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CBSE - Centre of Excellence, Delhi West, organized a two-day workshop on the ‘Capacity building program on Experiential Learning' for teachers on the 28th and 29th of November 2022.
The resource persons, Ms. Archana Narain (Principal of Indian Heights School, Dwarka) and Mr. C. B. Mishra (Principal of Prudence School, Ashok Vihar), emphasized upon the understanding and application of experiential learning, by engaging the participants in hands on experiences, wherein the teachers were given an opportunity to experience and reflect on learner outcomes. Our teachers, Ms. Nita Sawhney and Ms. Anupama Sikri attended the workshop and found it extremely fruitful. |
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An interactive session on 'The Effective Teaching of English in Indian Schools' was organised by Sumermal Jain Public School in association with Neuberg Publishing (India) Private Ltd. The resource person, Mr. Barry O' Brien, a renowned author and educator, emphasized upon using songs, theatre, animation and read-aloud sessions to imbibe language in young learners. He expounded the importance of music in creating an atmosphere of learning and the significance of listening skills, intonation, expression, pitch and volume in becoming an efficient public speaker.
Teachers from our school, Ms. Ritika Sharma and Ms. Nishika Chadha, attended the workshop and found it extremely insightful and enriching. |
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Students of Class lV had the incredible opportunity to attend a two-day workshop at Vasant Valley School, Vasant Kunj. The programme 'VVeaves: An Inter-School Festival Celebrating Creativity', was meticulously knitted around the theme of 'Story Telling'. The aim of the workshop was to integrate the different art forms with storytelling and to let students take control of their own learning, thus developing the skills of collaboration, teamwork, effective communication and empathy.Students became a part of different domains like Art, Creative Crafts, Percussion, Indian Dance, Western Music, Kat Katha, Playback Theatre, Drama, Mime and Indian Music, and collaborated with their peers from different schools to design a beautiful act.
On the first day of the workshop, students focused upon brainstorming ideas and collaborating with their peers to build up an act while on the second day, they displayed their masterpieces in front of the audience, on stage.
It was indeed a learning experience for students who learned the power of words. |
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To unfold the complexities of expectations of performance and self-evaluation, a workshop was conducted for the students of Class XI on ‘Ways to Build Self Confidence’. The spokesperson, Ms. Mahika Malhotra, talked about how the inability to fit in with your peer group, failure to meet other people’s expectations and personal experiences can take a toll on the mental health leading to lower self esteem. Therefore, the children were taught how positive thinking, training, knowledge and talking to other people are all useful ways to help improve your confidence levels and grow up as a successful individual.
The session started off with an assessment of the students. They further engaged in activities like practising daily affirmations and sharing personal experiences. The students found the workshop extremely interesting and engaging. |
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A virtual orientation program was conducted by The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, on 17 September 2022. The program introduced the various instructions and guidelines of 'PRASHAST', a Disability Screening Checklist for Schools, launched by the Government of India.
The orientation focused upon different disabilities and how the PRASHAST scale could be utilised in identifying them at an early stage within the classrooms. The emphasis was on making classrooms more inclusive and giving equal opportunities to all the children. Our School Coordinators, Counsellor and Special Educator attended the workshop and found it extremely helpful. |
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Forum of Public Schools organized its Annual Conference at India International Centre, New Delhi celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The topic of discussion was, ‘How to Sustain The Richness of Indian Culture’.
The Chief Guest was Sh. Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon'ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt of India. Many eminent speakers - Prof. Saroj Sharma, Sunil Kumar Jain (DG of Police, Meghalaya), Toolika Rani (Ex Indian Air Force Officer), Iti Tyagi (Indian designer and social entrepreneur), Col. Prem Prakash and Dr. Sangeeta Parijaat addressed the key issues such as Magnificent Culture of India, Responsibilities of Teachers, Importance of Sports, Creative Education, Roles of Educationists in Realising the Vision of a Self Reliant India and Mental Self Reliance.
The conference was attended by Ms. Ritu Khurana and Ms. Sinin from our school. The conference concluded with a Nukkad Natak performed by Asmita Theatre Group on climate change. It was an enriching and knowledgeable session on sustainability. |
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An interesting and informative Capacity Building Workshop on Art Integration was organised by CBSE at St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh on 22 July. The resource person, Ms. Reetika Bhandari, threw light on how integrating arts in the curriculum can enhance the teaching-learning experience. The varied forms of art, ranging from music and drama to painting and poetry are catalytic in attaining better knowledge of the subject at hand and also help students become creative thinkers.
The workshop focused on how different subjects can be inter-woven and taught with the help of performing and visual arts. In the contemporary educational scenario, it is imperative for educators as well as students to perform a SWOT analysis which would help one in assessing the (S)trengths (W)eaknesses (O)pportunities and (T)hreats. A wide range of activities were shared and later performed by the attendees of the workshop so that they can incorporate the same in the curriculum for holistic development of students. The workshop was attended by our Middle School Coordinator, Ms. Tanvi Handa. |
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A two-days workshop was organised on 1st and 2nd July, 2022 by St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, for the Social Science teachers for all the three branches of St. Mark’s School. The resource person, Mr. Vikramjit Singh Rooprai, a famous author and educator, addressed the teachers and gave a brief about historiography as interdisciplinary teaching and integrated learning. Mr. Singh interacted with the teachers and trained them on ‘Experiential Narrative Pedagogy’. It is commonly agreed that human life starts with a narrative; in the course of their lives, individuals create their own history. Likewise, a teacher’s path is also a narrative which can serve as a channel for organising students understanding, learning and action.
He focused on the art of passing knowledge through storytelling as it makes the content interesting and develops a stronger bond with the audience at an emotional level. To make the learning process interesting and gripping, Mr. Singh suggested that it is important to go beyond textbooks and stressed on the idea of localisation and personalisation of the topic through connecting narratives while being in touch with the curriculum. He also familiarised everyone with interesting and diverse ways to teach the topic via card and board games as a group based activity. The teachers gained a lot of insights during the interactive session. |
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A webinar on Learning Standards Framework for Science for Classes IX-X was organised by Central Board of Education (CBSE), addressed by Chairperson CBSE, Director (Academics) CBSE and other CBSE functionaries along with the subject experts.
The main focus was to impart ‘QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL’. This framework is a step to achieve the objectives of National Education Policy. Its main aim is to shift from content based or rote learning to learner centric and conceptual based learning. It also recognises the unique ability of the students to think critically, bring creativity in thoughts and also emphasize the spirit of inquiry via changes in pedagogical and assessment processes. It also outlines the relation between curriculum, syllabus, textbook content and assessment in science to attain and achieve learning outcomes.
The session was attended by our Science teacher Ms. Kavita Ahuja to avail the maximum benefit of this opportunity of knowledge sharing. |
A workshop was conducted by Manav Rachna University on the topic ‘Managing Stress and Tough Times’ for Class XII students. The virtual session was hosted by Dr. Aanchal and Ms. Bharti Singh, who emphasised on the need to manage stress.
Dr. Aanchal shared tips and strategies about how Class XII students can deal with stressors and cope with it. It was an engaging session wherein the students were asked on one-to-one basis about the various areas of stress in their lives and the difficulties they face. Several ways of coping with stress were discussed and examination-related anxiety was released to some extent. Following her session, Ms. Bharti Singh guided about the various career options that the students have once they step out of school. The workshop was enriching for the students as they could talk about the everyday issues they deal with.
The session was thoroughly enjoyed by the students. |
Tree Plantation The Joy of Green-HARIT UMANG’ is an initiative of Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd. and Hand in Hand India that aims to create an eco friendly and sustainable community. It takes a holistic approach to promote the five 'R's-Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle'.
Students of Class XI of our school participated in the webinar ‘BIODIVERSITY TREE PLANTATION’ by stepping into the shoes of Green Ambassadors as a part of Harit Umang Olympiad 2021-22, along with 250+ other students from the country.
The following topics were touched upon by the expert panelist:
• Biodiversity and it's significance
• Tree plantation at individual level
• Steps to conserve biodiversity
• Various successful Tree Plantation drives in India
The webinar aroused awareness among the students about the issue and motivated them to be a part of the tree plantation drive as responsible citizens. |
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To celebrate International Yoga Day, a Virtual Yoga Session was conducted for teachers by a renowned Yoga Guru, Mr. Himmat Singh. He explained the importance of yoga in today’s scenario followed by some warm up exercises to begin with. He then demonstrated various types of asanas and pranayams, which the staff members enthusiastically performed.
Along with answering the queries of the teachers, he also encouraged everyone to practice yoga regularly to remain fit and healthy. |
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Early childhood is a period of enormous growth and development. These early years of development are critical for providing a firm foundation in cognitive, language and motor development, as well as social, emotional and moral development. To discuss this very important subject, a webinar on ‘Early Childhood Care & Education’, was organised on 11th June 2021, with Mr. A.P Sharma, National Awardee and Principal of Birla Public School, Doha, as the speaker.
The webinar began with an exercise to help teachers connect with the speaker. This important session gave valuable insight to the teachers about various types of pre-schooling programmes, such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf etc. They also learned certain responsibilities and competencies expected from an early childhood and care educator, which includes understanding of child’s holistic development and learning; engaging parents, families and caregivers as partners and the right ways of inculcating good habits and values in their students.
It was indeed an informative and enriching webinar for the Primary Teachers of our school. |
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A Webinar was organized by CBSE in collaboration with Handicrafts and Carpet Sector Skill Council (HCSSC) on “Handicrafts” to be introduced as a Vocational Subject in middle school. The webinar showcased the artistic work of various artisans. A brief demonstration was given on Paper Mache craft and also on making of Fashion Jewellery.
The main purpose of introducing Handicrafts as a subject is to create awareness among students to value and recognise the importance of local craft resource, and value these craftsmen and their skill. It will help to develop aesthetic sensibility relevant to Indian Culture among the students and will also help to create interest in Indian crafts and realise their relevance in contemporary life.
The teachers who attended the webinar found it very interesting and relevant. |
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A webinar was conducted by Pratham Institute on the topic ‘Effective Utilisation of Time' for Class IX students. The virtual session was hosted by Mr. Ritesh Jain, who emphasised the importance of following daily schedule.
He spoke about various activities that could be taken up to use the time effectively such as - looking for online courses, job shadowing, participating in virtual competitions, search for internships for school students, etc. Various options were suggested to the students during a brainstorming session explore. This was followed by a Q/A round.
The session was thoroughly enjoyed by the students and they took away many ideas to not only constructively pass their time but also use it to further their career. |
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One of the biggest strengths of a great actor, is their faith. They just have to believe that they are the character they are playing and all that’s happening as a part of the script, is happening to them!
Actors are agents of change. What they project on screen holds immense potential to bring about a change in the world and in the lives of people. One such great actress, whose grace, charisma, and versatility have swept the world off its feet, is Ms. Anita Raj. It was a matter of sheer honour to have her as the guest speaker for the Inspirational Rendezvous Series. The session commenced with Ms. Raj being welcomed by the Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, followed by a few words of warm greetings by the school’s Director, Ms. Anjali Aggarwal. Ms. Raj shared her journey and experiences of the film world with the students of Classes IX, XI and XII. It was inspiring to know how she had to pave her way into the Industry despite all odds. Being a veteran actress, Ms. Raj has been a fitness enthusiast. She shared her fitness mantra with the students and also gave them valuable tips as to how they can keep their mind, body and soul in unison in these trying times of the pandemic.
The students thoroughly enjoyed interacting with her and asked her a host of questions related to her acting career - both in movies and television, her fitness regime and how she has been able to retain her fame and success over the course of almost four decades. The session reached its fruitful culmination with Ms. Raj imparting words of wisdom and motivation to the students and advising them to chase their dreams and pursue their passions singlemindedly, if they do that, success is sure to follow. |
‘If there’s a whisk, there’s a way’.
Bakers are indeed one of God’s favourite lots, since they’re the only ones who can have their cake and eat it too!
As a part of the Inspirational Rendezvous Series, a A workshop was conducted by Ms Avantika, a 22-year-old young traveller and blogger for students of Class X. Among the many experiences that she shared with students, were her memories of staying in Nagaland and the two months she had spent in exploring the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. She further spoke about how, even though at a young age, she had donned many hats, that of a Content Writer, a Journalist, a Speaker, a Mentor, and more. But travelling remains her one true passion. She also shared that travelling need not be expensive, but can be an economical affair if one manages to prepare a budget that doesn’t involve overspending on food and lodging. She further added that as a young girl she did face various uncomfortable situations while travelling but with inner strength, confidence and support from her parents, she overcame all the hurdles and continues to live her life as a nomad who is on a mission to explore as many places as one can.
To conclude the event, our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia gave an endnote that motivated the young students to take their passion seriously and have the courage to think about varied career options available these days.highly engaging and interesting session on ‘Baking as Passion and Profession’ was held by a professional baker, Ms. Yukti Behl, whose passion for baking since childhood drove her into taking it up as a full-time profession. The session was held over the course of three days for students of Classes VII, VIII and IX, wherein they learnt in detail about the nuances of baking and how love for baking is an essential ingredient in satisfying the taste buds of the clients. Ms. Behl shared her journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur at a young age and how she overcame challenges that lay in her journey of success. She motivated students to follow their passion and do what they liked doing best.
The session reached its fruitful conclusion with Ms. Yukti sharing an interesting two-minute recipe of a healthy, gluten free dessert that requires not more than three ingredients and no baking equipment. After all, in moments of cravings of the sweet tooth, it is only a baker, who can ‘bake’ our wishes come true! |
A workshop was conducted by Ms Avantika, a 22-year-old young traveller and blogger for students of Class X. Among the many experiences that she shared with students, were her memories of staying in Nagaland and the two months she had spent in exploring the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. She further spoke about how, even though at a young age, she had donned many hats, that of a Content Writer, a Journalist, a Speaker, a Mentor, and more. But travelling remains her one true passion. She also shared that travelling need not be expensive, but can be an economical affair if one manages to prepare a budget that doesn’t involve overspending on food and lodging. She further added that as a young girl she did face various uncomfortable situations while travelling but with inner strength, confidence and support from her parents, she overcame all the hurdles and continues to live her life as a nomad who is on a mission to explore as many places as one can.
To conclude the event, our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia gave an endnote that motivated the young students to take their passion seriously and have the courage to think about varied career options available these days. |
In order to facilitate students to explore career options, a Career Counselling Session was organised under the aegis of NIRC of ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) Career Counselling Committee to address our students of Classes X to XII. The objective of this session was to apprise the students with the wide spectrum of CA as a course and how to get into the CA course to achieve career goals.
