Study Hall conducted an Excellence Award Ceremony on 11th May 2023, in order to felicitate the exemplary scholastic performance of class 11 students of the academic session 2022-23. Apart from their academic achievements, students were also recognized for being good citizens, lateral thinkers, avid readers, showing a remarkable improvement in their scholastic performance and for 100% attendance.
The awards were presented by the Principal, Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur and the Vice Principal, Mrs. Meenakshi Shah, both of whom urged all students to take inspiration from the winners.

Cinderella 2.0: Tiny tots from Study Hall prep school teach lessons of equality

Lucknow: Study Hall Prep School organized its annual concert at Sant. Gadge Auditorium, where the students conveyed a message of gender equality and empowerment through their performances. The theme of the concert was Cinderella 2.0, reimaging a gender just world.

The event started with a warm welcome from the headmistress of the school, Rachna Sinha, who expressed her gratitude to the children and staff for their hard work in preparing for the concert. Ms Meenakshi Bahadur, principal welcomed the parents and grandparents.

Dr Urvashi Sahni, founder and CEO of SHEF, also addressed the parents and said, “We are a happy school, where everyone is loved and cared for. Our mission is to educate our children, teachers and parents about gender equality, social justice, personal flourishing and active democratic citizenship. Our children have shared this message clearly through these wonderful performances.”

The students performed various acts, including a fusion song titled “I have a dream,” a Unicorn Dance, a Fashion Show, a Space Dance, and a Kashmiri Dance. Through these performances, the children conveyed a message of equality, girl education, and empowerment, emphasizing the fact that girls have the right to aspire and choose.

Ms. Meenakshi Shah, Vice Principal of Study Hall, expressed her gratitude and pride in the students and teachers for their hard work and insightful message through their performances. The concert ended on a high note with a grand finale of the national anthem. The event was a great success, highlighting the importance of educating children about social issues and inspiring them to create a better world.

The children of Study Hall Junior School celebrated the World Password Day on the 7th of May with great enthusiasm.
The children of class 5 went from one class to another explaining to their Junior counterparts, the importance of a password.
A small skit performed by the children helped the young ones to understand what a password is and
how can we create a safe password.
The children understood that they should keep their password a secret and should keep changing it from time to time.
This led to a very important discussion in which the children discussed about the ways in which a pass word could help them not only to keep their data safe, but would also provide them with personal safety.

Study Hall invited parents to conduct workshop at school for the holisitic development of children. Parents enthusiastically participated and conducted various workshops on diverse topics like mandala art and an activity on culture and heritage of India.

The students enjoyed the sessions thoroughly. Workshops like these help the young minds of the children to introspect and better manage their lives.

Believing in the philosophy of attaining excellence, retaining passion and joy, a felicitation ceremony for the Excellence Awards was held on 2nd May in the Study Hall campus .The students were presented with Proficiency awards in subjects like English, Hindi,Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Computers, Sanskrit, French and Urdu. Apart from this, the students were also recognized for their qualities of being disciplined, empathetic, creative, divergent thinkers, voracious readers and for being regular and punctual to school. They were bestowed with trophies of excellence for being a good citizen, lateral thinker. Good reader, good artist and for attaining 100 per cent attendance in the session 2022-23. Principal Study Hall Mrs Meenakshi Bahadur praised the students for their hard work and dedication. She also encouraged and motivated other students to be the best version of themselves and aim for these awards in the next session.

The International Labour Day was celebrated on the 1^st of May, 2023 by the children of Junior School Study Hall and Dosti with great joy and enthusiasm.

On this day, the children showed their gratitude to their Didis and Bhaiyas for all the hard work they put in, day after day. The children highlighted the fact that they had a major role to play in ensuring that the school was functioning smoothly.

Very lovingly, the children escorted them to the front seats and put up a truly delightful dance performance in their honour. The children left no stone unturned to make them feel special and valued. They had made several beautiful cards and hand made gifts for their loving Didis and Bhaiyas. The loving gestures of the children touched their hearts deeply and they thanked the little ones from the bottom of their hearts.

