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

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES AT BVN

CBSE Result Class XII – 2nd May, 2019 School Average Percentage- 88.71% Number Of Students Appeared- 255

Number Of Students Scored 95% and above- 45 No. Of Distinctions- 244

CBSE Result Class X – 6th May, 2019 School Average Percentage- 87.91% Number Of Students Appeared- 262

Number Of Students Scored 95% and above- 50 No. Of Distinctions- 241

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION ATTENDED BY 6th May, 19 Orientation Understanding and management of behavioral

problems in children and how to use positive discipline. Discussions on understanding discipline problems and the need to communicate more and set clear acceptable rules.

Parents of Students of Class X

6th May, 19 Author Meet AUTHOR MEET organized by LITSOC, Birla Vidya Niketan’s literary society, the students were mesmerized by India’s bestselling author Mr. Ashwin Sanghi. A storyteller who flirts with mythology, burrows into theology and deconstructs history to blur the boundaries of both fact and fiction, Mr. Sanghi urged the students to connect the dots and look at perspectives beneath the crevices and explore the fault lines in an otherwise smooth narrative.

Students of classes VIII to XII

7th May, 19 Chemistry open house session

The session was on demonstrating multifarious activities based on the simple principles of science to the students. These activities focused on development of scientific temperament in students.

Students of class VI- VIII

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10th May, 19 Video Conferencing with German School

Video conference with a school in Germany - Giebichenstein- Gymnasium, Thomas Müntzer, situated in Halle (Salle) in Central Germany and presented them as their favorite cartoon characters and the German students also introduced themselves and spoke about their school and hobbies.

Students of class VIII

15th May, 19 Interaction Students of legal literacy committee interacted with the students and apprised them of the rights and duties of Indian citizens.

Students of class VII

16th May, 19 Video Conferencingwith Mexico gestalt institution

Students participated in a video conference with Mexico Gestalt Iinstitution. Children showcased the great epic Ramayan and the Mexican students showcased one of their epics about the love story between two volcanoes.

Students of class VII, VIII

16th May, 19 Mother’s Day Celebrations

Students expressed their love and affection for their mothers by performing plays, songs, dance and playing games with them. Mothers also performed with their children they were so excited that it seemed as if their childhood had retreated.

Students of class VI

18th May, 19 Fireless Cooking

To create interest in the culinary skills among the students ‘fireless cooking’ was done. The students prepared healthy, delicious and mouthwatering snacks, beverages, deserts, milk shakes etc. The objective of this activity was to engage the children in positive sensory experience with a variety of healthy food, identify personal food preferences, practice food preparation skills and know the cultures of the world.

Students of class VI- VIII

21st May, 19 Fire Safety Drill A fire safety drill was organized to teach the student council how to save lives and be free from any damages. It is done to create awareness among the students about fire-fighting techniques and the ways to respond swiftly in times of such emergency situation.

Student Council

18th to 23rd May, 19

Trekking Trip An educational Trip was organized to Triund, Mcleodganj Himachal. This was a very enriching and learning experience for students walking up to Triund through the forest.

Students of class VI- VIII

19th- 26th May, 19

Educational Trip to Russia

Students went for an educational trip to Moscow & St. Petersburg

15 students & Teachers

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WORKSHOPS

DATE WORKSHOP ORGANISED DESCRIPTION ATTENDED BY 6th May, 19

Vandals workshop

BVN Workshop on Role and functions of Reserve bank of India And the importance of Financial Literacy Awareness by the team from Reserve Bank Of India.

Students of class XI and XII

6th- 9th May, 19

Theatre Workshop

BVN Mr Dibyendu Dutta took a four days theatre workshop. The workshop introduced the participants to the foundational idea of Creative Drama by using different dramatic tools, experiences and discussion.

Students of the English and Hindi drama club

7th May, 19

Career Options Workshop

BVN Resource person Mr. Kunal Kumar from JINA academy who has done engineering from IIT and also actuarial sciences briefed students about various career options after schooling.

Students of class XII

20th- 24th May, 19

Curriculum Mapping Demonstration

Teachers of every subject presented intensive mapping of the first terminal curriculum withevery details like- objectives, strategies,assessment,teaching aids and learning outcomes. Integration of subjects was stressed upon and activities planned were in cooperated. Main highlights were on the nuances of teaching each subject effectively.

