CARMEL OF ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL, MALAD (W)

SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - 2021

“This is a new academic year. A new beginning. And things will change for a better tomorrow.”

Carmel of St. Joseph is not just a temple of learning but a place to mould, build and shape the character of human hearts, thus preparing each student who pass through its portals to shine as a true Carmelite. STAY HOME- STAY EMPOWERED Covid-19 fractured a large chunk of India’s Education system due to restrictions to movement and social distancing. In this pandemic sphere where E-learning platforms are going to rule in the times ahead Carmel of St. Joseph prepares to accept the challenge and move forward to reach greater heights The students are adapting to the change of scenario and are trying to accept the online way of classes as a new mode of education. BACK TO SCHOOL: Bringing the virtual classroom to the homes of students. “The essence of education is to help you discover your uniqueness, teach you how to develop it and show you how to give it.” The new academic year began on 15th June 2020 in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak. The parents and students were warmly welcomed on the first day to the virtual classroom. We began the new day by invoking God’s blessings upon our dear Carmelites with a beautiful prayer service

followed by an inspiring speech by our respected Principal Sr. Zarina who encouraged and motivated our students to begin this new academic year 2020-2021 on a positive note availing of the possible opportunities to become confident, thoughtful youth, who are prepared for any future challenges in our increasingly global world. A video titled ‘A BETTER WORLD’ was screened wherein the entire Carmelite family gave the message of ‘Teach, Love, Nurture for a Better world’ thus giving a strong message of creating an environment of growth and life.

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er The theme for this academic year ‘ACTS OF KINDNESS MAKEME BLOOM’ was well explained by the teachers, thereby motivating our students to bloom in the garden of St. Joseph by their acts of kindness in their day-to-day lives.

The teachers instructed the parents and students about the online classes and answered all the queries put forth.

Indeed, a fruitful and blessed day that gave rise to new hopes and dreams in the midst of Covid-19.

Academic Achievements “Determination, Hard work and Perseverance and Support play a vital role in raising students to the path of success.” It reflects a strong determination to perform to the best of one’s ability by developing excellence in academics and nurturing this has always been the benchmark of our institution. We appreciate our 10th standard students (batch 2019-2020) for bringing laurels to our institution by their outstanding results. Results of our school Appeared-202 Passed-202 Distinction-156 First class-45 Second class-01

Thank you dear Carmelites, You have made us all proud of your Super achievement. Your hard work has surely paid off. So, keep smiling as you sail through life with flying colors. God bless you!

1st UNIT TEST: Choosing an online examination platform

“Believe in yourself Take on your challenges Dig deep within yourself to conquer fears You got to keep going” The First Unit Test for the academic year 2020 - 2021 began from 3rd August to 7th August 2020 for STD Vth to Xth . This year our school had to journey through digital exams, and our students performed successfully well in academics too.

CLUB COMPETITIONS: History Comes Alive “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” Channelizing, the creativity of our students, different online competitions were held by the Cultural Club and the Art Club respectively on 13th and 14th August 2020 to ring in patriotic spirit. The competitions were not only to blend learning with fun but also to develop confidence in the students. The efforts and hard work of our Carmelites was highly commendable. The Competitions held by the Cultural Club

Std V & Std VI- Fancy Dress (Unsung heroes) Std VII & Std VIII- Patriotic Singing Std IX & Std IX- Poem Recitation

The Competitions held by the Art Club

Std V & Std VI- Tricolor badges Std VII & Std VIII- Appreciation cards Std IX & Std X- Tricolor delicacies

All these competitions infused patriotic fervor in the young minds. Kudos to all our students for their active participation and for making it a big success.

15th AUGUST: INDEPENDENCE DAY “Freedom in the mind Faith in the words Pride in our souls” Let’s salute the nation on this Independence Day

As the nation geared up for 74th Independence Day celebration with Covid-19 hovering on, our institution opted for a virtual route to celebrate the National festival. Ensuring that the fervor of patriotism lives on, our school had the flag hoisting ceremony within the school premises in the presence of a very limited gathering thereby maintaining the government norms of social distancing. A well planned programme was chalked out by the and Marathi club for the smooth screening of the Independence Day celebration, for the students to keep them stay connected and celebrate the occasion. Our chief guest, for our online Independence Day celebration was Dr. Sheryl John Senthinathan, a Covid warrior and a former student of our institution (Batch 1993) who inspired the students to remain human in all spheres of life and to reach out through acts of kindness to the needy, especially in these difficult times. The patriotic feeling immersed in every heart to be the best citizen and make India and this world a better place.

