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OSHWAL ACADEMY MOMBASA

THEMONTHLYHERALD

Oshwal Education and Relief Board

MARCH 2019

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working” (Pablo Picasso).

In the month of March, the Oshwal Academy family has been working to inspire its learners in the most fulfilling way.We welcome you to explore our world of learning at Oshwal Academy.

Remember: the most effective way to do something, is to do it.

Oshwal Academy Nairobi

Nursery

OVERNIGHT TRIP TO JACARANDA AT LAKE ELEMENTAITA FOR RECEPTION CLASS.

On the 1st March 2019, we had a very successful trip for our Reception Class learners. A moment full of learning beyond walls. This overnight trip has made our learners more confident, independent and has taught them social and soft skills, empowered the decision making ability by raising their self-esteem.

SWIMMING GALA/SWIMMING DISPLAYS

We were pleased to welcome all our parents/carers for an exciting school SWIMMING DISPLAY for Play Group, Pre School and Kindergarten learners. For our Reception class learners, we had Swimming Gala on 7th March 2019. This event has accelerated physical, intellectual and emotional development in our learners. This was completely a win-win situation for everyone!

CROSS COUNTRY

Held on the 15th of March 2019, all our learners had a great experience as we held our Annual Mini Cross-Country. We ran and jogged around the school for fitness and fun. Our learners had a healthy boost of their confidence, stamina, and improved mood. They were also energized and were generally happier after this run. The music played and motivation stamps given on learner’s hand added an extra punch of excitement.

WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION

Our mothers were treated to a delightful day of Zumba on the 8th of March 2019 as we celebrated World Women’s Day. We had good laughter, as we promoted fitness, good health and a healthy lifestlyle for our mothers and teachers at large. We also had a Brain Gym team activity to promote mental and intellectual health.

The boys singing group in the Play supporting Lavanya’s solo.

Primary

SENIOR PLAY ( YEARS 4, 5, 6 )

The Senior Play ‘Wooing Wed Widing Hood’ was performed by the students of Years 4, 5 and 6. It was a comedy which the audience thoroughly enjoyed as a bit of local flavour was added to the original western version. Mr Samson Ateka, the director did a commendable job in bringing out the best in the kids.

LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT

Some of our students undertook courses at the Oshwal college and on the 1st of March 2019, representatives of the college came to the school to award the students with their certificates.

Ayush Waghmare and Khushi Karia in the grand-ma’s Cottage.

Sanaya Buvaria and Kevin Karabai as king and queen addressing their subjects in the palace.

Sanvi, Lavanya and Anya in serious discussion about the princes.

Sharen Bovas awarded by Mr. Michael Kinyua

SPORTS EXTRAVAGANZA

THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF OSHWAL ACADEMY

Oshwal Academy Nairobi Inclusive Department (IED) was incepted on the 15th April 1999 to address the needs of learners with special needs. Sports are an integral part of the various programs that this department specializes in. TheSports Extravaganza which was held on Saturday, 23rd March, gave a great opportunity for students with special needs. The theme of this year was “Break the Barriers — Play together”. Oshwal Academy believes that every child should live a fulfilling, complete and happy life, full of success and productivity to the world despite their diversity of needs and to utilize their talents positively for the development of the society. It builds a student’s confidence, encourages healthy living among the participants as it empowers the community with proper understanding of diversity for inclusivity and togetherness. It was so

hear warming to see the enthusiasm and excitement of these special participants.Many parents, community elders, teachers, coaches and other sports personnel attended the super-hit event. The following schools took part in the event this year:-

1. Oshwal Academy Nairobi-Inclusive Education Department

2. Kenya Community Centre for Learning - KCCL

3. Kestrel Manor School

4. Mirema School

5. St. Gerald’s Centre for children with Autism

March past by our Inclusive Education Department Nikhil lights the torch to begin the IED Interschool Sports Extravaganza

Nikhil Maru runs as fast as a cheetah trying to overtake!

A proud moment to cherish!

