Panel Discussion: Safe Return to School

Theschoolhas been buzzing withlaughter and excitementas our childrenare back intheschoolpremises, starting afresh with the beginning of the new academic year 2022 - 23.

In a continuum of our series of efforts to ensure asafe& healthyschoolenvironment for our children,the Leadership,teachers andadministrativestaff, workedbehind the scenesto outline the SOPs and guidelines, keeping in mind the ‘new normal’.

AnOnline Session was conducted for all our Parents on the topicSafeReturntoSchool on Friday, 29^th April 2022.

The Panellists for the session were:

1.Ms Anju Wal -Director Principal, Shiv NadarSchoolFaridabad

2.Ms Arti Dawar- Chief Operating Officer & Director - People & Culture@ Shiv NadarSchool

3.Dr. Manisha Mendiratta-She is a Pulmonologist and has an experience of 15 years in this field. Dr. Manisha Mendiratta practices as Senior Consultant at Sarvodaya Hospital in Sector-8, Faridabad. Mother of Devkaran Sidhu in Grade 9 and Udayvir Sidhu in Grade 7.

Online Session onSafeReturntoSchool :https://youtu.be/6HtkO-FM9tI

International Dance Day

The International Dance Day was celebrated with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm across Grades.

The school marked the day with special dance performances staged during a special assembly.

Shiv Nadar School Faridabad - International Dance Day:https://youtu.be/TB8ljCj1PCs

Partnership Series #3: Safe Return to School

The school has been buzzing with our children’s cacophony as they are back at school, starting afresh with the beginning of the new academic year. To ensure safe return to school for our children, teachers and support staff, the Leadership worked in the background to outline the SOPs and guidelines keeping in mind the ‘new normal’.

A Panel Discussion was organized across Shiv Nadar School campuses to share with our parents the COVID-19 prevention practices and introduce them to the Covid Response and Prevention Force. This central team was formed involving the school Leadership, our parents from the healthcare industry and parent partnership members across the three campuses. This robust team works closely together and is instrumental in guiding the school and parent community in making informed decisions.

Session snippets:Safe Return to School

Read here:FAQs Safe Return to School

Eid and May Day Celebrations

Eid was celebrated by our Early and Primary Years students with a lot of zest and fanfare. The celebration was an earnest attempt to imbibe in our learners the concept of Unity in Diversity. The children were made cognizant of the fact that it is a festival of prayers, joy, brotherhood and charity.

The day began with the musical assembly ‘Sargam’ where ‘Qawwali’ and other renditions filled the atmosphere. Eid Mela was set up in the Square Circle keeping in mind the essence of the festival. Different stalls were there for students to explore: mehendi, lemonade, games, tattoo booth; the bangles corner ensured that each girl got a set of bangles which matched with her dress while the boys looked elegant with their Taqiyah or skull cap.

As the learners returned to their homerooms, their facilitators opened the discussions around Eid and the reason behind its celebration. Math and Languages were integrated in the activities planned for children. Children were given fake money to spend on the stalls. Later they gave an account of their expenses. They also wrote a reflective piece on their experience in the language of their choice.

Alongside students celebrated May Day by doing shramdaan; a contribution from their side. They cleaned their learning spaces and ensured that the staircase and ramp they use is clean. The activity was designed to forge a better understanding of the labour community among our students to respect and appreciate their efforts.

Learn, Explore, Innovate and Evolve

Middle and Senior Clubs-SNS,Faridabad Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, with the motto to ’Learn,Explore, Innovate and Evolve’ has launched several school clubs for middle and senior school students in 2022. The clubs are teacher as well as student lead and aim to provide a holistic as well as enjoyable learning experience to its students. The teachers and students worked hard to pitch the clubs during the first few weeks of the new session. Everyone was awed at the innovation and inspiring ideas presented during these meetings. Some of the senior clubs, namely; All About Paisa, Art and Calligraphy,Western Music Admiration club,Shikshan, MUN, brought forward the various interests amongst our student community as well as highlighted their social consciousness.

Senior students presented their clubs with passion and zest and the WildCats Hall was alight with buzz. Middle school students also got a chance to showcase their leadership skills by pitching the clubs. Some of the student led middle school clubs are Photography, Hit the food(Dance), Graphics and Animation,Paleontology,etc. Looking at the confidence exuded by these budding scientists,dancers alike, it could very well be said that they are moving towards a well rounded future. After all clubs were pitched, students and teachers were asked to choose and join a club of their interest and finally the first club meeting of the session at Shiv Nadar School Faridabad was held on 19th May, 2022.

Voices filled with excitement could be heard in the corridors with students and teachers rushing with enthusiasm towards their club venues. For sure, these clubs will lead to formation of small communities filled with valuable insights, unity and teamwork.