The well-planned prayer service, the speeches and our respected Principal Sr. Zarina’s message on the occasion of Independence Day celebration enabled the smooth functioning of the Programme. To add color and joy to the celebration, the names of all the winners who participated in the competitions were announced and thus the online celebration was a great success.

A few of our Carmelites walked an extra mile by presenting appreciation cards to the frontline Covid warriors.

Digital Investiture Ceremony “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” The Investiture Ceremony for the academic year 2020-21 was held on 21st August with great exuberance and dignity. It is a solemn occasion where all the young leaders are prepared to don the mantle of leadership and discharge the responsibilities entrusted upon them by the institution. In this unique virtual dais, the virtuous deserving Carmelites were formally bestowed with responsibilities of leading their school from the front with their commitment, confidence and competence. The school cabinet took the oath to uphold the values of loyalty, truth and honor in high esteem and maintain the discipline and decorum in the school.

Hat’s off to the Cultural Club who took the initiative in live streaming of the Investiture Ceremony and for the successful execution of this big day which will always remain evergreen.

Teacher’s day virtual celebration

“Being one is the highest privilege, having one is the best blessing.” 5th September was celebrated as the virtual Teachers Day programme. It was very well organized by our PTA team .The teachers thoroughly enjoyed the games and Antakshari. Speech and sharing’s mentioned by the Head Girl and Cabinet leaders about their teacher’s was overwhelming. The day was made even more special by gratitude expressed by the PTA members in different languages. It was the combined effort of our dear principal Sister Zarina and the school PTA team that the teachers were emotionally touched and were grateful to them for the fulfilled day. Teachers who completed 25 years were felicitated by the Management and teachers.

HINDI DIWAS Celebration

“A Country that takes pride in its Language and Literature always progresses”. The staff and students of celebrated Hindi Diwas on 14th September, 2020 in the school Virtual Meet as a mark of acknowledgement of HINDI as the National Language.

Various Competitions were organized by the Hindi and Marathi Club. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to showcase their different talents on the Virtual field. It was an overall different and enthusiastic experience. The following competitions were announced and details regarding the same was shared on students WhatsApp group.

5th- 6th - Story Telling Competition.

7th -8th - Making the Best Advertisement.

9th – 10th – Singing Competition.

OZONE DAY CELEBRATION “Earth without Ozone is like a House without roof, Save Ozone.” 16th September is a celebrated as “Ozone Day” all over the world in a bid to highlight the importance of the Ozone Layer for the survival of mankind. Our School always takes initiative to promote World Safety by creating awareness regarding the current global issues plaguing the Earth. .So to update our students with the current affairs and to inculcate the quality of scientific attitude in them Our Math’s and Science Club organized the “Ozone Day ”and arranged the following competitions for the students:- 5th - 6th– Get Cute and Creative (Fancy Dress Competition on Scientists and Mathematicians) 7th – 8th- Explore the Wonders of Science (Experiments performance) 9th – 10th – Quiz Competition -House Wise.

Both Teachers and Students took active participation in the competitions.

PEACE WEEK

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding” By the initiative of the ‘Peace Club’ the entire week from 22nd September to 25th September was commemorated celebrating and practicing peace. The following activities were organized and was successfully completed during the virtual meet.

23rd September: 5th – 6th – (Singing competition)-Let the Music Speak- Peace 24th September: 7th -8th – (Mime Dancing Competition) 25th September: 9th – 10th – (Mono Acting Competition)

All the activities were selected and formulated to

spread peace within and all around through

Individual performances based on the theme of Peace.

It was an amazing way of propagating the message to be messengers of Peace.

Gandhi Jayanti Celebration “Be the change that you want to see in the world”

1st October 2020 was an unforgettable day. The school celebrated Gandhi Jayanti by live streaming the programme “Joy of Peace” with Gandhians who were passionate to spread the true message of peace and to inspire our students to emulate the true qualities Of Mahatma Gandhi. We were fortunate enough to conduct our virtual meet programme with the eminent speaker’s

1. Mr.P.V. Rajagopal, 2. Madam Jill Carr- Harris , 3.Mr.Janmajay Singh

A devotional ambience prevailed as the programme started with a meaningful prayer service. As Gandhi said “The need of the moment is not one religion but mutual respect and tolerance of different religions.” This was proved true by reading a verse each from the Bible, Quran, and Bhagwat Gita, The programme started with the beautiful description given by Madam Jill Carr Harris regarding the ‘Jai Jagat Movement’. It was all about sustainable development and caring for the poor and the marginalized. There was tremendous amount of interest shown by the parent too. Around 500 and more viewers were watching the live programme. The students were excited to interview the guest speakers and gather information about the Movement and promised to walk on the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and to be the change that will help to uplift the society.

