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Newsletter of VIDYADelhi, NCR

February-March, 2016

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VIDYA School extends its heartfelt gratitude towriterMs.ShikhaKumar,BritishCouncil,CBSE,Infosys,andFLLIndiaRegional Championship for their support and generositywhichhaveplayedasigni�icantroleinVidyaSchool'sgrowthanddevelopment.

VIDYASCHOOL,GURGAON

•Britishcouncilseminar

On16thFebruary2016,aseminarwasheldatPullmanHotelbyBritishCouncilattendedbyour Principal Ms. V Suprabha, Ms. SunitaTyagi and Ms. Sunita Mohanty. TheseminarwasconductedbyCharuBajajwho is presently working with Educomp. Practical teaching approachesthat will enhance core skills werediscussed.

• Inter school kho-khocompetition

On 3rd February 2016, ani n t e r s c h o o l K h o - k h ocompetition was held at ourschool. Girls participated withgreatenthusiasm.

•InteractionwithwriterShikhaKumar

On2ndFebruary2016,5girlsofclasses10thand11thattended a ninteractivesessionwithwriterShikhaKumar.Theworkshopwasthrilling.Thegirlsaskedquestionsabouthowtoimprovetheirwritingskillsandbemorecreative.

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•CYBEROlympiad

StudentsofclassesVI–XIwerefelicitatedwithmedalsbyPrincipal

Ms.VSuprabhaintheassemblyforIst,IIndandIIIrdpositions in their respective class. Some of thestudentsquali�iedfortheIIndLevelofCyberOlympiad.

•WorkshoponInclusiveEducation

On11thand12thofFebruaryatwodayworkshopwasheldbyCBSEatitscentreinGurgaon.

•Workshoponco-scholasticeducation

AtwodaysworkshopwasheldatKunskapskolanSchoolbyCBSEon13thand 14th February attended by Mr. Gaurav Parihar and Mr. ShakeelAhmed.

Themainpurposewastopromoteweakerstudentssothattheycomeuptothemarkandgainselfcon�idence.TheFocuswasonimprovingLearnerLife Skills (attitudes, values, participation in Co-curricular activities),SocialSkills,ThinkingSkillsandMotivationalSkillsinChildren.

1.InFOSYSPRIZE2015

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On13February'2016elevenstudentsalongwithtwoteachersandPrincipalMa'amwenttoTajPalace in NewDelhi to attend the Infosys Prize Ceremonywhere six great laureateswereawarded and encouraged in different �ields for their new discoveries and extraordinaryinventions.

•Saraswatipujacelebration

On12thofFebruary2016,VidyacelebratedSarawsati Puja . Puja's r i tuals wereperformedinthepresenceofthewholeschoolandallthestaffandteachers.PrayerswereofferedtoAgni,andPrasadasdistributedtoallthechildren.

•RISINGSTARin�irstlegoleague

TheJudgesPanelhasselectedourteamastheRisingstarofFLL India Regional Championship and presented thisawardtoourschoolintheNationalChampionshipwhichwasheldon9th &10th February2016atTalkatoraStadium,NewDelhi.

•Swacchbharatabhiyaan

Aspecialassemblywasheldintheschoolinwhichthestudentstookpledgetokeepthesocietyaswellasthesurroundingsclean.

•Entranceexam

Entranceexamwasheldforclassesfrom1sttoclass11thintheschoolforthenewacademicsession.Around700childrenparticipatedinthetest.Childrenwereselectedonthebasisofthemarksobtainedbytheminthewrittentestaswellastheinterview.

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•Women'sdayCelebration-8thmarch

•Evolutionmovie

Thepopularmovie'Evolution'(ascience�iction)wasshowntochildrenof class IVth. The motive was to familiarisethe little minds of thechildrenabouttheuniverseandtheextraterrestrialobjectswhichexistintheuniverse.

•IntellyJelly-storytelling

Anewmagazine“IntellyJelly”forkidswasintroduced.Childrenwereaskedvariousquestions,puzzlesandplayedsomeeducationalgamestoo.

