OASIS (LVI)

Teachers Incharge LOYALTY, TRUTH AND HONOUR
Ms. Swati Banerji April 2022 – September 2022 Volume : LVI
Ms. Pushpa Madhusudanan
Ms. Versha Gupta
Student Editors
Naman Mahawer (XI C)
Tushar K. Jha (XI A)
Swastika Maity (XI B)

St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110058

EDITORIAL

The new academic session 2022-23 ushered in good tidings.
Coming back physically to school was homecoming for all of us,
as we reunited under one roof after a period of two years, which
had appeared to be longer than in reality.
Our Principal welcomed all the students and expressed immense
pride to see how they overcame the unprecedented crisis and gave
their utmost to keep the mind, body, heart and soul in unison. She
impressed upon the students that the time is ripe to turn a new leaf
and rekindle the spirit of society, redefine our values, show more
care towards one another, be mindful of our thoughts and actions
and become an embodiment of love and kindness. This session, we
are better placed to amalgamate digital learning with physical
classroom teaching, in order to achieve the best learning outcomes.
We all now hope that this session may turn out to be our own
voyage of discovery, an opportunity to discover our own essence
of excellence.
So let’s embrace new skills and prepare ourselves to approach
challenges with determination and resilience. May you all have an
enriching learning experience!
After two long years, the classrooms reverberated with their
voices, the courtyard was lit up with their exuberant faces, the
dance and music rooms vibrated with their tapping feet and
the library, ironically, echoed with giggles and laughter. It was
indeed a day full of memories that will be imprinted in our
minds forever. As it is said that -
‘It is the little conversations that build the relationships and make

an impact on each student’.
- Robert John Meehan

"If we all could see the world through the eyes of a child, we would see the magic in everything."

FELICITATIONS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

AVANTIKA EDUCATION NATIONAL AWARD 2021-22

“The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you
for standing out.” – Mashona Dhliwayo

Our School was awarded ‘Avantika Education National Award
2021-22', in recognition of our significant contribution towards
providing quality education with global standards to the students.
Our Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, attended the
prestigious award ceremony, which was organized at Hindi Bhavan,
ITO in New Delhi on 16 April, 2022. She was honoured with the
distinction for setting high standards of education. Congratulations
to our Principal and the entire St. Mark’s family on this pivotal
achievement!

MOMENT OF PRIDE
Sarthak Goyal, an alumnus of our school (Batch of 2021),
has been appreciated by India Book of Records for being
the youngest one to teach any foreign language (French).
Not only that, he has also set a record for being the fastest
one to recite reverse French alphabet (from Z to A) within
11 seconds, while being blindfolded, at India Book of
Records, Asia Book of Records and International Book of
Records. Our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia,
congratulated him for taking the school to greater heights
and wished him good luck for all his future endeavours.

JUNIOR SKILLS CHAMPIONSHIP
Vinayak Aggarwal, X F won the Gold Medal at the National Level in Junior
Skills Championship 2021-22. This championship was organised by National
Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) with CBSE. More than three lakh
students across India competed to program a robot that could reach the end of a
complex track.

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CBSE RESULTS - CLASS XII

SCIENCE TOPPERS COMMERCE TOPPERS

POSITION NAME PERCENT POSITION NAME PERCENT
I Dhruv Sharma 96.4 97.4
II Dhruv Bhola 95.6 I Sagar Kumar Joshi 97
95.2
III Sarthak Monga 95 II Sarthak Aggarwal

III Vanshika Khanna

HUMANITIES TOPPERS

CENTUM HOLDERS

POSITION NAME PERCENT Anshika Bhasin Sanjeevani Wariyal
I Aishwarya Nagdev 98.6 Sociology & Political Sociology & Psychology
II Shreya Bansal 97.2
III Sanjeevani Wariyal 96.8 Science

CENTUM HOLDERS –CLASS XII

Jasnoor Kaur Ahuja Ronit Khurana Bhavya Srihari Yuvraj Singh
Sociology Sociology Sociology Sociology

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CENTUM HOLDERS –CLASS XII

Pridhi Ladwal Shreya Bansal Sarthak Aggarwal
Sociology Sociology Economics

Aishwarya Nagdev
Political Science,

Economics &
Psychology

Dolly Jain Sagar Kumar Joshi Vanshika Khanna
Business Studies Business Studies Mathematics

CBSE RESULTS - CLASS X

CENTUM HOLDER

Sambhav Dawar
Maths and Social Science

POSITION NAME PERCENTAGE

I Sambhav Dawar 97

II Naman Mahawar 96.6

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DEBATE GIANTS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

‘It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.’

Time spent debating is, oddly enough, almost never wasted. Therefore, our school organized its Annual Inter
School English Debate Competition- ‘IDEOLOGUE’! The Preliminary Round was held on 5 and 6 August
2022. The event received participation from 50 venerated schools all over Delhi. The participants were given
the option to choose from the topics – ‘Agneepath scheme will put the security of the country at peril’ and
‘NFTs are nothing but worthless illusions.’ The eloquence of the participants were judged by Dr. Rajya
Lakshmi, Associate Professor(Sociology), Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University, Ms. Arvinder
Kaur Pabla, Voice & Accent trainer from British Council and Advocate Michael Rao. The event was graced
by the presence of School Chairman Mr. T.P. Aggarwal and Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal who motivated the
students and thereafter declared the debate competition open. Our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia,
extended her warm welcome and spoke words of encouragement to boost the morale of the participants. A
vote of thanks was proposed by Admissions and Discipline Incharge, Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma. While the
students debated on the chosen topic, the teacher incharges accompanying them experienced a rejuvenating
meditation session conducted by Ms. Komal from Maitri Bodh Parivaar.

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DEBATE GIANTS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

The top 18 school teams qualified for the Final Round of IDEOLOGUE, which was held on 26 August
2022. Our Director, Ms. Anjali Aggarwal graced the occasion. In the Final Round, the participants
debated on the topic ‘Class XII Board Marks have lost their relevance in the era of Entrance Exams’.
The participants were judged by Dr. Rachna Sethi, Associate Professor in the Department of English,
Rajdhani College, Delhi University and Dr. Sachin Nirmala Narayanan, Associate Professor of English
Literature, Dyal Singh College, Delhi University. The Scroll of Honour is as follows:

Rolling Trophy

Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan
(Aastika Jain, Teesta Guha Ganguly And Janesh Dev)

FOR THE MOTION

POSITION SCHOOL NAME STUDENT
Best Speaker OPG World School NAME

Akshat Jain

First Runner Up St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public Khushi Mishra
First Runner Up
School, Meera Bagh

Springdales School, Dhaula

Kuan Aastika Jain

Second Runner St. Cecilia’s Public School Harsh Nain
Up

AGAINST THE MOTION

POSITION SCHOOL NAME STUDENT
NAME

Best Speaker Springdales School, Teesta Guha
Dhaula Kuan Ganguly

Ramjas School, Pusa Navya Malhotra
First Runner up Road

Second Runner Mount Abu Public Himan
Up School, Sec. 5, Rohini

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LEARNING RESPONSIBILITES Loyalty, Truth & Honour

MUN ‘Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.’ - Kofi Annan.

Our School, organised its second online edition of DOXA YOUTH MUN on 27 and 28 August 2022. Model United

Nations teaches students about the world. In this era of globalization, learning about the world is more important than

ever. No matter what field or profession students enter, they will interact with people from different countries and

diverse backgrounds. Problems taking place halfway around the globe impact our lives, our country and our

communities. Students represent countries other than their own and present possible solutions to global problems in

committees. We proudly hosted over 88 delegates from 24 schools across the globe and pan India. The opening
ceremony saw the meet ‘Declared Open’ with lighting of the ceremonial lamp. Our School Principal, Ms. Inderpreet

Kaur Ahluwalia, extended her heartiest welcome to all the guests and delegates. DOXA YOUTH MUN was

honoured to have members of its Executive Board-Mr. Sanchit Singh (UNHRC), Mr. Sahil Jindal (UNSC),

Mr. Soham Ahuja (AIPPM) and Ms. Nandinii Tandon (UNCSW) from all over the country, including the Delhi-NCR

MUN circuit. We simulated a dynamic blend of four committees, both conventional and unconventional, with the

following agendas-

1. United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC) - Deliberation on the Recent Human Rights Violations of

People in Sri Lanka in View of Recent Economic Crisis.

2. United Nations Security Council(UNSC) - Deliberation upon Russia-Ukraine Conflict with Special Emphasis on

De-escalation of the Conflict.

3. All India Political Parties Meet(AIPPM) - Discussion on Increasing Communal Violence in India with Special

Emphasis on Religious Radicalism.

4. United Nations Commission on the Status of Women(UNCSW)-Deliberation on Women's Reproductive Rights

Across the Globe with Special Emphasis on Impact of Overturning Landmark Judgement of Roe V. Wade. This

conference encouraged the students to acknowledge and enunciate upon their opinions and solutions regarding

the current social, economic and political affairs in the world. The delegates, across the country and around the

world, got an opportunity to grasp and comprehend the status of the country assigned to them with respect to a

particular agenda. Hence, it was a successful event, leaving an appreciable impact on the young delegates who

have returned empowered and are ready to bring about a change.

