School E magazine Middle School August - November- 2020-21

The best and most beautiful things in The sessions helped learners vent out their

the world cannot be seen or even specific emotions or various challenges

touched. They must be felt with the which they find it difficult to deal with and
heart” ― Helen Keller
require constant guidance.

Learning to express emotions in a Learners were motivated to have a positive
positive way helps children develop the perspective towards the situation and focus
skills to regulate emotions well and when on the right attitude to make the best use of
they learn to manage their emotions in their day & time. Learners participated
childhood it leads to positive attitude and actively and shared umpteen experiences
behaviour later in life.. during the sessions.

“When you react, you let others control The sessions offered a platform for
you. When you respond, you are in learners to realize and express their
control.” - Bohdi Sanders emotions and how to regulate it
Emotional skills are one of the core efficiently. The sessions empowered
components of learning about life skills. learners with an understanding of the
Understanding emotions and becoming basic emotions and they were apprised
aware of one’s associated behaviour is a with identifying various emotions.
big leap towards self-awareness. To They were encouraged to discuss coping
continue the awareness programme, strategies which can help them out to deal
Counselling & SEN Dept. conducted with any adverse situations. Learners
interactive sessions with Grade VI participated wholeheartedly during the
sessions and summarized it with key
learners. takeaways.

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s
the way you carry it” - Lou Holtz
Emotional reactions are particularly common
in adolescents who are undergoing rapid
physical, psychological and social
development. To augment their coping skills
to deal with any critical situation, counselling
& SEN Dept. conducted interactive sessions
with Grade VII learners.

The sessions provided comfortable environment for
learners to achieve their ability to acknowledge and
express their feeling and how to regulate it
effectively. They were encouraged to discuss coping
strategies which help them out to deal with any
adverse situations. Learners interacted and
participated enthusiastically during the sessions



“The best way out is always through” The sessions aimed to provide a safe space
and a platform for learners to share their
Robert Frost concerns or challenges so that their
thinking process can be navigated in a
Adolescence is a critical period in any positive future-focused direction.

human’s life, which marks the Learners interacted and participated
enthusiastically during the sessions and
foundation of the personality and they were encouraged to contact the
emotional resilience’s capacity of any counsellors to seek help for any kind of
emotional support.
person. It is natural for children to feel

stressful, anxious and worried during an

ongoing pandemic. To mitigate the

effects of COVID-19 on children,

counselling & SEN Dept. conducted

interactive sessions with Grade VIII

learners.







Lotus Valley International School,
Gurugram became the voice of the
voiceless in a panel discussion (Student
Webinar) organised by Sarv Sahodaya on
7th and 8th August 2020. Many eminent
schools took part in it. The topics ranged
from environment and injustice to mental
health and education.

Gul Bhatia , Kriti Malik , Divyakshi Singh The learners through their presentations
and Ishani Mukherjee of Grade XII took tried to encourage discussion about issues
part in the session “A World In Revolution plaguing the world. They put across the
- Injustice Anywhere is Injustice undeniable fact that we live in an
Everywhere”. The Session began with the interdependent society. Mistreatment and
remarkable affirmation by the Director- injustice in any part of the world will
Principal Anita Malhotra that it is have a ripple effect and spread all across
imperative to remember that the world, hurting all of us equally. The
interdependence is a design of mother learners dealt with the question answer
nature. Thus, any injustice, any wrong round dexterously and came out with
done in one corner of the world shakes the plausible solutions to the problem. The
essential human spirit across the globe not world has become a 'Global Village' and
only in the age we live in but also touches it is the responsibility of the youth to
the soul of mankind for generations to stand up for what is right because they
come. are the future of tomorrow.

The Theme for World Mental

Health Day 2020 is Mental Health

for All-Greater Investment,

Greater Access. Keeping the need

for mental health and psychosocial

support in mind, the school

initiated the mental health

movement for the learners of

Grades VI, VII and VIII.

