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How Study Hall School tackled the first three months of Covid 19 in India

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As the curtains were about to be drawn for the academic session 19 -20 and the final examinations were going to end, the country faced an unprecedented crisis due to the pandemic COVID 19. The schools were shut indefinitely throughout the country and amidst the lockdown, all regular academic work came to a grinding halt.

Amidst the uncertainty about reopening of school looming large, Study Hall declared the results of the examinations as per government advisory.

There after we started making preparations for the next session in right earnest and without much ado the teachers under the able leadership of the mentors took the plunge and started planning and looking for alternatives to ensure unhindered learning for all the students.

Videos were made, study material readied, and from the 7th of April online teaching began using Zoom and Google classroom.

Then the school switched to Microsoft Teams to provide a single platform for all teaching and assessment work.

Keeping in mind the feedback from parents and students, changes were incorporated to suit the interests of all.

Activity classes were also included to provide the necessary skills in a holistic manner and to keep the children happy.

The online classes continued till the 17th of May for all other classes except class 12 whose session ended on 25th May.  An online assessment was also held and results were declared before the summer vacation started for all.

Learning continues: SHEF uses classroom videos to educate children

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SHEF through its initiative Digital Study Hall (DSH – started in 2005) has recorded the best classroom practices of top educators and shared them on it’s YouTube channel DSHOnline. More than 1000 high-quality classroom video lessons for class 1 to class 8 are available free of cost on YouTube. These videos provide a dynamic and interactive experience, allowing children to feel part of a social learning environment from the safety of their homes. Our team and all the units of SHEF have been using these videos to educate our children and would love for everyone to use these videos especially in times like these.
Visit us at our YouTube channel, DSHOnline for more! 

Study Hall School felicitates its class 10 and 12 students

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The Study Hall School organised its convocation ceremony on 28th December, 2019. Study Hall School, a unit of Study Hall Educational Foundation felicitated the students who successfully completed their class 10 and 12 CBSE board examination. Mr Sudhanshu Mani, retired general manager of Integral Coach factory.

The ceremony started with academic procession teachers and students. The principal of Study Hall School, Ms Shalini Sinha welcomed the audience.

Study Hall Educational Foundation’s founder Dr Urvashi Sahni congratulated the students and the parents. She addressed the students, “It’s an important landmark in your lives and I hope you take the lessons of equality, fraternity, freedom, love and care with you and share with others.”

The ceremony continued with a song performance by children of class 9 and the students who completed class 12 and 10 were awarded. A dance presented by class 12 students and the meritorious students were asked to share their experiences.

‘Festival of Democracy’ at Study Hall School

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Study Hall School celebrates Festival of ‘Democratic Citizenship Education. Over 17 Schools from the city participated in various competitive and non-competitive events.

Dr Urvashi Sahni says, “Education is a very powerful tool for social transformation. We don’t just educate our children for academic excellence; we educate them to become active democratic citizens.”

The main aim of this event was to raise awareness among the students and teachers regarding their constitutional rights and about the importance of democratic ideals, values, rights and responsibilities. Panel discussion was held on the topic – lessons of equality are as important as lessons of math and science. The students from different school voiced their opinions, the discussion concluded with – “that lessons of equality are as important as lessons of math and science but will only be effective if they are followed practically.” The event was followed by dance competition, debate, film-making, poetry writing, art competition,creative writing, soft board decoration and photography.

The overall winner of the ‘Festival of Democracy’ were La Martiniere Girls school and the first runners up were Prerna Girls School.

 

Inter House Swimming Competition

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In the invigorating aura of the swimming pool over the hubbub of buzzing participants and the gentle sound of soft splashes in youthful water began the Inter-House Swimming Competition on 29th July’2019. A multitude of events in several categories, senior(10th-12th),junior(8th-9th) and sub junior(6th-7th),were held for both boys and girls:

400m freestyle stroke
200m freestyle stroke
100m freestyle stroke
50m backstroke
50m butterfly stroke
4x50m medley relay

The star sportsmen and women of the event who were faster in water than some of us are on land were glittering with gold  :

Viraj Singh(Jacaranda)-5
Prakhar Mehrotra (Jacaranda )- 4
Aadvik Chauhan (Fireflame)- 6
Radhika Shukla (Jacaranda)- 6
Pranav Awasthi(Fireflame)- 3

The day ended with sighs of relief and exhaustion as some left with their chins up and some with eyes filled with hope for a better tomorrow.

