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PRINCIPAL’S MID TERM REPORT

CBSE BOARD EXAMINATION RESULT 2018-19 FOR CLASSES X & XII

A) All India Senior School Certificate Examination- Class XII

With perseverance and hard work, Class XII students performed well in the AISSC Examination conducted by CBSE. All the students secured 1st division and 134 students obtained distinction while 26 students secured 90% and above. This year the average overall performance reached the highest of all years with 80.01%. Overall Performance Analysis

Details No. of Students In terms of %

Total 190 100 Passed 189 99.5 Failed 1 0.5 Absent 0 0.0 A1 & A2 421 90% & Above 26 13.7 80% - 89% 72 37.9 70% - 79% 70 36.8 60% - 69% 21 11.1 50% - 59% 0 0.0 Distinctions 134 70.5 1st Division 189 99.5 2nd Division 0 - Highest % 97.8 School Average % 80.01

School and Stream Toppers

Humanities Commerce Science with Science with Computer Science Biology Harris Amjad Priyank Chhabra Mihir Sachdeva Asmita Gahlout & Zoya Akram 97.2 % 96.6 % 95.6 % 95.4 % CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 2

Consolidated Subject Wise Averages

YEAR ENG PHY CHEM Math ECO BIO Comp. Sc Accts B. St. History Geog. 2018-19 85.5 80.7 80.8 66.6 90.53 80.8 91.7 66.7 77.35 77.8 83.1

2017-18 81.80 79.30 77.46 69.55 74.76 74.51 91.09 66.38 73.04 81.33 74.54

Info. YEAR Pol. Sc. Home Sc. Psycho Painting F. St. P. Ed EP Sculp. L.St Pr. 2018-19 84.1 81 85.6 72.87 90 69.7 72.7 65.5 82.6 81.4

2017-18 71.62 88.00 81.06 75.21 89.23 87.18 64.44 68.18 70.63

SUB AVG 2018-19

English Maths Physics Chemistry 82.6 85.5 Biology 65.5 66.6 Comp.Science 81.4 80.71 Psychology 81 80.8 Business Studies Economics 72.7 80.8 Accounts 69.7 91.7 Informatics

90 History 72.87 Geography 84.1 77.35 Pol.Sc.

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Students Scoring Above 90 %

S.No Name Class Percentage 1 Harris Amjad 12 E 97.2 2 Anshika Bhatnagar 12 E 96.8 3 Priyank Chhabra 12 D 96.6 4 Mihir Sachdeva 12 B 95.6 5 Asmita Gahlout 12 A 95.4 6 Zoya Akram 12 A 95.4 7 Chhawi Katyal 12 D 94.4 8 Hepsiba Bobin 12 E 94.4 9 Ayush Sharma 12 B 94.2 10 Ayaan Abdullah 12 E 94.2 11 Aditi Dhoundiyal 12 A 93.4 12 Ayesha Mirza 12 A 93.4 13 Pranjali Sharma 12 B 93.4 14 Harish Singh Mehra 12 B 93 15 Aayush Srivastava 12 D 93 16 Yashita Malik 12 C 92.4 17 Mohammad Bassam 12 A 92.8 18 Hemakshi Sharma 12 B 92 19 Shashank Mishra 12 B 91.4 20 Jasdeep Singh 12 B 91.4 21 Zoya Ansari 12 E 91.2 22 Kanika Gupta 12 B 91 23 Hiba Kulsum 12 B 90.8 24 Aditya Nair 12 C 90.6 25 Mohd. Mursalan Bhat 12 C 90.6 26 Harshit Vij 12 D 90

School Average

Years Average % 2011-12 74.06 2012-13 75.6 2013-14 76.3 2014-15 76.1 2015-16 76.8 2016-17 75.4 2017-18 76.9 2018-19 80.01 CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 4 Cambridge School,Srinivaspuri CLASS XII - Comparative 2 Years Subject wise Analysis 2018-19 2017-18

NO OF NO OF DIST HIGHE HIGH Subjects TOT PASS A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E TOT PASS DISTN A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2 E N ST HIGHES EST HIGHE T ST

English 189 189 174 88 37 30 21 7 5 1 0 0 98 1 248 248 191 71 52 65 18 24 13 5 0 0 97 2

Maths 80 80 30 7 13 13 13 10 13 5 6 0 96 1 140 140 72 29 19 26 11 13 12 13 17 0 99 3

Physics 72 72 51 18 22 13 9 4 3 3 0 0 95 7 107 107 65 37 13 15 14 12 6 7 3 0 98 1

Chemistry 73 73 49 18 22 13 9 3 3 4 1 0 96 3 107 107 62 31 17 19 10 9 11 4 6 0 100 1

Biology 41 41 27 7 5 9 6 10 2 2 0 0 99 1 33 33 18 3 6 6 5 3 2 6 2 0 95 1

Comp.Sci 15 15 15 6 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 99 1 42 42 42 20 13 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 99 2

Psych 66 66 34 6 2 8 13 9 11 4 13 0 100 1 42 42 22 1 9 3 5 9 4 6 5 0 96 1

B.ST 67 67 39 12 14 13 12 7 4 4 1 0 95 6 84 84 40 16 14 10 12 10 6 8 8 0 99 1

Econo 38 38 35 16 14 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 1 73 73 39 12 9 14 15 8 6 2 7 0 100 2

Accts 66 66 22 6 16 9 9 11 7 7 1 0 96 1 83 83 25 18 8 14 10 6 16 1 10 0 96 1

I.P 35 35 34 2 8 5 8 6 6 0 0 0 98 1 33 33 24 4 4 4 5 7 4 3 2 0 99 1

History 23 23 14 10 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 100 1 18 18 14 11 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 98 2

Geo 13 13 10 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 98 1 11 11 5 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 92 1

Pol.Sc. 38 38 31 13 13 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 98 1 37 37 17 7 9 7 9 2 2 1 0 0 96 1

Painting 7 7 7 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 100 1 17 17 16 6 4 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 100 3 Fabric Stu ------16 16 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 1 Fashion 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 81 1 ______Stu Physical 36 36 18 2 7 6 5 2 6 4 4 0 94 1 34 34 5 0 1 4 4 8 8 7 2 0 80 1 Edu. Home Sci 20 20 16 3 8 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 96 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 1 Legal 17 17 12 2 2 3 0 4 4 2 0 0 100 2 22 22 13 1 2 5 5 2 2 4 1 0 95 1 studies Entrepren 63 63 8 1 0 4 7 22 13 9 7 0 99 1 60 60 17 2 6 5 5 10 18 13 1 0 94 1 eurship Sculpture 41 41 34 2 1 5 6 8 12 5 1 1 98 1 CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 5

B) All India Secondary Certificate Examination - Class X Class X students performed well in the CBSE Secondary School Examination 2019 with a 100% pass result, in which 75 students scored 90% and above, 178 students secured distinctions and 234 obtained 1st division. The school average was the highest ever with 81.09%. Full marks i.e a perfect 100 was scored by 4 students in Mathematics, 2 in French and 1 each in Science and Social Science.