The endeavour was to spread awareness

through STEP Programme, Peer-

Moderator sessions conducted by Grade

XI learners on topics, “Enforcing

Positive Mental Health”, “The Power of

Optimism”, “Gender Sensitivity” and

“Turning Challenges into

Opportunities”. It was encouraging to

see the involvement and interest shown

by learners.



B.E.S.T. (Breathe Easy Stay Tough) Club is B.E.S.T. Club – Gurugram was
an initiative by Lung Care Foundation & launched on 1st August 2020, In this
supported by Public Affairs Section, US programme the youth of Gurugram
Embassy, New Delhi. It is a student driven pledged to join the growing chain of
program for creating awareness and empowered youth ambassadors
amplification of action for fighting Air working towards their right to clean air,
Pollution and Climate Change. good health & greener planet. The
B.E.S.T. Club is an year long engagement programme covers the details about air
programme with mentorship & guidance by pollution, its health impacts and the
Lung Care Foundation besides inputs from activities covered under the
educators as mentors, Doctors & local B.E.S.T. Club initiative.
communities.

Lotus Valley International School has a
core group of 10 members which is led
by the President & Vice-President
elected for the club. Various Webinars
are conducted by B.E.S.T. Club to
create awareness in the youth of the
country. Interschool events are also
conducted by B.E.S.T. Club throughout
Gurugram to observe active
participation of learners from Different
schools in creating awareness for
Increasing air pollution.



“The wonderful thing is that it is incredibly easy

to be kind” - Ingrid Newkirk A kind word, a smile, opening a door,

giving honest compliments, sending

an email thanking someone or

refusing to gossip can all be acts of

kindness.

In the above context, Counselling &
SEN Dept. conducted “Kindness
Calendar” activity for learners of
Grade IV & V. Learners maintained
the calendar for daily kindness acts in
the month of October 2020 to develop
their own emotional wellbeing and
interpersonal skill for others. This was
followed up with brief interactive
sessions to discuss the positive impact
of the activity in their lives.

Learners participated fervently during
the interactions and were thrilled to
share their acts of kindness.







The students and teachers of
Lotus Valley International
School have been a part of
COVID Pledge, 2020 to
reinforce their commitment to
take all necessary precautions
and be vigilant to take all
measures to prevent the spread
of the virus.

Amidst the COVID-19 lockdown crisis in
the country, Atal Innovation Mission started
with the “ATL Tinker from Home”
campaign in March 2020, for students to
learn new concepts and technologies and
experience the joy of innovation from the
safety of their homes. The objective of the
initiative was to harness the creativity and
innovativeness of children by encouraging
learning through self-initiation.

A number of kids enrolled and educators
of the nation have benefited from these
many modules and ongoing webinars. To
add to the excitement, AIM comes up
with regular competitions that get
announced on days like Gandhi Jayanti
and Community Day to keep the children
involved.

These primarily included ATL AI Base
Module, that aims at introducing young
minds to the AI revolution. It also
includes ATL Game Development
Module, ATL CollabCAD, Astronomy
Webinar Series, ATL App Development
Module, ATL AI Step Up Module and
ATL Python Learning Module

SEWA-Community Service -

#DoGoodFromHome project

involved Grade IX-XII leaners,

teachers and parent volunteers to

think of contributing in individual or

group capacity. We have been

encouraging all students to contribute

selflessly, to remember that their
little effort can change someone’s life



The theme of
World Hepatitis
Day (WHD) on 28th

July 2020

The United Nations has proclaimed 28th July Learners enthusiastically participated
to be commemorated as World Hepatitis Day in the activity and became more aware
to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an towards the prevention, diagnosis and
inflammation of the liver that causes a range treatment of Hepatitis.
of health problems, including liver cancer. It’s
the need of the hour to spread the word so as Learners were shown a PPT and videos
to counter the global burden of viral hepatitis pertaining to the types of Hepatitis, its
and to influence real change. symptoms and preventive measures.

