Ruhaan Taneja Shines in Back-to-Back Chess Tournaments

Ruhaan Taneja of Grade 3, Shiv Nadar School Faridabad, showcased exceptional skill and focus in two recent inter-school chess tournaments.

At the Inter-Campus Chess Tournament held at Shiv Nadar School, Noida on 12th September 2025, Ruhaan clinched 1st place, competing among 24 participants from the Noida, Faridabad, and Gurgaon campuses.

Continuing his winning streak, Ruhaan also participated in the 1st Chakravyuh Chess Championship on 11th October 2025, where he secured the 3rd position in the Under-9 Boys category, earning both a trophy and a certificate among 51 participants.

Adding to his growing list of inspiring experiences, Ruhaan recently had the opportunity to attend the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa. There, he met renowned Indian chess grandmasters Mr. D. Gukesh and Mr. R. Praggnanandhaa.

This encounter has further strengthened Ruhaan’s passion for chess, motivating him to continue honing his game and aiming higher in upcoming tournaments.

Jayansh Dhingra Shines at the SGFI Haryana State Chess Championship

Jayansh Dhingra of Grade 7 at Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, played a pivotal role in helping the Faridabad U-14 team clinch the SGFI Haryana State Chess Championship title.

Demonstrating remarkable focus and composure, Jayansh won all five of his matches, maintaining an unbeaten record throughout the tournament. His stellar performance contributed 5 crucial game points, propelling the Faridabad team to victory with a total of 15 game points.

The SGFI (School Games Federation of India) Haryana State-level Chess Championship brought together top young chess talents from across the state, with each team comprising four players. Jayansh’s consistency and strategic depth stood out as defining factors in his team’s championship triumph.

Avni Sethi’s Paper Published on One Young India

Avni Sethi, a Grade 11 IBDP student of Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, has had her insightful paper titled “International Monetary Fund: Helping Nations Recover or Regress” published on the One Young India platform.

Through her article, Avni critically examines the role of the IMF in shaping global economies — exploring whether its interventions truly aid recovery or inadvertently deepen disparities. Her analysis reflects the depth of inquiry and global awareness nurtured within our IBDP programme.

Read her full article here:

International Monetary Fund: Helping Nations Recover or Regress

Hitejas Vijval Excels at the National Stage — Selected for the Asian Cadet Cup and Khelo India Youth Games

Hitejas Vijval, Grade 11, Shiv Nadar School Faridabad, has once again brought great pride to the school with his exceptional performance at the Cadet National Championship 2025.

For the third consecutive year, Hitejas has secured a medal at the national level — this time clinching the Bronze Medal, a remarkable feat that reflects his dedication, composure, and mastery of high-difficulty techniques. His performance drew praise from coaches, dignitaries, and representatives from the Sports Authority of India (SAI), who personally met him after his bout to commend his skill and record his details for future reference.

His outstanding show at the Nationals has earned him selection for the ‘Asian Cadet Cup’, an international tournament that will see him represent India on a larger stage.

Continuing his winning streak, Hitejas also bagged top honours at two other major events — the CBSE National Tournament 2025 held in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, where he won the Silver Medal, and the Khel Mahakumbh 2025 in Panipat, Haryana, where he clinched the Bronze Medal. These achievements mark his fourth national-level medal, underscoring his consistency and excellence across competitions.

Dominating several of his bouts with emphatic 5–0 victories, Hitejas has now earned an All India Rank of 8, after narrowly missing the top eight earlier by a single point. His relentless drive and sportsmanship have also qualified him for the prestigious ‘Khelo India Youth Games’, where he will compete against athletes from across the nation, including senior categories.

Hitejas embodies the spirit of perseverance, skill, and discipline — continuing to inspire his peers and make the Shiv Nadar School Faridabad community proud.

Rising Star on the Tennis Court - Mysha Prabhakar

Mysha Prabhakar of Grade 5 Shiv Nadar School Faridabad won the Runner-Up Trophy in her very first tournament — the PadMaya Open Tennis Tournament – Season 5, held at KR Mangalam World School held in August. 

She remained undefeated until the finals, where she faced the same opponent she had overcome in the earlier rounds. Competing among 20+ players in one of the toughest district-level tournaments, Mysha’s exceptional performance marks an inspiring start to her sporting journey.

An Exceptional Performance at the World's Biggest Junior Golf Tournament

It is with immense honour and pride that we announce Prisca Sachdev's remarkable performance representing India at the Champions of Champions - World's Biggest Junior Golf Tournament in Ireland.

