Held on August 21 at 11 am, the ceremony began with the traditional lighting of the lamp that signifies purity, goodness and power, followed by a small welcome speech from DP2 students, Adita Chavan and Aryan Fernandes. The first performance of the ceremony was the Ganesh Shloka, a classical bharatnatyam dance by DP 1 student, Greesha Prashant Saudagar. The performance also encapsulated one of the most important elements of our school, the blending of cultures combined. The performance depicted the beauty of Indian classical dances through the choreography, while the soundtrack, an Indianized version of the Game of Thrones theme song, brought a melodic union of western and eastern culture. Next, it was time to present the student council. For each house, both captains gave an introductory speech which included the house values, traits, and their future vision of the house. The school band pre-recorded an incredible performance to “Hall of fame” by script starring Yoonhyerin Jang. It was combined with the melody of a piano, keyboard, and guitar giving it an ambient and motivational vibe. The captains would then present the DP members from their house, while the slideshow included brief introductions of each member. The members of the student council were declared as follows:

The second performance of the ceremony came between the Jal and Prithvi house presentations. It was by two MYP 4 students, Nidhi Gandhi and Vanshita Tambe. Finally, it was time for the oath. All the members lit their candles and held it up to the screen as they recited the oath prompted by Rama Ma’am. Here the members promised to uphold their duties and responsibilities with honesty, sincerity and diligence, and to always give their best to our school. To conclude the ceremony, I.Venugopal Sir gave a thought provoking speech, where he referenced quotes from the Bhagwat Geeta and spoke about the great ancient teacher, “Chanakya”. I. Venugopal Sir gave the student council advice on how to be good leaders, in order to make this a successful academic year.

The presenters and their respective topics were: Nandan Dhanekula and Digvijay Tekade (Battery disposal problems and solutions) Tejas Balaji, Kishan and Aaryam Sharma, (Safe Battery disposal) Riya Tiloda and Isha Kotiyawala (Use of nuclear power for power production) Atharva Kashiva and Veer Kenjle (Hazards of nuclear testing) The presentations were well thought out with research and background work by the student that was in the form of a PowerPoint presentation to the audience. Students had to use skills like research skills, communication skills, time management, and creative thinking for the task. It also highlighted the learner profiles like inquirer, knowledgeable, open mindedness, thinker, caring, communicator, Principled. It was a very fruitful activity that focused and highlighted the multiple implications of applications of Physics on the environment and its socio economic impacts. The highlight of the presentation was the ways in which electrical batteries need to be disposed responsibly by causing minimum impact to the environment.

2. Students are able to understand concepts better when they have hands on experience with observations that they make on their own. In the present times, using the online class mode, DP 1 students made observations of standing waves using household resources. They observed the effect of frequency of sound on the length of the vibrating air column when standing waves are produced. This activity helped in developing skills of self-management, communication and experimental skills of observation and inference.

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Dance is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. Dance helps students to develop skills that are necessary for their learning such as creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. Dance and creative movements help to increase student’s memory, thinking capacity and sequencing skills. Creating dance also increase self-esteem which is necessary to learning.
As a part of school activity Vishwashanti Gurukul school provides a style-based training to the students in Indian and western dance styles. Dance as a part of activity taught to MYP and DP students. This Dance club offers Contemporary, Hip-hop and Bharatnatyam dance styles. This dance club is open to one and all, even for the beginners. Dance is a way to express one’s emotions and feelings and the dance club is created by performing arts department. This club teaches the students to apply art values, systems, principles and approaches to their performances.
Objectives of this dance Club: -
Students will

• Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the selected dance style, through creative process, leadership, participation and reflection.
• They will develop multifaceted physicality through training in chosen dance style.
• They will learn to apply variety of dance skills and techniques in chosen dance style with systematic approach to learning aesthetics and approach to performing.
• They will learn movement vocabulary and practice methods in chosen dance style.
• The dance club will run through the year in order to ensure that students must develop the knowledge and understanding and performance skills and techniques in chosen dance style.