Reading Day

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader”

We celebrated reading day on 15th October to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Abdul Kalaam. There was a request message posted on the class WhatsApp group respectively to make this day a reading day .The students were encouraged to practice reading at home and activities to incorporate families to read were created to realize this goal. Inorder to supplement the school effort of inculcating reading habits among the students and endorse its significance, this indoor activity was planned and executed by the English and Social Science club.

1stSemester ONLINE ASSESSMENT – 2020-21

The First Semester Online Assessment for the academic year 2020-21 began from 26th October to 6th November 2020 for STD Vth to STD Xth. This was the second step to online assessment where we were a little well versed with the digital platform and so our teachers successfully upgraded the type of question in the Google Form for the better assessment of our students. File Uploads and typing questions were included in this exam which provided a better evaluation method for the teachers with the help of manual correction.

Department Webinar

“Practice makes man perfect”

The Education Department had arranged a webinar for 21st, 22nd and 23rd October from 11:00am to 3:00pm. The topic that was covered in the webinar was about Child Safety, Women safety and Cyber Crime .The information shared during these four hours each day was worth listening and practicing. All the teachers successfully attended the webinar. We were fortunate and grateful towards the department and our Principal for encouraging and allowing us to be a part of this informative webinar.

DIWALI CELEBRATION 2020-21 “Festival of prosperity, happiness and good health”.

With the hope and good wishes that this festival ensures we move forward both socially and academically. There was a short prayer service arranged by the Art Club. Staff and students wished each other peace and prosperity for the year ahead .Teachers were informed regarding the submission of the data sheet according to the respective classes .Sister decided to keep the open house after Diwali vacation. Diwali Vacation started from 7thOctober. 23rd November was school reopening day.

Children’s Day Celebration- Carmelites bloom in the garden of St. Joseph

Quoting the famous adage by Pandit Nehru, “The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country.” Children are the epitome of innocence and pure love. There is no garden as beautiful as childhood.

The programme began with a special school assembly, followed by a video encapsulating a plethora of events- songs, games and dance performance put forth by the Carmelite staff and our enthusiastic PTA members who made the celebration all the more colorful and enjoyable. The children felt very excited, appreciated and loved throughout the celebration.

Alumni Meet: 13th December, 2020

Theme: Back to School

‘There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.’ Our institution organized an Alumni meet on 13th December, 2020 to interact and connect with our former students on the virtual platform. The evening turned out to be an extravaganza wherein our former Carmelites from different fields showcased their talents virtually. They also highlighted the social work they were involved in create awareness and encourage the Alumni to join hands to reach out to the society as well as the needy students of the school and thus be an association with a mission following in the steps of being a true Carmelite. It brought immense joy to see and hear our former Principals and teachers who addressed the Alumni via videos and it was a heart touching and nostalgic moment as they relived their Carmel years. The school will cherish the memory of all these pillars, who left no stone unturned in making Carmelites good human beings and worthy citizens.

It was heartening to see the love and respect that all the alumni still harbored in their hearts for their Alma Mater.

Praise and Worship on a virtual platform.

During the advent season a holy hour of prayer was held for all the catholic students of STD 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th respectively along with their families.to prepare and usher in the true spirit of Christmas. A beautiful spiritual experience led by Br.Savio and team of Shalom Prayer Group.

Aim high with values

“Don’t fear for facing failure in the first attempt, because even the successful Math starts with “zero” only.”

An inspiring seminar was conducted for the students of grade 9th and 10th on a virtual platform on 22nd December. The speaker, our former student Dr. Sheryl John beautifully unfolded the title, which created a positive impact on the young minds thereby clearing their doubts and perplexed minds about any fears they had especially regarding the boards. A planned schedule and hard work were the criteria for success was what she endorsed through valid examples and life experiences. It was indeed an eye opener for the Carmelites who have discovered a new path, for a better and successful future.

The Magic of December Teaches us the value of Finding light among the darkest of times, It shows us that warmth can be found Even in the coldest moments.

December is when nature becomes as a blank canvas, ready for you, the artist to paint it as you wish. It is a fresh start to the beginning of endless possibilities.