DAY 2

The expeditious swimmers once again geared up to splash in the pool! The cool water looked quite inviting on the sunny day of the competition.

The events that were held are :-

Freestyle ( 400m, 200m, 100m, 50m )
Butterfly stroke ( 100m, 50m )
Breast stroke  ( 100m, 50m )
Individual Medley  ( 200m )
Back stroke ( 50m )
Relay ( 4 X 50m )

All the events were open for the Junior, Sub-junior and senior group of participants. Let us now glance at the swift and smooth participants who achieved the glittering gold medals, not 1 or 2 but surprisingly several, clanking against each other around their necks!!!

Vanshika Mishra- 9 ( Cypress )
Priyamvada Manya- 8 ( Silveroak)
Kapil Yadav- 6 ( Jacaranda )
Bhavya Singh- 4 ( Jacaranda)
Pawni Uprari-4 ( Jacaranda)
Shubh Garg-3 ( Cypress )

The achievers certainly deserve a pat on the back !!!

The House Championship results are as follows:

In 4th place with 80 points is Silver Oak House.

In 3rd place with 120 points is Fire Flame House.

The Runner-up with 271 Points is Cypress House.

The Winner with 318 points is Jacaranda House.

The Relay Championship:

The Winner with 38 pointsis JacarandaHouse.

The Runner-up with 30 points is Cypress House.

 

Inter-house music competition held at Study Hall

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‘Music begins where the possibilities of language end’ – Jean Sibelius. Realizing the significance of music in a student’s life, Study Hall School organized the inter-house western music competition 2019-20. The students of classes 6th– 8th to showcased their talent. All the four houses competed under the venerable judgement of Mr Nitesh Tiwari, Mr Niraz Ahmed and Mr Piyush Sood. Melody, coordination, clarity, diction, and confidence formed the basis of their judgement. The houses performed songs which pertained to the genre-country. The songs performed by the houses were I’ll Fly Away by Alison Krauss and Gillian Welsh – Jacaranda, Mean by Taylor Swift -Cypress, Country Roads by John Denver – Fireflame and I’ll Wait For You by Mumford and Sons – Silver Oak.

Silver Oak and Fireflame shared the first spot with Cypress and Jacaranda closely trailing behind at second and third positions respectively.The show concluded with the resonance and tremolo of Mandolin, coming in from Mr. Miraz Ahmed’s side and proved to be the icing on the cake.

 

 

Where words fail, music speaks

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Study Hall School organised an inter-house music competition on 26th of July. Each house selected a Hindi, non-Bollywood song with meaningful messages related to equality, democracy, etc.

The order of the performances was- Cypress house – Sakhi, Jacaranda house – Bekhauf, Silveroak house – Jhakjhor de duniya and Fireflame house- kaun hai madari aur kaun jamura.

The 1st position was taken by the Fireflame house with song “ kaun hai madari aur kaun jamura”, followed by the Silver Oak house, at the third position there was tie between Jacaranda and Cypress house!

 