Let’s see the academic month wise syllabus for Contemporary dance, Bharatanatyam dance, and Hip-Hop and styles which are offered to the students this year. Dance style 1-Contemporary dance style Club Activity: Dancing feet - for / contemporary dance planning.

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet. Contemporary dance emphasis on originality, innovation, creativity, interdisciplinarity.

OBJECTIVES
The syllabus objectives are

• To gain basic to advance techniques in Contemporary Dance.
• To acquire correct posture, stance, and distribution of weight.
• To develop core strength to support correct use of stance and control of the body.
• To develop the use of the body to achieve the expected alignment and shape of the body.
• To develop the ability to vary the quality and flow of movement.
• To develop the ability to move in space, using appropriate directions, pathways, and levels.

Dance Style 2 - Activity Name: - Classical Dance – (Bharatanatyam)- planning. Bharatanatyam originated many centuries ago in the temples of Tamil Nadu in South India. It is known for its strong lines that make geometric and symmetrical shapes as well as its turn-out position by which it is commonly recognised. The dance form is embellished with intricately expressive hand gestures and elaborate facial expressions that lend to the story-telling aspect of this style. Objectives: - * To encourage and appreciate to study of performing arts particularly Bharatanatyam as an Indian classical dance form. *To develop the skill by training & practical approach by using modern technology amongst the students in Bharatanatyam. *To introduce and create a strong foundation for further perseverance of learning the subtle nuances of Bharatanatyam which will help creating a convincing performer. *The overall approach will be flexible and open to accept new challenges and execute programmes independently, as a part of school performing arts activity. *Students will encourage to appear for University Grade level examination for Bharatnatyam.

Dance Style 3
Club Activity: Shake a leg- (Hip -Hop Dance) planning.
Hip Hop Dance is a style of movement characterized by bounces and rocks executed to Hip Hop music. It has deep historical and social roots in African American culture, having emerged in Black communities living in 1970s New York. While frequently referred to as a singular dance style, Hip Hop dance is part of a whole culture of Hip Hop, that includes Deejaying, Graffiti, Emceeing, and several sub-styles of dance, including Breaking.
Objectives: -

• Understanding Hip-Hop as a culture and its elements.
• Learning specific Hip Hop Dances (Locking’, Poppin’, and Party Dances)
• Learning specific dances’ fundamentals, terminologies, and their movement (wrist twirl, the lock, pop, Fresno, walk out, etc).
• Improvising and creating own dance patterns.
• Rhythm training: Bounces

1. University Presentation – Hong Kong Bapist University
UPO hosted Hong Kong University on 29th July 2021 to discuss the careers in Artificial Intelligence & Arts. The University representative introduced Hong Kong Bapist University and the courses that they provide.
2. Decoding Business Studies – USA
On 30th of July we had a very interactive session where we discussed Business studies in the US. To discuss the topic ahead we had representatives from Arizona State University, USA. The speakers introduced various options that a student can consider while planning to study business. They even discussed the various Majors and Minors that ASU offers.
3. College Profile Building Workshop
College profile and essay’s are some of the major part of college application process and to master this skill we had a workshop for our students conducted by Next Genius Foundation on 30th of July.
4. IDP Virtual University Fair
IDP organised a virtual university fair on 2nd of August, where more than 50 International Universities participated. Students got to interact with international admissions officers one to one and clear out all the doubts.
5. University Presentation – FootHill & DeAnza College
Representative from FootHill & DeAnza college visited us virtually on 6th of August. Ms. Deepali Shah cleared all the doubts of students pertaining to college applications. She covered various topics like financial aids, admission process, requirements, standardized tests and internship opportunities for high school students.
6. Virtual University Fair – High School Moms
High School Moms conducted a virtual high school fair on 7th of August where 50+ universities participated.
7. Virtual High School Fair – Campus Connect
Campus connect organized a virtual fair where universities from US, Canada, Spain, Switzerland and Ireland participated. Students had a wonderful opportunity to learn about the admission process of different countries.
8. SAT/IELTS Training Classes
We conducted an orientation session by IMPS institute which provides training for standardized tests such as IELTS/TOEFL & SAT/ACT.
9. Presentation by MIT Institute of Design
We were honoured to have Director of MIT Institute of Design, Prof. Nachiket Thakur to interact with our students. Professor Thakur talked about the design industry and its growing career scope.
10. University Presentation – St. Mary’s University, UK
Mr. Arjun & Ms Arushi joined us on 13th August and discussed the various courses St. Mary’s University provides. They also discussed the scholarship opportunities and UK as a country for pursuing undergraduate degree.
11. University Presentation – University of Kansas & University of Delaware
We hosted two universities for a virtual session on 20th August – University of Kansas & University of Delaware. Both the Universities took around our students on a virtual tour and described their admission requirements and answered all the queries pertaining to college applications.
12. Study Medicine Abroad – Next Genius Foundation
Next Genius foundation conducted a webinar on Study Medicine Abroad on 20th August. Medicine sector and its admission requirements were discussed in brief.
13. KIC University Fair
KIC conducted a virtual high school fair on 21st August where more than 60 international universities participated. Students had a wonderful chance to interact with the admissions officers directly and get all their queries answered.
14. Campus Connect Mini Fair
Campus Connect conducted a mini fair on 23rd of August where 10 international Universities from US/Canada/Switzerland/Ireland and UK participated.
15. CIALFO Launch
We have launched the much-awaited CIALFO software to aid the college applications. Students can search, shortlist and direct apply through this portal. The software provides all the details pertaining to Universities and their application process.
While embarking on the college selection process, it is important to remember that students should carry the responsibility for as much of the process as possible because it is the student who is the candidate. Collecting information, soliciting recommendations, and organizing components of the application are all good learning experiences for college bound students.

