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BIRLA VIDYA NIKETAN Sarala Birla Group of Schools Activity Report- JANUARY,19

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES AT BVN

16 students who scored 90% and above in the Secondary School Examination were honored by Hindustani Bhasha Academy. Names of the students as follows-Devansh, Nandini, Kamya, Raamya, Rahul Pardarshini, Navkiran, Sanya, Gautami Bradu, Janvi Negi, Jaismine Kaur Sabharwal, Avishi Sharma, Kulneet Kaur, Manvi Dhawan, Manya Manchanda, Ritika Chowdhary, Anushka Dangri. The teacher of these students-Ms KarunaShukla, Ms Renu Gaur and Mr K K Thakur were also honored by certificates and the ‘Bhasha Gaurav’ award.

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION ATTENDED BY 17th January, 19

‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ online quiz

7 students of classes VII to XII participated in the online contest Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0. They wrote attractive captions on the picture of Statue of Unity. They posted questions ranging from PM’s inspiration to write a book and his engagement with the youth of India and wrote a review on his book ‘Exam Warriors’.

Students of class VII and XII

19th January, 19

Principal’s Meet

A Principal’s Conclave was organized in BVN – in which Principals of reputed Schools of Delhi & NCR participated. An open panel discussion on ‘Futuristic Learning Technologies’ was discussed

Principals of reputed schools of Delhi-NCR

29th January, 19

Maths Day Various activities were conducted for students of classes VI – IX. Students of classes VI – VIII participated in the activities like making of Tangrams, Tessellations, Book Cover, Maths newsletter, Nets of solids like Cylinder & Cone. Student of class IX spoke on one specific topic of Maths depending on their interest.

Students of class VI to IX

30th January, 19

The closing ceremony of the third edition of the STEP 10K

The chief guest was Mr. Naresh Priyadarshi, the current CEO of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies Innovation and Incubation Foundation. The seven finalists gave their presentation which included their earnings, marketing strategies and details of miscellaneous operations as well. The winning team, La Trouille Nuit sold a wide range of customized t-shirts, in school.

Students of the Entrepreneurs Programme

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WORKSHOPS

DATE WORKSHOP ORGANISED DESCRIPTION ATTENDED BY 9th January, 19

Orientation Programme

DoE Directorate of education had organized an Orientation programme for Principals /HOS’s and Managers of private Unaided schools. On provisions of new Act on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, DSEAR, 1973 and RTE Act, 2009. The programme aimed to highlight the laws promoting mainstreaming of students with disabilities in schools.This was done to increase and improve their participation in school education by innovative approaches to effective inclusion.

Principal- Ms. Minakshi Kushwaha

11th January, 19

Teachers’ workshop

CBSE On the basis of last three years' question papers, suggestions were taken for improvement in future. General observations and feedback on both internal and external assessments were also put forward in front of CBSE experts including Mr. Joseph Emanuel and Dr. Shweta Singh (Academics).

Ms Monica Bhanjana and Ms Mridusmita Hazarika

12thJanuary, 19

Language Education Workshop

Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar

The workshop was conducted to share latest development in research in language education. The main focus was to help language teachers to enhance their teaching strategies and techniques to work across a range of language and skill levels in the classroom.

Ms Kritika Sood and Ms Swati Pathak

16th January, 19

Visit to MM Public School

Principal inspected the MM Public School, Pitampura to decide upon their membership into NPSC.

Ms Minakshi Kushwaha

19th January,

Teachers’ workshop

Sanskriti School

The workshop was on Idiomatic Expressions and Articulation by Kiran Misra. The

Ms Isha Rani

January- February, 19

Movie Screening

The students were taken to watch the much acclaimed movie ‘Uri, The Surgical Strike’ at PVR, in Select City Mall. The movie instilled patriotic fervour and a realisation of the contributions made by Indian Armed Forces.

Students of classes VIII to XI

January- February, 19

Visit to the Craft’s museum

Students gained knowledge about the history of textile industry and evolution of different crafts across various states of India.

