antarchetana the awakening - anandalaya

A newsletter of Anandalaya, Oct-Dec 2020 : Issue - 14

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Antarchetana - The awakening A newsletter of Anandalaya, Oct-Dec, 2020 : Issue – 14

Dr. Verghese Kurien

सहस्त्र कोटि नमन ! डॉ. वर्गीज कुररयन की 99व ीं जन्मजयींत पर ववशषे

प्रततभादशी के अन्वेष में,प्रततभा प्रस्त्फुटित हर वेश में, साटहत्य,समाज, सींस्त्कृतत समवृि और सींपन्नता ववकससत हर देश में !!


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Jack in the Box

Teachers organized an event on

the occasion of Children‟s Day

and Diwali. The children

enjoyed Jack (the clown)

dancing delightfully and they

were encouraged to celebrate

eco-friendly Diwali.

Nurturing through Nature

Nature provides countless

opportunities for discovery,

creativity, problem solving

and many more. We at

Anandalaya have a unique

advantage of our school

campus which offers not

only the scenic beauty but

also ample prospects to

connect, interact, learn and

experience the bounties that

nature offers.

Considering nature as our

best teacher, we explore,

experiment and exploit our

surroundings which in turn

generously offers us novel experiences of lifelong learning. The barriers

imposed by COVID 19 did not dampen our spirit. The teachers of Anandalaya

continue to brainstorm, design and create videos which nurture not only the

general awareness but also enhance the mathematical and language concepts,

values, virtues and life skills through nature.

Christmas Celebration

Christmas is a festival of sharing love

and happiness with one and all.

As nothing makes children more

happy than seeing their favorite Santa

jingle his bell; to commemorate this

occasion a kindergarten teacher

dressed as Santa Claus, spread

Christmas cheers, peace and

goodwill.

“Amateurs in Action”

Note: The links below connect us to the above activities

https://youtu.be/PScRySahOrE | https://youtu.be/-J_M-6gQB3I | https://youtu.be/VBn6XYfFP40

https://youtu.be/zmZ0U81h2Kg | https://youtu.be/gI2xbbfCdr4

PRE PRIMARY

https://youtu.be/PScRySahOrE

https://youtu.be/-J_M-6gQB3I

https://youtu.be/VBn6XYfFP40

https://youtu.be/zmZ0U81h2Kg

https://youtu.be/gI2xbbfCdr4


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Work from Home


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Rashtriya Ekta Divas

The 145

th birth anniversary of the “Iron Man of India,”

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was celebrated on

29th

October 2020 in the school premises. The

celebration was a combination of live as well as

recorded programme. The entire staff and 12 students of

classes VII and VIII participated in the online

celebration.

The programme commenced with a floral tribute to the

great leader and the students anchored the programme as

RJs-Radio Jockeys. Sardar Patel‟s contributions to the

society and Indian freedom struggle were revisited

through group songs, dance and talk show. The teachers

and staff enacted the popular song on national

integration „Mile Sur Mera Tumhara‟ to mark Rashtriya

Ekta Diwas. All present took a pledge to emulate

Sardar‟s ideals and the programme ended on a patriotic

note. The entire programme was live streamed on the

school‟s Youtube Channel.

Constitution Day Celebration

Constitution Day is celebrated on 26

th November to

commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.

To promote values upheld by the Constitution among

our young and future citizens, a few activities were held

for students of classes VI to XII through the online

classes. A video on „Introduction to Indian Constitution‟

was streamed, Preamble of the Constitution was

displayed and the importance of the Constitution was

discussed to make the students aware of the fundamental

rights and duties.

National Milk Day Celebration

The birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien is

celebrated as National Milk Day. This year the 99th

birth

anniversary of the legendary man was celebrated in

Anandalaya with the lighting of the lamp and floral

tribute. The renowned social entrepreneur was

remembered through his quotes on values such as

integrity, responsibility, collaboration and leadership

upheld by the stalwart. This was followed by a reading

of his life history. The Principal and the Vice Principal

delved deep into the philosophy of Dr. Kurien and

encouraged all teachers to imbibe it in their day-to-day

living. In the centenary year of his birth, the celebration

was truly commemorative as Dr. Kurien‟s values were

revisited by Anandalaya, an institute close to his heart.

PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SENIOR SECONDARY


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Dr. Kurien Memorial Inter School Drawing

and Painting Competition

The 5

th Dr. Kurien Memorial Inter School Competition

was organized online for drawing and painting activity.

The themes were Destination-“Education 21st Century”

(Jr. category- classes VII-VIII) and „We Fall, We Feel,

We Rise, We Heal‟ (Sr. category- classes IX-XII).

Invitation for the competition was sent to 120 CBSE

Schools in and around Gujarat.

The competition was judged by the following experts:

1. Ashok Khant (Professional Artist)

2. Kishor Narkhariwala (Professor- CVM Art College)

3. Soumendranath Sasmal (Drawing teacher- Anandalaya)

The name of the winners are as follows:

Cat. Rank Student Name School Name

Jr.