Little ones dazzle Jashan-E-Bachpan

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Day 1

Bachpan, that is childhood- the golden period of every individual’s life span, was being celebrated at the Study Hall Junior School on 24th and 25th of July 2019 ! Kidoos from 15 schools participated in this competition to savour their elated and merry days up to the brim! childhood means simplicity and hence simple but inventive games were organised for the festival. on the first day, there were 232 contestants in total of 8 events. before the activities, the inauguration was carried out by the Junior School headmistress Mrs. Bani Malhotra and the principal of Study hall school Mrs. Shalini Sinha with the planting of a tree. unconventional, but why not after all plants are our saviours. The headmistress addressed the participants and inspired them to compete with their own selves rather than competing with other schools.
 Succeeding this cheerful start, the first event to come was Just A Minute, not the usual JAM but a relay race in it! each team had to pass several stages like using plastic clips to drop the Pom-poms into the glasses, arranging the flashy plastic eggs in the egg trays while following the colour code, the buttons were waiting to be dropped into the glasses with the help of a straw and lastly they had to weave a necklace using straw pieces! The champion of this uncommon relay world the brain of boys and the runner up was Study Hall (loud cheers) then in queue was a game called Turn-O-Turn. It tested the children’s mathematical solving, logical reasoning and sequential arrangements. In this buzz quiz of brain racking, the conquerors of the first position were the geniuses of Jaipuria and the second position was occupied by the brainstormers of CMS! Fold to Mould, as the name suggests was about folding the papers to bring out their idea of nature through origami. This event was won by Study Hall with DPS at the second position! Colour Pool with a Foot Stool was about painting a wodden stool in pairs in an hour. This event was free of theme and was won by the artists of Study Hall, followed by the Vibgyor School! Unfold the Mystery test the kids’ grammatical skills. Each letter of the secret message was unfolded with a correct answer sheet. Study Hall acheived the 1st prize by unfolding all the letters that said WELL DONE!
Then arrived the Hindi events including poem recitation, flexibility depiction through yoga performance in pairs and speaking on a topic which was provided on the spot.
This was not the end, our special and differently-abled friends too put up a great performance. They tip-tap-toed to the music in their beautiful costumes! It filled the spectators with happiness to see them celebrating their childhood, unhindered by any disability! With this the  day 1 of the event came ta an end!

Day 2

On the 25th of July 2019, the ‘Jashn-E-Bachpan’ celebration of childhood progressed into its second day with twice the vigour. Enchanting events like, ‘Visitors from Fairyland’ where winsome children dressed up as fairy tale characters with reversed genders, were held. Dance, theatre and musical events like ‘Sound of Music’ (Retro style western music group singing), ‘Tarangani’ (Indian music group singing), ‘Sound of Silence’ (miming) and ‘Dharohar’ (Folk dance) took place. Testing the students’ creativity, events such as ‘Verse-E-Style’ (dramatic poem recitation), ‘Link-it-Up’ (Creating an Advertisement) and ‘Play with Clay’ (Clay modelling) were also held. Study Hall bagged nearly all prizes except ‘Play with Clay’ (CMS Gomtinagar) and ‘Tarangani ‘(Sacred Hearts). The Final Trophy was in the hands of CMS Gomtinagar. The specially-abled children had great fun in events such as ‘Non-flame cooking’ (DOSTI), ‘Rhythmic yoga’ (Asha Awaa), ‘Fun with colours’ (DOSTI) and ‘Play with clay’ (Asha Awaa). The Final Trophy was awarded to Asha Awaa. Jashn-E-Bachpan 2019 ended with high spirits and infectious smiles.
 

Yuva Manch 2019

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On the 12th and the 13th of July, Study Hall Educational Foundation (SHEF) organised its theatre festival – ‘Natyotsav’ at Sant Gadge Auditorium. Natyotsav’s ‘Yuva Manch’, which is a platform for promoting theatre among students. Since 2006, our foundation is offering various theatrical productions. The chief guest of the event was the founder of Study Hall Educational Foundation, Dr Urvashi Sahni.

The program highlighted three major plays performed by units of SHEF. It opened with ‘Sara Ka Sara Aasman’, performed by the students and alumni of Study Hall School, Prerna Girls School and Prerna Boys School. The play was about a Pakistani poetess, portraying how she loses her mind fighting the patriarchy present in most of the countries in the Indian sub-continent to pursue her passion for writing. A drama, ‘Soch Rahi Hoon’, presented by students of Vidyasthali Kanar Inter College, Malihabad, portrayed a modern-day woman who stood up against the ‘dowry practices’. The students of Prerna Girls School and Prerna Boys School enacted a poem, ‘Meri Duniya Ke Tamam Bacche’, which was about how the children across the globe can change the world if we teach them, how they can erase the differences among the nations if we let them, and how they can bring peace that the world needs. A dance performance by students of Center for Learning (CFL) ‘Sapna’, showing young dreamers.

Dr Sahni addressed the audience, saying, “Drama is a very important part of education. It provides children a safe space to rehearse life and learn to think critically, which leads to personality development.”

At the core of all these programs, the issues women face was brought to light. The audience appreciated the acting of the children. The program concluded with a vote of thanks.