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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!

 

Vidyasthali student shines at International Children’s Online Painting Competition 2018

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40,000 children from 97 countries participated in the International Online Children’s Art Competition organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerela. 5 entries were sent in by Tanvi Maurya, a student at Vidyasthali Kanar Inter College. She was one of the lucky one’s, across the globe, who was shortlisted among the 3000 final paintings. She was awarded a certificate for her exemplary work.

 

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.
 

Go green – Tree plantation drive at Vidyasthali

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Vidyasthali Kanar Inter College organised a tree plantation drive at its campus. As we know, trees play a very important part in maintaining the ecological balance and equilibrium but due to deforestation we have lost a lot of bio-diversity. The students of Vidyasthali made an effort to save the environment and planted several plants and vowed to care for and protect their saplings to see them grow and bloom.

A session on gender, caste and democratic citizenship education at Vidyasthali

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A workshop with the Vidyasthali staff members was conducted on gender, caste and democratic citizenship education. Nikhil Sahera, a Phd student at Delhi University interacted with the staff members and talked about gender and caste related issues. Nikhil explained how power has always played a crucial role in discrimination on the basis of gender and caste. He deconstructed patriarchy, gender and caste and talked about the solutions.

The Principal of Study Hall School, Ms Shalini Sinha, took a session on Democratic Citizenship Education (DCE). DCE is based on the pillars of equality, liberty and fraternity and teaches to be active advocates of a democracy. A classroom is a place where teachers can influence a social change. Ms Shalini Sinha said, “It is the responsibility of a teacher to teach and prepare children to become active citizens and play their part in the democracy.”

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.

DOSTI children planted different plants at Study Hall College

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To support and spread  awareness regarding loss of greenery, DOSTI organised ‘SAVE ENVIRONMENT’, a small  step to encourage children to help the environment by planting trees and making the city GREEN AND POLLUTION FREE. DOSTI children planted different plants at Study Hall College. They all participated with great enthusiasm which made the event successful.

Vocational training workshop – DOSTI

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Dosti in collaboration with Shaswat Jigyasa held a  two days vocational training workshop. Gayatri Narshiman, who runs a vocational training center in Muscat (Oman) and Chennai, conducted these workshop. Parents, Special Educators, and Teachers from several part of Uttar Pradesh attended the workshop. Chocolate making, decorative candles and block printing were taught to the participants.