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@
Summer Project - Co-Scholastic
This summer, when so many of our students found themselves trying to adjust to new realities brought by these trying times, the Co Scholastic Arts team of Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, mindful of these challenges, worked towards letting the arts find new ways to permeate children's lives.
The team felt like this was the right time to effectively articulate the value of arts in as many ways as possible for our children.
The Music, Visual Arts, Theater and Dance department worked towards enabling and inspiring children by designing various Workshop - based modules for engaging children in summer vacation, so that creativity, beauty and goodness could be fostered and children find their expression. Several online sessions were conducted, children from Grades 3 to 10 came up with initiatives and displayed a great sense of immersion through their beautiful renditions in various Aha baskets. Some projects culminated into performances, while some are still ongoing and seamlessly mixed with their regular learning.
Teaching children on an online platform provided us with connecting with them in a whole new context. Children learnt to derive creative solutions to the challenges posed by the online platforms, learnt some new tricks and got artistically stimulated and productively occupied.
Arts truly proved to be a fundamental component to children's health and well-being this summer of 2020.
Links attached.
BHARATANATYAM NATRAJA (AHA! 3 - 5) : https://youtu.be/1L6D7r4Lyig
KATHAK - SHIV THANDAV–(AHA! GRADE 9): https://youtu.be/gTNcus8V4kc
PAITNING SUMMER PROJECT (AHA! 6 to 8) : https://youtu.be/0hoGx7SVQ1M
I WON'T GIVE UP - WESTERN MUSIC (AHA! GRADES 3 TO 5) : https://youtu.be/gHo1jVzLHqY
LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO - WESTERN MUSIC (AHA! GRADES 6 TO 8): https://youtu.be/Iet6Tjf0OlU
INDIAN MUSIC PROJECT - SWARGEET RAAG BILAWAL (AHA! GRADES 3 TO 5): https://youtu.be/9db2yiHKnnk
PAINTING PROJECT :https://youtu.be/bgBQIyz4h9I
From the Principal's Desk - 16th July
I am reminded of the beautiful song by Simon and Garfunkel- 'Bridge over Troubled Waters',as I reflect over our roles in the present situation.
We strive to be the bridge of love, care, and connection for our children in these trying times, and do our best to ease their distress or be that iridescent ray of hope.
Do listen to the song, it remains the iconic soulful rendition of hope.
Let me sum up for you how the last few weeks have been.
Board Results 2020
I am delighted to share with you the superlative results of our Gurgaon and Noida campus.
Grade 12 (2 nd Batch)
Noida Campus Topper 99.75%
Class Average Noida 90.2%
Gurgaon Campus Topper 98.75%
Class Average Gurgaon 88.19%
Grade 10 (3 rd Batch)
Noida Campus Topper 98.2%
Class Average 89.4%
Gurgaon Campus Topper 97.6%
Class Average 87.47%
We are immensely proud of our diligent, hardworking teams in the twin schools.
Pastoral Care
We have created two Pastoral Care Groups, one for Primary and the other for Middle and Senior School.
Teachers who comprise both groups have been thoughtfully selected and coached to enable and support the 2 counsellors in the school.
These two different groups of teachers will be the first point of contact for the children seeking help, a conversation, expression of stress or low moods and such like. They are what I would like to call the Psychological First Aid Group. They will report into the Counsellors who report into me.
The Pastoral Groups will be headed by the Counsellors, Tatiana Atreyeva (Primary), Manisha Massey (Middle/Senior).
That does not in any way mean that if a child/parent wants to reach out to the counsellor directly, they cannot. Yes, they can when the problem/concern is serious.
Please know that the Pastoral Group is not to address academic or curriculum/online time table related concerns. As the name suggests they are for care and comfort.
The home teachers will soon be sharing the concept note of their roles and responsibilities along with their names and ids with you.
Joy of Sharing Weeks
Each Year in the week of 14th July we start the Joy of Sharing Week. It is an unmissable date for us, the Birthday of our Founder, Mr Shiv Nadar. The week is celebrated to instil in our children the essence and significance of Sharing.
