CLICK HERE: FOR PAGE 3 AND 4 It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of SCHOOL IS COOL Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the classroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 03 Clean Air: Exploring A day filled with our right diverse avenues enthusiasm and vigour our future ata Jai Kaur Public School, Ashok t Michaels Sr Sec Vihar organised a Virtual Career School,3 Pusa Road webinar was organised by the B.E.S.T. fest for students of Classes X-XII to celebrated the feast of (Breathe Easy Stay Tough) Club of Gyan Devi encourage them to explore diverse S M Sr Sec School, Sec 10, Gurgaon for classes IX career options. its Patron Saint St Michael. The career fest was organised in collabora- Under the guidance of A to XII. The topic of the webinar was ‘Clean tion with the International Centre for Academic Ex- school principal, Rev Dr Air: Our Right Our Future’. The webinar was conduct- cellence. School principal, Rashmi Mehta welcomed Sabu Joseph, the Cultural ed and organised by the student members of the the students and the parents. She encouraged the B.E.S.T. Club in association with Lung Care students to unlock their minds and explore innova- Committee members under tive career options. This was followed by an address the leadership of Rashmi Foundation. The members of the club explained all by Sushma Singh, a Career Counsellor who moti- created a 40-minute enter- the facts related to air pollution with the help of a vated the students to take an informed decision by tainment packed pro- understanding the avenues open to them and at the ance by various students. on our patrons lesser gramme for parents and same time follow what they enjoy doing the most. From venerating its patron known role i.e of a healer; She was succeeded by the representatives of var- children. The programme through a Prayer dance to the students paid tribute in ious Indian universities who provided the students had power packed perform- with information regarding the latest courses offered. presenting a Short movie various forms. Many renowned universities participated in the fest. The scope for various avenues like following a ca- reer in dance, music, liberal arts, artificial and ma- chine learning was also discussed. A question and answer session was held where the Innovations of young gamers representatives along with the Career Coun- sellor clarified the queries of the students. ndirapuram Public The session ended on an optimistic School, Indirapuram or- note providing the students with valu- ganised a two-day Inter- able insight and guidance on making I School Competition on an informed decision about their future. “Game Development for Be- ginners” namely “Gameleon” which saw the participation of 46 schools and 478 games. This competition was held in col- laboration with a non-profit or- beautiful presentation. The highlight of the webinar MAGIC OF WRITING! ganisation dedicated to trans- was the video showcasing the initiatives taken up by forming lives through learn- students viz. managing waste, making compost, am International ing under the initiative of Niti School, Dwarka par- Aayog and supported by an using jute bags and planting trees, and incredible art ticipated in an online American computer technol- the efforts made by the school second category, students from pieces on air pollution and its impacts. SEssay Writing Com- ogy company. The theme for to provide the children a such Mount Aby School, Rohini, The webinar was full of examples of youth work- petition organized by The Fu- classes 7 and 8 was ‘Natural big platform to show their cre- DLF School and Indirapuram ture Foundation, Gurgaon for and Man-made disasters’ and ative skills related to gaming Public School, Pratap Vihar ing towards change. The session gave an outlook classes IV to XII. They penned for class 9-10 was ‘Space Ex- and coding. For the first cate- bagged first three ranks. The over what will happen if immediate action is not down their rel- ploration’. The Chief Guest for gory, students from DL DAV award ceremony got started taken. They motivated the students to take small evant thoughts the event was Himanshi Gau- School, Pitampura, Indirapu- with the opening remarks by steps to reduce the levels of air pollution. in a narrative tam, a young professional of ram Public School, Crossings Dr Ashish Mittal, the School manner and won the Shukla (VIII) got third position. Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Republik and Indirapuram, headmaster, and the event co- School principal, Sheena Yadav appreciated the positions. Priyanshu School principal Karuna Verma Aayog who gave away the and Somerville School, Greater ordinator. Sonal Rawat, school students for their hard work and filled them with Mishra (VI) achieved congratulated the winners on this prizes to the winners virtual- Noida bagged first three ranks principal congratulated all the optimism and enthusiasm with her inspiring words. second and Dhanishtha success. ly. The Chief Guest applauded respectively whereas, for the winners. UTILISE WEEKENDS TO UPSKILL he end of the week brings with it Any hobby that one takes on is not about just a massive surge of relief for every one skill, but a combination of many and I like to T single one of us and that’s a fact, implement loads of them (music theory, sound no matter how hard you try, you cannot designing & creating music). What does Gandhi refute. And it’s with no less enthusiasm Know that now with the advent of technology that one plans their weekends. The question and the internet, everyone has access to loads then remains – are those plans ever of activities and skill-based learning practices mean to me? fulfilled? that can be taken up during weekends. andhi, to me, is the most relevant person in today’s time. I try not to get my hopes up and dream SOHAM DHOKE, class XII, St Joseph's Senior He’s the epitome of everything that is lacking in hu- about an outing every weekend, espe- Secondary School, Chandigarh manity today. 72 years after his death, his policies of cially during the pandemic so I rely on Pics : Getty Images Gahimsa, satya,sarvodaya and satyagraha are more need- reading novels to gain more knowledge. ed than ever. Today when our world has become this appalling I spend my weekends reading on vari- SONIA, VIII, Shanti Gyan ball of hate, his policy of ahimsa and non violence needs to be our guiding light. This world could definitely do with a lot more ous subjects that may pique my inter- Vidyapeeth School, Dwarka of love right now. We need to learn to be more forgiving. He want- est or just scroll through literary dis- ed India to adopt swadesh, which we are now talking about in cussions and debates online. And if the form of atmanirbharta. His three monkeys greatly show the I’m not willing to put my mind much way to a peaceful and trouble less life. So, for me ,Gandhi is the greatest teacher whose virtues constantly drive me towards a into it, I just settle for some nice calmer, positive and meaningful 21st century self. sci-fi or fantasies (Percy Jackson Radhika Ahuja, XII, St Mark’s Sr Sec Public School, Meera Bagh still remains one of my best reads). If that somehow doesn’t work for me, I settle into my other hobby of making music. Music brings me to a state of peace that reading sometimes cannot. TV SERIES: EMILY IN PARIS GEETANJALI PANDEY, V, DAV Public School, Sec mily in Paris is an ebullient web series, set in 14, Faridabad the city of Paris. The series brings a raw pizzazz E as it stands alone in the plethora of conventional, murder thriller web series. The central character, Emily, apart from revolutionizing the millennial fashion, displayed the ability of fitting in, in a world of aliens (new country) by not being alienated herself. The series teaches that the unorthodox decisions in life involve levels of risk, can cause adrenaline rush and maybe, at times, a certain level of embarrassment, but it is all worth it as those 'unorthodox decisions' evolve one into a better and brighter person. The usage of French language is unmissable, as this SREYANSHI CHOWDHURY, classy language is one of the biggest chal- The Indian School lenges Emily faces and clearly it is really complique. The quintessential witty woman, lighted in the series which displays the SHANVEER TAAK, VI, South Delhi DAV Emily handles the worst-case scenarios like a enormous opportunities for young Public School, Defence Colony pro, which proves that she is not a 'La ringarde' people to discover their social PUBLIC (old-fashioned). She inspires every woman to explore the media expertise. SCHOOL, road less travelled without any fear of failure. The digital DHRUV AGGARWAL, XII, Rukmini Devi MANAVI KAPOOR, class XII, PML SD Rohini explosion in the field of marketing is another aspect high- Public School, Pitampura Public School, Chandigarh “The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.” SIMPLY SPORTS Joe Paterno, former football player 04 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 India should embrace split-captaincy and put Rohit Sharma in charge of their INDIA’S LOSS IF ROHIT ISN’T T20 squad, several former cricketers said after the opener led Mumbai MADE CAPTAIN' Indians to a fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title. Virat Kohli leads India If Rohit Sharma doesn’t become across formats, while Rohit usually deputises for him in limited-overs cricket India captain, it’s their loss, not Rohit’s.