The winners of the competition French Ab Initio Level are: DP 1 - 1st Position – Ms. Tisha Nimbalkar
DP 1 2nd. Position – Ms. Ayaana Kumar
DP 1 3rd. Position - Mr.Pranab Thomas
DP 2 - 1st Position – Ms. Kimbaly Shinde
DP 2 2nd. Position – Ms.Mrunali Kalbhor
DP 2 3rd. Position - Ms. Alina Mirchandani
The winners of the competion in French B SL are:
DP 2 - 1st Position – Mr. Raghav Sinha
DP 2 - 2nd. Position – Ms. Brahmi Khose
DP 2 3rd. Position - Mr. Debanshu Kanungo

Activity 1 What Is Croquis in Fashion?
Croquis means “sketch” in French. In the world of fashion design, a croquis is a quick sketch of a fashion figure. The word can also refer to the practice of drawing live models. Croquis drawings are minimalist in style and serve as a blank canvas for drawing clothing.
The upcoming activity
1- Guest lecture by Ms. Ayushi Jain – Perusing her Fashion Design from NIFT Mumbai. Recently she has been a part of “Lavi” for her apprentice for hand bags design. 21st September Tuesday.
2- T- Shirts Quotes for September.
Do You Ask These Questions & Want Answers?

• Are all start-ups businesses?
• Idea or Execution? Which is more crucial?
• Idea or Execution? Which is more crucial?
• What are the best kept secrets about start-ups?
• How big a factor is luck in start-up success?

If you wish to answer questions like these, then join me on this exciting journey towards truly understanding entrepreneurship. We all have a bird’s-eye-view understanding about what entrepreneurship is, but we may not have the required first-hand experience to understand its true essence.
About Us
We, at the club, aim to continually strive towards creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem to provide the platform for individuals with creative minds and ideas with individuals with creative minds and ideas with potential for business opportunities. While schoolwork focuses on general business issues, an entrepreneurship club can introduce and work through challenges faced by real-word businesses. Activities
Students in entrepreneurship clubs can create and launch mock (or actual) businesses and experiment with product launch, marketing, expanding, and other stepping stones encountered by startup founders. It can provide a lab environment in which one can not only learn what makes a business succeed, but what makes it fail, and how to pick up the pieces afterward.
Join Us
I’d like to invite faculty as well as all high-school students (9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders) to join and have a significant impact on this club. We plan to organize events such as Entrepreneur talk, Shark tank debates, Idea diffusions, Elevator pitch sessions and other interesting events that will give a learning environment that helps students self-evaluate and self-enhance. These will help you think out-of-the-box whilst learning real-life lessons.
Contact
Divya Agarwal
Club President.

