“Khel Tamasha” – The Prep School’s Sports’ Day

The Prep School celebrated its Annual Day on December 3, 2016.

The theme of the Annual Sports day was  “Khel Tamasha”. The audience certainly got to see a lot of Khel and Tamasha at one place by the budding artist of ages 2 to 5. The audience were delighted and amused at the enthralling performance of the little ones. The narrators  as “Jhamooras“ and “Madaris” did an excellent job by taking the audience through the fun filled khel tamasha.

The little children of The Prep School presented a delightful melange of  sports. cultural  activite and races. The  Sufi dancers of class Nursery took the audience by surprise. They were just perfect with their moves . Also,the “Dabba Race “ by Nursery  made one and all remember the dabba walas of Mumbai.

The performance “exercise, exercise” by class Lower Prep  motivated the  audience to follow a strict  exercise regime .

The “Kalberia “dance by Lower Prep was amusing . The audience got to see the bioscope, jhoolas , Govinda Matki and all the fun things  seen in a typical village fair .

The inclusive performance of special children in the programme left the audience spell bound. Each of the presentations took the audience back to their childhood days . Children dressed as  monkeys, tigers,  elephants, madaris, looked  adorable.  

The effort and time invested by the teachers was clearly visible in the delightful presentations by the children, their oozing confidence and smiles. Along with the parent community, Dr Urvashi Sahani, CEO, Study Hall Educational Foundation,  and many other dignitaries were present to grace the occasion. Dr Sahani presented the grand cup of victory to al the children of The Prep School.

Mrs. Shashi Mehta, Principal, The Prep School thanked one and all for being a part of the ”Khel Tamasha“after the show stopper grand finale by Class Upper Prep  which left the audience applauding.

Study Hall athletes shine in Microlympics

Students of Study Hall School shone the brightest in the Microlympics held at the Sahara ground here on Saturday. Jacaranda House emerged as the overall winner of the Microlympics.  The athletics meet and PT display was kick started by the welcoming of the chief guest Arjun Awardee Gulab Singh after which the founder and Chief Executive of Study Hall Educational Foundation Dr. Urvashi Sahni spoke about how learning happens everywhere – in the classroom, on stage and also on the playground.

This was followed by the lighting of the games torch by Gulab Singh and then the March Past took place during which Jacaranda House won the best match past award.

This lead to the start of the Microlympics which had 100 mts race, 4X100 relay races,  the parents race and the Yoganriya.

The best athlete in Group A (class 6 and 7) boys category was shared by Pradeep Singh and Ghazi Kidwai. In the group A girls category went to Mariyam Asakura. In group B (class 8 and 9) boys category Sarthak Shukla was adjudged the best athlete and Shagun Suryavanshi was the best athlete in the girls section.

In group C (class 10, 11 and 12) Pinju Sanjay was the best athlete in boys section and Sanoli Tripathi was the best athlete in girls section. In another 4X100 mts relay girls from Prerna Girls School stool first. In addition to all this – a parents race for fathers by the name of Kaun Banega Saupati (demonetization) and ‘phoolon ki rahein’ for mothers was also held.

Dussehra celebrations mark the victory of good over evil

A surge excitement prevailed in The Prep School (above) as the children celebrated the festival of Dussehra zestfully by making craft items and watching the Ramleela avidly performed by our students of Prerna Boys School. There was merriment and gaiety all around as the effigy of devil king Ravana was burnt marking the ‘victory of good over evil’. A similar Ravan effigy burning also took place at the Junior School (below) as well.

Prerna Girls shine in basketball

Shalu, a basketball player from Prerna Girls School in Gomti Nagar has been selected to represent Uttar Pradesh in the Under-14 National Basketball Tournament being organised by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in Hyderabad on September 28, 2016. In another development, Sandhya and Shivani who are also students of Prerna Girls School shone in the recently concluded Mandal Vidyalaya Basketball Tournament and have now been selected for the under-19 state level tournament.

