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Unravelling 2020-21...
Overcoming Challenges

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Contenido

S.No. Sections Page No.
01. Scholarships 11
02. March…..ing ahead 13
03. Aarohan 15
04. Alluring April 17
05. PTM – Hand in Glove Partnership 21
06. Marvellous May 23
07. Summer Camp 26
08. Star Achievers - Class X and XII 28
09. Jovial June 29
10. Alma Shine 32
11. Lockdown Creativity 34
12. Jubilant July 35
13. Udaan 40
14. Astonishing August 45
15. Orientations 48
16. Spectacular September 49
17. Scaling Heights- Departmental Reports 53
18. Optimistic October 77
19. Osmosis- Trainers’ Training 80
20. Thursday Thoughtfulness 84
21. Nourishing November 85
22. ASPIRE 89
23. Dynamic December 91
24. Art Integration-Aww-some Art 94
25. Jaunty January 99
26. Astral Accolades 103
27. Fabulous February 107
28. Lockdown Tales 111

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: “It Goes On”.
Robert Frost

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Tete a Tete With Doyens of S PS

The 15th edition of Oyster aims to drive conversations with such mentors and leaders that can help with-

defining a New Era. The Editorial Board presents before you excerpts from the insights shared by the

leaders of SPS, the conversation revolving around the challenges faced and the learnings from the crisis,

among other things.

The year 2020 has been one of the toughest periods ever in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic

which has grappled the world for over a year now. The live discussions spread over 10 days are available

for everyone to see.

Here are a few updates from the interview of the editorial board members, Anakta Prabhu, XI Humanities,

and Arnav Jain, XI Commerce with the Chairman of Sagar Group, Shri Sudhir Kumar Agrawal.

Sir, this year has been a rather unusual one. As someone helming a group as big as Sagar,

what are your reflections?

Given all the difficulties, we, like the people of India kept going on. l consider us blessed as India has

done exceptionally well in minimizing the damage with a far lower mortality rate and a relatively higher

recovery rate.

What were your contributions under CSR?

This year was an eye-opener that laid bare the need for encouraging the mobilization of our efforts –

individual and social– at the scale that our challenges demand. We were, as always, actively involved

in food distribution programmes as well as contributions in terms of donations throughout the

lockdown.

Any lessons you want to hold on to?

We should give our lives meaning, by honouring the sacredness of life.

All living things, humans and animals, should be treated with the respect, sensitivity and care that

they deserve.

What is your message to the Sagarites?

The Covid-19 made us appreciate our most essential needs and our highest values. Let us remember

these life lessons. Read, learn, grow and evolve. Stay physically healthy and emotionally strong and

think and act for the betterment of the country. My message to all the Sagarites is, “Put service

before self.”

Candid answers from Chairman Sir left the student members of the Editorial Board in

awe of his persona and indebted to Sir for his time and efforts.

May we rise to this epic responsibility in this historically important time and may we –

the youth – make fruitful contributions to this end. Scan to view

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In continuation with the series of live discussions held with the dignitaries of SPS, we had the Heads of SPS
schools- Ms. Alpa Prabhu, Dr. Madhubala Chauhan and Ms. Pankaj Sharma in conversation with
Shri M. G.Paranjape, Advisor, SPS schools at Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar, Indore.
Edited excerpts from the session are presented here for the readers.

We take up the teaching-learning process in the best possible manner, catering to all possible
needs of the students, however, the students do not reciprocate in the same manner and the
learning outcomes are not as expected.
There are some active learners who at all times can learn through any mode but the rest need personal
attention and physical participation. Technology has helped during this testing time and at least 50 –
60% of the students are benefitting but surely not 100% and thus our expectations are not met. Imagine
if this would have happened some 10 –15 years ago, the gap would have been much bigger.
With changing times, we have changed but our expectations from students have not changed.
What is your advice?
Online is an alternative approach and cannot match with the learning at school and so our expectations
should be accordingly. We can try 100% but 100%success is not possible due to a heterogeneous
society. Our efforts should be 100%. Equal opportunity should be offered to all. Equal outcomes should
not be expected from each child as they have individual differences. However, there need to be
concerted efforts to go beyond replicating the physical classroom and promote intelligence, inclusivity,
and personalization.
What are your views on NEP? How much of it should we incorporate into our curriculum?
Thinkers and planners have given their suggestions and we await the guidelines. Adopt the good
practices and adapt to changes, gradually.
How did the Pandemic affect you personally?
Change is the one thing that impacts your life dramatically. I too, like the rest of us have survived the tide
by learning to adjust and adapt, which is a natural organic process.
How do you envisage the role of teachers as leaders?
Help Ever, Hurt Never- needs to be our motto.
Children have impressionable minds and they eulogize their teachers as role models. The leader along
with her team must live up to the expectations by being fair, open, broad-minded and empathetic. Our
focus should always be on the physical, mental & moral development of students.
What is your message for the readers?
I am happy to learn that Sagar Public School, Gandhi Nagar, is bringing out its annual magazine,
chronicling all the events organized in the school in this unusual year. More importantly, it is, as always,
giving a platform to all Sagarites to showcase their creativity.
I am sure the readers would understand and appreciate all that the school did in this difficult session. I
wish all the best to all the students and all their mentors.

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We are certainly at an entirely different juncture today and globally the world has seen unexplainable
challenges since the last time we asked Shri B.K Nigam, Advisor to SPS schools for his message for the
school magazine.
Edited excerpts from his interaction with Sagarites of Class XII, Gavish Lohat, XII Humanities and Izhan
Husain, XII Science are presented here.

2020 has been a rather strange year, almost like a roller coaster ride with the Pandemic and the
NEP, what do you think has been the impact of all these changes?
The pandemic and the NEP, both had a huge impact on the education sector and online teaching
became the need of the hour. Even though it can't be considered the best mode of teaching because
of many reasons, especially the digital divide in our country, nevertheless, it was necessary.
The pandemic forced us to make a paradigm shift in the mode of education. Do you think this
change was necessary? Would it not be better to declare it a zero year?
My dear students, firstly, you should be appreciative of all the efforts your teachers have put in to make
online education possible. Learning, like, life should continue from cradle to grave. Your teachers
leave no stone unturned to ensure that, offline or online. You should always take their advice
seriously, whether it's regarding studies or modification of behaviour. Face the challenges that come
your way as a student as well as a member of society with consistent efforts.
One of the biggest talking points to emerge out of the NEP is having the ' mother tongue’ as the
medium of instruction up to Class V. Will it not hamper English medium teaching?
Chapter 6 of the NEP 2020 focuses on equity and inclusiveness in school education. A line in the
policy document states that teachers can be bi-lingual with their medium of instruction. When the local
language/dialect will be used as the mode of instruction, it’ll surely give the students an added
advantage. Moreover, it becomes the responsibility of the teachers to bridge the gap in learning once
the student is in Class VI. Sainik schools all over the country have already set a precedent in this
regard.
Do you think that all suggestions given are practical enough to be implemented?
The New Education Policy signals the dawn of a new era. Rome wasn't built in a day. The Government
has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing it in the best way possible and it is working
towards that goal. There has been a “screening” to distinguish the “implementable” recommendations
from the “vague” ones before the government finally adopts them.
Given your experience and wisdom, what will be your message to the readers?
You come to an educational institution to lay down a strong foundation for your development to
become a useful member of your family, society and the country you belong to. This is
the most important phase of your life. Your efforts, attention, and intensity for the best
education will build in your strength and the ability to achieve the toughest target and
lead a successful life. Nothing is beyond consistent effort and determination.

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Here are some edited excerpts from the interview with Dean of Academics, Mr. S. S. Shrivastava whose
persona inspires everyone to be the best versions of themselves. The rendezvous shed light on the
important features of the National Education Policy-2020 and Covid-19, among other things. The
enthusiastic interviewers were Rehat Kaur, XI Humanities and Simran Adwani, XI Commerce.

‘Necessity is the mother of inventions’, the truth of the adage was proved real during the
unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic in so many ways. Sir, we would like to have your
ruminations about it?
During my fifty years of educational experience this was one of the most unprecedented events that
has happened. Though our teachers have tried their level best to cope up with the situation through
the virtual classes yet attaining the desired goal was a herculean task and some lacunas were left.
This pandemic has thrown a global challenge to mankind with questions like:' How to face it? and
'What are the new ways and means to curb it? 'And I must say that our scientists, our frontline
workers, our teachers, and our warriors did a commendable job to surpass this disaster. This has
increased a sort of cohesiveness amongst countries and people around the world.
What would you say are the pros and cons of the online classes?
This was an extremely challenging period, undoubtedly. The pandemic has led to some elements
of teaching-learning being changed permanently. I also learned to take online classes-an
achievement that has paved the way to my personal growth. Though I feel it was difficult to replicate
peer learning, participation in extracurricular activities and sports and development of emotional
quotient but then we have spent decades perfecting our craft in classrooms so, comparison at this
stage is premature.
Your reflections on the NEP?
I could find out two very important points in this education policy -
1. The NEP 2020 aims at making “India- a global knowledge superpower”. The revised policy
expands the age group of mandatory schooling from 6-14 years to 3-18 years. The nursery and
preschool years are the underpinnings of our child’s educational journey as it is the most receptive
age and I am happy that in our school we lay due stress on building this foundation strong.
2. The policy focuses on bringing vocational education into mainstream education. Enrolling in
vocation education courses can help develop new professional skills, improve your current skills or
retrain for new employment. So this will surely help in making our youth self-reliant.
What is your message during this pandemic? How can we all prove to be the best Sagarites of
the school?
This is very clear that any problem, any calamity, any disaster can occur at any time. The Covid-19
pandemic has brought plenty of problems to the world, but it may also be leading us to
better times. You — the budding Scientists and Engineers— can view this as a unique
opportunity to seek out new challenges. Your talent and flexibility, coupled with a
solid knowledge of advanced Science and Technology will allow you to create
a real impact as the world emerges from this crisis.

