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Determining the authenticity of information on social media requires careful scrutiny and critical thinking. While some content may be genuine, there's also a proliferation of misinformation and disinformation.
A Video Conference on 'Fake News and Social Media' was organised by Generation Global wherein students from our school interacted with the students of SMP N 33 PADANG (Indonesia), Sacred Heart School (India), G.D. Goenka Public School, Model Town (India) and Goldcrest High School, Vashi (India). Students from Classes IX and XI shared personal anecdotes and reflections on the concept of truth, addressing questions such as:
1. What is truth and does truth matter anymore ?
2. Have you ever witnessed fake news on social media ? How did you know ? What was the impact ?
3. What is the impact of fake news and social media on your community, and the world ?
Students' engagement in discerning truth and navigating misinformation is pivotal for their academic and personal growth. As they encounter various sources of information, including social media, it becomes imperative for them to hone their critical thinking skills and evaluate the accuracy of the content they consume. The session helped them actively participate in discussions focused on media literacy and develop essential skills for navigating the complexities of the digital world. |
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A video conference on the topic: 'The Rights of Girls and Women' was organised by Generation Global on 29 January 2024. The interactive session facilitated meaningful discussions between our students and those from MTsN 1 Kota Malang, Indonesia.
Participants from Classes IX and XI openly shared their experiences of gender discrimination. The session played a vital role in fostering a global understanding of gender issues, emphasizing the significance of collaborative efforts in promoting equality on a broader scale. |
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A Video Conference on 'Civic Participation' was organised by Generation Global on 17 January 2024. The engaging session involved students from our school interacting with peers from Narayana High School, Odni (Telangana), and ASN Senior Secondary School, New Delhi.
Students from Classes VIII, IX and XI actively participated in the discussion encompassed topics such as Proactive Involvement in Community Activities and Reasons that might Hinder Participation, illustrated with examples. |
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Students from our school - Tushar Jha (XII-A), Pulkit Sukhija (XI-C), Angel Pahuja (XI-E), Drishti Verma (XII-C), Ananya Bhalla (XI-A), Sambhavi Singh (XI-C), Jasleen Kaur (XI-B) and Prathana Aggarwal (XI-A) participated in Generation Global Video Conference on the topic ‘Climate Change', along with students from School 28 Cherkasy, Ukraine; Man 2 Kota Makassar, Indonesia; Cherkasy Sanatorium School, Ukraine and Gems Modern Academy, Dubai.
Students created an enriching learning environment for themselves by sharing their opinions on climate change with their peers and engaging in an interactive discussion.
By sharing their personal experiences and perspectives, students gained a deeper understanding about the issue of climate change. The session gave them a wonderful opportunity to learn and understand from each other.
Students from our school – Anushka Singh (IX-B), Kaustabh (IX-B) and Lakshay Sharma (IX-C) participated in Generation Global Video Conference on the topic ‘Identity and Belonging', along with students from GD Goenka Public School Model Town; City Montessori School, Lucknow; Salwan Public School, New Delhi; South Mansfield College, Philippines; Southville International School, Philippines and some students from Ukraine and Indonesia.
Students interacted with their global peers about Identity and Belonging, and sparked much needed conversations.
By sharing personal examples, opinions and individualistic perspectives, the students got to know more about Identity and its true meaning. This was indeed a great learning opportunity for the students. |
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Collaborative learning boosts the confidence and self-esteem of the students in this multicultural and interconnected world. It is the need of the hour to provide an international platform to the young ones to interact with students from different cultural backgrounds and develop cultural sensitivity.
With this motive, our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, along with the Global Projects Coordinator, Ms. Monika Uppal had a fruitful video session with Ms. Morag Strachan, Principal, St. George’s School, Edinburg, UK to discuss about the Collaborative Project for the students of grade VI and VII. This project will be based on SDG Goal 3 – GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING and will be a four month project starting from September until the end of the year. The principals of both the schools also discussed about the possibility of Student Exchange Programme for senior students in the near future. |
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| Our Global Projects Coordinator, Ms. Monika Uppal participated in a 3 month long pedagogical capacity training conducted by ASEF Classroom Network School Collaboration. She has been awarded with the Certificate of Achievement for successfully completing the training held between September 2022 to December 2022 on “Holistic Learning Environment for Innovative Teaching and Learning”. |
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It is a matter of great pride for our school that our team won the Platinum Award for the project ‘Our Community Our Responsibility’ in the iLINC Carnival, 2022 initiated by APEC Cyber Academy. The carnival witnessed 53 teams from different schools across the world. The APEC Cyber Academy (ACA) provides an International Virtual Learning Environment for K-12 students with support from Ministry of Education - National Taiwan Normal University. Our School Team named Global Ambassadors, comprising of 12 students from Class VIII, worked on this project under the able guidance of the Global Project Coordinator, Ms Monika Uppal. The project was based on Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 11, using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics).
The entire Project comprised of 8 interesting tasks. The young global ambassadors researched on the issue of Road safety, and worked to make the community safer and inclusive. They went ahead to design a prototype named ‘Vehicle Photo Conductor’, which they exhibited in task 7 ‘Safe Community Fair', conducted in the school premises. Our Principal Ma’am, Ms Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, parents and teachers appreciated this product which aims to reduce the number of accidents that take place every day on the roads due to drowsiness and foggy weather. |
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In order to learn thoughts and beliefs of different ethnicity and culture the students from our school - Bhavika Lalwani (XI A), Tushar Kumar Jha (XI A) and Naman Mahawer (XI C) - participated in Generation Global Video Conference along with students from JM International School and KC International School, India and an Indonesian High School on the topic Culture, Beliefs and Values. They got an opportunity to explore and expand their knowledge about cultural and religious beliefs of other communities.
The discussion took place about the following questions:
1) What is something that you like about your country and what challenges do you think your community faces?
2) What stereotypes are unique to your particular culture?
3) How your identity has been shaped by your culture, beliefs and values?
Overall, it was a fulfilling experience as the students realized that, despite differences they still can learn from each other. |
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GVC Secondary Team of our school, comprising of students from Class VIII and XI, along with the Global Project Coordinators Ms. Monika Uppal and Ms. Aakanksha Bisht, had their first brain-storming session with the Teacher Coordinators and students of Alev Private High School, Istanbul, Turkey on 2 December 2022. to select the theme for their website. They mutually agreed upon one theme for their website and different sub-headings for their selected theme.
The students of both the schools had an engrossing session along with the teachers. |
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Cultural differences between countries do not separate them from each other, but rather, cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit us all. Building upon this ideology, St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri, extended a heartfelt welcome to our guests from the Netherlands, Mr. Nicolaas Bogaard, Coordinator of Internationalization and Ms. Astrid Twilt, Vice Coordinator of Internationalization, from Comeninus College. The students of our school welcomed the guests with graceful dance performances. Our Principal Ma'am, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, and Admissions and Discipline Incharge, Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma, graciously presented our venerated delegates with a beautiful memento. Our Manager Sir, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal interacted with Mr. Nicolaas and Ms. Astrid, and cordially welcomed them to our school. We are extremely proud to have hosted our guests as part of our 23rd Annual On The Spot Painting Competition. While our guests of honour thoroughly enjoyed watching the budding artists unleash their creativity, they also had the unique opportunity to connect with the students and become a part of their engaging classroom discussions.
During their sojourn, Mr. Nicolaas and Ms. Astrid had an amazing experience while visiting places of historic and religious importance in Delhi. They explored and relished the delicious Indian cuisine and also visited the picturesque city of Agra.
We sincerely express our gratitude and appreciation for your kind presence during the Painting Competition and hope to consolidate this unfeigned friendship in the years to come. |
The students of Global English School, Brazil, organized a Virtual Shopping Spree on Gather Platform, in which, three of our students from Class VIII - Shreyas Mothsra, Praneet Kaur and Arnav Sharma participated, under the able guidance of the Global Projects Coordinator Ms. Monika Uppal.