Cat.

1st Sneha Kumar Podar International School,

Vadodara

2nd Jyoneet Navneet

Singh

Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya

Mandir, Anand

3rd Shreya Goyal Podar International School,

Vadodara

Sr.

Cat.

1st Sreshtha Lahiri Delhi Public School,

Gandhinagar

2nd Himanshi .P. Patel

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan'S Smt

Maniben Kashibhai Patel

School, Kheda

3rd Nivya Narayanan Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya

Mandir, Anand

Presentation on Vision and Mission of

Anandalaya, Reinforcement

Anandalaya, a home of happiness, established in 1988

has completed 32 years of its inception. In this journey

the school has achieved various milestones and set

several benchmarks. With the aim of revisiting the

philosophy of this unique institute of learning, a team of

teachers of Anandalaya led the staff members through

the vision and mission of Anandalaya on 27th

November

2020 through a PPT.

It was an online presentation and the entire staff of

Anandalaya attended the programme. The views and

thoughts were shared by a group of ten teachers who

have been an integral part of Anandalaya for more than

two decades of its illustrious journey.

The Founder Chairman had a dream for the school

“it had to strive for excellence and be rooted in our

ethos”. - Dr. Verghese Kurien.

The objective of the presentation was to reinforce the

values and ethos of Anandalaya to be imbued in the

teaching-learning process to mould the future citizens.

On the first day of the birth centenary year of Dr.

Verghese Kurien, the teachers of Anandalaya took an

oath through this presentation to reinforce the values and

philosophy to strengthen the vision and mission of

Anandalaya. The Principal Mr. Pawan Kumar Sharma

addressed the teachers and shared his views about the

essence of the values of Anandalaya that enable teachers

to face the challenges in the contemporary world and to

shape future dreams.

NCC ACTIVITIES:- Online Classes

Pandemic could not stop the spirit of the continuation of

the training for NCC Cadets (Boys & Girls). Hence,

regular classes commenced in the month of November

2020. Online classes are conducted every Thursday and

Friday as guided by the respective NCC teacher

in-charges Mr. Saurabh Kethuliker and Mrs. Neeru

Choughule.

Observation of International AIDS Day

The International AIDS Day is an opportunity for people

worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and to raise

awareness about this disease. This day was observed by

NCC Girls cadets under 4 Guj Girls BN V.V. Nagar by

watching an awareness film on HIV-AIDS on

1st

December 2020.


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Awareness on Social Service

The NCC wing of 4 Guj Girls BN V.V. Nagar organized

various events to inculcate the qualities of discipline and

patriotism among the students. Cadets enthusiastically

participated for social service and community

development programme through essay writing, poster

making activities on e-waste, pollution and

„Beti Bachao Beti Padhao‟ campaigns.

National Energy Conservation Day

National Energy

Conservation

Day was

observed on 14th

December. The

NCC Cadets

Girls Wing took

the initiative to

spread awareness

on energy

conservation by

planting saplings

and creating posters.

Vijay Diwas Celebration

Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 16

th December in our

country to mark India‟s decisive victory over Pakistan in

the war of 1971. To commemorate this day and to pay

tribute to our brave soldiers, 4 Guj BN girl cadets of

Anandalaya along with Principal Shri Pawan Kumar

Sharma paid tribute to the valiant soldiers by picture

with Tricolour, who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONS:-

National Interschool Debate Competition 2020

National Inter-School

Debate Competition 2020

was organized by Podar

World School, Vadodara,

from 2nd

to 5th

December

2020. Three students

from classes VIII to X -

Miss Ruja Vadher (VIII),

Miss Parisa Mehta (IX) and Miss Akshara Nair (X)

debated against the topic „There should be minimum

qualification criteria to become a politician in our

country‟. 10 schools from various states participated in

this round. Our students finished a close 5th

on the score

tally. Principal Shri Pawan Kumar Sharma encouraged

the students by his presence. Ms. Rachel Parmar, Mr.

Deepak Manjrekar and Ms. Rupal Macwan trained the

students and attended the programme.


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Bhakti Geet Spardhaa

The 18th

Harihar Bhakti

Geet Spardha, an annual

competition of spiritual

songs was organized by

Khodiyar Mandir, Anand

on 10th

December 2020.

Master Sai Raghav

Prakash (III) won the first position and Miss Aditi

Macwan (V) won the second position in the junior

category whereas Miss Kanushi Gupta (VII) won the

first position in the Sr. category. The students in the

junior category vied for the prize against 20 competitors

and in the senior category Miss Kanushi beat 17

participants. Anandalaya participants were trained by

Ms. Jignasha Jani and Mr. Lawrence Christian.

Vocal Competition

Our students from classes III to VII participated in the

District level Vocal Competition on 18th

December

2020.