PRIZE UNHRC SCHOOL NAME
BEST DELEGATE
HIGH COMMENDATION 1 COUNTRY Sadhu Vaswani International School For Girls, Shanti
HIGH COMMENDATION 2 Japan Niketan
SPECIAL MENTION 1 China
VERBAL MENTION 1 St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh
VERBAL MENTION 2
HONOURABLE MENTION 1 UK Crescent Heights High School, Canada
HONOURABLE MENTION 2
Zimbabwe Mount Abu Public School, Rohini
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Belarus Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan

France St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri

UAE St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri

Myanmar St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri

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UNSC

PRIZE COUNTRY SCHOOL NAME
BEST DELEGATE
HIGH Ukraine Eaton International School, Malaysia
COMMENDATION
SPECIAL MENTION UAE Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan
VERBAL MENTION 1
Russia St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh
VERBAL MENTION 2 Germany St. Mark's World School, Meera Bagh

France St. Cecilia's Public School, Vikaspuri

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AIPPM

PRIZE PORTFOLIO SCHOOL NAME
BEST DELEGATE Rahul Gandhi Brain International School, Vikaspuri

HIGH Mamta Banerjee Mount Abu Public School, Rohini
COMMENDATION 1

HIGH J P Nadda St. Mark's World School, Meera Bagh
COMMENDATION 2

SPECIAL MENTION 1 Giriraj Singh St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri

SPECIAL MENTION 2 Mayawati St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri
VERBAL MENTION 1 Mount Abu Public School, Rohini
VERBAL MENTION 2 Himanta Biswa Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan
Sarma

Nitin Gadkari

International Delegates

Dubai Scholars Private School, Dubai Crescent Heights High School, Canada

Indian School Muscat, Oman Eaton International School, Malaysia

Indian Language School, Nigeria Mentese Anatolian High School, Turkey
Dhaka College, Bangladesh GEMS Our Own English High School, UAE

Cedar College, Pakistan NPS International School, Singapore

UNCSW

PRIZE COUNTRY SCHOOL NAME
BEST DELEGATE Finland
HIGH COMMENDATION 1 Kingdom Of Saudi Bhatnagar International School, Vasant
Arabia Kunj
HIGH COMMENDATION 2 Argentina
SPECIAL MENTION GEMS Our Own English High School,
VERBAL MENTION 1 France UAE
VERBAL MENTION 2 UK
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St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School,
Meera Bagh
St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School,
Meera Bagh
St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School,
Janakpuri

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INVESTITURE CEREMONY STUDENT COUNCIL (2022-2023) - SENIORS

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, RESPONSIBILITY NAME CLASS
and shows the way.” - John C. Maxwell HEAD GIRL AKSHITA KUMAR XII A

Assigning the students with responsibilities and HEAD BOY NISHCHAY JUNEJA XII A
duties during their scholarly pursuit prepares them SCHOOL CAPTAIN KHYATI KAKKAR XII B
to shoulder even higher responsibilities confidently SCHOOL CAPTAIN ANSH GIRDHAR XII C
later in their life and makes them adept in
interpersonal relationships. SCHOOL CAPTAIN DAKSH KHUTTAN XII C
SCHOOL CAPTAIN
The Investiture Ceremony was organized on 9 VICE HEAD GIRL SUHANI XII D
September wherein our school Chairman, Mr T.P. VCE HEAD BOY
Aggarwal, along with Principal, Ms. Inderpreet VICE SCHOOL CAPTAIN DIYA CHAWLA XI B
Kaur Ahluwalia, Admissions and Discipline
Incharge Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma and Primary TANMAY MEHNDIRATTA XI A
Coordinator Ms. Archana Puri, pinned the badges on
the lapel of the office bearers. Our Chairman Sir PRANSHU ARORA XI E
congratulated the office bearers and advised them to
take up their duties sincerely, with full commitment VICE SCHOOL CAPTAIN NAVYA SHARMA XI B
and take the school to greater heights.
VICE SCHOOL CAPTAIN ISHANK GIRSA XI B

VICE SCHOOL CAPTAIN BHUMI CHAND XI D

HOUSE INCHARGES DISCIPLINE INCHARGES

GANDHI HOUSE CAPTAIN DISHA GOYAL XII F
XII G
SHASTRI HOUSE CAPTAIN HARDIK MEHTA XII D HARSHADA KAUR XII A
XII G AVNEET KAUR XII C
NEHRU HOUSE CAPTAIN SANA GUPTA XI C MISHTI SETHI XII D
XI D GURSIMAR SINGH REKHI XII E
PATEL HOUSE CAPTAIN SAKSHAM CHHABRA XI A HARSHIT GUPTA XII E
XI E TANISHK MEHROTRA XII E
VICE GANDHI HOUSE CAPTAIN MANYA VATS SAINA BAJAJ XII E

VICE SHASTRI HOUSE CAPTAIN ARAV DUA

VICE NEHRU HOUSE CAPTAIN BHAVIKA LALWANI

VICE PATEL HOUSE CAPTAIN KUNAL GUPTA

VICE DISCIPLINE INCHARGES

JASKIRAT KAUR XI D

VANYA KAUSHIK XI E

MAITREYI MISHRA XI A

NISHITA XI F

DISHTI KAUSHIK XI B

SAHAJ GARG XI D

NAMAN MAHAWAR XI C

GUNJAN XI B

MAYANK MADAAN XI D

DEEKSHA SHARMA XI C

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The students of Class V got an opportunity to take the first step towards leadership and responsibility, by
becoming office bearers, through a systematic process of written test and series of interviews.
Head Boy Nishchay Juneja, and Head Girl Akshita Kumar, administered the oath to all the office bearers, to
abide by the school rules and hold the Motto of the school ‘Loyalty, Truth and Honor’ in high esteem.
School Head Boy and Head Girl expressed their commitment to enhance the emotional, educational and
behavioral well-being of the students, and to improve the culture of the school. They also pledged to work
towards making the school environment a safer and inclusive space for all the students.
Our Chairman Sir guided the Student Council to live up to the ideals and principles of their school. Our
Principal Ma’am expressed her faith that these young leaders would imbibe the values of righteousness,
empathy, kindness and selflessness, and fulfill their responsibilities to abide by the rules and conventions of
the institution.

CLASS IX DISCIPLINE
INCHARGES

GUNIKA IX A

SIRJAN PRATAP SAINI IX A

DIPALI SHARMA IX B

YATHARTH SAHNI IX C

NAMANPREET KAUR IX D

MANMEET KAUR IX E

AYUSH UTSAV IX F

TIYA MITTAL IX F

DISCIPLINE INCHARGES

JUNIORS VA SHARANYA VC
BHATTACHARYA
RESPONSIBILITY NAME CLASS MANNAT KHURANA VD
VE
VD ARSHNOOR KAUR V B AKSHITA AGNIHOTRI VF
VE 5F
HEAD GIRL VANYA SHARMA NAVIKA TYAGI VB DHARIYA DESWAL
HEAD BOY HARDIT ASHAN
ARSH KHARBANDA V C DARSH RAJPUT

MANAN AHUJA V C YATHARTH GOGNA

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GLOBAL VIRTUAL CLASSROOM (2021-2022)

"You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen." - Sophia Amoruso
GVC Secondary Team of our school this year has won the 'Grand Award', working in collaboration with
the students of Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Pitampura, New Delhi to build a website on the theme
‘Evolution of Mankind’. The website takes you through a journey from prehistoric times to the present.
The creative visuals, videos and original art highlight the wonders of evolution and innovation. The team
also displayed many impactful philanthropic projects on their site.
Our GVC Primary Team in collaboration with Walton Middle School, Charlottesville, Virginia and Toana
Middle School, Toana, Virginia, also won the Second Prize in the Global Virtual Classroom Web-
designing Contest 2021-22 for their website ' Activism: Through the World's Eyes '. It was surely a great
learning experience for the students as they not only enhanced their tech skills but also gained in-depth
knowledge about the respective topics.

Secondary Team : GRAND AWARD GVC Primary Team : Second Prize
Website Theme : Evolution of Mankind Website : Activism : Through the World's Eyes

ASEF

The ‘Holistic Learning Environment for Innovative
Teaching and Learning’ is a three-month project
which aims to contribute to the existing
international effort on promoting holistic learning.
This project, which has received participation from
58 teachers from Asia and Europe, aims to engage
participants in a virtual peer to peer collaborative
platform to discuss various aspects of holistic
teaching that are crucial for innovating teaching
and learning practices.

Its first session was held on 22 September 2022. Ms. M. Uppal, our Global Projects Coordinator,
represented our school. The session started with an official Welcome remark by ASEF’s Executive Director,
Ambassador Toru Morikawa and an overview of the school Collaboration Programme. The session
involved the key elements of Holistic Teaching and Learning, and their significance in today’s scenario,
especially when the pandemic has had an adverse effect on both teachers and learners. It was followed by
the participants introducing themselves and engaging in some ice breaking activities.

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GENERATION GLOBAL

Students from our school - Saina Bajaj XII E, Aditya Tanwar IX F, Tushar Kumar Jha X C, Sana Gupta XII
D, Tanishk Mehrotra XII E, Arpita X D, Jaspreet Kaur X C, Manyata Suryan X C, Pulkit Sukhija X C and
Suhaanii Sachdeva XII A participated in Generation Global Video conference on the topic ‘Education',
along with students from ‘Gurukul The School’, Ghaziabad, ‘Vista School’, USA and ‘City Montessori
School’, Lucknow.
After acquainting each other with their respective schooling system and an active participation in the
dialogue, a fruitful reflective session took place. Students expressed their views on the prevailing education
system before their global peers, which was followed by an interactive discussion.

‘EXPLORE N’ EXPRESS

The project ‘Explore N’ Express’, is a global initiative by our School, running a virtual consortium of 7
schools spreading across continents from Spain, Czech Republic, Lithuania in Europe to Thailand, Taiwan,
Bhutan and India in Asia. It is a unique forum for teachers and students to meet virtually and exchange
perspectives on varied global issues. The project was initiated on 1 December 2021 under the guidance of
global project coordinators Ms. A. Tyagi and Ms. M. Uppal and teacher coordinator Ms. A. Bisht. Over a
period of several months, the project operated in 4 phases covering the following themes-
Phase I: Love is a Choice
Phase II : Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life
Phase III : Happiness Starts With You
Phase IV : Webinar on Mental Health
After six months of aiming and encouraging seamless conversations among youth worldwide to support
and initiate the motto of ‘Love, Peace and Happiness’. Our Global Virtual Project ended on a high note on
2 June 2022, after a webinar on ‘Eco-Anxiety and Mental Health-A Youth Perspective’ by Ms. Deepika
Nerayanuri (CEO, The Curae) & Ms. Cherry Sung(CEO, Greener is Cleaner). The speakers emphasized
upon the importance of moral and innovative leadership to bring about social change. Through this
collaboration, over 200 participants came together to share their experiences and stories through various
activities, all the while underlying inclusivity.