Students of class VI and VII

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19 workshop was productive in terms of ideas and proposed various activities one can conduct in classes in Primary and Middle school sections using the idioms creatively. It emphasized on the creative writing and spoken English.

22nd January, 19

Author’s Meet

The Shri Ram School- Aravali, DLF City Phase IV, Gurgaon- 122002

A few students had the opportunity to attend the author’s meet with Mr. Yann Martel, the renowned author of “LIFE OF PIE”. The author addressed a full house, highlighting the main idea behind the book. He discussed how he was fascinated by the interlinking of animals and religions in Hinduism.

Students of classes VIII- XII Ms Payal Malhotra and Ms Yashoda

23rd January, 19

Principal’s Visit

Sahodaya School Complex

The Principal attended a talk by Mr Arun Kapur, Chairman, and Centre for Escalation of Peace on 'I Can Develop Habits of the Mind'.

Ms Minakshi Kushwaha

28th January, 19

Creative Movement Workshop

BVN A creative movement and dance workshop which aimed at highlighting holistic development, relieving stress and managing studies.

70 students from classes VI-VIII from Ahlcon Public School, Sadhu Vaswani, Gyan Bharati School and Bluebells International School and BVN

28th January, 19

Author’s Meet

Pathways School, Noida

A few students had the wonderful opportunity to attend the author’s meet with Lord Jeffrey Archer. He talked about his career and gave an insider’s view in the world of writing and publishing.

Students of classes- VIII to XII with Ms Payal Malhotra and Ms Yashoda

SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES

DATE THEME CLASS 26th January, 19 Republic Day Inter house Assembly 30th January, 19 Martyr’s Day Class- IX

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INTERSCHOOL COMPETITIONS

DATE VENUE/ ORGANISER DESCRIPTION PARTICIPANTS/POSITIONS

PRIVATE SCHOOLS 1st November, 18

NSO Olympiad, BVN The Olympiad was aimed to encourage students think logically, embrace reasoning aptitude and application skills. Total no of participants were 300

MEDAL OF DISTINCTION- Deepansh Saha VIII I, Akshat Gupta VIII I, Vansh Walia VIII I, PranavNayal VIII C, Shail Chaudhary VIII D, Aditya Bibhas Sahu VIII G GOLD MEDAL- Tejash Patra VI F, Garv Trivedi VII G, Ratnesh Tiwari VIII I, Aditya Singh IX G, Harshil Jain X A, Snehit Sah IX C SILVER MEDAL- Ujjwal Kesri VI B, Krish Jha VII A, Arnav Garg VIII G, Aditya Singh IX G, Hriday Anil Khanna XI C BRONZE MEDAL Srishti Kanjilal VI C, Punya Chandana VII F, Saanvi Arora VIII G, Jhanavi Malhotra IX B, Gargi Aditi Mishra X A Vibha S XI C

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13th December, 18

Maths Olympiad, BVN The Olympiad was aimed to encourage students think logically and embrace reasoning aptitude. Total no of participants were 352.

MEDAL OF DISTINCTION- Anubhav XII C, Dhruv Malhotra IX B, Aditi Gupta IX D GOLD MEDAL-Srishti Kanjilal VI C, Krish Jain VII C, Vaibhav Narang VIII I, Jhanavi Malhotra IX B, Rohan Bhandari X A, Diptesh XI C, Mridul Chaturvedi XII CSILVER MEDAL- Pratyush VI C, KrishJha VII A, Shail Choudhary VIII D, Ratnesh Tiwari VIII I, Aryan Garg VIII I, Raghav Tyagi VIII H, Arnav Goel IX A, Sejal Ahuja XI A

BRONZE MEDAL-Ujjwal Kesari VI B, Aashman Mehta VII F, Harsh Rana VIII D, Ayush Savar IX A, Hanshul Bahl X A, Harsh Sharma XI A

December 2018

India Festival 2018 Bangkok, Thailand

International Festival of Music and Dance organized bt Akhil Lokkala, cultural organization India invited instrumentalists to come and perform at international level.

