New Parents Orientation - AY 2022 - 23

Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad conducted a Parent Orientation for the new parents of the 2022-23 session on Wednesday, 16th Feb 2022

The Orientation aimed at welcoming our new parents and sharing with them what we do and how we do things at Shiv Nadar School. It was also a platform for the parents to interact with Senior Leadership of the SNS. 

Our CEO Col. Gopal Karunakaran, shared the journey of our school in terms of its foundation, infrastructure and ethos. He also briefed the parents about all the educational initiatives that come under the Shiv Nadar Foundation umbrella. He shared that moving from strength to strength, we are now 4 schools (the Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad began in 2015) a 4000+ students, 500+ staff and 8000+ parent strong community. Shiv Nadar School Chennai will begin in 2023.

Our Principal, Mrs Anju Wal walked the parents through the vision and mission, value system and pillars of the school. She shared how Our philosophy is supported by value-led action. She spoke about Architecture of Robust, Connected and Uninterrupted learning at FBD campus. Hybrid, Asynchronous and Synchronous Teaching Learning Design.

Our Parent Partnership Officer - Bhagya Laxmi Sinha, shared the importance of a strong parent-partnership program at SNS. She stressed on the fact that The School Management, Teachers and Parents are partners in achieving excellence, as well as mentors throughout the child’s unending yet joyful road of knowledge delivery and construction. 

The Literula Week

Imagination, Creativity, Vocabulary, Action, and Thrill.

Stories and books and the love for them is as old the invention of language and that’s why Shiv Nadar School Gurugram celebrated an entire week, "The Literula Week".

Storytelling is a universal and traditional and much-loved art form that features strongly in the Indian culture as an effective and efficient communication tool.

The first day of Literula Week started with eager anticipation in the Nursery corridors. The day was special as parents had been invited to start this very engaging week. The children, as expected, were very excited to see mothers as visitors in their class. The books read out were ‘Brown bear, brown bear’ by Bill Martin Jr or ‘Head to Toe’ by Eric Carle. The mothers did an astounding job by engaging and grasping each child’s attention with voice modulation, props, and puppets. A well-planned craft was accomplished by every child.

On the second day of the Literula week, children went to the Junior and Senior school library, a wonderful way to get acquainted with the books and to inculcate reading habits. Children were thrilled to see books all around. They were also, familiarized with the rules to be followed in the library.

On the third day of the Literula Week, children re-read the initial story, using puppets and props. After listening to it students expressed their creative side by freehand illustrations, which later got compiled into a class book

On the fourth day, senior members, including the Principal and Primary Head, from the Shiv Nadar team visited each class for a storytelling session.

After a week-long celebration, the culmination was full of fun & enthusiasm as children came dressed in their favourite story character for Show and Tell. The corridor was bubbling with laughter and joy throughout the day as each book character come alive through them. To spread the happiness Nursery children went on a character parade crossing through the KG corridor, where KG children cheered them up with claps. Thus ended the very first Literula week for our little ones.

The Kindergarten chose to celebrate author Julia Donaldson’s books, like – A squash and a squeeze, Room on the Broom, Tiddler, The Gruffalo’s child and The Smartest Giant in town.  Each class picked one of her books and centred their activities around it. To get the week rolling, Parents and Grandparents were invited for storytelling sessions, followed by craft activities based on the stories. The students were visited by the ‘Book Fairy’, who introduced the children to various parts of a book and taught them how to handle books. Their excitement was doubled when they received bookmarks from her.

The teachers retold the stories, introducing new words, which helped enhance their vocabulary. The enactment by the teachers of the new words learned got the children very excited.  The students were later engaged in sequencing the story, this was to develop their aural and recall skills. The students later had the opportunity to listen to other stories written by Julia Donaldson.  A reading corner was set up in the foyer. Based, on the story, thought-provoking questions were asked to understand their comprehending skills.

A short visit to the School Junior library was also on the agenda. Here the students were explained the purpose, rules, and regulations of the library by the Librarian. “DEAR”, drop everything and read time was introduced, wherein the students were asked to pick up a book from the class library and read.

The week’s hustle and bustle came to end with a splendid take-away in the form of illustrations by the tiny tots of their favourite word from the ‘word-wall’.

The Primary Section students were not to be out-done by their juniors,  they were engaged in diverse literary activities. In order, to motivate the students to read and appreciate the same, each Primary section grade picked on an author, Gr. 2 chose Panchatantra, Gr.3 chose Ruskin Bond, Gr.4 chose Roald Dahl and Gr. 5 chose R.K. Narayan.