Overall Performance Analysis Details Number of students In terms of % Total 252 100.0 Passed 252 100.0 Failed 0 0.0 Compartments 0 0.0 Absent 0 0.0 90% and above 75 29.8 80%-90% 82 32.5 70%-80% 45 17.9 60%-70% 32 12.7 50%-60% 17 6.7 40%-50% 1 0.4 33%-40% 0 0.0 Less than 33% 0 0.0 Distinctions 178 70.6 1st Division 234 92.9 2nd Division 18 7.1 School Average % 81.09 Highest % 252 97.8

Class X Toppers 2018-19 Name Score Position Suryansh Chauhan 97.8 I Sania Ahmad 97.6 II Ananya Bansal 96.8 III

School Average 2017-18 76.8 % 2018-19 81.09 %

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Students Scoring Above 90 %

S.No Name Score S.No Name Score 1 Suryansh Chauhan 97.8 39 Partho Sen 93 2 Sania Ahmad 97.6 40 Jatin 93 3 Ananya Bansal 96.8 41 Yoosuf Albaaqir Ansari 92.8 4 Swara Ved 96.4 42 Khushi Singh 92.6 5 Satya Saran Patra 96.4 43 Mohd Amaan 92.4 6 Anmol Bhatia 96.2 44 Nausheen Khan 92.4 7 Devyani Joshi 96 45 Mehek Gupta 92.4 8 Abhay Prajapati 95.8 46 Soumya Jain 92.2 9 Sania Jalees 95.8 47 Lavanya Sachdeva 92.2 10 Umaima Sajid 95.6 48 Mariyam Ali 92 11 Arshita Aneja 95.4 49 Syed Armaan Ali 92 12 Syed Arham Ali 95.4 50 Steve Massey 91.8 13 Lakshmi S 95.2 51 Basim Iqbal 91.8 14 Parneet Kaur Bhullar 95.2 52 Soumya Kohli 91.6 15 Barnana Das 95 53 Ayan Rasul 91.6 16 Muaaz Ahmed 95 54 Harshita Gupta 91.4 17 Tanishq Upadhyay 94.6 55 Malik Abdul Ahad 91.4 18 Prapti Prajapati 94.4 56 Swarit Singh 91.4 19 Preeti Bhardwaj 94.4 57 Zainab Iqbal 91.4 20 Khushi 94.2 58 Mohammad Adnaan Zakee 91.4 21 Prachi Bansal 94.2 59 Tamjeed Athar 91.2 22 Saloni Gupta 94.2 60 Munazza Siddiqui 91 23 Mankaran Singh 94.2 61 Aditya Sharma 91 24 Abdullah 93.8 62 Nandini Pushkarna 91 25 Gungun Bansal 93.8 63 Janvi Bahl 90.8 26 Ananya Gulati 93.8 64 R Anirudhan 90.6 27 Rupali Khanna 93.8 65 Mrinank Katyayan 90.4 28 Anmoldeep Singh 93.6 66 Urvashi Butta 90.4 29 Vishal Kumar Singh 93.6 67 Ali Ahmed 90.4 30 Muhib Ur Rehman 93.6 68 Mukti Tiwari 90.4 31 Gautami Suresh 93.4 69 Prachi Arora 90.4 32 Jhanvi Madan 93.4 70 Jia Sachdeva 90.4 33 Isha Raj 93.2 71 Tatwansh Jaiswal 90.2 34 Aditya Bhatt 93.2 72 Mohammad Umar 90.2 35 Ananya Narang 93.2 73 Kushal Das 90 36 Sadaf Anees 93.2 74 Amna Hasan 90 37 Sandesh Verma 93.2 75 Bhavya Gupta 90 38 Adeeba 93.2 CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 7

Subject Wise Analysis

Highest Average Average Subjects Appeared Passed Highest Scored 2018-19 2017-18

English 252 252 98 1 82.2 85.08

Hindi 216 216 98 4 84.7 76.99

Maths 247 247 100 4 80.2 73.5

Science 250 250 100 1 75.2 72.4

Social Sc. 252 252 100 1 82.89 76.04

French 36 36 100 2 88.75 -

Painting 5 5 84 1 64.8 70.0

Home Sc. 2 2 60 1 55 63

CBSE AFFILIATION CBSE has granted extension of General Affiliation up to Secondary / Sr. Secondary from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2024 i.e. for 5 years and the School Code has been changed to 25254. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 8

Cambridge School Srinivaspuri aims at making the process of education creative and engaging so that students are motivated to learn and know more. To provide a meaningful experience and to develop better communication and social skills, a variety of activities and competitions are organized in the school.

TRIBUTE TO THE FOUNDER – 88TH FOUNDER’S DAY The school celebrated the 88th Founder's Day on 8th April 2019. Students and staff remembered the Founder of the school Shri Alok Chandra Deb and his legacy. The programme commenced with the singing of the school song 'Sangachatvam sangatatvam' - a Rigvedic shloka calling upon all to be united. This was followed by a beautiful rendition of the Founder's favourite Bengali songs ‘Aguner Poroshmoni’ and ‘Ekla Cholo Re’ by the school choir.

The students of class X presented a short documentary on Shri Alok Chandra Deb’s life and achievements, highlighting his vision and mission while the students of class IX performed a graceful dance on the Bengali song ‘Mono more megher o shongi’.

On the occasion, Mr. Nevin Dora, alumnus of 1995 and Ms. Kartiki Porwal, alumna of 2010 shared their personal journeys in the school and how it has shaped their lives. Dr. Kalyani Roy, Secretary - Society for the Advancement of Education and the Founder's daughter, shared fond memories of her father. The programme concluded with Mr. Vikram Roy narrating interesting anecdotes about his grandfather, his beliefs and values which today are the very essence of Cambridge School.

ALUMNI MEET

Alumni are the brand-ambassadors of the institution they graduate from. In order to reach out to old students, to help them connect with the alma mater and to foster a spirit of loyalty, the school organized an Alumni Meet for the batches of 1941-1979 in April 2019 to commemorate Founder’s Day.

The Principal, Mrs. Seebaluck welcomed all and the programme commenced with the nostalgic singing of the school song by the alumni along with the school choir, followed by the lighting of the ceremonial lamp. Dr. Kalyani Roy, alumna of 1949 and Secretary- Society for the Advancement of Education, addressed the gathering and shared her experiences as an old student of the school. A slideshow of pictures and video messages of illustrious alumni was displayed followed by a short documentary which showcased the evolution of Cambridge School as a prominent institution nurturing the solidarity that exists amongst the generations of its students, who have sincerely followed the school motto: ‘We Learn to Serve’.

Present on the occasion were prominent alumni of the school such as former bureaucrat Mr. Raj Bhargav, Mr. Madan Pania, Mr. Kamal Jit Chaudhary, Mr. Neeladri Bhattacharya, JNU professor of History and writer of many books, Dr. A. Vasudev a leading pediatrician of amongst several others who acknowledged the contribution of the alma mater in their lives. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 9

The old students took a walk down the corridors of nostalgia and memories. A great bonhomie and excitement was observed everywhere with the old students reliving their memories, ringing the school bell, receiving their alumni pins, wearing the school caps, etc. They sat on the old school benches in the classrooms and recaptured their memories through pictures and videos, visited the school canteen and the playground of their childhood days!

One and all expressed deep gratitude to the school Founder Shri Alok Chandra Deb as well as to their teachers for the values and education received. The alumni were deeply moved with the opportunity to revisit and relive the schooldays spent together and to catch up with each other. The programme culminated with Mrs. Bindoo Gupta delivering a vote of thanks and the alumni pledging support to the school.

PARENT ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

The foundation of a good parent - teacher relationship is frequent and open communication and good understanding. Keeping this is in mind, the school organized the Parent Orientation Programme in March – April for classes III – XII to prepare for the new academic session. The programme commenced with a warm welcome of the parents by the Principal, Mrs. Seebaluck. She shared the school's vision and mission and suggested measures to nurture children and emphasized the school's role in inculcating values such as empathy and perseverance, besides sharing the school's achievements of the past year. Parents were introduced to the academic and co-curricular plan for the year for each class by the Class Representatives while stressing the importance of the school's teaching pedagogy, assessment pattern, facilities, etc. This was followed with the Counselors session regarding the diverse needs of the students. The Computer department provided hands on information about the parent portal. The parents had an opportunity to meet and interact with all the teachers and discuss the preparation for the upcoming academic session as well as seek guidance to stimulate curiosity in the young, impressionable minds and equip them with skills and values to be better human beings. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 10

SCHOLAR BADGE CEREMONY 2018-19 (CLASSES III - XI)

The Scholar Badge Ceremony is organized to acknowledge and appreciate the consistent hard work that students put in the whole year. For classes III to XI it was held in May to recognize the academic merit and achievements of the students and felicitate all those who scored 85% and above in the academic session 2018-19. The programme commenced with the school song followed by a vibrant cultural performance. Class toppers were awarded trophies and certificates of merit and the subject toppers were also awarded. The ceremony was attended by the parents of meritorious students. The Principal congratulated all the young achievers and encouraged them to work hard with dedication and perseverance.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. The Investiture Ceremony for the academic session 2019-20, to appoint members for the school's Student Council and Prefectural Council, was held on 16th May, a tradition whereby the school entrusts faith and charge to the new appointees. The Principal Mrs. Seebaluck congratulated the students and reminded them of their new responsibilities and urged them to work with dignity and discipline and keep alive the school motto ‘We learn to serve’. The ceremonial pinning of badges and handing over of sashes was done by the Principal. Led by the Head Boy, Niranjan R. Raja and the Head Girl, Rida Kulsum, the Council members pledged to work hard to uphold the values of the school with zest and enthusiasm. With the school flag held high, the ceremony concluded with the National Anthem.