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Teaching can be teacher-centric, teaching can be learner-centric but from 2021 teaching would definitely
be learning-centric.
These words sum up the belief of our respected Director HR, Shri K.K. Dubey who talks of the
constructively transformative nature of education in a chat with a Sagarite from XI Commerce, Madiha
Aqueel.

We know that Covid-19 has affected everyone all around the globe. How did it affect the
teachers and schools?

Well, I feel. The COVID-19 pandemic has no doubt reshaped the way many of us approach
pedagogy. Sagar Public School was one of the first institutes to get in tune with the new realm of
online education. While keeping our teaching standards high and making our presence felt in the
education sector, we catered to all the needs which the new digital edification demanded. Our
school-administered positive differentiation among teachers based on the needs of our learners and
our efficiency to keep abreast with the changing scenario. With the motive of EVERY CHILD LEARNS,
the teaching was customized and modified as per the mental and physical needs of our learners.
With no infrastructure and physical student-teacher bonding both students and teachers right from
Nursery to Class XII were acquainted with the virtual education system and that was a great
achievement.

What was your secret regime of personal wellness during the lockdown?

We all know that stress and anxiety levels have risen with financial concerns, job insecurity, strict
social distancing, and health concerns, among the other issues threatening to negatively impact
individual well-being. To overcome this hurdle, I have developed two habits for enriching my mind
and body. Regular physical exercise and reading. It is extremely important to keep ourselves
away from negativity and dullness and to keep enriching our physical and mental selves in order to
be constructive for society.

What are your contemplations about the New Education Policy?

Indeed with the quickly changing employment landscape and global ecosystem, it is becoming
increasingly critical that children not only learn but more importantly, learn how to learn. The new
National Education Policy has at least got us talking about education. The best part is the learner-
centered approach to education and I believe it is a positive step towards a more equal, inclusive,
and developed future. The approach provides holistic education to the students. It provides equal
focus to the intellectual, physical, social, emotional progress and well-being of the
students.

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The Tough Get Going When the Going Gets Tough

This educator, administrator, and innovator, the recipient of India's Most Impactful School Leaders
Honours, 2020, has tirelessly tried to change the world for a better tomorrow for almost three decades,
mentoring and motivating her crew of teachers to take up the task of engaging and inspiring today’s youth
to become tomorrow’s world leaders.
Students from Class XI, Aditya Pradhan, XI Humanities and Palak Verma, XI Science were heartened to get
inspired during a rendezvous with the connoisseur.

The pandemic has disrupted many lives and jobs but has also forced us to explore
different perspectives of the things that we have been doing for so long. What do you
think are some positive aspects of these changes in the online platform of education?
True, this year, with the enormous scale of the crisis and the impact it is having, has been challenging
and has thrown life out of gear. However, I would say that we have succeeded in managing the crisis
effectively. Those who convert challenges into opportunities emerge as winners.” It has resulted in
the largest online movement in the history of education”. During this crisis, we have been a part of an
incredible amount of large-scale efforts to use technology in support of remote learning. We had to
brush up on all the tools of online mode. In the future probably we are going to have blended learning
with an entirely new hybrid model of education. There will be regular classes along with remedial
classes held through this mode. I have also understood that flip learning is a brilliant way of teaching
where the students read and prepare and come to class and help the teacher in actual classroom
transactions. So, I believe traditional offline learning and e-learning can go hand in hand in the future.
Coming to NEP language policy; up to Class V, children will be taught in the mother
tongue. How do you perceive this change?
Let us not forget that education is for the entire nation. If we talk about villages and remote
destinations, definitely teaching in English would be a big challenge. Teaching in your mother tongue
is valid in those areas. But for the children in cities, English is no more a foreign language. The kind of
environment you create for learning to happen is what matters. Now let me share with you something
very positive. Many of the new inclusions recommended by NEP have been a part of the teaching-
learning process at SPS. Holistic, discussion, and analysis-based learning has been our regular
practice. Practising multilingualism and a learning-centric approach are going to make a difference to
the intellectual level of students. All these are welcome changes that are going to bring about vast
changes in our approach towards education.
What is your message for the teachers and Sagarites?
I never fail to be astonished and delighted by the generosity of spirit displayed by our students and
staff. My wonder and admiration are all the greater when I see this generosity
undiminished by the challenges. Everybody has to come to school. That goes without
saying. Come what may, the gadgets like laptop or mobile cannot take the place of a
teacher. That eye contact in the class works wonders. Always remember,
Each new day is a fresh chance to try again at whatever we are working on.
So never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop Scan to view
trying and never stop learning.

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For the first time ever, Ms Alpa Prabhu, Principal, Sagar Public School Gandhi Nagar, opened up to an
elaborate sit-down interview with Manoshi Dutta, XI Science and Arihant Kumar, XI Humanities, the
students of Class XI and the members of the Editorial Board. Ms. Alpa Prabhu, who is known for her distinct
vision and distinguished work in numerous capacities, took direct questions on a wide range of subjects and
expressed her views on online teaching, National Education Policy and the adaptability quotient.
Here are a few excerpts from the interview-

This year has been a very mixed bag with our struggle with the pandemic on one hand and
new and exciting changes like the National Education Policy on the other. What are your
thoughts about it?
For all the stakeholders of education, this was a year of a lot of processing and building personal strength
through overcoming challenges thrown at us. The N.E.P. came for all of us to ponder upon because the
Education Department wants the holistic development of the children. The N.E.P focuses on both the
scholastic and co-scholastic areas so that the child is prepared to be a global citizen. All the teachers in
the school went through the policy, worked it out and are now ready with the action plan.
The year 2020 has been rather unusual. What were some of the administrative challenges
that you faced pertaining to organizing online classes and making schedules?
The biggest challenge was to ensure that there was no zero year. All the stakeholders of education had
to adapt to the change, learn this new technology, and switch over to schooling from home. There were
various other challenges like shifting the content to the digital level, ensuring whether learning was
taking place for all the students and testing the learning outcomes. As a result of various training
sessions organized at school, the teachers were able to handle the classes and parents and students
were able to connect to them at different times of the day.
What do you believe would be some positive changes that we will see in the teachers due to
the experiences of 2020?
The year 2020 gave us a lot of learning. In the same spirit, we would continue with blended learning in
the sessions to come. Now that our teachers are well equipped with technology, blended learning will
continue with online as well as offline teaching.
What would be your final message to the students?
To foster the ‘adaptability quotient’. It depends on you whether you think of difficulties as problems or
opportunities. Situations will come, demanding ones, challenging ones, but if there is a problem, the
solution comes along with it. We need to ponder on and look for solutions instead of dwelling on the
problems. One must embrace the adaptability quotient to adapt and evolve.
On being complimented for managing situations effectively, Madam Principal gave the
credit to all the teachers. Members of the Editorial Board were enamoured by her
buoyancy and undaunted spirit and were grateful to her for the interview.

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Interaction with the Vice Principal, Ms. Mridu Prakash Saxena highlighted the true essence of this quote as
her insightful views on the National Education Policy, 2020 and Covid-19 gave us some food for thought to
ponder upon.

Tanya Singh, Class XI Commerce and Atharva Thakur, Class XI Science interacted with Ms Mridu P Saxena.

As you know we have been in a surfeit of dramatic changes this year, be it the NEP or the
pandemic; we would like to have your reflections on the same.

National Education Policy-2020 has been a very innovative idea of our Ministry outlining India’s new
education policy. I find that this Educational Policy is quite skill-oriented with a lot of emphasis on
vocational training in rural and urban sectors.

We know that Covid-19 has affected everyone all around the globe. In what ways were you
affected as teachers?

When this pandemic began, teachers had little time for exhaustive deliberations. They had to adapt
very quickly to e-learning, though with proper training. They had 48 hours or a weekend to reinvent
lessons for an already planned curriculum, learn new technologies, find non-technology solutions to
student learning, and figure out how to keep students engaged. I would say, we, at SPS, also have
taken up this challenge and all the teachers, within 10 days, equipped themselves and have come on
this virtual platform.

Your views about Covid-19 and the New Education Policy?