For anyone who likes photography, film, and creative storytelling, Popcorn Pals (PCP) proposes to stretch their creative minds and immensely contribute in their personal growth through various film and photography workshops, film appreciation and discussions, movie screenings and reviews, Film and photography practical exercises, Photography exhibitions and competitions, participation in film festivals and much more. It will also allow students to explore potential career paths and areas of interest without committing to an academic line of study. The club will also be conducting various workshops and learning sessions on image- editing and video editing softwares. For those interested in developing story ideas for short films the club will host events such as screenwriting month and storyboard month. For students interested in visual effects for films the club shall conduct visual effect movie review and analysis in addition to conducting visual effect workshops. At the start of the club session, a survey will be conducted to understand the area of interest of each member student. Then we will hold ab elections for club officers, and identify leadership roles, delegate duties, and responsibilities. In the first meeting, all members will clearly agree on commitment and expectations.

• Cooking
• Teachers in charge- Ms. Daisy and Ms. Drishti
• Fundamental Banking System
• Financial Literacy
• Investment

Teacher in charge -Mr. Anandha

Why should I join a life skills club? First and foremost, a life skills club gives us a time to share, bond, and work together and earn practical life skills. It gives us an opportunity to talk with one another and get to know each other's interests, share new recipes, and be creative and share our love for food and cooking. This club will enlighten us about our money skills, concepts of banking, investment and financial literacy. What does a life skills club do? A Life skills club is a place where a group of people will gather together on a regular basis to take on a cooking activity, try a new recipe, or learn to be creative. We will also learn important life skills of banking and investment, saving money, making smart financial choices.

What we have to do? My expectation
The ingredients of the cooking class recipes will be shared before. Students must bring the ingredients to class and come prepared for class. Finance and business activities will be shared by Anandha Sir.

So what are we waiting for?
An exciting menu awaits us every alternate week.
Join us in our fun filled activity packed cooking class.
Let us learn to be creative, to cook and eat it too!!
Join us as we learn to understand the world of money, finance and banking!

WE will be meeting every Tuesday 8:30 a.m to 9:20a.m
One week - learn a new dish
Next week - learn about finance and banking.
Teachers contact details
Mr Anandha - anandha.a@mitgurukul.com
Ms. Drishti – drishti.s@mitgurukul.com
Ms. Daisy – daisy.m @mitgurukul.com

MUN CLUB
As the student club’s steppingstone, we had an introduction session where everyone introduced themselves in the club, breaking the virtual boundaries we might have set for ourselves in the past year we had to spend online. We also had the ABCs of the MUN so that everyone from 6th grade to the 12th grade came up to speed to why and for what the club exists in service of the student. The second class introduced everyone to the basics of Rules of Procedure of MUN including motions and points. Introduction of the official documentation was also introduced to them. They were also told to make a research document on what they know about the current situation in Afghanistan post the Coalition Forces pull-out. Next class onward they will be making their General Speaker’s List so that they can understand the flow of the committee best as a simulation is the best way possible to train them.
Session 1:
https://mitgurukul0.sharepoint.com/sites/AY_2021-22_MUNCLUB/Shared%20Documents/General/Recordings/AY_2021-22_MUN%20CLUB-20210813_035329-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?web=1
Session 2:
https://mitgurukul0.sharepoint.com/sites/AY_2021-22_MUNCLUB/Shared%20Documents/General/Recordings/AY_2021-22_MUN%20CLUB-20210820_035158-Meeting%20Recording.mp4?web=1

Creative Hearts (The Visual Arts Club)