CA Mr. Avinash Gupta Chairman of NIRC of ICAI, CA Ms. Shruti Gupta, CA Ms. Swati Jain, CA Mr. Harish Nagpal, CA Ms. Anjali Chaturvedi and Career Counsellor Ms. Manisha were the resource persons from ICAI and our school alumni CA Mr. Sakshar Arya and CA Ms. Mansi Bajaj were also present, who discussed why CA as a career option should be adopted and why it is the most respected profession. They also discussed the requirements to become a Chartered Accountant and how to pursue this course, it’s fee structure and various roles of Chartered Accountants.
The session was quite insightful and enriching. |
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"When diplomacy fails; war is bound to happen!"
We, at St. Mark's, understand the importance that diplomacy increasingly yields these days. We are also aware how instrumental MUNs can prove to be for children, to learn diplomacy and other such vital skills. Therefore, we unequivocally believe in giving a major boost to our MUN culture. As a step forward in the same direction, a training session was conducted for students of Classes VII-XII.
The session was sparkled by the presence of Mr. Akul Jindal, the former Secretary-General of DUMUN.
Delegates of our MUN Club participated zealously and took back many valuable insights of how to participate in it. They were told about the myriad aspects of an argument and how they can indulge in deep level thinking. Most importantly, they were taught to be respectful at all times while disagreeing with the opinions of other delegates. All these attributes play a pivotal role not only on such a platform but also in daily life, something which the delegates got to learn through a fun-filled discussion. |
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has posed a very challenging and unpredictable scenario for the teachers. The frequent lockdown situation has accelerated a shift from traditional to online methods.
Keeping this in mind, Orient Blackswan, organised a webinar SAMVAD for the teachers. SAMVAD is an integrated resource for child protection and mental health care, supported by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The first session of this two-part series was conducted on 17th April and emphasised on understanding the stress of teachers while teaching in online classrooms during the pandemic.
The session aimed to enhance the capacity of school teachers to respond to their individual stresses and psychosocial problems as also to enable them to understand the anxiety and concerns of the children during these difficult times.
Part-II of the webinar, conducted by Orient Blackswan in collaboration with SAMVAD, was held on 24th April 2021. The topic of the webinar was - Addressing the Psychosocial Impact of Pandemic on Children, in which many useful insights were shared.
The webinar began with an activity ‘Me Time’ to help the teachers find a space for themselves. Emphasis was laid on Time Management by further explaining why dealing with anxiety is important for children. A video was also shown pertaining to the current scenario of COVID-19 and how such circumstances can be explained to the children through story telling techniques.
Overall, the webinar gave was an enriching experience for the teachers. |
SIP Abacus organized a workshop on ‘Stress Management with Brain Gym Exercises’ for our teachers, sharing some tips of naturopathy for a healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Rashmi Jain, talked about how ‘Naturopathy’ stimulates positive thinking, lowers stress, anxiety, depression and improves overall health. She shared very interesting ‘oiling tips’.
‘The Brain Gym’ workshop by Ms. Roma Nihalani was an interactive and useful session where she demonstrated techniques that help address balance, focus, posture and coordination skills, associated with daily life success.
Overall, it was quite an interesting session for our teachers - Ms.Sandhya, Ms. Manpreet, Ms. Anjana and Ms. Anupama Nigam! |
Eating well is a fundamental to good health. To create awareness about importance of healthy breakfast in our daily diet, a webinar 'My Breakfast' was organised for the students of our school, by Swashrit Society.
Dr. Asha Chhabra, a nutritionist, conducted the webinar. She encouraged the students to incorporate whole grains, protein rich foods and locally available fresh fruits and vegetables in their daily diet to improve its nutritional quality. At the end of the session, she answered the questions from students related to healthy eating.
It was a highly informative session attended by around 260 students and their parents. |
Mount Abu Public School, Rohini organised a TEDx Event on 12 February 2021, which the students from our school - Aishwarya Nagdev (XI-A), Yuvraj Singh (XI-A), Aanya Babuta (XI-D), Saanvi Sama (XI-D), Sannidhi Arora (XI-F) and Bhavya Srihari (XI-F) attended.
The students got to hear eloquent views coming directly from the experts of diverse fields. Starting from Mr. Neelkantha Bhanu Prakash, the world's fastest human calculator to Ms. Neha Lakhani, a renowned chef who seeks happiness in the celebration of others; from Ms. Arushi Nishank, an environmentalist to Mr. Anurag Tripathi, the honourable Secretary of CBSE and from Mr. Viveck Vaswani, a renowned film producer to Captain Zoya Agarwal, the world's first woman to fly a Boeing, the exposure, perhaps, is inexpressible in words.
Meeting such speakers, the words of whom had the power to inspire; the power to convince and the power to change the world, was no less than a fortune discovered. The speakers reiterated the power of dreams by reinforcing how even the most apparently impossible dream can be transformed into a reality, if worked upon assiduously.
It was indisputably an unforgettable experience for the students who are now going to carry the learnings elicited from this talk in the very core of their hearts for life in entirety. After all, wider the exposure, greater the success! |
The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), which was approved by the Union Cabinet of India on 29 July 2020, outlines the vision of India's new education system.An interactive webinar was conducted for our staff members by Professor Atul Khosla, Founder and Vice Chancellor of Shoolini University and Mr. Vivek Atray, Ex IAS, wherein the intricacies of the New Education Policy and its affects on all the stakeholders were discussed in great detail.
Our esteemed Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, took an active part in the panel discussion by bringing in the perspective of how schools are going to work with these new adjustments.It was an extremely informative and insightful session for all the staff members.
The following link can be used to watch the session :
https://www.facebook.com/ideasthatmattershoolini/videos/256695389457223/ |
Times NIE, in collaboration with Bennett University, conducted a webinar for the students of Classes IX to XII on Skills for Success in post-Covid world. The session covered undergraduate opportunities, challenges and approaches to achieve success in the post-Covid world.
It was an enriching experience for the students! |
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The Vedic Maths Workshop, which was organised for the students of Classes VI to VIII, was hosted by Ms. Hema Choudhary on behalf of Pratham.
Mathematics often scares students to no end making them dislike the subject immensely. This workshop introduced some creative tips and tricks taken from the ancient Vedas to make Maths more fun and interesting.
Our students managed to learn how to do some complex calculations in the easiest of ways and the shortest time possible.
The workshop ended with an interesting game which helped students guess someone's birth date with the help of Vedic Maths.
It was an extremely interesting and informative workshop! |
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COVID-19 hit the world in early 2020 and this fluid and unprecedented situation pushed the whole world into limbo. Everything got impacted and it changed the way we lived, interacted, worked, taught and learned. The implications and effects of the pandemic on our education system are yet to be ascertained, but it has surely changed and challenged educators and learners to adapt and grow in this fragile situation.
Our Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal delivered a talk in the webinar series ‘MEET THE SCHOOLS THAT SHINE’ organized by Shri. Aurobindo Society and Health Champs, on the impact of COVID-19 on our education methods and challenges faced by teachers, students, parents, and the education system as a whole. She opened her talk by focusing on the nature of technology and put it very beautifully as “Technology should be exploited as it is an excellent slave but a very dangerous master.”
She appreciated the efforts of the teachers by addressing them as ‘FRONT LINE WARRIORS’ who conducted the online sessions in a confident manner. She discussed the changes that online education methods have brought around in the attitude of students and parents. She very rightly said that due to this online education system, parents are more participative in the process as they are also mostly working from home. They are able to keep an eye on the classes, exams and other activities like competitions, festival celebrations that are being conducted by the school. She touched upon very important issues like the financial impact of this pandemic on parents, emotional and personal void among students and teachers likewise, due to the lockdown.
It was a very insightful session with quite a few takeaways for all of us! |
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Monuments are the reflection of our history, they help us to understand and respect people who lived in different eras with different habits and traditions. Therefore, preserving and restoring the old buildings is very important.
ITIHAAS, organised a series of lectures - 'Firing Minds' at St. Thomas' Girls Sr. Sec. School, Mandir Marg on 30 September 2019.
The lecture was delivered by Sh. Aman Nath, a famous writer, hotelier and architectural restorer.
It was attended by students of Classes IX and X learning about the importance of our heritage and ways to restore our monuments and heritage sites for the future. |
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"Stories are like gifts.. the more we share - the more we have!!"
An interactive workshop on 'Story telling Activities' , conducted by Oxford University Press on 28th September was attended by Ms. Anupama Sikri and Ms. Ritika Sharma. The resource person, an experienced English language and literature teacher, discussed the various ways in which the art of STORY TELLING can be integrated with subjects like Hindi, English, Science and Mathematics.
The workshop included various engaging activities like 'Hey, what are you doing?', 'Building your own Story', Story Narration and so on. It was an interesting and enriching workshop with the objective of facilitating children's education holistically. |
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"Artificial Intelligence is the science of making machines do things, that would require intelligence, if done by man." - Marvin Minsky.
A workshop on Artificial Intelligence, conducted on 24 September 2019 in Universal Public School, Preet Vihar, Delhi was attended by our teachers - Ms. Monika Uppal and Ms. Ritu Khurana. The workshop was conducted in two sessions.
The first session 'Landscape of Artifical Intelligence and Education’ was led by Professor M. M. Pant, a pioneer in the field of Artifical Intelligence. He explained the need and importance of AI to be incorporated in the school curriculum and thus, making students ready to face the future.
The second session 'Practical Aspect of Artifical Intelligence’ was conducted by Educationist, Mr. Shashidhar Bhat. He introduced various platforms for building AI applications and making these tools available.
The sessions concluded by bringing home the point that 'Artificial Intelligence is a tool, not a threat!!' |
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"Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society." - Kent Conrad.
With the same notion, CBSE, in association with Microsoft, organized a 3-days Training Programme on 'Improving Access To And Use of ICT In Schools' at Vikas Bharti Public School, Rohini, Delhi. Our Computer Teacher Ms. Neetu Chawla attended this workshop which was conducted by Microsoft Certified Trainer, Ms. Niti Dwivedi.
On Day 1, the training commenced with Introduction to Office 365 and its tools like OneNote, Sway, Teams, Forms, Minecraft and so on. The agenda of Day 2 included Introduction to Microsoft Educator Community, Artificial Intelligence and AI in Office 365. On Day 3, the workshop concluded with an overview on AI curriculum for students followed by OneNote presentation by each participant.
The best part of the training programne was experiential learning and hands-on session on Office 365 tools. The training programne was very informative and fruitful. |
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Teachers at SMSJP are not preachers but facilitators of the students and keeping them updated is imperative to the growth of the teachers and their students. We ensure that our teachers are well-versed with the changing trends in education and their respective subjects.
As part of this endeavour, Vice-Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia attended a two-days English Capacity Building Workshop conducted by CBSE at Pragati Public School, Dwarka, Delhi on 12 - 13 September 2019.
The highly knowledgable resource person apprised the members of the latest updates and changes in the curriculum of the Class XII English. The participants were engaged in a discussion on the role of innovative pedagogy in knowledge-based skills’ development.
The highly motivated group plunged into unravelling the complexities of classroom teaching by adopting strategies where knowledge and skills are exchanged in an educational context. The resource person focused on English as the Medium of Instruction by incorporating listening skills, enhancing vocabulary, speaking skills, writing skills and pronunciation.
They got the chance to discuss, understand and internalize the practical problems related to English language education. The teachers grabbed this immense opportunity to brush up their skills and made the most out of it. |
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A workshop on shaping "Waste Management Solutions for Schools" Project Design and Implementation was conducted by TERI School of Advanced Studies.
This was an initiative to assess the progress with our project proposal - Eco Riders, on "Scrap Out Scrap" for the various segregation and waste disposal practices carried out at school.
Teacher coordinator Ms. Sunita Hakku and six student representatives:
Kavish Dham (X-D), Anant Aggarwal (X-D), Akshat Vohra (X-D), Ishab Preet Singh (X-D), Shreya (X-F) and Ishika Chhoker (X-D) attended the workshop and reiterated their pledge to create awareness and workability of their planned activities at school. |
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A two-days workshop on Capacity Building was conducted by CBSE for Psychology teachers in Delhi-NCR on 30th and 31st July 2019.
Ms. Anushree Ghai (PGT Psychology) attended this workshop held at Sri. Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka, Delhi. The resource person, Ms. Usha Anand, apprised all the attending members of the latest updates and changes in the curriculum of the Class XI and XII Psychology. |
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"Sometimes the thing your students need most, has nothing to do with what's in your lesson plan."
An interactive workshop on 'Relationship Management' was conducted for the teachers of Classes I to VIII by Resource person Ms. Anu Singh on 3rd July 2019.
The discussion points included teacher student relationship, classroom management, inclusive teaching and healthy peer relationship. It was an interesting and knowledgeable session. |
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Some of our students of Class XII went for Psychology Internship at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. The students went in two groups:
Group 1 - 3rd to 8th June 2019
Group 2 - 10th to 15th June 2019
The one-week programme offered them a chance to gain first-hand clinical exposure under professional guidance and also a platform for academic growth and discussion.
An enriching experience for our students!! |
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"Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream."
Another group of our students of Class XII went for Internship at Pearl Academy's Naraina and Rajouri Garden Campuses from 3rd-7th June. 2019.
The students got hands-on experience of various options like Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, News Broadcasting, Blogging, Social Media and Event Management.
It was a wonderful experience for the students where they got a chance to know their abilities and interests!! |
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'Maths can be related to our lives. It teaches us always to be careful with the signs.'
'Prospective Resource Person Program' for Class X Maths was held at CBSE COE, Patparganj. Ms. Ritika Wadhwa Chadha attended this workshop. The resource persons were Ms. Anjali Chhabra, Director COE, Mr. Trilok Singh Bist, Principal DPS Ghaziabad and Ms. Eshita Mukherjee.
Reflections:
• How to teach Maths using innovative ideas
• Relate Maths with daily life
• Using ICT in classroom teaching
• Hands-on activities for different topics to generate interest in the subject
• Time to time assessment should be done to understand the progress of the child, rectify the weak areas.
• Parents should also be informed about the child's performance
The workshop gave useful insights on how to ensure that learning takes place inside the classroom. |
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"To succeed. . . you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you."
A healthy mind and physical fitness are vital to academic performance. A healthy mind has a direct link to increased cognitive function and memory skills, and improved mood. These advantages can help students stay focused and become competent learners.
Keeping this view in mind, Sports Summer Camp for students of Classes I to XI has been organised from 16 May to 28 May to train them and develop 21st Century skills, artistic talents and acumen in Handball, Table Tennis, Yoga, Volleyball and Skating.
The young sports enthusiasts not only get a chance to participate in various outdoor activities but also develop friendship bonds, thereby enhancing their social skills. |
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"You share your wisdom and experience with others and enrich the quality of your work and relationships."