‘Keep in Touch’… Parents - Teacher Consultation Day

Mrs. Arti Gudka listens keenly as a parent speaks. Teacher Priti Pujara giving her advice to parents

Adivesan entertainment items by Primary Students on 9th March 2019.

Mrs. Manisha Nagrecha the choreographer. Udi Udi Jaye...colourful girls of Primary

Tal se Tal mila group dance

Our Students Amana Ndua of 1E and Nakshatra Naveen of 6B bagged 1st and 2nd positions in the BrookHouse Interschool Essay Competition on 15th March 2019. We are proud of them!

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM IN ABU DHABI

Determination, resilience, confidence and believing in oneself leads to success! The Kenya Special Olympics team that is currently in Abu Dhabi for world Special Olympics games has done Kenya and Oshwal Academy proud.

The Bocce team comprising of Deep Deepak Sanghvi and Paramveer Singh Sehm beat other competitors from around the globe to scoop gold medals while Sonali Ritesh Shah, who was representing team Kenya in swimming, made waves when she won a silver medal. These students played like the real champions they are and we are greatly proud of them. Their success will not only motivate them to further their talents, but also inspire other upcoming competitors.

This is part of the journey of nurturing sporting talent among children living with special needs which started three years ago.

“Great opportunity comes to those who make the most of the small ones”

Junior HighANNUAL SCHOOL PLAY

“Shaded Dreams” kicked off in an energetic matinee show on Thursday which was also the Grand Rehearsal.

The cast and crew were excited to showcase their theatrical abilities to their peers. Students and teachers showed up in high spirits ready to get entertained. The audience reaction was proof that they were thoroughly engrossed

in the story of the play.

On Friday, the excitement was visible through the claps, cheers and standing ovation from the audience at the end of the show. Both cast and crew are well prepared are ready to give the show of a lifetime. The hard work they had put was show cased on Saturday 23rd February 2019.

LEGO ROBOTICS WORKSHOP

A robotics workshop was organized for Lego club members. The training was about programming the robot to perform various tasks. The two facilitators were Mr. Abhilash Pettety and Mr. Archishmaan Pettety. Ten students and four teachers as trainees were part of this activity. The inquisitive learners’ queries were responded to well by the trainers.

YEAR 11 BUSINESS TRIP TO GLACIER PRODUCTS FACTORY

The Year 11 students got an opportunity to visit Glacier Products factory, on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th February 2019.

The students learnt more about Ice Cream production process; the stages the product passes through before finally being packaged, marketed and distributed for use by consumers.

Archishmaan training learners about robotics

THE AWARD LISTSR. NO. NAME OF STUDENT EXAM LEVEL AWARDS

1 Hetvi Manishkumar Ajmera IGCSE

Highest Mark in Africa for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Further Pure Mathematics

2 Chetanya Arvind Saxena IGCSEHighest Mark in Africa for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry

3 Jay Umesh Mehta IGCSEHighest Mark in Africa for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Art and Design: Fine Art

4 Shiven Bijal Shah IGCSEHighest Mark in Kenya for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Language

5 Yukta Vimal Vyas IGCSEHighest Mark in Kenya for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Human Biology

6 Kreena Bhavin Gada IGCSEHighest Mark in Kenya for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Physics

7 Toyesha Kaushik IGCSEHighest Mark in Kenya for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Human Biology

PEARSON EDEXCEL LEARNERS AWARD

High achievers are often marked, unsurprisingly, by a strong motive to achieve. The IGCSE Edexcel board annually awards its high achievers across the world. The Oshwal Academy takes pride to share the list of high achievers for the academic year 2017/18.

Oshwal Academy Senior High took part in the above mentioned competition organised by UCLAN at St. Austin Academy Nairobi on 18th March, 2019.

Three students; Robel Ng’ong’a, Gurdit Channa and Zayn Nasser all of Year of Year 13 enrolled for the competition.

Four schools took part in this event; Oshwal Academy Nairobi Senior High, Aghakhan Academy Nairobi, St. Austin School Nairobi and Brook House School Nairobi. Each school enrolled three students for the competition.