The Brazil Institute showcased 4 stores of Stationary, Eatables, Fitness and Interiors. Students showcasing shops were actively responsive to customers. It was indeed a very interactive session in which students from schools across the globe participated and interacted with the Brazilian students to know more about the items displayed in their stores. The platform helped the students in gaining invaluable information, and thus, enhancing their communication skills. |
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Generation Global Video Conference in collaboration with students from City Montessori School and GD Goenka, India and Armenian students from QSI School took place recently, in which Saina Bajaj (XII-E), Bhavika Lalwani (XI-A), Tushar Kumar Jha (XI-A) and Arpita (X-D) of our school participated. The conference provided a clear insight into the wide ranging perception of the students on the given agenda, 'Rights and Inequalities', followed by a fruitful reflective session on the following points:
» Inequalities prevailing in our day-to-day life
» Most vulnerable groups deprived of basic rights
» Slum people and their struggle to strive
» Factors leading to inequalities in our country
» Role of reservation systems
» Mindset over laws-an effective tool for the upliftment of lower strata
It was overall an information session. |
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Students from our school - Saina Bajaj (XI-E), Sana Gupta (XI-D) Aditya Tanwar (VIII-C) and Tushar Kumar Jha (X-C) participated in Generation Global Video Conference on the topic ‘Global Citizenship' alongwith students from St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, India and Romny School-7, Ukraine.
Students interacted with their global peers by voicing their views in light of the given topic, which was followed by an interactive discussion.
The following points were discussed:
• What do we understand by Global Citizenship? What makes us feel that we are one?
• What unites us all during a pandemic and how it leads us to being a global citizen?
• How social media acts as a binding force, inculcating the feeling of togetherness amongst us?
It was a unique opportunity and a great learning experience for all the students who dealt with intriguing topics revolving around the importance of Global Citizenship. |
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It is a matter of great pride for our school that our team won the Platinum Award for the project ‘Wild Wild Wildlife’ in the iLinc Carnival 2021 initiated by APEC Cyber Academy. The carnival witnessed 222 teams and 1506 students participating from 9 countries. The APEC Cyber Academy (ACA) is an International Virtual Learning Environment for K-12 students with support from Ministry of Education – National University of Tainan, Taiwan. Our School Team ‘Shining Stars of SMS’, comprising of 12 students from Classes VII and XI, worked on the project related to the 11th goal of the Sustainable Development Goals in the United Nations to promote inclusive, safe and resilient urban and human habitation under the able guidance of the teacher coordinators Ms. Monika Uppal and Ms. Archana Tyagi.
The students actively worked as community defenders in this project to maintain the balance of the ecosystem in our community for finding out the solution to deal with the foreign species invasion in our community by undertaking 9 different tasks. After a thorough research, the students decided to study in detail about Guppy fish – an invasive species in our country. They designed a trap for Guppy fish which was highly appreciated by the peer students, teachers and our Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia in the virtual Community Fair. It was indeed a great learning experience for the students as it enabled them to understand how invasive species in our community can be dealt with for wildlife conservation and how this world can be made more inclusive and sustainable. |
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Explore N’ Express, a global initiative by St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School, Janakpuri marked its journey forward with the first ever virtual webinar on ‘Love, Peace and Happiness‘, celebrating the completion of Phase one on 21 January 2022. This project runs as a virtual consortium of 8 schools from Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Thailand, Taiwan, Lithuania, Bhutan and India with a vision for peace that transcends conventional boundaries. It is a unique forum for teachers and students from all over the world to meet virtually and exchange perspectives on varied global issues in complex and diverse societies.
With the motto of creating ‘global citizens’, our first ever virtual webinar for teachers and students alike, fostered a true sense of uniqueness by providing a safe space for students of Class XI & XII to discover unexpected common grounds with participating students from other countries. Our Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia graced the occasion with her benign presence and extended a warm welcome to fellow teachers. She emphasized the importance of moral and innovative leadership, and willingness to transcend boundaries of religion, ethnicity, culture and nationality through this project. Our school’s young connoisseurs introduced themselves through personal narratives and artworks. Many of them joined hands with students of other countries in sharing their experiences and stories and highlighted a sustained commitment to realizing a world of peace. Our Global Project Coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi briefed the other Project Coordinators of all the associated schools about further implementation of the second phase. Our Principal Ma’am extended her sincere appreciation towards the Organising Committee who came together as a team.
It was indeed a fun and fulfilling session fostered at creating an enriching experience for everyone. |
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All for one and one for all.
‘Explore N’ Express’, a global initiative by St. Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School, Janakpuri is a virtual consortium of 7 schools from Spain, Czech Republic, Thailand, Taiwan, Lithuania, Bhutan and India, with a common goal to create a ‘Global Citizen’, capable of bringing about social change with innovative humanistic values, embracing new ideas.
The project brings together talented and motivated students from different schools in a truly multicultural, international, and inter-disciplinary environment, recognising students as the true harbinger of spreading ‘Love, Peace and Happiness’. 1st of December, 2021 marked the beginning of first phase of ‘Express N’ Explore’ with like-minded educators, meeting for the first time through Zoom platform. After the introductory session where the individual country members got acquainted with each other, Global project Coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi briefed the Project Coordinators of all the associated schools about the further implementation of the project. All of them then devised a plan of action for upcoming activities through constructive discussion.
It was indeed a fun and fulfilling session fostered at creating enriching experience for everyone. |
Students from our school - Saina Bajaj (XI-E), Sana Gupta (XI-D) and Aditya Tanwar (VIII-C) participated in Generation Global Video conference on the topic ‘Global citizenship and its relevance in today's world', along with students from four different countries: India, Mexico, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Students voiced their views and opinions in light of the given topic. In order to make the entire experience even more interesting, a fruitful discussion on a few intriguing questions was put up by the students.
The following questions were discussed:
» Do you identify as a global citizen? What according to you makes one?
» How can one encourage intercultural understanding through lenses of knowledge and perspective?
» How significant is media in promoting the values of being a global citizen?
» Would you rather be a national or a global citizen?
Indeed, this conference proved to be a great learning platform, where, through the collective efforts, solutions were drawn out in relevance to the agenda. |
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Students from our school - Bhavya Srihari (XII F), Jasleen Kaur (IX A), Sana Gupta (XI D), Saina Bajaj (XI E), Aditya Tanwar (VIII C), Suhani (XI D), Suhani Khanna (XII E), Tushar Kumar Jha (X C), Angel Pahuja (IX A), Sannidhi Arora (XII F) and Tanishk Mehrotra (XI E) - participated in Generation Global Video Conference along with students from Bal Bharati Public School, City Montessori School, Prachin Global School, Lead School from India and Al-Hazar 3 from Indonesia, on the topic EDUCATION wherein they got an opportunity to know more about everyone's view on education and education system.
Students listened to opinions keenly and tried to inculcate everyone's views on the topic to understand it through a much broader perspective.
Overall, the students got a platform to interact with various school students and learnt how important it is to be a good listener along with being a good speaker! |
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Students from our school - Bhavya Srihari (XII F), Dishti Kaushik (X A), Jasleen Kaur (IX A), Akshita Kumar (XI A), Lavanya Kapoor (IX F) and Gunjan Sharma (X A) - participated in Generation Global Video Conference along with students from Bal Bharati Public School, India and Gymnasium 7, Ukraine on the topic CULTURE, BELIEFS AND VALUES, on 21st May 2021, wherein they got an opportunity to know about cultural and religious beliefs of other communities.
Students were curious enough to get to know each other's culture and keenly talked about their thoughts and opinions.
Following questions were discussed:
1) What is something that you like about your country and what challenges do you think your community faces?
2) What stereotypes are unique to your particular culture?
3) What beliefs, that you believe in, forms your culture which you would like to pass on to your progenies?
Overall, it was a fulfilling experience as the students learnt that even though people have different thoughts and beliefs, they still can learn from each other. |
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Regional Centre For Young Scientists, Belgrade, Serbia organised INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS (ICYS-2021) from 22nd April to 28th April, 2021, the closing ceremony of which took place on 26th April. Besides presentations, a virtual cultural programme was also organised on 25th April.
During this conference, students from different countries presented their research projects in different fields of Physics, Computer Science, Life Science, Mathematics and Environmental Science.
Eva Prabhakar of Class X participated in this event. Her presentation, which was held on 24th April, was based on Quantum Physics “LIFE IN FOURTH DIMENSION-PARALLEL UNIVERSE”. Her Research abstract has been published in ABSTRACT BOOK-ICYS (2021) and poster is published in POSTER BOOK-ICYS (2021).
It was a great learning experience for Eva to get such an exposure on a global platform.
Link for the cultural programme and closing ceremony is appended below:
https://youtu.be/nmWck9jbcEk
https://youtu.be/0rghsi64byg |
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St. Mark’s Sr. Sec Public School, Janakpuri has always encouraged the students to explore the world and has provided wonderful opportunities to them to experience culture of other countries through various exchange programmes. Even this year, when everyone is restricted to their homes, on 22nd April 2021, students got an excellent opportunity to continue the ongoing collaboration with The Stredni Zdravotnicka Skola, Pardubice, Czech Republic, with which we had successfully completed the first exchange visit in 2019.