An art club is a place if you want to explore art making and unleash your creativity. From colours to clay...the experience of creating is satisfying and opens up new avenues of enrichment and expression. The objective of the Creative Hearts Club is to provide an extracurricular activity for those students who enjoy and/or excel in the visual arts area and are seeking a creative outlet in addition to their academic schedule. We have planned activities like drawing, painting, clay-modeling, collage, etc. Also when school functions in-person, students get creatively and actively involved in the process of creating artworks, backdrops, etc. for various in-school cultural functions, which gives the students opportunity to work in groups. In addition, the club will also provide guidance for preparing the students for participating in Government of Maharashtra’s drawing grade elementary and intermediate exams (not applicable this year due to pandemic) and guide the students to compile a portfolio for university application in the field of art and design. They will also be provided with guidance and information about participating in various art related competitions. The artworks will be showcased on our website as a culmination of the club activity. (The culmination of the club activity will be an exhibition when the school functions in-person). When the school is functioning online, the material will have to be procured by the students. The requirements will be discussed before initiating the activity. The activities for this year are broadly planned as under:

Activity day: Tuesday.
Teachers:
Nanda Kathale - nanda.kathale@mitgurukul.com
Stuti Vasavda - stuti.v@mitgurukul.com
Chetna Thakre- chetna.thakre@mitgurukul.com

Memories- Newsletter and Yearbook club

School newsletters and Yearbook are an essential part of communication between students, teachers, and parents. Hence, the newsletter club – ‘Gurukulian Gazette’ provides the latest updates on current and future events, achievements, exam dates, advice, trivia, and so on. The newsletter aims to have a monthly publication. This club also provides an opportunity for students to display their work and stay updated with the latest news. Updates include what each of the Diploma subject classes has been up to, what each club has been working on, upcoming events which may take place (such as competitions), and so on. The goal of this newsletter is also to provide an entertainment factor along with the informative factor, this includes artworks, movie/boom reviews, crosswords, comics, and so on. The Yearbook on the other hand is an opportunity for treasuring the memories and would be published at the end of year 2 of DP.
Club President : Riya Kotiyawala and Simran Kriplani
Vice President: Zara Poria

STEM

STEM is an integration of concepts from Sciences, Mathematics, Arts, Engineering and various disciplines leading to technological applications and further advances. Mathematical activities in STEM club will equip students with competencies that enable them to overcome their personal challenges like finding creative ways to solve a puzzle and being innovative, and facing difficult problems with confidence. STEM club tasks enhance in developing an analytical approach towards complex problems and introduce different problem solving techniques. Math club will include making display or working models for proving Gemoetrical Theorems or Mathematical Identities. Depending on the complexity of the task, Students would require to do manual calculations or use Graphical Display Calculators, Online graphing tools for modeling, representing data and documenting the statistical analysis. Students will be grouped for the assignments and will be lead by a potential group leader. This will develop their self confidence, leadership qualities and team work spirit. Students will have sessions of Vedic Mathematics which will help them speed up the calculations mentally. The Club is an opportunity for students to engage themselves beyond the classroom learning activities to enhance and broaden their skills and knowledge across disciplines. The activities in STEM club will help students to know how the world works. Lastly an important message for the students - Enjoy it! STEM Club science is fun, if you’re not enjoying it you’re not doing it right!
STEM Club teachers for Mathematics-
Ms. Saily Bawne
Ms. Parul Sharma
Mr. Omi Sharma