“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” � ☃�

The cheer of Christmas was celebrated with vigor and zeal by our Carmelites. The boundless joy of celebrating the festival virtually was visible on the faces of the children, as they displayed their talents by participating in different Christmas competitions such as crib making, star making and Christmas tree ornament decoration. To recognize and celebrate the spirit of Christmas celebration, Family Carol singing competition and Jingle with a twist competition were also held, Carmelites vocalized mellifluous carols and danced gloriously thereby spreading festive glee and sense of togetherness. The melodious treat was indeed a splendid way to ring in Christmas. Special assembly was conducted on 23rd December truly in the Yuletide spirit. The celebration concluded on a joyful note with the festive spirit and invincible excitement among the students.

NEW YEAR NEW HOPE – 2021

“No one can go back in time to change what has happened. We can only work on our present to make our self a wonderful future.”

The school reopened on the 4th of January 2021 with new hope and courage. The New Year’s morning was enhanced by the beautiful and spiritual Prayer service organized by the AVEC club.

“Every moment becomes beautiful when it is the first time or, the first time after a long time.”

On 15th January all the teachers were together for a small new year get together. A wonderful talk session was conducted by our Counsellor Ms. Caroline Pinto who made us realize how the COVID 19 Pandemic in a way was, a blessing in disguise for all of us and how one can and must use the ‘Me Time’. Fruitfully. Thank you, God.

In continuing with inspiring the students to do well and aim higher, an online session was held on “tips for success In an Examination” on 6th January, 2021 by Mr. Denny Joseph an international motivational speaker and author of many books for students of 9th and 10th.. It was an enlightening session as Mr. Denny Joseph challenged the students on their regular mindsets to thinking beyond and differently in order to recognize the potential within tem to achieve and succeed in life. The students enjoyed the session and interacted with the speaker and cleared their doubts and queries regarding their own struggles. It was a successful session as the aim of stirring up interest of the students in their studies was achieved.

Mrs. Prachi Arora ,senior lecturer in Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic and Priti P. Bokariya ,lecturer in Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic connected and interacted with the students of 10th standard under a school connect program introduced by the Government of .Thtough a brief session that aimed at creating diploma awareness amongst the students they enlightenef them about the possibilities and opportunities that are available for them to choose after their boards. The students were happy with the information delivered to them and we are sure it will benefit them to choose their careers and vocations wisely.

Celebration of the 72nd REPUBLIC DAY of our Country. “Let us remember the golden heritage of our country and, feel proud to be a part of the world’s greatest democratic republic.”

26th January 2021 marked the first day where we celebrated the Republic Day offline event with our Staff and the School cabinet members. An online programme was organized by the Guide teachers to remember and rejoice the constitution of our country. The event invoked and refreshed us with the true value of patriotism once again. The school toppers of 2020- 21 were felicitated and awarded the scholarship pries.

“FOUNDRESS DAY” “Prayer and patience will gain all”

Wonderful thought from a spiritual personality, our dear Mother Foundress. Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima. The Foundress day was celebrated by invoking God’s blessing through the Prayer Service conducted by the Peace Club and the AVEC club.

7th National / 1st Global Peace Convention Programme.

“Practice what you preach”

The Peace convention Programme organized by the National Peace Movement (USM Indore) for the year 2021 was schedule from 30th January to 1st February. The event was successfully attended by the Peace Club leaders and few of our staff members. Practice peace within, change yourself to change the world was the message shared through this event.

“VIRTUAL SPORTS DAY” “Your dreams are what define your individuality. They have the power to give you wings and make you fly high.”

The most awaited day for all our Carmelites was the Sports Day which was held on 15th February 2021. Indeed, a spectacular Virtual Sports Meet that begun with a prayer service followed by different events for all the standards (V-X). The participants displayed the events mesmerizing the spectators with their energetic performances. We salute our Carmelite students for a fair game played with honesty and true sportsmanship.

“WORLD THINKING DAY” "If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk."

22 February marks the birthday of Scouting Guiding founder Lord Robert Baden Powell and his Lady Olave Baden Powell. Girl Guides, celebrate this day to study and appreciate other countries and cultures and equally increase awareness and sensitivity on global concerns. This year students of STD VIII and IX participated in the ‘Salad Decoration Competition.’ The creativity of the students was revealed through the beautiful designs and patterns formed with different mouthwatering salads. It was indeed a wonderful treat for the eyes. This competition clearly, gives us the message that a healthy mind resides in a healthy body.

Marathi Bhasha Diwas “JAI JAI MAHARASHTRA MAZA, GARZA MAHARASHTRA MAZA!”

26th February is celebrated as Marathi Bhasha Diwas every year to bring out the importance of the and in honor of the birth Anniversary of Dyanpeeth award winner late poet V.V. Shirwadkar who is also known as Kusumagrai. This day creates awareness among students about the tradition and . The students celebrated Marathi Diwas with great enthusiasm. The special assembly unfolded the significance of ‘Marathi Bhasha Diwas’. Our Carmelites were dressed in typical Maharashtrian attire and they danced to the tune of Marathi folk songs. Marathi Dance Competition too was held wherein our students showcased their scintillating and stunning dance performances. The students enjoyed the celebration to the fullest.