Bhumi Vivek Khanna( IX B) won a Gold medal and certificate of excellence for her exuberant performance in playing sitar.

11th January, 19

International Institute of Financial Markets

International Finance Olympiad

Hanshul Behl of class X A became the regional topper. Team BVN came second in Delhi region.

30th January, 19

INTACH 71 Lodhi Estate The students sang a song on any Indian monument. Our students elaborated the beauty and history of the Red Fort.

3rd 1. Indrani Mukherjee VII F 2.Yatharth Lal – VII F 3. Oindree Basak VII D 4.Mathangi Saji VIII B 5. Lavanya VIII B 6.Sarthak juyal VII G 7. Tejasveer VI C 8. Anushka VI B The students were awarded

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ANVESHIKA

DATE WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION ATTENDED BY 21st January, 19

Science in my life BVN, Delhi

The main Objectives of the program are to make the students' observation minute, enabling them to analyse and make hypotheses and demonstrating the scope of activities as a tool for testing a hypothesis.Two live demonstrations were put up by the students of host school.Real life applications were added by resource person.

201 students of class IX-XII+ 20 teachers from 18 schools of South Delhi and central Delhi

with a trophy, certificates 1 CD set and a set of 5 books along with 4 posters on saving our heritage.

21st August, 18

Shlok Sangeet Pratiyogita, Gargi Girls School, Sufdarganj, New Delhi

Sanskrit Shlok Pratiyogita Sanskrit Qawwali Pratiyogita Sanskarit Vaad Vivaad Pratiyogita

4th : Ishani Manmohan (X B), Harshita Behera (X B), Souyma Dudeja (X B), Vithika Aggarwal (X B), Oindri Basak (VII D), Indrani Mukherjee (VII F) Each Child Was Awarded With The Cheque Of Rs. 100 Ishani Manmohan X B Saubhik Day VII D Satvik Dudeja VII C Yataharth Lal VII F Oindree Basak VII D Indrani Mukherjee VII F. Each Child Was Awarded With The Cheque Rs. 50. 4th: Tapasya Chaudhary IX B Karan Yadav IX B Each child was awarded with Rs. 500

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23rd January,19

Science in my life at Indraprastha International School, Dwarka

The main Objectives of the program are to make the students' observation minute, enabling them to analyse and make hypotheses and demonstrating the scope of activities as a tool for testing a hypothesis.Four live demonstrations were put up and their real life applications were discussed.

202 students of class IX-XII+ 19 teachers from 18 schools of Dwarka region

ASTRONOMY CLUB

INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONS (SPORTS)

DATE VENUE DESCRIPTION PARTICIPANTS/POSITIONS

18th- 24thJanuary, 19

K D Jadhav Hall, Indira Gandhi Stadium- New Delhi

Yonex Sunrise, Delhi State Badminton Tournament- 2019

U- 17 Boy’s Single Sataksh Singh IX F won a ‘Bronze Medal’ in Boy’s Singles Event U- 17 Boy’s Doubles Sataksh Singh IX F won a ‘Gold Medal’ in Boy’s Double’s Event U- 19 Girl’s Double Vidushi Singh X G won ‘Gold Medal’ inDouble’s Event

29th- 30th December, 18

St. Paul Diocesan

6th All India SMPI Shotokan Karate Cup 2018

Aditi Goel VIII G won the Second Position Kumite

INTERACT CLUB

To spread warmth during chilly winters Interact club students asked students from senior and junior block to collect woollens and blankets for the poor and needy. Hundreds of items were collected and sent for distribution through Hindustan Times.

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION PARTICIPANTS

31st January, 19

Astronomy Day Preparation-I

Students planned & discussed about the conduction of Astronomy Day. Rehearse their part of the exhibit, decide invitations and promotions.

Module 1-Students of classes VI and VII