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FELICITATION CEREMONY OF CLASS XII 2018-19

In July, the school organized a Felicitation Ceremony to acknowledge and applaud the achievements of students who excelled in academics and brought laurels to school in the Class XII All India Senior Secondary School Examination 2018-19. Harris Amjad, the overall school topper with 97.2 % marks, was awarded a trophy and a certificate of excellence. The stream toppers Mihir Sachdeva (Science), Priyank Chabra (Commerce) and all the students scoring 90 % and above marks were also awarded certificates of excellence in the presence of their parents and teachers. The Principal congratulated the parents, students and teachers for securing the highest overall aggregate of the school.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS

In keeping with the mission, vision and values of the School and to encourage students to be responsible and active global citizens, a series of activities were organized to celebrate Earth Day from 22nd – 26th April 2019. The week began with the setting up a herbal garden in school in association with DEEKSHA, an NGO that aims at providing Public Education on Environmental Education. The volunteers conducted a workshop for class IX students and familiarized them with a variety of medicinal herbs such as stevia, aloe Vera, mint, basil and asparagus. Each student adopted a plant variety, learnt about its medicinal properties and took responsibility of the growth of the plant.

Students of classes VI-XII conducted a special assembly to commemorate Earth Day. Yusuf Khan of XII-B shared the history and inception of this day, followed by Monish Obaid’s speech on the deteriorating condition of the environment due to the reckless overconsumption of natural resources. Tripti Gupta recited a beautiful poem titled 'What We Can Do' to inspire students to consider the welfare of this planet for sustainable development followed by the song 'Edelweiss' by Sarbarth Roy. Class IX students shared their experience of adopting plants. All the students pledged to make the earth a better place to live. The Principal addressed the youngsters and motivated them to become responsible by adopting environment-friendly habits.

To embrace and appreciate nature beyond school, students of classes VIII-X attended a workshop at the Nehru Planetarium on 22nd April 2019 on Earth Day. Experts from the Hara Jeevan Organization conducted an activity-based workshop on the current status of waste management in India. Students learnt about methods to reduce waste, correct disposal and recycling.

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On 23rd April Class VIII, IX & X students visited Teen Murti Bhavan for 'A Walk with the Trees'. They participated in various activities such as observation of twigs, making bird boxes and many more. It was an effort to help children bond with nature and become stewards of Mother Earth. Within the school campus there were activities like Slogan Writing Competition on the theme of Conservation of the Earth for class VII, PowerPoint presentation on the value of resources by class VIII, Inter Section Declamation Contest on Environmental Issues for Class X, Rangoli making with organic colours and notepad making with recycled material for class IV. Students displayed their creativity and sensitivity towards Mother Earth by participating enthusiastically.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

The School celebrated the 73rd Independence Day of India with great zeal and fervor all week. The Primary section and class VI were engaged in flag making and conducted a special assembly on the Quit India Movement. An Intersection Hindi Poem Recitation competition was organized on the theme of patriotism for the students of class V. Class VII made beautiful kites in the colours of the national flag and famous speeches of Indian leaders were enacted by them with enthusiasm. Class VIII depicted the nationalist sentiments through T-shirt painting. Class IX students made colourful Rangolis on the theme of the tricolour. The students of class X expressed love for the country through a unique hands and face painting competition with the colours of freedom, unity and equality. Classes XI & XII performed a musical patriotic play on Bhagat Singh, with snapshots of the Indian freedom struggle and also participated in Poster Making competition.

On 14th August 2019, a special assembly based on the relevance of Independence Day for today’s generation along with the need to build a new India by destroying all that was not good for the nation was held. Students put up a soulful rendition of patriotic songs, a poetry recitation and a skit on the diversity of India. A Donation Drive was organized by the students of class III – XIII and stationary items, old clothes, books were collected to gift to the underprivileged children.

Parents, staff and students also participated enthusiastically in a special programme on 15th August 2019 with a beautiful dance recital, enactment of scenes from the freedom struggle and an energetic group performance by young dancers. The school was awash with patriotic sentiment and colours.

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BOOK WEEK & READING CLUB The Library and Reading Clubs are a great way to engage students with reading and help build a reading culture at school. The school held a Book Week from 26th – 31st August 2019, in which a variety of new books were displayed by Scholastic India in the School Library. Children enthusiastically browsed new titles and favorite authors and bought books under the guidance of the librarian and teachers. Students look forward to the Book Week every year and participate in various activities organized by the Library and the Reading Club to encourage the habit of reading. The Primary Classes have small libraries so that the students can share the books and English teachers conduct different types of activities related to reading through smart boards in Classes III – X.

INTERACT CLUB The school organized the installation ceremony of the Interact Club on 23rd August 2019, under the aegis of the Rotary Club No. 330 of South Delhi, for the academic session 2019-20. Students of the Dance Society welcomed the gathering with a Bihu dance followed by a musical performance by the school choir. The Board members for the year were introduced and the pinning ceremony was held. The Principal and the Club President & Director (Rtn.) Sandeep Pal Mandal encouraged the students to give back to society. Ayera Tariq of class XI E was appointed the President of the Interact Club. She shared the plan of action for the coming year which includes Environment Protection, taking care of the Elderly and ‘Alok’- a social service initiative to empower and uplift underprivileged children, as a part of the Club’s agenda.

TEACHERS DAY CELEBRATIONS “The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise. Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers," said Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. On 5th September 2019, students celebrated Teachers Day this year with great enthusiasm to express heartfelt gratitude and respect for all teachers. All classes conducted a special assembly to pay tribute to the teachers. The programme included Guru Vandana by the Indian music choir followed by singing of melodious songs and dance performances. The students made it a memorable day for all the teachers. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 15

CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF GANDHIJI

To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the school conducted a special assembly which included a pledge by all students to keep their surroundings clean at all times and support the spirit of ‘Swatch Bharat Abhiyan’ alongwith the singing of his favourite Bhajans by the senior school choir and a short presentation depicting his life and his impact on the world. Various activities to sensitize students about fulfilling their social responsibility were organized throughout the week. Students of classes III - VI recreated the Dandi March, followed by the Swadeshi Movement with an exhibition of Made in India and handmade products. Gandhi's vision of a clean India and healthy environment was vitalized by class VI's effort of separating dry and wet waste and reusing newspapers to make coasters. Students of class VII also participated in tree plantation drive, poster making, decoration of display boards and cleaning classrooms. Class VIII displayed their artistic skills by making rangolis with eco-friendly colours illustrating Gandhi's struggle. Students of classes IX and XI also paid tribute through artistic pencil sketching. All these activities aimed towards reviving the teachings of Gandhi and preparing students to become responsible citizens.

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CO-SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES

Each department guides students in their respective subjects to discover and create better understanding of the subject by organizing co scholastic activities. These activities supplement academics and give the students practical training which they require in day to day life.

English Public speaking helps students to organize their thoughts and express ideas. Keeping this in mind, the Turncoat Declamation Contest for Class XII was held on 23rd April 2019. Each section was represented by a team of two students who spoke on 'Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space' and 'Nothing can be done without hope and confidence'. Every contestant spoke in favour as well as against the topic. Aryan Vimmi Arora of XII E and Tuba Khan of XII F shared the 1st position. Aditi of XII B got the 2nd position. Saumya Bhardwaj of XII A stood 3rd .