Absolutely true for Ms. Ritika Sharma, who attended a capacity building workshop on Classroom Management organised by Gyan Mandir Public School, Naraina on 24 & 25 May 2019. Resource persons Ms. Kirti Tandon and Mr. G. K. Mishra from CBSE conducted an interactive session, explaining various aspects of classroom management involving rules, interpersonal relationships, space management techniques, time management and different teaching styles.
A wonderful learning experience indeed!! |
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"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way."
And enjoy our young dancers from Classes III to IX did in the Dance Workshop organized from 16 May to 24 May. They learnt different dance forms like Kathak, Hip-hop, Freestyle and Bhangra. The workshop was pacey, fun and active, keepingh the children engaged the whole time. |
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As the school closed for summer vacation, a Creative Art Workshop was conducted for students from 16th to 22nd May, where they learnt different styles of painting such as : One colour painting, water colour painting, pastel shading work, brush stroke painting and mix media painting. Students had a great time learning new techniques under the guidance of their art teacher and produced wonderful art work.
What a colourful way to express creativity! |
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'TO WRITE means more than putting
PRETTY WORDS on a page;
THE ACT OF WRITING is to share a PART OF YOUR SOUL with the world.'
At SMS Janakpuri,we believe that 'writing is a way to relieve stress'. In order to empower students with creative writing skills, Ms. Pushpa and Ms. Chaina attended a workshop on 'Developing Reading Comprehension Skills and Creative Writing Skills In Literature and Poetry'.
Ms. Ranjini, an expert in English Language and Poetry laid emphasis on using various techniques like English Antakshari, Ice Breakers, Half and Half, Describe and Guess to capture children's attention in classroom. Teachers enjoyed creating various poems of different styles like Acrostic, Tanka, Haiku, Limerick and Cinquain.
Indeed a very interactive and informative workshop it was....!! |
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Our school organized a workshop that focused at discovering the A to Z influential strategies of Personal Branding.
A strong resume, a creative business card or a good personality is not enough to make 'YOU' stand apart from others. Just like any powerful brand,‘YOU’ too need to build your identity, position yourself differently, and enhance your visibility to achieve success in your career.
The workshop, faciliated by Dr. Jaspreet Kaur, enabled teachers to understand "self" through a reflective exercise. The aim was to make the teachers understand their own purpose of life, set goals, and not be led by others. The importance of building themselves as "brands" was discussed and ways to do the same were highlighted.
The teachers loved being a part of this session!! |
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'Maths is not a contemplative but a creative subject.'
Our school conducted a workshop for teachers on 'Mental Maths and Creating Interest In Mathematics' by Dr. Pallavi Kaul from the resource panel of Oxford University Press. The main objective was how to make Maths interesting for students by incorporating various games, tricks and activities while transacting different Mathematical concepts in the classroom.
Varied instructional methods were introduced to improve Mathematical language and problem solving skills amongst students. The teachers enjoyed the interactive session and games like 'Tricks to Learn Tables' and 'Grouping of Numbers to find HCF'. |
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Wellness is much more than physical health, exercise or nutrition. It is the integration of physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Keeping this in mind, a wonderful yoga session was conducted for our staff members by Dr. Naveen Shastri, a well known yoga and meditation specialist. He taught the teachers to meditate with a feeling of gratitude while focusing on affirmations for keeping a positive frame of mind and body. He also spoke about the advantages of yoga and different Asanas.
A refreshing session for our faculty!! |
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St. Mark’s School, Janakpuri conducted workshop for Class XII on ‘Positive Attitudes and their Management’ to introduce students to the importance of positive attitudes and how they can be inculcated to lead a more positive and fulfilling life. With the help of activities, students were taught ways to develop a positive attitude and its benefits. At the end, the students were left with the thought, ‘Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?’
A workshop for class X on ‘Creative Thinking and Problem Solving’ was also conducted. The focus of the workshop was to introduce different ways to enhance creativity and how to use it effectively for problem solving. Activities were used to demonstrate two key paths to creativity: brainstorming and anti conventional thinking. Various tools to enhance creative thinking like mind mapping, sketching, music, exercise and sleep were also discussed. The characteristics of a creative person were enumerated and the ways to develop them were highlighted by the students themselves. |
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| To curb the issue of degeneration of values amongst students and dysfunctional families, a Capacity Building Programme was organised by CBSE. Ms. Seema Ohri and Ms. Neerja Sawhney attended the day-long workshop which focused on teaching-learning methodology aiming at inculcating good moral values in the students. |
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| A workshop on remodelled structure for assessment at East Point School Vasundhara Enclave. It was conducted by CBSE resource person, Abha Jha for Mathematics teachers. The workshop focused on preparation of quality question paper, ways to assess the notebook, rubric for checking the notebook, rubric for subject enrichment, and Class IX additional subjects. |
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| Workshop on "First Aid at the time of Disaster" was organised in school. Dr. Munjusha from Apollo Hospital conducted the workshop for primary teachers. She explained how to give First Aid in case of burns, bleeding and bone injury in order to save people at the time of such disaster. |
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A workshop on handling fire safety equipment was held on 30 January 2019 for students and staff. A live demonstration on using fire extinguisher was given to the students by Mr. Sehrawat from Fire Station, Janakpuri for a hands-on training.
It was a very informative and invigorating session. |
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'Best Out of Waste'
Our school organised ‘Best Out Of Waste’ workshop for the primary teachers in the month of January 2019. Ms. Preeti Gupta from Times Of India group conducted the workshop. She shared her wonderful ideas in making dolls using waste shuttle cocks, moulding clay etc. The teachers transformed simple scrap into useful and beautiful dolls, seemingly pieces of art. |
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'TEACHERS AS LEADERS OF THE CLASS'
Teachers are at the heart of all school activities and their role as the most important contributor to the self esteem of a child is undeniable. Ms. Monisha Gupta from Scholastic Pvt. India conducted the workshop. She was welcomed by Vice Principal, Ms. Ahluwalia.
The workshop aimed at helping teachers understand and appreciate diversity in children and accept their shortcomings more positively. |
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'CANCER AWARENESS'
A workshop on "Cancer Awareness" was organised for school teachers. The workshop was conducted by Dr. Neerja Gupta, consultant surgeon at Max Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi along with her team members, Dr. Tripti Saxena and Dr. Rashi radiation oncologists, Dr.Smriti Neha, oncophysiotherapist, Ms. Archana, Yoga expert and Ms. Meena Madan, a cancer survivor. The team is currently working in Bliss Foundation, an NGO - an initiative by and for cancer patients involved in creating awareness and strengthening lives. |
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| A Legal Literacy Camp on domestic violence, sanitation and house keeping for our Class IV employees was organised in the school premises. Ms. Laxmi Sehgal, Legal Aid Counsel, South West District Legal Services Authority, Dwarka, conducted the workshop to bring awareness and impart the right information to everybody in such matters. |
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Workshop on “Effective Teaching in Mathematics” was conducted in Venkateshwara International. The highlights of the workshop were application based teaching and stress was laid on the concept of minimum from teachers and maximum from students.
The resource person Mr. S. N. Chibber correlated Maths with daily life with the help of examples. Emphasis was laid on how to frame questions on our own and develop thinking skills among students. For the teachers this workshop was truly our enlightening experience. |
  Sanskrit Department of our school attended the Sanskrit Workshop at Bal Bharati Public School which was organized by Rachna Sagar Pvt. Ltd.
The aim of the workshop was to discuss the relevance of Sanskrit language in contemporary age, its scope and direction along with its future growth.
The Resource person Mrs. Gulati conducted the workshop in an interesting manner highlighting the difficulties faced by the language and stressed on the need of using innovative technique such as playway method, quizzes to make it suitable for the modern day environment thus making it child friendly.
The teachers also received the participation certificates. |
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We live in a country where change is constant and learning never stops. The new learners need a broad range of experience to meet the challenges of dynamic work environment.
Keeping this in mind, the school organized a workshop on ‘Computer Gaming’. This workshop provided training to the students and a platform for an interactive dialoque where in students learnt to develop PC board games on a given theme. |
 STEP (Sensitizing Training & Empowering peers) programme which is one of its kind of leadership & confidence developmental programme for school. Paarth Madan of Class VIII was selected for this five day programme along with seven other students from reputed schools all over Delhi at Goa.
In the beautiful locales he underwent many training activities which had something stored for him to learn and empower himself with.
He selected & proposed a Project on “Right to a happy childhood” creating awareness on child several abuse through role plays, pamphlets and workshops for parents of students on Parent Teacher Meeting. |
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Giving the budding innovaters a chance to streamline their innovative and technical expertise. Our school organized a six days summer camp, on DIY Electronics in which 54 students from class VII to X were registered.
They were trained by a group of ITI’ans well experienced in the field of electronics who helped them learn electronics and the art of prototyping. They were trained regarding the basic circuit designing on the bread board, practical circuits such as LED glow, implemented series and parallel combinations, uses of switches, relays, semi conductor (diode) and transistor. |
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| The workshop on topic “Using Activities to Promote English fluency in the Classroom” was conducted in St. Mark’s School Janakpuri on 16 May 2015 by Ms. Neelam Sanwalka in collaboration with Pearson for Primary and English department. The workshop was motivational, inspiring, communicative and effective. The activities and games experienced and learnt by the teachers will facilitate them to improve the fluency of English language among students. The methods taught for improving the listening, speaking and reading skills were excellent. Overall it was amazing and wonderful experience for all the participants. |
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| The Interactive Session on Team Building was conducted in St. Mark’s School Janakpuri on 16 May 2015 by Mr. Ranjit Majumdar by HT Pace (Hindustan Times). The main indicate of the discussion in the workshop was on Team Management and on Goal Achievement. The ways explained in the workshop were useful to recognise the strength and weakness of the Team members. The workshop gave an insight in understanding the qualities required to be a Team Leader as well as the importance of building and encouraging the qualities of each team member to achieve the final goal effectively and efficiently with cooperation of all the team members. The Topic was engaging and was well presented through audio-visual aids. |
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| The session on Basic Computer Applications was conducted in St. Mark’s School for the entire staff on 15 2015 and 16 May 2015 by the Computer Science Department. The main focus of the session was to enhance the basic computer skills of the teachers. The session covered various routine applications such as Downloading and uploading of marks, CCE, CBSE Curriculum and Usage of Entab software. The workshop was extremely helpful and informative. |
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| The Motivational Workshop was being conducted by Mr. Saurabh on 15th May, 2015 in collaboration with Ratna Sagar for the senior staff. Teachers were full of Zest and Zeal after attending the 3 hours motivating and knowledgeable session of Mr. Saurabh. The main focus of the workshop was on relationship building between Disciple and Facilitator (teacher). He also laid emphasis on how to make teaching effective through real life experiences and examples. It was a learning experience where all the facilitators had a participative discussion and realised the inner joy of teaching. |
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| The Topic “Effective Communication in Classroom Teaching” was well presented by Mr. J. K. Gangal in collaboration with Srijan on May 15, 2015 for entire staff. Mr Gangal facilitated teachers through his rich experience as formerly education director KVS and Director of the Centre for Creativity and Human Resource Development. The main focus of the workshop was that as a teacher one needs to emphasize on verbal as well as non verbal communication while facilitating in the classroom. The Effective Communication Workshop was an interactive session designed to give the tools to communicate more effectively with the students and making communication more impactful, persuasive and confident. Overall the workshop was very informative and interactive. |
The Forum of Public Schools conducted its 5th Annual Conference on the theme “Visualising transformation : Diverse Learning" : The session was attended by Principals & Educators from its 80 - member schools, held at India International Centre. The programme began with a ceremonial lighting of the lamp by Forum Chairperson Sanjay Bhartiya, Prof. I. S. Rajput, Former Director NCERT delivered the inaugural speech & keynote address. Concerned about the unpredictable changes in the emerging world and gradual distruction of the planet, he talked about education for character building. Padamshree awardee Geeta Dharamrajan talked about building student teacher relationship that shifts from ‘Command’ to conversation. She also laid emphasis on extracting the creativity from each child by ‘exploring the garden within’ Kargil war hero Major D. P. Singh’s address on “You are the Boss” stressed on taking control of one’s life dispute all odds. The Limca record holder outlined the importance of attitude, perseverance, learning from failure and power of prayer to attain one’s goals.
Rajendra Dixit, Former HOD, Linquistics NCERT reiterated the importance of value based education by internalizing what is learnt. The meet concluded with a soul-strring musical rendition by Vinay Mahajan and Charul Bharwada of Loknaad. Thus this platform provided a meaningful insight to the teachers who were filled with the positive energy to bring in transformation in the classroom to change the society at large. |
Project Search - A TERI - TETRA PAK initiative Phase VI culminated with an intention of creating awareness on waste management and fostering positive action for conserving the environment by focusing on recycling and sustainable development. As part of the programme Dance Drama competitions and Painting Competition were held on 21st and 23rd April 2015 respectively.
