Session for Parents with Dr. Aruna Broota
An interactive session on contemporary parenting was conducted for our Middle School parents on Saturday, 31st August with Dr. Aruna Broota.
Dr Aruna Broota is a well known pclinical sychologist, who shared her experiences and spoke about the need is to change the parenting technique for the betterment of bringing up a child.
She has over 4 decades of work experience. Her numerous scientific research breakthroughs, ongoing popular publications, well attended group motivation/ training sessions, regular public counselling over radio, TV and print media and successful individual counselling practice makes her a uniquely experienced expert.
She discussed teenage’ affairs, their learning experiences and diversity. She highlighted a number of experiences to show how a child‘s brain gets affected with the behaviour of parents. She stressed on the need for a positive partnership between school and parental body. 'Being respectful and choosing words carefully' infront of children is very important. She urged the parents to set certain rules at home and adhere to the same.
Principal, Ms. Anju Wal in her vote of thanks, mentioned that it is very important to have mutual respect for each other and positive attitude towards all and life in general.
Grandparents' Day Celebration
“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humour, comfort, lessons in life and most importantly, cookies.” -- Rudy Giuliani
The Pre-primary students at Shiv Nadar School celebrated Grandparents’ Day with great enthusiasm. The celebration was held on 6th September 2019.
The day began with the special performances by our kids for their grandparents, followed by breakfast in dining area. The children were eagerly waiting to spend some time with their grandparents in the Homeroom. They played the game passing the parcel wherein all the grandparents enthusiastically participated and enjoyed playing games with their grandchildren, shared heartwarming stories and sang cheerful melodies.
The day ended with craft co-creation by students and their grandparents. They created beautiful pieces of art using their fingerprints and handprints. In all it was a delight to see the grandparents and children enjoying their time together.
1:1 Digital Program: Second Live Demo for Parents
We conducted second live demonstration of our Digital Program for parents on 31st August, 2019. Demonstration were given on two subjects i.e. Math and Science. Each session. In this demo, the parents were given an individual device each and the session lasted for 20 min in each subject.
Parents felt that Digital Program has fostered 'Joy of learning' in the students. It builds logical skills in child, children can apply the knowledge gained to give concrete answers and are always excited to learn new concepts.
Parents also shared that Apps for quizzes/self-study modules/presentations have encouraged students to build digital skills that will lead to lifelong learning. Around 80% parents trust their child. Some of them also mentioned that students are becoming responsible, smart and Knowledgeable. Parents also stated that School plays an important role in it.
Walk the Talk with Grade 3
Beyond the classroom experience: Walk the Talk - Interactive session with Career Experts for grade 3.
The students of grade 3 interacted with career experts in three specific fields - Film, Culinary Arts and Aviation.
Mr. Subhash Bhanwala discussed the various stages in film making and production emphasizing upon his role as a film editor.
Mr. Bharat Burman challenged the students to wear his hat as a chef to plan a hypothetical school party.
Ms. Smriti Minhas captured the students' undivided attention with fun facts about serving on an international airline like 'Why we keep the window shutters of an aircraft open while taking off and landing?'.
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.
21st Century Human Skill Sessions
In this globally and digitally interconnected world, all learners, from cradle to career, need new skills and knowledge to succeed. If we want to prepare our children for success in school, work and life, opportunities to learn 21st-century skills are essential.
These 21st-century skills are more important to students now than ever before. They not only provide a framework for successful learning in the classroom but ensure students can thrive in a world where change is constant and learning never stops. And they are also tremendously important for our nation’s well being. Our business community demands a workforce with these skills to ensure our competitiveness in a global economy. And at a time when our civic life feels strained, we want our learners to enter the world with an understanding of what it takes to be a good citizen—one who can be civically engaged, critically-thinking, digitally literate, globally aware, and an effective communicator.
We at Shiv Nadar School, have initiated the same in collaboration with GLEAC led by Ms. Sallyann Della Casa. Sharing the glimpse of the first session.
Janmashtami Celebration
The Pre- primary students at Shiv Nadar School celebrated Janmashtami with great fervor and gaiety. The celebration was held on 22nd August 2019.The day began with a special assembly where students donned the roles of Lord Shri Krishna, gopikas and gwalas and enacted their roles perfectly. They also presented a group dance on the song “Choti choti gaiya chote chote gwal”.
This was followed by in-class discussions where the teachers told their students about Lord Krishna’s life and why Janmashtami is celebrated?” Later in the day our little ones enjoyed decorating a flute which they carried back home. The children merrily performed on the song “Choti choti gaiya chote chote gwal” in their homerooms with their teachers.
National Cube Championship 2020
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad hosted the second edition of the National Cube Championship 2020 on 1st February 2020. The championship was organised by the Delhi Cube Association.
The event saw participation from students from various schools across Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Bombay, Bhopal, Moradabad, Yamunanagar etc. Some Schools were represented by groups, while others had children participating individually. The participation numbers, almost 400 + speak about the popularity the Rubik's Cube has been gaining as a competitive sport. There were nearly 200 participants from the Shiv Nadar School.
The event saw participation in various age categories 4-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14 + and open category and in various events like 3x3, 2x2. Skewb, pyraminx, mirror, 4x4 and solving the three layered cube single handed. Some of them were first time cubers and some already a part of the cubing community. The awards were presented in various categories to the top 10 children. A combination category which included solving three cubes in less than 2 minutes saw many gold medal winners. In the open category, there were parents, grandparents who showed enthusiastic participation and were able to solve the 3X3 in less than 3 minutes.
Rubik’s Cube has great benefits, foremost being de-addiction from gadgets and reduced screen time. It helps build neural networks, better focus, concentration and memory. It’s not just about fun solving the puzzle it also improves your cognitive skills.
The aim of the competition was not just to create speedcubers but to make cubing to be a way of life for children.
Learning Styles Assessment and Social Emotional Resilience
The department of SEN+Counselling organized a session for Scholastic Teachers from Pre-Primary to the Senior School, on the topic titled LASER- Learning Styles Assessment and Social Emotional Resilience for Teachers on Monday, 13th January,2020. The facilitator for this session is Dr. Sakshi Mehrotra.
Dr. Mehrotra has worked on a short training for teachers and mentors for building emotional intelligence and linguistic capabilities to understand learning styles in children. Dr. Mehrotra is a professor of psychology, a counselling psychologist, a Certified NLP Practitioner, and a member of the American Psychological Association, and conducts various workshops with schools and universities, corporate organizations, and professional psychologists.
Given our annual theme of building resilience and our focus on SEE learning across the school, this training seminar session was extremely beneficial for us as educators, and for our school.
Atitude of Gratitude
Shiv Nadar School, firmly believes in Gratitude and Respect for all. The support staff doesn't need a special day to be thanked for all that they do each and every day to help students and mentor be their best. In heat or col, they are always ready to provide unconditional support/service towards maintenance and a smooth functioning of the school.
Keeping this in mind, our Principal along with the Administrative Team organized a ‘Watermelon Party’, to Beat the Heat for them on Thursday, 30th May 2019.
They deserve our gratitude and respect.Their dedication and commitment to work is always appreciated.
