VEER BAL DIWAS
Objectives: Veer Baal Diwas enables the learners to:
- pay homage to the courage of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh ji, younger sons of Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth Guru of Sikh.
- create awareness about the sacrifice of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh ji, younger sons of Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth Guru of Sikhs.
- acquire the qualities of sacrifice, courage, steadfastness, confidence, mindfulness, and others as exhibited by the Sahibzadas.
Brief Report
"It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit." ― J.R.R. Tolkien
On December 26th, MBS International School observed "Veer Baal Diwas'' to pay homage to the unparalleled bravery and sacrifice of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh, the courageous sons of the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji. The event aimed to instill a sense of historical significance and values among students.
Special Assembly was organised on the theme “Forgiveness is the virtue of brave -Veer Baal Diwas” where students recited poem related to the theme bravery and Students were also briefed about the sacrifice made by Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh,
Documentary Screening for classes VI & VII served as a powerful medium to transport students back to the historical context and understand the depth of their sacrifice, followed by a quiz. It was organized for students of classes VI and VII, testing their knowledge about the lives of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh. This engaging activity encouraged students to delve into the historical details and reinforced the importance of understanding the sacrifices made at such tender ages.
Students of class XI participated in an essay writing activity, which provided them with an opportunity to articulate their thoughts on the significance of the sacrifice made by the young warriors. The essays reflected a deep understanding of the values exemplified by Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh.
Commemorating Veer Baal Diwas through these activities proved to be an enriching experience for the students. The event not only honored the memory of the young martyrs but also served as a platform to impart historical knowledge and values.
FIT INDIA WEEK CELEBRATION
“Empower Yourself,Embrace Fitness- Let’s Make Every Week a Fit India Week!”
MBS International School actively participated in Fit India Week celebration from 4 December 2023 to 8 December 2023. “Fit India Week’ is a major programme of the Fit India Movement,
which emphasises the importance of health and fitness among the students, parents and teachers.
A plethora of activities were conducted to encourage the students to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives and daily routine.
The sports and fitness activities organised for Classes I to IX &XI are as follows:
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Date
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Activities
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Classes
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1
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4-12-23
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Yoga& Meditation
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I-V
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2
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5-12-23
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Quiz
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VI
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3
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6-12-23
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Essay Writing
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VII &XI
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4
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7-12-23
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Poster Making
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VIII&IX
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5
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8-12-23
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Sqay
Tug of War
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I& II
VII & VIII
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6
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14-12-23
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Fitness Pledge
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I-V
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The importance of physical activity and sports are crucial for the well-rounded personality was reiterated among the students. The Fit India Week celebration at MBS International school was
a resounding success, featuring a range of activities designed to promote holistic well-being of the students.The initiative was aligned with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP)
and aimed to promote an education system that not only focuses on academic excellence but also promotes physical fitness, mental well-being, and overall character building. By
incorporating fitness activities into the curriculum,the school aims to contribute to the comprehensive development of students as outlined in the NEP.
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
Objectives: To enable the learners
- to increase awareness about mental health issues among students, teachers, and staff.
- to educate students on the importance of self-care practices for maintaining good mental health.
- to encourage a culture of support and empathy within the school.
- to emphasize the connection between physical activity, nutrition, and mental health.
- to encourage students to express their feelings and experiences through art or writing.
"Mental health…is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going." — Noam Shpancer,
‘Manodarpan’ is an initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI), under the ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ aims to provide psychosocial support to students, teachers and families for mental health and emotional well-being. Mental Health Week is a vital initiative that promotes awareness and understanding of mental health issues among our students and the wider school community. This year, our school organized a series of activities focusing on mindfulness, creating a "Happiness Zone," meditation sessions, nukkad natak, breathing sessions, slogan writing and many more performance to encourage positive mental health practices and conversations in order to celebrate Mental Health Week. A brief on the activities is as follows:
- Mindful Eating Activity: Nursery and KG
During Mental Health Week, our school organized a mindful eating workshop for Nursery and KG class students. Students and staff were encouraged to slow down and savour their meals. The workshop emphasized the importance of paying attention to the sensory experience of eating, paying attention to taste, texture, and smell to promoting mindfulness of present and a healthier relationship with food.
- Breathing Exercise: Grade I and II
The session conducted for Grade I and II students on breathing exercises was a valuable and age-appropriate introduction to the significance of mental well-being. The session provided a safe and engaging space for young learners to understand the connection between their breath and emotions. Through fun and interactive activities like deep belly breathing and mindful breathing exercises, the students learned practical techniques to manage stress, calm their minds, and improve their emotional resilience. This session not only laid a foundation for promoting mental health awareness from an early age but also equipped the students with simple yet effective tools to navigate the challenges they may encounter in their young lives, fostering a healthier and more balanced approach to emotional well-being.