We are proud to note that our children are growing up to be warm, caring and empathetic individuals.

The children of Study Hall Junior School and Dosti celebrated the International Dance Day on the 29th of April with great enthusiasm.
The young ones of classes 1 to 5 took us back to our childhood as they presented a delightful fusion of Kathak, Bharatnatyam and Western dance which was greatly enjoyed by the audience.
As soon as the clock struck ten and the music started playing, in a flash mob, the enthusiastic children came out in the corridors, the stage and onto the grounds and danced to their hearts’ content.
Very soon, they were joined by their seniors who were also delighted to shake a leg. The atmosphere was charged with excitement and there was a smile on every face.

To mark the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, Study Hall School organized various activities throughout the week which included Role Play on a Book character,Book Cover painting, slogan writing,Digital Book Jacket designing,Book talk and impersonification of an author. These activities immensely helped inculcating reading habits among the students

“Parents and teachers need to work together to bring about the holistic development of the children. We at Study Hall not only work for the growth of our children but also for the personal flourishing of our associated Parents”, said Dr. Urvashi Sahni while inaugurating the event ” Ek Shaam Mausiqi Ke Naam”, at Study Hall School on 23rd April, 2023.

The Mothers’ committee of the school in association with Mr. Bhartendu Kashyap, Mrs. Rana Khan and Mrs. Sameera organised the event not only to highlight the Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb but also to provide a stage to the parents to showcase their talents, to set an example for the children to go beyond their comfort zone to achieve what is impossible.

The spectrum of gender equality was reflected by the efforts put in by the Father community too. Mr. David George, Mr. Azeem mersmerised the audience with their presentations while Dr. Biju Bhagwati , the classical Indian music teacher created an atmosphere of enthusiasm and rapture.

When the reigns of organising the show lay in the hands of mothers, females had to be the show stoppers! Mrs. Divya Bhattacharya, Dr. Bhavna Srivastava, Mrs. Swamita Singh, Mrs Yashoda  gripped the audience with their power packed performances. Mrs Payal Mall David, Mrs. Stuti Srivastava and Ms. Anushri , the nightingales of Study Hall proved that music is in their blood. The audience couldn’t stop themselves from grooving to the Sufiana tunes of Mrs. Payal Dhanani.

Mrs. Padma Gidwani, with her lovely, rich, luscious voice inspired every single soul sitting in the audience. Mrs. Padma Gidwani is a famous and loved singer at Aakashwani and Doordarshan, Lucknow.

Dr. Biju Bhagwati, Mr. Sarthak George and Mr. Sarthak Dubey stood as pillars of support for all the presenters with their musical instruments. Mrs. Twinkle was inspired too, to present her talent on stage.

Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur, principal Study Hall School truly appreciated the participation of the parents by complementing “Bahut sukoon mila jo aapne hame apna samjha.” It has been with her efforts and motivation that the bond between the school and the parents has been strengthened.

At the end all the parents were felicitated by Dr. Sahni and Mrs. Bahadur for sparing their valuable time. Art, Poetry, Music- act like a magic key to which most tightly locked heart opens to!

The Junior School of Study Hall organised a family bonding talent time – ‘Hunar Mela’ on Sunday, the 19th of March.
The idea behind the event was to get parents, grand parents and other family members of our children to display their varied talents with immense enthusiasm.
The children of classes 1 to 5 and Dosti (the unit for Special children of SHEF) participated in resounding numbers. The Principal, Mrs Meenakshi Bahadur inaugurated the event by reciting a self composed poem. Several skills like singing, experiments, dancing, acting, story telling, non flame cooking, art, craft, best out of waste were displayed very creatively. It was a morning full of fun, frolic and snacking on the grounds of Study Hall which left the audience asking for more!
The Head Mistress of the Junior School, Mrs Bani Malhotra, with a keen eye for detail, ensured that the event turned out to be a stupendous success.