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COMPETITION Loyalty, Truth & Honour

ENGLISH POETRY RECITATION

"Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words." - Edgar Allan Poe
Reading poetry can bring us joy, but understanding its true meaning allows us to connect, relate, and find
meaning to our own experiences. English Poetry Recitation Competition was organised for the students of
primary classes. The students expressively recited poems on the given themes and enchanted the audience.
Class I had the competition on 1 August 2022 wherein poems based on topics : My School, Family and
Friends, Nature and Space, Childhood, Toys and Humour were recited.
Class II had the competition on 27 July 2022. The topics were Festivals, Triumph & Joy, Neighbourhood,
First Experience, Relationships and Humour.
Class III had the competition on 29 July 2022 wherein poems of Social Issues, Meeting the Unexpected,
Humour, Special Occasions, Food I Love and Patriotism were recited and were well appreciated.
Students of Class IV had their competition on 29 April 2022, wherein they recited poems on the topics
Environment, Childhood, Relationships and Humour.
The competition for Class V was conducted on 10 May 2022 wherein students recited poems on topics like
Friendship, Nature, Social Issues, Humour and Technology.
The following were the winners of the Competition:

Class I Prize II Prize III Prize Special Prize

I Kashvi Sharma , I F Seerat Sigh Chauhan , I D Ayana Anand , I A Smyra Gupta, I D; Jethwik Veejra, I F;
Karsheen Kaur, I A
II Mishti Gulati , II A Rabbain Malhotra, II A Sidak Preet, II E
Gurbani Walia, II D; Anara Taneja, II B;
III Hargun Gera, III A Gurmehar Kaur, III F Charvi Pabby, III D Ritika Oberoi, II F

IV Soham Gaba, IV A Naaira Narang, IV E Riya Motwani, IV D Amreet Kaur, III C; Avni, III E; Sahishnu
Chandra, III D
Abhayam, IV B; Amitabh Singh, IV A;
Prachi Jain, IV B

V Vanya Sharma,V D Arshnoor Kaur. V B Aanya Maini, V B Mannat Khurana, VA ; Jasnoor Kaur, VD ;
Tanisha Trikha, VA

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SHAKESPEARE DAY

From Romeo and Juliet to King Lear and then
Macbeth to all of his stunning sonnets and other
works, William Shakespeare’s top spot in the
literary world has been unbeaten and unquestioned
for centuries.

Students of Class XII celebrated the Shakespeare’s Day,
by paying a tribute to the greatest playwright ever. The
four teams viz Romeo, Macbeth, Merchant and Hamlet
were quizzed on Bard of Avon's life and creations. Team
Hamlet, comprising of Harshit Gupta XII E, Lakshita
Badhwar XII E, Avneet Kaur XII C, Arnavv Sharma XII
E and Soumya Pokhriyal XII E, emerged victorious. All
the students participated with great zeal and enthusiasm
and got to know more about Shakespeare’s life.

The students of class IX designed Social Media cover pages depicting the Shakespeare’s Era and the
students of class X celebrated the special day by making posters of words and phrases used in 'Elizabethan
English' and famous quotes of William Shakespeare. They beautifully wrote all this in 'Word Clouds' and
decorated them . It was a good learning experience which further enhanced their word power and writing
skills.

Activity : Poster Making
Class X

Activity : Social Media Cover Page
Class IX

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- Shakespeare

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ENGLISH DEBATE
“You don’t win a debate by suppressing discussion; you win it with a better argument.”
- Frank Sonnenberg

Debate hones critical thinking skills of the students and allows them to ponder and scrutinize the subject
matter being debated. Keeping in view the essence of debating, Intra-Class English Debate Competition was
organised for students of Classes VI to XII. The level of confidence and creative outpour were the highlights
of this competition
The following were the winners of the competition :

Class Best Speaker

VI For the Motion Against the Motion
VII Kashvi Anand, VI D Ira Mehta,VI C
VIII Sana Juneja, VII A Armaan Juneja,VII B
IX Aarushi Garg, VIII E Anika Dewan, VIII D
X Ayush Utsav, IX F Anwita Wasan, IX B
XI Pari Kataria, X D Angel Pahuja, X A
XII Diya Chawla, XI B Kunal Gupta, XI E
Avneet Kaur, XII C Ansh Girdhar, XII C

Consolation Prize : Maitreyi Mishra, XI A; Disha Goyal, XII F

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CHARACTER DRAMATIZATION

"Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then

finding yourself in there."- Meryl Streep

Drama extenuates the creative power of children. Acting provides them an opportunity to become their

favourite character and also develops their verbal and non-verbal communication. Keeping this in mind, a

Character Dramatization Competition with the theme 'Fairy Tales', was organised for the students of Class ll
on 05 May 2022 and ‘Children Classics’ for the students of Class III on 04 May 2022.

Through this activity, students got a chance to step into the shoes of their favourite characters and travel to

exotic locations in their world of imagination.

Following were the prize winners:

Class I Prize II Prize III Prize Special Prize

II Kavya Rajput, II D Kashik, II F Vernika Labishetti, II D Geetika Prabhul Nair, II B ; Shanaya Rawat,
Charvi Pabby, III D II A; Rana Karthik Singh, II F
III Soham Dhingra , III D Sarthak Mittal, III E
Amreet Kaur, III C; Diva Arora, III A; Oviya
Pankaj, III C

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STORY TELLING
It’s the stories that give wings to our imagination and take us
to places beyond the boundaries of our physical world and into
the land of fairies, dragons and wishing trees. Hence, we are
addicted to stories. To keep the tradition going and to incite
curiosity, an Inter Class Story Telling Competition was
organized on 11 May 2022 for the students of Class l on the
theme 'Animal Stories and Fairy Tales’. The winners were as
follows:
I Prize : Vihaan Rajput, I E ; II Prize : Ayana Anand, I A ; III
Prize : Dhwani Saxena I D ; Special Prizes : Yugrraj Kukreja,
I E; Anika Mittal, I B; Shivank Kapoor, I D

TALENT SHOW

"Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What's a sundial in the shade?" -Benjamin Franklin

We, at St. Mark's, firmly believe that each

individual has within him a potential

waiting to be explored and fostered.

Keeping in line with this thought, a 'Talent
Show’ was organised for the tiny tots of

KG, wherein students were provided with

an opportunity to showcase their brilliance

in a riveting manner. The little ones

engaged in art forms like dance, music,

theatre and poetry recitation, and

mesmerized the audience with their

captivating performances.

The winners of the competition were as

follows: First Prize

Prisha Sharma

(Rajasthani Folk Dance)

Second Prize Special Prizes :

Harneet Kaur Hriday Bhola,KG B (Role play as 'Chandra Shekhar Azad') ;

(Dance on Gujarati song) Devansh, KG A (Role Play as 'Bhagat Singh’);

Third Prize Kezia Verma, KG C (Folk dance);

Tuisha Das Manayu Arora, KG C (Singing- Proud to be an Indian);

18 (Dance on Bengali song) Hiren Gupta, KG A (Recitation- Down in the forest)

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FROM PAGE TO STAGE

"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can

share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." - Oscar Wilde.

To provide our budding actors with an opportunity to nurture their acting skills, 'From Page to Stage', Inter-

Section English Play Competition was organised for the students of Class IV on 03 August and for Class V
on 24 September. Students of Class IV showcased their talent in plays from children's classics like ‘The
Jungle Book’, ‘Alice's Adventures in Wonderland’, ‘The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood’, ‘Peter Pan’,
‘Doctor Dolittle’ and ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’. Class V students exhibited their dramatic skills in
Classics like ‘Little Women’, ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘David Copperfield’, ‘Tom Sawyer’ and
‘Mary Poppins’.

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MATHS AND SCIENCE QUEST Loyalty, Truth & Honour

Our school conducted Maths and Science Quest for Classes VI to XII from 25 July to 27 July 2022 .

MATHS

“Mathematics is the language with which God has written the Universe”. - Galileo Galilei

The primary objective of organising the Maths Quest was to understand the connection of mathematical concepts with

real life situations.

As a part of this quest students of Class VI participated enthusiastically in Sudoku puzzle solving. The competition

helped students to improve concentration and focus.Kanak Gambhir of VI D , the winner of Sudoku activity,

completed the puzzle in the shortest span of time.

Fun with tangrams activity was organised for students of Class VII . The tangram is a dissection puzzle consisting of

seven flat polygons which are out together to form different shapes. Each student prepared seven geometrical pieces of

the puzzle on a square sheet of paper and created beautiful patterns using these geometrical pieces . They also

calculated the area and the perimeter of the tangram patterns. The aim of the activity was to build visual spatial skills in

children and learn the concept of area and perimeter in a playful manner .

Learning 2D and 3D shapes can be a blast for the students because there are so many different objects of different

shapes around us. Students of Class VIII created 3D shapes like cube, cuboid, prism, pyramid and many more using

toothpicks and clay of different colours .

A quiz on logical reasoning was conducted for Class IX . The students were tested on various topics of logical

reasoning such as, time and distance, age , probability etc. The first round was an Open for all round from which top 5

students were selected from every section for the second round. The students who were declared the toppers in Round
2 were : First – Nikita, IX C ; Second – Ayush Utsav, IX F; Third – Vaibhav Bhola, IX B and Vansh, IX E.
A quiz ‘ Mystery Hunt’ was conducted for Class X. The students were tested on various topics of Mathematics such as

distance/time, Quadratic Equations, Linear Equations, Statistics etc. All the students of each section of Class X

participated with full enthusiasm. Top 5 students from every section of Class X were selected for Round 2. In Round 2,

students were given questionnaires based on mathematical concepts.

Following students were the winners of Round 2 : First - Krishiv Makhija X B; Second - Gaurav Saluja X A; Third -

Rajat X A

A puzzle round was conducted for students of Class XI which they enjoyed doing.

Incorporating the general concepts of Mathematics, an Inter-class MATHS CROSSWORD PUZZLE was organised for

Class XII. The winning 20 students participated in the Final Round that was the Relay round called MIND

BOGGLERS. Maths Relays are designed to give students an opportunity to participate in mathematics competition

featuring knowledge, ability, and speed. Mathematics is not about numbers, equations or computations; It is about

understanding. The geniuses who aced the mathematical arena were-

First position XIIC - Balveer Singh, Daksh Khuttan

Second position XIIG - Aakash, Aatharv Chanana

Third position XIID - Suhani, Annsh Siingh

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SCIENCE
“The whole of Science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking” – Albert Einstein

Owing to the fast paced world that we are living in, we are getting far from nature. In today’s environment of screens
and distractions, it’s more essential than ever that children spend time outdoors for physical, emotional and social
health. Keeping these aspects in mind, a science quest activity- ‘Herb Fairies’ was organised for Class VI on July 27,

2022. In this activity, students brought a potted plant of their choice. After doing research about different plants as

medicinal, herbal and air purifying, they not only learnt about the uses of these plants but also created awareness

about a healthy and green environment to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Technological gadgets promote independent learning, enhance communication, speed up work and boost

collaboration. The students of Class VII were asked to describe the components of an Electric Gadget. The students

brought Solar equipment, Mosquito coils and eco-friendly gadgets. The main objective of the activity was to create

awareness, instill scientific temperament and values. They described the components and uses of each gadget.
Students of Class VIII were asked to research on one of the topics – ‘Biggest challenge faced by ocean life’ or
‘Innovations for protection of ocean life’. They also prepared reports using relevant content and pictures.

Class IX students enthusiastically participated in Science skit competition. They presented various scientific principles
like Newton’s third law of motion, Environmental degradation and Ozone depletion through a short skit.

The students of Class X demonstrated various one minute activities based on scientific principles. The students

participated diligently and were able to understand different principles they use and see in their everyday lives. The
demonstration that won prizes were : First Position – Akshit Jain, Bhavya Kumar, Sahaj Nath, Divjot Kambo, Disha
Arora and Prahas Kalra of Class X E enlightened us about High Torque Robotic Crane ; Second Position – Tanisha,
Siya Nair, Yashika, Vaishnavi Dixit, Bhumika Goyal of Class X D demonstrated the Tyndall Effect ; Third Position –

Chirag Kapoor, Varnika, Ananya Bhalla, Prarthana Aggrawal, Jiya Maini, Krishiv Makhija and Sambhavi Singh of

Class X B spoke on General Relativity. Pranshu Aggrawal, Gurasis Oberoi, Vinayak, Garv Jain, Suhani of Class X F

demonstrated an Obstacle Avoider.

The Students of class XI had a panel discussion on the topic - Environmental Chemistry using sustainable

development goals. The objective was to encourage students to inculcate the feeling of sustainable development and

to make them understand the value of time and to help them in the proper utilisation of time.

An informative talk session was organised for the students of Class XII for celebrating scientific temperament among
youth. Dr Hardeep Kaur, enhanced students’ knowledge about the interplay among human immune system, Covid-19

Pandemic and vaccination. She explained about innate, acquired and herd immunity, citing various examples such as
colostrum which is high in antibodies and antioxidants to build a new born baby’s immune system. Further she also

explained the differences between Covishield and Covaxin. She encouraged innovation through science among the

students and helped students in crafting a personal toolkit in the field of biosciences. It was a knowledgeable and fun

filled interactive workshop. The session was thoroughly enjoyed by the students.

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PRETEND PLAY
“The most beautiful world is always entered through imagination.” - Helen Keller

Although perceived as a mere fun activity,
Pretend Play helps toddlers and preschoolers in
building their imagination and vocabulary.
The students of Class Nursery energetically
participated in 'Pretend Play’ Competition and
had the amazing opportunity to be imaginative
and silver-tongued at the same time. Students
showcased their dynamic personalities by
dressing up as their chosen character and spoke
about them.
Their enactments were appreciated by our
Principal, judges and teachers as they stole the
show with their colourful imagination .
The winners were as follows:
I Prize : Aarav Chopra, Nursery B (ATM Machine)
II Prize: Eshnoor Kaur, Nursery D (Bird); Prisha Sharma, Nursery B(Drop of water)
III Prize: Aadvik Jain, Nursery C (Earth); Aayush Kumar, Nursery D (Apple)
Special Prizes: Rudranshi Nainwal, Nursery A(Peacock); Divyana Vadehra, Nursery B (Coconut);
Sahej Desour Nursery E (Cauliflower); Harshit Jaiswal, Nursery B (Rainbow); Avleen Kaur, Nursery
D(Flower)

ODYSSEY 2022
"I look somewhat silly, And extremely quilly.
And if I shoot my quill at you, Run fast,
I am a porcupine see these quills of mine."

Tanishka of Class ll A participated in
the cultural fest 'ODYSSEY 2022’,
organised by St. Cecilia’s Public School, Vikaspuri. She
participated in the event 'Jungle Safari' and had to introduce
herself as one of the wild animals. Tanishka dressed up as a
quilly porcupine and eloquently spoke about the animal.
She secured the FIRST POSITION in the competition.

ARCADIA 2022
Our students from the Senior school won laurels in the event
‘Technovanza’, competing with 30 schools in an Inter-school
multifaceted fest 'Arcadia 2022' organized by Paramount
International School, Dwarka. In this event, the students were
required to design an attractive website using programming
languages like HTML, CSS, Javascript, Query. Vinayak Aggarwal
X F and Prakhar Jindal X C participated as a team and bagged the
Second Prize. They made a brilliant website on the topic Human
Augmentation - Possibility to Reality, exploring different facets of
Artificial Intelligence.
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CREATIVE WRITING
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou
A Creative Writing Competition in English and Hindi, organised under the auspices of Ramjas Foundation,
was conducted by Ramjas Primary School, Darya Ganj, in which more than 30 schools participated. 12
students of our school took part in different categories- Sub Junior English, Hindi and Junior English, Hindi
categories.
Ayushi, VIII E bagged the First Prize in English Creative Writing in Junior category and Lakshay Sharma,
VIII C won the Second Prize in Hindi Creative Writing in Junior category.

20TH BREM DUTT MEMORIAL
Students of our school participated in the 20th Brem Dutt Memorial Pan India Inter School Competition
2022, organized by Cambridge Foundation School, Rajouri Garden. Rakshit Gupta, VI E bagged the First
Prize in the event – ‘Fictilicious’. Saumya Sukhija, VII D bagged the Fist Prize in the event - ‘Me, My,
Mine’ Gursimar Singh Rekhi, XII E bagged the First Prize in ‘Silver Screen Merchandise’, in which he
prepared an interesting video, choosing a movie clip from a Bollywood film (Avtaar). He showcased the
concept of Entrepreneurship and analysed it. He also included the learning outcome of the chosen clip and
tried to strike a similarity between the main character (Rajesh Khanna) and a real life business leader
(Steve Jobs).

Rakshit Gupta (VI E) Gursimar Singh Rekhi (XII E ) Saumya Sukhija (VII E)
First Prize First Prize First Prize

FICTILICIOUS – Silver Screen Merchandise Me, My & Mine
Character Enactment
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WAR OF WORDS
“The purpose of debate is to explore issues, not end them”.
- David Gemmell

Our students from middle school won accolades for their stupendous
performance during Inter-school Debate Fest ‘War Of Words’
organized by St. Thomas’ School, Dwarka, wherein more than 70
schools participated. The team of Anika Dewan, VIII D and Praneet
Kaur, VIII C bagged First Prize - the Best Team in the Junior
Category. Praneet Kaur was declared the Best Speaker For The
Motion.

PI QUIZ

The Pi Quiz, organised by IIM Indore for the students of Classes IX to XII, is a school-level national talent
conducted by the students of IIM Indore. The Pi-Quiz (TPQ) comprises of two carefully designed rounds
that assess the analytical skills, logical reasoning abilities and mental astuteness of the participants. Round 1
of TPQ was conducted on 29 August on an online platform. Ayush Utsav, IX F is one of the top 30 national
rankers from all over INDIA and he has been invited to the IIM Indore campus for Round 2 of TPQ.

JASPALIAN ARCADE

''Words can’t express what music can. It’s a universal language.”
Our students participated in Jaspalian Arcade organised by Jaspal Kaur Public School, Shalimar Bagh.

Amreet Kaur, lll C secured the Second Position in Vanya Sharma, V D won the Second Position in the
the virtual event 'Sustainable Couture’, wherein she event – “Marine Denizens’. She dressed up as the
marine animal ‘Whale’ and expounded how the
demonstrated the best possible way to use waste
materials. animal influences the environment in so many ways,

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performance, beating more than 20 schools pan India. Amitoj
Singh XII F, Aarushh Narula X E and Sirjan Pratap Saini IX A
selected guitar, drums and keyboard to compose freestyle music
keeping in mind rhythm, originality, beat and coordination.

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FEST – EUPHONY 2022 R L Chopra Creative Writing Competition
was organised by
"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can“
The Indian Heights School conducted it's Annual Inter-School Fest- New Era Public School, Mayapuri.
'Euphony-2022, An Amalgamation of Creativity' from 23 and 24 Manmeet Kaur IX E
August, 2022. We are delighted to share the result of the event, where
our students from senior school won accolades for their performance, in won a Consolation Prize.
an event where more than 20 schools participated.

Kush Aggarwal of XII G prepared a website based on Educational field using coding, HTML and CSS

securing the First Position , using new trends in web design, development, and branding. In another

competition Tushar Jha of XI A bagged the Second Position in the competition 'Wings of Words - an
Extempore’ . It is perfectly said that words have no limit, and they are your wings. Tushar Kumar proved it

to be true through his speech on Sustainable Development Goals.

ANNUAL INTER SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHS FESTIVAL - QUEST 2022

St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, organized ‘Annual Inter School Science and Maths Festival - Quest

2022, for the students of classes VI - XII, with interactive and stimulating events aimed to put their scientific

knowledge and skills to test, and teach them the relevance of their learning and teamwork.

We are delighted in sharing the result of the event, where our students were recognised for their performances in the

following competitions :
Aditi Gulia XII F and Lavanya XI A bagged First Prize in ‘Blossom N Bloom’, which was a flower arrangement
competition with the theme “Coastal Beauty”. The participants had to display an arrangement using fresh flowers and

had to give a suitable caption as well.