Master Sai Raghav Prakash (III), Miss Harshvi Punwar

(IV), Miss Teethi Patel (VI) and Miss Kanushi Gupta

(VII) participated in Light Vocal Folk song and

Devotional song categories. Miss Kanushi Gupta

secured the first position in Light Vocal and Miss Teethi

Patel stood second in the Folk song category. Miss

Kanushi Gupta (VII) has been selected for the State

Level Competition.

SOF Olympiads Winner-Master Rushil Patel

Master Rushil

Patel (IX) won

the 4th

position

in the Zonal

round (Gujarat,

Daman and

Diu, Dadra

Nagar Haveli)

for the 2nd

Level National

Science

Olympiad

(NSO). He was

felicitated with a gift voucher for Rs.1000. He was

awarded an Academic Excellence Scholarship of

Rs.5000 and a certificate for securing the first position

in the entire zone.

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2020

An online orientation programme on the NTSE 2020 for

class X students was conducted on 6th

November 2020.

The Principal Shri Pawan Kumar Sharma addressed the

students and reinforced the scheme of examination, the

marking pattern and the mode of preparation for the

exam. He reiterated the need to focus and practice from

past papers sent to them from school. An online mock

test of NTSE was administered to class X students on 8th

December 2020. Mr. K. Krishna Kumar with a team of

teachers will develop a question bank of NTSE for the

upcoming exam.

Online PCTM Session 2020-21

The online Parent Class Teacher Meeting (PCTM) was

organized for classes III to XII on 7th

November 2020

with the objective of interacting with parents regarding

their ward‟s performance in the Mid Term Examination.

Teachers discussed the performance of each student and

also received feedback from parents and students about

online classes.


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Counseling Session for Class XII students

An online counseling session with Dr. Naveen Raina

(MBBS, MD - Neuropsychiatry) was organized for class

XII students, on 28th

November, 2020. With reference to

the context of modern day stresses, Dr. Raina

highlighted the need to deal with any difficult situation

with positivity. He suggested „Yoga-Nidra Meditation‟

for better concentration, memory and confidence.

Students appreciated the session as they could talk about

problems other than academics that they have to grapple

with. Mr. Deepak Manjrekar moderated the session.

World Disability Day

An online programme was organized to observe the

World Disability Day on 3rd

December 2020 under

„Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan‟. The programme was

conducted at Gandhinagar in the presence of the

honourable Education Minister of Gujarat Shri

Bhupendra Sinh Chudasama. The theme for this year

was "Building back better: toward a disability-inclusive,

accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world". The

programme was designed to cater to the needs of

students of Class I to XII. Mrs. Balasaraswathy Nair,

Managing Director, Prayas Charitable Foundation, gave

a presentation on disability, the major focus being early

identification of learning disability and the strategies to

overcome the same. The programme is available for all

the teachers on Youtube link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA7Yu-4pYLg

TEACHERS ENRICHMENT & TRAINING:

Awareness cum Orientation Programme for

IT teachers

An Online Awareness-cum-Orientation Programme for

IT teachers was organized by NASSCOM in

collaboration with CBSE on 25th

November 2020. The

resource person Miss Smita Sahu discussed different

practical methods for using Libre office. The workshop

also focused on equipping teachers to teach in class X.

Mr. Alpeshkumar Shah participated in the programme.

Workshop on Assessment in Business Studies

With the objective of enabling teachers to work for

improved learning outcomes and to continuously instill

new knowledge and skills, the Centre of Excellence

(CoE), CBSE, Ajmer organised an online workshop on

Assessment in Business Studies' on 1st December 2020

for Sr. Secondary level. The resource person

Mrs. Anju Bhatia demonstrated various techniques like

lyric writing, role play, crosswords, etc. She also

discussed the CBSE Sample Question Paper (SQP)

2021. Mr. Tejashkumar H. Desai participated in the

workshop.

Teaching Strategies and Methodologies in English

A webinar was organized by CBSE titled „Teaching

Strategies and Methodologies in English Speaking‟ for

classes IX and X on 10th

December 2020. The resource

person Ms. Reena Agarwal encouraged teachers to

device various strategies to increase student engagement

in online classes. Mr. Deepak Manjrekar and Mrs.

Rachel Parmar participated in the webinar.

Writing Skills and Processes for classes XI and XII

A webinar was organized by CBSE titled „Writing Skills

and Processes for classes XI and XII‟ for teachers of

English on 11th

December 2020. The resource person

Ms. Cherry Goyal discussed all the writing tasks

prescribed for classes XI and XII for the current

academic session. Mr. Deepak Manjrekar and Mrs.

Rachel Parmar participated in the webinar.

Workshop on effective lesson planning for

teaching online Madhuban Publications Organized a webinar on

“Lesson planning for Teaching Online” on 19th

December, 2020. Resource person Dr. Swapna Agrawal

introduced the teachers to a 3 tier Lesson plan with 3 sub

heads namely - Beginning, Middle and End. Planning of

explanation, activities and board work in advance will

lead to clarity during delivery. A collaborative

discussion at the end will help in achieving the optimum

learning outcome. Mrs. Alka Balyan participated in the

workshop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA7Yu-4pYLg

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