During the first meeting with our partner school, the members introduced each other followed by an engaging and impressive virtual tour of their schools with the help of detailed presentations and videos. They also interacted in small groups and and shared similarities and differences of their countries & cultures, ranging from daily lifestyle to traditional beliefs and celebrations. |
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A comprehensive South Korea Awareness Program was organised for the students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri on April 16, 2021 for the students of Classes VI to X.
This online webinar, attended by more than 200 students of our school, was supported by the Korea Tourism Organization. Interesting facts like Technological progress of Korea, India Korea Relationship, Korean Tourist Attractions, K Wave (Hallyu), Hangeul / Korean Language and Indian School Students’ visits to Korea were covered.
A unique feature of the program was the exclusive information they shared about the three Kingdom Friends, new faces of Korea Tourism. These are Hojong - The Tiger King of the Joseon Dynasty, born from the sun, Mugo - A bear born from the moon and Hojong’s royal bodyguard and Kawoo - A magical magpie that can travel through time and space and also a friend of Hojong and Mugo.
Our Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, appreciated the program and encouraged the students to take maximum advantage of such amazing exposures to the culture of other countries. The coordinator of this program was Ms. Archana Tyagi. |
The GVC Secondary Team of our school this year is working with Etkin College, Turkey and Tajrobawi Girls School, Afghanistan. The contest started in the month of October 2020 and will end on 31st March 2021. The teacher coordinators and the students of the three schools had few interactive sessions to first discuss the theme for their website and then to discuss the content of their website ‘Driving through the Universe’.
The website gives an insight of the origin and evolution of the Universe; Future of the Universe; Some interesting facts about our Universe; the uniqueness of the Earth and the need to conserve our Mother Earth; how 2020 has been unusual and unforeseen in the entire human history filled with challenges and why we are grateful, hopeful and thankful of this period too.
The students have beautifully portrayed the concept of unity in diversity - irrespective of any caste, creed, colour, religion and nationality showcasing that we all belong to one human race - MANKIND. The major forte of our site this year would be an extensive use of technology as students have used a lot of animations, graphics and beautiful videos. |
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Students from our school - Aishwarya Nagdev (XI-A), Bhavya Srihari (XI-F), Suhani Khanna (XI-E), Sannidhi Arora (XI-F), Dishti Kaushik (IX-A) and Gunjan Sharma (IX-B) - participated in Generation Global Video Conference along with students from City Montessori School Lucknow, India and an International School from Indonesia, on the topic FAKE NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, on 28th January 2021.
All the students zealously indulged to form a constructive discussion by not restricting themselves to just one dimension of the topic at hand but rather exposing themselves to broader notions.
Following questions were discussed:
1) What are our views on fake news and social media?
2) What unique measures can we come up with to constrain the spread of such fake news?
3) How relevant is truth right now in this era of spreading fake news? Has truth lost its relevance?
Overall, it was a very enriching experience for the students. After all, small things collectively shape personalities! |
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Students from our school - Dishti Kaushik (IX-A), Gunjan (IX-B), Suhani Khanna (XI-E), Aishwarya Nagdev (XI-A), Sannidhi Arora (XI-F), Bhavya Srihari (XI-F) and Tushar Jha (IX-C) - participated in Generation Global Video Conference, held on 7 December 2020, on the topic EDUCATION along with students of City Montessori School (India).
Students were immensely curious to share their views on the agenda at hand and this precious curiosity of theirs built a fruitful dialogue. However, at the same time, they were patient enough to listen to others and not let their curiosity come into the way of a smooth discussion. This beautiful blend was highly appreciated by the facilitator.
Following questions were discussed :-
1) What good has Online classes done to the students? What loopholes do you find in it?
2) Why is Education inevitable and of paramount importance?
3) Why some parents are not in favour of educating their children? How can we resolve this?
4) Should state get the authority to decide the curriculum or the stakeholders be given autonomy?
It was a marvellous experience for all the budding global citizens who attended the video conference. They not only got to learn more about such an essentially unavoidable topic but also learnt to respect each others' views even if they were conflicting and learnt to be tolerant. Such ethical values are required eminently for one to become successful, achieve great things in life and to show this world that for somebody who always believes in dialogue and discussion, even sky is not the limit! |
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An exchange of cultures changes a person. The thinking and interpretation of the entire world alters and reshapes itself positively in their eyes and mind. It broadens the horizon, thereby, opening frontiers, hither to unknown to them. Keeping that in mind, our school continues to help our children explore the outside world by providing them opportunities for various educational and cultural exchange programmes.
A group of 8 students accompanied by 3 teachers - Ms. Aleksandra Bawor, Ms. Bozena Madler-Zdrojewska, Ms. Justyna Cieslak visited our school from Zespol Secondary School, Lubliniec, Poland from 21 January 2020 to 29 January 2020.
During their visit to India, the delegates went to Jaipur and Agra after their primary visit to New Delhi. In New Delhi, the delegates took tours to various places of significance like Akshardham Temple, Lotus Temple, Birla Mandir, Lodhi Garden and Agrasen Ki Baowli. They visited Agra to see the beauty of Taj Mahal, and later visited Jaipur to see City Palace, Hawa Mahal and Amber Fort.
During their visit to the school, the delegates attended the Prize Distribution Ceremony of the Annual On The Spot Painting Competition 2019-20. Apart from that, various classes were organized like cookery and language, which the Polish students attended.
This exchange was culturally rich for the members of both groups, the Polish as well as the Indian students. |
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"In diversity there is beauty and there is strength." - Maya Angelou.
Cultural differences between countries do not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of us.Believing in this ideology, we at St. Mark's School Janakpuri accorded a warm traditional welcome to the student-teacher delegation from Stredni Zdravotnicka Skola, Pardubice, Czech Republic. Our Chairman Mr. T. P. Aggarwal presided over the event and the school mementos were presented to the guests. Vice Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia and Educational Supervisor (Primary) Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma also extended a warm welcome to the Teacher Coordinators - Ms. Ivana Hornikova, Ms. Pavla Berankova and seven Czech students. The Czech students gave Power-Point presentations to acquaint us with their country and school. Students of our junior wing presented a short cultural programme. Reliving the wonderful time we spent together in Pardubice, our students too presented a beautiful photo-story of those precious moments. Our guests took a school tour, meeting the faculty and getting a glimpse into our education system. They attended yoga, meditation, music, dance, art and sports classes as well. Out for Dilli Darshan, our friends from Czech Republic couldn't help falling in love with Delhi with its historic lineage coupled with modernity. They enjoyed visiting Qutub Minar, India Gate, Bangla Sahib Gurdwara, Agrasen ki Baoli, Lotus Temple and Dilli Haat. They indulged in shopping of Indian tea, spices, handicrafts, etc. They had a glimpse of rural India too when they accompanied Class XII on a picnic to Pratapgarh farms. Also our guests from the Czech Republic visited Agra - the grand city of the emperors.
"Perfect symmetry, a beautiful love story and throngs of people... there's nothing quite like the Majestic Taj Mahal!"... is what they said. Goodbyes are not forever Goodbyes are not the end. It simply means we'll miss you until we meet again. So, it was time to bid farewell to our students-teacher delegation from Czech Republic. Our Chairman Mr. T. P. Aggarwal awarded certificates to all the students and teachers who were part of the India-Czech Exchange Programme. Our Czech friends gave presentations and also performed a lively folk dance of their country. It was an evening of fun n frolic as everyone enjoyed a number of games followed by potluck dinner. Vice Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia and Czech Teacher Coordinator Ms. Ivana Hornikova spoke about all the lovely memories made during the exchange and wished this bond of friendship to further strengthen in the coming years. |
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| The beginning of alliance between St. Mark’s Janak Puri and Comenius College, Ligstersinge began with the welcoming of Mr. Nicolaas and Mr. Ronald to our school. This cultural and educational exchange programme between St. Mark’s School, Janak Puri, New Delhi, India and Comenius College, Ligstersingel, The Netherlands was started in 2018. Mr. Nicolaas Wilhelmus Maria Quirinus Boggard and Mr. Ronald de Knegt visited us for a 5 day stay in Delhi to set up the India-Netherlands Cultural Exchange Program. A traditional welcome was accorded to the guests and momentos were given by our Chairman, Mr. T. P. Aggarwal, Director, Ms. Anjali Aggarwal and Vice Principal, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia. A Power-Point presentation was given to provide them a brief glimpse into the educational journey at St. Marks, Janak Puri. They were taken for a school tour to enable better understanding of Indian educational system. Our guests also went for Delhi tour visiting places of historic and religious importance and enjoyed Indian hospitality. They also took the opportunity to be a part of our Annual On The Spot Painting Competition. We hope that the India-Netherlands exchange initiated this year will strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two schools and will continue to be a success year after year. |
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A Student Exchange Programme is one which not only unites two school groups but also leads to discovering the beautiful cultures of the two countries.