The English Faculty organized a department presentation on 1st May 2019 on ‘Rebels with a Cause: Antagonists in Literature’ wherein each teacher enacted a memorable antagonist or legendary character from English literature. The presentation included the history and kinds of antagonists and also the role of the antagonist in literature, with examples from Ramayana, Mahabharata and European texts as well as Satan, Dr. Faustus, indomitable Medusa, cruel and cunning ladies from the Grimm’s Tales Snow White and Cindrella and J. K. Rowling’s Lord Voldemort, etc. A self-composed poem based on the character of Caliban representing the marginalized society was also read out.

On 10th May an ‘Intersection English Recitation Competition’ was held for the students of class V. The students recited poems based on the theme ‘Seasons’ to sensitize them about nature. The 1st position was bagged by Ansha, Saima, Fahad and Mariyam. Alviya, Samiha, Lubhna and Sabhya won the 2nd position. 3rd position was shared by Sia Shree, Pallavi, Fatima and Inshaal-Munanazza, as well as Beenish, Anoosh and Jay from V B.

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On 28 May, Ms. Aparajita Deb, Ms. Shradha Mulchandani and Ms. Thayeekrishna attended a workshop on " Writing in English" at Cambridge School NFC.

The middle school English teachers attended a teacher training session on 30th May 2019 by Ruchi Senger, Resource person with CBSE and an ELT freelancer, on techniques to be used to develop writing, speaking, and listening skills in the classroom.

The Inter-Section English Competition “It so happened….” was held for class IX on 25th July. The students took up innovative themes on a wide range of contemporary issues and enacted short stories. IX A was adjudged the winner of the event and the winning team included Moulya Kandimalla, Aditya Vinod, Manan Saluja, Barina Yousuf, Yashika Gidwani, Kinshuk Singh, Maaz Ahmed and Ishant Meghani. IX E and IX F bagged the 2nd position.

The English department conducted an Inter- Section Literary Quiz for class VIII in August 2019 with questions based on poetic devices, Nobel laureates, mythology, etc. The 1st position was secured by VIII E.

In August Ananya Bansal of class XI A won the 2nd position in Inter School Poetry Recitation Competition held at Laxman Public School.

On 7th August 2019, the School organized the 29th A.C. Deb Memorial Inter-School Oration Contest to encourage public speaking skills of youngsters. New Era Public School bagged the keenly contested Overall Winners Rolling Trophy. In the senior category, Niranjan A. Raja of Cambridge School Srinivaspuri, Jatan Kalra of Prudence School Ashok Vihar, and Anika Bahuguna of Prudence School Dwarka bagged the 1st , 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Atulya Bhaskar, New Era Public School and Nav Kiran Kaur of Birla Vidya Niketan were awarded consolation prizes. The first three positions in the Junior category were secured by Kashish Malhotra, New Era Public School, Pratham Bansal, Cambridge School Srinivaspuri, and Suhana Sharma, Delhi Public School Noida respectively. A consolation prize in the Junior category was awarded to Sarah Bhagat, Prudence School Ashok Vihar. The programme began with the lighting of the lamp and a rendition of shlokas dedicated to the Guru who shapes our lives. The Principal welcomed the guests and the young orators from twenty-four schools of Delhi/NCR. The participants expressed their views on topics ranging from ‘Sing the song that only you can sing’, ‘The poetry of the earth is never dead’ and ‘Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity” for the Junior category and ‘To the disrupters go the spoils’, ‘The modern human lives in a cesspool of man-made electromagnetic radiation’ and ‘A solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities’ for Senior category.

The Chief Guest, Dr. Raj Kumar, Head of the Department of English, Delhi University applauded the effort of each participant and encouraged them to hone their oratory skills as well as bridge the gap between speaking and praxis. Ms. Garima Yadav, Asstt. Professor Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University, the special guest acknowledged the achievements of the orators. The event was judged by Mrs. Amita Malhotra, senior English educator, Ms. Deepali Jain, founder of ‘Aspiration unlimited’, and Mr. Sachin Narayanan, Assistant Professor, Dyal Singh College, Delhi University. The judges shared some valuable tips on public speaking with the children.

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Hindi

On 3rd May 2019, the Hindi Department organized a Nukkad Natak Competition on the topic ‘Environment’ for class IX. Ten students from each section participated and depicted the state of degrading environment and raised the Issues of cleanliness, deforestation, etc. The 1st position was secured by IX E followed by IX C. The 3rd position was a tie between IX B and IX F.

On 2nd August Swara Ved of Class XI secured the 3rd position at the Dr. Vidya Topa Inter School Hindi Debate Competition organised by DPS Road. The topic of the debate was 'अंक आधारित शैक्षिक प्रक्षतस्पधाा से क्षिद्यार्थी का क्षििता नैक्षतक स्ति'.

Devanshi Das of Class VII won the 2nd prize for the Hindi Poem Recitation in the Inter– School Hindi Poem Recitation competition held at Laxman Public School on 22nd August 2019.

The students of Classes III- VIII participated in the National Hindi Olympiad 2019 Exam. Ufaq Fatima of class VI E was awarded the Hindi Prathibha Samman at the National Level on 11th October at Teen Murti Bhawan. 8 students bagged Gold Medal, 11 students won Silver Medal and 4 students won the Bronze Medal.

Mathematics The intersection Mathematics Quiz was conducted for Class X on 26 July. There were six rounds for the teams and one special round for the audience. Each team had four students and the students had to solve a variety of mathematical problems in limited time. The 1st position was bagged by X A, X E was 2nd position X D got 3rd position. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 19

The Mathematics Department conducted a presentation on the topic “Permutation and Combination” on 9th August 2019. The workshop began with various activities and hands on experiments by the audience. It included a short skit lecture demonstration, as well as day-to-day examples related to the concept.

A Mathematics activity ‘Mind Teasers’ was conducted for the students of class VII on 22nd August 2019. Questions based on concepts and logical reasoning were asked of the teams. First ten students who achieved the highest marks were given the certificates of appreciation. 1st position was scored by Zayna Khan of VII F, the 2nd position was bagged by Prisha Jaggi of VII A and Sachin Kumar of VII B.

Chemistry

The Chemistry Department gave a presentation on the topic ‘Is Chemistry Killing Biology?’ on 10th May. The presentation included disadvantages such as the nuclear disasters like Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Hiroshima – Nagasaki atomic explosions, Chernobyl disaster and the presence of poisonous chemicals in materials of daily life along with many advantages where chemistry is helping in saving many lives.

Priya Sethi & Ilma Siddiqui XII A, Aditi Vartika XII B won the 2nd Prize in the ‘Gold from Gravel' event of the 'Cosmic- 350' competition organized by Sanskriti School on 14th May in which they designed Jewellery from reusable material.

The faculty members of the Science Department attended a Teachers’ Training Programme by ERC on the topics- Real and Virtual Images; Metals and Non-metals; Acids and Bases on 22nd May 2019. The aim of the workshop was to discuss effective teaching methodology for middle school so that students’ curiosity and inquisitiveness is encouraged by means of activities, examples from daily life or with the help of audio visual aids. The Chemistry teachers attended a presentation on the topic ‘Cocktail Chemistry – An emerging threat to mankind and environment’ at Cambridge School, Noida.

On 3rd August 2019 students of class IX participated in an Inter Section Science Challenge Quiz based on recent scientific inventions, Nobel laureates, reasoning, situational analysis, numericals, activity based questions,etc. Aditya Vinod, Deepak Das & Manan Saluja of class IX A got the 1st position, Harshveer Singh Chahal, Ibrahim Sherwani, Lakshay Chhabra of class IX F were declared 2nd and Yash Sharan, Rudra Aggarwal, Ammar Shahid of class IX C and Daniyal Sharif, Eram Khan, Humayl Safdar of class IX F shared the 3rd position.