Regarding the new Educational Policy, there are many changes which are coming up. Recently, too,
there have been some notifications by the Ministry. We are all in the process of accepting it
wholeheartedly, and definitely, it is going to bring India into a new education forum.

Coming to Covid-19, I would say that this particular disease has made each and everyone
responsible. As far as utilizing the period of the lockdown is concerned, I would like to give this
message to all my students that whenever any such thing happens in life, we should be utilizing this
time in preparing ourselves for any opportunity that would come in our way. A simple example to
understand this life lesson is that if there is a seed, which is there, submerged under the soil, and you
keep on giving it water and nutrients, it will only flourish when it gets the proper amount of sunlight. It
means that when it gets an opportunity, then only it will flourish.

While there have been many challenges and are more still to come, I am impressed Scan to view
by, and grateful for, the efforts and ingenuity of our students and teachers. The things
we have learned, and the innovations we have pioneered, will not soon leave us. We
are building new structures and practices that will last beyond Covid-19 and will
benefit students for many years to come.

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Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends. At SPS, we strongly believe that
determination and commitment are crucial for sailing through any crisis and for attaining the success we
seek. Learning, like life, must go on, unabated by the challenges thrown in its way. Upholding this view, in
a departure from the norm, an online felicitation ceremony was organized on 6th Jan 2021, by the school
to acknowledge and honor our shining pearls, the Sagarites of Classes X, XI and XII, 2019, who had made
the school proud by spearheading towards excellence with yet another stupendous result.

Simi Jain Anushka Shrivastava Pratham Meena Shudhi Patidar

XII Humanities | City Rank 3 XII Humanities | City Rank 5 XII Humanities | City Rank 6 XII Humanities | City Rank 6
`75000/- `75000/- `50000/- `50000/-

Amulya Agrawal Anakta Prabhu Abhishek Mewada

XII Commerce | City Rank 10 Class X | City Rank 9 Class X | City Rank 10
`50000/- `50000/- `50000/-

Veeral Bothra Pushti Maheshwari Gavish Lohat Aditi Gupta Maria Ali Harshita Patidar Sarthak Gaur

XI Humanities|89.90% XI Science|88.42% XI Humanities|88.04% XI Science|87.74% XI Commerce|86.92% XI Commerce|85.79% XI Science|85.24%

Chaitanya Gargiya Anakta Prabhu Abhishek Mewada Manoshi Dutta Siddharth Amlavad Aaliya Khan Dhruv Saraswat

X | 97.3% X | 97% X | 96.8% X | 96.5% X | 95.4% X | 95.4% X | 95.2%

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Mukti Vaishnav Arnav Dhanda Laurya Gupta Tushir Sahu Siya Patidar

Class XI Humanities | 84.98% Class XI Science | 84.76% Class XI Commerce | 84.76% Class XI Science | 83.56% Class XI Commerce | 83.02%

Tejas Kumbhare Manini Pawar Shreya Soni Aryan Badola Subhranshu Panda
Class X | 94.8% Class X | 94.6% Class X | 94.5% Class X | 94.2% Class X | 93.8%

Diya Tayal Siddharth Gupta Chavi Manshani Rounak Mangtani Scan to view
Class X | 93.6% Class X | 93.4% Class X | 93.4% Class X | 93.2%

Bhavjot Singh Khushi Thawani Ashwani Tiwari Yash Malviya
XI Commerce XI Commerce XI Science XI Humanities

Agrim Sahu, Dev Badraj, Diya Sharma, Md. Faraz Khan, Mehul D. Shah, N. Adhitya, Prakhya Parihar,
Priyanka Pardasani, Priyanshi Dave, Simran Adwani, Tasha Khan,

Simi Jain Pratham Meena Shudhi Patidar
Humanities Humanities Humanities
Suhani Dangi
Anushka Shrivastava Humanities Pradumn Saxena
Humanities Commerce

Aasim Ullah Khan, Adarsh Kumar Pandey, Aditi Sahu, Aditya Pradhan, Anakta Prabhu, Arihant Kumar,
Chahak Lahoti, Chaitanya Gargiya, Gautam Parwani, Gourav Sewani, Mandeep Singh Khalsa, Manoshi Dutta,
Palak Manoj Verma, Rehat Kaur, Rounak Dawani, Saksham Shrivastava, Shivani Thakur, Shreya Soni, Siddharth
Amlavad, Tanya Singh

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March...ing Ahead

We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things,
because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

-Walt Disney

Subodh Shukla, Samina Tanveer, Mridu P. Saxena, Alpa Prabhu, Dr. Samreen Khan, Dhanlaxmi Kulkarni, Sachin Sharma

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Unravelling 2020-21... Overcoming Challenges

FUTURE- READY
Education is realigning itself with changes that unfold in the wake of the pandemic. Blended
learning is becoming a reality sooner than expected. AI, we saw has been percolating across
systems rapidly, however, we also understood that cognitive and critical thinking, decision
making, EQ, feelings and humane touch have no substitute.
In tune with the times, we recalibrated our teaching-learning logistics and allied ourselves
with the latest trends. This year's publication, Oyster, is reflective of this change around us.
BLENDING IS BYWORD
The Message segment is in the form of interviews between the school leaders and Sagarites.
The accompanying QR code unlocks the videos of discussions, events and meetings that
transpired in the session.
The segment that comes next is the division of the year-round activities, mostly online, in
terms of months. Each month tells a story of its own, underlining the activities of the month
in general and our accomplishments and learnings in particular. The novel online and offline
academic and co-curricular enrichment activities undertaken for teachers and learners find
their due reference in the segments that follow. The concluding segment, The Lockdown
Tales, is an attempt to capture the outpouring of emotions felt during the period of
Lockdown by the students, parents and teachers of the Sagar family. Each story narrates a
saga of courage in the face of the challenges. The beautiful cover page by Manini Pawar,
Class XI A highlights the aesthetic sense and sensitivity of Sagarites. The Celtic symbol in
the center showcases the process of change and progressive endeavour, taking us through
the pandemic, online teaching and NEP, the dominant phases that have impacted our life
and learning.
BE HUMAN
Once normalcy is restored and the Corona virus becomes a thing of the past, a story to pass it
on to the next generation, if we fail to remember our everyday heroes, our frontline workers,
we will be blamed for being unjust towards humanity. If there is one lesson to be learned
from this time, it is developing understanding, making connections and developing empathy
among all beings.

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Aarohan

Congratulations and Celebrations
It’s time for jubilation, Let’s have fun as you graduate to Class one

Aarohan is a formal ceremony where children enter into the traditional classroom, away
from the cocooned Montessori environment and take the first step towards formal
education. This period is the formative period of a student’s life that lays the foundation
of and paves the way for their future. If filled with knowledge, appreciation, love and
affection, these qualities will remain with the child forever. Keeping this in view, we
nurture our small blooming flowers with a lot of care, tenderness and affection, before
their formal entry in the primary section.

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Interact to Connect

Blessings Bestowed Training the Minds

Collaborate to Facilitate Sagar Group Challenges Heights with
Ms. Megha Parmar

In an amazing ascent to Australia's summit,
Ms. Megha Parmar, a mountaineer from Sehore
District of Bhopal Division, represented Sagar
Group and upheld the SPS banner atop the
highest peak of Australia, Mount Kosciuszko, on
March 9, 2020.

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AllAuripnrgil

Manish Tiwari, Nidhi Sharma, Farhana Tariq, Saniya Ahmed, Tazeen Aqueel, Shahnaz Khan, Rabiah Siddiqui, Farha Mazhar, Seema Sonpure
Story Weaver
Incharge

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Where the Mind is Free and the Head is Held High

We truly believe that education can change any one's loved ones. The experience of Jari Abbas
individual, society, nation, or the whole world for of Class I sums up the
that matter. Fear, worry, and stress were normal learnings through this
responses to perceived or real threats, and at difficult time, he described
times when we were faced with uncertainty or the how he had spent 52 days
unknown. So, it was normal and understandable of lockdown at home.
that people were experiencing fear in the context
of the COVID-19 pandemic. This crucial time “I have enjoyed the most
reminds us of 'A prayer to God' by Rabindranath memorable moments of
Tagore where he asked for open-mindedness, my life- my online classes
honesty, and dedication for the people of his with my wonderful and
country so that India remains ready to face any amazing teachers who
adversity. We, at SPS, have imbibed and taught me lots of new
assimilated the lines of that poem as a way of life lessons in my life. They
to change the future of our country and to make always guided that we
our Sagarites ready to overcome any challenge. should be confident to
give answers to the questions. I also like the
An organization where the mind is without activities given by my teachers like Beat the Heat
fear and the head is held high, is Sagar Public activity, supermoon day etc. My friends and I did it
School, an amalgam of absolute professionalism, very enthusiastically. My online classes never give
dedication, and inclusivity. me the feeling that I'm not going to school”.