NOVENA TO OUR PATRON ST JOSEPHP “The Prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective”.

In honor of our Patron ‘St. Joseph’ a nine days novena was conducted by the Cultural Club from 9thMarch to 17th March. All the virtues of our patron St Joseph were brought out through meaningful Novenas for each day.. An action plan was discussed with the students through the prayer to follow and imbibe these virtues in their daily life.

VIRTUAL FAREWELL Don’t cry because it’s over .Smile because it happened.

The students of class 10th were given a farewell on a virtual platform on the 17th of March2021. It was an occasion to reminisce joyous moments spent in school. The theme of the prayer service was “Set apart and, chosen to bloom”. Our teachers were a part of the beautiful prayer service. The students of class 8th and 9th left no stone unturned with their mind-blowing singing and dancing performances that took the class 10th students on a nostalgic journey about their school life. This being a virtual and special Farewell the Parents of our class 10th students were also invited to witness the excellent performances. The students got emotional to hear lovely messages and wishes conveyed by their loving teacher’s right from the pre -primary section to the non- teaching staff. It was like a shower of blessings on them. It ended with our principal sister Zarina’s message giving tons of good wishes for our little flowers to bloom.

‘There is no abiding success without commitment”. We just finished attending the Virtual Award Ceremony. Our School won 2 Awards.

Our institution has been recognized for its ‘EXCEPTIONAL IMPROVEMENT’ during the Green School Campaign 2020-21. The Green Champ Award is bagged by our class 8th student Namrata Tilak for being the most conscientious and hard-working student throughout the campaign for this academic year.

APPRECIATION DAY “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul

“APPRECIATION DAY “was celebrated on 18th March, a day to show gratitude to every member of the Carmelite family, all belonging to this much esteemed institution. This year was surfaced with numerous challenges beginning from the online teaching classes to every celebration which was smoothly conducted by meticulous planning and God’s abundant grace. Every activity planned too was successfully delivered on the virtual platform. A special programme was arranged by our non – teaching Staff which added another feather to our gratitude day. It was gratitude and appreciation that has left us all joyful with a smiling face and blooming soul.

Scholarship Exam - The Hindustan Times “Where there is a will, there is a way”

This exam was held on 27th March, Saturday from 11 to 12 noon. Organized by The Hindustan Times, the teacher in charge for the exam was Ms. Geeta Singh. The Scholarship was an opportunity given to the students of STD 5th to 8th. The students successfully participated in this exam irrespective of the odd condition going around due to the pandemic.

2nd Semester ONLINE ASSESSMENT – 2021

The Second Semester Online Assessment for the academic year 2020-21 began from 30thMarch to12th April 2020 for STD 5thto STD 9th.This time upload questions were avoided for std 5-8 since students found it difficult due to the poor network connections at their places, only typing and objective question were included in this online exam. Due to the increasing number of COVID cases the Education Minister and department took a decision to promote all students from STD 5th to STD 9th. However, a good number of students attended the school online assessment and successfully attempted all subject papers.

Final Day Prayer Service

“O God accept our prayer, make what is coming better than what has passed”.

We had our last exam on 12th April 2021. On the same day a Prayer service was conducted at 10:30 am in the respective class link. It was a beautiful short and sweet Prayer service conducted by the non-class teachers to thank God for a successful and unique year. It was followed by the video of “Vacation Time” which was to give the students a guideline as to how they can fruitfully spend their vacation in this pandemic situation. That is by sowing the seeds of gratitude and keeping hope for a better tomorrow. Afterwards the class teachers displayed the circular to the students regarding the important dates and announcement before the closing of this academic year. 14th June was the tentative date decided for the reopening of the school for the next academic year.

Happy Maharashtra Day

Let us all remember the golden heritage of our state And feel proud to be a part of Maharashtra

May 1st is marked as Maharashtra Day, to celebrate the existence of the state. A special prayer Service was conducted by the Marathi and Hindi Club teachers. A prayer dance in praise of the natural beauty of our state was beautifully portrayed on the virtual platform by the 8th std students.

By God’s grace we have come to the end of this academic year 2020-21. The Covid crisis has led to unprecedented transformations as far as pedagogy was concerned and hence, we would like to thank you dear parents for your constant support and cooperation in this virtual journey. Stay safe, stay blessed.

Thank you.

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