The primary purpose of this challenge was to allow students an opportunity to demonstrate their entrepreneurial thinking, creative and team working skills by growing an initial donation to something substantial for their chosen charity. Each team received an initial donation of £50 from Uclan. The participating teams were given two months January and February 2019 to invest the initial amount and ‘grow’ it.

All schools made a presentation (between 15 and 20 minutes) outlining how they went about their fund-raising efforts. An account of how teams ‘grew’ their £50 was included.

The judges were:

1. Mr Mohamed Parker Principal Lecturer and Head of International Programmes at Lancashire School of Business & Enterprise, Uclan

2. Asha Kamenge – Head of Special Projects at Stanbic Bank

3. Ms. Monique Angelyne Bett – Media Personality & CEO Raiqo Solutions

Oshwal Academy team raised Ksh.23550/= and chose to donate the collection to Mogra Children’s Home – Kiambu road.

Oshwal team scooped the prize for making the best presentation. The winning team was St. Austin School and runners up was Brook House School having raised the highest amounts from their entrepreneurial skills respectively.

Senior High

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASHIRE

YOUNG ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE 2018

PEER COUNSELLORS MENTORS’ PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

The Peer Counselling program started with the vision to make a positive difference in the lives of their peers. The students who joined the club had just one aim, to contribute to the society and promote mental health awareness both in and outside school.

We started its 7 week rigorous training program in January Basic Counselling skills and techniques, gaining self-awareness and personality development in order to produce an efficient and trustworthy group of students peer counsellors. The training focussed on how major life events impact individuals, types of personalities and role-playing which helped the students gain a perspective of how counselling works. The training ended with a written test which had a 100% pass ratio proving that the students had gained the qualities of a counsellor and were ready to gain a hands-on experience.

Practicum Experience

The Peer Counsellors made a trip to Kihumbu-ini Girls Secondary School in Gatanga, Muranga to have their first practicum with a group of 208 16 year olds. The peer counsellors mentored them on self-awareness and helped them deal with common teenage problems like peer pressure.

The Peer mentors were required to handle a group of 8-10 girls/mentees with whom they would mentor them on self-awareness. Under supervision of the school counsellor, they created rapport with them through skills gained, interacted with the students through discussions and answering the question that the student’s mentees had. The forums were concluded by Summary discussions of the entire group and discussing challenges they had encountered.

The Students counsellors were able to gain practice experience on counselling and mentorship of fellow mentors while also building their confidence and leadership in handling matters hand on.

THE 2019 GOLD AWARDS CEREMONY AT STATE HOUSE NAIROBI 20TH MARCH 2019

The President’s Award programme in the school aims at inspiring and empowering the youth to transform their lives, by pushing them to their personal limits and recognizing their achievements. The gold standard awardee is student who has successfully completed all the levels of the award. This entails adventurous journey, learning skills, community service and physical recreation. At the gold level the students are required to undertake a 5 day residential community service project.

The Presidents awards club in the school had the pleasure of presenting 38 students for the awards of the Gold Standard. The awards ceremony was presided over by the President of the republic of Kenya His Excellency, Uhuru Kenyatta. The auspicious occasion was held on the 20th of March 2019 at the State House.

THE AWARDEES LISTSR. NO. NAME OF STUDENT SR.