A Dance Drama based on the ‘A Sheher for Her” was presented by students of IX & X while as students from IV to VI participated in painting competition. Ekansh Verma of VI-D and Vansh Kumar of VI-B bagged the II & III prize while our school was awarded the best SEARCH Impact award for its zeal and enthusiasm with which the students & teacher incharges performed their duties. This was a coveted recognition for the contribution of the school for the growth & evolution of project SEARCH Phase VI in activities like Transition Campaigns, Tetra Pack collections STEP programme 2014. |
| Our librarian visited British Council Library on 19 March 2015, for an interactive session with Mr. Brain Gambles, Director of the Library of Birmingham. Mr. Brain stressed on new models of functional library in changing times and changing communities. He elaborated the role of library from transaction to transformation, delivery to engagement and information to learning where data turns into information with the outcome of learning, knowledge and wisdom. He also laid emphasis on the role of library staff as interventionist, encourager, motivator, creative reading enthusiast and creator of contents as well. He also encouraged the Delhi Librarian Community to have a library that delivers social capital and community engagement through different examples of extension services of the library of Birmingham which serves the community as an archive, event space, corporate venue, social meeting place, business meeting place and many more. The session concluded with the vision of 21st Century library by connecting people to people, people to ideas, idea to ideas and coproducing services and events. |
| Annual teachers meet organized by Hindustan Times was held on 17 March 2015 at Hyatt Regency, wherein all Teacher Coordinators from various schools across the capital were invited. The theme of this year’s annual meet was on “yoga” and its relevance in everyday life. Dr. Chauhan of JIVA Institute was the Guest of Honour, who spoke about “Stress” and various “body types” and how the two can be harmoniously interrelated. An interactive session followed towards the end in which teachers were able to clarify their doubts about health and stress related issues. The ‘Icing on the cake’ was the beautiful rendition of “Saare Jahan Se achha” ---- by Steven Rudolph, of the JIVA Institute. |
| Teachers were reintroduced the concept of Vedic Maths when they attended a workshop on Vedic Maths in S.D. Public School on 26 Feb. 2015. The two principal resource persons Dr. D.G. Dhall and Sh. S.N.Chibber focused on various methods of multiplication, divisibility rules, operations in algebraic expressions and finding squares & square roots. The teachers found the workshop immensely beneficial. |
| A workshop in Accountancy was conducted by Dr. Balbir Singh on 25 Feb 2015 for the students of class XII. He reviewed and summarized the important concepts and changes in Accountancy subject and gave tips to perform better in the Final Exam. |
| A workshop on Active Learning for primary teachers, organized by the Forum of Public Schools on 14 February 2015 was attended by our teachers. Ms. Neeru Chopra was the resource person. The workshop emphasized that Active learning involves providing opportunities for students to meaningfully talk, listen, write, read and reflect on the content, ideas issues and concerns of an academic subject. A technique in this regard called the AMP was explained. AMP stands for - ACTIVE MENTAL PARTICIPATION. The other points stressed were that a teacher should not just teach the subject but rather teach the student. Also a child should not be judged only by the marks he gets but rather by the effort he puts in. |
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| Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Education Supervisor (Primary) participated in 7th International Conference of Pre-Primary & Primary Principals from 31st January to 3rd February 2015 at City Montessori School, Lucknow organized in collaboration with Adhyayan Quality Educational Services on the theme : The Building Blocks of Education - Universal Values, Global Understanding, Excellence in all things, Service to Humanity. She was also part of the jury for the paper presentation held during the conference. |
| A workshop on the art of story - telling was conducted by the British Council on 1 Feb. 2015. The resource person - Ms. Sarah Rundle - a professional story teller and actor based in West London, shared the magic of telling and creating stories, using our voice and body. She also gave tips, challenges and guidelines to help us create our own story-telling activities. All the participants had gained insight into what is oral story-telling, learnt the basic, but important techniques, for effective story-telling and all were encouraged to share their stories with others. |
| Ten Students of our school (Classes VI to VIII) participated in the Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Workshop held at DPS Vasant Kunj on 28 January 2015. Our students actively participated in phase VI of project SEARCH and were applauded for showing active participation, and gave PowerPoint presentations. This was followed by the projection of movie “Bamboos Boys”, which highlighted the message ‘when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.’ Ms. Mridu (founder of ‘Nirvaha ‘ organization) explained to the participants about the importance of organic products and social enterprise, facilitating them to gain in-depth understanding of Social Business Entrepreneurship. The workshop concluded with a presentation of ‘Vasundhra’ wherein children had made a ‘Chowkis’ using recycled material and sold them at Rs. 500 each thereby, making the concept of ‘Social Entrepreneurship’ clear to the students. |
| On 16 Jan. 2015 a Workshop was conducted by CBSE on Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA). Around 15-18 teachers from different schools were invited for each subject. The teachers were divided into two groups and were asked to frame questions for both the themes of OTBA. Ms. Annie Joseph and Mr. Manoj Aggarwal represented our school for Biology and Economics respectively. |
Question Papers on O.T.B.A. for Class XI in Biology & Economics held on 16 January 2015 at Shiksha Sadan.
The workshop was organized by CBSE, in which around 15 - 18 teachers from different school were invited for each subjects. The teachers were divided into two teams and were asked to frame questions for both the themes of O.T.B.A. |
Workshops on various topics were organized in our school as part of In-service Teacher Training for teachers on January 14 & 15, 2015.
 Affective Domains in Classroom Teaching
Workshop on topic “Affective Domains in Classroom Teaching” was conducted on 14 Jan. by “Yes I Can Solutions” organization. The resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Tripti Sakhuja and Mr. Tripesh Sakhuja. The main focus of the workshop was on providing insight on how to enhance classroom teaching. They discussed about the 4c’s of Affective Domain which are Connection (belongingness with the student), Capability (appreciating each child and acknowledging the diversity), Count (treating each child equally) and Courage (respect each child’s feelings).
 Theatre Workshop
A Theatre Workshop was conducted on 14 Jan. 2015 by Mr. Kuljeet Singh. Mr Kuljeet emphasized on team work and on finer points of theatre presentation. Mr. Kuljeet divided the staff members into groups and each group was tasked dramatization. During dramatization Mr Kuljeet focused on the types of intonation, voice modulation, sense of liveliness and its importance. He then linked it with real teaching and learning process in the classroom. Overall it was an interesting and engaging workshop.
 Behavioural Issues amongst Students
The topic “Behavioural Issues Amongst Students” was well presented by Ms. Anu Singh from N.I.E. (Newspaper in Education) on 14 Jan. 2015 More than 70 teachers from primary and senior wing attended the informative workshop. Ms. Singh discussed various predominant behavioral issues manifesting in a classroom, as well as their solutions. The Resource person laid stress on the basic requirements for over all development of present day students. She also briefly discussed about slow learners, how to identify them and how to deal with them through positive attitude.
Motivational Workshop
A Motivational Workshop, in collaboration with Pearson Education, was conducted by G. Balasubramanian on 15 Jan. 2015. The staff members who attended the workshop, more than 120 teachers, were in full zest and zeal after the 3 hours spent listening to the motivating and knowledgeable session of Mr. Balasubramanian. He discussed interesting facts and situation in classroom management as well as their possible solutions. He also laid emphasis on traditional and modern methods of teaching. The workshop had projected interesting methods to bring positivity in classroom atmosphere, which would genuinely create wonders and facilitating the process of learning. It was an enlightening experience, wherein all the facilitators had a participative discussion and realized the inner joy of teaching with a thought provoking message of BEING A FACILITATOR NOT A TEACHER. |
  There has been alarming increase in the instances of child abuse getting across India recently.
We at SMS Janak puri work together towards a safe school for all children. Safety of all children who walk into the school gates is our concern.
Child Abuse of maltreatment constitutes all forms of physical and emotional ill treatment which harms the child’s health, survival, development and trust. To sensitize the support staff of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri a workshop on Child Abuse was conducted by the Principal Ms. Rama Sethi.
All IV Class employees were made aware of the POCSO ACT (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences), which was initiated in 2008 and finally came into effect on 14th November 2012.
It was conveyed that it becomes the Legal duty of everyone to help a child who is sexually abused by reporting the offence immediately to the authorities, as failure to report or record child abuse, is a punishable offence which requires mandatory reporting of cases. Not only that, no one should get indulged in any form of physical or mental violence. Documentaries on child abuse were shown to them to create awareness and discussed concept of shame, blame, stigma and punishment. Overall, ‘POCSO Awarenss Session for the support staff of the school was an eye opening session. |
| Our Sanskrit teachers attended a Sanskrit Workshop on 30 Dec. 2014 conducted by Mr. Dhananjay Shastri at Shri Virjanand Gurukulam, in Arya Samaj Mandir, Hari Nagar. The visit was meant to familiarize them to use Sanskrit Language for word processing in MS Office and become Computer savvy. Dr. Usha Lal finding the experience useful spent an entire fortnight, upto 15 Jan. 2015 gaining expertise in using Shree lipi in MS Office for gaining proficiency in word processing, typing and teaching Sanskrit through Computers. She was given a Certificate, as a token of appreciation. |
| Language is a communication tool; its mastery is imperative for success in any endevour. Teachers help students gain proficiency in the Language. To equip the teachers and enhance their professional capability a workshop on English Language was conducted by Mr. Barry O’ Brien at St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meerabagh on 13 Dec. 2014. The resource person stressed upon the importance in recognizing and nurturing different special qualities within children. He also impressed upon using humour; right pitch, pace and volume to control the class. A teacher being the role model for students’ is required to demonstrate appropriate conduct and attitude at all times. He also imparted important tips on how to keep pace with the time and making good use of technology in teaching to the extent possible. As a parting advice Mr. Barry O’ Brien conveyed that communication is the key to building good teacher-student relationship. |
| Our teachers attended the Macmillan Publications workshop ‘Expressions’ held at Dilli Haat, Janakpuri on 13 Dec. 2014. The resource person Ms. Preeti Ahuja stressed on the importance of English in the modern day scenario. She explained the four skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing, by citing examples and giving tasks to solve. She even explained the importance of team work and effective communication. |
| A workshop was conducted on changes in curriculum and paper design of Accountancy and Business Studies by Mr. V. Wasan, a renowned author and academician on 8 December 2014. It was attended by Mrs. Vandana Shah for professional enhancement and growth. |
To make Hindi language user friendly for the present day net savvy generation ……………
Two teachers from our school attended Hindi language workshop organized by Pragati School, Dwarka on 6 Dec. 2014 The Resource person Mr. Vinod Prasoon provided tips for making Hindi language more popular among the students. He taught various user friendly techniques for teaching this Oriental language. The workshop stressed in identifying methods to solve problems of the students so that they are at ease with the language. |
Making Sanskrit language more appealing for the Hi Tech generation…………….
Sanskrit language workshop was organized by Mount Carmel School, Dwarka on 6 Dec. 2014 and was attended by two teachers from our school. The Resource person Mr. Upender Kumar highlighted the need for making Sanskrit language more popular among the students. In this regard he taught various user friendly techniques for teaching this ancient Oriental language. The main stress was on problem solving so that the students are at ease with the language. The teachers benefitted immensely from this workshop. |
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| Keeping in mind the present security concerns, especially, the rising crime against women in our society, a Workshop for Self Defence was organized in our school premises on 28 November 2014 for the benefit of girl students of Classes V to IX. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Mr. Ranvir Singh IPS, Addl. Commissioner of Police Ms. Monica Bhardwaj IPS, Addl. DCP (West), Ms. Omwati Malik, ACP (West), Mr. R.S. Meena, SHO (Janakpuri) and Office Bearers of Sh. Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Janakpuri - Ms. Permala Chadha, Mr. Dinesh Gautam & Mr. B.L. Sharma, were the Guests of Honour. Our school Chairman, Mr. T.P. Aggarwal, Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal graced the occasion. A team of women from Delhi Police showed various self-defence techniques to the participants. Our school also presented a beautiful dance number on the theme of peace and harmony. |
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| Self Assessment and Management program integrates the youth from various schools across Delhi - Around 100 students drawn from Classes IX to XI participated in the Youth Peace Conference held at Delhi Haat, Janakpuri on 26 November 2014. It was a very colourful occasion with strong message exhorting Youth to write against terrorism. Our school students participated in a host of activities, such as Banner making, Painting, Dance Competition. School Vice Head Boy Tanmay Kochhar, along with office bearers from other schools, took part in Oath taking Ceremony. The Police Commissioner, Mr. B.S. Bassi was the Chief Guest who interacted with the young students from the audience about the role played by the law enforcing agencies in our society in tackling grave issues like safety of young girls. He was quite emphatic on the issue and suggested that the girls must empower and strengthen themselves and focus on 'capacity building'. The event concluded with hundreds of white balloons being released into the blue sky, as a symbol of peace and harmony. |
| Students of our school along with the school counselor attended the 3rd International Life Skills, Values, Gender, School Health and well being Summit - initiative of CBSE in collaboration with Expression India. The main focus of this summit was to sensitize the students towards various issues & concerns such as gender, environment, health & well being of the learners. It also aimed at strengthening the ideals enshrined in National Health Policy 1983 & the National Policy on Education 1986 as well as NCF 2005. |
| Ms. Neelesh Budhiraja and Mr. Tarun Ravindran Co-founder of organization named ‘My Exam Plan’ took a workshop for the XII standard students. Where in they provided students of both the streams Medical & Non-Medical with indepth knowledge on various entrance examinations and also encouraged the students to look at their website for a quick comparison of exams in a simple and readable format. |
| Maths Workshop was held on 19 Nov. 2014 for students of Class XII in the School premises. Resource Person for the same was Dr. G. S.Tuteja, a renowned person in the field of Mathematics. The workshop highlighted the importance of mathematics in Under graduate courses and selection criterion for admission to various colleges. The students found the workshop very informative and gained a lot of information related to admission in various courses. |
| On 15 November 2014 in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Campus CBSE organised a workshop on Capacity Building for teachers on Stress Reduction Techniques. The workshop was taken up by Vyakti Vikas Kendra India (The Art of Living) and The Mental Health Foundation. It focused on managing stressful situations and facilitating the same in the students. The programme was to help teachers lead healthier, happier and potentially more successful in the teaching profession and handle students in a better way. |
| Workshop covering various aspects of English language, such as phonics, spelling dictionary reading was held at St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh on 11 Nov. 2014. The programme coordinator Dr. Elaine Higgleton highlighted the importance of phonics in English language and gave tips on inculcating the same to the students. She also emphasized on spelling words correctly by using the techniques of ‘Mnemonics’. She explained the usage of dictionary in the classroom in a very interesting manner. Overall the workshop aimed at making the English language user friendly for the students. |
| The Career Counselling Workshop for class IX and X students was held by ‘Aakash Institute’ on 3 November 2014. The objective of the Exam was to identify deserving students so that they can be nurtured & groomed for higher level entrance exam. The students were briefed about Akash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE 2014) for Class X students. |
| A Robotics Workshop was held on 31 October 2014 in the school premises. The students of Level 1 were taught to assemble Motorized Robot, Level 2 were taught about Programming and Level 3and 4 were taught about Electronics and circuit making. |
Workshop on Emerging Challenges in Child Abuse and implementation of POSCO Act 2012 - held on 28 October 2014. Children are the future of the Nation but in recent times we see a spate of violence against them in the form of physical, sexual & verbal abuse which has led to the implementation of various laws for safeguarding them.
In this regard the workshop on the topic “Emerging Challenges in Child Abuse & implementation of POSCO Act 2012 was planned by Forum of Public Schools in association with Expressions India which was conducted by Dr. Jitender Nagpal. The main focus of the workshop was on Law - ‘The Protection of children from sexual offences Act 2012’, (POSCO Act) which came into force with effect from 14 November 2012.
