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.

Study Hall School had great results this year. The highest score of 2018-19 batch is 98% and the average score is 82%.

Archisha Maurya, scored highest with 98%, Pranshu Shukla scored 2^nd highest with 97.6%, 3^rd highest is Radhika Mishra with 97%. The topper of the year Archisha Maurya scored 97 in English, 100 in Political Science, 99 in History, 99 in Psychology, 95 in Economics.

The average score of school for science stream is 81%, commerce stream is 78%, for humanities its 86%.  30% students scored above 90%, 8 students scored  100% in Psychology, 6 Scored 100% in Political Science, and 4 students scored 100% in Painting. 

Study Hall College and Bewajah organization jointly organized ‘Festival of Democracy’ on 11th April 2019 at the Study Hall College, Pipersand, Lucknow. It was an inter-school event in which more than 180 students participated.
Utpal Mishra, director of the study hall college, welcomed the students and said, “This event is not about competition, it’s all about celebration.” Adding to his point he also requested people to vote.\

Masto, member of the Bewajah organization gave an introduction about his organization followed by a brief explanation of the constitution and fundamental rights and duties. The College organized competitions like poster making, rangoli, and slogan writing themed on Equality, Justice, and Fraternity.

Discussion on ‘our constitution and democracy’ took place in the event. The students shared their experience and the challenges they faced while performing the tasks given to them. Students of Vidyasthali performed a song ‘Inqulab Zindabad’.

Masto Said, “The purpose of Constitution is to give goals for self and community.” The program concluded with prize distribution to the participants. The ‘Festival Of democracy’ has also organized a ‘Voting Signature Campaign’ to encourage the people to vote.

Prithvi Singh, a class 7th student of Study Hall School won the Uttar Pradesh State Chess Tournament. The tournament was held at Gorakhpur from April 1st to 4th. Prithvi will represent Uttar Pradesh in under 13 at the national level to be held at Vishakhapatnam from May 4th to 12th May. He won the tournament with a perfect score of 7 out of 7 rounds. Prithvi credits his coach Pawan Batham and mother Monika for encouraging him.

Study Hall Junior School held its annual concert on the 3rd and 4th of November, 2018 at the Sant Gadge auditorium, Gomti Nagar. ‘Come see the world through the eyes of a child’ was the theme of the program which took us back to our childhood and the stories with which we grew up. The students of 1st to 5th standard presented a delightful melange of stories and fairy tales which truly enthralled the audience. The little ones of 1st standard replayed ‘The Enchanted Wheelbarrow’ with great finesse. The students of 2nd standard displayed their dramatic skills in the play, ‘Godmother’s Assistants’. The students of 4th standard staged a play, ‘Annie’ in which the acting skills of the students were highly appreciated. The story of ‘Time Travelers’ enacted by the students of 5th standard stole the hearts of the audience. The children of DOSTI delighted the audience with two of their beautiful songs. The students of the 4th and 5th standard were part of the School Orchestra and they presented a medley of old songs which was greatly enjoyed by everyone.

On this occasion, Shalini Sinha, principal Study Hall, said, “I have seen many great actors like Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi performing on this stage and now I see these tiny kids performing here. I just feel so proud and happy to see them her

Addressing the audience, Bani Malhotra, headmistress Study Hall junior school, said, “The children have the ability to live in the present and to enjoy the life to the fullest. Today on the stage students are expressing themselves and their teamwork inspires all of us and encourages the friendship”. The time and energy invested by the teachers were clearly visible in the delightful presentations by the children and the enthusiastic response of the audience.

The program concluded with grand finale dance and vote of thanks.

The Central Board of Secondary Education Has Declared The result of class 12^th this afternoon. Study Hall school located in Vipul Khand 2 Gomtinagar had great results this year. The highest score of this batch is 97% and the average score is 80.02%.

The Topper of the year Aarushi Roy aged 17. Daughter of Mr. Mayank Roy (businessman) and Mrs. Tanvi Roy(Homemaker) Studied Humanities In School. She said she chose this stream to break the stereotypes of people about the stream as people say it doesn’t have a scope. She said she did a great job by scoring such good marks. She Scored 95 in English, 100 in History, 100 in Psychology, 94 in Political Science 96 in Economics.

She also shared her strategies and said that she was regular in class and studied 8-10 hour every day, she also added she never studied under pressure and stayed active on social sites and on phone to relieve her stress. Another student From Study hall  Muskaan Singh with science stream scored 95.2 % marks. Muskaan Singh Daughter of Mr. A.k Singh and Mrs. Renu Singh.  Muskaan Shared about her Methods of studies and said,  She was focused and solved papers of last 10 years. She Said she wanted to get her Ph.Ed In Technology and be a professor.

She said “I love to play Volleyball and cricket, and music is her stress reliever, I also love to spend a lot of my time with friends and family, that help me to stay relax and happy.

She gave credit for her success to her Mother and said “ she was my backbone and she supported me the most and everything I achieve in my life will be dedicated to her. I can do nothing without her love and support.”

Overall it was the happy and successful result for school and students, as well as their Family.  

Study Hall Junior School organized JASHN-e-BACHPAN, a two day extravaganza in which the students of many prominent schools of the city took part very enthusiastically. As the name suggests, the highlights of the festival was the celebration of childhood. in order to make it to fun filled event, a plethora of interesting

Special children perform at Jash e Bachpan

As part of our ongoing programme of integration Dosti /Study Hall School junior section organized a two day inter school fest of various cultural and fine arts activities. Group dancing, singing, fancy dress with a message on Swatch Bharat, puzzle making, drawing/colouring and plasticine modeling were the activities. Five local special schools participated along with the students of  Dosti. The participating schools were:

• Navdeep Vishith School
• Asha Awwa
• Asha Jyoti
• Pyssum
• Bal Bharti
• DOSTI

Every child who participated was awarded a certificate of participation. The winners were awarded medals. The children had a gala time and enjoyed themselves thoroughly.