• STUDENT LEARNS THE NUANCES OF FILM MAKING
  I was lucky to get an opportunity to attend a wildlife film-making workshop organized by CMS-VATAVARAN on 20 October 2009 at India Habitat Centre. The 12-hour workshop was hosted by Mr. Vijay Bedi, a Green Oscar Awardee whose family has been in wildlife film making from three generations. Eighteen students from different schools participated. We were briefed by him about the various steps involved in film making. We were also made aware of the problems we would face and how to overcome them. We learnt how to use the state of the art equipment. We then headed to the zoological park for a hands-on experience. It was wonderful to be so close to nature.
  
  We returned to the Habitat Centre and shifted our focus on editing of films. It was an amazing experience and I felt enlightened after attending it.
  - GARV MALIK, XI B
  
  
• HEALTH IS WEALTH
  The countdown has begun. The clock strikes and here we are sitting all night, trying to cram the course with the anxiety of completing the syllabus and fear of not passing the exams. Therefore, the need of the hour is how to beat the exam monster with study skills and time management. On 7 September 2009, Vanya Bhatnagar and Palak Ahuja of class IX, attended a workshop under the renowned Psychiatrist, Dr. Samir Parikh at Max Health Care, Saket; that awakened us to the fact that studies can be made really interesting and easy with the right study skills.
  
  
• STREET PLAY ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT
  A highly informative street play was presented on Disaster Management, for students of class IX by artists from Theatre Point. Through their effective dramatic skills using simple props, songs and drum beats the artists depicted various natural and manmade disasters especially earthquakes, fire hazards and acts of terrorism. They gave valuable inputs for tackling these disasters through alertness and preparedness. Panic at the time of disasters augments the casualties, while wisdom and preparedness enables us to avert, minimize the loss of human life and overcome the disaster.
  
  
• SCIENCE STUDENTS ATTEND WORKSHOP
  www.testbag.com organized a workshop for Science students of classes XI and XII to bring awareness to their website which provides access to online testing for various subjects like Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Mental Ability and many more. It is an innovative way of testing as the students will benefit a great deal in their regular as well as entrance exams. It also aims at improving knowledge skills and time management.
  
  
• STUDENTS ATTEND MUSIC WORKSHOP
  5 Students along with the Music teacher Mr. R. Pramanik had the opportunity to visit The British Council to attend a Music Workshop, which was conducted by a group of musicians from U.K. Students learned the importance of melody and harmony in singing. Overall, it was an interesting workshop.
  
  
• STUDENTS OF ST. MARK’S ASTRONOMY CLUB ATTEND WORKSHOP
  A group of eight students of Astronomy Club of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, went to St. Columba’s School to attend a workshop from 22nd to 26^th May 2009. There were 4 sessions based on Advance Solar Observation. Total Solar Eclipse and Radio Astronomy. All sessions were interesting and informative. Last session concluded with Career Counseling in the field of Astronomy and future of humanity in space.
  
  
• STUDENTS OF ST. MARK’S ASTRONOMY CLUB WENT TO SARISKA
  A group of eight students of Astronomy Club of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, went to Sariska for Astronomy Club Meet from 17th to 19th April 2009. There were 2 sessions based on Astro Photography’ and Deep Sky Observations’. Students also had an opportunity to visit famous Sariska Tiger Reserve which was a unique experience in itself.
  
  
• THEATRE WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS OF ST. MARK'S MEERA BAGH
  An eight-day Theatre Workshop was held for students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, by the Yatrik Theatre Group. 36 students from Classes VIII, IX and XI participated in this workshop along with the teacher felicitators, Ms. P. Minocha and Ms. R. Kohli. Legends like Ms. Joy Michael, Mr. Prakash Bhatia and Ms. Swaroopa Ghosh conducted the workshop and worked on different arenas of theatre. The students were made aware of the technical as well as creative aspects of a play. They were taught how to improvise a scene, how to modulate and project their voice. Mr. Neeraj worked upon their diction and clarity of voice. Mr. Siddharth Bhatia was present for the last 2 days of the workshop wherein a play was developed and was enacted by the students on stage.
  
  
• STUDENTS ATTEND INTERACTIVE SESSION
  Two students, Ishan Arora and Aayushi of Class V along with the teacher Ms. M. Parashar attended S2S Forum organized by Goonj, an NGO that works for the underprivileged sections of society, at Sarita Sadan on 6 February 2009. It was an interactive session in which teachers and students from across Delhi came together to examine the problem areas. The session began with a vote of appreciation by Mr. Anshu Gupta, Founder Director Goonj, where he appreciated and expressed his gratitude towards our school for consistently supporting Goonj activities over the years.
  