Prisca Sachdeva's exceptional performance earned her VIP player status among the top golfers in the Under-12 Girls category. She was not only the sole junior from India but also one of only five from Asia to achieve this distinction.

The tournament featured 315 junior golfers selected from over 1,015 entries across 46 countries. Competing for a week at The Faldo course, one of the world's most challenging golf courses, Prisca demonstrated outstanding skill and sportsmanship while proudly representing her country.

Additional Summer Achievements

In addition to her success in Ireland, we are delighted to share a summary of Prisca's other notable achievements from her summer break:

• First Place in the Girls 11-12 age group at the Haryana Open in June 2025.
• Second Place in the Girls Category C at the Taiwan Open Junior Qualifier, which qualified her to represent India at the Taiwan Junior Golf Championship in August 2025.
• First Place in the Hurricane Junior Golf Tournament - The Advait Luthra Cup in May 2025.
• Fourth Place in the IGU Sub Junior Indian Golf Tournament in June 2025, securing a spot in the Top 5.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Prisca and wish her continued success in all her future endeavours.

Familiarization Day - Grade Nursery

Eager eyes, curious minds ,beaming smiles and few teary eyed  students of Nursery attended the much awaited Familiarization Day. A process where students are escorted by the parents to the respective class so that they settle in the new environment before they take off on the school journey.

The  day  started  with the bond building activities conducted during the Circle time. There were name games and rhymes  which the children were familiar with, happily clapping and enjoying songs in spite of the new faces of friends and adults all around. The  teachers  read a story to comfort them and  keep them engaged. Every child and parent loved and enjoyed the story time and resonated with the same.

Delicious and yummy snacks were given before dispersal and their eyes sparkled with joy to see chocolate cupcakes and lemonade, which they all relished.

Towards the end they all left with smiles and waved at their newly made friends and teacher saying “ see you on Monday” and they all moved out with parents feeling more assured.

Author Visit: Ms. Nandana Sen

Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad hosted the award-winning actor, screenwriter, author and child-rights activist, Ms. Nandana Sen on Monday, 15th April to talk about her new book, Talky Tumble of Jumble Farm. Just like her distinct filmography and pronounced presence on screen, Sen introduced the kids to her book with zealous energy. She took the children on a journey through a farm of antonyms, anagrams, synonyms, and much more with the protagonist of her book, Talky. The energy in the room was palpable after Sen started her presentation and the students immensely enjoyed the illustrated narrative.

Culminating activity for Human Body and Communication

Learning at Shiv Nadar School is experiential and hands-on. In sciences and social sciences/EVS, we  follow a project based approach, where curriculum objectives are summarized into a ‘driving question’. Students then discuss ideas, brainstorm and meditate upon the question, post which they carry on investigations in their independent groups. Collaboration and Critical Analysis are key components of PBL. It is also an approach in which text-book learning is contextualized to the real world.

Grade 4

As a part of their first theme, ‘Human Body’, students of grade 4 learnt about various concepts such as skeletal system, muscular system, digestive system, functions of these systems, process of digestion, healthy food habits, how does the body work . Students were deeply involved in researching about various exercises that help us keep our body fit. Based on their research work and classroom study, students' presented their learning in the form of a health camp. As a part of closure to this theme, students were divided into teams and each team had a role to perform. One group was involved in the skeletal rap, another in talk about our body parts and healthy food habits while other groups set up whole body checkup (eyes, ears, face, nails, weight, height and BMI)  and exercise room.     

Grade 5

As a part of their first theme, ‘Communication’, students of grade 5 studied about what is communication, means of communication and its timeline, ethics of communication such as soft skills and interpersonal skills, netiquettes, plagiarism and how advertisements affect us. Students as a part of their culmination, prepared presentations, speeches, street play, shadow play, skits, lap books, posters and they also depicted their learning of themes through info-graphics. Students were quite engaged throughout the culmination. Students also presented the power of communication through a motivational speech as a sports coach and a politically influencing speech as a politician.  

125 plants planted!

Students of Grade 2 learnt about interdependence of plants and animals and the human impact on environment in their ongoing theme- Circle of Life.

After rigorous classroom discussions and with the aid of critical thinking tools like Ladder of inference, students came to a conclusion that the way forward to help reduce the human impact on environment, is to plant more trees.

With great excitement and enthusiasm the children have planted plants like ficus, curry plant, snake plant etc with the help of the school gardeners.

Students also pledged to nurture these plants and water them regularly.