Grade 1. A book fairy visited the ‘Books on the roll’.  Students loved to learn about the Author David Melling and the main character Hugless Dougless. ‘नन्ही उंगलियाँ ‘brought a lot of warmth & curiosity to discover the book world to our junior brigade. Taking running records of student’s oral reading and asking them comprehension questions via Book drive was a fantastic way to learn about students decoding abilities, fluency, comprehension, and even vocabulary knowledge.

Our students completely relished the story session with the grandparents. They put a great show while sharing their favourite book.

Children explored the elements of the story, understanding the main character of the story. It was inspiring to see the little brains at work analyzing their favorite stories. They used the best of their imagination and creativity to illustrate the cover page of their own story with an interesting title.

Mr. Bear's bookmark "Books on a roll" installation to stories, illustration, finger impressions, and discussion sessions truly help each one us turn into engaged readers.

Grade. 2 storytelling sessions by Parents and Grandparents were much enjoyed. They discussed the morals as well as values of the story, like the “The Elephants and the Hares”.  They learned that we must look for solutions and live together peacefully. To boost the creativity and imagination the children prepared a cover page for the story and wrote about their favorite character.

Grade. 3 learned about the Ruskin Bond’s life, interests, style of writing, stories, characters, etc., from their peers, the 4th graders, who dressed up like the celebrated author and visited all the sections. Guessing the books from their covers, a summary of a few of Bond’s short stories had the children hooked. They tried their hand at story writing from a story map, creating their own stories based on Ruskin Bond story titles. Writing their own little novels with illustrations, designing the cover page, was indeed a novel experience.

The 4th Graders dressed up as Roald Dahl, visited their peers, talking and asking questions about his life and work. This led to various activities revolving around Roald Dahl’s books in the form of making a timeline of his life and works. Each section created book covers of the books they choose from Roald Dahl’s repertoire. They kept in mind all the details, the title, author’s name, illustrations, theme, funny blurbs and even the price of the books.

Gr. 5, followed suit when one of them dressed up as R.K. Narayan and spoke about his life journey and body of work, following it up with a power point presentation. Students jotted notes to create a timeline of the celebrated author. A chapter reading from ‘The Malgudi School days’ led to a story discussion and filling up the chapter review sheets. They created beautiful booklet covers keeping in mind the essentials of the story.

Grandparents of Grade II -V came prepared with scripts, props, and after-story activities for the children, for the storytelling event. A warm and engaging experience reinforced the impact of learning via storytelling. The children expressed their gratitude with ‘Thank You” notes to the Grandparents. The culmination was the ‘Gallery Walk’, where the students walked around, observed and read the cover pages, novels, and booklets prepared by other grades students.

Storytelling, enactments, and interactions, putting pen/pencil/crayons to paper to create their own stories with pictures in the form of books. Each activity was curated age appropriately and were all integrated to maximize the fun and learnings. The ‘Literula Week’ definitely rekindled the love for reading, writing and creating books. The classrooms and corridors bear testimonials of the fun our children had through the week.

Congratulations Avviraaj Kalia

Avviraaj Kalia of Grade 1 was placed 'Winner' in the 22nd Greens to Glory Junior Golf Tournamnet held at Classic Golf and Country Club in the age category E (8 years and below).

He previously secured 1st Position in the Champion of Champions Tournament by Acegolfindia held on 22nd July at Jaypee Greens Noida. 

ASSET 2021

6 students have been awarded the Outstanding Performance Certificates, 13 have been awarded Distinguished Performance Certificates and 30 of our participating students (from a total of 179) have been awarded a Certificate of Creditable Performance for ASSET 2021. 

Description of Categories 

• Outstanding: overall top 1% students per class countrywide
• Distinguished: overall next 5% students per class countrywide
• Creditable: Overall next 10% students per class countrywide

Besides this, we also have awards of excellence in English, Math, Science and SSt: 

Congratulation to all the students! 

Asset Assessments Results 2023-24

The Asset Assessments for the 2023-24 session concluded in September, revealing exceptional performers. 

ASSET is a skill-based assessment that measures students' conceptual understanding and benchmarks the school’s performance at international, national & regional levels. It gives students and teachers tangible insights through easy-to-understand reports. After attempting ASSET, the learners receive a student report (SMBs) with customized feedback on their strengths, misconceptions and areas of improvement in the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science. Teacher reports for each class inform lesson planning by highlighting the skills that are a strength, and those that need improvement. 

Kudos to our Outstanding Achievers (top 1%), Distinguished Achievers (top 5%), and Creditable Achievers (top 10%).

Congratulations to these accomplished individuals for their remarkable success, bringing pride to our community. Well done!