The theme of 2020 shows that worldwide; 290 An activity was also conducted using
million people are living with viral hepatitis Mentimeter towards the end.
unaware. Without finding the undiagnosed and
linking them to care, millions will continue to World Hepatitis Day is a great
suffer, and lives will be lost. On World opportunity for us to raise awareness of
Hepatitis Day, 28th July, people from across the importance of knowing our
the world are encouraged to take action and hepatitis status and to spread the
raise awareness to find the “missing millions”. information pertaining to preventive
guidelines and its treatment







Learners of Lotus Valley International teachers and friends, and anxious about
School enthusiastically celebrated their futures.
World Mental Health Day.
The learners were shown a PPT covering
This year’s World Mental Health Day, various aspects of mental health. The PPT
on 10 October, comes at a time when was followed by a discussion with
our daily lives have changed learners wherein they shared their
considerably as a result of the COVID- thoughts on the same. The discussion in
19 pandemic. The past months have class helped in breaking stereotypes and
brought many challenges: for learners, overcoming preconceptions regarding
adapting to taking classes from home, mental health
with little contact with.

Learners of Grade X used the The learners also prepared posters to raise
occasion of World Mental Health Day awareness about mental health and shared the
to raise awareness among learners same with their classmates. The discussion in
about the importance of mental health. class helped in breaking stereotypes and
overcoming preconceptions regarding
The learners of Grade X were shown a disabilities.
PPT covering various aspects of
mental health. The PPT was followed Today’s children are our future, teaching
by a discussion with learners wherein them values of empathy, inclusivity and
they shared their thoughts on the acceptance ensures a more accepting society
same. The discussion in class helped in years to come.
in breaking stereotypes and
overcoming preconceptions regarding
mental health.



Mental Health for All!
Greater the Investment – Greater the

Access

World Mental Health Day is observed on A ‘Book Mark Making Activity’ for
10th October every year, with the Grade IX was conducted on 9th October,
objectives of raising awareness of mental 2020 in order to make the learners aware
health issues and mobilizing efforts in about social and mental health. The book
support of better mental health. marks were based on the World Mental
The world is experiencing a severe impact Health Day. The students used handmade
of the current global health emergency paper, paints, glitter etc. for the same.
due to COVID-19 that has also affected They stuck pictures and wrote meaningful
mental health of millions of people. We quotes. They enjoyed making bookmarks
know that the levels of anxiety, fear, as it was an opportunity for them to
isolation, social distancing and display their talent and creativity. Learners
restrictions, uncertainty and emotional were shown a power presentation on
distress experienced have become World Mental Health day, the teachers
widespread as the world struggles to bring interacted with the learners and discussed
the virus under control and to find the importance of emotional wellbeing. An
solutions. online survey was conducted by
Counselling and SEN department.

It was not only a learning but also a fun-
filled activity.







Lotus Valley International School, Spanish celebrities for Grade VII, and a
Gurugram celebrated Día de la short video on some Hispanic wonders of
Hispanidad on 12th October, 2020. The the world like Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza,
online celebration commenced with the Sagarada Familia etc. for Grade VIII.
5W1H of Hispanic Day followed by the
song La Roja Baila. The virtual celebration served as a catalyst
The Hispanic satiety culminated with for a profound understanding of this day of
quizzes on flags of Hispanic countries for Hispanic prominence by the ebullient
Grades IV & V, Hispanic countries and learners.
capitals for Grade VI,

















As we fight against the spread of the Day of World’s Indigenous People on 6th
pandemic, it is more important than ever to
safeguard Indigenous people and their August 2020. Learners were given a
knowledge. The Indigenous people might
be different from us culturally but have plethora of activities to understand the
faced the same problems as us. Their main day and its relevance in today’s time. The
motto is to protect the environment and the activities consisted of PPT’S, group
rights of people. To promote their cause and
their teachings LVIS celebrated the discussions, mask making, posters, etc.
International