Tanishk Mehrotra XII E & Suhani XII D won Second and Third Prize respectively in Science Debate, where they
spoke eloquently on the topic ‘Adoption is better than Surrogacy'.

Jaisnavi and Akusjeet Singh of Class VI D won Second Position in 'Imitating Nature', wherein Jaisnavi dressed up as a
leaf, an element of nature, and spoke with great confidence about ‘Photosynthesis’ while Akusjeet spoke about
‘Artificial Photosynthesis’, a scientific innovation inspired by nature.

Jasleen Kaur of VII C bagged the First Prize (Special Category) in the event 'Vastukala Mein Ganit', in which she

prepared a model based on Architecture in Maths and explained the model with full confidence .

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OLYMPIAD Loyalty, Truth & Honour

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD FOUNDATION (SOF) has been conducting
exams for school students for the past 25 years and is popularising academic
growth and fostering a healthy competitive personality among students.
Our students participated in the Olympiad exams, held in the Year 2021-22,
where 68000 schools from 68 countries registered for seven Olympiads and
millions of students appeared in them.
Ayush Utsav, IX F has won accolades and received medals and certificates in
the following categories-
1) Olympiad Topper Gold Medal in International Informatics Olympiad along
with a cash prize of Rs. 750
2) Olympiad Topper Gold Medal in Smart Kid General Knowledge Olympiad
along with a gift voucher worth Rs. 500
3) Zonal(Class Topper) Gold Medal in International Olympiad of Science,
Maths and English

LEARN-O-TEST WORLD OLYMPIAD

Learn-O-Test World Olympiad was organised by Edunext Technologies
with the initiative of providing a unique competitive platform to
identify the young geniuses and to create a future talent pool.
Divena Gupta of Class IV secured Rank 11 in the Computer Olympiad
and Rank 44 in the Mathematics Olympiad. She has been awarded with
wireless keyboards and Certificates of Participation.

INDIA SPELL BEE 2021-22

Students of our school participated in the 'India Spell
Bee 2021-22' and delivered a fantastic performance.
Ayush Utsav of Class IX F was declared the State
Topper in his group. He also secured the First
Position at the Regional Level and was awarded
with a Gold Medal and Certificate for his
accomplishment. Our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur
Ahluwalia congratulated all the winners and
appreciated them for their hard work! The prize
winners were :

Regional Level Winner (Gold Medal & Certificate) : Ayush Utsav IX F
School Level Winners (Gold Medal & Certificate) : Mishita Gulati ll A ; Divena Gupta IV C;
Mayra Rawal V C; Srishti Sethi VII E; Ayush Utsav IX F

DISTRICT LEVEL WINNER

Hindustan Olympiad, a National Level multi-subject Olympiad, is identified

as one of the world’s biggest Olympiads, with a legacy of 7 years and has

empowered around 11 Lakh students by providing a unique platform to

compete at a national level by revealing the competence levels of the students

in all major subjects. We are elated to share with you all that Pranshu Arora of

Class IV-F participated in the Olympiad this year and secured the

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'ह िंदी रसधारा' Loyalty, Truth & Honour

अंतर विद्यालय साहित्ययक प्रततयोगिता

''मन की भाषा, प्रेम की भाषा

ह ंिदी ै,भारत जन की भाषा।"

ह िंदी भाषा साह त्य और संिस्कृ हत का अनुपम रूप ै, और छात्रिं मंे ह ंिदी भाषा के प्रहत प्रेम की भावना जागृत
करने के उद्देश्य से मारे हवद्यालय मंे १४ हसतिंबर २०२२ कर अिंतर हवद्यालय प्रहतयरहगता 'ह िंदी रसधारा' का
आयरजन हकया गया।
इस अवसर पर माननीय अध्यक्ष म रदय श्री टी. पी. अग्रवाल जी, प्रधानाचायाा जी श्रीमती इंिदरप्रीत कौर
आ ्लूवाहलया, प्रवेश व अनुशासन प्रभारी श्रीमती ज्यरत्सना हवश्वकमाा, प्राथहमक कक्षाओिं की समन्वयक श्रीमती
अचाना पुरी, हनर्ाायकगर् श्रीमती नीतू पािंचाल, डा. आरती, श्रीमती सुषमा गुप्ता, श्रीमती स्ने चावला व प्रहतभागी
छात् उपस्थथत थे।
कायाक्रम का आरिं भ दीप प्रज्जवलन व एक सुंिदर नृत्य प्रस्तुहत 'स्वराहगनी' के साथ हकया गया। मारी प्रधानाचायाा
जी ने उपस्थथत सभी लरगरिं कर ह िंदी हदवस की शुभकामनाएँ दींि तथा प्रहतयरहगयरिं का उत्सा बढाया ।

कक्षा प्रथम के छात्रंि ने 'देश के चमकते हसतारे ' नामक प्रहतयरहगता में भाग हलया और दशाकरिं कर मारे देश के
कु छ ऐसे म त्वपूर्ा लरगरंि के बारे में बताया हजन्रनिं े देश का नाम पूरी दुहनया में रौशन हकया ै ।

कक्षा हितीय के छात्रंि ने 'एक क ानी कठपुतली की जुबानी' नामक प्रहतयरहगता मंे भाग हलया व सभी कर अपने
कथा वाचन कौशल से मंित्मुग्ध कर हदया।

कक्षा तृतीय के छात्रिं ने 'प्रकृ हत कु छ क ती ै' नामक प्रहतयरहगता में भाग हलया तथा अपने वक्तृत्व कौशल से
सबकर ैरान कर हदया ।

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कक्षा चतुथी के छात्रंि ने ास्य कहव सम्मेलन मंे अपनी मजेदार कहवताएँ सुनाई तथा दशाकरिं कर लरट-परट कर
हदया ।

"देश प्रेम से बडा करई धमा न ी,ंि तथा देश भस्क्त से बडी करई भस्क्त न ीिं ।"

इसी हवचार के साथ कक्षा पाँचवी के छात्रिं ने 'वीरगाथा' नामक प्रहतयरहगता मंे भाग हलया तथा दशाकरिं कर भारत
के कु छ ऐसे म त्वपूर्ा लरगरिं से अवगत करवाया, हजनकी वीरता ने उन्ें इहत ास के पन्रंि मंे अमर कर हदया ै।

इस प्रहतयरहगता में सेंट मार्क्ा स्कू ल की तीनरिं शाखाओिं के छात्रंि ने बहुत जरश और उत्सा के साथ भाग हलया।

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काव्य पाठ प्रहियोहििा

कहवता साह त्य का मूल ै । बच्रंि के बीच कहवता की सुगिंध फै लाने के हलए कक्षा नसारी के हलए ह ंिदी काव्य
पाठ प्रहतयरहगता आयरहजत की गई हजसमंे छात्रिं ने प्रकृ हत, पेड, फल-सस्ियाँ जैसे हवहभन् हवषयरंि पर
आधाररत कहवताओिं का काव्य पाठ हकया। उनके संुिदर भावर,ंि हवचाररंि और मासूम ाव-भाव के जादू ने सभी कर
मिंत्मुग्ध कर हदया ।

प्रहतयरहगता का पररर्ाम कु छ इस प्रकार र ा:

प्रथम पुरस्कार रुद्ाशं ी ननै वाल (नसरग ी-ए)
द्ववतीय
पुरस्कार रुद्ाक्षी (नसरग ी - िी)
ततृ ीय
परु स्कार भव्या (नसरग ी - एफ),

ववशषे अयान ममश्रा (नसरग ी-एफ)
परु स्कार मोहहशा उप्पल (नसरग ी-बी), रुबनी कौर
(नसरग ी-ए), हवषतग िायसवाल (नसरग ी-
बी), अशनरू कौर (नसरग ी-सी), आद्ववक
िैन (नसरग ी-सी)

कहवता मनुष्य की स्मृहत, उसके भाव बरध और हवकल्प के सपनरंि की आवाज ै। यहद कहवताएँ न रती, तर
मानवीय अनुभूहत के वे इलाके अलहक्षत र जाते, जर हवज्ञान, राजनीहत और जीवन की हदनचयाा के मानहचत्
में दजा न ींि ंै।
बच्रंि कर कहवताओिं कॆ म त्व का बरध कराने के हलए कक्षा के .जी. के छात्रंि के हलए ह ंिदी काव्य पाठ
प्रहतयरहगता आयरहजत की गई। छात्रंि ने काव्य पाठ के हलए त्यौ ार,पररवार, फल, खेल स्खलौने जैसे हवहभन्
हवषयरंि कर बहुत जरश और उत्सा के साथ चुना तथा सुंिदर भावर,ंि हवचाररिं और लय के साथ काव्य पाठ का
आनंिद हलया।
प्रहतयरहगता का हनर्ाय इस प्रकार र ा :

प्रथम पुरस्कार अक्षन्त शुक्ला
हितीय पुरस्कार (के .जी. - बी)
तृतीय पुरस्कार नंैसी पासवान
(के .जी. - सी)
हवशेष पुरस्कार
यश्वी राज
(के .जी. - बी)
देवािंश (के .जी. - ए), हश्रजा गुप्ता
(के .जी. - ए), वान्या गरस्वामी (के .जी.
- ए) , अयान नागपाल (के .जी. - सी)
, हदहवशा (के .जी. - डी)

परै ामाउं ट इंटरनेशनल स्कू ल, द्वारका द्वारा आयोजित अतं र ववद्यालय 29
प्रततयोगिता आके डिया 2022 के अतं ितग ततृ ीय-िी के अभ्युदय आशीष ने
'अतुल्य भारत' कायकग ्रम मंे ववशेष परु स्कार पाकर स्कू ल का नाम रौशन ककया।
उन्होंने एपीिे अब्दलु कलाम के चररत्र को गचत्रत्रत ककया और अत्यगिक
आत्मववश्वास, स्पष्टता और िहराई के साथ बात की।
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वाद-वववाद प्रततयोगिता
“अच्छे हवचाररिं और स ी खरज के हलए वाद -हववाद ै जरूरी ।“

वाद-हववाद का सबसे प्रमुख आधार उसमे हवशेषज्ञता
ाहसल करना तथा अपने तकों िारा हनर्ाायक मंिडल