Congratulations to Our Teachers on Being CENTA Toppers and National Rankers!

We are thrilled to congratulate our remarkable teachers for their outstanding achievements as CENTA toppers. Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence have not only earned you prestigious recognition but have also set a benchmark in the field of education. Success as overall National rankers and subject toppers in the CENTA Teaching Professionals' Olympiad is a testament to your exceptional skills, knowledge, and passion for teaching. It reflects the unwavering commitment to nurturing young minds and fostering a culture of academic excellence. We are immensely proud of your accomplishments and grateful for the positive impact you make every day in the classroom. May you continue to inspire and lead the way in shaping the future of our students.

CENTA International TPO 2023-24

Subject Rank Holders (Subject Specific) and Overall National Rank Holders (Top 50) - Faridabad Campus

We applaud each one of you for your remarkable achievements and thank you for your dedication to excellence in education.

Shiv Nadar School Faridabad Students Shine at Youth Ideathon Challenge 2024

Grade 11 students from Shiv Nadar School Faridabad participated in the Youth Ideathon Challenge organized by CBSE and ThinkStartup. Out of more than 1,200 entries, two projects from our school made it to the top 100.

The project titled "Limbsure", led by Arnav Mittal, Divyam Tayal, Vilakshan Goel, and Manthan Varshney, secured 3rd place in the Fundraiser Category in the grand finale. The team successfully presented their idea to investors and IIT Delhi professors.

Another project, "BROX," by Raghav Garg, Neeyati Saini, Rayirth, Kaashvi Dewan, and Shagun Rajput, also earned a spot in the top 100.

Congratulations to both teams on their achievements!

Kairav Pappu Wins Silver at the Faridabad District Sub Junior Taekwondo Championship 2024

Kairav Pappu, a student of Grade 4 at Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, has achieved remarkable success by winning a silver medal at the Faridabad District Sub Junior Taekwondo Championship 2024. The event, held on Saturday, 19th October, saw Kairav competing against some of the best young athletes in the district.

Wishing Kairav all the best for his future endeavors!

Aruj Sahai: Rising Chess Star from Grade 2 Ranthambore, Shiv Nadar School Faridabad

Aruj Sahai, a passionate chess player from Grade 2 Ranthambore at Shiv Nadar School Faridabad, has demonstrated exceptional skill and strategic acumen in the game of chess. Since April 2024, Aruj has participated in numerous prestigious chess tournaments, showcasing his talent and securing impressive positions. Below is a summary of his remarkable achievements:

April 2024:

• 3rd Position in the District Chess Tournament (Under-7), Faridabad (March 31 - April 1, 2024)
• 2nd Position in the Global Champ U-8 Rapid Chess Tournament, Noida (April 14, 2024)
• 2nd Position in the DPSG Cup U-7 Chess Tournament, Faridabad (April 29, 2024)

May 2024: 3rd Position in Global Sports Academy U-9 Chess Tournament, Noida (25th May 2024)

June 2024:

• 3rd Position in Board Masters Chess Tournament, Noida (9th June 2024)
• 3rd Position in Global Sports Academy Chess Festival (U-8), Noida (16th June 2024)

July 2024:

• 3rd Position in Board Masters Chess Tournament II, Noida (7th July 2024)

August 2024:

• 2nd Position in R.K. Choksi Open Chess Tournament (U-7), Faridabad (15th August 2024)

September 2024:

• 3rd Position in 16th MCA Invitational U-9 Chess Tournament, Noida (22nd September 2024)

October 2024:

• 2nd Position in Khushi Chess Tournament, Faridabad (5th October 2024)
• 2nd Position (Silver Medal) in 1st SNS Wildcats Cup U-12 Chess Tournament, Shiv Nadar School Faridabad (19th October 2024)
• 3rd Position in Divine Chess Tournament (U-11), Faridabad (27th October 2024)

Aruj Sahai's consistent podium finishes across multiple tournaments demonstrate his strategic skills and passion for chess.

Pranit Rastogi Shines at World Cadet Chess Championship 2025 – Secures 4th Place for India

Pranit Rastogi, a Grade 3 student at Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, represented India at the prestigious World Cadet Chess Championship 2025, held in Rhodes, Greece, this April.

Pranit delivered an outstanding performance, finishing 4th in the Under-8 category and standing joint third based on points. He was the only Indian player to secure a spot in the Top 4 of this global championship.

In recognition of his remarkable achievement, Pranit Rastogi has been invited to be felicitated on June 13th by Ms. Kiran Chopra (Chairperson, Punjab Kesari Group) and Shri Vipul Goyal (Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana).