The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated on the 26^th of January, 2022 by the children of Study Hall Junior School with great enthusiasm. On the occasion, the students of classes 4 and 5 conducted an engaging panel discussion on “What is the key to the lost glory of India?” highlighting the importance of Democracy. We are proud to mention here that the children put in a lot of hard work to make the panel discussion fruitful and engaging.

The program began with a prayer, followed by the unfurling of our National Flag by our dear Urvashi Aunty.

Headmistress of Study Hall Junior School, Bani aunty gave a welcome speech and led the audience to take a pledge to be true citizens of our beloved country. This was followed by a mesmerizing patriotic song by the children.  

The discussion on the Indian constitution encapsulated a lively exchange of views on our fundamental rights and duties as citizens. The panellists, who were students of the Junior school and the Prerna Girls School, contributed to the discussion with their thoughts and ideas on diversity, gender discrimination, equality and justice for all. It was eye-opening to see the students discuss these subjects with awareness and depth, at such a tender age.

Bani aunty concluded the program by blessing the children and encouraging them to do their bit as responsible citizens and take the country to greater heights.

Convocation regalia added another splash of colour to the Study Hall campus on 29^th December, 2021, from 2:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. where around 250 students from classes X and XII were felicitated at the Convocation Ceremony. The pass-out batch was invited along with their parents to attend the ceremony. Professor Ashok Ganguly, former Chairman, C.B.S.E, presided over the function as the Chief Guest. The programme commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest, along with all the heads of different units of SHEF (Study Hall Educational Foundation). Study Hall faculty was honoured and applauded for their hard work and untiring efforts as they marched in a procession with grace and elan, which was followed by the procession of students who had to be felicitated. The Principal, Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur, extended a warm welcome to all the guests and spoke at length about the school and its achievements. The Chief Guest and the Principal were invited to felicitate the meritorious students of the batch 2020-2021. The motivational mantra for success by Professor Ashok Ganguly received a loud applause from one and all. A short cultural programme, which included an inspirational song and dance, enthralled the audience. The pass out batch was conferred with medals and certificates as a mark of honour for their achievements. Some ex-students of classes X and XII shared their experiences and talked about their nostalgic journey at Study Hall. The ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks by the Vice-Principal, Mrs. Meenakshi Shah, to the guests and students whose presence had made the event memorable in every possible manner.

A student of Study Hall, Class 8- Ved Vikram Singh has qualified for the national’s air rifle shooting and has also qualified for the Indian team trials.

AADWITT MANSINGH of class 6A Study Hall won the top position by sending challenging questions (55 in series) in an online competition held on Children’s Day (14.11.21) for which he has been awarded a Power Seeker Telescope.

The British Council Creative Commissions invited countries from all over the world to submit their applications for a climate crisis project. Study Hall Educational Foundation is proud to announce that among 480 applications from all over the world, 17 global projects were selected, Shef being one of them. Our project “Phone Call To The World” is a collaboration between 5 countries namely South Africa, Palestine, United Kingdom, Scotland, and Study Hall Educational Foundation representing India. Commissioned by the British Council our project explores climate change and environmental crises through art, science, and digital technology. 

Our team of CLIMATE WARRIORS have been working tirelessly for the past year and have taken the responsibility of bringing about a change in their own surroundings. Each student has taken a pledge to directly change something in their life and contribute to making the earth a much better planet for the generations to come. 

So we ask you, dear viewer, What is your pledge?

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

The British Council Creative Commissions invited countries from all over the world to submit their applications for a climate crisis project. Study Hall Educational Foundation is proud to announce that among 480 applications from all over the world, 17 global projects were selected, Shef being one of them. Our project “Phone Call To The World” is a collaboration between 5 countries namely South Africa, Palestine, United Kingdom, Scotland and Study Hall Educational Foundation representing India. Commissioned by the British Council our project explores climate change and environmental crises through art, science and digital technology. 

45 students from Study Hall School in collaboration with Prerna Girls have formed a team of “Climate Warriors” who are engaging with climate change issues that impact them at a local level,  coming together  to consider the wider global climate challenge. 

Using the simple holding framework of Phone Call to the World , young people from Scotland, South Africa, Palestine,  England and India are creating digital performance work that will inform, question, confront and make demands of its different audiences to make a difference to one of the most pressing issues of our time.  

Related website links:

https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/opportunities/open-call-creative-commissions

Date: September 15^th, 2021                                              Day: Wednesday