Physics

Class XI and XII Science students attended the Open Day at IIT, Delhi on 20th April and participated in a lecture on Nanotechnology delivered by Prof. Ramgopal Rao, and also the Science of the Mind & Intelligence Lecture delivered by Prof. Pritha Chandra. Some of the other highlights were the Aero Modelling competition, the Energy Quiz, Research poster presentation, various Exhibits and Demonstrations, etc. The students also visited the Nanoscale Research Facility at IIT Delhi and learnt about prototype Nano Scale devices for Energy, Safety, Health, Agriculture and Environmental sectors. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 20

Ms. Darakhshan Gupta participated in a professional development programme for high school Physics teachers organised by the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN - South Asia Science Education Programme), the International School of Geneva (Ecolint) and the Life Lab Education and Research Foundation, held at Shiv Nadar School, Noida from 22nd – 26th April 2019. This innovative course contained 30 hours of modules, anchored around the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This training programme aimed at empowering teachers with 21st century pedagogical knowledge and skills in interdisciplinary STEAM fields.

From 1st - 6th June 2019, Ms. Darakhshan Gupta attended a National Workshop of Utsahi Physics Teachers, NWUPT 2019 at Shiksha Sopan Ashram, Kanpur, an NGO initiated by the IIT Kanpur community. Dr. H. C. Verma, renowned scientist and former Professor, IIT Kanpur trained the participants and engaged them in hands on activities with the apparatus designed by the R & D team of Shiksha Sopan.

On 12th July the Physics Department conducted a workshop on the ‘Principles of Electromagnetism’. Through various activities many concepts were explained such as: the Right Hand Thumb Rule, magnetic fields, Fleming’s Left Hand Rule, Working Principle of Motor, Solenoid as bar magnet, Electromagnetic Induction, AC generator, Lenz’s law, Eddy Currents, etc. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 21

Students of class IX visited the National Science Centre on 31st July – 2nd August 2019. During two-hour long sessions, each batch of students engaged in hands-on activities like making of a bridge, tesla coils, etc. In the three-day workshop the students learnt the application of several principles of science by actually conducting the experiments themselves.

National Anveshika Network of India conducted the National Anveshika Experimental Skills Test on 3rd August 2019 (NAEST) to encourage experiential learning through experiments. Class XI and XII Science students participated in this and learnt to observe their surroundings in order to understand the principles of Physics involved in daily life.

Ms. Surabhi Banarjee from the Physics Department attended a workshop on ‘Essence of Experimentation’ at Sadhu Vasvani International School for Girls on 20th September. Dr. Das, the Resource Person emphasized on teaching techniques to make learning joyful and not rote based.

On 1st October 2019, the students of class VIII & IX attended the Sun Projection and Measurements Workshop at Nehru Planetarium as a part of the “Bapu Khagol Mela” – Gandhi’s 150-year Sesquicentennial celebrations nationwide. The main motive of this workshop was to equip students to watch a solar eclipse on their own safely. The school carpenter also accompanied the students and the school will soon have its own projection set-up to view the solar eclipse.

On 30th September 2019, Class XI & XII Science students attended the CSIR - National Physical Laboratory Delhi and participated in the CSIR Foundation activities. The children saw many science models and exhibits displayed and as well as audio visual shows on various scientific demonstrations.

On 30th September 2019, Ananya Bansal and Yoosuf Ansari of Class XI Science attended a Physics Workshop on ‘Spotlight on Mechanics’ at Birla Vidya Niketan. Mr. Mukul Rathi, member of Dr. H. C. Verma’s NGO, highlighted many revolutionary and unconventional ideas regarding classical Mechanics.

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Biology An Inter Section Biotoon Competition was organized to create a biology cartoon on the topic of "The Cell: its Components" for classes VIII and IX on 16th May 2019. Students used different mediums such as water colors, crayons, pastel and pencil colors to sketch these. In class IX, the 1st prize was won by Mohd. Uzair- IX A, Irtiqua Shahid- IX A and Nikita Abrol of IX F got the 2nd prize. 3rd prize was bagged by Anushka Verma – IX C. Prabhat Retnam - VIII B, Mohd. Hammad Ansari – VIII E, Tisha Majhi-VIII D got first three positions respectively.

On 26th July the Biology department presented a workshop on the topic ‘Human Evolution’. It focused on human evolution, its brief history, the details of ape like creatures and members belonging to the family Hominidae. The department discussed Australopithecus and its features, Homo habilis and about Homo erectus, with the help of pictures and videos. The workshop concluded with a detailed discussion on the characteristic features of present day man i.e Homo sapiens. Various tools and aids were used to explain the external features and internal changes which took place during various stages of evolution such as the human skeletal system and models.

On the occasion of World Bee Day, volunteers of the Golden Bee Hive Foundation conducted a workshop at the Sunder Nursery. Delhi to sensitize children about honey bees and their importance for the environment. Class VI students attended this workshop by Mr. Rakesh Gupta, an expert on bees on 17th August 2019 and learnt about the life cycle of bees and their significance in nature.

On 27 August, Anika Khan and Faiza Jabeen of class XII B were awarded the 2nd prize in the Treasure Hunt event of the Biology Festival held at Cambridge School Indirapuram.

Commerce & Economics

Mr. Rahul Dahiya, Director- Corporate Affairs and Strategy, Universal Business School conducted a workshop on Entrepreneurship for Commerce students of Class XI & XII on 29th August 2019. He emphasized the need for an entrepreneur to be dynamic in adopting business strategies and flexible while taking decisions according to varying circumstances. He stressed that change is inevitable and entrepreneurs must adapt to it if they want to survive and a highlighted the ‘Nudging Theory’ and essential skill sets of an entrepreneur. Bhavya Gupta, Prachi Bansal, Abhay Gupta, Sania Jalees and Ujjwal Pushkarn won the 3rd prize in E-COMBAT Inter School Competition in ‘Big Street’ event held on 23rd August 2019 in Ahlcon Public School. The Economics Department conducted a presentation on 13th September on the topic ‘Understanding Market Forms’ wherein the staff members were acquainted with various forms of market that exist in different economies of the world.

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Third Languages In April, German & French students of Middle School participated in the Lingua Fiesta at Cambridge School, Noida. German students of Class VI participated in the event ‘Who am I’ and Class VI French students participated in the Poster Making event. The Class VII & VIII French and German students participated in the Group Song Competition.

The French National Day was celebrated in the month of July by students of classes VI & VII. Class VI participated in a fun activity of French Flag making and class VII enjoyed the Fan making activity in the colours of the French flag.

On 8th August 2019 a workshop was held for class VI to introduce the Culture, History, & Geography of the Spanish speaking countries around the world. Each student prepared a PPT on the allotted country and these along with videos were presented to showcase the culture, interesting facts, etc. The final presentation was based on the new words/ information learnt.

On 30th August, the German students participated in the FIT für Deutsch 1 2019, held by Max Mueller Bhavan. All the students received A1 certificates issued by Common European Framework of Reference of languages (CEFR). 8 students qualified and will appear in the A2 level.

The German teacher, Mrs. Bindia Khanna was selected by Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi for a scholarship programme for German teachers. She visited Munich for this programme in June 2019 for one month and attended C1.1 level. The 11 participants from different countries were taught by experts to refresh and update language skills.

Fashion Studies

On 24th April 2019 the Fashion Studies students of Classes XI and XII participated in ‘Day @ Pearl’-a series of workshops organized by the Pearl Academy of Fashion, Noida. Two workshops on Fashion Design and Gaming Design were conducted. The students got a chance explore their creative genius through these workshops.

Computer Science

On 30th May 2019 the school organized a workshop on Inclusion of Technology in Education and Administration for Computer Science Teachers of Cambridge schools. The workshop was conducted by a team of facilitators from NIIT Guru, headed by Mr. Abhishek Das. The workshop focused on OneNote, Forms in Office 365 and Kahoot for creating Quiz and games.