Keeping this in mind, a twelve member delegation comprising of Vice Principal Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, teacher coordinator Ms. Archana Puri and ten students - Amandeep Singh XI-A, Narinder Pal Singh XI-C, Akshit Anand XI-C, Himanshu Nagpal XI-D, Dev Solanki XI-E, Yukti Ahuja XI-E, Vansh Sharma XI-F, Riddhi Das XII-A, Nikhil Kapoor XII-C and Keshav Mahna XII-F visited 'The Stredni Zdravotnicka Skola, Pardubice, Czech Republic' from 4 to 14 October 2019.
The group was accorded a warm welcome by Principal Ms. Monika Maslova. Our group had an exciting day at school giving presentations, performing the folk dance Bhangra and attending Nursing and English language classes.
Being part of their Sports afternoon gave our children an opportunity to learn and enjoy Kinball - a team sport. They also witnessed a scintillating Flying Acrobatics performance by one of the Czech students.
The group undertook a guided tour of the Kuks hospital which houses the original Baroque pharmacy from the 18th century, an ancient Herb Garden and allegories of Virtues and Vices sculpted by significant artists.
The teachers and students of both the schools created an atmosphere of reciprocity in the classroom, where students of both nationalities taught and learnt the native languages.The evenings were spent understanding their lifestyle and enjoying the hospitality of the host families.
It is inevitable not to visit Prague when in Czech Republic. The group explored the historical city of Prague witnessing the changing of the royal guards at Prague Castle, a boat ride along the river Vltava, the enormous Astronomical Clock and capturing beautiful views from the famous Charles Bridge.
The last two days of the educational trip were spent exploring Budapest - the capital of Hungary. The delegation toured the most fascinating and popular sights of the ancient city - St. Stephen's Basilica, Buda Castle, Fisherman's Bastion, Matthias Church and Heroes Square. Watching the city illuminated at night from the cruise across the Danube river was mesmerising.
Overall, the India- Czech Republic educational and cultural exchange program taught our children integration into another family and led to development of life-long friendships, fostering an appreciation of home and family.
Overall, the India- Czech Republic educational and cultural exchange program taught our children integration into another family and led to development of life-long friendships, fostering an appreciation of home and family. |
A group of 12 students from IES Vecindario, Gran Canaria, Spain, accompanied by School’s Vice-Principal, Ms. Angeles Cabrera and their Administration Head, Mr. Miguel Esparza; visited our School from 30 September to 10 October 2019. During their visit, the delegates spent a lot of time in New Delhi, exploring various places of significance like Lotus Temple, Birla Mandir, Bangla Sahib, Agrasen Ki Baowli etc. Apart from their visit in and around New Delhi, they visited Agra, to see the beauty of Taj Mahal, as well as visited Jaipur, to see the City Palace, Amber Fort, Jal Mahal, Chokhi Dhani and the beautiful art village of Sanganer. While at our School, the delegates attended various classes that were organized by the school, like art, dance, sports, cookery and language.
A cultural programme consisting of beautiful dance and music presentations was organized where our School Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, welcomed the group. Our Chairman, Mr. T.P. Aggarwal also graced the occasion. The visiting delegates gave a presentation on their culture. Our Principal, Ms. Alka Kher, gave Vote of Thanks to all the participating members of the exchange for making it a huge success. This exchange was culturally enriching for the members of both groups, the Spanish as well as the Indian students. |
A group of 10 students along with the Educational Supervisor, Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma and teacher Coordinator Ms. Manisha Kapoor visited Lithuania for a cultural exchange programme from 27 May to 8 June 2019. The student-teacher delegation of our school was accorded a warm welcome by the Principal, Radviliskis Lizdeika’s Gymnasium. It was a great learning experience for our students. The group was engaged in many activities like attending History and Chemistry classes, along with music, dance and theatre classes. The students visited town hall and met the mayor of Radviliskis and presented the memento. The group was privileged to see many important places like the old town Vilnius, Botanical Museum at Siautia University, Amber Museum, Hills of Crosses, church at Jytuvenai and Siluva. Our school presented a PPT on Incredible India and our school, followed by our cultural dance. It was a great learning experience in Lithuania where the people were very hospitable.
The following students were a part of the Indo-Lithuanian Cultural Exchange Programme:
Ojas Oberoi X-B
Eliena Jindal X-D
Sannidhi Arora X-D
Heena Kataria X-D
Dev Shokeen X-E
Armaan Sethi X-E
Bhawna Sehrawat XI-F
Tanisha Kapoor XI-A
Vansh Chugh XII-F
Harsh Sehrawat XII-F |
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A group of 12 students along with the teacher coordinator Ms. Anushree Ghai visited the Canary Islands in Spain as a part Student Cultural Exchange Programme with the school IES, Vecindario, Las Palmas from 25 April 2019 till 03 May 2019. The purpose of this programme was to facilitate true exposure of outside cultures by allowing our children to interact with the native people in their daily activities.
During the stay, group visits were organized to see the significant parts of the city / island like old town named Aguimes, Telde, the Maspalomas sand dunes, Arucas, Casa Colon (the house of Columbus); beaches like Agaete and Las Canteras. The students got an opportunity to learn a few sports during their stay like kayaking. The members of the group were fortunate to meet the Mayor and also received certificates of participation in this exchange programme. The group’s visit was covered in the Spanish news on TV as well as in the newspaper.
Apart from the group’s visit to the Canary Islands, they also visited Barcelona and Rome to gain further insight into the European culture. In Barcelona, the students saw the amazing Sagrada Familia Basilica, Camp Nou, Park Guell; visited the popular streets of Catalunya Square, Las Ramblas and saw the famous Columbus Monument.
In Rome, the students got an opportunity to see the ancient Roman architecture including the world-known Colosseum, Palantine Hills, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and the Pantheon. The group was also able to visit the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
The group had a brilliant exposure to some very significant historical places. This exchange not only increased the students’ awareness but their approach to look at things with an open mind. |
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"A nation's culture resides in the heart and soul of its people." - Mahatma Gandhi
In order to bridge the gap between Indian and Belgian culture, the Indo-Belgian Cultural Exchange Programme was started in September 2018 wherein our Vice Principal Mrs. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, along with teacher coordinator, Mrs. Rosy Marwah and thirteen students visited Sancta Maria School in Kasterlee, Belgium. Having received a warm welcome, the Indian group came back with fond memories and a promise to meet again. The promise being well-kept, the Principal Ms. Els Yvonne G Goris, along with Teacher Coordinators, Mr. Jan Druytsand Ms. Lutgard Maria J Van Gemert accompanying their 15 students from Sancta Maria School came to Delhi and were given a traditional welcome by our Principal, Mrs. Alka Kher.
In order to understand the Indian teaching-learning methodology, our Belgian guests attended English Literature Class in school. They enjoyed learning famous Gujarati dance forms Garba and Dandiya. They also attended the cookery class. Mr. Jan Druyts taught mathematics to the students of Class XII. They enjoyed being part of Music, Art and Hindi classes too.
The teacher coordinators visited the Charkha Museum which has a very rich collection of charkhas, closely connected with Mahatma Gandhi and Indian Freedom Struggle. Afterwards, they visited Khadi Gramudyog and Janpath. The teacher coordinators enjoyed the Light and Sound Show at Purana Quila late evening.
To discover the rich history, culture, and architecture of Delhi, our Belgian guests went for Dilli Darshan, visiting various important places of Delhi. The delegates attended a special assembly, organized on Vaisakhi, where all the Indo-Belgian delegates were awarded certificates. |
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The GVC Primary Team of our school in collaboration with Abraham Lincoln Elementary school, Oak Park, Illinois, USA won the Grand Prize in Global Virtual Classroom Web-Designing Contest 2018-19 for their website ‘Global Warming’, supported by Give Something Back International (GSBI), Dallas, USA.
So proud of you little ones !!??
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The GVC Secondary Team of our school bagged Second Prize in the Global Virtual Classroom web-designing contest 2018-19 supported and sponsored by Give Something Back International (GSBI), Dallas, USA.
Our students worked in collaboration with the students from Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India and 32 Gymnasium, Kurgan Russia to build a website on the topic ‘Come And Visit My Town’.
