| On the eve of school birthday, the students and staff of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, contributed more than 30 sacks of old clothes, stationary materials to Goonj, an NGO working for poor and destitute people all over India. |
| A group of 6 students alongwith teacher Ms. Savita Arora of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, attended ‘Pratibimb’ organized by Goonj, an NGO working for poor and destitute people all over India, on 7th and 8th February 2012. The programme involved participation of students of rural areas as well as urban areas to interact with each other. The programme focused on how ‘Goonj’ works for the people from unprivileged section of the society to help them fulfill their basic needs. Overall it was a great learning experience. |
| In response to an appeal put forward by GOONJ, an NGO working for the downtrodden sections of society, the SMS family contributed 16 sacks of used bed sheets and sarees for our less fortunate brethren on 4 November, 2011. |
| Ms. S. Malik and Ms. M. Parashar, teachers of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, accompanied by the Swedish Guests Ms. Cecilia and Ms. Kaijen, visited SOS Village at Bawana, on 26 February 2011. The guests from Sweden and children of SOS interacted with each other about the curricular and co-curricular activities. The Swedish friends were impressed with the infrastructural facilities of SOS as well as zealous approach of students of St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh, who have always extended a helping hand to SOS. Finally, after cutting the cakes and distributing chocolates and Pepsi lovingly sent by the senior students of St. Mark’s, they bid adieu to SOS. |
On the occasion of Basant Panchami, the staff and students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, extended a helping hand to SOS, a non-govt., voluntary organization providing family environment and avenues for all round development of orphan children. The Principal Ms. A. Aggawral handed over a cheque of Rs.4,91,544/- to Mr. Sourabh Roy, Deputy Area Coordinator of SOS. The amount collected by St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh for SOS was the highest amongst all the schools of Delhi.
The top three collectors of the school are :
Himanshi Chawla (IV E) : Rs. 11,102/-
Mehar Bhulani (II H) : Rs. 8,000/-
Dhruv Kohli (VIII A) : Rs. 5,350/-
They were awarded mementos and gifts.
The highest amount of Rs.20,880/- was collected by class IVE and the Class Teacher Ms. Meenakshi Kharbanda, was presented with a memento for encouraging the children to help their less fortunate brethren. |
| Students of classes IX and X of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated in the ‘Clean Delhi Drive’ organized by the ‘Art of Living’ organization from 3 to 10 September 2010. They cleaned up the adjoining market area and lane opposite to the school enthusiastically. They also spread awareness by speaking to the shopkeepers and the general public to use dustbins rather than littering their surroundings. They collected signatures of the residents making them pledge to maintain the cleanliness of their city. |
| The students and staff of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec.Public School, Meera Bagh, extended a helping hand to Prerna Niketan Sangh, Basti Vikas Kendra, Dwarka. This institution supports about 54 children and also educates many other slum children, under the aegis of Ms.Meenu Saxena. The students contributed various provisions like Rice (465 kg), Wheat flour (400 kg), Sugar (142 kg), Pulses (160 kg), Maida (39 kg), Vegetable Oil (85 litres), Ghee (12 kg), Daliya (8 kg), Sauce (28 bottles), Jam (10 bottles), Nutrela (30 packets), Milk Powder (20 kg), Tea Leaves (9 kg), Detergents (24 pkts.), Soap (34 cakes), Bournvita (5 kg), Rasna (10 pkts.) Tang (2.5 kg), Spices (8kg), Salt (46 kg), Biscuits 1 big carton and 12 sacks of old books and stationery items along with cash of Rs.11,000/- for the 10 day residential camp for physically challenged children from 13 May 2010 to 23 May 2010. |
| Students of classes IV and V of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, participated in the Adventure Camp, held in the school premises on 13 and 14 March 2010. The students were introduced to adventure equipments and competed in many adventure activities like rappelling, river crossing techniques, knot tying exercises, tele games, obstacles etc. The camp was specially designed by the Scat Camp for school students, to bring into them a high sense of competition and to train their minds to compete under stress and difficult conditions. The camp was enjoyed by one and all. |
The staff and students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, extended a helping hand to SOS, a non-govt., voluntary organization providing family environment and avenues for all round development of orphan children. The students contributed various items like wheat flour (190 kg), sugar (95 kg),Pulses (95 kg), Pure ghee (11 kg), spices (8 kg) and salt (45 pkts.)
