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Respected Mentor

Please find enclosed the activities conducted for the learners of the school in the month of

July 2020. The school laid weightage on the individual cum Group Activities, which laid

grounds for the young Learners to be creative, imaginative, and research-oriented. The

school successfully conducted Designathon-the First Online Tri-City DAV Cyber Safety

Competitions, in which 96 Learners participated. The Weeklong Volutarnalia- An Odyssey

to Water was conducted for Class VIII Learners from the Hubs of Learning. A total of 94

learners, including 165 learners, participated in the 02 Round Online Quiz competition,

which was based on the CCT ideology. It contained Map work related to Groundwater

Tables, States with the highest rainfall, and 30 analytic Questions based on DATA on Water

Conservation in India.

Miss Prachi of Class VIII D received a Merit Certificate in the Inter-School Poster Making

Contest celebrating World Environment Day on June 5, 2020. The Online Inter-School

Poster, Poetry, Short Video & Repurposed Art Contest was organised by CREST,

Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration. The school also received the

Overall Best Trophy for its Participation

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Cadence-Jingle Making Competition, E-Logo Designing and

E-Newspaper saw tough competition

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Painting through Pandemic- Online Mask Making Competition

Water Conservation- the Need of the Hour-

Nursery Class tells us how! During the week-

long celebrations from July 15 - 25, 2020. The

school inculcates important Life Skills from

the beginning, along with empathy for our

surroundings. Children start Young at

KBDAV-7!

Students of Class VII participated in PPT

making and Poster making competitions to

express their views on Water Conservation.

Class III-VI joined the celebrations too!

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Socratic Seminar was conducted in Class IX by the English Literary Club on July 29, 2020.

Students of the Class were divided into six groups. Group leaders hosted the Seminar. Students were

asked to closely analyse the poems “No Men are Foreign or The legend of Northland.”

Discussion leaders generated open-ended questions. Members of the group answered them according

to their interpretation of the text. Students learned to be more accepting of the ideas of the other

students and state their alternate interpretations. They gained a deeper understanding of the text.

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THE ART OF BEING HAPPY; SO NEAR; SO INTEGRAL

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When faced with the toughest of the times in life, ‘never giving up’ is the only thing that can help us

sail through and reach the other side of the tunnel. With this message as the reverberating voice

throughout, a webinar was organised for the students of classes IX to XII, and their parents on

July 18, 2020. It was once again proved that it is only positive thoughts and actions that help one cut

through the testing times.

Dr. Arpita Kapur and anaesthesiologist from ASMO, Civil Hospital, Panchkula, Ms. Anchal

Sharma, the counselling psychologist from Fortis, Mohali, and Sister B. K. Neha, Rajyoga

Teacher were the Guest Speakers, with Ms. Pooja Prakash, Principal as the Moderator.

Dr. Kapur, through her impressive PPT presentation, brought awareness regarding the

present condition, symptoms, and prevention of Coronavirus spread. She also appreciated the

process of online teaching that is the ‘in-thing’ now but warned against its negative impacts if

overdone. She told the learners and their parents to take care of the ‘A to F’ strategy, which

will surely help them to ease out. It is taking care of Awareness, Break, Cutting down the total

gadget time, Diet, Exercise, and Family time.

Ms. Anchal Sharma, the counselling psychologist, presented an interesting PPT presentation. She

spoke of three phases that every change brings in: i) the Initial Reaction (Emotional), ii) the

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Intermediate Reaction (Intellectual), and, iii) the Final Healthy Reaction (Acceptance). She

quoted Hellen Keller and Viktor E. Franki to suggest that there is always a space between

a stimulus and a response to it. We have got to react with patience in that space to control our

response finally.

The final sublimation came from the discourse by Sister Neha , who patiently answered each

question posed to her with an example. She alluded to the functioning of our brain, for example,

to the working of an Air Conditioner. To use AC to cool or to heat is in our control. By finding

good behind every negativity, by not discussing our insecurities with our loved ones, by

welcoming our critics with open arms, we can search for the golden rays behind our worries

and tensions. A live session of meditation by her in the webinar brought the students and

parents to their better and relaxed selves.

The presence of 200 participants, an unending series of queries in the chatbox, and overwhelming

applause by the parents and students alike for the school for organising such an informative webinar

took it to its successful culmination. The Video Link was later shared with all the Learners and

the Parents of the School.

Eid Celebrations by Class III on July 25, 2020 aimed to tell the children the importance of all

Festivals of India and for them to feel pride in the diverse, rich culture of India

Thali Decoration Competition preceded the Rakhi Making Activity for Class VII. Learners forayed

through the material at home and put together a creative display for the eyes to feast upon !

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Class Nursery, K.G., I and II celebrated Rakhi with fervour, sending across heartwarming pictures

and messages! The Brothers and Sisters bonded despite the Pandemic on the July 28, 2020

Class III-VII participated in Rakhi making activity on July 25, 2020, but not before

understanding the lovely bond shared by Brothers and Sisters

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K.G. quench their curiosity about Weighty Issues through -

A Sink and Float Experiment on July 21, 2020.

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Reading Literacy strengthened through activities is a Regular feature in Kindergarten

Story Telling Competition organised for Class III Learners brought out the creative best in the

learners

A Story Telling competition was held on July 10, 2020 for Class I and Class Nursery, where the

creative displays and impressive props impressed the judges. Children stole the limelight with their

stellar performances, which focused on expression, body language, costumes, and rendition.

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The sentiments seemed to echo the feelings of the learners of Class IX-VII, who participated in the

ISRO Quiz and Model making competition thereafter on July 8, 2020. ISRO web Portal gave the

participants 8 hours to submit the model, which was disclosed in the morning around 10 A.M. Indian

Cyberspace Competition witnessed spirited participation by 64 students of Class IX-X in the Essay

Writing Competition.

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4th July Performance in the form of play by learners of Class VIII A on the

Chapter “Jab Bhola Ramne Pump Lagaya’

“It is not the size of a girl in the fight, but the size of the fight in a girl”, and “there is no force

more powerful than a woman determined to rise”, were two of the many quotes that defined

woman power, on July 13, 2020 in a G-meet where the learners of XI had gathered to observe

Malala Day and to celebrate the power of womanhood.

Malala Yousafzai, who rose from ashes like a phoenix, is a known name across the world,

advocating the right to education of the girl child. “Sometimes, you just have to die a little inside to

be reborn and rise again as a stronger and wiser version of you.”While Ananaya Thakur, Manya

Bansal, and Rishi Nayyar praised the icon for setting a benchmark for the girls of the world to

follow, Arpita Nara, Palak, Nishtha Kalia, and Anushka Mehal recited poems.

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Van Mahotsav Day celebrated by learners of Kindergarten

on July 11, 2020 - Thinking Green and Living Upto it!

Class III-VII take a Pledge, Plant saplings and express their hopes for the Green Planet and the dire

need to give respite to Mother Earth by planting and safeguarding Trees during Van Mahotsav

Celebrations on July 10, 2020.

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Master Vyom Yadav not only scored 95.8% in CBSE XII in

Non-medical stream but also cleared the prestigious NDA written

test in September 2019, SSB interview held between 12-17 July

2020 and medical examination from 27-30 July 2020. He will be

under training for the next 4 years and will be commissioned as

Flight Lieutenant after completion of his training.

The Learners brought a reason to cheer, despite their physical absence from the School

Campus.

With deep regards and wishes for your safety during these troubled times.

Pooja Prakash

Principal