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The GVC Primary Team of our school had a skype session with the partner school, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Oak Park, ILLINOIS, USA on 20th February. The students introduced themselves and discussed about their upcoming website "Global Warming".They discussed its effect, causes and even protection.
It was truly an enriching experience for all the participants while they exchanged their ideas during the session. |
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The GVC Secondary Team of our school took part in an engrossing Skype Session with the partner schools, Gymnasium 32, Kurgan, Russia and Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India on the 29th of January 2019.
The students discussed the content of their upcoming website ‘Come and Visit My Town’ and alsoshared information regarding the culture, tradition and education system of their respective countries during the session. |
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A video conference was organized on 28 January 2019, on the topic "Essentials of Dialogue: Identity and Belonging" by Generation Global. The participating schools were St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri, Army Public School, Tagore International School, DAV School Pushpanjali Enclave. Students of Classes VIII and IX, age range from 12-14 years, participated in this conference.
The participants shared and enquired together how they see themselves in relation to belonging to a group, and how they think others see them. They used this V-C to understand each other's beliefs, values, culture, and dilemmas as these relate to identity and belonging. The concept of having multiple identities was also discussed.
The general objective of the dialogue was for students to engage directly with one another in reciprocal dialogue to learn about one another's culture and beliefs. |
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A group of 10 students accompanied by teachers Ms. Justyna Grzegorzyce, Ms. Eliza Wojtarik, Ms. Barbera from the II High school, Cracow, Poland visited our school from 15.1.2019 to 23.1.2019.
During their primary visit to India, the delegates took tours to various places of significance in Delhi like Akshardham Temple, Lotus Temple, Birla Mandir, Lodhi Garden, Agrasen Ki Baowli etc. They also visited Agra to see the beauty of Taj Mahal as well as visited Jaipur to see City Palace, HawaMahal, Amber Fort and Pushkar.
Various classes were organized like cookery and language for the Polish students.
The delegates attended our cultural programme prepared by the students of classes VI-VIII and the Prize Distribution Ceremony of the Annual On The Spot Painting Competition 2018.
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Essentials of Dialogue: Art of Expression
“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.” - Chuck Klosterman
A video conference was organized on 27 November 2018, on the topic ‘Essentials of Dialogue: Art of Expression’ by Generation Global. The participating schools were St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri, Peshawar Model School for Boys (Pakistan) and Bal Bharati Public School, Dwarka. Students of Classes VIII and IX (Age range: 12-14) participated in the video conference.
They discussed about examples of the arts used to express themselves in a personal, spiritual or religious way. They referred to painting, sculpture, poetry, music, drama and calligraphy as various forms of art. Students talked about contribution made by Rabindranath Tagore and Raja Ravi Verma in the field of art. They even showed their calligraphy and quilling artwork to express the importance of art in their lives. They were given the opportunity to ask ‘response questions’ – to each other about the examples shared and their significance. The discussion would have been incomplete without ‘poetry’ as a form of art. They expressed how reading and writing poetry provides food to their soul making their lives vibrant and colourful.
Generation Global provided a safe space for independent and individual discussions where students could speak out their individual thoughts and ideas. This video conference helped them improve their speaking and listening skills. They came across new perspectives that helped them to deepen their thinking about this subject. |
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To experience our Indian culture and tounderstand theIndian Educational system, Teacher Coordinators Mr. Slawomir Hajnasand Ms. Ewelina Lukasz Lis along with 8 students visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public school from 1st November to 7th November 2018. The Polish students enjoyed the hospitality and warmth showered on them by their Indian hosts and experienced the lifestyle of Indian families.
The guests witnessed rich Indian cultural and historical heritage during their visit to India Gate, Bangla Sahib, Birla Mandir, Lotus temple, Akshardham and Purana Qila. To have the flavour of the essence of our country, they visited Dilli Haat, where they were amazed to see the variety of handicrafts indigenous to India. Visit to Mahatma Gandhi Digital museum gave them an opportunity to understand about the life of Mahatma Gandhi.
Dressing up in traditional Indian attire, tasting the delicacies of Indian cuisine, and exploring the heritage of Agra, gave them a glimpse of colourful India in a short time span. The exchange turned out to be a great learning experience for both the partner countries.
The main vision behind this collaborative effort was to challenge the global view of the students and help them discover their own identity through the exploration of another culture. |
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Vice-Principal, Mrs. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia and Mrs. Rosy Marwah along with a group of students of classes XI & XII are on a cultural exchange programme with Sancta Maria, Kasterlee, Belgium.
Earlier the students went around to visit Lier, a neighborhood town and a walking tour to learn about it’s history and culture. They got the opportunity to visit Antwerp, Grote Market, Brabo fountain Cathedral of Our Lady and the Red Star Line Museum. The students became a part of the International Week at SMIK which was inaugurated in the presence of Hon'ble Mayor of the town.
And they were also engaged in team building activities besides attending classes at school.
The global exchange programme with Sancta Maria has been a wonderful learning experience. |
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Our School Manager, Mr. RAHUL AGGARWAL, along with our school students met the FIRST LADY of POLAND in the PRESIDENTIAL PALACE as a part of the project namely "Mind without borders - a contemporary school in a multicultural Europe" during our Indo Poland School Exchange Program recently.
This special news was very well covered in the media and was put on the official website of the President recently.
A group of 10 students accompanied by Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma, Educational Supervisor and Ms. Anushree Ghai visited Poland from 25th Sepetember 2018 to 6th October 2018.
The group visited three schools, vis-a-vis, Copernicus Upper-Secondary School in Tarnobrzeg; Second High School in Krakow and Zespol School Ogolnoksztalcaco- Technicznych in Lubliniec.
During the group's stay in Poland, they had the privilege to see many important places like the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, a beautiful town named Baranow Sandomierski, the old town of Sandomierz, the Wawel Royal Castle, Wieliczka salt mine, etc.
The group also engaged in many activities like zip line, boating, barbecue, watched Polish dance performed by professional dancers from Poland and even learnt a bit of it as well.
The group also traveled to Warsaw where they visited the Presidential Palace to interact with The First Lady of Poland and met The President of Poland as well. |
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A group of eleven students with Ms. Manisha Kapoor and Ms. Ritu Khurana visited Yanvchenphug Higher Secondary School, Thimphu, Bhutan for a cultural exchange program from 1 August to 9 August 2018.
Our teachers presented a memento to the Vice-Principal during their school assembly. Our students got the opportunity to stay with the host families. It was a huge learning experience for our students to attend classes of Maths, English, environmental science, cookery and dance along with the Bhutanese students. The students played basketball and football matches as well. The group visited Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. They enjoyed the sight-seeing at Paro, a valley town of Bhutan, Buddha Point, Zoo, Botanical Garden and Douchula Pass. |
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In today’s era, networking and connectivity plays an integral role in spreading know how of any business and exchanging ideas for further growth.
The Core team members of our school business enterprise "Eco-Threads" run by students under the teacher in-charges Ms. Monica Uppal and Ms. Shubham Arora, participated in a skype session with eight other schools.
It was truly an enriching experience for all the participants while they exchanged key business ideas during this session. |
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Headmistress Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia and teacher Ms. Chaina Kohli along with 13 students visited Vonsild School, Kolding from 23 April to 28 April 2018 as part of the second phase of exchange programme. The Indian students attended physics, chemistry, cooking and sports classes along with the Danish students.The group had the honour to visit the City Council where they learnt about the working of the civic administration. The students had fun filled moments at the Blavand West Coast beach and Lego land. The delegation also visited Frederecia Gymnasium, our partner school since 2013. A city tour was also carried out and the students were given an insight into the history of the town. The students also visited the popular tourist attractions as well as the beautiful and serene beach.
The students and teachers enjoyed the Danish hospitality.The group visited Copenhagen to get a glimpse of the capital city. The students enjoyed the water cruise, saw Little Mermaid besides the important chapels, churches, the Diamond building and harbours along the sea coast. The students visited the Christiansburg Palace. EnrouteDenmark,the group also stayed at Berlin, Germany experiencing its rich culture and history.They visited many historical places in Berlin including Alexanderplatz, Reichstag Building, Holocaust Memorial, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Cathedral, the TV Tower, East Side gallery, Berlin Wall, Old Bunkers and a lot more. |
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Human trafficking has become one of the most critical problems of today’s society. It is widely known that slavery in its different forms has existed for centuries. Human trafficking can be regarded as a modern form of slavery that not all people are aware of. It is considered the third most serious crime around the world after the illegal trade of drugs and weapon.