The staff and students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, extended a helping hand to SOS by making a cash contribution of Rs. 4,08,300/- on 25 January 2010. The cash collected was presented to Ms. Deeksha Joshi, Deputy Area Coordinator, SOS, in a gala Republic Day celebration organized in the school premises. The SOS representatives appreciated the school's active participation in SOS and also presented mementos to Himanshi (III-E), Meher (I-I) and Aneesh (II-D) who were the top three student collectors. |
 We, in association with 'Hriday Shan', an NGO, organized a 'walk' on 11 November 2009 to bring about awareness amongst common people about 'Diabetes'.
Around 100 children of classes VII and VIII participated in the walk alongwith their mothers.
Students went to Ambica Vihar, Guru Harkishan Nagar and Sunder Vihar carrying banners about Diabetes and disseminating information about the disease and how it can be controlled and prevented. |
 On 22 September 2009 OUR students undertook 'Save Yamuna' project in which they had to sensitize the citizens of Delhi about the way the river Yamuna is being polluted. Students, who wore jackets that had the message - 'Save Yamuna' printed on them, held huge banners and stood by the roadside to enable people to read the message.
It was quite a busy road with heavy traffic, but the people slowed down and read the banners. The children were given a good talk about Yamuna by Mr. Manoj Mishra, who told them that except during monsoons, Yamuna always had the sewage water fed to it by 22 drains of Delhi, which is circulated again and again by the Jal Board. Children were taken to the Nizamuddin Bridge to see the plight of the Yamuna.
On the bridge, there were posters which requested people not to throw waste in the Yamuna. Overall it was an experience, which made them realize the callousness of human beings towards the river Yamuna - the Lifeline of Delhi. |
| The staff and students contributed 450 meters of new cotton cloth to the NGO GOONJ working for the underprivileged sections of society, as part of their 'Joy of Giving' initiative on 5 September 2009. They also contributed more than 20 sacks of used clothing and stationery items. |
The students and staff of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, extended a helping hand to Prerna Niketan Sangh, Basti Vikas Kendra, Dwarka. This institution supports about 54 children and also educates many other slum children, under the aegis of Ms.Meenu Saxena. The students contributed various provisions like Rice (350 kg), Flour (250 kg), Pulses (80 kg), Vegetable Oil (150 litre), Sugar (180 kg) and other groceries alongwith cash of Rs.17,000/- for the 10 day residential camp for physically challenged children from 7 May 2009 to 17 May 2009.
17 students of the school also visited Prerna Niketan Sangh on 12 May 2009. It was a learning experience, as they learnt the art of agarbatti making and chalk making from the inmates of Prerna Niketan. They formed groups with the children of Prerna Niketan and presented short skits on themes like ‘Honesty is the best policy,’ ‘Corruption in India’ etc. This visit left a deep impact on students and they pledged to continue to help the underprivileged children of Prerna Niketan Sangh. |
The following students of Classes V and VI accompanied by Ms. Mamta Parashar attended Pratibimb, an annual school to school interactive session organized by the N.G.O Goonj at National Bal Bhawan on 22 April 2009.
The following students attended Pratibimb :
1. Paurav Gulati - V C
2. Shivangi Stuti - V B
3. Arsh Tayal - V A
4. Mayank Sharma - VI G
5. Diksha Chawla - VI A
6. Lakshay Arora - VI F
7. Aayushi Arora - VI C
In 'Pratibimb' the students of our school interacted with the underpriviliged rural children and understood their problem. Twelve sacks of old clothes and stationery were given to the underpriviliged. |
On 13 January 2009, Lohri, Pongal and Makar Sankranti were celebrated with fervour. The occasion was graced by the Chairman Mr. T. P. Aggarwal and Guest of Honour Mr. Harpreet Singh, Director, SOS. The performance area for the show was decorated with an ethnic taste depicting the villages of Tamil Nadu and Punjab. The four days of Pongal were explained with different scenes followed by the Pongal Dance. After a talk about Makar Sankranti, the students sang a Punjabi folk song followed by vibrant Bhangra.
The Bonfire was lit, followed by a small speech by the Principal and the Guest of Honour. It was indeed a day of celebration as it culminated with the handing over of a cheque of Rs. 3,30,725/- as a contribution by the staff and the students. We believe that working for society is an integral part of all celebrations and our association with SOS, a non-government, voluntary organization working for welfare of orphan children has been a long and fruitful one. It was a joint effort of all but the following students made a mark by contributing whole heartedly.
- Dhruv (VI-F), Akshita (I-A), Manav (IV-A) |
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