The act is comprehensive law to provide protection of children from the offences of sexual assult, sexual harassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interest of the child at every stage of judicial process, by incorporating child friendly mechanisms for reporting, recording of evidence, investigation and speedy trial of offences through designated special courts. |
| A Canon Workshop was held on 16 October in the school premises. Students of were introduced to the different types of cameras, i.e., Digital, SLR and Compact and got to understand the difference between SLR & DSLR. They also learnt a lot about the preferred type of camera amongst different categories of users and for different purposes like Wildlife, Sports, Landscape, Portraits etc. Students also learnt camera’s technical aspects like, exposure, aperture, shutter speeds etc. They also got to handle different types of cameras and capture some pictures for posterity. |
| A workshop on Accountancy was organized by Sultan Chand & Sons on 16 July 2014 at Guru Harkrishan Public School, for Accountancy teachers. It was conducted by Resource Persons Dr. G. S. Grewal and Mr. R. K. Khosla. They spoke on ‘Revised Schedule VI of Companies Act 1956’ and recent changes in the pattern of Class XII CBSE paper. It was attended by Ms. Vandana Shah and Ms. Ruchika Paul. |
| Committed to professional enrichment of commerce teachers and guide, support and acknowledge commerce students, Commerce Teachers’ Foundation (CTF), a non profit organization organized various workshops on changes in the curriculum and question paper design. The commerce Teachers Ms. Vandana Shah and Ms. Ruchika Paul attended the open house meet and the workshop on Business studies by upcoming author Mr. G.S. Alag at St. Thomas School, Mandir Marg, on 12 July 2014. |
  The Workshop on Career Counselling and Vedic Maths was held on 10th and 11th July by IMS for all the streams separately. The workshop began by discussing with students about the importance of board exams and their preparation. They shared with the students few techniques and methods of preparing well for the board exams. Students were encouraged to read newspapers & keep themselves updated with the events around the world. Various courses were discussed during the workshop such as Management, Law, Hotel Management, Mass Communication, Psychology, Archeologist etc. They also told students about the prestigious institutes related to these courses & about the job opportunities.
In the second round, workshop on Vedic Maths was conducted wherein instead of verbally telling the advantages of Vedic Maths they held a practical discussion. They shared with the students few techniques which could help them solve mathematical problems quickly & efficiently. These included techniques to simplify multiplication & square roots. |
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| Brigadier Commander Rupinder Singh an alumni of NDA, IMA Defence Staff College presently actively involved in war games & Defence Strategies regarding India’s Defence, took a Career Counselling Session and encouraged class XII students of all streams about career options in Defence Services after Class XII. Students found the entire session interesting & also clarified their queries. |
| The working of a robot from ancient times till 2050 was shown to the students of Class VI in the Robotics Workshop. A robot model was also shown to them which performed various tasks like walking, a 360o rotation movement of jaw. The resource person from IRC conducted the entire session. |
To enhance Professional growth of teachers, an IN - SERVICE TEACHERS’ TRAINING PROGRAMME was conducted by St. Mark’s School, Janakpuri from 17th May to 19th May 2014. The Programme emphasised the need for improvement in pedagogy, attitude, technology & skill development to make education relevant in 21st century.
Seminar on ‘Communication Skills enhancement’ by Mr. Ajit Banerjee highlighted the importance of communication as a vital tool in today’s age. As the way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. The seminar highlighted the purpose of communication to elicit change, generate action, create understanding and inform a certain idea.
Components of communication explained to the audience such as encoding and decoding . Mr. Banerjee further highlighted the importance of listening as when we communicate we spend 45 % of our time listening. Enhancement of various ways of communication such as verbal, non verbal and written were also stressed upon. The teahcers embibed the valuable points given in the workshop.
Workshop on ‘Health and Nutrition’ by Mr. Dinesh Siddhu highlighted on the benefits of living a stressfree life and engaging oursleves in some form of exercise. The main highlight of this workshop was curing lifestyle diseases by chaning our life style from cure and control. As it was stressed repeatedly prevent the preventible and delay the inevitable. It was an eye opener workshop which highlighted the importance of positive mental attitude, adequate rest, food etc.
Workshop on Adolescent issues by Mr. Majumdar focussed on the various changes both mental and physical, which the teenagers undergo and how to address them in the best possible way. He stressed on the issues of teenage arrogance and frustrations and provided meaningful solutions.
Workshop on Bulletin Board Decoration by Ms. Silky provided the teachers with various tips to make the bulletin board more interesting and attractive. Important information on collage making was also provided.
Workshop on Teaching Prose & Poetry and the Art of story Telling by Ms. Tara Chadha. Ms. Tara Chadha, a former Reader at SPM College, Delhi University associated with Pearson Longman conducted a workshop on teaching prose & poetry & the art of story telling for teachers.
Workshop on Mathematical Skills by JODO GYAN - Jodo Gyan a non profit social enterprise organised a workshop on mathematical skills for primary teachers on 17th May 2014. Resource Person Ms. Pooja & Ms. Vandana introduced & explained innovative methods.
A workshop on Learning Disabilities was organised for the primary teachers as part of In-Service Training on 19th May by ORKIDS FOUNDATION, INDIA. The resource person Ms. Neha shared valuable information about the characteristics and behaviour of children suffering from learning disabilities like Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, ADHA and sensory integration disorder. She advised teachers on how to identify such cases as well as deal with them in a sensitive manner. It was a unique and positive step towards understanding and helping such children as each child deserves the best.
Workshop on Science : (19th May 2014) - Workshop on Science by the eminent author Dr. Veer Bala Rastogi (Member of fellow of Academy of Zoology and being conferred the the distinguished Author Award by 2012 by the Federation of Educational Publishers in India) was conducted where the Speaker discussed about the effective ways of teaching Science & also shared concepts of various disciplines of Biological sciences like cell biology, gnetics & molecular biology. |
Principal Mrs. Rama Sethi along with 5 teachers of our school attended the IV Annual Conference organized by 'Forum of Public Schools' at India International Centre on 3rd May titled 'Innovation : Creating a Culture'. The conference began with the introduction given by Mr. S. L. Jain about the imperative need of an innovative society which can only come about when the young minds start generating New Ideas as the demand and requirement of present times is based on 'Newness'. This was followed by enlightening discussion given by Dr. Vinayshil Gautam, Chairman - All India board of management Education stressing on the requirement of making the children, learn how to think, understand & make a choice. He also made a remark on the use of technology without being dependent on it. He further stressed on the reading of literature to awaken the power of imagination in young minds. A case of falling apple was given by him as Newton thought differently when he saw the falling apple which led to the formulation of the Law of Gravitation. Prof. Debashish Chatterjee, Director IIM Kozhikode, explained the concept of innovation as a "non-verbal intelligence". And explained how Samachit (Equanimity of mind) is responsible for creating new things. He spoke of schools being "spaces and not as places".
This was further followed by the presentations on Best Practices by few schools who are using innovative methods in their institutions. Prof. Rama Mathews (Dean D.U.) spoke on the need to explain the concept of failure to students as inevitable part of life. Overall, it was an enlightening session which dealt with the crucial issues of child's personality pointing out that each child is unique and should be given the freedom to make choices and the teachers were suggested to replace the term "Don't Do with Yes you can" in their mental vocabulary. |
| A Workshop on Accountancy by Dr. Balbir Singh was held on 24th April 2014. He spoke extensively on the topic ‘Movement of share prices of 5 selected companies for ten consecutive days’. |
 Sixteen students from classes IV - VIII alongwith two teacher co-ordinators Ms. Neha Sood and Ms. Ritu Khurana attended TERI - Phase VI Launch Ceremony at IndiaHabitat Centre, Lodhi Road.
Children as well as teachers were motivated to take up TERI - Tetra Pak activities with full zeal and enthusiasm. |
The career counseling workshop "Eureka" was conducted by Centre for Career Development in Sachdeva Public school.
The focus of the workshop was to make students aware about the emerging disciplines within the field of science, which would eventually help them make informed choices about their career. The eminent speaker for the same was Mr. Jitin Chawla & others who spoke on emerging areas such as aironomics, aerospace, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, industrial robotics, marine science, oceanology and many more. The interaction was multimode, where the speakers interacted with students through the support of various media like videos, PPT Presentations followed by the question & answer round. |
  St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janak Puri organized a Book reading session by Author Paro Anand for the students of Primary wing on April 11, 2014 to stimulate the young learners towards reading. The author captivated the attention of the audience through her enthralling voice modulation and great sense of humor.
The session was taken pleasure in by one and all present in the Library. Princpal Ms. Rama Sethi also encouraged the students to read more to reach the heights. |
 English language Phonetics Workshop by Ira Sehgal for the Primary & the Middle Teachers was held on 31 March 2014.
In which the teachers became aware of the various nuances of English language, their pronunciation etc. |
 To enhance and enrich the personality of the teachers, a self grooming workshop was held by Ms. Ira Sehgal where numerous tips were given by her in areas such as body language, manners, etiquettes, dress up etc.
Thus this workshop made the teachers more aware about themselves. |
| India Education Summit - 2014 was organized on 6th March 2014 at Taj Mansingh. Our Vice Principal Ms. Alka Kher attended it which was based on the most debatable topic on Education Reforms and the Quest for Excellence. Dr. Shashi Tharoor - Minister of State - Ministry of HRD, Mr. A. R. Kohli - Former Governor, State of Mizoram, Prof. P. B. Sharma - Vice Chancellor Delhi, were the eminent speakers. The summit mainly focused on restructuring our educational system for facing global challenges. |
| CBSE in collaboration with Tata Consultations Services Pvt. Ltd. organized a workshop on Online checking of answer scripts in St. Stephen Public School. The main aim of the workshop was to educate teaching fraternity about this high tech concept. The teachers enthusiastically learnt the invigorating methods of checking answer-sheets in an error-proof method. Five teachers of our school attended the workshop. |
| Two teachers of our school attended the panel discussion organized by British Council on the topic “Impact of new technologies on Educational quality of English language”. The discussion focused on developing communicative skills and learners centered teaching skills. |
| Two teachers from our school went to 22nd World Book \Fair. The central theme of this year’s book fair was children’s literature and it was aptly themed “Kathasagar : Celebrating Children’s literature. The author’s interaction was the main attraction where the teachers interacted with Ruskin Bond and S. Anand (writer and publisher of ‘Bhinayana’). Writer Anuradha Chopra also spoke about her book “Freeze Frame”. Overall the fair presented India’s rich tradition of literature for children manifested in folk and oral story telling traditions, panchtantra, jataka tales to contemporary e books. It was an enriching experience indeed. |
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Students of VII Std. participated in the "Safety Riding Training" organized by Delhi Traffic Police in association with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
Trainers from associating company gave information regarding traffic rules, sign boards and various facts and figures showing the road accidents caused by two wheelers. The highlight of the entire programme was an innovative Electronic bike riding session for students in which they learnt the various nuances of safe driving. Finally the students received the participation certificates from the concerned authorities. |
| Orientation Programme on Disaster Management was held at Nishkam Seva Bhawan, which focused on School Safety & Disaster Management. The programme enlightened on various issues such as preparing the school Disaster Management plan, evacuation mapping and display of disaster management helpline no. 1077 etc. It was a comprehensive workshop which aimed at making school a Safety Zone. |
| Teachers of our school participated in the Sanskrit Workshop organized by ‘Sanskrit Samvardhan Sansthan’ from 7th to 12th January 2014. The teacher participants were Ms. Usha Lall and Ms. Adarsh Bahl. |
 Ms. Usha Lall attended the four day residential Sanskrit teachers Workshop organized by Sanskrit Bharti Jhandewalan.
In this workshop 150 teachers from different parts of India participated.
Shri Krishnan Shastri and Ms. Chand Kiran Saluja made the teachers aware of the new techniques of teaching including online teaching by computer. |
Teachers of our school attended the Workshop by CRISP - the Consortium for research in school Pedagogy - a new Delhi based NGO held at Meera Model school. The workshop started with solutions aimed at Technology interventions to enhance learning. And also stressed on the fact that the quest is no longer “where to find the answer, but how to word the questions”.
The workshop also focused upon schools adopting and deploying Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and innovative teaching & learning tools in the classes. As the future destiny of India lies in her classrooms and many exciting possibilities and global resources exist today to provide an education that will be both transformative and empowering. |
F. K. Publications organized a workshop for teachers on EVS on 16 November 2013 at J. M. International School which focused on the use of various educational technologies - T.V., Video, Multimedia, ICT (Information Communication Technology) in teaching.
Social Science Workshop stressed on the current syllabus of NCERT & challenges in teaching methodology which are faced by teachers every day & provided ‘some solutions’. Various activities including debate - amongst the teachers were some highlights of the workshop. Ms. Deepa Haruray won a prize and was appreciated for her oratory skills. |
| Teachers of our English Department attended a workshop organized by British Council on 25 October 2013. The workshop was conducted by Ms. Purti Kohli and Ms. Huma Narang from British Council. They emphasized on digital training for teachers regarding online sharing of study material and activities. They taught the exciting manner in which the school curriculum could be modified to meet International dimensions. The participants learnt about the various aspects of the International School Award Programme and thus felt enriched. |
| Glass Painting Workshop was conducted on 23 October 2013, by Ms. Upasna from ‘Pidilite Hobby Colors’ in the school premises. Students traced 5 - 6 diyas on the transparency sheets and used glass colours to colour them. The diyas were cut and strung together with floral wires to make beautiful wall hangings. Students enjoyed the activity immensely. |
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Mrs. Alka Kher, Vice Principal of St. Mark’s School, Janak Puri attended & actively participated in a Leadership Development Workshop organized by British Council for 3 days i.e. from 23 to 25 October 2013. It laid stress on Leadership styles, Building team, Creating & Communicating a vision as well as on Building a great school culture.
All the sessions were very fruitful and informative. It was a great learning experience for all. |
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| Students of our participated in Cluster Workshop of TERI’s Project Search at Manav Rachna School, where they learnt the art of segregating dry wastes and maintaining sustainable development. They also took a pledge to help in maintaining cleanliness by actively participating in the ECO-Friendly efforts initiated by TERI. |
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Our school organized “Mother & Daughter Health & Hygiene Programme” for the girls’ students of Class VI & VII and their mothers in association with Proctor & Gamble in the school premises.
The programme comprised of three sessions :
a) Introduction & Interactive sessions (with bonding games between mother & daughter).
b) Mother’s education session.
c) Girls’ education session.
The audience was also made aware about the do’s & don’t to be followed like healthy eating habits, to avoid junk food, to do workout, to drink plenty of water etc. They enjoyed short informative film followed by an Interactive Question Answer session. Overall it was an informative programme. |
Ms. Anupam Ganesh, Education Supervisor of our school attended the 6th Global Conference on Education on 25th September organized by Edu - solutions at IIC.
The core theme “Happiness & Higher Learning Methods : Strategies for a multi-disciplinary approach” was addressed by leading school psychologist Dr. Aruna Broota, consultant psychiatrist Dr.Jitendra Nagpal, progressive educator Ms. Jyotsna Bhardwaj, Career Counselor Mr. Jitin Chawla, and educationists Dr. Sanjeev Sharma Dean of Ansal University & Mr. Terrance Tan College Director, Raffles Millenium International and many others.