A video conference was organized on 6 February 2018 on the topic ‘Human Trafficking’ by GENERATION GLOBAL. The participating schools were St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri, lndia, Gurukul-The School, UP, India, Peshawar Model School for Boys, Pakistan and MASE 2000, Egypt. Students of Classes VII and VIII (Age range: 12-14 years) participated in this video conference.
The students discussed different forms of trafficking prevalent in their own regions. They asked response questions to each other based on the ideas discussed and thus engaged in a healthy and safe dialogue.
Generation Global provided a wonderful platform for students to freely express themselves.
Students spoke well about their religious and secular values while discussing the various aspects of this topic, the students practiced their dialogue skills. |
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At St. Mark’s, we believe that the real essence of intercultural education is cultivating the ability to see the world as others see it, and to allow for the possibility that others may see something we have failed to see.
Our India-Denmark Cultural Exchange Program was with Vonsild Skole. Mr. Peter Nordby, Principal and Mr. Morten Iversen visited our school with a group of 13 students for this exchange programme.
The Principal Mrs. Alka Kher welcomed the guests. Our students performed Ghoomar a traditional folk dance and the school choir sang songs to give our guests a glimpse of Indian culture.
The delegation attended various workshops organized at the school for them including english and art classes. They learned cooking Indian dishes in the Cookery Collaborative Class.
In the special Multi-Lingual Class, Danish teachers and students involved themselves in fun-filled teaching-learning, the exchange of basic courtesies in Hindi and Danish with the help of placards and worksheets.
A friendly Basketball match was held between the Indian and Danish students to inculcate a spirit of healthy sportsmanship. They learned the song ‘Itni Shakti Humein Dena Data’ and ‘Little Guiding Light of Mine’ in the Music Workshop. The students learned the basic steps of Bhangra. The delegations also went for a tour of Delhi and Agra.
The exchange program focused on homestays, language skills, community service and cultural activities.
The Indo-Danish exchange continues to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two schools and we hope that it will continue to be a success, year after year. |
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Ms. Vaida Jankuniene & Ms. Rita Simkuviene of Lizdeka's Gymnasia, Radviliskis, Lithuania with 5 students visited our school as a continued India-Lithuania Exchange Program from 12th to 21st December 2017 to experience our Indian culture and understand Indian education system. The delegates experienced a typical Mathematics class besides language classes in English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Lithuania too besides music and art classes along with the Indian students.
They also enjoyed Indian cooking and had a friendly basketball game together with Indian friends. The delegates were thrilled to celebrate Christmas with us.
They visited SOS village at Bawana and also took a short Delhi and Agra tour to see our historical architect. It was an experience which our global friends would cherish forever.. |
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A six member delegation from Taiwan visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri on 13 December 2017. The delegation was welcomed by our Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal. During the visit they had an insight of our school ISA / international curriculum and activities, observed classroom activities, learnt how our school embeds international dimension in the school curriculum, shared experiences and exchanged ideas with our teachers / international team.
To further build international school partnerships with our school, MOU was signed between the Principal Mr. kuo-Chang Chuang of Taipei Municipal Sanmin Junior High School and Principal Ms. Alka Kher of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri for Educational and Cultural Student Exchange Programme. Both the schools decided to work online on a collaborative project followed by exchange visits. Teacher Coordinator Ms. Monika Uppal initiated this collaboration between India and Taiwan.
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The GVC Secondary team of our school had another interactive session on 7 December 2017 with their partner school Tajrobawi Girls High School, from Herat, Afghanistan. The teacher coordinators of both the schools along with their students discussed in details about the various subheadings for their upcoming website ‘Our Vision Of Peace”.
The participants were:
Raj Rajeshwar Singh XI-B, Sonal Tamang X-B, Jashandeep X-D, Bhavya X-D, Dolly X-D, Aditya Giri IX-D, Jatin Sutari IX-F, Akshay Kumar X-C, Tushar Garg X-E, Ayush Garg X-B, Nikita Singh X-B, Dev Manchanda X-A, Naman Malhotra XI-C, Rhea Wadhwa XII-A, Preeti Tiwari XII-A, Ritika Arya XII-A. |
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Our India and Bhutan friendship was strengthened with the visit of a 20 member student delegation led by the Vice Principal Mr. Kamal Hingmang and two teacher coordinators Ms. Tandin Wangmo and Ms. Sonam Zangmo of Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School from 10 -18 October 2017.
During their stay in Delhi, the Bhutanese students were hosted by Indian families which gave them an insight into the lifestyle, culture and traditions of India. They attended classes to learn about the Indian education system.
Workshops on Music & Dance and Art were organized for the delegates from Bhutan. The visit was made exciting by having a friendly Basket Ball match between the students of YHSS and SMS, Janakpuri.
To get an insight into the rich cultural and ecological History of India, the delegates visited many historical and religious places in Delhi such as India Gate, Qutub Minar, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Birla Mandir and Lotus temple. The visit to Agra was amazing for the delegates as they were awestruck by the beauty and symmetry of this monument evoking the expression of love. Dilli Haat and Kingdom of Dreams were otherinteresting places that the Bhutanese coordinators visited.
The delegates also witnessed the Annual function presented by the senior students of the school.
We hope to cherish this love and bond with our partner school Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School, Thimphu of our Neighbouring country ‘Bhutan’. |
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A team of 19 students from Fredericia Gymnasium, accompanied by their Vice-Principal, Mr. Martin Ingemann and two teacher coordinators, Ms. Anja B. Andersen and Mr. Niels Martin Vind visited our school from 5 - 9 October 2017 as a part of India-Denmark Educational & Cultural Exchange Programme.
The Chairman, Mr. T. P. Aggarwal extended a warm welcome to the delegates. The Danishstudents enjoyed the hospitality and warmth showered on them by their Indian host families which gave them an insight into the lifestyle, culture and traditions of India. They attended classes to learn about the Indian education system and also got an opportunity to attend art and cookery classes in school along with some music and dance lessons. The visit was made fun filled by having a friendly Basket Ball match between the students of Fredericia Gymnasium and SMS, Janakpuri.
The Danish group experienced the richness of culture and history by visiting many historical and religious places in Delhi such as India Gate, Qutub Minar, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Birla Mandir and Lotus temple. The visit to Akshardham was a spiritually enriching experience for the delegates. To have the flavour of ethnicity of our country, Danish friends also visited Kingdom of Dreams where they were amazed to see the variety of handicrafts indigenous to different states of India.
This exchange programme provided a unique and fruitful learning experience outside the limits of a classroom and the students developed a better understanding of the diversity in culture and appreciation of one’s own culture and nation, thereby strengthening the relationship between the two schools and the two countries. |
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An engrossing skype session was held between our school and National School, Dubai. The students used their mapping and geographical skills to locate each other.
The participants Tushar Garg X-E, Gaurav Gangwani XI-D, Sahil Uppal XI-D, Himanshu Setia XI-D, Shivam Sharma XI-D, Raj Rajeshwar Singh XI-B and Rohit Beer XI-E were trained by Mrs Monica Uppal and Ms. Nur Siyam. |
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A nine member’s delegation led by the Principal Ms. Alka Kher from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec Public School, Janakpuri, New Delhi, comprising of Devansh Sharma, Aditya Verma, Aryansh Arya, Narinder Pal Singh, Dhruv Chauhan, Aditya Goyal, Tiya Sharma, Harsheen and Somaya Dua and Project Coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi visited Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as a part of an educational and cultural exchange program from 22nd May to 31st May 2017.
The Indian delegation visited RadviliskisLizdeika’s Gymnasium, Lithuania. The delegates also met the Vice Mayor Mr. Kazimieras Augulis of Radviliskis District Municipality. They visited the Historical sites of Vilnius and Radviliskis.
Our students presented a dance performance during the farewell ‘Last Bells Ceremony’ at the host school, which was appreciated by all the staff members and the parents of the students of the host school. The occasion was graced by the Mayor of Radviliskis, Mr. Antanas Cepononis. On their visit to Riga, the capital of Latvia they saw the Freedom Monument, National Opera, Kara museum and Cathedral of Dome square. The delegation stayed in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia as well The exchange programme was a great learning opportunity for the students which will surely help them in their academic and social development. |
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Our India-Denmark Educational & Cultural Exchange Programme was continued with a group of 13 students accompanied by two teacher coordinators; Ms. Ritu Khurana and Ms. Anushree Ghai from our School who visited Fredericia Gymnasium, Denmark from 25 March to 03 April 2017.