- Nukkad Natak (Hindi Play): Grade III
To raise awareness about mental health issues and promote destigmatization, students of class III performed a nukkad natak. The play addressed common misconceptions about mental health and encouraged open conversations. It was performed in the school ground area of the school, allowing the entire school community to witness and engage in the dialogue.
- Gratitude Journaling Activity: Grade IV and V
To cultivate a sense of gratitude and encourage positive thinking, students of class IV and V were provided a session on gratitude journals. Each day, they were encouraged to write down three things they were thankful for. This simple practice helped students focus on the positive aspects of their lives and encouraged a mindset of gratitude. Later teachers were asked to discuss the significance of this activity and encourage them to follow this as a part of their daily routine.
- The Happiness Zone: Grade: VI & VII
The school organized a “Happiness Zone Activity” for the students of Class VI & VII on 9 October, 2023. We created a dedicated "Happiness Zone" in our school where students could relax, unwind, and recharge during breaks. This area featured comfortable seating, soothing music, and happiness zone vibrations. The aim was to provide a stress-free environment and encourage students to take short breaks to rejuvenate their minds. Four students from each section volunteered to perform and gave it their all. The students spread happiness by demonstrating plethora of activities like laughing songs, jokes, poem, role plays and funny enactments leaving everyone giggle with joy. They also gave an insight of how mental health and happiness are intrinsically linked and educated their fellows on how one can be happy in odd situations. They created an aura of merriment with their “infectious laughter”.
- Five Senses Mindfulness Exercise: Grade: VIII
To promote self-awareness and mindfulness through sensory experiences, a five senses mindfulness exercise was conducted during the week for students of class VIII. Students were guided through a meditation where they focused on each of their five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. This exercise helped students become more aware of their surroundings and their own bodies, reducing stress and increasing self-awareness.
- Poster Making Activity: Grade: IX
To encourage creativity and expressiveness while promoting mental health awareness, a poster-making activity was organized for class IX, allowing students to express their thoughts on mental health. The winning posters were displayed throughout the school, creating an environment that promoted mental health awareness.
- Meditation: Grade: X and XII
Mindfulness is a powerful tool for managing stress and enhancing overall well-being. To celebrate this mental health week, different mindfulness activities were planned for class X and XII students. These sessions included guided breathing exercises, mindful eating, meditation, and awareness-building activities. Students learned how to stay present in the moment, reduce anxiety, and improve concentration.
- Slogan Writing: Grade: XI
The Slogan Writing Competition for Class XI on Mental Health and Depression, held on Oct 9, 2023, witnessed creative brilliance. The prevailing theme, "Making mental health and well-being for all a global priority," inspired thought-provoking slogans. Students eloquently conveyed the essence of prioritizing mental health in succinct phrases. The event served as a platform for raising awareness and fostering dialogue around the crucial topic. The insightful slogans reflected the students' commitment to advocating for mental well-being
Mental Health Week was a resounding success, fostering a positive and inclusive atmosphere within our school community. The activities centred on mindfulness, the Happiness Zone, meditation, and the nukkad natak not only raised awareness about mental health but also equipped our students with practical tools to enhance their emotional well-being. These initiatives will continue to play a significant role in nurturing a mentally healthy school environment.
We are committed to maintaining the momentum generated during Mental Health Week and ensuring that the lessons learned and practices adopted continue to benefit our students' mental health and overall happiness.
SCIENCE CHALLENGE
Objectives: CBSE Science Challenge enables the learners to:
- Think, Solve Problems and make Informed Decisions.
- Generate Curiosity, Enquiry and higher-order thinking pertinent to the environment and sustainability.
Brief Report
“The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” – Edward Teller
Science as a subject enables students to think analytically and follow systematic procedures to arrive at acceptable conclusions of day-to-day life queries. Science helps to broaden one’s knowledge and understanding of the world and find new solutions that benefit millions of people across the globe.
As an initiative to generate curiosity, inquiry and higher-order thinking amongst the learners, CBSE organized Science Challenge for students of classes VIII - X in the months of April to May 2023.
The students of MBS international School from classes VIII, IX and X participated in the event with great enthusiasm. The within-school Round-I of this challenge was based on solving MCQ questions related to the theme of Science, Environment and Sustainability. The key aspects of evaluation focused on students' accuracy and speed of solving multiple choice questions.
The top two finalist students from each class will be eligible for participation in Interschool Round - II.
Wishing students success in the awaited results and upcoming interschool competitions!