On 3rd August a presentation on Artificial Intelligence was conducted by the teachers of Computer Science department. It focused on the various aspects of Artificial Intelligence such as the origin, aspects, Problems, Approaches, Applications, Philosophy & ethics. Practical applications of AI such as Attendance Tracker and Object Recognition system were demonstrated by teachers and members of CODE - Centre for Digital Excellence. As part of the Robotics Club and STEM education conducted by CODE, a host of activities for different classes were held in July and August 2019. Class III & IV made gliders through Aerodynamics; class V had Glowing LED using conducting Dough and Blow Rockets; Class VI & VII students enjoyed making snake Pattern using Arduino & Changing brightness of LED using Potentiometer; Class VIII & IX students with embedded Robotics performed activities such as Reading the value of changing temperature using Arduino and LCD display using Arduino.

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On 20th August 2019 an Intersection Power Point Presentation for class VI was held on the theme ‘Exploring the World’. Priyedarshi and Shubhang Agrawal of class VI D secured the 1st position, Aditi Gautam & Supreeti Saha and Ufaq Fatima, Tannishtha Guleria of class VI D shared the 2nd position and Yuvraj Singh, Fiyanshu Vashisht of class VI E got the 3rd position.

Mrs. Kumud Kumar attended a CBSE/ Microsoft workshop at Springdales School, Pusa Road from 11th to 13th September 2019, on the ‘Introduction of Artificial Intelligence’ in the Curriculum from Kindergarten to Class XII. CBSE, in association with Microsoft Corporation, conducted Capacity Building Programme at Bluebells International School, Delhi from 19th – 21st September 2019. The aim was to introduce latest technologies to improve access to and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools that will help to integrate technology with teaching and enhance the learning experience so as to improve 21st century skills of all students. The workshop was attended by Mrs. Alka Gupta and Mrs. Deepanshi Saini from the Computer Department.

History

In April Ms. Surabhi Sharma attended a programme on World Heritage Day organized by UNESCO, Delhi and the Archaeological Survey of India at UNESCO House. The program highlighted the work of UNESCO along with the ASI and the role of schools in helping to save the heritage of the country by adopting monuments around them. The theme of this year’s program was “Rural Heritage and Intangible Heritage” and it was suggested that students be motivated to find out folk tales and poems of their families in order to understand their history and therefore their heritage in a broader sense.

To appreciate and understand the history of India, the Primary students visited one of the few remaining Ashokan rock edicts in Delhi, an inscription on rock written in the Prakrit language of the time. The children could understand the significance of the legacy of Emperor Ashok and his rule.

On 25th & 27th September 2019, the students of classes III – V visited the heritage site Humayun’s Tomb and learnt about the history of the ruler and the monument. The students discussed the unique architecture and symmetry of the various structures there.

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Political Science

The Times of India, in association with Possible Education conducted a National Law School Awareness Summit in Mavalankar Auditorium at the Constitution Club of India on 21st April 2019. The summit was attended by students and parents of our school. The summit covered all the essential topics concerning law as a career in India, ranging from careers in law, life in law schools and how to crack the CLAT, AILET etc.

Class XII Humanities students witnessed the live Budget session of Lok Sabha on 26th July 2019. Ms. Nirmala Sitaram. Dr Harshwardhan, Mr. Babul Suprio, and Mr. Naqvi were present on that day to discuss the bill presented in Lok Sabha.

A team of students of Classes IX - X1 participated in the Model United Nation Programme on 8th & 9th August 2019 at Cambridge School Noida. The MUN traced the background, history and the importance of parliamentary participation and emphasized its special focus on Global peace. The MUN also gave insights in to the current conflict and geopolitical tensions that world is undergoing.

The 7th session of I-Parliament was held from 8th - 11th August 2019 at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation for Peace. Twelve students of Class XI participated in the Parliamentary session. Vaishnavi from class XI E received the award for the best new paper editor and her write up was published in ‘The Youth Chronicle’- a newspaper by the participants of the Youth Parliament.

Psychology

On 7th May 2019 the Psychology students of Class XII gave presentations on Projective techniques, Adolescence, Memory, Acculturation, Psychoanalysis topics. Ishaq Tahir and Bhawna Singh of XII E stood 1st for their presentation on acculturation to explain the process of social, psychological and cultural change that stems from balancing two cultures. Radhika Arora and Shuchi Tarini presented the various taboos in the society regarding mental health. Disha Sisodia and Sameeha of XII E gave a presentation on psychoanalysis focusing on the contributions of Sigmund Freud. There was a tie between these two teams for the 2nd position. The 3rd position was bagged by Sahibjit Singh and Tuba Khan of XII F who covered the research area of creativity with some interesting real-life examples.

On 3rd & 4th August 2019 Priyanka Pathak attended an International Certified Career Coach program (Foundation Level 1) by Mindler about the changing career trends in the 21st century and emphasized the importance of aptitude, personality and interest in making career decisions. The workshop stressed the role of parents in influencing and shaping the careers of children.

On 17th August, the School Counselors attended a workshop on Learning Disability by Dr. Geet Oberoi, at Cambridge School, NFC. The workshop focused on various learning problems associated with Specific Learning Disability such as Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia and Non Verbal Learning Disabilities, etc.

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On 27th September 2019, Ms. Kaaveri Dhingra attended the live telecast of the popular TV counseling show Love You Zindagi, on the theme “Mental Health”, organised by India Today TV and Aaj Tak in association with Hans Foundation. There were eminent panellists such as N Ram, Editor- The Hindu; Shweta Rawat, Chairperson- Hans Foundation; B.N. Gangadhar, Director-NIMHANS and Vandana Gopikar, Founder- The Banyan. The speakers discussed the existing condition of Mental Health in India and touched upon various issues like institutionalization, gender differences, suicide, depression, etc and different intervention techniques to treat mental health problems.

CAREER COUNSELLING & STUDENT MENTORING

On 21st May 2019 Mr. Rituraj Kumar and Mr. Tarun Kathuria from Pratham Institute & in collaboration with Times of India conducted a career counselling workshop for Class XI & XII students on the prerequisites for applying to various universities in India and abroad. They stressed the importance of a good profile, which includes the academic scores , details of participation in extracurricular activities and engagement in community service. The student were encouraged to join unpaid internships & take up online courses on websites like Course Era and Udemy during the summer break in class XI to enhance their profiles. The benefits of preparing for Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), IELTS and TOEFL in class XI were discussed with the students for applying to various International Universities & Indian Universities. Students were advised to check the rankings of various International Universities and subjects offered by them. The speakers discussed new age careers like Digital Marketing and Renewable Engineering that have immense scope.

On 16th & 17th July, the school conducted workshops in collaboration with Mindler, renowned Career Counselors, in order to help Class X students make informed decisions regarding future careers. The sessions were facilitated by Ms. Shilpa, a certified Life Coach and Mr. Parikshit Dhanda who has 18 years of experience in mentoring and training more than a million students across the world. He briefed students about the multifaceted procedure developed by experts from IIT Kharagpur to assess aspects like Personality, Interest, Aptitude, Orientation style and Emotional Quotient. Mr. Dhanda also discussed institutes like , Korea University, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Flame University, etc. that allow students to experiment with subjects and promote an eclectic and interdisciplinary approach. The students through Mindler’s online portal, have access to a vast career library and career counselor’s blog around upcoming career avenues. The sessions demystified the conventional ways of making career decisions for students.

On 31st July a career counseling session for classes XI & XII on Liberal Education was organized by the school in collaboration with Ashoka University, Sonepat, wherein the resource persons introduced the available courses and interdisciplinary approach followed by the University and the unique opportunities for students to intern in corporate organizations, research organizations, NGOs etc. Adolescence is a stressful time because of the rapid changes taking place physically, mentally and emotionally. In order to address such queries, a workshop on Adolescent Issues and Concerns such as health & hygiene was held for students of cases VI & VII on 17th August 2019, in collaboration with the Laiqa Foundation, an NGO working in this field. The workshop helped the students clarify many doubts and various stressful factors common to adolescents were taken up which helped the students understand them better. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 27

On 19th August 2019, the school organized a University Fair in collaboration with IEducationalize for classes XI & XII with Universities across India such as SRM University, Manav Rachna University, & IFIM Business School. The speakers discussed the impact of automated technology on manual jobs available today, the importance of developing interpersonal skills and briefed students about the courses available like Liberal Education, Personality enhancement programs, travel & tourism, journalism etc.