The Bookworm’s Bureau [THE BB CLUB FOR READERS AND WRITERS] “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller Who are we? The Bookworm's Bureau is the ‘Readers and Writers Club’ of MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul. The aim of the club is to inculcate the reading habit in students. It will serve as a space for the learners to promote their love for language and literature, a platform to discuss and critique books, to explore their interest in developing skills in reading and writing, and grow as a community of book-lovers.
What is our purpose? There are numerous benefits that students can garner being a member of the book club. It introduces young minds to the world of academia and instils a lifelong love for learning. In addition, it improves reading fluency, enhances their vocabulary, improves comprehension of written words, develops better writing skills, improves oral verbiage skills and also develops research skills. Moreover, our purpose includes developing the critical thinking faculty of students and also encouraging a deeper engagement with the learning process. Although children read for pleasure, we intend to introduce themselves to different elements of literature like plot, characters, settings and also compel them to think beyond these terms and learn how to write novellas, prepare speeches, create podcasts, etc. All this is done to make the children understand the author’s purpose and begin to draw their own conclusions. The inferences they draw and the group discussions that they take part in develops their analytical skills. Furthermore, they learn to appreciate the beauty of literature by exploring how the lives and emotions of people are brought alive through printed words. How do we aim to do it?
Our mission is to provide students with an enriching experience by exploring the world of books and genres. We put in work certain specific strategies to develop their skills and once mastered, watch them soar! We aim to make their learning experience an enjoyable one by engaging them in different collaborative activities and develop their skills in reading and learning. The main motivation is to make the students ‘book-bound’ as there are only a handful who are interested in reading. The reason behind this is that they do not yet know their area of interest. We provide them with a plethora of choices from various genres to choose from and when they find the one that excites them, there is no looking back! Likewise, the reading of books beyond the limits of pleasure and analysing the techniques of the writer will make the children appreciate literature more. Thus, literary analysis expands a child’s ability to state their ideas in a more comprehensive manner using language as a tool. Furthermore, they develop conversational skills as well as writing skills when they put forth their thoughts and ideas about their understanding of a particular work and gain the confidence to face an audience or their peers. Our main motive is to make the children grow as readers and lifelong learners through this practice. The small nooks meant for the bookworms are ready to invite them to their bureau!

The Fashion Club – “Be unique. Be bold. Be you.”
The Fashion Statement
In the 21st century fashion has become a household name. It dominates the world more than ever, and control not only the way people dress but also the way people feel and enact.
Nowadays, fashion is bold and daring, and this reflects a noughties generation that is not afraid to say what they think, or wear what they want. Fashion is not just a means of clothing, it is the essence of your personality and beliefs, and designers are well aware of the power they hold.
Trends in fashion unify women and men around the world, yet they still allow people the ability to portray their own individual style with ease. We still reflect and remember era's with the way people carried out themself, like the elegance and sophisticated Victorian era, Oor the following 40s, 50s and the 60s - they showed people were ready for a change and wanted to explore the unknown realms of fashion world, to current 21st century where fashion defines boundaries, religion, caste or creed. It stands with a whole universe within. Fashion has changed from one second to the next, but what never changes is the hold it has over society, and the role it plays in the modern world.
In this contemporary epoch where modernization has come into play with advancement in technology and change in the thinking of people, fashion has become a status symbol in society. Moreover, the improvement in the production of raw material, exposure to experimenting with different elements of fashion, has created a need of new designs.
The youth of today is greatly influenced by the movies especially by the fashion being followed by the stars like the clothes, the hairstyles, shoes & other elements. They try to copy that and overtime, the trend followed by the majority of people becomes the catch of that particular time-period. It not only defines the person’s individuality but his intelligence of keeping up with the world. Fashion has provided a way to incorporate and opened the doors to numerous opportunities for a number of professionals into one set where creative designers, raw material producers, hair stylists, make-up artists and other fashion designers lead this group.
In a nutshell, fashion defines the personality of a person. Remember, it's not about what you wear, but how you wear it. A simple dress can become an over night sensation if worn the right way or a costly attire can waste all efforts if not worn correctly. Fashion is more than just clothing’s. It helps you define yourself, your choices with your comfort. Set your own boundaries, the right elegant way or explore the bold sense of fashion just the right way. Re-invent yourself. Be more than just an individual. Be unique. Be bold. Be you.
- Mrs. Jaya Shahi
Activity 1
What Is Croquis in Fashion? Croquis means “sketch” in French. In the world of fashion design, a croquis is a quick sketch of a fashion figure. The word can also refer to the practice of drawing live models. Croquis drawings are minimalist in style and serve as a blank canvas for drawing clothing.
The upcoming activity
1- Guest lecture by Ms. Ayushi Jain – Perusing her Fashion Design from NIFT Mumbai. Recently she has been a part of “Lavi” for her apprentice for hand bags design. 21st September Tuesday.
2- T- Shirts Quotes for September.

Activity: Flipbook of love poems In MYP 3 English L&L class, students took part in an interesting activity where they had to create a collection of love poems in translation from across the world in a flipbook format. At the end, they also had to write a reflection on their collection. Through this activity, they developed international mindedness as it introduced them to the thoughts and ideas of different cultures. Getting acquainted to love poems from different parts of the world made them more open-minded and it also developed their creative thinking skill and digital literacy skill.