2019 served as the crucible for testing our So, gathering up all the courage at their disposal
resilience. In April 2020 when suddenly the world and showing their creativity, a hallmark of SPS, our
was torn into fragments by the onslaught of students celebrated World Health Day by
disease and death, when there were utmost making amazing posters to show their concern to
negativity and depression across the planet, some stay healthy and suggested ways how to overcome
like-minded valiant were quietly and tirelessly this unprecedented time
working for humanity, SPS, being one of them. with patience. Mother
From food distribution to the destitute to earth is the best example
donations, we offered our bit towards rebuilding of being substantially
the nation in these tough times. patient and constantly
productive at the same
It was time to put to use the lesson learned from time. The pandemic was
the pandemic, to take good care of oneself and the time that taught us the
importance of nature,
more than ever and 22nd
April, Earth Day, was
celebrated by Sagarites
with a new consciousness
through their vibrant posters, models, pictures etc.
putting forth their views and efforts towards a
greener cleaner earth. I was amazed to hear the
thoughts of a Class I child, Garvita who wrote:

The Show Must Go On. The Lockdown gave us

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many experiences, sometimes good sometimes By honest striving one by one, the challenges were
bad. The best part is the online classes which I met and life began to shape up in new ways. The
enjoyed a lot. I love My India and I support my period came as a blessing in disguise as it gave
India in every situation. Let's follow the state ample time to return to the world of books.
guidelines and support our country.
Delving themselves into an ocean of knowledge,
The progression of the month saw us slowly where words come out from the depth of
inching towards fulfilling our dream of making SPS truth the importance of reading was emphasized
a place where knowledge is free. Different through the zestful celebration of the DEAR Day
Orientation programs were arranged as which stands for Drop Everything and Read
opportunities for parents to get acquainted with and World Book Day. Sagarites, with their
the school system for the smooth proceeding of parents, participated in the reading activity and
the session, after which Sagarites unlocked the read books for 30 minutes virtually. Apart from
Lockdown through a Virtual Orientation Session- reading health and fitness became areas of priority
Colloquy- A formal conversation. It was a during this period. The holistic development of
platform not for preaching but exhibiting the students continued as they received mentoring
conduct of an ideal Sagarite concerning not only from our in-house mentors but also guest
Academics, Sports, Family, and Talent and how speakers. A situation of such a health emergency
each one is achieving their best with the was never witnessed by the children of this
assistance rendered by their educators. generation, therefore, to fight with it we
empowered our teachers with the required
We stayed united albeit, in a virtual state where knowledge. In the session headed by Dr. Gulab
our world had not been broken up into Tewani, The effects of negative thinking
fragments by narrow domestic walls. and wrong eating habits in the form of
diseases were accentuated, highlighting the
Sagarites, the term encompasses both students benefits of Naturopathy in contrast.
and faculty and, together Sagarites motivated
each other to combat the hassles of being safe,
healthy and stay readily active in the world of
education as learners.

However, continuous support from management
and teachers, overwhelming appreciation from
parents, and the passion for learning in students
made us sail through. To stay connected to our
extended family, the school organized Virtual
PTMs for the parents of Classes III to V on Google
meet. Parents appreciated the idea of conducting
a virtual meeting and shared their views with the
teachers.

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This beautiful poem by Prajusha sums up the helped, and the insight to know one from
essence of all these activities the other.

Life is Still Beautiful Being inclusive and adaptive to all the new
changes in the surroundings, Sagar Public School
Wash your hands with soap, was walking the talk and living the dream of being
a place where the clear stream of reason has
For twenty seconds don’t let it go, not lost its way into the dreary sand of dead
habit.
Stay at home and don’t go out,
Furthering the thought process of creativity,
Listen to the PM and do not doubt students made the Jaali and Jarokha pattern with
the help of paper. No Lockdown could bring
Stay at home or else you will be quarantined down the enthusiasm of our students' teachers
and parents as one after the other, miscellaneous
So don’t take your foot out at any point of time, well thought out and carefully planned activities
helped in keeping them as peppy as ever.
Stay at home and stay connected,
With the blessings of the Almighty, despite being
Do not think that you are deserted, in a situation of limited resources, we marched
ahead as a school where the mind is led forward
Times are tough, but it shall pass, by thee into ever-widening thought and
action.
Do not touch your face and wear a mask
Each passing day made us bolder and we pushed
So, read a book or sing or dance ourselves for betterment with all honesty and
integrity. International World Dance Day
Bake a cake or be in a trance... celebrated by our tiny tots, was yet another
example of the fighting spirit of our little warriors
But remember to pray and be thankful at home.

To all the Covid Warriors without The positive responses by the parents filled us
with the satisfaction that we are capable of
whom our life would not have been so beautiful. preparing our children to face any adversity with
Prajusha Singh, Class IV D positivity. Glad to share the views of Mr. Honey Raj
Awasthi who conveyed that
Another guest speaker who delivered a very
motivating session for our students was our One month into lockdown and with no sign of it
alumnus, Ms. Akansha Bajaj, Batch: 2011- being lifted, made us to think of the attempts to
12, Head of business development at OYO, find some small positives amongst the darkness of
who is now looking after the business generated in the coronavirus pandemic. But it was important to
7 cities of MP. She underlined the need for self- try and remain positive and attempt to find some
motivation and a go-getter attitude to achieve small reasons for why the lockdown has been
daily goals. At SPS GN, we try and pave a strong good. The positives are of course, fewer and the
foundation for our learners on all grounds. cons higher - and we would like nothing more than
the country to return to normal. These selfless
Persistence and due facilitation made us swiftly gestures have created a small ray of light in the
shift to digital mediums and SPS GN turned into a darkness of the pandemic– and helped us to
place where tireless striving stretches its remain optimistic.
arms towards perfection.

The response we received from our students
through these sessions reiterated our belief that
positivity and motivation drive us to success. The
famous motivational speaker Mr. Shiv Khera in his
address to Sagarites went on to further entrench
this thought in our hearts, May God give us the
courage to change what must be altered,
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PTM

Hand in Glove Partnership

We, at SPS, recognise the importance of PTM as a strong bridge
between parents and educators that lead to the holistic development of
the child. 2019, too, witnessed its fair share of PTMs, though on a virtual
platform, wherein we connected with, bonded and exchanged thoughts
and ideas with all the stakeholders involved.

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“Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and
enthusiastic parents."

With the mindset that Children are the Priority,
Change is the Reality and Collaboration is the
Strategy, Virtual Parent Teacher Meetings for
Classes Nursery to XII were conducted at SPS GN,
to build a healthy relationship between the
teacher-student-parent trio which is imperative
for the holistic growth of the students. The main
purpose of the meeting was to create a common
platform for the parents and teachers to come
together and discuss the educational experiences
of the students. Parents were made acquainted with the online classroom teaching strategies and
happenings at the school on a virtual platform. All
issues such as the latest updates in education,
Moodle exams, students' performance, Classes X
and XII results, online etiquettes, importance of life
skills, cyber security concerns and the school's career
counselling cell etc were addressed. The parents
were satisfied with how their wards embraced the
new normal and adapted to the new model of
education. The teachers gave comprehensive
feedback of each child to the parents.

The educationists from the school shared various
parenting skills pertaining to this lockdown period and
guided parents for smoothly attending the online
classes. On the other hand, the parents appreciated
the continuous efforts of the school and the teachers in
providing a conducive environment for the holistic
development of the children. They further expressed
their satisfaction towards the school for providing
facilities and encouragement for co-curricular
activities, which help in the
overall development of the
students. During an interaction with the Class Teachers, the parents were quite
delighted to go through various activities done by the children during the previous
months, showcased through the Annual report in which Madam Principal gave an
overview of all the activities from March to December. The general discussion was
followed by subject-specific meetings wherein the efforts of the subject teachers
to make their classes creative and interesting were unanimously appreciated by all
the parents. Overall, the meetings were highly productive and interactive
meetings wherein feedback was shared, queries were catered to and suggestions
were welcomed.