The group comprised of Deepali Sharma VIII-A, Komal Sharma IX-B, Anish Panjwani IX-D, Sahil Nawal X-B, Charanpreet Singh X-B, Abhinav Anand X-B, Bharat Bathla X-C, Varun Makkar X-D, Jasmine Kaur X-F, Ekansh Kalra XI-A, Jaineeta Khurana XI-A. Ishita Dhir XI-A & Shrishti Aggarwal XI-E. They interacted with the students of Fredericia Gymnasium and also visited another school in Denmark, Vonsild School in Kolding. The students visited the City Counsel Office to meet the Mayor. During the visit the students got an opportunity to interact with local people of the city and understood their culture and lifestyle. During their classroom interactions students learnt various new forms of classroom interaction styles. They were exposed to their language and art forms.
The group stayed in Sweden and visited Nordic Museum, Vasa Museum, Skansen Open Air Museum and The Royal Palace of Stockholm, besides Copenhagen, Billund (Legoland), Ribe, Odense, the West Coast and Flensburg (Germany). This entire visit not only enriched their knowledge but also opened their minds to other ways of lifestyles in the world. |
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In today’s time, where technology is required at every step, St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri provided an opportunity to the students of Classes VI and VII to engage in IVECA Virtual Class Room which is an Online portal. IVECA gave a chance to our students to connect with students of Bellow’s Free Academy, Vermont, USA. They exchanged their ideas and thoughts on topics like world culture and geography. The online live class session took place on 31 January, 2017 where our students interacted with students of BFA, USA.
The session started with exchange of introduction between the teachers and students of both schools. Students of both schools gave presentations on the topic ‘World cultural Tour’ followed by Ox Quiz Inter - Cultural performances, which includes songs, dances and costumes and gave an insight to the cultures of both countries.
Farewell letters were read by students to bid adieu to their partners. Principal Ms. Alka Kher, St. Mark’s School, Janakpuri and Principal Mr. Thomas Walsh, BFA appreciated the project work taken up by both the schools and wished good luck for all their future endeavours. The session ended with snapshots of the two groups. The program was a fruitful learning experience for all. |
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Mr. Soren Mikkelsen – Deputy Head Master and Ms. Ditte of Vonsild School, Kolding visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri to discuss about the Online Project in detail between the two RECENTLY COLLABORATED SCHOOLS.
The Danish delegates were welcomed by the Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal and Principal Ms. Alka Kher. They enjoyed the Sports Day in the school and witnessed the Republic Day celebrations at St. Mark’s School, Janakpuri & St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh.
They also gained deep spiritual insight by visiting religious places of Delhi. Signing of the Memorandum between the two schools was the precursor for the future ‘linkage programmes for Collaboration’ for Online Projects.
The innovative ideas were shared between Deputy Headmaster of Vonsild School Mr. Soren Mikkelsen and Global Projects Coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi. |
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Ten students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri, New Delhi along with two teachers, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia and Ms. Ritu Khurana visited the Lithuanian Embassy on 14 January 2017 for the traditional fire kindling ceremony to celebrate national unity and remember the victims of the Soviet aggression of January 13, 1991.
A presentation on the project “Mission Siberia” was shown which was launched in 2006. Under this project expeditions of young people travel to various locations in Siberia where thousands of Lithuanian deportees – victims are buried. The members clean up the cemeteries and restore them. |
  As part of ongoing Global Virtual Classroom Web Design Contest 2016-17, GVC Secondary Team of our school had an engrossing Skype Session with the teacher coordinators and students of Tajrobawi High School, Herat, Afghanistan and Government Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India under the able guidance of GVC Project Coordinator Ms. Monika Uppal on 16 November. The three schools discussed about the theme of their website and its sub headings in detail and how they can together construct a beautiful website on the selected themes.
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In the second phase of the India-Denmark Cultural and Educational Exchange 30 students of Denmark along with their teacher coordinators Mr. Morten Veng Christensen (Head of the Education) Ms. Catherine Linke, Ms. Christina Spanggaard, Ms. Anja Becher visited St. Mark’s School, Janakpuri from 6th to 9th October 2016, cementing and fortifying the ties further which began in the year 2014.
A traditional and warm welcome was given to the delegation by the school Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, Principal Ms. Rama Sethi, Vice Principal Ms. Alka Kher. This was followed by a cultural presentation. The Danish delegation gave a presentation showcasing the history and culture of Denmark.
In the School Assembly the Danish Co-ordinators & students of Fredericia Gymnasium, Denmark were introduced to the students of our school. ‘Collaborative classes’ in cooking, fine arts and traditional Dances were organized. They also learnt about the various nuances of English language and danced to the tunes of Dandiya.
A meeting with the Ambassador of Denmark to India Mr. Peter Taksoe Jensen was also an important part of the programme.
They visited places of worship such as Birla Mandir, Bangla Sahib, Lotus Temple and historical places like Qutub Minar and India Gate.
The delegation was given an emotional farewell in which Teacher coordinators and students were given certificates by Mr. T. P. Aggarwal (Chairman) & Mrs. Anjali Aggarwal (Director). The delegation bided adieu with a heavy heart but carried a host of beautiful memories along with them. Where the young learners from both the schools interacted, explored, learned and bloomed. |
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Last year a delegation of 13 students visited Poland and Lithuania, led by Mrs. Inderpreet Ahluwalia. Carrying forward the collaboration a group of 9 students and two teachers from ZSOT Lubliniec Poland Visited Our school from 7 to 10 Dec. 2016.
The delegation was led by their School Director Ms. Joanna Walczak and Ms. Monika Ziaja. Mementoes were exchanged between the School Chairman Mr. T. P. Aggarwal and Ms. Joanna Walczak. The Director Mrs. Anjali Aggarwal and The Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal graced the occasion. Students of our school presented the rituals of an Indian Wedding. The students visited the historical and religious places of New Delhi. They were engaged in various collaborative workshops of art, cooking and dancing. The guests also gave presentations about their Country, City and School. The visit ended with a Farewell dinner hosted in the school premises. The group later on went to visit Taj Mahal and Jaipur. |
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St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri renewed their ties with their old companion country Lithuania, by their second phase of Indo-Lithuanian Cultural Exchange Programme marked by the visit to their school - Lizdeka’s Gymnazia Radviliskis, Lithuania.
The Indian delegation was led by the School Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal and was given a warm welcome by their Principal Ms. Ina Bajarauskaite and also by the host families. This six day (25 September to 2 October 2016) Exchange Programme included two teacher incharges Ms. Ritu Khurana and Ms. Anushree Ghai along with twelve students.
The Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal had a formal interaction with the Vice Mayor of the district that took place in his municipality office enlightening about municipalities functioning in general. Various activities were planned which included the celebration of “European Day of Languages, where the students from many other countries visiting Lizdeka joined for celebrations.
Presentations were made from both the sides about their respective countries, students from Lizdeka also gave their music and dance performance. The Exchange Programme included city tours. The visit to their youth centre and Burbiskio enriched their knowledge about the place with Polish Lithuanian history. It was followed by a sightseeing tour to a fully restored 19th century manor which is an important heritage site also. The Indian delegation also visited Hill of crosses, Trakai Island Castle and Old Capital Kernave.
The main project of this cultural Exchange Programme was the rituals attached to native weddings. Our students explained the concepts involved in Indian weddings through enactments alongwith PowerPoint Presentations.
The students also participated in Language classes and were quick learners of their art and dance too.
Both schools had an amazing experience and parted with a promise to meet again. |
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A group of 13 students along with their teacher coordinator Ms. Monika Uppal had a very engrossing Mystery Skype Session with SMK, Kidurong Bintulu school from Sarawak Malaysia and their teacher coordinator Maggie Muuk.
Both the sides innovatively made use of their maping and geography skills to crack the exact location of their partner school.
The participants in this session were :
1. Nishchay Mohanty, XI D
2. Aman Sachdeva, XI C
3. Samdeesh Mahajan, XI C
4. Divij Malik, XI C
5. Ojas Sethi, XI C
6. Karthik M. Panikar, XI C
7. Karan Anand, XI C
8. Sahil Uppal, X E
9. Naman Kumar, X E
10. Rohit Beer, X E
11. Harshit Jha, XI C
12. K.Pulkit, XI B
13. Akual Chawla, XI C |
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In continuation of first phase of the programme a group of nine students visited YHSS Thimphu, Bhutan, led by Primary Educational Supervisor Ms. Jyotsna Vishwakarma and Global Projects Coordinator, Ms. Archana Tyagi. Prior to their visit the students attended an Orientation session by Mr. Sonam, Deputy Chief Mission at Royal Bhutan Embassy, New Delhi.