Teachers teaching class VI- X

23rd May, 19 Dr. Zoltan Wilhelm‘s visit

BVN initiated the collaboration with Hungarian Embassy. Dr Zoltan Wilhelm, PhD Habil. Director, Cultural Counselor, Embassy of Hungary visited the school for future alliance. He was exhilarated to see art room, sports complex, and library and science lab. Student exchange program, scholarship for further studies at Hungarian University, summer short term courses, workshops and promotion of art and culture of both countries were the main topic discussed.

Students & Vice Principals

24th May, 19 Inter-house Choreography Competition

An inter-house choreography competition was held where six teams had to choose a social issue and create awareness about it through their performance. Team Nilgiri secured the first position with this performance focusing on the issues faced by the LGTBQ+ community. The runner up and the second runner up were Annapurna and Kailash respectively. A few other issues which were taken up were rape, #METOO, environmental pollution, etc.

Students of class XI and XII

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It was a very enriching and interactive session with the team from JINA academy.

8th May, 19

Mental Health Workshop

BVN Mental Health committee consisting of class XI students conducted a workshop on Bullying for class VI students where in students were taught about different kinds of bullying and what to do in such situations. All the students are now personal mentors and the class VI students can approach them for further guidance and counseling if needed.

Students of class VI

9th May, 19

Session at Hindustan Times

HT office, Kasturba Gandhi Road, C.P.

The students had a brainstorming session with the Editorial team of Hindustan Times. Students were asked to give their feedback on the updated and revamped version of the student's edition of the newspaper.

Two students- Armaan Mathur and Vethika Agarwal

11th May, 19

Workshop on Developing Critical Thinking through stories

BVN It was an interesting and motivating workshop. It aimed at developing critical thinking through stories. The story should Engage, Elicit, Explain, Explore, Evaluate and Extend.It should create mystery among students and challenge them.

Science Teachers

8th and 17th May, 19

Workshop On Personal Hygiene

BVN The girl students were sensitized on their personal hygiene, good and bad touches, menstruation and its importance and how to dispose of the sanitary napkin.

Girl students of class VI- VIII

14th May, 19

Japanese Language Workshop

BVN Students participated in an interactive session wherein children and parents competed in picking up beans with chopsticks and origami. Students sang a Japanese song to welcome Ms Imoto from Japan Foundation. A Japanese movie made by students on Delhi city was shown and a movie showcasing Japan’s historical places and natural flora and fauna was also shown in the session.

Japanese language learning students (VI E, VII D) and their parents.

9thto 16th May, 19

Talk on Conservation of Water

BVN The students were sensitized about saving water by various methods. Drip irrigation, Rain water harvesting, planting more trees, repair of leaking taps, etc are other ways of saving water which were discussed. Power point Presentation on Conservation of Water was also shown to the students.

Students of Class VI- X

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14th and 23rd May, 19

Thalassemia awareness Workshops

BVN Thalassemia awareness workshops were conducted by Dr Meghna and Dr Tajinder. Students were made aware of the causes of this blood disorder and how they could prevent future generations from having it.They were also encouraged to Donate blood and save lives.

Students of Class IX- XI

22nd May, 19

Workshop On Stream Selection And Career Option

BVN A workshop on stream selection was conducted by Pratham group. The students were guided about how to choose a stream. A session on law and related careers was conducted. The students were guided about various job prospects after doing law. They were also given awareness about the admission and cut off in Delhi University.

Students of class X Students of class XII

22nd May, 19

Coding Committee Workshop

BVN The session was aimed at bringing IT close to the modern generation and removing the pall of omniscience from their minds. Students chose the often neglected topics like Cyber security and Hacking. Akshat Kareer and Akshat Joshi of class XII-C conducted an eye-opening workshop on Hacking. Simple analogies using characters from the Marvel Universe seemed to connect well to the students.Next was a workshop on Cyber Security in the same class by Ashish Arora and Harsh Srivastava of class XI-C. This was done because the world of Cyber security coexists with Hacking and hence it was important to present both the topics. The brand new concept of 5G communication technology was also explained. The presentation here was given by Abhishek Dutta and Vibha S of class XII-C. One special workshop was conducted on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. This was done to bring the students to the reality of the technological world. This workshop was beautifully conducted by Snehit Sah of XII-C and Himanshu Janmeda of class XI-C.