CBSE ACTIVITIES
SESSION 2018-19
LINGUISTIC HARMONY WEEK
A ‘Kavi Samelan’ was organized on November 22, 2018 to commemorate Ekta Week Celebrations. The event witnessed participation of seventy six students from Class IX. The event commenced with the sacred chanting of gayatri mantra by Samriddhi, Tanishka, Diksha and Sanyukta, followed by mellifluous rendition of gurubani by Vansheel, Sarbani and Sakshi which permeated the environment to create a sense of enlightenment in students. The students then took enthused participation in rendition of famous poems of classic poets like Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Shri Harivansh Rai Bacchan, Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar etc. in the presence of teachers Mr. Satpal Singh and Ms Pushpa Singh. A literary accomplishment indeed!
Women's Day
‘There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women’ MBS International School celebrated ‘Women Empowerment’ on November 22, 2018. The students of Grade VIII witnessed a short movie “Fattu” which highlighted the importance of empowering women, crucial for the development of the country as gender equality is a pre-requisite for progress. The movie reiterated the rights of a women that she must enjoy be it, personal, social, political, economic, judicial etc. This activity was very fruitful and informative as it signified and celebrated the ‘concept of equality’.
As rightly said A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. Keeping this quote in mind students of MBS International school of Grade VI conducted a cultural activity on Thursday, November 22,2018. In this activity Kanak Verma enacted as an interviewer. She interviewed the students representing the different states of the India like- Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal, Assam and Kerala. By this activity students came to know about the food habits, lifestyle, dress, festivals of different cultures. This activity was very fruitful and informative for the students as it enhanced the knowledge of the students and made them spellbound to know that India being a culturally diverse country is still United.
VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK
(29th OCTOBER-3rd NOVEMBER 2018)
Keeping in mind the endeavour to promote transparency, accountability and integrity in public, MBS International School, Sector 11, Dwarka observed Vigilance Awareness Week from 29th October, 2018 to 3rd November, 2018 to encourage the fight against corruption.. The suggested participatory activities were undertaken during the fortnight on the theme given that is ‘Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India’.
The drive began with administering the Integrity Pledge, by the whole school in the Morning Assembly on 29th October, 2018(Monday). A brief introduction on the Theme: Eradicate Corruption: Build a New India was given to the students. Students and staff were encouraged to take e-pledge by visiting Central Vigilance Commission’s website www.cvc.nic.in.The different participatory activities were conducted for classes VI to XI as per the planned schedule.
Quiz, Debate, Poster Making, Slogan and Essay writing competition on the theme were conducted for classes VI to XI, ensuring maximum participation by the students. Letter writing activity was conducted by the language teachers in every class. The students were asked to write letter to their parents, mentioning their experiences regarding the drive and their expectations from their parents regarding the mission. For inculcating greater awareness on vigilance in public life, a workshop was organised for the students of classes XI and XII, where the students enthusiastically voiced their opinion on "Corruption". A special emphasis on ‘Ethics and integrity during examination’ was discussed among the students of classes XI and XII to ensure that the ethical values are ingrained permanently in the minds of the young generation.
NATIONAL UNITY DAY-142nd BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL
MBS International School celebrated “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas" - National Unity Day on October 31, 2018,the 142nd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as a mark of tribute to the efforts made by the country’s first Home Minister to unite India. A special morning assembly was organized. The programme started with the introduction extended by a teacher followed by a speech delivered by Ansh Sharma of Class X on History and the role of Sardar Patel in the freedom struggle to establish a harmonious society.
a. The school choir also presented a patriotic song on National Unity.
b. Approximately 200 students from Class VI and VII participated in a Marathon.
c. A collaborative pledge on Peace and Solidarity was administered by the teachers and the students.
WORKSHOP ON ‘READY TO BEAT MALARIA’ THEME
MBS International School, Dwarka is observing World Malaria Day (April 25, 2018) fortnight in order to spread awareness regarding anti-malaria strategies. World Health Organization’s theme for World Malaria Day is ‘Ready to Beat Malaria’. As a part of the action plan for the same, a workshop was conducted on the above mentioned theme for the students of classes VIII, IX and X in the school auditorium on May 04, 2018 in the 7th and 8th periods. The workshop was taken by the biology teacher where the principles behind the infectious cycle of the malarial parasite were explained to the students with the help of animated videos. The students were made aware about the history of malaria, its causative agent, and role of the Anopheles mosquito in malaria transmission, symptoms associated and the pathogenesis involved. A documentary involving UNICEF’S role in creating malaria free zones in tropical countries was also shown to the students. Various risk factors favourable for breeding of Anopheles mosquito were discussed and control strategies were explained. It was an interactive session wherein students got to learn more about the disease and its spread and were made aware of the risks involved. A range of anti-malaria products were discussed and the workshop ended with the realization, ‘Prevention is better than cure’.