NO. NAME OF STUDENT

1 NAGARIA YASHVI VINOD 20 KANDATHIL GEO DENNY

2 SAIGAL KARTIK JAY 21 COCKAR AISHA ATIF

3 SHAH DHAVAN SATIN 22 SHAH UJVAL SAI OMIT

4 BID DHIR BHUPENDRA 23 SHETH MUSKAN VIPUL

5 SHAH AJAY JAYENDRA 24 LALLDIN MUHAMMAD USMAN

6 MATHARU JASKIRAN KAUR 25 HALAI DIVYAN PRAFUL

7 SHAH AKSHI NIRAJ 26 PATEL BHAVIK YOGESHKUMAR

8 GUDHKA DARSHIL KETAN 27 PATEL JANHVI RAMJI

9 LADHANI AKSHI RAJENDRA 28 MEHTA ARPIT HITESH

10 MEHARWAL YASH SUDHAKAR 29 SHAH SHIVAM NIRAJ

11 MEHTA ANKIT HITESH 30 SHAH URJAN SAI OMIT

12 NAGDA HEER MUKESH 31 GAJJAR VINAY DINESH

13 PATEL JAYKISHAN HARISHKUMAR 32 GUDHKA MEER ASHOK

14 SHAH HETVI DIPEN 33 MASHRU KRUPA MANISH

15 PHADKE ANKUR SHRIRAMA 34 PATEL SIMRAN JAYSHEEL

16 SHAH DIYA MAHESKUMAR 35 SAMEJA ABDUL RAQEEB

17 SHAH JAIMIN SUNDEEP 36 DEEP RAJANI

18 SHUKLA LEKH SANJIV 37 ADIT RADA

19 BAVARIA SHYAM KETAN 38 DARSHNI KERAI

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. John Dewey

Oshwal Academy Mombasa

INTERNATIONAL EARLY YEARS CURRICULUM

M I D T E R M S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R

W E L C O M E T O K I N D E R G A R T E N !

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A positive experience in kindergarten plays an

important role in fostering the behavioural

adjustment and learning engagement

necessary for the success of our learners.

During our teacher led assemblies, learners are

able to see what the teachers do, listen and

even enact it during their own assembly.

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TEACHER LED ASSEMBLIES

LEARNING, GROWING AND ACHIEVING TOGETHER


E N T R Y P O I N T : O N C E U P O N A T I M E“ T H E E N O R M O U S T U R N I P ”

After listening and participating in the beautiful story; 'The Enormous Turnip', the learners collaboratively painted on paper cut-outs of their pretend turnips.

The beautiful 'turnips' were later displayed in class with the learners' names written on them.

KINDERGARTEN

itation -

GHT

International

Primary Curriculum

JUNIOR SCHOOL

J A N U A R Y - F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9 V O L . 1 I S S U E 1 5

MEASURING SCALE

Learners using vocabulary in mass: Heavy, heavier,

light, lightest and equal balance. They used the see-

saw as the measuring scale, a non standard way to

weigh mass.

class lesson

word power

Heavy

Light

Lightest

SOUND DOESN'T APPEAR; IT TRAVELS.


GREAT LEARNINGGREAT FUN!JUNIOR SCHOOL

During their unit work, the learners did a practical

experiment

with balloons, compressed air. They placed the

balloons on their ears to deepen their

understanding of the science of how sound travels.

The students also investigated how sound travels

through string and air. First, they analyzed the

sound waves with a paper cup attached to a string.

Then, they combined the string and cup with a

partner to model a string telephone.

International

Primary Curriculum

JUNIOR SCHOOL

J A N U A R Y - F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9 V O L . 1 I S S U E 1 5

MEASURING SCALE

Learners using vocabulary in mass: Heavy, heavier,

light, lightest and equal balance. They used the see-

saw as the measuring scale, a non standard way to

weigh mass.

class lesson

word power

Heavy

Light

Lightest

OSHWAL ACADEMY MOMBASA

J A N U A R Y - F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9

MID TERM NEWSLETTER

ESSAY WRITING COMPETITIONFRIENDS OF FORT JESUS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA

Last term, Friends of Fort Jesus in association with the National Museums of Kenya organised an essay writing competition for all Secondary Schools in Mombasa County. The subject of the essay was: Mombasa Heritage. Each participating school was to shortlist and submit a maximum of 3 best essays. Our participants were Kreeshi Shavdia( year 9), Kreeshna Mehta( Year 7) and Arianah Lalji( Year 8). Congratulations to the winners for bringing fame to our school.

OSHWAL ACADEMY

MOMBASA SCOOPED

THE FIRST 2

POSITIONS WITH

KREESHNA MEHTA

EMERGING THE

WINNER AND KREESHI

SHAVDIA AS THE FIRST

RUNNERS-UP.