•BritishCouncilworkshop

AworkshoponcriticalthinkingwasattendedbyMs.SunitaTyagiandMs.SunitaMohanty.

•Holicelebration

Holiwascelebratedwithgreatzealandenthusiasm.Apartywas organised for the teachers. Teacherswere servedwithspecialHolisnacks.Teachersplayedwithgulaalandenjoyedthemselves.

Manyeminentsponsorsofourschooltookoutvaluabletimefromtheirbusyschedulestobeapartofthisspecialshow.TheVidyaintegratedwingpresentedanumberofshowssuchasaskitwhichwaspresentedinEnglishbythestudentsofOpenschool.Adancewasalsoperformedbythestudents.Agroupsongwasalsopresentedbythewomenofthewing. The functionwas appreciated byall the special guests and theteachers.

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VIDYAMandiraWomen'sProgramme

• The �irstgroupofwomenwhounderwentdrivingsessionshaspickedupthebasicdrivingskills.Inordertoenhancetheirskillsfurthertheywillbe provided training/guidance on the schoolcampus.

• English and Life Skill classes are going well. They haveshown improvement in assessments. Through Life Skillthere is change in their thinking.Nowtheyhavebecomemorepositiveintheirattitudetowardslife.

• InComputers theyhavebeen impartedknowledgeabouton-line&e-commerceportals.Theyweretaughthowtodoon-linepaymentsthroughportalslikePayTm.AlongwithPayTmtheywerealsotaughthowtousesocialmedialikeFacebook.TheyalsolearnedtheuseofWhatsAppwhichwillbeveryhandywhentheytakeupdrivingasaprofession.

• TheywillhavetheirNDLMon-lineexaminthemonthofMarch.LearnershadarevisionsessionatNIITFoundationcentreonFebruary9th2016.

• The �irst group of 8 women who underwent road driving hascompletedtheirclasses.OneofthemhasgotaplacementastrainerinMaruti.

• StudentshavegiventheironlineNDLMExam(NIITFoundation)andhavegottheircerti�icate.

• AcquiringknowledgeinEnglishhasputthesewomenontheforefrontandtheyhaveacquiredacquiringcon�idencetocompetewithothers.Life skills are helping them to have a roundedpersonality.

• InternationalWomen'sDaywascelebratedon8thMarch 2016. The functionwas attended bysomeknowndignitariesfromindustryandmedia.Dr.SimiMalhotra(academics,mediaandculture),Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Mr. Vinod Hans,Managing Director Federal Mogul , Mrs .HardeepVilku, CSR Co-ordinator FederalMogul,Mr. Ashish Mathur, Assistant General Manager

IDTRLPMarutiSuz

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VIDYA-MandiraWomen'sDrivingProgrammepresentedaskitwhichdepictedtheirfeelingsabouthowthisprogrammehadchangedtheirlives.ukiIndiaLtd,MsNeetiTyagi,ICRAandMsNavneetKapoor,ITCFortune.

• On 22.03.16, festival of colours-Holiwas celebrated with great joy and

enthusiasm.

• Toemphasizetheneedforwomentobe�itandhealthy-Arogya Kendra is conducting Yoga classes twice aweekwithagroupof15women.

VIDYABalVihar,DelhiActivitiestaken:Scholastic&Co-scholastic

• ProudmomentforVidya.AllthehardworkandeffortborefruitwhenVidya signedanagreementwithSDMCon29thFeb.2016, to runaprimaryschoolatPTSColonySouthDelhifrom1stApril2016.ThenewbranchwillcommencewithclassesNursery,I&II.Weallhaveanewroleandresponsibilitytomakethisschoolarolemodelforgovernment.CongratulationsandBestWishestotheentireteam.

• Thescholasticandco-scholasticactivitiesintheschoolcontinuedinthemonthofFebruary.

• Scholastic – it was themonth of recapitulation, as the �inal examsbeganon1stMarch,2016.Mocktestpapers,surprisetests,worksheets,oraldrillswereconductedtopreparechildrenfortheexams.Childrenweregivengradesformusic,Art&Craftanddance as wel l , as a part o fcomprehensiveevaluation.