Sharing a service, sharing knowledge, sharing in abundance, sharing unconditionally and experiencing the sense of joy that fills the heart.
The date, 14th July, also reminds each child that he proudly carries the name of his Founder, the person whose life story is the stuff that legends are made of, an inspiration for the children, teachers, parents for many lifetimes to come.
You must have received the schedule of the JOS week from the home teachers. Join in the webinars of dance, music, stories, Dastan e Gohi, mental health and more.
Assessments
We are in the midst of Assessments for grades 6 to 10. I am glad that we have a more refined online model in the second round of assessments this year. Our children are nothing short of heroic, adapting to innumerable changes, coping with uncertainty, anxiety, and displaying unmatchable resilience and grit to get past the challenges.
My best wishes to you.
Stay Safe, Stay Healthy and Stay Afloat.
Best Regards
Anju Wal
Principal
Shiv Nadar School
Faridabad
SHIV NADAR SCHOOL NOIDA - SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION (GRADE 10) RESULT SUMMARY
Heartiest Congratulations to our Grade 10 students and parents for a 100% result in the AISSE Board Exams. The students have done us proud by securing a class average of 89.75%.
Click on the link below to view our results summary.
CARPE DIEM: SEIZE THE FUN, TODAY!
G. Stanley Hall regarded Adolescence as a period of storm and stress, an age experiencing significant changes in the pattern of growth and development. Every individual has varied experiences and coping strategies to accept, overcome, and find novel ways to interpret the world around them. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our ecology and the lives of our young learners are severely impacted.
From the perspective of wellbeing, our children are experiencing turbulence in all domains of development and that is impacting their whole being. As a school community or as a close-knitted clan of nurturing caregivers, the mentors designed a day that would attempt to help our learners cope, relax, de-stress, unwind and connect with their peers beyond the subject domain. The HRIs and Co-HRIs were the facilitators of the session. The day was aptly christened "Carpe Diem", – seize the day (of fun).
The first phase of Carpe Diem, which was bursting with teamwork and power-packed performances, was completed last week and was well-received by the students and the parent community. The program design of Carpe Diem, by the Counselling (Psychology) Team, is extremely engaging and has an energized set of activities. The support from the School Leadership Team has been a force to reckon with.
The year leads of grade 9-12 present to you a detailed account of the first-ever Carpe Diem. Witness, seize the day (of fun)- Carpe Diem
SHIV NADAR SCHOOL NOIDA - BATCH OF 2020 | AISSCE RESULT SUMMARY
The Batch of 2020 will forever be recognised as a cohort that has had to face unique challenges, with unparalleled resilience and grace. As they go on their next big adventure, we have no doubt they will provide some much-needed inspiration to make the world a better place.
We would like to congratulate the graduating batch of Shiv Nadar School students for their outstanding performance in the CBSE Grade XII board exams.
EARLY YEARS PEDAGOGY SHARING SESSIONS UNDER THE NEW NORMAL
Orientation Sessions on ‘Junior Math Pedagogy and ‘Language Teaching Pedagogy’ were conducted for Early Years Parents in the month of June through the virtual platform of Google meet. The session was broadly on the common agenda of sharing an understanding of the Junior Maths and Languages approaches through hands-on activities.
The facilitators demonstrated few activities which helped in demystifying Languages and Mathematics learning processes. The idea was to showcase that these applications beyond Homeroom setting are possible, by enabling parents to support their child at home with related practices.
The Nursery parents were made aware of the school’s partnership with ‘Jodo Gyan’ in Junior Math Program. The facilitators also gave an insight into different activities encompassing the key language skill of Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The facilitators went on to demonstrate and explain how parents can be enabled to support children at home with language-related practices.
Parents of grade 1 students were given demonstrations of few activities that were delivered during the first phase of CLS and how those learnings would be consolidated further and taken towards meeting the future mid-term Goals. The facilitators went on to share a blended and integrated approach towards Language development, that were delivered during the first phase of CLS and how those learnings would be taken further towards meeting the future mid-term Goals.
The session was fruitful for the Early Years parents as it helped them to understand the unassuming efforts to be implemented at the home front combined with the online learning done by the facilitators for a successful learning pedagogy.