कर प्रभाहवत करना ै | हदनांिक ८ अगस्त २०२२ कर
संेट हसहसहलया हवद्यालय िारा कक्षा ग्यार वींि के
छात्-छात्ाओिं के हलए वाद-हववाद प्रहतयरहगता का
आयरजन हकया गया |कक्षा ग्यार वीिं कर हदया गया
हवषय था – तका -हवतका “मधुर संिबंिध : एक उपचार
या व्यापार ।"
सभी स भाहगयरिं ने अपने तकों िारा हनर्ाायक
मण्डल कर प्रभाहवत हकया | इस प्रहतयरहगता मंे
लगभग २० हवद्यालयरिं ने भाग हलया । हजसमंे सेंट
मार्क्ा ,जनकपुरी हवद्यालय से कक्षा ग्यार वीिं डी की
छात्ा जसकीरत कौर कर पक्ष और कक्षा ग्यार वींि डी
के छात् स ज गगा कर हवपक्ष का प्रथम हवजेता घरहषत
हकया गया ।
प्रिानाचायाग िी श्रीमती इंदरप्रीत कौर आहलवु ामलया िी द्वारा वाद -वववाद प्रततयोगिता के वविेताओं को
प्राथनग ा सभा मंे प्रमाण -पत्र प्रदान ककया िया ।

अंतर ववद्यालय प्रततयोगिता

अप्रत्यामशत पि “नारी -िीवन शोषण से समदृ ्िता की ओर” अतं र ववद्यालय प्रततयोगिता का
आयोिन कैं त्रिि फाउं िशे न स्कू ल रािौरी िािनग के द्वारा ककया िया था | प्रततयोगिता में सटंे
मार्कसग सीतनयर सेकंे िरी स्कू ल िनकपुरी कक्षा आठवीं सी की छात्रा प्रणीत कौर ने कववता का भाव
अमभव्यजर्कत के साथ अप्रततम वाचन ककया जिसमें इस छात्रा ने नारी िीवन के तहत द्ौपदी की
िाथा और आि की नारी का वणनग ककया | वही आठवी बी की छात्रा तववशी शमाग ने उसका
अमभनय करके प्रस्तुतीकरण हदया | दोनों छात्राओं ने इस िततववगि का अद्भतु समन्वय अपनी
प्रततभा के माध्यम से दशायग ा और इस प्रततयोगिता में प्रथम स्थान प्राप्त ककया |
इस उपलजब्ि पर उन्हें हाहदगक शभु कामनाएँा और बिाई दी िाती हैl

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प्रहतयरहगता 'अनमरल रत्न ' मे कक्षा हितीय की छात्ा
काव्या राजपूत ने हितीय पुरस्कार प्राप्त हकया। इस
प्रहतयरहगता मे काव्या ने तुलसीदास िारा रहचत रामचररत
मानस के संुिदरकािंड के दर र का गायन अहत उत्तम तरीके
से हकया और सबकर मिंत्मुग्ध कर हदया । ाहदाक
शुभकामनाएँ काव्या!

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संिस्कृ ि हदवस

सिंस्कृ त सभी भाषाओँ की जननी ै | य भाषा प्राचीन काल में सबसे ज़्यादा ऋहष मुहनयरंि के िारा उपयरग की
जाती थी | सभी वेदर-िं ऋग्वेद, सामवेद, यजुवेद और अथवावेद की मह मा का गुर्गान इसी भाषा मंे हकया गया

ैं | इसहलए प्राचीन भारतीय भाषा कॆ सिंवर्द्ान ेतु एवंि इसे पुनजीहवत करने के हलए प्रहतवषा सिंस्कृ त हदवस
‘श्रावर् पूहर्ामा’ के हदन मनाया जाता ै | सिंस्कृ त भाषा की म त्ता समझाते हुए ‘लेरी पेज’ जी ने इसे ‘गूगल
ट् ांिसलेटर’में सस्िहलत हकया |

प्रहत वषा की भाँहत इस वषा भी मारे हवद्यालय ‘सेंट मार्क्ा सीहनयर सेकें डरी पस्िक स्कू ल, जनकपुरी’ के िारा
सिंस्कृ त हदवस का आयरजन 23 अगस्त 2022 कर हकया गया | कक्षा छठी से आठवींि तक के प्रत्येक वगा से तीन -
तीन छात्रंि ने इस प्रहतयरहगता मंे उत्सा पूवाक भाग हलया | कक्षा छठी के छात्रंि ने साहभनय बाल गीतरंि का गायन
प्रस्तुत हकया, सातवीिं और आठवीिं के छात्रिं ने धाहमाक स्तरत्र,िं स्तुहतयरिं एवम् देशभस्क्त संिस्कृ त गीतरंि का गायन
हकया | सभाभवन का वातावरर् एक हवशेष प्रकार की सकारात्मक ऊजाा से भर उठा था | कायाक्रम के अंित मंे
छात्रिं िारा दी गई सिंगीतमय प्रस्तुती ने कायाक्रम मंे चार चाँद लगा हदए | इस अवसर पर उपस्थथत माननीय
हनर्ाायकगर् डॉ० उषा लाल जी और डॉ० प्रेम देवली जी ने छात्रंि का उत्सा वधान करते हुए उनकी सरा ना की
और सभी छात् - छात्ाओंि कर शुभाशीष हदए |

प्रथम पुरस्कार नहं दनी सोनकर (छठी-ए), अमं शका ततवारी (सातवीं -सी ), तववशी शमाग (आठवीं -बी )
द्ववतीय पुरस्कार कतनष्का कपूर (छठी-ए), पावनी िीिं रा (सातवीं -ए ), साईनमन पराशर (आठवीं -ए )
ततृ ीय पुरस्कार आरनवी सनु ेिा (छठी-ए), ररया िोयल (सातवीं -िी ), अहदती ​(आठवी -िी)
सातं ्वना पुरस्कार प्रांशी कपूर (छठी-ए), सौम्या सुखीिा (सातवीं -िी ), कृ तत (आठवी -ए)

क्षेत्रीय स्तर प्रततयोगिता

आंध्र सोसायटी िनकपरु ी के प्रांिण मंे 25 अिस्त िुरुवार के हदन आशु भाषण प्रततयोगिता का
आयोिन ककया िया था | जिसके अतं ितग क्षेत्रीय स्तर के 25 ववद्यालयों के छात्रों ने भाि

मलया| छात्रों ने ववमभन्न ववषयों पर अपने ववचार प्रस्ततु ककये | सभी प्रततभागियों को ववषय हदए
िए, 5 ममनट का समय उन्हें अपने ववचारों को संिहठत करने के मलए प्रदान ककया िया |
प्रततयोगिता में सभी ज्वलंत ववषयों को उठाया िया | भारत की सरु क्षा से लेकर स्वच्छता तक
,सोशल नटे वककंि ि ,नारी शोषण , नारी उत्थान से आज़ादी के अमतृ महोत्सव तक के ववषय थे
जिसमंे छात्रों ने बढ़चढ़ कर हहस्सा मलया | इस प्रततयोगिता में सटंे मार्कसग सीतनयर सेकंे िरी
स्कू ल िनकपरु ी की कक्षा आठवीं -बी की ताववशी शमाग ने बहुत ही आकषकग तरीके से अपने
ववचारों को प्रस्तुत ककया | 25 ववद्यालयों की इस प्रततयोगिता मंे इस छात्रा को द्ववतीय परु स्कार
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SPORTS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

Sports is an extremely important component for the overall development of our nation.

HANDBALL
The National Programme for Development of Sports, branded as Khelo
India, aims at improving India's sports culture at the grass-root level through
organized talent identification, structured sporting competitions and
infrastructure development. We feel elated to share with you all that Shagun
Shukla of class XII B has been selected to participate in Khelo India Youth
Games 2022 as part of the Delhi Handball Team. The team was blessed
before the match by honourable Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar
Lal Khattar. Shagun Shukla of class XII B was selected to participate and
represent Team Delhi in Khelo India Youth Games 2022 as part of the Delhi
Handball Team. Team Delhi has secured the 3rd position in the tournament.

BADMINTON Our Physical Education
Sirjan Pratap Saini, IX A won Teacher(PET)
the Second Prize in Transform
Open Badminton Championship, Mr. Yogesh Kaushik has
Gurgaon, organised by Delhi been appointed as the
Capital Badminton Association Technical Official for
at the district level for the West
zone, in the category Mixed Khelo India Youth Games.
Doubles Under 15 Boys. He has
been awarded with a certificate
and a Silver Medal.

TABLE TENNIS
Pawan Solanki, IX E has secured Second Position in
Under 15, Third Position in Under 19 and First Position in
Men’s Team in 2nd Open Table Tennis Tournament
sponsored by Aspire Table Tennis Academy, Hisar. He has
also been awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 2200.

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ZONAL JUDO COMPETITION

Zonal Judo Competition was held at Kamal Public
School, Vikas Puri, from 7 to 9 September 2022,
in which the students of our school performed
commendably and bagged 5 Gold Medals,
1 Silver Medal and 4 Bronze Medals in different
categories.
Gold : Nidhi Kashyap VIII F; Manyata X C ,
Bhumi Singh IX A; Aditya Tanwar XI A ; Kanika
XA
Silver : Liyansh X E
Bronze : Bhawna VI C ; Bhumika Kapoor XII F ;
Kunal VI B ; Devansh Joshi X F

EVACUATION DRILL
"It is better to prepare and prevent than it is to repair and repent." -Ezra Taft Benson

TREE PLANTATION DRIVE – The purpose of these drills is to ensure
that students are aware about how to
exit the building safely as quickly as
possible in case fire, smoke or any other
emergency. The drill also familiarizes

the students with the sound of the
evacuation alarm.

Each One Plant One
Save Trees Save Yourself

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FATHER’S DAY
Let’s show our love and affection to our superhero – our pillar of strength.

Students of Classes IV and V cheerfully celebrated Father's Day by showering their role models with beautiful
tokens of love. Students of Class IV engaged in the activity 'Tied up with Love' and wrote heart-touching
messages for their dads. Students of Class V recited poems and appreciated their fathers by making attractive
'Thank You' cards.