Students of class IX B Students of class X A Students of class X-E

22nd May, 19

Trekking Orientation

BVN An orientation programme was conducted for the parents of the students going to the trekking trip to Chandrakhani Pass, Manali. Parentswere briefed about the safety

Students and Parents

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measures, equipment required and other important details.

23rd May, 19

Workshop on Skillsphere Education

BVN The workshop was conducted on skillsphere education, on micro teaching techniques and incorporating current affairs in classroom teaching.

Teachers

29th May, 19

Orientation Programme on Hubs of Learning

Principal, Ms. Minakshi Kushwaha attended an orientation programme organised by CBSE on the implementation of the Hubs of Learning.

Ms. Minakshi Kushwaha

SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES

DATE THEME CLASS 7th May, 19 Our Heritage VIII G 8th May, 19 Red Cross Day/ Compassion/ Empathy X D, E, F 14th May, 19 Monthly Award Ceremony VI-VIII

INTERSCHOOL COMPETITIONS

INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONS (SPORTS)

DATE VENUE DESCRIPTION PARTICIPANTS/POSITIONS

6th May, 19 Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai

Annual Interschool Aquatic Meet – 2019

Students won Overall Championship Trophy

10th- 12th May, 19

ManavRachna School,

6thManavRachna Inter school Badminton championship,201

Under- 17 Girls i)Vidushi Singh

DATE VENUE/ ORGANISER DESCRIPTION PARTICIPANTS/POSITIONS

PRIVATE SCHOOLS February, 19

Union Ministries of Earth Science and Environment,

MIEF Biosphere Reserve Project

School is awarded with a trophy of excellence

4th May, 19 GyanBharti School, Saket Anveshan and Mathemania, interschool Science and Mathematics Event

1stBadriVinayak- IX F and Pratham Jain IX C in the event Test your Science Quotient

10th May, 19

BVN Microsoft Office Specialist 34 students Participated in various versions of Ms Office 13 or 16. 25 students cleared the exam.19 participants will compete for the (2nd level) national level exam to be held on 2nd June 2019

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Faridabad, Sector 14

ii)SimranArora iii)Harshita iv)SimarGambhir Under -17 Boys i)Chinmay ii)Anurag iii)Aditya iv)Akshat Under -13 Boys i)Kunal ii)Vikramaditya iii)Devang iv)Samrat Under -10 Boys i)Advay Gupta ii)Arnav Jain iii)Aryan iv)Tavish Under- 10 Girls i)SaniaGambhir ii)Aarvi iii)SainaBasist iv)Bhavya Singh Position-1st

11th May, 19 18th May, 19 25th May, 19

BVN Friendly Football Matches- DPS Mathura Road DevSamaj School Nehru Nagar DPS Mathura Road and DevSamaj School Nehru Nagar

BVN won the match 7-3 BVN won the match 7-5 BVN won both the matches 4-1 and 1-0

12th-19th May, 19

-- 3rdPradeepVirender Singh Memorial open Delhi State BadmintonChampionship

Sataksh SinghIX- F Boys Singles under 15- 2nd Position Boys Double-2nd Position

ASTRONOMY CLUB

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION PARTICIPANTS

4th May, Orientation to Discussed the details of the club with the members. Module 1-Students

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ANVESHIKA

DATE WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION ATTENDED BY 1st May, 19

Anveshika session for grade XI

Amazing, enthusiastic, informative and mind tinkering session.

70 students + 1 PGT+1TGT

7th May, 19

Anveshika session for grades X-XII Venue: DAV Public School, Mausam Vihar

Students and teachers were awestruck by the mesmerizing activities on optics. Brilliant observations by class X students made the event truly special.

50 students + 3 PGT+1TGT

8th May, 19

Anveshika session for grade XI-XII Venue: The Sriram School, Maulsari Avenue

The students were so excited by the electrostatics and optics demonstrations that wanted to try their hands at everything they saw.

70 students + 2 PGTs+1TGT

10th May, 19

Anveshika session for grades XI Venue: Sarla Chopra DAV Public School, Noida

It was an exciting day of Mechanics and optics which left the students mesmerised. The interaction and brainstorming was rich and varied.