READING WEEK CELEBRATION
“Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life”-Robert Louis Stevenson
MBS International School celebrated Library Week between 9th and 15th September, 2019. Library week celebration proved to be an augment to foster the reading habits among the students. The students were suggested to start with newspaper reading by starting reading sessions in classroom and by maintaining class library. The School library which was the venue for most of the activities saw the participation of students from classes I to XII. Alluring work of art in the form of bookmarks by classes I and II and pictures of characters from books painted by students as book covers, festooned the library. The students were stimulated and elevated with these activities. The students of classes VII and VIII wrote about their favourite authors. Narrate a Story was conducted for the students of class II. They showcased their talents and unfolded their stories using hand puppets. Poem Recitation Activity was organized for the students of grade III. The students listened with rapt attention which aroused excitement and curiosity among the students. The students of grade V displayed their favorite authors by character dramatization of chosen character of their writings. Costume, use of different props and of course their dialogues and adventure in the script made the competition very interesting.The students enjoyed browsing through books in the library. The library week proved to be a perfect amalgamation of learning and fun. The Library Week was a great learning experience for all of us at School. It not only engaged us in several fun-filled activities, but also reminded us that books are indeed a man’s best friend!
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY CELEBRATION
“Yoga is the Journey of the Self through the Self, to the Self”
Healthy mind resides in a Healthy body.MBS International School encourages mental and physical fitness and in one such endeavour in that direction is the active celebration of the International Yoga Day on June 21, 2019.Not only the teaching and non-teaching staff but also the helper staff of MBS International School performed various yoga asanas and breathing exercises under the guidance of yoga instructor. These asanas were taught to nourish mind, body and soul and to bring holistic approach to health through yoga.
As a part of celebration of International Yoga Day, Slogan writing, Drawing and Essay writing competitions were conducted in primary and senior classes.It was altogether a rejuvenating experience for all the participants.
ANTI-TOBACCO
The School conducted Slogan writing Competition on May 18, 2020, themed on ‘Live healthy and say no to tobacco’. The purpose of this activity was to provide the scientific knowledge on health and tobacco labelling, to study the impact of the existing textual and pictorial warnings . Students were also made aware about the control policies which have been implemented as health promotion actions. Slogan writing Competition was also conducted on April 22, 2020 themed on‘ Live healthy and say no to tobacco’. The event helped the students of Grade VI to VIII to infuse creativity on paper,spreading awareness regarding the injurious and deadly impact of smoking and to keep environment healthy.
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN-VECTOR BORNE DISEASES
Setting out towards a common goal along with CBSE initiative of spreading awareness on the vector borne diseases, MBS International School organised a poster making competition for Classes IV and V and a slogan writing competition for Classes VI to VIII in order to sensitize the students about the entire concept of vector borne diseases, to check breeding of mosquitoes in and around houses and prevention of the same.
This was done to emphasise on the serious and menacing threat of mosquito bite. The students have actively participated in both the activities and must have sensitized about the diseases which can be caused due to a mosquito breeding and biting. Under the awareness campaign a mail was also sent to the parents highlighting the Do’s and Don’ts of the vector borne diseases. The students were also briefed during the online classes to wear full sleeve clothes and protect themselves during this season and to take all the necessary precautions.
ART INTEGRATION
As directed by the CBSE via Circular No. Acad-05/2019 dated January 18, 2019, the board has directed all its affiliated schools to follow Competency Based Education (CBE) which can be implemented only through innovative and joyful experiential pedagogies such as Art- Integrated Learning. The aim to introduce this is to promote reflection, critical thinking, creativity, initiation, self-direction and other 21st century skills. This will ultimately help our students to be 21st century-ready citizens, by empowering them with the competencies to understand, analyse, evaluate, interpret and innovate various real-life situations that the students require to face the world outside the classrooms or an environment beyond their schools and homes.
The school at par with the Board’s decision is going to conduct the following activities during the Academic session- 2020-21:
For classes I to VIII: The students will be motivated and guided to complete two Art Integrated Projects/activities which are going to be trans-disciplinary in nature.
For classes IX to XII:
1) Students will have to take up the art integrated project work as subject enrichment activity in all the subjects for internal assessment. The main objective of this project is to make the students aware of the vast and diverse cultural heritage of our country.
2) In minimum one project work of the students it is mandatory to integrate any art form of the paired State (Sikkim), as defined under Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Programme.