  
• OUR STUDENTS ATTEND VIPASSANA
  'Vipassana Sadhana Sansthan' conducted a two day 'Meditation Camp' from 12 December 2008 to 14 December 2008. 25 students of Class VI along-with 3 teachers attended the camp. The students were taught 'Anapana' Meditation - which is a scientific technique of developing concentration of the mind through self observation. The students benefited a lot from this camp.
  
  
• PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT  WORKSHOP AT MARK'S MEERA BAGH
  St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, organized a workshop on Personality Development for boys of class XI on 12.8.2008. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Ved Prakash from Procter & Gamble group and was coordinated by the school Guidance Counsellor Ms. M. Mehta. The workshop focused on 'speak good, feel good and look good'. Emphasis was given on good communication skills, positive self talk, self affirmations and how all these affect one's  personality. It was followed by question and answer session in which few students were given prizes as well. Overall the programme was a good experience.
  
  
• CAREER COUNSELLING AT ST. MARK'S MEERA BAGH
  A Career Counselling Programme for students of classes X and XI was conducted at St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, on 11th and 12th July 2008 by Applect Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd. and coordinated by the school Guidance Counsellor Ms. M. Mehta. The aim of this programme was to enrich the students about the best suited streams as per their capabilities and the career options. This programme in which the parents also participated was conducted in 2 phase i.e. Group Counselling and Individual Counselling. The entire programme was very informative and successful.
  
  
• WORKSHOP AT ST. MARK'S MEERA BAGH
  St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, organized a workshop on dealing with aggression for boys of class XI on 22.7.2008. It was conducted by  Ms. Amal Dev, a Clinical Psychologist from Max Hospital and coordinated by  Ms. M. Mehta, Guidance Counsellor of the school. Various topics like difference between assertiveness and aggression, how to control anger and maintain healthy relation etc. were discussed. The workshop ended with a question-answer session. Overall it was a good experience  for all who attended the programme.
  
   
• SCIENCE WORKSHOP
  New State Academy Sr. Sec.  Public School organized a science workshop on 12.7.2008 which was attended by Ms. S. Chand. The resource persons of the day were Mr. R.P. Sharma, Edu. Officer, who spoke on 'new trends' in MCQ for classes IX and X, motivating students to enjoy and appreciate Science. Dr. Hari Om Gupta, showed Micro Kits and their effective use in science teaching and Dr. Gagan Gupta, showed various activities in the classroom to make Physics teaching more interesting. The workshop was highly informative and it showed how teaching Science can be made more effective.
  
  
• ST. MARK'S STUDENTS ATTEND WORKSHOP 
  A workshop on 'Kite Making' was organized by NIE (Newspaper in Education) which was conducted by Omar Daraaz from Times of India group. Material required for making the kites was distributed to the children. Step by step demonstration was given and children followed the same and made beautiful, colourful kites. They not only enjoyed making the kites but were also happy to take them home. It was a nice learning experience for all.
  
  
• A WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH AND HYGIENE
  A "Mother-Daughter Health- Hygiene Programme" was organized for the students of classes VI and VII on 23 April 2008. The workshop was conducted by Ms. Ritika Lamba from Procter and Gamble and coordinated by Ms. M. Mehta, Guidance Counsellor of the school. It focused on helping young girls to cope with the biological, physical and psychological changes they go through during the adolescent period in a confident manner.
  
  
• WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS
  Workshop  on various topics were conducted by HT PACE and NIE on 21.4.2008 for students of classes VI to IX. 
  For class VI water conservation with the help of a Power Point presentation.
  For class VII, personality development and newspaper usage were talked about.
  In class VIII topics on life skills like anger management and time management.
  In class IX, a workshop on newspaper craft was conducted.
  The students benefited from these workshops which covered a varied range of topics.
  
  A Card making activity was conducted on 21.4.2008, under the able guidance of Ms. Radha, Consultant from HT PACE. She guided the students and gave them various ideas. She also demonstrated the different styles to make a card look beautiful and colourful.
  
  
• CAREER PLANNING SEMINAR
  We organized a seminar on "Career Planning" conducted by Ms. Payal Krishnan and Ms. Ridhi Makkar from Applect Learning Systems, co-ordinated by Ms. Mehta, Guidance Counsellor of the school, on 19.4.2008. The seminar was conducted for students of classes X and XI along with their parents. Ms. Krishnan spoke about career planning, its importance, steps that one must follow etc. She also briefed everyone about Career Assessment programme, how it helps in deciding upon one's professional stream in future, and how it creates more self awareness.
  
  
• ABACUS WORKSHOP
  The workshop on Abacus conducted by Mr. Ashwani Bansal from ICMAS (International Concept of Maths and System) made us aware how to develop concentration and creativity in children. He explained about ABACUS which is a prominent tool used in the Brain Exercises.
  
  It helps in improving the memory, audio-visual skills, Arithmetic skills and removes the fear of Maths and helps to improve the speed and accuracy of the students. It can be used for various operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division LCM/GCF, squares, square roots, cube roots and decimal.

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