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• SpecialAssembly-TheyearlongassemblyonstatesofIndiaendedwiththestatesOrrisa&Maharashtra. The food, costume, language, �lora & fauna, dancewere portrayed in themorning assembly followed by a play depicting “Real heroes of the country” thosewhosacri�icetheirlivesatborderandtheoneswhospendtheirlivesworkingasfarmersinvillagesandslums.

• SpecialAssembly-Theyearlongassemblyonstates of India ended with thestatesOrrisa&Maharashtra.Thefood,costume, language, �lora & fauna, dancewere portrayed in the morning assemblyfollowed by a play depicting “Real heroes of thecountry”thosewhosacri�icetheirlivesatborderandtheoneswhospendtheirlivesworkingasfarmersinvillagesandslums.

• Medical–Aneyecampwasorganizedon10th&11thFebruary by Fortis Foundation in partnership withPNBHFL. General eye checkup was conducted by theexpertsfollowedbyreportstoeveryparent.

• Adventure Camp – students of class V went for anadventure camp to Ramjas ground organized by YouthAdventure on 12th Feb. 2016. Rock climbing, Rappelling,BurmaBridge,FlyingFox,DoubleRopeBridge,WallClimbing& Rope Ladder were the highlight of the camp. Childrenrealizedtheimportanceofphysical�itnessandmentalalertness.

• Workshop–ThreeteachersofBalViharattendedaworkshoptitled:Sex education and relationshipmanagementinclassroomthroughstories, conducted by Mr AmeenHaquefounderofStorywallah.

• The last month of the academicyear endedwith �inal exams. 284Studentsappearedin�inalexam.

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• 276werepromotedtonextclassand158studentsscoredaboveaveragemarks.PTMwasheldon19thMarchtodeclaretheresult.Parentsweregivenyearlyassessmentreportandstudentsof5thstandardwereguidedadmissiontootherschools.98%parentsattendedthePTM.

• On11thMarch72girlsunderwentTaekwondobeltupgradationtest.

• 65 new students were admitted in theschoolindifferentclassesforthenew a c a d e m i csession.

•Thesessionbeganwithamessagethroughastory on “Personal Hygiene”, in the morning

assembly.

• On 28th and 30thMarch, Riya, a volunteer from USconductedaworkshopwith class IV&Von learningskills and discipline, through various interestingactivities.

•DentalcheckupforstudentsandstaffbyFortisFoundationinpartnershipwithPNBHFLheldon29thand30thMarch2015.

•Studentsof4thand5thstd.wenttoAsolaWildLifeSanctuaryat Tuglakabad. Children learnt the importance of varioustreesandtosavewildlifetomaintainecologicalbalanceintheenvironment.

• AwarmfarewellwasgiventoseniorstaffNeelamforherdedicatedprecious20yearsofservicetoBalVihar.

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•VasantPanchamiVasantPanchamiwascelebratedatthecentreon12February2016.AllofusprayedtoGoddessSaraswatiasthegoddessoflearning.SweetsintheformofPrasadweredistributed.Everyoneworeyellowclothes.

•CarFreeDay

On 2 2 n d F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 6 , w eparticipatedin5thCarFreeDay,startedbyDelhiGovernmentat7.30Am.22students&3teachersfromMunirkawerepresentattheevent.AlltheMLAsandMr.GopalRoy,honorabletransportministerwere present on stage. The program startedwith a patriotic song, followed by a street play, treeplantation, cycle rally, padyatra(foot march) and aculturalprogram.

•Inter-agencyNGOmeet:

On28thFeb201,10studentsfromMunirkacommunityprojectparticipated in an inter agency meet organized by theDepartment of Social work, Jamia Millia and NSS. Event iscomprisedoftwosectionssportsandculturalprogram.Adityagotthe�irstprizeinsackrace.Kiran,Gulista,BhavnaandAnitacome�irstingrouptaskactivity.ThesamegirlsgotthethirdprizeinDancecompetition.Theirdanceperformancehighlightedissueofviolenceagianstwomen.