They will receive certificates and cash tokens at an award ceremony scheduled for 2nd March, 2019 at the Fort where Kreeshna will read out her award-winning essay to the rest.

ARIANAH LALJI

KREESHI SHAVDIA

KREESHNA MEHTA

MAKING THE MOST OUT OF SCHOOL WITH ART

S E N I O R S C H O O L

MID TERM NEWSLETTER

VISUAL

ARTS

We strive to promote art for all by teaching drawing and other practical craft skills as visual literacy: with sufficient time, effort and practice all learners can learn to become competent. Learners also benefit from art gallery and museum visits.

ENTRY POINT ‘RESPECT’ VISIT TO NYUMBA YA WAZEESENIOR SCHOOL

Year 8 students visited Nyumba ya wazee in Tudor for their IMYC entry point.They covered the unit Respect.

The students spent time at the home keeping the elderly company while singing along to a variety of songs, playing games and when it got interesting they danced. Later that afternoon, they were able to help them move around as they went for their meals. They later gave them simple gifts before leaving.

Every lesson in school is a stepping stone to provide and mould an all rounded citizen. The academy encourages learners to be empathetic towards people of different cultures, different abilities, ages and even among themselves.

“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”

Nelson Mandela

Oshwal College

Oshwal College Launches Cutting Edge Technology and Investment

courses

Seated from left to right - Ms. Priscillah Kaumo - Chief Marketing Officer - Funtrench, Mrs. Jayashree Prathap - Oshwal College Principal and Mr. Kingsley Ndiewo, CEO - Funtrench during the signing of a memorandum of agreement.

Oshwal College recently entered into a partnership with Funtrench Limited to offer cutting edge technologies training aimed at equipping students with 21st century skills & competencies. Beginning January 2019, the students will benefit from hands on skills training in Blockchain Foundation, Blockchain Developer, Cryptocurrency Trader, Python Developer, 3D Modelling, Character Animation and Eden3D Game Development. These are programmes accredited by Positrust LLC. The students shall be in a position to study these technologies alongside their primary course such as Accounting, Business or ICT.

In the investments and securities field, the college is now offering the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) qualification. This certification Programme aims to ensure that practitioners in the capital markets industry have the requisite skills and apply best practice as Kenya takes its position as the hub for the African capital markets. The programme is also internationally recognised due to its rigour in instilling professional ethics in investments and securities professionals.

Oshwal College Global Exam Toppers

Oshwal College yet again affirmed its status as to why it’s currently among the leading tuition providers in Kenya by producing world toppers in both professional and academic qualifications during the last quarter of 2018. This stellar performance was registered in the departments of Accounting and Finance as well as Information Technology.

These students’ inspiring journey in academics has proven that nothing is impossible if you work hard enough for it, and we’d like to wish them all the best in their future endeavours!

Alamukannammai Radhakrishnan

Position 1 in Kenya & 4th Worldwide in ACCA

Maintaining Financial Records Paper


Managing Costs and Finances Paper

Sandip Pareshkumar Gor


Recording Financial Transactions Paper

Meera Gada


Advanced Performance Management Paper

Dipa Suthar

ACCA Top Affiliate in Kenya

Darshil Vora

Position 1 in Kenya & 7th Worldwide in ACCA Audit

and Assurance Paper

Saifuddin Amijee

Pearson Outstanding Learners award BTEC-IT

Level 3 Distinction in all 9 subjects

Dhruvil Shah



Burhanuddin Manwar



Roocha Thakkar



Presidential Award Silver and Bronze Expedition

The Oshwal College Presidential Award club organized an expedition to Longonot from 1st to 3rd March 2019. The members were able to climb Kijabe Hill up to the pick, a distance of 2500 metres above sea level. The group was composed of both bronze and silver participants. The club has attracted a lot of interest among students. Consequently, the management has pledged to support the club so that more students can take part in its activities.

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