The conference was instrumental in building synergy and enabled all participants to understand critical factors in maintaining quality by applying different methods in the domain of education. It was a unique platform for educators, school leaders, psychologists, counselors to interact, share and enhance knowledge and skills to explore newer opportunities in raising the concept of “Education as Happiness” and “Education for Happiness.” |
| Hindi Department attended a workshop at Bal Bharati Public School on 17 September 2013 conducted by Mr. P. K. Jain (Hindi Teacher - Modern School). The new changes in the syllabus according to the CCE pattern were discussed. Tips and suggestions were given to the Teachers to incorporate them in their teaching methodology. Overall it was an informative and interesting workshop. |
The learning environment has changed dramatically. It is absolutely necessary that we all begin, to think beyond our educational environment.
The Forum had conducted a Conference on the theme : Education - ethics, arts, skills in changing the landscape. Our Principal, Ms. Rama Sethi, Vice Principal, Ms. Alka Kher, Education Supervisor Ms. Anupam Ganesh along-with few teachers attended the Conference. It was a privilege to hear the dignitaries Dr. Dinesh Singh, the Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi, Mr. Prabhu Chawla who was the editor of Language Publications in ‘India Today’ news magazine, Dr. Amitabh Bagchi, a noted Literary Critic and an acclaimed writer and Dr. Rajni Kumar, the Chairperson and Founder Principal of Spring dales Education Society, a recipient of the Padma Shri. |
| An eye opener workshop on ‘Preventing Internet Abuse Online’ was organized by Mr. Jitin Chawla, an eminent educationist, Various sensitive issues like Cyber Bullying, Internet Fraud, Internet Addiction Disorder and Abuse of Net by Children were discussed through examples and videos. The session also dealt with tips for preventing child abuse and role of parents, teachers and students in increasing awareness about ‘Hazards of Internet Abuse’. The highlight of the session was information provided about various websites and software that can be used to control and stop the children from using inappropriate websites for e.g. : Net Nanny, Ask Jeeves kids, Safetyweb.com, Childsafety.org, Netsmartz.org, etc. |
| The students of Class XII (Science Stream) became a part of the workshop conducted by Cool Junk Pvt. Ltd. aimed at creating a practical approach towards physics. A kit was provided to each student containing electronic devices (resistors, capacitors, LED’s etc.) along with manuals and DVD’s. This practical approach made electronics fun to learn, simple to understand and helped in assembling different electronic circuits. This workshop in a nutshell helped in developing problem solving capability, shaping thought processes and gave a different perspective of looking at science phenomenon happening around us. |
| A Career Counselling Workshop conducted by Mr. Riteish Jain, Regional Head of Delhi and NCR was organized by IMS. The enthusiastic students were informed about the new courses such as BMS that has been combined with BBE, BBS and BFIA and about the best colleges that offer these courses. Mr. Jain also enhanced student’s knowledge by teaching some tricks of mathematics which could help them develop speed & accuracy. |
| Commerce Teachers Association had organized a Professional Enrichment Programme in Accountancy on 20th July 2013 at Ahlcon Public School, which was attended by Ms. Vandana Shah & Ruchika Paul. The purpose was to update the teachers with the changes in curriculum necessitated due to the Revision in the Schedule VI of Companies Act. The Speaker and Resource person was Dr. S. C. Sharma, Retd., Associate Proff. and Head of Dept. of Commerce, C.R.M. Jat (P.G.) College, Hisar. |
| CBSE in Service Teachers’ Training Programme was organized by Prabhaav Learning Pvt. Ltd. on 10th July 2013 at Green Park, New Delhi. It was a workshop devoted to one day capacity building programme on Life Skills, Attitude, Values, Health & Well being Education in the Co-scholastic Gradation or evaluation of students in CCE which was attended by our teachers. It was activity based and covered all areas related to co-scholastic in an interactive manner. |
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‘Sahitya Kala Parishad’ had conducted a Summer Workshop in the school from May 19th to 20th June 2013. 50 children of 5 to 15 years had attended this workshop. On the basis of this workshop children have presented a play – “Hum Badey Kam Ki Cheez”, on 23 June 2013 in Shri. Ram Centre of Art & Culture.
Honorable Minister of Education, Delhi Mrs. Kiran Walia appreciated the presentation and gave away the certificates to the students. |
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A Theatre Workshop conducted by the Atelier Theatre Group for classes VI to IX was held in the School from 21 May to 30 May 2013. Mr. Kuljeet and Ms. Nikita of the Atelier group made the children learn the importance of voice intonation, body postures and eye contact, besides teaching them several other nuances of a performance. The children used their creative faculties to write the scripts themselves; the fairy world, world of tech, suspense of horror, all found their place in their creative palette.
The performances were thoroughly enjoyed by the parents, who came to cheer their children on the day of final performance. |
| Pidilite Creative Workshop was conducted from 17th to 20th May 2013 for classes IV to VIII in our school. More than sixty students participated in the workshop and learnt the art of ‘Tanjore Painting’ & ‘Shilpakar’. |
| Seminar on 4 Year’s Bacullerate Degree organized by Delhi University (North Campus) addressed by Dr. Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor of DU. Students got to know the highlights of the 4 year’s Bacullerate Degree, being introduced by the University from this academic year, was attended by the teachers and class XII students of our school on 2nd May 2013. |
| National Conference on ‘Learning Mathematics’ was organized by Bal Bharti Public School, Pitampura on 26th April 2013. Professor Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, Delhi University inaugurated the conference and delivered the keynote address. The aim of the conference was to spread awareness about innovation, new approaches in teaching and activity based learning. Parallel workshops on different topics were also conducted by different subject experts who encouraged the school teachers to implement innovative practices in classrooms – which was very beneficial for the teachers who attended this workshop. |
| “The Indian Express” organized the “Idea Exchange Programme” with Mr. Neeraj Kumar - Commissioner, Delhi Police on 20th April 2013. Our students Sanjana Sharma of XII-A and Anurag Watts of XII-D accompanied by Teacher Incharge : Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra attended it. Burning issues related to crumbling law and order situation in Delhi was a subject of concern. The questions raised by our students were appreciated by the Commissioner and reporters alike and were discussed at great lengths. |
| The British Council organized a lecture by Dr. Tony Young, Head of Applied Linguistics at News Castle University, on 17th April 2013, in the British Council auditorium in New Delhi. The same was attended by the teachers of our school. The topic chosen for the lecture was ‘Which English ? Whose English?’ Dr. Young explored the nature of varieties such as American English, British English as a ‘Lingua Franca’ and ‘Local’ varieties like Indian English. |
An Annual Regional Convention was organized by Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) on 15 April, 2013 at Bal Bhawan, Bahadur Shah Marg, New Delhi.
The programme had the following components :
a) Professor Ved Ratna Memorial Lecture
b) Demonstration of innovative experiments
c) Paper presentation on ‘Frontiers in Physics’
This programme aimed at promoting physics & physics education in the region & also aimed at upgrading the quality of teaching of Physics. Moreover, it also encouraged the teachers to bring innovations in their teaching strategies. |
Ms. Chhaya, attended the Seminar on “Skill Development for the excellence of school Librarians” on 14th March 2013. The seminar was organized by Ms. Usha Munshi (Librarian Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi). The seminar provided tips on “How to organize bookfairs, exhibitions, book week and book donation drive in school.
The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and upgradation by providing e-books, e-journals, e-newpapers was also stressed upon. |
| “More Public participation and responsibility in nation – building is needed” said
Sri. Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, The Art of Living, while launching the campaign ‘Volunteer of a better India, on 3rd February 2013. Our school enthusiastically participated in the campaign by participating in the activity “My Idea for a better India”. Around 1400 students from Classes VI –XI participated in the paragraph writing competition and Pledge to volunteer and give one hour to nation. |
DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, Asia’s leading Literature was attended by Ms. Monica Singh from 24th to 26th of January. It is a celebration of national and international writers and encompasses a range of readings, talks, debates, performances, children workshops and lots of interactive activities.
A heated discussion was done by Prasoon Joshi and Shabana Azmi on the topic ‘Women’s Portrayal in media’. Javed Akhtar spoke in length about the vernacular languages such as Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindustani. Mr. Navtej Sarna spoke about the need of introducing the spiritual education in today’s time. But the real show stopper of the entire event was ‘His Holiness Dalai Lama’ who talked about peace & Love in today’s volatile times. |
An Inspire Science Camp 2013 was organized by Rajdhani College (Delhi University) with an initiated of DST government of India from 21st to 25th January 2013. Our five students of science stream namely Nitin Yadav, Akash Nasa, Akash Gupta, Rohit Arya and Parimal along with the teacher incharge Mr. A. P. Dubey attended the five days camp.
Eminent Scientist such as Prof. R. P. Tandon, Prof. Ajoy Ghatak, Prof. A. K. Ganguly, Prof. P. K. Joshi, Prof. Ashok Pandey, Dr. Praveen Saxena, Dr. Nishu and Prof. A. C. Pandey (Vice- Chancellor Bundelkhand University, Jhansi) had demonstrated live experiments and shared various important researches being done.
In that camp, on the spot science talk was conducted in which our student Akash Gupta won second prize and was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 500/. |
| The Hindustan Times has successfully ventured into the field of education by launching ‘Studymate’ where subject experts guide and train students in different subject arenas. A team of counselors visited our school to conduct a written objective type test for classes VIII- XI, to analyze the strength and weaknesses of students in a particular subject area. |
| Teachers’ Knowledge Meet 2012, organized by Times NIE was attended by a teacher of our school. The theme of the event was ‘Health and Nutrition in school’ and the event was graced by many eminent personalities. The event began with a stimulating session of yoga led by Dr. Goswami who also enlisted the various benefits of yoga. Various topics such as healthy lifestyles, theatre education, right to Health were discussed at great length. |
| A workshop was conducted by Dr. Balbir Singh, a subject expert in Accountancy for students of class XII, Commerce Stream. He discussed various values and value based questions that can be asked in the subject of commerce. |
| The Forum of Public Schools organized an informative and enriching workshop on PSA conducted by Ms. Neelima Sharma, Consultant (English) CBSE on 22nd December 2012. PSA will assist learners in acquiring higher order thinking skills, such as ‘Problem Solving’ & ‘Decision Making’. The workshop focused on incorporating Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Communication. |
| On 21st December, 2012, a workshop was organized for students of class XII. Professor V. P. Jaggi Retd. HDD of D.C. E, Visiting faculty of IP University and writer of various engineering books was the speaker on the occasion. He spoke on various topics such as Intersection of planes, Intersection of planes and lines, Volume of parallopiped, scalar triple product. He explained various topics in a very student friendly manner and made them easy for the students, appearing for their Board Exams. |
 Educational Supervisor Ms. Anupam Ganesh along with teachers Ms. Rosy, Ms. Monika Singh and Ms. Archana Puri attended the enlightened workshop of Steven Rudolf who spoke about - ‘Multiple Intelligence and Multiple Nature’.
He categorized eight major intelligences and eight natures of children. The entire session consisted of finding the multiple personalities of every student and not bracketing them into smart or dull.
He also gave the principle of ‘RPRP’ i.e. right person at right place.
The entire workshop was an eye opener and made the educators work on discovering a child’s true potential. |
| 35 of our talented student artists had the privilege to visit Lalit Kala Academy (Art Gallery) on 1 December 2012 where 187 artists, some of them renowned namely - Prof. Niren Sen Gupta, Mr. Jagdish Chandra, Mr. Jagmohan, Mr. Nigam, Mr. Amit Patel and many other national artists had displayed their works. This visit motivated and highly enhanced the artistic capabilities of our students in the field of fine arts. |
| On 24 November 2012 teachers from our school comprising of Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra and Ms. Pushpa Madhusudanan attended a Workshop on ‘English Language Teaching’ organized by Madhuban Educational Books Publisher under the able guidance of Ms. Shobha Lidder a highly acclaimed trainer’s trainer for English Language Teaching in India and abroad. Teachers were explained many innovative ways of teaching different aspects of English Grammar and creative writing. |
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| Mr. Rob - The artist who mesmerizes the children with his artistic talent and creative streak while creating live characters or a ‘Big picture’ fascinated the young Markian’s who were overwhelmed with his visit to school on 23rd November 2012. They expressed their happiness by creating big banners for him and quietly listened to his life journey from a simple school boy to a famous and a loved anchor in Kids Pogo Channel. |
| On 2 November, 4 students of our school went for the Indo-German Urban Mela to Indraprastha park to attend a quiz on sustainable development. The quiz was sponsored by Voith. Other than the quiz, the students got to see the development in chemical companies, solar car, future of air-crafts and much more. The students also got to see performances of various schools in the talent show there. It was a great learning experience. |
| With loving care and support a child can achieve milestones and become a shining star. With this in view our school organized a Career and Educational Expo. On 30 October 2012. Various course providers and career counselors got together to enlighten the students of Std. X- XII about different career options. They conducted workshops, Psychometric testing and one to one guidance sessions not only for the students but also for the parents. |
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| Ex - St. Markians have successfully spread their wings and embarked on wonderful careers. Team ‘Connections’ the Old Students’ Association once again came forward to guide the students of Std. XI and XII in a CAREER COUNSELLING SESSION ‘FACE TO FACE’. Opening up doors to the future were Mr. Harsh Suri (2005) - ace Pilot and President of Connections; Dr. Ritu Bahl (1989) – Secretary and Homeopathic Doctor by profession and Mr. Pamil Bhutani (1995) treasurer of Connections. Their magnetic team consisted of well established people from the traditional professions to the modern high-tech ones. The students were motivated and guided by Dr. Rajiv Sharma (1992) – well known psychiatrist; Mr. Abhimanyu – engineer; Mr. Dhruv Dhall (2004) – competent DA; Mr. Rahul Yadav (2005) – Officer in coveted Merchant Navy; Mr. Kunal Lall (2000) from the enchanting field of media and broadcasting; Mr. Bhavuk Arora (2002) – the intriguing Ethical Web Hacker from International Security Services and Mrs. Nupur Mahajan (2004) – a professional councilor. The session proved to be an eye-opener to all where every student acknowledged their potential and felt an urge to achieve their dreams. |
Teachers are potent factors in Education. It is imperative that teachers acquire the totality of the information and qualities of education through instructions and training which maximize the development of and individual physically, mentally and morally. Teaching strategies acquired from seminars and workshops would be effective in the hands of effective teachers.