On 10th & 11th October 2019, the school in collaboration with the Jitin Chawla Centre for Career Development, conducted Career Counseling workshops for students and parents of Class IX. This will help children understand their own potential and make informed career choices.

A workshop on Self Esteem was conducted for class VI students in the month of October. Mrs. Jasvinder Kaur, the resource person spoke about the importance of self - esteem and the value of positivity. The workshop included an interactive session with the students sharing episodes from their lives. Storytelling is a universal and traditional art form that has featured strongly in Indian culture as an effective communication tool. A workshop for story-telling was conducted for class IV by Mrs. Preeti Goel on 9th October. Children were engrossed in the story of “Toothless Cobra” which was narrated to them with creative gestures and facial expressions. The appropriate use of voice modulation and body language, enhanced imagination and expression were introduced to the children which helped the young souls to think creatively.

TEACHERS’ ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME & IN-SERVICE TRAINING

In today’s rapidly changing world it is necessary to go beyond the text book and a teacher has to be updated with the latest trends and developments in the subject.

On 12th April, in the Teachers Reading Programme conducted by ERC, Noida V S Naipaul's book ‘India: A Million Mutinies Now’ was discussed and a presentation was given by the school’s English teachers.

On 20th May 2019 a workshop on 'Happiness Begets Happiness’ was conducted for teachers by Ms. Sheetal Kaul, The workshop focused on happiness quotient in the participants and the ‘power of happiness’ e.g. teachers described something good and a possible solution to problems. The discussion included topics as varied as competition, slow learners, students’ attitudes and behavior and involvement of the parents.

On 10th July, under the Teachers Reading Programme an analysis of Salman Rushdie’s ‘Shalimar the Clown’ was taken up for discussion which was attended by all members of the English & Hindi Department. Students of middle school have been engaged in the CBSE approved Awakened Citizen Program to inculcate values and self- belief. For this purpose in May & July 2019 the training session for the Awakened Citizen Program by Ramakrishna Mission was attended by several staff members. The programme aims to inculcate practices to empower the youth with value education that helps them create new possibilities, work on solutions to the problems of life and have the courage to face challenges. The need is for teachers to become ‘Facilitators’ to carry out activities related to value education through an amalgamation of value- based education and technology to awaken goodness that is already implicit in learners. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 28

On 27th & 28th August 2019, the school hosted a CBSE Capacity Building Programme for Class X Science. Several schools of Delhi / NCR participated in this programme. Ms. Mohinderpal Kaur, Principal of Shiv Modern Senior Secondary School, was the resource person, and the objective was to train the teachers about the revised assessment and evaluation pattern for the academic year 2019-20 for class X Science. The Principal, Mrs. Seebaluck, welcomed the initiative taken by CBSE for subject enrichment and updating the curriculum.

CBSE has been organizing Capacity Building Programmes and workshops to share new inputs to improve teaching skills and changes in the curriculum. The following teachers attended various workshops organized by CBSE in this academic session.

Date Name of the Teacher Subjects Venue

24 & 25 Ms. Rachana Chattopadhyay English – XII Core CBSE , COE Patparganj, New Aug Delhi 19 & 20 Mrs. Priyanka Pasrija Maths- X National Victor School Patparganj July 23 July Mrs. Shubhra S. Khurana Stress Management CBSE , COE Patparganj, New Delhi 23 & 24 Mrs. Rukmani Maurya Hindi – X St. Francis De Sales School July Jankpuri 25 July Mrs. Prema Srinivasan Life Skills Bal Bharti Public School , Dwarka

27 July Ms. Shradha Mulchandani Values Education CBSE, CoE, Patparganj, New Delhi

5 Aug Mrs. Bindoo Gupta Happy Classroom ITL Public School, Sec-9, Dwarka,

7 & 8 Aug Mrs. Anu Thomas Fashion Studies CBSE

15 & 16 Mrs. Sonali Chattopadhyay Political Science Bal Bhavan, Mayur Vihar Oct

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On 29th August 2019 Mrs. Kajori Nandy, TGT Geography attended the Principals and Educators Conclave organized by Mahattattva, an educational transformation company, on the theme "Preparing today’s learners for the 21st Century". The educators discussed ’Design thinking attributes and the challenges faced in class such as communication, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, ethics, values, etc.

From 15th - 17th July 2019 the Principal Mrs. Aparna Seebaluck attended the Principals Leadership workshop on ‘Leading Transformation’ held at CBSE, COE Patparganj, New Delhi.

On 11th September 2019, the Principal Mrs. Aparna Seebaluck attended the ‘ Principal’s Orientation Programme’ a CBSE/ Microsoft workshop at Springdales School, Pusa Road on the ‘Introduction of Artificial Intelligence’ in the Curriculum from Kindergarten to Class XII for the Heads of Schools. ENVIRONMENT CLUB The School has always been actively involved in the improvement of the Environment as well as sensitizing the students, teachers and staff to create a sustainable and cleaner world.

The Intersection Declamation Contest on Environment protection was organized for class X students on 18th April 2019. The students spoke on related topics such as 'Let’s nurture the nature so that we can have a better future’, ‘There is sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed’ and ‘We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment’. Kashif Sohail of X-E bagged the 1st position for delivering powerful content. Maria Mohd of X-C got the 2nd position. 3rd position was shared by Saima Nida of X- D and Falak Anjum of X-F.

The School organized a workshop for the Green School Programme by the Centre of Science and Environment for all Cambridge Schools on 23rd May 2019. The Environment Club students designed a poster for the school, so that the students are motivated towards various activities and take initiatives towards a cleaner and a better environment on the “Green Initiative – Think Green”. This was displayed at key junctures in the school as well as in each classroom. The poster displayed a set of Dos and Don’ts for the students to discourage the use of plastics in any form in school as well as at home. The School participated in the “Beat Plastic Pollution”, an initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India which focused on no single use plastic items to be used in school, cleanliness drive on the school campus, awareness campaign to sensitize students to understand harmful effects of single use plastic, etc. The Environment Club students participated in the Summer Project for School Students - Safe Food: My Contribution, an initiative by the Department of Food Safety, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Health and Welfare Department. Students of Classes VII & VIII participated enthusiastically. The School participated in the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, an initiative by the, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change EE Division i.e, Sanchay Jal, Behtar Kal which highlighted the need for water conservation and rain water harvesting, renovation of traditional and other water bodies/tanks, reuse, borewell recharge structure, watershed management, intensive afforestation, etc.

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Members of the Environment Club and the Interact Club have joined hands to segregate the dry and wet waste collection at source in the school. Separate bins have been placed for the collection of the same and recycling will be done accordingly.

The students of Primary Classes III – V regularly take a Nature Walk in the school premises and learn about the different varieties of plants and trees and see the composit pit in an effort to appreciate the beauty of Mother nature and interact with the school gardeners to learn new facts.

The school participated in Tree Plantation Green Drive activity organized by The Times of India, on 3rd October 2019 at the Aravalli Biodiversity Park, Industrial Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister Housing & Urban Affairs, India was the Chief Guest. 20,000 saplings were planted by teachers and students under this Green Drive by Delhi Development Authority in partnership with Hero MotoCorp and the Times of India.

THEATRE IN EDUCATION

Theatre in Education is an important tool for knowledge dissemination. A topic is enacted in a dramatic manner by thinking out of box and the familiar subject is presented in a different way.

Hindi Department organized the ‘Hasya Kavi Sammelan’ on 2nd May 2019. Students from all sections of class X participated in the event. The students recited poems of prominent poets like Arun Jemini, Shail Chaturvedi, Shardad Joshi, Pradeep Choubey etc. As a part of Theatre in Education in Social Studies the students of class VI performed small skits depicting the various fundamental rights and duties guaranteed to the citizens by the Indian Constitution. This helped students gain insight into the world of political science and how it is related directly to our lives.

