How many of us know that practicing a language one likes is not a crime? Or, for that matter we as an individual have the right to chance upon any opportunity that might result in the betterment of our life? The possibility of getting the responses for the above questions will be in 50-50 which…
Read More” Next to it was a cage and inside the cage was a tiger, unbelievably, a real life, very large- pacing back and forth. He was orange and gold and so bright it was like staring at the sun itself, angry and trapped in a cage.” This was a small peek from the story, The…
Read MoreA New Reading Experience What comes to mind when you hear the words, ‘WORLD WAR’? We think about loss, hatred, bloodshed, chaos and many more things. The same thing rushed to our minds when our teacher asked us about the World Wars. But the actual motive of our teacher was to present a book related…
Read MoreLiteracy and numeracy build the foundation for most of later school learning. As teachers of std. 1 and 2 we often feel challenged by the digital mode of teaching in the pandemic as we are far away from our learners and are unable to extend our support in practical ways. However, we are happy to…
Read MoreYou might think that sitting at one place and reading a book is perhaps a common and maybe even a boring thing to do. But what if you read a book with your friends and have fun at the same time? This is exactly what we did with Bookworm over the summer holidays this year.…
Read MoreOnce we met an author Keen readers are not only interested in reading but also interested in meeting the author, knowing the author’s lifestyle and trying to understand what inspired the author to write. If you had a chance to met an author, would you miss it? Certainly not, right? On April 23, 2021 most…
Read MoreConversations with our Alumni: From Sharon to NASADr. Kartik Sheth is an alumnus of our school (Batch of 1987) who is a Program Scientist in the Science Mission Directorate as NASA Headquarters. On March 26, 2021, Dr. Sheth hosted an inspiring webinar for our students where he shared his amazing journey from Sharon to NASA. We…
Read More“Tell me and I forget Teach me and I remember Involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin Making Oral assessments conducting an English oral assessments during online classes seemed like a daunting task. I wanted to move away from traditional oral assessment tasks like reciting a poem or reading a passage. I wanted to do…
Read MoreExploring diversity through the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Initiative. The academic year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging years of our times. Being literally locked down in our own houses, called for some innovative approaches to keep ourselves afloat on the course of learning . Everyday a new strategy of…
Read MoreFive ‘W’s And a H’ – A way to turn ON the students THINKING HATSAny discovery, invention or interpretation is the outcome of one’s inquisitive mind that adopts an analytic approach. It is a known fact that analytical approaches always lead to a clear and accurate understanding of concepts. Talking about inquisitive minds, I must…
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