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Madhu Kushwaha, Zeeshan Khan, Rana Faisal, Gazala Rizvi, Roshni Priyani, Sarah Mukhtar, Shailaja Reddy, Meenal Kanade, Manpreet Kaur Gujral

Megha Sharma, Anil Tiwari Incharge Story Weaver

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With Nature in the Month of Marvellous May

Here comes the month of May, If stories are here how can the beautiful poems be left
behind to make them see and appreciate beauty, which
The sun showing its supremacy holds sway, is the realm of poetry? Students of Class V experienced
the beauty of expression, thoughts, feelings, rhyme
Hapless humanity, bird kingdom or parched plants, and rhythm in a unique and first-of-its-kind online
Poem Recitation Competition under the name My
We all seek refuge from its wrath, Lockdown Rhymes. Our little budding poets filled
the atmosphere with their positivity.
Amidst all this, there is a cooling covert,
We entered into the magical world of literary activities
Which place do you feel can give such respite? with stories and poems and moved on further to have
Speech Competitions in Hindi and English for
There is no place as a mother's lap. Classes V and VII. The participants showcased their
novel ideas and oratory skills while speaking on the
Yes, Mothers are pretty amazing - they bring us into topic, Safety Measures for Sagarites after
this world, nurture, guide, and then support us at every lockdown.
stage of our life. The essence of a mother that is
Mother's Day was celebrated in high spirits and Various other overtures like Library Activities and
merriment. Keeping the strong bonding in mind, the lockdown activities were organized for all the Classes
tiny tots of SPS GN came up with new and innovative exemplifying the fact that the value of life lies not in the
ideas for their cards for their mothers as well as Mother length of days, but in the use, we make of them. To
Teachers. Each card was special and different in its further illustrate this idea,
given below are the
reflections of Alvira Khan,
Class VII A, during the
Lockdown period.

unique way. What could have made this day more Let us ask ourselves, “What
special? To make this sense of gratitude to the next is the true value of life? Do
level and ingrain the knowledge of the celestial bodies we value our life?” Life is a
and Mother Universe in children, Astronomy Day was beautiful gift, given to us,
observed at SPS. Sagarites had fun observing the by God and it must be
dramatic transformation of day and night underscoring cherished. We must learn
that after darkness there comes a bright shiny day with to value life. To value life
fresh hopes and promises. They portrayed their means not to take it for
observations on paper with their perspectives. granted but to give it a
purpose.
With the fall of the night, the
need to lie in mother's lap and It should be driven by goals to do something good for
hear an incredible anecdote oneself, for the society, for the nation, for humanity as
awakens in every heart. It's not a whole. We should believe that with strong will-power,
magic per se but the magic of desire, and the “never say die” attitude, we can achieve
storytelling that takes us into anything. Sometimes we may have made a wrong
another world. Story-telling choice, we may fail and sometimes we may be mocked
Sessions at school were at, but that is not the time to despair or take the stress.
instrumental in arousing For sure, life will always test us with both good and
curiosity and enhancing the tough situations. When faced with good times, one
imagination of students while should learn to rejoice, share one's happiness with
developing their non-verbal others. When faced with adversity, one should remind
communication skills too. oneself-We are humans after all and we are not
perfect”, trust God and our ability, analyze what went
wrong, and take corrective actions. Life should not be
driven by materialistic needs as the joy and happiness
you derive from them are short-term and fade away
very easily. One must learn to cherish and derive
happiness from the smallest of things or events.

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Believe you can, and you're halfway there. Almighty, what better way could there be to be grateful
to him than through being a part of an inspiring session
-Theodore Roosevelt by Sri Satya Sai Education
on Human Values. It laid a
So believe in your abilities. With such positive lot of stress on self-analysis
affirmations, Sagarites learned to move on in life and and introspection, to help us
paid a tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by make our Sagarites introspect
having a reading session on his their inner self, leading to
stories, an activity that instilled in strong integrated human
them life lessons, for sure. Creativity beings. Students are our
is Intelligence Having Fun and responsibility and it is through
students enriched their creativity by this responsibility that we at
sharing their ideas among themselves SPS ensure that their learning
to learn new skills from each other experience at school leaves an
and engaged themselves creatively. indelible imprint on both their
learning and development and is truly educational.
We, as mentors of Sagarites, let them
know that life is a maze and they are The month of May, thus, was a period of introspection
not supposed to only gaze at it, rather Akshat Singh and self-discovery that has been beautifully expressed
they need to speed up their pace and Class VI B by Fatema Dawoodi, mother of Juzer Dawoodi from
win the race. For Classes VI to VIII, we had the first-of- Nursery.
its-kind Online English Quiz Competition which had
very interesting and engaging rounds testing their “Unusual situations demand unique solutions.”
knowledge of English puzzles and idioms etc that made
them challenge their boundaries. This is the greatest learning that, I think not only me
but every one of us, has grasped -How we can use time
To embrace change is the essence of life at SPS. So one at home to reconnect with nature and learn to make
thing led to another and the online classes were the most of what we have. This is all so satisfying. One
followed by online assessments. We had Moodle more thing, I have relearned is- Nothing can come
Exams for Classes IX, X, and XII wherein an between a teacher and a student, and no matter
astounding number passing over one thousand what happens, learning should not stop. I have
students from all the branches of SPS appeared at the relearned to rev up our existing routine, stay much
same time. more hygienic and stay safe, by following the
guidelines given during this pandemic. I thank Sagar
Emboldened by our success, we took to learning online Public School for giving me the opportunity and the
activities, competitions, quizzes, debates, and idea of bringing up my feelings during, and, about this
speeches, even the legendary SPS Summer Camp Lockdown situation.
on the online platform!
What you cannot cure, endure, it is said. So, May
The enchanting online summer camp had a plethora of taught us resilience and resilient people look for the
Music, Dance, Sports, many other activities, all within good even in the bad.
the limitations of the lockdown and comfort of our
homes. The wide array of activities honed skills and Yes, the Month of May unfolded as the month for
broke the spell of boredom due to the lockdown. Mentoring for all.
Sagarites were refreshed after a fortnight-long
summer camp and relearned skills.

At SPS, a student gets a taste of different flavors
through the plethora of activities organized. Sagarites
were ensconced in spiritual bliss, thanks to the

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Summer Camp – A Visual Treat

This year more than ever, it was necessary to
rethink our fixed paradigms of education in
this rapidly changing world. With this view
certain new initiatives have been undertaken
to enhance the teaching learning process.
Keeping the children’s mental and physical
well being in mind, SPS GN not only planned
online Dance, Music, Sports and Library
Classes but also a structured Virtual Summer
Camp@Home to promote growth, learning a
new skill and exploring one’s own talents. This
online camp had all the magic of a summer
camp.

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The New Age Summer Camp

This virtual camp was designed to fight the fun and learning everyday – with the thinking and
pandemic generated fatigue and make summer creative bells on!!!
holidays more fun-filled and enriching for our
young Sagarites. It was extremely important to Some of the interesting activities
keep students engaged mentally as well as organized for Sagarites in the
physically, especially during the lockdown, the summer camp included Scavenger
challenge being, keeping them indoors. SPS GN Hunt, Carpet Race, Potato Roll,
had been untiringly working to keep the kids Rhythmic exercises, Target game
involved with online academic and activity classes parents and child activity, Shadow Scan to view
including Music and Dance. Hence, in keeping with practice in Cricket Front Foot Defence, Basic
the children's mental and physical wellbeing, SPS movement in badminton, Target ball activity, Yogic
GN planned a structured Virtual Summer exercises, Asanas and Pranayama, Suryanamaskar,
Camp@Home which was designed to promote Bhramari Pranayama.
growth and self-confidence and at the same time
learning new skills and exploring their own talents.
This online camp had all the magic of a summer
camp including Music, Dance, Sports, Yoga and
other activities and all within the limitations of the
lockdown and comfort of their homes.

The day starts with Suryanamaskar, Pranayamas
and Yogasanas in the Yoga Classes, which were
also being attended by the parents along with the
students. The tiny tots had their share of fun in the
vocal music classes singing birthday songs and
morning prayers. They let their hair down and put
on the dancing shoes in the dance classes. They
also explored the artist and sportsperson in them
by learning sketching/painting skills and various
sports/martial arts. The children had a ball as is
evident from the images. They continued to add

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JoJviuanle

Aastha Mihani, Shubha Chakraborty, Swati Kaushal, Shalini Raj, Varsha Sukhani, Faiza Siddiqui, Seema Singh
Incharge/Story Weaver
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Let’s Welcome the Monday of Summer- June

Anovel experience for everyone,
with many values to gain,
This is a very rare situation,
hopefully, will never come again.
This situation made us understand
the importance of sanitiser and soap,
The pandemic leaves us is all we can hope.
But this pandemic brought a piece of positivity,
It helped in enhancing every child's creativity.
It made us realize our family duty,
And learn more about nature's beauty.
Although we also got to try out new dishes,
The pandemic concludes well, is all we wish.

Amey Agnihotri
Class IX C

June, the Jovial, a month when the “World is This was the celebration for the one whose selfless
dressed in green and many happy birds are seen”, love is pivotal in nurturing the child- Their Fathers.
heralded a new beginning that overshadowed the They prepared beautiful cards, presented dances
and recited poems to express their feelings for
their fathers, making the day memorable for
them.

dark clouds of the pandemic as the students were The month positively rolled on and took the
back to their online classes after the vacation gap Sagarites along with their mentors into a world
with renewed vigour and a fresh perspective on where a healthy mind was considered to be one of
life and learning. Sagarites started adjusting to the most important reasons for being joyful and
the new normal by embracing the change. The happy. We learned the prime importance of Yoga
congregation of the Sagarites in the 6th MUN- as the International Yoga Day approached,
Model United Nations Conference instilled in spreading the health benefits of yoga and giving
them leadership skills, research, writing, public us tips to relax our minds in overcoming all the
speaking, and problem-solving skills that led to health challenges that were thrown to us during
conflict resolution, cooperation and inspired them that time.
to touch the zenith.
Along with training our students, we, the teachers

The young Sagarites also floated high in the white
sky taking great advantage of this period by
engaging themselves in different activities,
soaring further into the horizon of learning. They
got an additional reason to celebrate filial love.