120 students + 4 PGTs + 2TGTs

19 SPACE Astronomy Club: Module 1 and Comets and Asteroids

Briefed students on various events that are coming up, explore “SPACE Event Calendar” and create “Club Calendar” of events that the club would participate or organize. Nominations and selection of Club Crew members and explained their responsibilities.

of classes VI and VII

4th May, 19

Understanding Spectroscopy & Star Spectroscopy

Understanding spectrum of light, Understanding the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation, specially the visible spectrum. Identifying various matters through variation in spectrum and its relation to change in wavelength or frequency. Use of spectroscopes.

Module 2-Students of classes VI and VII

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13th May, 19

Training session for primary teachers

Session I: Igniting the young minds through demonstrations The session focused on demonstrations mapped to topics in primary syllabus which ignite the minds through firsthand experiences. Demonstration topics included the five senses and the surroundings. Session II: Nurturing creativity through STEAM activities The session enabled teachers to use STEAM activities to nurture individual expression and creativity in children. The teachers practiced on some hands-on activities and were empowered to develop their own modules of STEAM activities. Session III: Developing critical thinking through stories Young children love stories and they also love challenges. This session focused on how to integrate the two to develop critical thinking in and beyond the classroom. The stories also take it further through continuing investigations appropriate for the age group.

45 teachers

14th May, 19

Anveshika session for grade XII

15 activities on electrostatics were demonstrated which were mapped to the concepts in the syllabus. Each was designed to involve students in brainstorming and thus usher in concept clarity.

50 students of class XII

14th May, 19

Anveshika session for grade X

10 activities on electrostatics were demonstrated to an enthusiastic lot of young scientists. The students were very inquisitive and insisted on going into details of each activity which made the discussion very rich.

40 students of class X

15th- 17th May, 19

Master Trainers workshop for KVS

Session I: Demonstrations in electrostatics 20 activities on electrostatics were demonstrated to KVS PGTs to show them the power of activity-based teaching of physics in bringing concept clarity as well as tremendous interest and excitement among the students. Session II: Story of Pendulum clock The teachers were taken through the amazing story of pendulum clock which changed the society, the cultures, the fortunes of empires

36 PGTs of KVS

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and revolutionised the way science is done. Session III: Short Experimental Challenges for teachers The KVS teachers were introduced to the scope and excitement of experimental challenges to ignite the minds. The teachers loved the challenges and successfully found the solutions.

22nd- and 23rd May, 19

Training session for TGTs

Session I: Igniting the young minds through demonstrations The session empowerd the teachers on using short demonstration activities in the classroom to ignite the young minds. The demonstrations were mapped to topics in middle school & secondary school syllabus. Session II: Developing critical thinking through experimental problem solving The teachers experienced the thrill of short experimental challenges through hands on. The session enabled them to design such challenges for their students. The teachers presented their work at the end of the session.

40 teachers

29th May, 19

Training session for PGTs

Principal Dr Anita Bhalla who is also City coordinator, Amritsar organised the first subject specific training program to community of physics teachers in and around Amritsar. The participating teachers enjoyed demos, brainstorming, delving deeper and short experimental challenges in physics.

83 PGTs of Amritsar region

INTERACT CLUB

DATE EVENT VENUE DESCRIPTION ATTENDED BY 1st May, 19

Labour Day Celebration

BVN The Interactors of BVN celebrated May Day by hosting a treat for all the helping staff of the school. It is an initiative by the students to express their gratitude to the people who silently work behind the scene to make life better.

Students of the interact club

10th May,

Old Age Home Visit

Durga Dignity & Welfare for

The interactors talked with the elders in the home and got to know about their lives and past

Students of class VII

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19 Old & Child NGO, Vasant Kunj

experiences. They performed dance and sang for them, and played games along with them. Some students gifted them their piece of art. The elders were delighted too and happy to bless all of them.

17th May, 19

Interact Investiture Ceremony

BVN The Investiture ceremony was held to invest the new council of Inayat .The outgoing council along with exceptional students of the interact club were given certificates. The program included two dance performances and a song. The report of 2018-19 was shared along with the vision statement. Computer and tailoring students were given certificates. The Annashree project was inaugurated and workers of the school were given basic food supplies.

Students of the Interact Club