Keeping this objective in mind, Commerce Teachers Association (CTA) organized a one day Professional Enrichment workshop at SBDAV Public School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. On 29 June 2012 for Commerce teachers. Mrs. Ruchika Paul and Mrs. Vandana Shah, PGT Commerce attended the workshop which was aimed at providing useful insight and knowledge in the Project Work related to Business Studies and changes in the revised schedule VI for preparing Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss for Accountancy teachers. Resource persons Dr. Sandeep Sethi and Dr. D. K. Goyal did full justice to the workshop which helped nearly 160 teachers from Delhi and Haryana. Punjab and UP to upgrade their knowledge. |
| A ten hour programme especially designed for school students of classes IX and X by Spectrum Growth training Institute was in our school. The major areas covered in this Self Grooming programme were self assessment, body postures, personal grooming, hygiene, clothes & accessories , voice & Accent training, voice modulation and tone, body language & behavioural changes, communication skills, confidence building and persona changes. The programme concluded with theatrical enactments by the students and they also received the participation certificates. |
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The inspire camp was organized between 11th June to 15th June 2012 by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. It was sponsored by Department of Science, Ministry of Science. The event attracted more than hundred students from various parts of Delhi. Eminent scientists, lecturers, professors from various parts of country gave lectures on conventional pure science topics like Botany, experimental physics to applied sciences like mountain environmental science, etc.
On 14th June 2012, the students were taken for a visit to Inter University Accelerator centre. Coming here was like a dream come true for any young physics enthusiast. |
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Camelin Art & Craft Workshop for for Classes IV - VII from 16th - 18th May 2012 in the school premises where fifty students participated and performed creative work like Tie & Dye, Bread Craft and Texture & Sand Painting.
Art & Craft Creative Workshops were organized by NIE in St. Mark’s School, Janak Puri from 16th - 18th May 2012. Students of class V learnt the art of Sand Painting, for VIII std., Coffee & Glass Painting & for classes IX - X pottery and Newspaper craft.
A workshop for the parents was conducted on “Positive Parenting” by Times of India in the school (on 21st April). The main focus of the workshop was on building up the child’s Self-esteem which enables him to be a confident decision maker of future. The workshop ended with an interactive session in which the parents put forward their queries. |
| On 22 May 2012, a workshop on the theme Empowerment of Science with Environment Education was attended by Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia. |
| Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, attended an “Innovative School Leaders Workshop” at the KIIT World School on 16 May 2012. The workshop was envisioned by Microsoft and executed by Learning Links Foundations. The programme focused on providing tools and knowledge to school educators, on usage of IT so as to shape the 21st century learners. |
| Commerce Teachers’ Association (CTA) held its Fifth A.G.M. as well as a workshop on Business Studies for the member teachers on 12th May 2012 at Bal Bharati Air Force School, Lodhi Road. Ms. Ruchika Paul, PGT Commerce attended the meeting. Various important issues were discussed and decisions made on membership criterion, Commerce Olympiad, felicitation function etc. Later, Dr. Minoo Nandarajog, Reader in Commerce, DESSH, NCERT, Dr. Anand Saxena, Reader DDU College and Dr. M. M. Goyal, Principal, PGDAV College, DU conducted the workshop. |
| An annual Conference on ‘LEARNING FOR LIFE CHANGING EDUCATION PARADIGMS’ was organized by Forum of Pubic Schools was held on 5th May 2012 at India International Centre, New Delhi. Ms. Alka Kher, alongwith five teachers attended the Conference. The Chief Guest Mr. Vineet Joshi, CBSE Chairman, Ms. Nalini Singh, a well known journalist , other eminent personality, Prof. M. M. Pant , a lawyer by profession and deeksha Guru, Mr. Steven Rudolf gave ideas on building rockstar teachers for future learning & shared their interesting experiences of guiding the students. The speakers enlightened the audience about the importance of teaching the students to do well holistically in all domains of life. They emphasized that every child has immense potential which need to be recognized, explored and honoured. |
| A workshop for students on the topic ‘Managing Anger’ was conducted by Times of India in the school. The Resource person Ms. Ira Sehgal discussed the major anger - provoking causes and gave alternate ways of responding to avoid the aggression. The major emphasis was laid on consequences of the students were made to differentiate the effects of aggressive and non - aggressive acts. |
A workshop for the parents was conducted by Times of India in the school on 21st April 2012. The topic was ‘POSITIVE PARENTING’.
The speaker, Mrs. Jayashree Mehta addressed the parents with issues that are experienced in the course of parenting. The main focus of the workshop was on building up the child’s self-esteem which enables him to be a confident decision maker of future. It was emphasized that the parents are the real role – models for their children and their actions and ideas are mirrored by their young ones. The significance of parent’s communication skills and interpersonal relationship was also elaborated.
At the end, an interactive session took place where the parents put forward their experience and were discussing the ways of improvement for a better & positive parent-child relationship. |
| Tony Blair Faith Foundation organized a Face to Faith Teacher Training Workshop at the Indraprastha World School on 10 April 2012. The workshop was attended by Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia. The workshop was organized to enable the teachers acquire the skills and techniques needed to implement the Face to Faith programme effectively. |
| In order to enhance the professional as well as personal growth a workshop for teachers was conducted by Art of Living on 30 March 2012. The Resource person Ms. Vijay Lakshmi enriched the teachers on the issue of "Creating Stress Free Classroom Environment". |
| Stress being a major medical problem in contemporary times. A workshop was held in our school on Stress Management where in the speaker laid emphasis on exercising for relieving mental stress, eating well balanced diet, nutritious meals & maintaining ideal weight. |
| Interactive workshop where in various contemporary behavioural problems were discussed & solutions found. |
| The Teacher Incharges of Commerce Department Ms. Vandana Shah and Ms. Ruchika Paul of our school attended the workshop on Accountancy and Business Studies for class XI and XII held at Sadhu Vaswani International School on 23rd March, 2012. Resource persons Dr. S. K. Bhatia and Dr. Vikas Vijay imparted valuable information on how to make learning process effective as well as long lasting CBSE guidelines on evaluation of Project work and the latest changes introduced in the new curriculum were made known to the faculty members. |
| A workshop on Micro Scale Chemistry was organized by KIIT World School, Pitampura on 24th & 25th Feb. 2012. Mrs. Suresh Kumari (PGT Chemistry) attended the workshop. Micro Analysis workshop was conducted by Prof. Hari Om Gupta with special emphasis on controlling environment pollution. Introducing Micro Analysis Kit in schools and explained the techniques of using Spot Test for organic analysis. |
| Continuing with the efforts to provide in service enhancement, a workshop for primary teachers was conducted on 13 January 2012 on the topic Science Tools in Education by A. K. Chakravarty, Dy. Director of Education (Retd.) Govt. of NCT of Delhi. The Resource person demonstrated how day to day products can be used as innovative tools to build curiosity, enthusiasm and enhance practical learning among students. |
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Ganit Gurooz workshop on ‘Number Sense Challenges and Strategies’ was conducted by the founder chairperson Dr. Atul Nischal (a doctorate in Mathematics from U.S.A). Ganit Gurooz is the largest web resource for Maths teachers and a recipient of the ‘Manthan Award South Asia 2010’ for innovation in E-learning for teacher training.
Workshop aimed at explaining number sense and how it is different from number skills. He emphasized on the role of primary teachers to create a sound foundation of mathematical ideas in a child starting from abstract to numbers.
Overall the workshop provided the teachers an insight and ways to help students overcome the challenges they face in developing number sense. |
| Keeping in mind the health and well being of our teaching staff, the school organized a workshop on "Occupational Health Hazards" by Dr. Deepti Chhabra, an alumni of St. Mark's School on 27 December 2011. Dr. Deepti explained the medical problems related to teaching profession and how awareness about correct posture and simple exercises could prevent such disorders. She also demonstrated these exercises which when done regularly could improve the physical health of a person. She also carried out detailed examination of each and every teacher and gave the personalized guidance. |
| Aiming to sharpen creative skills amongst teachers, Paper Quilling workshop was conducted by Hindustan Times on 28 December 2011. The teachers enjoyed and participated enthusiastically to create animal figures and landscape using paper quilling techniques. |
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 To make the so called dreaded subject of Physics easier for the students and also to give them hands on experience, S.M.S janakpuri organized workshops for both students and teachers.
A ‘Hands on Electronics and Technology Programme’ on 24 December 2011 introduced – The ‘World of Electrons’ to 50 teachers from approximate 30 schools in collaboration with ‘The Forum Of public Schools’.
Suraj Prakash (Patron, Forum of Public Schools) emphasized on the need of bringing new methods of teaching into practice for learning, specially in otherwise tough subjects like Physics.
The initiative taken by Vice Principal, Ms. Alka Kher was appreciated by one and all.
Mr. Gurpawan Mand CEO, Cool Sunk Technology was the resource person. During the workshop all the teacher participants got a first hand experience to utilize the ‘DIY – Do it yourself Kit’. By using this kit they made various circuits using the components and could unravel the difficult and enigmatic concepts. |
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| Mr. Gurpawan Mand CEO, Cool Sunk Technology was the resource person. During the workshop all the teacher participants got a first hand experience to utilize the ‘DIY – Do it yourself Kit’. By using this kit they made various circuits using the components and could unravel the difficult and enigmatic concepts. |
 SMS Janak Puri was awarded "Green and Clean School Campus Award" 2011 by the Global Open University Nagaland for the outstanding contribution in the areas of environmental education planning, cleaning and greening of school campus. |
An Interactive Teacher Training Workshop was conducted on 21st and 23rd December 2011, on the topic –“Teachers as innovative Mentors”. The initiative was taken by the Promise group which deals with the training in Personality development and 21st century life skills. The speaker of the day was Mr. Lokesh. N. Darira.
The workshop focused on the development of soft skills in the teacher which helps to create a class culture and an effective motivation spirit in the students. |
| Hindi workshop for teachers was organized in Colombia Junior School, Vikaspuri on 17th December 2011. The main aim of this workshop was to make the teachers aware of the new teaching methods and also various techniques were suggested to make the learning easier for the students. Various queries of the teachers were solved by the coordinator Dr. Pradeep Jain. |
| The Hindustan Times organized a workshop in our school related to candle decoration on 8 November 2011 for students of class IV. It was conducted by a skilled professional who taught different innovative ways of decorating a candle. It was an enthralling and encouraging workshop where students learnt various artistic skills. |
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The school in collaboration with ‘Young concepts india Incorporated’ conducted a workshop on Hygiene and First Aid in self wound care for students of classes III to VII on 8th November 2011.
Information about First Aid and Self and hand Hygiene was given in the form of a skit by clown and his buddy. |
| A workshop on Newspaper Craft was conducted by Times of India on 8 November 2011 for the students of class VIII to sensitize students about the newspapers before it is sent for recycling. The workshop taught the students how to make an elephant mask, various folding and cutting methods to make the most out of a waste newspaper to decorate their projects, class boards, festival decoration, etc. |
On 5th November 2011, a workshop on Effective Teaching Of English Language was conducted by Mrs. Mohini Ghosh for Cardova Publications Pvt. Ltd. at Bosco Public School, Sunder Vihar.
The four basic skills of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening were emphasized with the help of audio-visual aids. Along with uninterrupted reading of text, stress was laid on speaking and listening skills. |
| Ms. Anupam Ganesh, attended the National Summit on the theme "Building a Safe and Caring School" organized by ICTRC. the objective of the summit was to understand the dynamics of building a safe and caring school since in the contemporary socio-educational context, socializing role of school is becoming as much important as academics. The panel of counsellors and educationists discussed various ways of forging a strong bond of a child with a competent and caring adult to help make the child resilient, disciplined and capable of surviving in adversity. |
 A workshop on table manners was conducted in the month of October 2011 for the students of class V by Times of India.
The workshop focused on the rules of etiquette while catering. It also educated the students about the appropriate ways of using cutlery on the table and how to make use of social graces while dining. |
| A workshop on Vedic Mathematics was conducted by Ms. Aditi Singhal on 11th October 2011 at SMS Meerabagh. The workshop was useful in understanding how vedic maths, primarily for mental calculation has the potential to solve complicated problems with the least amount of effort, without the use of calculators. |
| A visit to Agricultural Science Museum was organized on 28th September 2011 for the students of class X. The Museum was fully equipped with basic concepts of Agricultural Science in a more practical way. The students learnt various topics such as evolution of man. Indus Valley Civilization, various seasons and festivals associated with agriculture. They were shown 3D movie regarding agricultural – festivals, different live models were shown to the students. Himani Gupta (X D) and Ankita Wadhwa (X D) were interviewed by the reporter of Rajya Sabha. |
| To hone the skills of Archery in students a workshop was held in our school for students of classes VI-VIII held by ‘Delhi Archery Association‘ in collaboration with Indian Express. |
Ms. Ritu Khurana and Ms. Manju Wadhwa attended a workshop on PEC Cards (Physical Education Cards) - 'Exercising the Body and the Mind' organized by KIIT World School, Saraswati Vihar on 24 September 2011 by Dr. Mukesh Kohli an eminent resource person.
The teachers were divided into groups in which they performed various activities. they were briefed about the PEC Cards and its objectives. The teachers participated in a variety of sport activities and learnt how to assimilate sports in their teaching style. It was a great learning experience. |
A workshop on CCE was organized by Ratna Sagar Pvt. Ltd. On 24th September 2011 in St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh. It was an interactive session showing emphasis on various activities to be introduced in the class – room learning process to make education more lively and productive.
Ms. Anupam Ganesh, Ms. Poonam Bhatia and Ms. Suman Chauhan attended the Workshop. |
Convention for School Counselors was organized by Institute of Counselor’s Training Research and Consultancy (ICTRC) on 22nd of September 2011 and was attended by Mrs. Anupam Ganesh and Ms. Abha Sareen.
The topic of the day was PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AGGRESSION IN SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The sessions were preceded by eminent speakers- Dr. V. S. Ravindran (Director ICTRC), Prof. R. K. Shashwat (NCERT), and Dr. Jaya (Educational Psychologist).
The session focused on How to Save an Aggressive child by highlighting the major causes of aggression in school and then stating the techniques for management of such behavior.
The prominent duty of the counselor is to guide a child to a goal in life and that is the ultimate solution to manage a child. |
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A team of 5 officials, comprising of Mr. Rajesh Yadav Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Mr. Shashi Kumar Sharma Income Tax Officer and Mr. B. Suresh, Mr. Solanki and Mr. Satbir Singh Inspectors Income tax conducted a workshop to educate and inform students regarding taxation and related matters.
And a subsequent visit by class XII students to the Income Tax Office (ITO) on 2nd September 2011 where the Commissioner of Income Tax New Delhi Mr. Luv Saxena introduced the concept and system of taxation with the help of an attractive and knowledgeable presentation and solved the queries regarding taxation and Career options of the students. |
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In order to make the parents aware of the Learning Disabilities and for their early identification an interactive workshop was organized on “Specific Learning Disability – Identification and Management of Children” organized by ‘ Beautiful Mind Clinic’- Janakpuri. The presentees were an expertise in the field of psychiatry namely Dr. Rajiv Sharma M. D. AIIMS, Dr. Kala Sengupta and the team.