MOTHER’S DAY
“A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible” – Marion C. Garretty.

To show gratitude and respect towards the most flawless creation of God, the students of Classes Nursery &
KG made lovely cards. Students of Class I were engaged in making beautiful photo frames and wall hangings
while the students of Classes II and III made interesting banners using strings of flowers and colourful Tokens
of Appreciation.

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BASTILLE DAY

Bastille Day, also known as La fête Nationale, is celebrated every year on July 14 in France This day
symbolises liberty, equality, and fraternity : the revolutionary essence that France is eternally proud of. To
celebrate this momentous day, the students of Class VI enthusiastically participated in various activities
including Sash making, Brooch making, making Mini French Newspapers and French flags. Through these
activities, the students learned the significance of this day and understood what each of the three colours of
the French Flag symbolises. An entertaining and informative assembly was also put up by Class VI
students, wherein they briefly explained the history and celebratory traditions on Bastille Day in France
along with a cheerful song ‘Vive la France’.

NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY

Students of Classes VI to VIII performed various acts of kindness, wherein they defined kindness as

helping others both physically and emotionally. They selflessly fed the stray dogs with great care. They

planted trees to encourage and promote environmental sustainability and read stories to their siblings.

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Grandparent’s Day

We are fortunate to have our grandparents around us who are fountains of wisdom, experience and
storytelling. They can inspire us to continue striving or warn us of dangers we're unaware of. We should look
up to them for guidance whenever and wherever possible.

LIMERICK DAY INTERNATIONAL WORKER’S DAY

Limericks are used as a literary device in a poetic One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary
form to create funny imagery. Through this, men. No machine can do the work of one
students learn to connect together phrases and extraordinary man. - Elbert Hubbard.
thoughts that are unusual and humorous.
To incite students’ interest in writing poetry, Students of Classes Nursery to V presented the
'Limerick Day' activity was organised for the support staff with their beautiful creations of
students of Classes IV and V. Students wrote witty 'Gracias Cards', 'Badges of Appreciation',
and intriguing Limericks and illustrated them with 'Bouquets of Acknowledgement' etc.
bright pictures. They not only enjoyed the activity, They were overwhelmed with happiness on
but also cherished it as a great learning experience. receiving these tokens of love from the little
ones.
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YOGA DAY
‘The essence of yoga is balance - not just balance within the
body or that between the mind and the body, but also balance

in the human relationship with the world.’
On the occasion of 8th International Yoga Day, celebrated on
21 June, the students, teachers as well as other members of
the staff, engaged in various events and activities. To
celebrate this day in all its glory, the teachers of our school
attended an invigorating Yoga Session held at Dilli Haat,
Janakpuri. The session was organised by Directorate of
Ayush, Govt. of Delhi under the theme of 'Yoga for
Humanity', wherein a number of Yoga asanas were performed
by the participants. Our Physical Education Teacher, Mr.
Rahul Rajput organized a session for the NCC cadets,
members of the office and support staff. They practiced a
wide variety of asanas, each holding its own relevance.

ORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

Let’s protect our environment – keep it clean and green.

PET DAY

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains
unawakened.” —Anatole France

To celebrate the furry and fuzzy bundles of joy, Pet Day was
celebrated by the students of Pre-Primary Classes, wherein parents,
who are pet owners, were invited to School along with their pets.
Tails wagging, cats meowing and parrots chirping - it was a sight of
pure joy, as our little ones played with the pets and interacted with
the grown-ups. Students learnt about the eating habits of various
animals and how they are taken care of. They showered the pet
owners with their questions and the parents patiently satiated their
curiosity.

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INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY WORLD PAPER BAG DAY

Let’s conserve this glorious species which is nearing Let’s resort to using paper bags in our
extinction.
daily lives and protect the
Students of Class Nursery to II enthusiastically
participated in various activities. environment from contamination.

CHOCOLATE DAY
"As long as there is chocolate, there will be happiness." - Wayne Gerard Trotman

Chocolate Day was cherished and celebrated by students of Classes Nursery and KG in the most delicious
way possible. Class Nursery decorated scrumptious cupcakes with chocolate syrup and sprinkles. Class KG
made scrummy 'Chocolate Balls' using biscuits and chocolate syrup and garnished them with Gems and
sprinkles. The energy and excitement in the classrooms was palpable.

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EARTH DAY
“Love the Earth as you would love yourself"- John Denver

Keeping this motto in mind, an array of activities were organised for students of Classes I to X on 22 April to

celebrate Earth Day. Students of Class Nursery and KG celebrated Earth Day with utmost fervour and enthusiasm.
Students of Class Nursery made adorable ‘Planet Earth’ cut-outs using poster colours and popsicle sticks. The
students of Class KG sang ‘Earth Day’ songs. While the students of Class I made beautiful windchimes using blue
and green ribbons, Class II wrote a few lines on Mother Earth. The students of Classes III and IV made ‘Hanging
Planters’ and ‘Pen Holders’ using waste materials to promote the idea of reusing items. Class V made beautiful ‘Bird
Feeders’ from empty cartons. Just A Minute Speech Competition was organised for Class VI, where the students
spoke on the topic ‘Identification of Single-Use Plastic and its elimination’, coming up with great ideas on how to

eliminate use of plastic. Students of Class VII participated in 'Poetry Writing and Recitation', wherein they
composed poems on the theme ‘My Earth My Future’ and recited them in the class. An 'Essay Writing' activity was
conducted for Class VIII, where the students wrote essays on the topic ‘Strategy of 6 R’s - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
Recover, Redesign and Remanufacture’. Posters and charts were also designed by the students on phasing out single
use plastic. A quiz on 'Plastic Waste Management Act, 2016’ for Classes IX and X. The students of Class XII were

shown a lecture video on 'Problems in Elimination of Single Use Plastic'.

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WORKSHOPS Loyalty, Truth & Honour

“ What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

BUILDING RESILIENCE
An enriching workshop was organised for the students of class VIII aiming at building resilience in
adolescents. Resilience becomes an important protective factor during this sensitive stage of development.
It’s understood as the ability to adapt and bounce back when surrounded by difficult situations. Our guest
speaker, Ms. Riddhi Kapoor, addressed the students to equip them with the skills required to foster resilience
so as to move towards a state of holistic health and well being.

CAREER COUNSELING SESSION
A Career Counseling Session for the students of classes XI and XII was organised in association with Times
of India, along with the team of EduMentor, a recognised brand in the education sector. The resource
persons for the session were Mr. Nakul Shairwal and Mr. Vidur Sharma. They emphasized upon the idea that
one must have in-depth knowledge of the choices lest one might end-up in a career that is not made for one.

'OGGY AND THE COCKROACHES KI FUNSHAALA
Sony YAY! in association with Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited, organised an interesting
workshop for the students of Class l. The workshop 'Oggy and the Cockroaches ki Funshaala School
Engagement Program' included fun games and activities like dressing up as Bheem and Chutki, playing a
Football Match and an intriguing quiz based on Cartoon Characters. Students engaged in the activities with
a lot of enthusiasm and were rewarded with exciting goodies. The games and activities encouraged values of
friendship, team spirit and kindness in the students.

WAYS TO BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE
To unfold the complexities of expectations of performance and self-evaluation, a workshop was conducted
for the students of Class XI on ‘Ways to Build Self Confidence’. The spokesperson, Ms. Mahika Malhotra,
talked about how the inability to fit in with your peer group, failure to meet other people’s expectations and
personal experiences can take a toll on the mental health leading to lower self esteem. Therefore, the
children were taught how positive thinking, training, knowledge and talking to other people are all useful
ways to help improve your confidence levels and grow up as a successful individual.

MOTIVATIONAL WORKSHOP
A motivational workshop was conducted by Orient Blackswan Publication. The resource person Ms.
Monisha Gupta, a Senior Product Specialist with Orient Blackswan, conducted the motivational session. She
highlighted upon skills like critical thinking and problem solving through various hands-on activities

NEP AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Effective teaching is a term used to describe the knowledge, strategies and conduct of a successful educator.
It's the ability to make a positive impact on a student's life and academic career. An interesting workshop on
the topic 'NEP and Digital Technology for Effective Teaching' was organised by Cordova Publications,
wherein the resource person, Ms. Tanushree Banerjee, laid emphasis on the amalgamation of NEP and
Digital Technology to inculcate effective teaching practices in our classrooms. The workshop everyone in
gaining a better understanding of ways to make the teaching methodology more effective.

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CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME
CBSE-Centre of Excellence(COE), Delhi West, organised a Capacity Building Programme at Columbia
Foundation Senior Secondary School, Vikas Puri. The topic of the workshop was ‘Value Education in
Schools’. The objective was to imbibe values in classrooms which can provide the young generation with a
clear sense of direction. The Resource person for the event, Ms. Deepshikha Dandu, Principal, Columbia
Foundation School spoke on benefits of positive attitude, personality development, empathy, honesty and
interpersonal skills. Ms. P. Bhatia, TGT Maths attended this workshop.
CBSE - Centre of Excellence (COE) Delhi West, organised a Capacity Building programme at Jesus Mary
Joseph Sr. Sec. School, Paschim Vihar. The topic of the workshop was ‘Stress Management’. The objective
was to develop ways, skills and knowledge regarding stress management strategies. The Resource Persons
for the event Ms. Archana Narain, Principal, Indian Heights School, Dwarka and Ms. Aruna Sivaraj,
Principal, Himalaya Public School, Rohini, spoke in detail on topics like need and importance of stress
management, understanding stress, managing stress and mindful mantras for a stress free life. Our school
was represented by Ms. K. Ahuja TGT.
The CBSE-Centre of Excellence, Delhi West, organized a full day offline Capacity Building Programme on
the topic 'Happy Teachers Happy Classrooms' at Ved Vyas DAV Public School on 19 May 2022. The
resource person Ms Shalini Arora divided the session into three segments - Emotional Intelligence,
Exploring happiness and Happiness strategies that work in Classrooms. She spoke in detail about why self
awareness, self motivation and self management have an important role to play in our relationship with
students. Ms. A. Puri, who attended this session.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Experiential Learning is the process of learning by doing. By engaging students in hands-on experiences and
reflection, they are better able to connect theories and knowledge learned in the classroom to real-world
situations. An interactive, innovative and impactful workshop was conducted by Ms. Sunita Malkani and
Ms. Apjit Bassi stressing upon the significance of experiential learning. In a creative manner, they enabled
the teachers to find numerous ways to make the lessons more engaging.