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also took up the task of self- evolution through a as well as teachers because we, at SPS believe –
series of training sessions, to energise ourselves Leaders aren't born, they are made and they are
physically and mentally. Celebration of International made just like anything else, through hard work.
Yoga Day was a step in this direction. Yoga for As a leader, it is important to, not just see your own
body, mind and soul @home with family, with success, but the success of others. In the words of
this theme the SPS GN family rolled out yoga mats at Arihant Kumar, XI A, “We need to know that
their homes and performed Suryanamaskar, Asanas 'living/co-existing with the virus is going to
and Pranayam for a healthy body and peaceful mind be the new 'normal'. And we have to
and reaped its benefits. introspect, adapt to these changes, resume
and move on with life.”
We landed over learning not only in technology
but also attaining full efficacy in our respective The month culminated, teaching us to flourish
subjects, expanding our learning horizons by together, humbly accepting all the challenges in
attending a wide range of sessions designed for us life and being joyous, treasuring all that we have,
like the ASPIRE session on Flip Classroom- The learning to live happily and spreading warm
New Normal in Learning sessions on “The Set of sunshine in everyone's lives.
Skills to be Acquired to Become a Good Teacher”
and The Art of Communication is the We found a little courage
Language of Leadership was taken by Mr. Simmered in the sun
Rajesh Awasthi, Principal Choithram School, We blended it with patience
Indore. And just a spice of fun
We poured in hope and laughter
The Jovial, radiant and warm month of June And then with a sudden twist
witnessed the zeal of our teachers and Sagarites, Stirred it all together
to learn, develop and grow towards becoming And created the recipe of
great leaders in the face of all odds. Hence, the a joyful competent Sagarite
month of June was devoted to the spirit of
leadership, creation of leaders amongst students

Proud Moment

Neeyati Jain Class II F, Third Position in Fathers’
Day Online Dance Contest organised by Talent
Search Official on 21st June and also won second
Runner-up in Tik Tok Talent Show Raipur.

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Alma Shine

Your Time and Abilities Make
a Positive Difference

To re-establish and strengthen our connect with our Alumni and raise their
contribution to ASAGA GN, this year, we took the initiative of buiding a strong and
connected community of Alumni through the platform of Alma Shine.

Shahrukh Rahman, an
alumnus of Batch 2011
featured on the cover page
of The First Move magazine,
which promotes young
entrepreneurs. He is the
Founder of Lucid
Educational Group and has
extended his gratitude for
his Alma Mater.

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Under the aegis of ASAGA GN, the Alumni Group of GN,
the first webinar, Communion was organized on May
30, 2020 with two keynote speakers. The first speaker
Mr. Hitesh Lalwani, an alumnus of Batch 2015, is
working as a Software Development Engineer at
Amazon, Hyderabad.
The second speaker, an alumnus of batch 2017, Mr.
Prince Gupta, is a budding film maker working at Asian
Academy of Films. The past inspired the future through
the present with the clarity of their thoughts. The
passion and dedication of these Sagarites to their work
made them outstanding in their approach. The
importance of hard work, originality, consistency and
following one's dreams with responsibility, was stressed
by them in the open house, indicative of a value system
befitting true Sagarites.
Four Minds-One Intention - A talk by Abhijeet Singh
Kushwah, Sakshi Jadhav, Yash Vardhan Jain and
Devansh Pratap Singh Tomar on Campus Round up for
Humanities Students on July 25, 2020, was a very
informative and enlightening session for all Sagarites
aspiring to pursue a career in UPSC, Law, Career
Counselling and Journalism.

Virtual SAGA of ASAGA - GN

January 26, The 72nd Republic Day witnessed the first ever virtual Alumni Meet of SPS GN-ASAGA,
2021, replete with exchange of thoughts, learnings and experiences of the alumni with their teachers
and juniors. It was really heartwarming to see the alumni showcase their boundless talent and voice their
opinions boldly and confidently, reflecting the spirit of their alma mater and their evolution as the
torchbearers of SPS. Lilting tunes of songs, meaningfully worded poems and beautifully shot
documentaries, the array of performances by the alumni from different batches was wide.
Knowing is good, meeting is better, with this promise, to part till we meet again, the meet concluded
with the distribution of e-certificates to all participants.

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Lockdown Creativity

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JuJbilualnyt

Priti Gohiya, Noreen Khan, Mariya Imran, Rajni Ale, Roohi Khilji, Dhanlaxmi Kulkarni, Basanti Singh, Rama Pahuja, Rachna Tiwari, Rasika Geed
Incharge/Story Weaver
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Experience Humility and Joy with Jubilant July

Somewhere in heaven, Goddess Saraswati peered
into the blazing flame darting up, flickering and
crackling, from the Havan-kund made at Sagar Public
School on its 16th Foundation Day on July 1, 2020. It
was in this spiritually charged atmosphere that the
Respected Chairman made a memorable and
motivating speech to the staff members in a virtual
meeting.

While the Foundation Day ended on a glorious
note, the magic of poetry was kept alive with the
organization of a six-day virtual 'English Poem Recitation Competition' for students of Class Nursery
to Class II from July 20, 2020. Excelling in rhythm, mood, diction and expressions, even on the virtual
platform, students rendered powerful performances, innocently venting out their emotions, have a look.

My School I Miss You

I miss going to school, I miss dressing up;
The school bus rides, planning weekend trips,
Eating with friends and visits to the mall, having cola sips,
playing on school’s slides. Oh! It’s been a while this way,
I miss meeting up with teachers, Once again I want
Chatting with school friends, to be carefree and gay.
Going back to the bus, in lines So, I don’t miss washing
when school ends, my hands for 20 seconds,
I miss my dancing class I don’t miss social distancing
and my music lesson, and I don’t miss Homestay.
I miss giggling with friends In the end, I plead to my
in our funny fashion, friends and the mass,
I miss playing out; running That stay hopeful,
all around, maybe not immediately,
Jumping from the heights and but sometime soon
Rolling on the ground, this too shall pass.

Jaynika Patil , Class I C

Celebration of National Doctor's Day on July 1, 2020, to mark the contribution of medical professionals
in society, particularly in the times of Covid-19 pandemic, and Guru Purnima on July 5, 2020, to honour
the role of teachers, followed in due course. Children and
parents showed their gratitude through their musings of this
period. Mrs. Payal Kimte M/o Bhavik Kimte Class KG II B
expressed her feelings, “This lockdown was my first such
experience. Students suffered a lot in this lockdown period.
Their studies suffered as they were unable to attend school.
But soon the school started conducting online classes so
that children could continue their studies. It is a great
initiative by the SPS team. The staff members of SPS are
making serious and continuous efforts by taking online
classes and making videos of interesting activities which
requires a lot of time and hard work.”

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To commemorate the contributions of armed forces on the occasion of Kargil Scan to view
Vijay Diwas in honour of Kargil War Heroes on July 26, 2020, in a bid to get the dust

off the brain and massage their minds, a quiz contest for
students of Class XI-A and an Online Scientifica–
Science Activity Video Show were organised. In
much the same vein and in accordance with CBSE
Directives, students of all classes were encouraged to
take part in the Read India Competition to inculcate
and boost reading habits in all.

Slowing it down and setting in for a change, a Yoga
Quiz Competition' and a Yoga Championship
were organized, thereby bringing their bodies and
minds together to form a unity. And then, to further
kindle the spark of imagination in them, competitions were organized wherein students
made movie posters – for Fighting Coronavirus and water pots too. With the
objective of motivating students to hone up their musical talent, they were encouraged
to participate in Young Indian – Bhopal Singing Competition.

The virtual platform brought us closer and made us to realize our Blessings in
Disguise, a perfect expression in the form of a poem by one of our parent sums up the
meaning of the adage.

Lockdown- Blessing in Disguise

Came back from infinite sea and We learned we are more than what you think of us
Locked down in my own home Birds , rabbits and butterflies are
Wondered how to get all the daily needs now frequent visitors to the garden
How to pass time, Blue skies, new leaves blooming flowers,
As the day passed by sweetest fruits are the talk of the town
Solutions came one by one, Summers are burning less
Stores started delivering and weather's been kind
We learned how to stay home I don't think lockdown is
Soon we realised we don't have to go out a punishment of any kind
There is a lot to know about within Finally, everyone will learn
and we had been without to wash their hands multiple times
We have each other to get to know They'll soon understand why it is
first instead of the whole town called a lifesaver in recent times
Things which stopped mattering Taking care of people and animals around you
are coming to our rescue Never knew disasters can bring out a better you
Ludo, Chess, Snakes and Ladders Random acts of kindness are not so random anymore
are turning out to be our friends true Everyone is doing their bit not finding it a chore
Understanding others’ burden will Maybe we'll lose a big chunk of humans
stop us from taking them for granted But not the humaneness and the humanity
Teaching kids to cook, clean and self entertain that's thriving everywhere...
will help them be self-sufficient
Discovering a different side to all of us Dr Manishi Rai
Mother of Pradhi Rai Class V E

Sharv Rai Class KG II A

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Proud Moments

Competitions Organised by YI Bhopal Thalir Group

Rock & Roll Dance

Anvit Singh Karki Bhavya Pasari Sanvi Shukla Yuvika Verma Parth Parwani Monishka Advani
Class II D Class V F Class V F Class V A Class VI F Class VI E
Second First Second Third Second Third

