If there would have been a forth Gandhian monkey, what would it depict?'
To mark the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, students of grades 1 to 5 virtually celebrated Gandhi Jayanti through a variety of activities such as powerpoint presentations, role-plays, video on biography of Gandhiji and played Truth-o-mania. Students were also taken through a virtual tour of the Gandhi Ashram situated in Sabarmati, Gujarat. As a part of the role-play, students personified various possessions of Gandhiji like his spectacles, dhoti, stick/laathi and shared their experiences of being with Bapu. Students also answered a few introspective questions on a padlet wall such as 'What is that one change you would like to see in the world?' and 'If there would have been a forth Gandhian monkey, what would it depict?'
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THE VUCA CHRONICLES, JULY 2020: COMMEMORATING THE KARGIL DIWAS
The July VUCA Chronicles commemorates '26th July - The Kargil Diwas'. The article on the girl hero of the American Revolution and the poem 'Breakfree' sets the tone of this edition on bravery and freedom. Our young minds have also written on compelling topics like poverty, war, pollution. Write ups on Beethoven, nature, passion also find its way to this edition along with Corona stories. Take a journey through their minds and see the world as they see it.
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The VUCA Chronicles, September 2020: Celebrating it's 1st Anniversary
This edition marks the 1st Anniversary of the VUCA Chronicles! The anniversary issue brings to you a vast read of articles and poems penned down by our middle school students. Our budding writers have put down their thoughts on myriad subjects like - space, religion, technology, language, people, nature, history. Happy reading!
Energy Boot Camp
“It is time for sustainable energy, which puts the environment, human health and peace first”
Nuclear Energy continues to be amongst the most well accepted and widely acknowledged sources of sustainable energy with global attention and investments being made to support this mission.
With an objective to proliferate a wider understanding and deeper insights into the world of Nuclear Energy ecosystem, Shiv Nadar School has taken the initiative in organizing an online Energy Boot Camp in association with Indian Youth Nuclear Society (IYNS). This will go a long way in driving the engagement of students and preparing them for giving their due contribution to the cause of a clean and green environment.
The event will encompass a good mix of fun and learnings, with various engaging activities and interactive sessions with eminent personalities from India and abroad from the field of Nuclear Science, for students of all ages.
The preliminaries of the event will commence from October 6, 2020 with the Inter-School Competitions. This finale will be conducted from November 6 – 8, 2020.
Details of the events to be conducted during the month long celebrations
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Competition |
Event Details |
Dates |
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Inter school Competition
Round 1 |
Intra School Quiz Competition on “Sustainable Energy” |
Online quiz conducted during the school hours
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Grade 6 to 10 October 12 2020 (9:50 - 10:50 am)
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Individual Competitions |
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Between October 6 to 31, 2020 |
Besides the competitions, the students can also participate in activities and experiments conducted by the eminent scientists and researchers from IYNS on the topic- “Understanding Matter, Radiations and Energy”. For details and latest information you may also visit- http://iyns.in/energy-boot-camp/
All participants will be recognized with a certificate. The winners will be eligible for the prestigious Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam fellowship of IYNS and will be entitled to visit a nuclear facility in the country.
Launch OF Energy Boot camp 2020 and Way Ahead - A glipmse https://youtu.be/FnFlZ7NSwN4
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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