'Where the Mind is Without Fear'

Debate Competition: Middle School – SNS Faridabad It is better to debate a question without settling it than settle a question without debating it. – Joseph Joubert The month of May 2022 witnessed hallways of the Middle and Senior schools buzzing with incendiary thoughts and radical viewpoints, as Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, opened the stage for the year’s first inter-house debate competition.

On 13 May 2022, students from the middle school brandished their metaphorical swords and entered head-on into a debate on the topic, Digital learning has made schools redundant. The WCH, became an awed spectator to multiple fresh perspectives, claims and renewed faith in physical schools. Returning to the stage after a hiatus of two years, the students were given insights into what a debate means and stands for by Director-Principal, Anju Wal, who expounded on the ideals and importance of a debate.

The jury was invited to share its judgement and views on the topic and student performance. The house swayed against the motion that day, reinstating what one of the debaters quite beautifully worded – Schools are not a brick-and-mortar building anymore; they are a metaphor, and they are omnipresent.

The winners on the day were as follows: First prize: Saanvi from Panther house Second prize: Divijaa from Panther house Third Prize: Shiven from Lion house Discussions and arguments reached another level of nuance on 20 May 2022, as students from the Senior school entered the stage with revolution in their heart and governance in their minds. The enthusiasm observed in the hall was the culmination of week-long preparations that entailed cut-throat competition and interesting alliances, all in search of the perfect code of good governance.

The motion before the house that day was, Religion and national politics should be kept apart for good governance. What followed was a fascinating exchange, as speakers both for and against the motion butted heads with each other while the rebutters had a field day, making it challenging for the judges to arrive at any kind of decision-making to declare the winners.

Finally, after the microphones were silenced, and the debaters seated again, the judgement was given. In order of precedence, the winners for the day were as follows: First prize: Neeyati from Panther House Second Prize: Kaashvi from Tiger House Third prize: Tie between Anavi Jindal from Lion House and Anvesha from Leopard House Hubert H. Humphrey had it right when he penned these iconic words: Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent and debate. And the students of Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad, have undoubtedly set the tone and standard for such future engagements.

11th Hour ki Tarkeeb

'11th Hour ki Tarkeeb' an Inter Campus Theatre Event. The event was a three days long engagement starting 25th May; where teams of learners from the Noida campus also participated.

Day 1 was spent in a workshop with Ms Vedi Sinha, who guided the students on how to use sound in their plays. Students were then assigned different genres on which they made short ten minute long plays.

Day 2 was used by the participating teams in preparing the play with the help of mentor-teachers.

On Day 3 students performed their plays in front of Grades 6 to grades 10 and received comprehensive feedback from teacher and student discussants. The plays were evaluated on their effictive use of sound, their optimum exploration of the genre and the impact of their storytelling skills.

ANANDAM DECENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

The Noida Arts team proudly showcased the Anandam, a celebration in the physical space after two long years. This was a sharing of the AHA collective by grades 5 and 6 of 2021-22 batch, through a series of meticulously planned performances and presentations.

Anandam also marked the culmination of the Launchpad Program for the Arts, a period of time which has been critical in re-establishing the culture of learning through play in the physical space. 

This year's Anandam presentation stems from the famous children’s book ‘Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Each basket designed its presentation under a bigger idea that is derived from the artistic exploration of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, one of the most popular works of English language fiction.

Every art form has made a connection with the book through multiple concepts, themes, and ideas. The 2-day extravagant celebrations presented by the students of Shiv Nadar School Noida proudly displayed their learnings through their mellifluous musical presentations, immersive theatre acts, beautifully crafted dance pieces and breath-taking displays of art works along the school corridors.

Watch the video for highlights – Anandam Decennial Celebrations

Robotics Summer Camp

38 students across Grades 3-10 attended Robotics Summer Camp conducted on 20th - 30th June.The project-based activities planned for this program help build science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) knowledge and improved problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills by integrating the use of relevant digital tools hence, enhancing computational thinking skills.

With LEGO programs students explored the resources to design, build and program their creations. The Engineering program for senior grades introduced Arduino and 3D printers programming for creating professional drawings using the software anddiscoveringhow to start with dimensioned sketches and end up with complete 3D models.

The program in an intuitive way allowed students to bring their creations to life while sharpening computational thinking skills like logical reasoning, pattern recognition, and modelling simulations.

Annual Hindi Newsletter - क्षितिज

The Hindi department of grades 3 to 5 has released their annual newsletter.

First Edition:https://vidhishakalra1.wixsite.com/hindinewsletter

Second Edtion:https://youtu.be/0sHd0Jz8uuk