as their guiding principles in life.
20 students of grades 7 to 9 participated in Amateur Asteroid Discovery Contest in association with International Astronomy Search Collaboration (IASC) and made 23 such discoveries of asteroids that are today named after our school!
12 students are part of the International Space Settlement Design Challenge organised by NASA each year to design a CASSANDARAS, the first fusion-propelled ship that will serve as a cruise liner and transit between Mars and Earth. Students are working on a 40-page report with details of communication, settlement feasibility, and design thinking.
Design Championship 2020, an event held each year to promote graphic design in school students has been nailed by our young team comprising: Sana Bose, Sahil and Tejas all from grade 6, who are first in the Regional Round and move to the National Round. They competed against 500 teams from NCR and Northern Region. Our Regional Winners in Movie Making were literally few decimal points apart and made an exceptional pitch. Nalin, Akul, Ishika, Vihaan and Aryan have done us proud too.
22 students have signed up for an online experience and learning course on Debating as a Life Skill in association with BEHES. Behes is a well-known Debating organisation in NCR and teaches the intricacies of argument, discussion, point-counterpoint, persuasion and more.
These are few examples of how our children are learning and growing. Many have done independent courses and upskilled themselves, pursued their hobbies and discovered new facets of themselves. All have been the best sons and daughters their parents could have ever wished for.
You will be glad to know that the school is partially throbbing to life with some of us in the premises last month and more. The Government advisory now allows senior students, grade 9 and 10 to visit the campus to clear doubts or seek extra help. In case you would like your ward to come, let us (Admin Head and me) know in advance and we will make arrangements accordingly.
We are also in the midst of a hectic admission process for Nursery to grade 5 for session 2021-22 and interactions with aspiring parents are underway.
You will be glad to know that we have factored in a term end break for students and all teachers at the end of the first term. The Break is from 1st Oct to 7th Oct, 2020.
It’s the time to revive and rejuvenate. To enjoy reading and playing in any form one can. Be unfettered of log in times and screen fatigue. I hope you will make sure that children spend it gainfully and get enough time to relax and rest. As must you. The classes will resume on 8th Oct and the new term will begin on 12th October.
I would like to believe, that these extraordinary times have cemented our parent partnership relationship, made it stronger. Qualities of understanding and empathy have deepened our relationship which was always based on trust and mutual respect. This interplay of life and learning will not be easily forgotten. As educators we choose each day to better ourselves and look to the future with hope and courage. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new”, in words of Socrates.
Feel free to write into me your thoughts and views. Stay Safe, Healthy, Happy.
Best Regards
Anju Wal
Balancing Disruption with Ease feat. Mrs. Anju Wal, Principal
Indus Vox Media (IVM) podcast, India's leading podcast network published an interview of our Principal, Mrs Anju Wal with the host of the show Zarina Poonawala today.
The topic of the podcast is “Balancing Disruption with Ease feat. Mrs. Anju Wal, Principal - Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad”. The discussion revolves around how schools are coping with the pandemic and challenges teachers/parents/students are facing during these unprecedented times. Ms. Wal also shares how Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad is focused on innovative methodologies, teaching techniques and the use of digitalization effectively.
The link to the podcast is : https://ivm.today/TES-86
The Journey of Team Aratic in F1 School Nationals
Keeping the best confident foot forward in the competitive world is something the students of Shiv Nadar School Noida are habituated with. A total of 3 teams with 18 participants (Grades VI to IX) from the school had made it to the Nationals of F1 in Schools, putting together a preparation journey of a year; the total number of participating schools was 32.
F1 in Schools is an international STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) competition for school children, in which groups of 3–6 students have to design and manufacture a miniature car out of the official F1 Model Block using CAD/CAM design tools.
Team Aratic, a group of enthusiastic students from Grade IX won the Best Pit Display award - Newcomer.
The proud Team Aratic consisted of:
1. Tvisha Raj
2. Oorjit Mahajan
3. Vaidehi Saxena
4. Vani
5. Siddharth Shivkumar
6. Ekansh Aggarwal
The entire year long journey for achieving this accomplishment meant a lot to the students. They learnt about the specifications of the product and the competition through the club F1.
The students performed to the best of their abilities and showed exemplary team work, despite the demanding circumstances of Covid-19. In the individual sub-categories, they were able to explain the utility and need of their prototypes in the virtual world and also explained their growth journey of all the members as a group.
