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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.

Study Hall’s tiny tots display sporting talent

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On 20 February the Study Hall Junior School and DOSTI (a school for children with special needs), units of Study Hall Educational Foundation (SHEF) organized their annual sports day. The program was inaugurated by Chief Guest Mr. Abhinav Singh Pundir, the guest of honour Kashika Yadav and the president and CEO of SHEF Dr Urvashi Sahni.Dr Sahni addressed the gathering and congratulated the children and teacher for their hard.

The sports day began with the Principal of Study Hall School, Mrs. Shalini Sinha, welcoming the audience where she highlighted the need for sports.The performances by children of DOSTI were applauded by everyone. Children participated in march past, drills, race competitions etc. Particularly notable were the little chicks, the crazy frog, bhor tal dance, the smiling flowers by the children of ‘DOSTI’ and the captivating ‘yoga drill’ at the end mesmerized the audience.

The parent race was a special attraction at the event.The vice Principal Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur, Junior School Head Mistress Mrs. Bani Malhotra, DOSTI’sprincipal Mrs. Surabhi Kapoor were also present.The enthusiasm and hard work of the teachers was reflected in the participation of the children. The day event ended with a vote of thanks.

 

The Study Hall College organized its first annual cultural fest – Aikyam

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On 1 February, 2020 The Study Hall College, a unit of Study Hall Educational foundation (SHEF) organized its first annual cultural fest “Aikyam 2020”. The director of Study Hall College, Mr. Utpal Mishra inaugurated the annual fest and welcomed the students.

The event started competitions- group and solo singing and dancing, face painting and nukkad natak. The units of SHEF also participated in the event along with many prestigious colleges from the city – C.B. Gupta College, Universal City Convent, Heera Lal Yadav College, etc. The event was further followed by the fete. The fete comprised of the game and food stall along with some commercial stall.

The fest concluded with the prize distribution. Nabeel from CFL grabbed the first prize for solo singing and Pragya from Awadh collegiate grabbed the 1st prize in solo instrumental. In face painting competition SonaliSahu bagged the first place and Viyasthali Kanar Inter College grabbed the first prize of the Nukkad Natak.

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.

Study Hall School children showcase democratic values through performing arts

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Study Hall School organised two day annual concert on 4 and 5 December, 2019 at Sant Gadge Ji Maharaj auditorium. The first day of the concert showcased drama, music and dance that focused on the theme ‘We the people of India’. 

The principal of Study Hall School, Shalini Sinha welcomed the audience and talked about the importance of teaching democratic values to children. She said, “we hope to inspire other schools to take initiatives to teach children their constitutional rights and help them become democratic citizens.” 

The founder of SHEF, Dr Urvashi Sahni addressed the audience and said, “For a thriving democracy, the people must learn to be active democratic citizens. At SHEF, we educate children not only to excel in academics but more importantly to become active democratic citizens” 

The show began with the school’s orchestra “SHIMONICS” presented a performance that included 14 instruments. Children of class 10 presented a song “KAUN HAI MADARI YAHAN, KAUN JAMOORA” written by SwanandKirkire, the song conveyed how we, the citizens, end up giving a lot of importance to the people in power and underestimate the true ethos of democracy – by the people, for the people. Class 7 presented a dance drama titled “JAATI NA PUCHO KOI” which emphasised the need to eradicate the discrimination that still prevails in the name of caste. Children of class 6th presented a dance drama “AND BETAAL ASKED” based on the tales of Vikram Betaal, the theme was brought out by Betaal by asking pointed questions about the class divide, while Vikram sheepishly tried to answer them. Class 8 children presented a drama “ASTITVA” about a woman’s struggle to search for her identity in a predominantly patriarchal country. Class 11 presented a drama “STILL ALIVE”, based on the autobiography of Mr. Manoranjan Byapari. The drama focused on injustice that Dalits have to face from members of higher castes.

The concert was brought to a close with Class 9 dramatized-dance performance “JAI HO” showcasing the transformation of India from being a British Colony to a Democratic nation. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the energetic performances and lauded the sincere efforts, hard work, and dedication of the children and teachers alike. 

‘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.