MYP 4 1 st position : Ms. N. Nicole 2 nd position: Ms. Lincy Mittal

The winners of the competition for MYP 3 French Emergent level are:1 st Position – Ms. Mishka Chouhan,2 nd . Position – Ms. Adrika Sahoo,3 rd Position - Ms. Anum Pande

Learning by doing
Students of MYP-3 created a picture book on the topic ‘Hydroponics and its role in gardening ‘as a part of their CS activity. The purpose of the activity was to educate garden lovers about hydroponics. During the activity students demonstrated their creativity and extended their research skills. They got an opportunity to express and share their activity with their peers, which supplemented their understanding and knowledge.

Guest Lecture session on Cell Biology for MYP_4 and 5 The objective of the seminar was to provide insight and understanding regarding the key concepts of Cell Biology such as Cell cycle, Meiosis, Mitosis, Cyclins and diseases related to disruption of cell cycle. It was held on 17 th August, 2021; Tuesday 3.15- 4.30pm. The session was presented by Dr Jessy Mariam, Assistant Professor of Department of Biophysics, University of Mumbai, Post doctoral researcher IIT Mumbai, Department of Biochemistry. The talk was very interesting as it gave an opportunity to students to deal with the said concepts which are a part of their Biology Syllabus. Ms Priyanka Pal and Ms Dhanashree Patil were present for the seminar with total attendance of 56 students. Students were actively involved in the discussion. The session gave new insights to the students to develop a research aptitude towards cell biology and cancer research.

This activity helped them develop their critical thinking skills. They also developed the learner profile of an inquirer with this activity. By the end of the activity students were able to find the importance of standard units of measurement and drawbacks of non-standard units of measurements.

MYP-2: PHYSICS ACTIVITY- FLOWCHART MAKING Students of MYP2 learnt the importance of waves in the unit Light and Sound. They learnt about the different parts and types of waves. They eagerly showcased their learning in the form of a flowchart. This activity of flowchart helped the students understand and connect their learning to the practical environment.This unit helped them develop and improve their thinking skills and creative skills.

MYP-3: PHYSICS
Build an electromagnetic toy crane The junior scientists of MYP3 worked single-handedly to build an electromagnet using several electrical components which enhanced their theoretical knowledge along with their practical content. They enthusiastically participated in the activity to make a toy crane and successfully demonstrated the model of an electromagnet and a toy cranel. They exhibited their communication and inquiry-based learning skills through this activity. The students were extremely happy with the results and also showed a deep interest in the topic.

MYP-4: PHYSICS MYP-4 students were engaged in the activity of reading a scientific article and writing their conclusions based on the reading of the scientific theory. This helps students to recall the history of an atom changed over a period of time with contributions from different countries.

MYP-5: ACTIVITY-1: Dancing papers and Bending Water Students of MYP-5 used household objects around them to demonstrate the principles of static electricity during the class. The activity brought out the skills of self-management and thinking skills during the session. The students’ thinking skills were put to use in explaining the phenomena of static electricity. They experienced the principle of charging by induction in action during the experiment. This activity enhanced their learner profile of inquirers and made them curious to perform another such experiment at home. The students enjoyed the activity.

ACTIVITY-2: Building electrical circuits Students of MYP-5 used online simulation to draw electrical circuits and make measurements to get hands-on experience on the working of electrical circuits and electrical measurements. In the scenario of online learning, the students enjoyed drawing circuits on the virtual platform. Self-management and transfer skills were put to use during this activity. Through this activity, students developed the learner profile of a thinker.

ACTIVITY-3: Debate Competition on “Are electric cars really clean?” A debate competition was conducted for the class of MYP-5 on the idea of electric cars. The students presented their views during the debate. This activity was chiefly intended to bring out the verbal communication, self-management, and thinking skills of the students. The students showed a great interest in the topic and were extremely enthusiastic in participating in the event. They enjoyed the activity very much. The debate enhanced the learner profiles like balanced, principled, thinkers, knowledgeable, and communicator of the students.