Study Hall school hosted the much- awaited Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council on Wednesday, 15^th September 2021. The day began with heavy winds and a light drizzle,  with some luck perhaps, the sky cleared as the students assembled on the ground in their respective positions. As the drum beats echoed throughout the school, the new to-be-invested cabinet marched across the crowd of proud parents all the way to the stage where they halted with elite elegance. The host of the day Mrs Ritika Asrani welcomed everyone. First, she called upon the Principal, Mrs Meenakshi Bahadur to honor the proud recipients with their badges. One by one, marched up the Head Boy- Nishant Misra followed by the Head Girl -Ridhhi Uppal then the Vice Head Boy- Nishchal Srivastava and finally the Vice Head Girl- Kavisha Masand. Quick in succession, came the Sports Captains- Sidhharth Shah and Radhika Shukla, and the Vice Sports Captains- Kapil Yadav and Vrindaa Parashar. Afterwards, the Vice Principal, Mrs. Meenakshi Shah was called upon to present the honours to the Hindi Editors,-Hariom Singh and Rida Fatima followed by the English Editors- Arman Yusuf and Anoushka Mathur followed by the Inter-School Coordinators-Mohammad Ashhar Mehdi, Aarushi Sharma, Divyanshi Kaul and Abhuudit Singh. Then, for the first time ever, in the challenging digital era of Covid, a new technical team appointed to oversee the digital events comprising Shivansh Singh and Tanushree Ghosh was invited on stage. Next in line were the official photographers- Aryan Kacker and Jigisha Singh. Continuing on with the event, the investiture of the captains of the four esteemed houses of Study Hall was done by the respective House Masters/Mistresses and the senior most teachers of the house alike. Beginning with the Yellow Cypress House, the new house captains were Satyam Singh and Fariha Rahman with the Vice House Captains, Dron Pande and Aadrika Dikshit. Moving on to the Red Fireflame House, the new house captains were Haleema Nisar and Kashvi Srivastava with the Vice House Captains, Anshumaan Vikram Singh and Devanshi Chandwani. In the Jacaranda House, the new house captains were Adhiraj Pratap Singh and Ilma Abbasi with the Vice House Captains, Advait Mishra and Ritwika Sinha. Last but not the least was the Silveroak House, the new house captains were Devansh Mishra and Vani Krishna with the Vice House Captains, Prabuddh Dubey and Nimra Junaid. With the glistening sashes and badges in place, the council was invited to take the oath of service.  After the principal’s speech of blessings and good luck, the four heads of the school student  council  spoke on the occasion.  Following them, the parents were also invited to say a few words. In the end, the Principal, Vice Principal, the council members along with the sports teachers-Mr.  Raj Kumar Dubey and Mrs. Preeti Singh were invited to participate in the annual tradition of releasing the colourful balloons in the air. With a single drum beat, the whole gathering came to a standstill for the singing of the National Anthem as the Flags of the school and the Houses were fluttering high up in the sky. The ceremony ended on a solemn note with the Thanks giving by The Vice Principal, Mrs. Meenakshi Shah.

The World Senior Citizen Day was celebrated on 21^st August, 2021 by the children of Junior School Study Hall with great enthusiasm. A Special Assembly was conducted on Zoom by the little ones of Class 2. They highlighted several reasons as to how the Senior Citizens play a vital role in our lives and why they are precious to all of us. We are proud to mention here that the children put in a lot of hard work to make this program a resounding success.

The programme began with a prayer which was followed by a conversation amongst the children who informed the audience about the importance of Senior Citizens in our lives and why we celebrate the Senior Citizens Day.

Several interesting poems, some in Hindi and some in English on the importance of the grandparents in our lives, were recited by the children. Some melodious songs, sung by the children touched the hearts of the audience. 

There was a series of very interesting questions asked by our adorable children which were answered with immense patience and love by their grandparents. The children took a vow to take care of the senior citizens living at their homes, neighbourhood and society.

Many grandparents became very emotional as they addressed the audience. They praised the efforts of the teachers as well as the school management for keeping alive in the children, the tradition of respect for their elders.  

The programme was concluded by our dear Urvashi Aunty blessing the children and reminding them of their responsibilities towards their grandparents. This was followed by our Principal, Meenakshi Aunty and the Headmistress of the Junior School, our dear Bani Aunty blessing the children.

15^th August, 2021

– Dron Pande

The function began with the hoisting of the National  flag by the  the Founder of SHEF, Dr. Urvashi Sahni. The Principal Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur, Vice Principal, Mrs. Meenakshi Shah, teachers, staff along with the newly elected cabinet members, were present. The flag hoisting was followed  by the administration of the National Pledge.  Thereafter, Dr. Urvashi Sahni graced us with her kind words where she talked about the real issues that we as a nation should strive to address. The festivities  commenced with  an introduction by Zoya Sheikh and Anjaneya Raj Garg of class XII. The events included a song composed by Study Hall’s very own music teacher, Narmada aunty. The song talked about the homecoming of warriors  covering all themes surrounding the 75^th Year of Free India. The program also  had speeches by the Head Boy, Nishant Misra and Head Girl, Riddhi Uppal.

Part 2 of the festivities was a panel discussion, a long standing tradition, in which panelists from all units of SHEF participated. Aman Rathaur and Tanjul Singh from CFL, Akshara Tiwari and Kushagra Singh, from Vidyasthali Kannar Inter College, Mahima Maurya and Anushka Gupta from Prerna Girls, Shallu Rawat and Laxmi Sen from Prerna Boys and from Study Hall School, Zoha Aseem and Nashrah Fatima were the active participants. The expansive panel also included special panelists, teachers and the audience present in the meeting  The discussion was moderated by Shubhanjali Dwivedi, Kavisha Masand, Vice Head Girl and Nishchal Srivastava, Vice Head Boy. The tech team composed of Dron Pande. The discussion was also managed by Suparna Chatterjee and Prachi Saxena, both senior teachers of Study Hall School.

The topic of the Panel Discussion was “Education in active democratic citizenship is good for a robust and effective democracy”. The Panel was posed 7 main questions with 3 videos explaining active citizenship and democratic processes. Urvashi aunty also pitched into the discussion with her views and also her questions. The panelists as well as the audience answered enthusiastically. The teachers were also looped into the discussion.

The discussion ended with a question dealing with methods to bring about active citizenship in the students and the public. The festivities were over and all those who attended were left with a thought:are we really taking advantage of our freedom or are we just taking it for granted?

With that, Jai Hind and we shall hope for a better and New India!