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•VIDYAUSHASIlaiCentre:

VIDYAstartedawomen'sskillcentrewithsupportfromFederalMogulintheMotilalNehru camp after conducting a needassessment. The program will bringsigni�icantchangeinthelivesofthewomenofMunirkaand MotilalNehrucampofDelhi. The program was formallyinaugurated on 9th Feb 16 byMr s . Ha rd e ep i n t h ep r e s e n c e o f E Bmember of

VIDYA. 27 women enrolled in the program to getprofessional training in stitching and tailoring fromUSHA. A structured curriculum will enable learners tobecomepro�icientattheendof6months.USHAwilldoanevaluation and certify the successful candidate. Oncompletion thesewomen canwork as trainers,work fromhome,takeupjobsorstartamicroenterprise.

•Finalexamsstartedfrom17March2016.

ExtraHelp•6volunteersfromCSS,oneofthemEmaisinfactareturningvolunteer.ShecametoMunirkaone-and-halfyearsago;andhascome again with friends andfamily.TheyhelpedourstudentsinMathsandEnglish.

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•WorldWaterDay

On22March2016,we spreadawarenessabout savingwaterandneed forhygienicwater.Studentsmadepostersandslogans.Staff,studentsandvolunteersdiscussedthetopic.

•FestivalofColoursOn 22 March 2016, we spreadawareness about saving water andneed for hygienic water. Students madeposters and slogans. Staff, students andvolunteersdiscussedthetopic.

Result

•31March2016wasthelastday.Wehadafarewell.Studentsgottheir�inalresults.

Closingceremony

Thiscentrehasbeenrunningforthelasttwodecades.Beyondandcrechprogramswerediscontinued.Kidsandtheirmotherexpressedgratitudetotheteachersfortheirservicetothecommunity.

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InPAPPANKALA• Awareness session on Hepatitis: On 19th of February weconducted a health awareness session on Hepatitis. 45 peoplereceived information how the disease spreads, its symptoms,precaution, prevention and information about the treatment ofHepatitis.

•ExamPreparation:PreparationandrevisionofallthesubjectswasconductedasinMarchstudentshave�inalexamsintheirregularschoolas well as in our center. In the month of March children were busypreparingandappearinginthe�inalexamsintheirregularschool.Ourremedial students scored good grades. Neha, Nishu, Sabiya, Roshan,Bhoomika,NishaKumari andSunnynotonlygotgoodgradesbutalsosecured1st,2ndand3rdpositions.

•Onthe22ndwecelebratedWorldWaterDaybyconductinganawarenesssessiononimportanceofcleanwaterandneedtosavewater.

•FestivalofcolorsHoliwascelebratedbyconductingrangolicompetition.ChildrenpresentedasmallskitdepictingthestorybehindtheHolifestival,LaterchildrenplayedHoliwithgulal.

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BridgeCourseOkhlaandGurgaon

Activities

•Regularacademicsclasseswereconducted.Allteachershavecompletedtheir syllabus. Pre Board Exams will startfrom1stMarch.NIOSpracticalexamswillstartfrom15thMarch2016

•NIOSchildrenandstaffjoinedSaraswatipoojaonBasantPanchmiheldbyVIDYAschool.

Activities

•Regularclasses

•Preboardexamination

•VisitofDonor(MughalFedralTeam)

•SelfDefenceTraining

•AnExcursiontoPratapGarh

• Revision and Pre board examination have been held and somestudentshavedonewellinallsubjects.NIOStheoryexamswillstartfrom31stMarch.

Mughal Fedral team visited our center on 8th March (Women'sInternationday)Mrs.HarpreetandMr.Amitinteractedwiththechildrenanda small cultural programwas organized byWomanProgramm,OkhlacenterandBridgecourse.

•SelfDefencetrainingwasorganizedbyGEforthegirls11girlsand2teachersattendedthisprogramm.