Flower Pot Decoration

Aldara Pathan Nipun Thadani Aman Hotwani Aarohi More Prabhav Thadani Rudra Singh Gehlot Vagda Shrivastava
Class KG II A Class I G Class I D Class II E
Second Third Class III D Class V F Class II E
First First
Second Second Third

Making a Movie Poster for Fighting Corona Virus

Aman Hotwani Yashica Pansare Aakarsh Choudhari Ritika Advani Yuvika Verma Samarth Shrivatra Ayush Kr. Mohanta

Class I D Class I D Class II G Class IV F Class V A Class VIII A Class VIII E

Second Third First Second First First Second

Making Bird Water Feeder

Vibhuti Tiwari Umang Ramchandani Naitik Sawlani Jay Kushwaha

Class I B Class IV D Class IV D Class III D

First First Second Third

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Myriad Competitions

Singing

Jaynika Patil Anaya Dhoot Trijal Pandey Vedant Singh Aditya Srivastava
Class I C Class III B Class IV E Class V F Class VI A
Third Third Third First
Third

Hardik Mahoviya Sakshi Trivedi Shreya Trivedi Aashi Soni
Class VII A Class VII E Class IX E Class X D
Second Third Second
Third
Rural Development Speech
Mimic a Cop

Trijal Pandey Vedant Shrivastava Divit Bagchi Daksh Kriplani of Class I D bagged Daksh Kriplani
Class IV E Class V A Class V C First Position in MIMIC A COP Class I D
First First Competition by YI Young Indians –
Third Thalir. He has also participated and
Read India received Appreciation Certificate in
Go Corona Go Online Drawing
Competition by Natrajan Performing
Arts and Welfare.

Yoga Quiz Winner

Winners of Read India, Round I

Abhimanyu S. Tomar Roshita Reddy Tanishk Singhal Abhimanyu Singh Tomar
Class V A Class VI A Class VII F Class VA (Second)

Yoga Championship

Mayuri Motagi Uday Parihar Hema Malviya Adhya Goyal
Class VIII E Class XII A Class V F Class VI C
Third
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Fly High in Your Sky

Career Counselling Cell

Udaan provides relevant academic and career information to enable students to make
their best decisions along the way.
Our focus is to provide learning/training opportunities in the areas of academic, career
and personal/ social development and to prepare students to meet their future
challenges.
The Cell also organizes Workshops and Seminars on various career fields considering
the Personality Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Communication Skills,
Interview Skills and Presentation Skills to enable the all-round development of
individuals.
Eminent resource persons from various sectors and esteemed institutions are invited
for providing career guidance to the students in various fields.

An extremely productive and highly
informative platform that gives an
insight about so many career avenues
which usually we remain ignorant about.
Through various sessions, I could get
information about so many undiscovered
areas which I have never thought could
be explored as a Science student.

Aasim Ullah Khan
Class XI A

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Fly High in Your Sky

Career Counselling Cell Objectives

The Career Guidance Cell has been catering to the needs of students with the following
objectives:

• To conduct a survey among students on their career options.

• To organize programmes to create awareness about the importance of higher studies in
India and Abroad.

• To organize diagnostic as well as Psychometric tests for selecting the right career
option.

• To provide necessary guidance and information to the students in shaping the future
career.

• The team keeps up to date with employment trends and options to ensure quality advice
to students.

• To organize and offer various programmes on Personality Development, Soft Skills and
Communication Skills.

Takeaways

CAREER SELECTION- MYTHS & FACTS

23rd May 2020

Dr. Anupma Maheshwarii • Follow your calling

Inherent Talent Mentor • Clear the dilemmas and choose
your career path
& Life Skills Trainer Founder
& Director Aadhaar Centre - The Centre for • Identify your areas of interest
Child Development & Psychological
& Career Counselling

RENDEZVOUS WITH AN IAS OFFICER

5th July 2020

• Use additional resources to Aditya Singh (IAS)
enrich your knowledge
CEO Bhopal Smart City Development
• Read enough books and Corporation Limited
magazines to update yourself 2014 Batch, AIR 47 in first attempt

• Be goal oriented

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EXPLORING CAREER IN FINANCE, ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT

17th July 2020

• Work hard towards your goals Mr. Mukul Pareek

• Learn about career options in Axis Bank, Mumbai
Finance

• Research well about your career
plans

WOMEN IN MERCHANT NAVY

14th August 2020

Capt. Suneha Gadpande • You are the best navigator of your
life
Torm Shipping Company
• Girls should be encouraged to join
Recipient of President's Award, Navy
Nari Shakti Samman,
Seafarers Achievement Award and • Intrinsic motivation comes from
Netflix SHEROES 2020 within

CAREER OPTIONS IN ARCHITECTURE

5th October 2020

• Vastu Shastra is viable with Arch. Samarth Sharma
architectural inputs
Architect & Urban Designer
• Roles of an architect and a civil B. Arch, M. Arch (UD), CoA
engineer are different yet Institute of Urban Designer, India.
complementary

• Study of perspective is essential
for a good architect

CAREER GRAPHICS, ANIMATION & FILM MAKING CAREERS

27th January 2021

• Digital world attracts the youth

• Ethos, pathos and logos are the

Mr. Dinesh Kulkarni parameters of advertising

Academic Head - iNurture Education • Observation, skill and passion for
creativity are important for

advertising

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Sagarite's Udaan with Mindler

The Career Counselling Cell of SPS GN Udaan, has entered into a coherent collaboration with
Mindler, an organization conducting Psychometric tests, generating assessment reports,
assisting in interpretation, providing personalized counselling and facilitating choice of
higher education institutes.
Through this collaboration, Sagarites will be able to take up advanced assessment and Best-
Fit matches according to their interest, aptitude and personality, experience interactive
stream and career activities, seek personalized guidance from experts and access extensive
support and resources for career choice to college admission.

Mr Parikshit SPS GN Coordinator Mr. Vansh Nathani

Ms S. Bindu

A lot of psychological factors Mr. Asad Ullah Khan
come into play before coming to a F/O Aasim Ullah Khan
Class XI-A
definite conclusion regarding
one's career. I was pretty unsure As a parent, I was in a dilemma Choosing a specific career
about what I really wanted to take and made my son take the option was a mammoth task
up in future.My mind and heart psychometric test which was for me since I was unable to
were in a state of conflict. These recognize my talent and my
tests gave me clarity and helped extremely beneficial as it helped field of interest. But Mindler
me evaluate all possibilities and him to recognize the strengths and has helped me to unfold my
clear confusions at every level. skills he had and how those skills areas of interests and a career
option which suits me and has
Syed Sufian Ali correspond to various careers. opened new vistas of learning
Class XI B Factors like verbal reasoning,
speed, accuracy and several other for me.
such abilities are boosted through
aptitude tests. We found it extremely Sakshi Bhargava
beneficial and are indebted to SPS Class X A

for organizing it.

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“UDAAN sessions were held regularly to guide all the students to help us in
making choice of a right career. These sessions do not only guide us about the
career options but also suggested the ways through which a student can achieve

his/her goal, the exams in which one has to go into a particular career. The
career counselling sessions also taught us the ways to prepare for any exam, and
even if we fail in any exam, there is no need to regret, instead one should work
harder than before to appear again for it. The failures don't mean that we don't

have the potential instead they make us perfect as said by Mr. Anand, a
counsellor from UDAAN Sessions. These sessions also suggested us the best
institutions of different fields. These sessions helped me a lot to decide the most

appropriate career for me.”

Parijat Kashyap
Class X D

Psychometric tests conducted My experience with
by Mindler helped me greatly Counselling Cell was very
by making me choose proper helpful. It helped me by
stream and career roadmap. clearing all my doubts for
choosing the subject for future.
Divyant Olkh
Class X A Mann Patidar
Class X A
My experience with Mindler was
overwhelmingly enthusiastic. It

completely resolved my
confusions about career selection.
Also the tests conducted were very

thought-provoking.
Niyati Bansal
Class X A

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Sujoy Sen Gupta, Mukesh Mishra, Nagina Khan, Iram Ahmad, Rinki Wadhwani, Saima Siddiqui, Ruchi Sharma, Ravindra Kaur
Incharge Story Weaver

Surbhi Choudhary, Kavya Rajdev, Asif Khan

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Everything Amazing Happens in August

"The brilliant poppy flaunts her head Celebrating festivals bring a feeling of vibrance
Amidst the ripening grain, and positivity with the celebration of Shri
Krishna Janmashtami a spirit of religious fervor
And adds her voice to sell the song
That August's here again."

Hello, I am August, the most amicable and
astonishing month. I am always appreciated for
my beauty but this time the spirituality of the
language of God enhanced my prevailing divinity.

As manners and morals personify SPS, it was but permeated every soul present as if making them
natural to see Sanskrit Saptah being observed all tiptoe to the music of the paper flute made by
from 1st to 7th to revive the sacred language and children. Dressed as Krishna and Radha, children
with it the glory of the rich cultural past. had a spiritual experience over the online circle
time.