EXPERIENTIAL NARRATIVE PEDAGOGY
A two-days workshop was organised by St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, for the Social
Science teachers for all the three branches of St. Mark’s School. The resource person, Mr. Vikramjit Singh
Rooprai, a famous author and educator, addressed the teachers. Mr. Singh interacted with the teachers and
trained them on ‘Experiential Narrative Pedagogy’. To make the learning process interesting and gripping,
Mr. Singh suggested that it is important to go beyond textbooks and stressed on the idea of localisation and
personalisation of the topic through connecting narratives while being in touch with the curriculum. He also
familiarised everyone with interesting and diverse ways to teach the topic via card and board games as a
group based activity.

FORUM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Forum of Public Schools organized its Annual Conference at India International Centre, New Delhi
celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, by discussing ‘How to Sustain The Richness of Indian Culture’. The

conference was attended by Ms. Ritu Khurana and Ms. Sinin from our school. The conference concluded

with a Nukkad Natak performed by Asmita Theatre Group on climate change. It was an enriching and

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ART INTEGRATION
Our Middle School Coordinator, Ms. T. Handa attended an interesting and informative Capacity Building
workshop on Art Integration was organised by CBSE at St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh on 22
July. The resource person, Ms. Reetika Bhandari focused on how different subjects can be inter-woven and
taught with the help of performing and visual arts. In the contemporary educational scenario, it is imperative
for educators as well as students to perform a SWOT analysis which would help one in assessing the
(S)trengths (W)eaknesses (O)pportunities and (T)hreats. A wide range of activities were shared and later
performed by the attendees of the workshop so that they can incorporate the same in the curriculum for
holistic development of students.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE), in collaboration with FICE Education, conducted an
interactive and informative virtual session on the use of Artificial Intelligence(AI) for Education to brief the
teachers about the National Education Policy(NEP) 2020. The resource person, Ms Deepika Singh
introduced a novel concept known as 'Digital well-being', to bring about screen time reduction as well as to
establish an ideal work-life balance. The entire session was dedicated to promoting wellness by tackling
various issues related to cyberbullying, positive body image and changing dynamics at workplace to enable
productive and healthy lifestyles.

SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Our School Librarian, Ms. H. Kaur attended Capacity Building Programme on the topic ‘School Libraries’ at
HRM Global School, Pitampura. The resource person, Ms. Neera Kohli discussed the changing role of
school libraries and librarians in 21st Century. She also emphasised upon the need to switch to digital
platforms and have digital libraries. Some interesting activities like Making Bookmarks, Tale with a Twist
and Spin a Yarn were taken up during the session the programme and found it extremely fruitful and
informative.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY
"Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would

a man not pay for living?" - Mahatma Gandhi
75 years ago, India woke up to life and freedom - Freedom from the
centuries of foreign Rule. This year, as we celebrate our 76th
Independence Day, let us reinforce within ourselves the spirit of
patriotism that inspired our great leaders to embark on the quest to free
the motherland. With dreams of a prosperous nation, which we once
were, and our hearts infused with love for our motherland, let us all
wholeheartedly work towards building a modern, unified and powerful
India! Keeping alive the tradition, and with great sense of pride, our
Chairman Mr T.P. Aggarwal, Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Manager
Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia,
Admissions and Discipline Incharge Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma, School
Coordinators and staff members hoisted the Tiranga in the school
premises on the occasion of our 76th Independence Day

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Under the theme of ‘Har Ghar
Tiranga’, the Indian Tricolour

was distributed amongst the

students and staff members.

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TEACHERS' DAY

The light of the world, the beacon in the dark and the hope that gives us strength to survive, is our teacher.
Every year, we celebrate Teachers' Day on 5 September, to honour the noblest profession of all. A day, kept
aside to cherish the amazing human beings who nurture young minds and leave an everlasting impression on
them.
Teachers' Day this year, was a fun-filled extravaganza. Teachers celebrated the day with childlike zeal. Our
Chairman Mr. T.P. Aggarwal, Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal and Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, graced the
occasion with their benign presence. Along with the dignitaries, our Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia,
Admissions and Discipline Incharge Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma, School Coordinators and teachers paid
homage to the inspirational educator, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Our Director addressed the gathering and emphasized the role of facilitators in making education intriguing.
Our Principal congratulated all the teachers for their relentless efforts towards moulding young minds and
ensuring an enriching learning environment for students. The programme commenced with the lighting of the
lamp, followed by some power packed performances from our talented staff members. The events included a
plethora of fun games, dance performances and Karaoke Singing. The celebrations lightened everyone's
spirits and filled their hearts with joy!

The students expressed their gratitude by showering their
love through role play and dance recitals.

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NAVRATRI

Navratri is a Hindu festival that spans nine nights and is enthusiastically celebrated in all parts of the
country. Students of Primary Classes celebrated this pious occasion of Navaratri in a jovial manner as they
engaged in some enthralling activities. To mark this auspicious occasion, Students of Class I decorated
Dandiya sticks, students of Class II donned vibrant costumes, showcased powerful enactments depicting
scenes from the ancient epic of Ramayana and the fierce battle between the goddess Durga and demon
Mahishasur, students of Class III made an attractive ‘Ten Headed’ effigy and decorated it using colours,
glitter tubes, and beads. Students of Class IV made adorable wall hanging of Goddess Durga using colourful
sheets and decorative items and the students of Class V made beautiful collages in praise of the powerful
and fierce goddess. Students also discussed the significance of this festival and how it is symbolic to burning
the seeds of pride, anger, and selfishness within us.
They also grooved to the tunes of Dandiya and Bengali songs, and left everyone in awe of their
performance. The occasion was graced by our Chairman Mr. T.P Aggarwal and Director Ms Anjali
Aggarwal.

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The festival of Raksha Bandhan is the festival of love and harmony. It is
a celebration of the innocent bond of love and protection between a
brother and sister.
Classes Nursery to V had a gala time making creative designer & Eco –
friendly rakhis. They even made decorative Thalis and chocolate
laddoos through the fireless cooking method.

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EID-UL-FITR

It marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan
and is celebrated by the Muslim community
across the globe. On this pious occasion, students
of class VI, through their enactment and dance
performance, shared with us more about Eid
prayers, charity, social gatherings, festive meals,
and gift-giving.

GOOD FRIDAY
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, is the day on
which Christians annually observe the commemoration
of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The day encourages
people to reflect upon Christ's ultimate sacrifice to atone
for the sins of Humanity.
The students of class lll D spoke about the significance
of this day and stressed upon the message of hope. They
sang the hymn 'I Surrender', praising the Son of God
and spreading his teachings of love and forgiveness.

BUDDHA JAYANTI
The goal of Buddhism is to overcome suffering caused by desire and ignorance of reality's true nature,
including impermanence and the non-existence of the self.
On the occasion of 'Buddha Jayanti’, students of class III B presented the life of Lord Buddha through a
short skit and explained the 'Eightfold Teachings' of Lord Buddha. They also sang the famous chanting lines
sung by Buddhist followers - Buddham Sharnam Gachhami……

BAISAKHI

Baisakhi, a traditional spring festival is celebrated
in different forms such as Bihu in Assam, Vishu in
Kerala, Nabha Barsha in Bengal, etc. The students
of Class VI A, through their engrossing enactment
and mesmerizing dance performances, explained
the importance of this day.

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GANESH CHATURTHI

"O Lord Ganesha of the curved trunk and massive body, the one whose splendor is equal to
millions of Suns, please bless us so that we do not face any obstacles in our endeavours.”
Ganesh Chaturti marks the birth of Lord Ganesha. Students of Class I presented a programme full of
enchanting enactments, graceful dance performances and devotional songs. Our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet
Kaur Ahluwalia appreciated their efforts and congratulated them on presenting a wonderful show!

The students of Primary classes
welcomed Lord Ganesha by doing

the following activities :

Class I coloured and decorated the
image of Lord Ganesha

Class II welcomed Him by making
adorable wall hangings using CDs

Class III used lentils of different
colours to decorate the idol of Lord

Ganesha

Class IV made beautiful Ganesh
artifacts using colourful sheets of

paper, glitter tubes and other
decorative items

Class V engaged in 'Clay
Moulding' activity and made
showpieces resembling Lord

Ganesha

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JANMASHTAMI

“I will arrive every time the evil gets an upper hand over the fair and good – Lord Krishna”
The festive aura surrounded the school campus as the students and staff members joined in the Janmashtami
celebrations. Our Chairman Mr. T P Aggarwal, along with our Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia,
performed 'Krishna Aarti' and prayed to Lord Krishna to bestow his blessings upon us. The little Krishna
Radha and Gopis of Nursery mesmerized everyone with their nuances. Students of Class IV presented an
engrossing class assembly, wherein they recited popular 'shlokas' from the holy Bhagwad Gita and
enlightened everyone with the significance of this festival and how it is celebrated in various forms across
the country. They also emphasized upon the teachings of Lord Krishna about the true spirit of love, guiding
us to love without condition, to talk without intention, to give without reason and to care without
expectation.

To invoke the blessings of Lord Krishna students of Classes I to V performed various activities.
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In every academic session each section of all the classes are provided an opportunity to present a Special
Assembly. The theme depends on the importance of the day or the upcoming festival. This activity not only
provides all the students of the class to work as a team but also helps in removing stage fear and bringing
out the latent talent of the students.

Save Water Save Energy (II B) International Literacy Day (IV D) Eat Healthy, Live Healthy (IV E)

World Nature Conservation Day (V E) Go Green (V C)

World Penguin Day (III F) Friendship Day (III A) Sharing is Caring (III E)

International Day of Families (V D) Respecting One Another (II A)

International Dance Day (V B ) Good Manners (IV F )
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