The workshop was meant for both teachers and parents with an endeavor to help the children “needing” it and not just “seeking” it. An interaction with both teachers and parents helped in the identification of situational problems as well. This made the workshop a success. |
 A session by Mr. Jatin Chawla - eminent educationist and career counsellor - was held on 22nd and 25th July 2011 for Class X and for Class XI & XII - Science Stream.
The session for Class X included strategies and skills for effective studying, wherein tips on concentration, memorizing, time management and self motivation were given. This session was concluded by listing of career options to the students.
The session for Class XI & XII Science Streams included a presentation named - Science Safari, which highlighted various career options for science students. Both the sessions were very informative for the students as it set forth a plethora of career options and various institutes related to it. |
Commerce Teachers Association has been consistently making efforts to empower its faculty members and towards this endeavour, a comprehensive training programme during the summer break was organized by them. The main theme was to familiarize the teachers with computerized accounting in association with GAAP at its Patel Nagar Center from 30 May to 14 June 2011.
Workshops on Accountancy - were conducted on 14th May 2011 and 21st May 2011. Speakers were eminent personalities from the commerce field, namely Dr. G. S. Grewal and Dr. Balbir Singh. Ms. Vandana Shah, (teacher from commerce department) of our school attended the workshops. |
| 80 students drawn from classes III to V attended a workshop organized by Pidilite in the school premises on 18 and 19 May 2011. The workshop gave them opportunity to indulge in various types of painting namely Ceramic painting, Madhubani painting, Fabric painting & Terra Cota painting. |
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| A 'Camel Creative Workshop' was organized for students of Classes VI to VIII on 20th & 21st May 2011 in the school premises. 60 students were privileged to understand the nuances in Canvas painting, Coffee painting, Crackle painting, etc. |
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The teachers of the school along with the Principal Ms. Rama Sethi and Educational Supervisors Ms. Anupam Ganesh and Ms. Inderpreet Kaur attended the Annual Conference on 3 R’s in Education
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This conference aimed at transforming the schools and communities in India and around the world. |
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The forum advocated that Principles need to be successful 21st leaders to achieve the highest results for children, families and communities. |
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It also focused on Design and technology in today’s teaching learning environment.
It was divided into three sessions with the keynote address given by Vice Chancellor Prof. S. K. Sopory (V.C J.N.U) |
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The first session was on the use of Information and Communication technology by – Dr. Harish Chaudhary. |
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The second session stressed on Marching towards 21st Century by Chitra Ravi. |
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The third Session was on Design in Education by Mrs. Kiranbir Sethi followed by the question and answer session. |
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| On 21st January a workshop on ‘Indepex 2011’ was conducted by renowned philanthropist expert Mrs. Savita Jhigan – it showcased the various phases of stamp collection beginning from pre-independence era to the post-independence one which was exhibited audio – visually. Quiz was also conducted for the students of VI to IX. |
Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd. organized a workshop on ‘How to Get More from a Textbook’ on 4th December 2010 at Columbia Foundation School, Vikas Puri. The workshop was conducted by Mrs. Urmila Chowdhury.
The workshop explored the different ways of teaching the Literature text book to enhance comprehension, teach language and also develop a love for reading in the students. Different activities were suggested, like role playing, puzzles and card games to encourage team work and also improve spoken English among students. Thus encouraging teaching of literature in a fun filled manner. |
Leo planetaria organized portable digital planetarium show 'SKY TONIGHT' on 1st November 2010. 148 students from Classes VI to VIII watched the show. The show was based on learning through entertainment. It gave an exposure to the students about the fascinating universe. The objective of the show was to motivate the students to learn and understand more about space science so that they can pursue it as a hobby and career. It was an exhilarating experience for the students of our school. |
Tagore International School Vasant Vihar organized the third round of interactive meet in November 2010, an initiative which took birth in 2008.
Its theme for the present year was 'Ordinary people - Extraordinary Determination'. It was meant to provide and inculcate leadership skills and a common platform to discuss value of determination in leadership.
Two representatives from our school Nidhi Kapoor (Vice Head Girl) and Pranav Jain (Vice Head Boy) attended this meet. In the words of Nidhi, "The experience was a novel one and the student participants were given an opportunity to participate in a given situation of political complexity and asked to provide a solution" .
They were enthusiastic about the whole experience and were hoping to repeat it in the coming years. |
| Students from V – IX are enrolled in the Atelier Kidz – programme. The programme comprised of various activities such as workshops, celebrity talk, enacting the text. The students learnt the basics of theatre, improvization & enactment. They had a lifetime experience for realizing their potential of self, stage & their relationship. The workshops were conducted by experts from the theatre world – Mr. Kuljeet, Ms. Leena, Mr. Nitin. Students also got an opportunity to interact with Mr. Suresh Shukla, a well known theatre & cinema actor. |
| Students of our school attended a story telling session organized by Scholastic, as part of their 90th anniversary celebration, on 22nd October 2010 at the Amphi Theatre of India Habitat Centre. The students enjoyed the stories narrated by four story tellers drawn from various walks of life. The enthralling interactive session with the story tellers under the starry sky was a great experience for our students. |
A workshop on specific learning disabilities and inclusive education was organized by the Forum of Public Schools on 25th September 2010 at New State Academy School, Pitam Pura. The resource person of the workshop was Dr. Jitender Nagpal and his team, including Special Educators, Psychologists and occupational therapist. It was attended by the Educational Supervisor Mrs. Anupam Ganesh & the school counsellor Ms. Abha.
The workshop basically focused on the understanding of various types of learning disabilities and Attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Various classroom screening measures were discussed and alarming tips were given to the primary teachers. Points of remedial intervention were also suggested and its implementation in class was explained.
Importance of inclusive education and its set up was also taken up by them and few points of consideration for such sit up are :
» Special Education and Remedial teaching for all the special cases in school.
» Modified and objective type question papers.
» Vocational training center especially for special cases.
It was a useful session in terms of understanding the theoretical background & bridging the gap between theory and practice. |
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Planetarium show was organized in the school for the students of classes IV & V on 2nd August 2010 to give an exposure about the fascinating universe. The children were shown Princess Andromeda Constellation show. Students won prizes in the quiz that followed the show. The students were able to relate their knowledge with the real sky and inculcate scientific temperament through the entertaining activity as they could see the universe in the Dome.
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| A visit to the Parle – G factory at Bahadurgarh was organized for students of class V by Times of India – NIE on 30 June 2010. Students were first shown a documentary on the ‘World of Parle-G’. They were taken around the huge factory where baking, packing and storage of biscuits and toffees was going on. The fresh smell of biscuits was very tempting. On their way back, children were given gift hampers. The children enjoyed the trip. |
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| On 11 May 2010, a workshop on Aerobics was conducted by NIE-TOI for the students of class V. Some dance steps were taught as a part of aerobics to the students. |
A Science Camp ‘INSPIRE’ - (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) was organized from 5th to 9th July, 2010 at Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences University of Delhi for the merit holders of class X in the CBSE Examination Session : 2009-10. This programme was sponsored & managed by the Deptt. of Science & technology Govt. of India.
Lectures on various topics like biomedical sciences, Electronics Robotics, Food Technology, Instrumentation Microbiology, Physics, Polymer Sciences, Genetic Engineering etc. were delivered by the top & experienced faculty from DU, JNU, AIIMS, IUPAC, ICAR, BCIL, SIIR etc. |
| Students of class VIII visited Govt. of India, DMS, Milk Plant at West Patel Nagar, New Delhi on 29th and 30th April 2010. The Visit was a great success as this had helped the students to gain the First Hand Practice information about the Quality Control, Production and Cold Storage of milk products. |
On 22nd October 2009, ‘Doordarshan’ and ‘Hriday Shan’ held a talk show on the topic – Road Safety - ‘Drinking and Driving’. It was presided over by Dr. K. S. Reddy. Class XI students from our school participated in the talk.
They talked about their own experiences on the road and how to reduce the menace of drinking while driving and the same was telecasted on D.D National on the 7th of November 2009. |
Our school students participated in the “Sensitization on Climate Change” organized by The Energy & Research Institute (TERI). The resource person Ms. Ranjana Saikia demonstrated the influence of global warming & climate change on both environment and human life. It showed the effects of recent climate change on rising sea levels, glacier retreat, arctic shrinkage, and altered patterns of agriculture because of human activities. Some of the visible affect include extreme weather events, an expansion of tropical diseases, changes in the timing of seasonal patterns in ecosystems, and drastic economic impact.
The seminar emphasized on preventive measures like reduction in the use of non-renewable sources. This will have a positive affect on the health and well being of the people. |
St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janak Puri had organized a workshop in which young scholars from RBI had come to spread financial literacy through power point presentation to the students from IX to XII.
60 students actively participated in the interactive session and successfully brought about awareness about the financial sector amongst the youth. |
| A workshop on Career Counseling was conducted in association with TIMES NIE to sensitize class XII students about diverse career options available after class XII. Renowned career consultants like Ms. Vandana Tandon (TIMES group) and Mr. Nikhil (AHA academy) highlighted about the MOBS (Makeover Business School) programme an initiative of AHA. MOBS secure admission to for students to a Business Management Degree conducted by L.S.B.M. which is awarded by University of Wales, U.K. It is a unique transformation training programme that provides a blend of academic excellence and persona enhancement. |
This workshop was organized by The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) in Fr. Agnel school. It was attended by our teacher Neha Sarin accompanied by Chhavi Khurana XI C, Aman Gupta XI B and Abhishek Sharma XI B.
The objective of the program was to spread awareness among the youth of India, mainly students. The program desires to use ICT (Information Communication Technology) to provide students a way to share their thoughts on how climate change is affecting our life and how India can contribute towards sustainable development through sincere efforts. The program will be extended to students from class V to XI and 50 schools in each city will be divided into five clusters and one school from each cluster will become the nodal centre. |
The school organized a lecture on the new stream (F.M.M.) introduced by the CBSE for the parents of students appearing in the class X examinations.
Dr. Balbir Singh, a famous resource person and authority in the field of Accountancy and Financial Markets addressed the gathering and provided valuable insight into the subjects, teaching objectives and future prospects of this course. Dr. Singh also emphasized on the need of constructive changes and improvements in the syllabi of different subjects of Commerce Stream. |
The students of our school attended a workshop on IAFA 2009, World’s First Ad Film award for 11 to 19 year olds. The participants were shown a presentation on ad filmmaking so that they are well prepared technically to execute a job of an Ad Filmmaker.
The following students attended the workshop :
1. Anant Jain, XII B
2. Yuganshu Kathuria, XII C
3. Anant Singh, IX D
4. Ronita Kanwar, IX D
5. Seerat Dheer, VII B
6. Anagha Paranjpe, VII D |
| Our school organized a programme on “First Aid in self wound Care” by Win Medicare on 20th April 2009. The aim of the programme was to help young minds to learn to take care of themselves and others in the hour of need and learn to be self reliant, safe and healthy. The information on First Aid was presented in a lively way for the children through a skit by a clown-cum-magician and his buddy. |
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| The students of class III participated in the interactive session during the workshop with great enthusiasm. Each child was given a poster on First Aid and a wrist band. |
Max fort School, Dwarka, organized its Annual Seminar "Legacy" on 12th September 2009. The topic this year was "Multiple Intelligence. From Theory to Practice".
It was an enriching seminar in which the concept of multiple intelligence was explained. |
| A workshop was conducted by Oxford Publications regarding effective English teaching based on the new CCE (Continuos Comprehensive Evaluation) System as it was attended by the teachers from primary, middle and senior classes. It was an enriching learning experience for everyone. |
| A two day workshop on using Drama for effective Learning in the Mainstream Classroom was conducted by Learn Today which laid emphasis on using drama as a technique for learning in the different subject areas and to create a dynamic, interactive environment in the classroom. |
| Rama Krishna mission, New Delhi organized a workshop on the theme.”From Teaching to enabling Assimilation”. Mr. V.Srinivas discussed the role of teacher. The most meaningful was to create the ability to spot situation in the world where this Knowledge is pulled out from knowledge base and used as a tool or a method of action in the students. |
| A workshop on Maths Word Problems was conducted by Judo Gyan on 19th September 2009 at the Judo Gyan Resource Centre, Hauz Khas. Our teachers attended the workshop which dealt with the importance of word problems and how to use them in real life situations. It emphasized on the importance of word problems that deal with situations that child is familiar with. A group activity for teachers was also conducted related to different situations a child faces in classroom and at home. Overall it was an interesting experience. |
| Primary teachers attended a Social Science and E.V.S workshop on 12th September 2009 organized by Madhuban Educational Books. Resource person Ms. Punam Singhal informed about the three categories of learners – Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic and laid Importance to recognize them by addressing, specific needs of these categories. She made the workshop lively and interesting. |
| A two day workshop on “Using Drama for Effective Learning in the Mainstream classroom” was conducted by Kriti Sharma at Vasant Valley School, Vasant Kunj. It was organized by ‘Learn Today’ and laid emphasis in using drama as a technique for learning in the different subject areas to create a dynamic, interactive environment. Ms. Anupama Sikri and Ms. Suman Chauhan attended the workshop on 11th and 12th August 2009 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Our school organized a workshop on “Class room Management” enhancing teaching for tomorrow – “The primary teaching faculty participated in this 3 day workshop (from 25 - 27 June 2009).
The workshop comprised of different modules – namely teaching attitudes & styles, teaching strategies & skills & class room management process. The training activities were based on case studies and concept boards which were discussed both individually and in groups. The exercises & quizzes on the content material were quite interactive and triggered a variety of responses.
The entire module stimulated the teachers to review & introspect there own attitudes, skills & techniques towards effective teaching learning experience. The modules were pre designed and the trainer Ms. Meenu Gulati kept to the given time schedule. However, some real life experiences and problems related to the dealing with special cases could have been taken up. A few fun games could also have been added in the schedule. |
| Workshop on Emergency Preparedness for School Health Workers was attended by Ms. Annamma held at Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurgaon on 27 February 2009. The emergency guidelines are meant to serve as basic information for school health provider, in order to perform safely and effectively, skills should be learnt and practiced in the presence of trained Doctors especially in Aasthma Allergy and Epilepsy and taking care of school emergencies. |
A workshop was conducted at Netaji Subhash Institute of Management Sciences on 28 January 2009 by Mr. Jatin Chawla, Aruna Broota, Aditya Jain and Narender Kaul. The objectives of the workshop were to aware teachers/counselor regarding emerging options in various careers, changing mind sets of students', new study opportunities within and outside India.
The programme was an eye opener for counselors/teachers to effectively handle students queries on career and help them being successful. |