The vibrant weeklong Shloka Vachan competition I had hardly come out of the magic spell cast upon
organized for Classes VI, VII & VIII pulsated me when I felt the breeze of patriotism fill every
through my veins and thrilled me to bits. Even the part of my body by witnessing the virtually
kids of the primary section showed the spiritual celebrated Independence Day salute Bharat
inclination and the parents felt extremely Mata. Students got yet another reason to feel
delighted that at such a tender age they had this upbeat with the pride of patriotism as through the
spiritual realization and faith in God. Gratitude by
Ms. Varsha elated my heart lets hear from her: platform of UDAAN, our
Career Counseling Cell,
I am Varsha Devpura, mother of Anay they got a chance to meet
Devpura of class KG II E. During the lockdown Captain Suneha Gadpande,
period, my son has memorized Hanuman recipient of the '100 Women
Chalisa and many shlokas as a practice of Achievers' award by the
chanting it daily in his online classes. We family President of India in 2016
members together do an hour of exercise and on the eve of the 74th
yoga every day in the morning to improve our Independence Day. She
immunity during the online yoga classes. I inspired everyone with her
really appreciate the efforts of the school for words, "None can motivate
engaging children in such productive activities. you better than you. You are
the best navigator of your life"
and encouraged the girls to join the Navy.

Furthermore, I became a part of the Reading
Week, a CBSE initiative, wherein Sagarites were
engaged in a host of reading activities to give a
boost to reading habits. As time passed I moved
on too and ‘Voila’ was amazed to see the scientific
instinct of the Sagarites as they took part in an

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innovative Science Model-Making Competition My dad is a specialized doctor but during this
conducted by Regional Science Centre, Bhopal. tough time, he was being consulted by all types of
Three of the Sagarites were selected for the next patients. He spent around 10-12 hours in the
level namely, Shruti Khandelwal VIII C, Parasjot hospital each day. My mom is no less than a
Singh VIII D and Raghav Parihar VIII E. fighter too. She has been serving in the
specialized Covid-19 hospital rooms since almost
I must acknowledge how impressed I was when I 4 months now. My grandmother took abundant
noticed the perfect blend of religious fervor with care of my grandfather when he was down with a
environmental consciousness in the tiny tots of KG I disease. Reading in newspapers about how
selflessly the doctors, soldiers, policemen,
and II who learned to make teachers and other social workers are serving the
Eco-friendly Ganesha idols nation and working with absolute dedication,
with mud and straw for makes me feel so proud and inspired. The
the Ganesh Chaturthi productive activities at school made me more
Celebration. It was positive, more adaptable and started valuing my
contributing their bit life even more.
towards saving the planet.
Meera Dawle, Class XII
I had, till now, been a
part of so many varied Such expressions from my dear children filled my
activities of Sagarites and heart with happiness, See you all next year with
it was but logically the many more of such fascinating action-packed
turn of health and fitness. moments. Sagarites, remember August Awaits to
In this category too, SPS see you in Action.
excelled. The National
Sports Day was celebrated with great zeal, Proud Moments
enthusiasm and determination by the students Competitions Organised by
and staff of VI-X on August 23, 2020. The YI Bhopal Thalir Group
competition was filled with sportsmanship,
enthusiasm and excitement. Class I students put Spread Awareness on Make a Video on
on a spectacular display of confidence, hard work, Climate Conservation Water Conservation
skills and brilliance during this virtual celebration
of National Sports Day.

Now, I was nearing the end of my journey but could Aaradhya Pankaj, I C Ashwin Detani, IV D Jatin Dinglani, V F Avnindra Singh Tomar, IX E
not resist observing the First Third Third Second
Mishmash Competition
organized for the students Poster Making on Best Out
of Class V wherein they Traffic Rules of Waste
had prepared their collages
with pulses and multigrain. Anay Dhoot, III F Agrim Gupta, VII C Trijal pandey, IV E
The students learned the Second Second First
benefits of a healthy
balanced diet and also drew inspiration from the Green Rakshabandhan
accomplishments of their icons like Mary Kom, M.S
Dhoni, etc.

I hope you have enjoyed being with me on my Aman Hotwani, I D Samradhi Shukla, I D Yuvika Verma, V A
journey. I am also extremely happy to read the First Second Third
learnings of my Sagarites who shared how they
and their family faced the ordeal so bravely:

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Orientations

Creating a Culture of Collaboration

Creating a Culture of Collaboration

SPS took great strides in increasing the frequency of communication with
families, taking advantage of digital tools to give parents more visibility into their
child’s day. We believe parental engagement is necessary for sustainability and
overall growth of children. Synergistic sessions on the value of childhood care,
parenting and education were held round the year wherein the Director of the
school, Dr Jaishree Kanwar and the advisor to the school Shri K. K. Dubey, the
Principal, Ms Alpa Prabhu, the Vice Principal, Ms. Mridu Saxena and all the Head
mistresses, time and again highlighted the importance of a healthy
environment, facing life’s challenges and taking both success and failure in one’s
stride.

COVID19 crisis has compelled us to pause, rethink and re-evaluate the way we
had been living our lives. We need to do this with a spirit of optimism.

In a series of counselling sessions organized for parents from different Classes, the resource person,
school counsellor, Dr Indu Singh, guided the parents about how to communicate and connect with their
child and teach them the coping mechanisms for managing emotions and thriving in each new
developmental stage.

Educative webinars on pertinent issues related to children's socio-economic development and behavioral
issues were held continually. Child Psychology and Mental Health, Managing Adolescent Behaviour are to
name a few.

Strengthening Ties through Colloquy- a formal conversation

“A parent is a teacher at home, a teacher is a parent in school and the child is the center of our universe.”

We completely understand the importance of a child’s growth and the sensitive role of parents along with
teachers, wherein we foster your child's learning through joint efforts of parents, teachers and the school
through regular orientations. These parent orientation programs are usually held on quarterly basis to
bring the parents up to speed about their child’s progress as well as give them an idea of the various
teaching methodologies being employed at the school. By doing so, the parents would be able to
implement the learning process at home as well, ensuring the student doesn’t lose continuity in learning.
They can also suggest other, more creative ways to teach, which could aid in the better learning of the
students. This way, all the parents of the respective class students can be involved and an acceptable
solution can be reached by consensus. The parents are encouraged to interact with other parents as well
as the teachers during the program, as only then can they bring out their issues that need to be discussed.
With this view Section Wise PTMS were organized across the school from Nursery to Class XII as a tool to
bridge the communication gap between parents and teachers by allowing opportunities to develop
strategies that improve communication between home and virtual school.There was also a session
conducted by the Students of Class IX to XII for their respective classes in which they shared their
productive utilisation of the time when they are away from their School. Madam Principal along with her
team addressed the concerns of parents and gave recommendations and plausible solutions to the
queries raised.

Health and Happiness Through Naturopathy

Informative sessions were conducted by Dr. Gulab Rai Tewani for the teachers on the topic, The Human
Body is Designed to Heal Itself, to guide them about ways to remain emotionally and psychologically
stable during these unprecedented times.

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Sayyeda Azam, Suroor Ahteram, Geeta Tiwari, Manavi Arora, Monika Pare, Azhar Ali
Story Weaver Incharge

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September Insights, Blessings In Disguise

In the pragmatic Kingdom of Heaven, a meeting of the most influential and persuasive
personalities of our country was called upon by Mahatma Gandhi. The subject that bothered most
of the members of the meeting was the future of India and whether the future of our country was in
safe hands or not. C.V. Raman argued that today's generation had lost touch with Mathematics and
education. Gandhi Ji strongly disagreed and gave the example of Sagar Public School, Gandhi
Nagar. To lend credibility to his version, he took them through September.

The onset of the month was a spectacle of the grit and spunk shown by six talented Sagarites in the
Mathletics Competition organized by Manaskriti School, Faridabad. Though they couldn't make
up to the Finale round, we understand that valor is not defined by or limited to victory alone.
Success has many shades, getting exposure and acknowledgment is nothing short of success.
Their exemplary performance was acknowledged with certificates of appreciation from Manaskriti
School, Faridabad. A different shade of success was tasted by Tanishk Singhal of Class VII
when he bagged the gold medal with his remarkably stellar performance. Needless to say, the wind
beneath their wings is the training of their trainers.

Taking pride in the efforts of the learners, Gandhi Ji told his comrades about the special emphasis
being given to the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). In the
Mental Maths Competition the Sagarites once again proved that Sagar is the home of
champions when they brought laurels to the school in UCMAS on 8th September 2020. Karthik
Khadka of Class IV E was the 2nd runner up in the State Level Competition. Vinayak Khadka of Class
IV E had secured 9th position in Madhya Pradesh. Parth Gupta of Class V D had bagged the 11th
Position in the State while Yatiraj Singh of Class VIII B had made it to the 18th spot in the State
Level Competition. With the help of such competitions, young Sagarites learned about
manipulating formulae and developed the ability to quickly process their output.

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