•StudentsandteacherswentonanexcursiontoPratapGarhon18thMarch.Studentshadagoodtimeandmanygames&activitieslikeMudbath,Camelriding,Potterymaking,Archerywereconducted.

•PreBoardExamination

•MughalFedralteaminteractedwiththechildren

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•Vidyasongsangbychildren

SelfDefenceTraining

Grouppicture(excursiontoPratapGarh)

InOkhla •EyeCamp(20Feb16): aneyecampwasorganizedbySatyaSaisewasamiti for the kids of our centre and their parents. 263 people

bene�ited.Spectaclesgivento143peopleand10wereidenti�ied for cataract operation. Teachers also

got the ir eyes checked and doctorrecommendsglassesto4teachersfree

ofcost.Counselingwasprovidedtot h e c ommun i t y p e op l e .

Medicinewasdistributedwithoutcost.

Peoplewaitingfortheirturnduringeyecheckupcamp

•WorldDayofSocialJustice:wasobservedinOkhlacentre.Amimeactwaspresentedbytheatregroupstudents. Studentalsotookpartinadebateonimportanceofsocialjusticefornation'sgrowth.

•BasantPnachamicelebrationsstartedwiththetraditionalpoojaanddistributionofparsad.An interactivesessionwasorganized.Areadingsessionwasalsoorganizedinthelibrarycumactivitycentre.Itwasemphasizedthateducationisonlywaytogetridofproblemsinlife.

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•Carfreeday:VidyaOkhlastudentstookpartinthe�ifthcarfreedayatMunirkaTpointon22Feb'16.Studenttookpartina2KMlongwalkabout.Studentsalsotookpartinaplantationdrive.Thiseventhelpstudentstobeactiveinmakingtheircitypollutionfree.

• Inter-Agency meet : 20 k idsparticipateinInteragencymeetorganized

bytheJamiaMilliaIslamiaUniversityon28Feb16.Inter-agencymeetisdividedintotwosections.In

the �irst section a sportsmeetwas organize and kidsparticipated in it. In secondsectionaculturalprogramwasorganized.EveryyeartheNGOmeetisorganizedbyJamiaDepartmentofSocialworkandNSStoobservetheDr.Zakir Hussain's anniversary. This year 2 MSW �irst yearstudentsZarnainandAyazwereplacebytheDepartmentofSocial work in the Okhla Community Development project.Studentparticipatedinsackrace,chattirace,lemonraceandbananarace.Inthesecondsectionboyspresentedamimeactonthegirl'ssafety.

•VisitbyDr.AshokMishra(29Feb'16):Dr.AshokMishrafoundermemberofVIDYAvisitedtheOkhlaCentrewithengineeringstudentsofIIITD. HeinteractedwiththeKidsandstaff.Childrenpresentedawelcomesong.

•Elephantfestival:CentreforEnvironmentCommunication(CEC)andPrayasorganizedtheElephant festival inpartnershipwithVIDYA,MagicBus,andPVRNest. 18childrenand2teachersfromtheOkhlacommunityDevelopmentProjectparticipated.

AllNGOpartneronstagewithCECfounderpresident

• World Water Day: wasobservedinOkhlacentreon22Mar16. Program started with a drawingcompetition. Children made beautifuldrawings.SourceofwaterwasthemeforclassIII.Childrenindrawingcompetition.Class4thhadtheme“Waterconservation”.Class5thchildrenmadedrawingson“Useofwater”.Anawarenesssessionwasalsoorganized.

HoliCelebration(23Mar16):Holiwascelebratedon23rdMar2016.KidsplayeddryHolitosavewater.Herbalgulalwasused

•FinalEvaluation:FinalevaluationforBeyondschoolchildrenwasheldfrom17-22Mar'16. .Teachersrevisedthesyllabusinthe�irstandsecondweekofMar'16.Examwasconductedintwoshifts.245childrenappearedintheexam.

•ResultDeclarationandPTM(30Mar16):resultwasdeclaredon30Mar2016.

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