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EDUCATIONAL TRIPS & EXCURSIONS Excursions & visits are planned as a part of the school’s educational programme so as to expand horizons and encourage students to bond with each other. Jim Corbett National Park In the month of May, students from Classes VI to IX visited the Jim Corbett Park. They visited the Corbett Museum located in the heritage bungalow of Edward James Jim Corbett, the renowned environmentalist and front runner in tiger conservation as well as the Girija Temple situated over a large rock over the Kosi river. The early morning jeep safari was the most enjoyable part of the trip and students appreciated the huge variety of flora and fauna like tigers, and different species of birds.

From 29th - 31st August 2019, class VII students visited the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and participated in Scratch Painting, Cut & Paste activity and other Painting activities organized at the venue for them.

On 26th September the students of Class V visited the ‘Kiran Nadar Museum of Art’ at Saket, Delhi. Through a PowerPoint Presentation, the students were introduced to the works of various artists of India. The students made sketches under the guidance of the Resource person. They were also taken around the museum and saw a huge collection of paintings and sculptures of various artists.

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Moon Carnival at Nehru Planetarium

On 20th July 2019 the students of Class IX attended the ‘Moon Carnival’ at Nehru Planetarium on the occasion of the launch of Chandrayaan 2 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). To celebrate 50 Years of India’s first moonwalk, a story session on “One Giant Leap for Mankind: Apollo XI” was conducted by the renowned storyteller Ms. Seema Wahi Mukherjee and this was followed by a screening of the in-house show ‘Back to the Moon’. The students also participated in activities based on Timeline of Moon missions.

From 31st July - 2nd August 2019, the students of class IX visited the National Science Centre. During two-hour long session, the children were engaged in hands-on activities like making of a bridge, tesla coils, etc. and learnt about the application of several principles of science by actually conducting the experiments themselves.

Students of Primary Classes III – V visited the Srinivaspuri Post office on 17th September. They learnt about letter dispatching, parcels, money orders, etc. from the postmaster. The children understood the processes involved in mail sorting before final delivery to their destinations.

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On 24th September 2019 students from classes III – V visited the famous Bahai Temple in Kalkaji, Delhi known for its unique Lotus shaped architecture, to appreciate the diversity of Indian religions.

SPORTS

Cambridge School Srinivaspuri is not only being a centre for academic excellence, but also provides opportunities to the students to discover their passions and pursue other interests apart from their intellectual interests. Varun Vinayak Chandran and Sonam Tsewang Lhokham of class VII have been selected for the Delhi Inter Zonal Football Tournament 2019-20. Sonam Tsewang Lhokham of VII E has been selected to play for Delhi Sub-junior Football Team in the National Championship 2019-20 which will be held in Himachal Pradesh.

Bhomik Khanna of VII-B won the Bronze Medal in the Delhi / NCR Karate Championship 2019 organised by Shotokan Martial Art Federation of India at Swastik Public School, Burari on 28th July 2019. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 34

Badminton

Sub Junior Boys' Badminton team won the 2nd position in the Zonal Badminton Tournament 2019-20 held at Mata Gujri Public School in August 2019. The team included: 1. Prabhratan Singh of VII A 2. Rohan VII B 3. Dhruv Bangyal of VII C

Football

The Junior Girls Football Team won the 2nd position in the Zonal Football Tournament 2019-2020 held at KGSBV Chirag Enclave School from 05 August – 17 August 2019. The team included: 1. Saanvi Sethi - IX-D 2. Nikita Abrol - IX-F 3. Ayesha Asif - X-B 4. Sabina Ahmed - IX-C 5. Pankhuri Kulsum - IX-D 6. Maaha Naaz - VIII-C 7. Deevya Kinger - IX-A 8. Priyam Aneja - VIII-B 9. Hadia - IX-E 10. Manisha Sharma - VIII-F 11. Kulsoom Parveen - VIII-B

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The Senior Boys Football Team won the 2nd position in the Delhi Schools Zonal Football Tournament 2019-2020 held at KGSBV Chirag Enclave School from 5th August – 16th August 2019. The team included: 1. Sushant Jha - XII-A 2. Rhythom Das - XII-A 3. Govind Verma - XII-B 4. Mohd. Abbas - XII-B 5. Sohail - XI-D 6. Pratham Sethi - XI-C 7. Devesh Kaim - XI-E 8. Yousuf - XI-B 9. Sudhendra Rao - XI-C 10. Sameer Khan - XI-B 11. Karan Arora - XI-D 12. Abdul Azam - XII-A 13. Mohd. Danish - XII-B 14. Talha Khan - XII

The Junior Girls Basketball team stood 3rd in the Zonal Basketball Tournament 2019-2020 held at Bluebells International School from 19th August 2019 - 20th August 2019. The team included: 1. Parmeeta Verma - IX F 2. Aparna Kaur - IX C 3. Drishti Dalakoti - IX D 4. Vatsala Sharma - X D 5. Sana Khan - X D 6. Ayesha Asif - X D 7. Saanvi - X B 8. Nikita Abron - IX F

Basketball The Senior Boys Basketball team won the third position at the Zonal Basketball Tournament 2019-2020 held at Bluebells International School from 22nd August – 23rd August 2019. The winning team included: 1. Tunmay Khurana - XII C 2. Shubhojit Sen - XII B 3. Vishal Singh - XI A 4. Aditya Bora - XII A 5. Yuvraj Singh - XII A 6. Supriyo Das - XII F 7. Akash S. - XII D 8. Shiwam Raj - XII B 9. Vaibhav Duggal - XII B 10. Deepak Negi - XI F 11. Manav Kalra - XI E 12. Aman Bhatt - XI C

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The Sub- Junior Boys Football team stood 3rd in the Zonal tournament by defeating Summer Fields School. The team included: 1. Gauransh - VIII-C 2. Parth - VIII A 3. Allan Baby - VIII E 4. Raghav Bhardwaj - VIII E 5. Abhirup Banerjee - VII B 6. Adhiraj Banerjee - VII C 7. Oman Khan - VI A 8. Nicholas - VI A 9. Rishab - VII A 10. Varun - VII D 11. Shrey Thakur - VIII E 12. Sonam Ysewang - VII E 13. Harsh Mishra - VIII D 14. Ayub Osmani - VI A CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 37

ART, DANCE, MUSIC & THEATRE ACTIVITIES

‘Every child should have a chance to sit in that place of wonder and discovery’. The school aims to have something for everyone and students are encouraged to get involved in different societies such as the Debate Society, Music Society, Dance Society and Quiz Society. Teachers and students hold debates, quiz events etc. to showcase their skills and creativity. CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 38 CSS/MCM/2019-20/PR 39

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Cambridge School Srinivaspuri has been ranked 2nd amongst the top 10 schools of South East Delhi in the Times School Survey conducted by the Times of India across Delhi / NCR for the year 2019.

The School has been selected as one of the Microsoft Schools and is now part of and connected to a global network for engaging in digital transformation of education to improve learning outcomes and student achievement. The Microsoft School Programs emphasize personalized learning for students through the use of 1:1 learning devices and learning with current technology such as Office 365 Education, OneNote, Skype, Minecraft, and more.

The Principal, Mrs. Aparna Seebaluck received a Citation for being an Inspiring Educator of Delhi for initiatives and invaluable contribution in reinventing schools for the all-round development of school students for 2019-20. The Principal, Mrs. Aparna Seebaluck has been appointed as the Lead Collaborator Principal (LCP) by CBSE for the Hubs of Learning (HOL) to collaborate with the Principals of schools allotted in the Hub. The first meeting of the HOL was conducted in CSS on 19th July 2019 and was attended by the Principals of Doon Public School, Presidium School, Universal Public School, Major Shish Ram Memorial. Ms. Kajori Nandy has been appointed as coordinator for the HOL. The Principal has been appointed as Mentor Principal by DOE for UDISE. Under this programme training was given to Heads of 35 schools under the South East District of Delhi Directorate of Education at the school on 20th July 2019.