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73 Years of Freedom
The Shiv Nadar School family at the Faridabad campus ensured that the fervour of patriotism lives on, and hence the Independence Day celebrations went virtual for parents and children.
Sharing a glimpse, of the celebration: https://youtu.be/cxKTVSg8hR4
Another glimpse of the Nationl Anthem by students of Grade 9 and 10 - Aha! Indian Classical Music. https://youtu.be/FcqnA-R0U0g
Source: https://youtu.be/FcqnA-R0U0g
Gift of Love
Sharing a small video of a beautiful song by students of Grade 1 and 2 in AHA! Western Music
A Gift of Lovehttps://youtu.be/HIivOtRBtyc
Joy of Sharing
We, at Shiv Nadar School, have always believed in imparting everlasting learning to our students, and what better premise to do so than the birthday of our founder, Mr. Shiv Nadar. Every year, the school celebrates the ‘Joy of Sharing’ week around the special day, 14th July, wherein we all come together like tributaries forming a river of knowledge that is based on ‘sharing’. We intend each member of the school, students and staff, to partake in the revelry of joyous sharing and take a leaf out of the book of life of a legendry person, who has tirelessly worked to give thousands a better future. We wish each child to embrace and contribute to the unflinching belief that forms one of our greatest strengths – knowledge grows by sharing.
This year not only enhanced our celebrations by extending them to the entire month, it also cemented our belief further, thanks to the honest undertakings of our innocent young learners! Be it gardening or cooking, craft or music, exploring age-friendly apps or authoring their own stories – our students proved their mettle across a plethora of fields. Here’s how their endeavors at sharing their knowledge with their peers became our privileged opportunity to gather a sea of timeless memories!
E Pluribus Unum, July 2020: The Manhattan Project
The cover page of July Edition of E Pluribus Unum pays homage to the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in 1945, the fatality counts of which totalled 213,000. The Manhattan Project, written brilliantly, details out what went into the making of the atom bomb that shook not only Japan, but the entire world, and also the legacy of the US government’s research project. The piece concludes with Excerpts from the letter addressed by Einstein to American President Roosevelt.
The edition rightly has an article that entails how the pandemic is proving to be building blocks for international relations, how the pandemic has changed the lives of people and the rising tensions between China and the other superpowers of the world.
The edition offers varied forms of readings ranging from articles on Feminism Today, Clothes & Appearances: A Story Based In The Times Of Industrial Revolution, Aurangzeb: The Life & Legacy Of India’s Most Controversial King. In this age of fake news, one of the young writers has penned down his thoughts in The Golden Age of Miscommunication: When People Can’t Trust News.
The two well-written book synopsis shows the depth of reading of the young learners. The two synopsis are of the books The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution by Patrick Cockburn and Hidden Hand: Exposing How The Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping The World by Clive Hamilton & Mareike Ohlberg.
The edition closes with nationalist sentiments of this generation in My idea of a Nation.
The pandemic is a great time for this read here.
Summer Live Personal Project
Summer Live Personal Project (SLPP) is a part of our "CONNECTED LEARNING" endeavour committed to the Philosophy of Inquiry in Concept Based Curriculum which is supported by a blended learning approach. The instructional designs created by our educators are focused on developing highly enriching learning experiences.
During the period 11th May to 12th June, we had our “Summer LIVE” engagements where our young learners from Grade 6th to 9th were engaged. With the objective to foster the important approaches to learning age appropriate personal projects were chosen by each individual with the guidance of their mentor teachers. The SLPP was an independent learning engagement.
Learners were provided with a handbook detailing the learning process, user guide on how to create a reflection journal and an assessment criteria checklist to self check their learning progress. Each student was also assigned a mentor who guided them in their learning journey.
The SLPP provides an opportunity for Student Voice and Choice to develop an independent work of their own interest. It gives students immense scope to develop: The Six Cs of Learning for the 21st Century; The Approaches to Learning Skills; Apply these skills to a work of their own interest. Doing the SLPP also helped students to learn the importance of being responsible, empathetic to others and the need to take appropriate actions.
The SLPP culminated into an outcome, reflection journal and presentation by each student.
Work submitted by the students were assessed by their mentors and would form part of their report cards.
To know about SLPP and get a glimpse of student work, please visit our SLPP@