Study Hall students bag 18 medals in swimming

Study Hall School students shone the brightest in the recently concluded CBSE Inter School Sports Competition held in Ranchi. Five members of the swimming team from Study Hall School bagged a total of 18 medals. Akiksha Singh was the standout swimmer in the tournament as she managed 5 gold medals in 200 mts, 400 mts, 100 mts and 50 mts freestyle category. She also won gold in the  200 mts individual medley. Mihir Singh won gold in 100 mts and 200 mts freestyle, silver in 50 mts and 400 mts freestyle and bronze in 200 mts breast stroke categories. Sachin Yadav won gold in 100 mts and 50 mts breaststroke while he stood second in the 50 mts backstroke and 200 mts breaststroke categories. Priyansh Agarwal won gold in 200 mts freestyle, came second in 50 mts freestyle and third in 100 mts freestyle. Kapil Yadav bagged silver in 200 mts freestyle.  They have been selected for national swimming competition to be held in November.

Stagecraft 2016

Study Hall School, Study Hall Educational Foundation hosted the second edition of the Stagecraft Inter-School Dramatics Competition on 8th September 2016 at Sant Gadge ji Maharaj Auditorium, Gomtinagar Lucknow.

Students from different schools of Lucknow namely – Lucknow Public Collegiate (Sharda Nagar), La’Martiniere Girls, Ramswaroop Memorial School, Jaipuria, Army Public School (Nehru Road), City Montessori School participated along with the students of Study Hall School. The competition was judged by the esteemed judges – Mrs. Surabhi Modi, Mrs. Zarine Viccajee and Dr. Kirti Narain and Mr. Sanyal. Study Hall strongly believes that drama is one of the most powerful tools used to express human creativity. It has also been instrumental in promoting critical thinking and dialogue in the learning atmosphere of the school. Dr. Urvashi Sahni, the school’s founder, envisions this as a platform for the meeting of diverse ideas and perspectives which can enhance as well as help us embrace the different facets of human life.

Mrs. Shalini Sinha, the Principal believes, the theme of stagecraft this year “Human Relationships” centers on the ethos of the school of inclusive and holistic education, creating proactive, lifelong learners, innovators and thinkers who are sensitive to the needs of others in the society. Best Play – Study Hall School Runners Up – Army Public School, Jaipuria School

Teachers Day Celebrations

Study Hall, the school know for the special bond of teachers with the students celebrated this year’s Teacher’s Day(5th September 2016) with high spirits and zeal at the Study Hall School, Gomti Nagar.

All the teachers were dressed up beautifully in their alluring attires and had put up their enticing smiles to brighten up everyone’s day. The class 12th students had dressed up as different teachers and welcomed them with flowers and words of love and appreciation. The event started with a welcoming speech from the school vice head girl who had dressed up as the school’s vice principal Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur. It was followed by different music performances, a dance drama by class 8 and a fashion show(with class 6 students dressed up as Teachers). The event concluded with a dance performance by class 12, followed by the Vice head boy’s speech thanking all our amazing teachers.The teachers, after the event, were escorted to the staff room which was converted into a restaurant by the students and were served delicious refreshments made by Didi’s. All the teachers were later given cards and flowers and were pampered by their students. The students right from standard 6 had prepared all the performances on their own and had left no stone unturned to make this day a memorable one for their beloved teachers. The teachers were touched receiving so much admiration and affection from their students.Happy Teacher’s Day to all teachers!

​Happy Colours of Freedom – 2016

​Happy Colours of Freedom – 2016 

Study Hall School Campus was ablaze with happy colours of freedom and spirited with spectacular festivity as the Study Hall Educational Foundation family celebrated 70th Independence Day, 15 th August 2016.
Students and Staff from Study Hall School, Prerna Girls School, Dosti School, Centre for Learning and NIOS school, Vidhyasthali school, Digital Study Hall and DIDI’s – A unit of sister’s in Solidarity participated with full zeal and excitement made the celebration grand. All the hearts were filled with pride, respect and the feeling of patriotism.
The flag was hoisted by, Dr.Urvashi Sahni. And seeds of the thought – “Are we really free”, were etched in everyone’s mind.
All the creative minds were at work showcasing their talents in different fields. Students from junior section set up a Maths Mela where they demanded freedom from fear of Maths, whereas the students from Senior section celebrated the freedom of thoughts and expression by taking part in Advertisement Competition. Students from Non Formal Education centres painted their thoughts through flowers and little paper flags while the enthusiastic ones from Dosti danced with dynamism on patriotic songs.
All the teachers, too were dressed up in beautiful tri-coloured attires. Study Hall Educational Foundation celebrated this Independence Day in a different Style spreading Happy Colours of Freedom in everybody’s lives.