Origami is the creative art of paper folding. Its name derives from the Japanese words ori (folding) and kami (paper). This form of art and craftwork develops not only spatial and perception skills but also refines dexterity and hand-eye coordination and improves concentration. A demo of Origami was conducted in Classes 2 and 3 on 11th April’22 in the Ju...
To train yourself is to prepare for the challenges ahead Students of classes 4 to 9, underwent the fourth and last session of the, PLT workshop on 13th January. Mr. Arora shared, the Model code of conduct for a great leader, with students. B- Balance R- Relationship A. Acceptance K-Kind E- Energy/empathy S- Smart social skills The ...
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. Students of class 9, participated in a study skills workshop on 13th January,2020 using the 'P.A.S.T.A framework' , which helps students learn any academic concept- Superfast! The workshop was conducted by, Mr. Gangandeep Arora - a renowned memory coach. The specific illustration of superfast memorization was imp...
‘Writing- is an expression of your soul.’ To enhance their writing skills the students of class X attended a creative writing workshop on 17th December 2019. 71 creative young minds participated in the workshop led by Professor Samrat Upadhyay, Michelle Finkler, L. Renée and Tiffany Xie from Indiana University. The experienced authors shared the nuanc...
POCSO and Juvenile Justice Act are key to understanding sexuality education... When the world is grappling with water crisis and threats of global extinction, cyber crime and cyber bullying adds to the woes. The soft target is mostly the teenagers and hence it is important to make them aware of the effects of Media and Sexulaity. On 6th November, the stu...
At St. Columba’s, we follow a stringent child protection policy to safeguard and protect all the students entrusted in our care. On the19th of November, 2019, a workshop on Body Safety and Child Empowerment was organised for the students of Class 3 in the Junior Wing. The workshop was conducted in association with the 'Our Voix Foundation'. The Founder, Our ...
A study Skills session was conducted for class 10 students of St. Columba’s school. “Visualize by Method of L. E. A. D. S. ; And Master PERIODIC TABLE with Ease !! " The Trainer conducted a session for Class Xth students on 13th November to train on methodologies to build Photogenic Memory and Build Study Stamina to gain Academic Glory. T...
Stay happy while making others happy. Ms.Rai Sengupta was invited to conduct the Anti-Bullying workshop for the students of class 11 at St. Columba's School on 28th September 2019 to educate the students about the various aspects that affect a person’s life when they bully someone or even when they are bullied. Rai Sengupta is a development consultan...
Respecting people and their feelings is an important learning we all imbibe at an early stage in life, but sometimes we experience situations where people try to let others down. They might try to intimidate people around them, and we term this as an act of bullying. Keeping this in mind, a workshop was organised for Junior School teachers at St. Columba’s Sc...
The Staff of Junior School attended a Demo and Training Session by Extramarks services on 16 September 2021. Extramarks is an educational technology company that sells online and offline schooling and curricula. They cover all the categories of education from Classes K-12. They work on the tested pedagogy of ‘Learn – Practice – Test’ which encourages s...
Mahatma Gandhi once said, - “By education, I mean an all-round drawing of the best in child and man in body, mind and spirit. The primary purpose of education is to create happy, confident and fulfilled human beings who will play a meaningful role in society.” On 17th July, the staff members of Junior school came together to participate in a Happiness C...
On the wonderful morning of 26th March 2021, an Online Catechism Workshop was organised for the Junior School Christian Teachers. The orientation was conducted and led by Miss Grace David. The session started with a warm welcome note and an interesting PowerPoint presentation showcasing beautiful visuals like a burning candle, sunrise, a river flowing, birds flying, a man sit...
“People in every nation enhance the social dimension of their lives by acting as committed and responsible citizens.” –Pope Francis The Online Social Justice workshop was conducted on the 9th of April, 2021 fo...
“Aim for the heart before you start!” – This was the theme of the Value Education Workshop which was conducted on the 25th of March, 2021 by Miss Grace David for the Value Education teachers of Junior School. The workshop began with an exciting Lockdown-Quiz with fun questions to break the ice and set a positive tone for the session. ...
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. —Martin Luther King Jr.” Corona, is an enemy that we all have, that we all are expected to fight. It is faceless, sexless, raceless, non-denominational and bi-partisan. It has left the economy in shambles....
Macmillan had organised an online session with Dr Parikh, an eminent Psychiatrist and the Director of Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Fortis Healthcare. He spoke to the staff of St. Columbas’ on Friday, 17th April 2020 on how to battle stress and anxiety in times when the world is hit with the pandemic COVID-19. Let us hope we become better at unde...
The team of Learning Centre – Ms. Nandita Kalra (Counsellor), Ms Ratika Malhotra (Special Educator) and Mr. Sumit Kumar (Special Educator) conducted a workshop for the parents of kindergarten students of different sections on 16th, 17th and 18th September 2021. The agenda of the workshop was to address the behavioural and academic concerns of the students and to offer p...
To celebrate world Mental health day various activities were organised in middle school and yet another milestone achieved by the middle school counselors. 1. Gender sensitivity & child sexual workshop for parents of 4-10 th began with a nukkad natak & skit based on Mahatma Gandhi’s life. 2. Say no to single use plastic campaign and a rally org...
