I remember that day when I found this book, I was curious to read it and explore it. Its title caught my attention…The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman. The book was about a group of children who had experienced abuse and lived on the streets of Chennai, India. Viji, a 11-year-old girl who lives in…
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Looking back at this school year, I’ve been thinking a lot about the ground rules we had in our classroom. They might have seemed simple, but they really made a big difference for us. Right from the moment I stepped into the classroom, these rules guided me and my students on how to behave and…
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May 2022 Often, art in school is limited to copying or practicing a skill. The Mehlli Gobhai workshop series enabled me to go beyond this with a group of 9-11 year olds at Sharon School, Mumbai. Looking outside helped children to peer inside. How did this happen? Read on to find out. Sanika, the art…
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This is a transcript of a speech given by our language teacher, Ms. Manisha Patil on January 5th, on the occasion of Savitribai Phule’s birthday. Read on to find out more about Savitribai, an incredibly fierce and visionary thinker who fought for equality of women’s rights to education, especially women belonging to socially marginalised communities. We…
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Is it the same for you? What a unique title it is. We can relate it to our own lives. But what is the same thing the author wants to talk about? These were some things racing through my mind when I first picked up this book. This book is written by Neha Singh who…
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Date: 16 December 2022Venue: Sharon English High SchoolTime slots: i) 12:30 pm to 2:30 pmii) 3 pm to 5 pm On the 16th of December, 2022, Sharon English High School held a ‘Knowledge and Skill Exhibition’. The event was organized by the teaching staff and students of the primary section. The exhibition aimed to display…
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Does it matter to ask well articulated questions? If yes, how does one know whether the questions are effective and are in the best interest of our students? These were the questions that had popped in my mind at the time when I was struggling in the class to get my students to understand and…
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On September 16, 2022, Akshet Patel spoke to the outgoing batch of Std. 10 (2022- ’23) and urged students to think about life beyond Std. 10 in different and courageous ways. By sharing his own story and challenges he faced after std. 10, Akshet gently nudged students to think about taking less trodden paths and…
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Mark Zuckerberg and his company Meta is building a virtual universe which may seem fictional now but not in future; a whole new universe called the Metaverse. The Metaverse is a new universe that would be just another life you could live on your phones and computers. The uniqueness of this virtual universe is that…
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उन्हाळ्याचे दिवस होते आणि अचानक लाईट गेली. प्रचंड गरम होत होते.खिडकीत बसून हवेची वाट बघत होते. पण हवेचा काही पत्ताच नव्हता. घामाने हैराण झाले होते. एवढ्यात मोठ्याने हसण्याचा आवाज आला आजूबाजूला बघितले कोणीही नव्हते. परत आवाज आला मी विचारले, “कोण आहे? “तेव्हा प्रत्युत्तर आले “मी पर्यावरण बोलतोय!” मी त्याला विचारले, “तू का हसतोस?” त्यांनी उत्तर…
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