The aim of this programme was to know and experience the Educational system and culture of our neighbouring country – Bhutan. On their arrival, the Indian delegates were given a warm welcome by the Principal, Vice Principal and Teacher coordinator, parents of the host partners of the students of YHSS.
The students visited Paro Taktsang a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple complex. The students participated in the cultural celebrations on Teachers Day which is held every year on 2nd of May to mark the birth anniversary of the 3rdDrukGyalpo (king of Bhutan) and also celebrated as Teachers’ Day because it was He who began the modernization of the country and established a modern Educational System.
The Teacher Coordinators were welcomed by all the ministers including Prime Minister of Bhutan TsheringTobgay and Minister of Education – Norbu Wang Chuk.
The Indian delegates were officially introduced in school Assembly followed by Awarding certificates to the members. The Indian students attended Maths, Science and Hindi classes and interacted with the teachers and the students of different classes. They also learnt Bhutanese dance and played friendly match of Basket Ball. Indian teachers also became master Chef for a day and learnt Bhutanese dishes.
The Indian side gave presentation of “Our country and Our school”. Students presented their views on “Environment” focusing on Environment of Bhutan and India and various steps taken by both the countries to improve the environmental conditions.
The students also got an opportunity to interact with the Director of Department of curriculum Research and Development, Ministry of Royal Bhutan – Ms. Kesang Choden Dorji.
Overall, it was a trip which nurtured the spirit of love and respect on both the sides. |
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| The students of our school had another interesting Mystery Skype Session with the students of Bakalka High, Brno, Czech Republic on 4th May 2016. The students from both the schools under the guidance of their teacher coordinators Ms. Monika Uppal and Ms. Katerina Janu used their mapping and geographical skills to crack the exact location of each other. |
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To propel students towards International Education and learning a group of eight students of St. Mark’s School, Janak Puri accompanied by Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia – Educational Supervisor (middle) and Ms. Monika Uppal – Project Coordinator visited Municipal Wunshan Senior High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 12th to 19th April 2016.
Prior to the visit the students had an interactive Orientation Session with the Ambassador of Taiwan to India Ms. Chung Kwan Tien in which they got sensitized towards the culture and traditions of Taiwan.
During their visit the students were given a very warm welcome by their host partners. The delegates had an interactive session with the Ambassador of India to Taiwan Mr. Manish Chauhan.
Teacher Incharges and the students also attended the International Conference on International Education for Primary and Secondary Schools and got an opportunity to meet the educators from different countries.
To understand the culture of their host peers the students were paired with Taiwani students and stayed with them. Various activities were showcased by our school students like fusion of dances from different states of India to make them aware of the Indian culture. To get an insight of their education system the students attended maths and Judo classes.
During their stay in Taipei the entire group got a visual treat of 101 buildings, art museum, beach at Kenting and shopping at night market was an added icing on the cake. To strengthen this collaboration between two schools the Indian delegates presented the memento to the Principal Mr. Ming Cheng Wang. This Exchange enriched the students with a global outlook and gave them loads of memories to carry back. |
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A group of 12 students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri visited Fredericia Gymnasium School, Denmark in the 2nd phase of Educational and Cultural Exchange series. They were led by Global Project Coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi and a primary teacher, Ms. Ritu Khurana.
Prior to this visit, an Orientation Session was conducted by Mr. Sune Kaur Pederson, Counsellor Innovation & Research, Denmark and Jepe Mulvad Jensen to make the students aware about Danish Society and Culture.
The Indian delegates were given a warm welcome by the Coordinators Mr. Morten Veng Christensen, Mrs. Catharine Linke & Mrs. Christina Spanggaard, students and host parents.
The amazing beauty of Denmark - the Fort Soldier, the Water Tower, the Youth House, etc. mesmerized the students. Demo maths classes and Intercultural activities were attended by our students. St. Markian’s learnt Danish dance and presented Indian dance forms - Lavani and Bhangra.
This programme enhanced interpersonal skills of students and was a step towards global citizenship. |
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| Orientation Session for the group of exchange students was taken by Mr. Sune Kaur Pedersen, Counsellor, Innovation and Research at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and Deputy Head of Innovation Centre, Denmark at Royal Danish Embassy and Mr. Jeppe, Danish Intern on 21st March 2016. The resource persons highlighted the various aspects such as identity and community, importance of education in Danish Society, culture, tradition and festivals and thus made the students aware about the Danish Society at large. |
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Each year the Common wealth adopts a theme, upon which the “Common wealth Service” is based. In 2016 the theme is “An inclusive Commonwealth”, underlining the commonwealth charter, values of tolerance, respect and understanding.
14 March 2016 was celebrated as Commonwealth Celebrations throughout the world and the students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janak Puri joined this celebration by participating in different activities. The students of primary wing made the entire session very colourful by holding flags of 53 countries during the live webcast.
70 Students were a part of Live Global Assembly on the theme “An Inclusive Commonwealth” which was telecasted from British Council Headquarters in London through an interactive Q & A session via webcast.
Our students were also a part of cultural programme held where multi lingual songs were sung by students to show the solidarity among the commonwealth nations.
The students of class VIII redesigned the Prevailing Commonwealth Logo with new innovative ideas. |
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As part of Indo-Lithuania student cultural exchange programme a group of 13 students along with their Principal Mr. Jonas Var Kulenicins, Vice Principal Ms. Ina Bajaraus Kaite, Gymnasium Radiviliskis, Lithuania insited for school.
As part of Indian hospitality, they were given a traditional warm welcome. Students visited one of the 7 wonders of the world – Taj Mahal and got familiarized with the inspiration behind the building of the heritage site & also learnt about the intricate marble inlay art work.
They gained information about Delhi’s rich cultural and historical past. While on a sight seeing tour of the capital. They also had a hands on experience of various Indian fine arts through workshops conducted by music, dance & art teachers of our school. They also had an exposure to a traditional rural set-up during their day out at Pratapgarh farms and enjoyed various activities such as bullock cart ride, pottery, camel ride and also saw the panaromic view, India’s tribal art at Delhi Haat.
Republic Day celebrations in St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh Auditorium. They also met the Lithuanian Ambassador to India in the Lithuanian Ambassy. Overall they enjoyed the various aspects of Indian culture and had an memorable experience which will be cherished for a long time. |
  Eleven students from classes IX – X participated in Video Conferencing on 16 December 2015 along with the students from schools of Germany, France, Sweden and Australia. The students from different countries had a fascinating and enriching discussion about Advent, Christmas and New Year celebrations in their country.
The students who were a part of this session were :
1. BHAVYA CHAUHAN (XI)
2. RHEA WADHWA(X)
3. RIYA NEGI (X)
4. PURVA SETHI (X)
5. SAKSHI TANEJA (X)
6. MAHIMA NARANG (X)
7. NISCHAY MOHANTY (X)
8. SAHIL UPPAL (IX)
9. MITALI ARORA (IX)
10. RIYA GULATI (IX)
11. ANISHA SAHNI (IX) |
| The GVC Team members comprising of three schools SMS janakpuri representing India, Global English Course, Brazil and Rajani school, Thailand had an in-depth discussion about their ongoing give(?) contest 2015-2016 on 17th of December 2015 through skype. The students shared ideas, views and worked as a team. |
 As part of the Ongoing Online Collaboration Project the teacher co-ordinators Ms. Monika Uppal of SMS Janakpuri, New Delhi, India and Mr. Athalo of Global English Course, Minas Gerais, Brazil had a Skype Session with their group of students on 5th December 2015. The students from both the schools shared the presentation about the history and festivals celebrated in their country and also talked about their future goals. It was a great learning experience for the students of both the schools.
Following students from our school were a part of this Skype Session :
1. Samdeesh Mahajan (X A)
2. Karthik Madhusudanan (X A)
3. Akual (X A)
4. Aman Sachdeva (X B)
5. Riya Negi (X E)
6. Rhea Wadhwa (X E)
7. Purva Sethi (X E)
8. Mahima Narang (X D)
9. Sahil Uppal (IX E) |
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St. Mark’s School, Meera bagh organized “International Friendship Week” to promote the spirit of global learning and diversity and to prepare the students to contribute positively to local & national committees.
International Friendship Week was initiated by Pioneer Secondary School, Singapore in the year 2011 and this year i.e. 2015 - 16 is a Landmark year for our school as we are celebrating our 25 years of excellence in academic & co-curricular areas.
Six students delegates and a teacher coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi participated in this mega event and represented the school in various activities along with delegates from three other countries France, Denmark, New Zealand. They were a part of Heritage Tour of Delhi with their counterparts from other countries. They also represented their country in the cultural activities by showcasing Onam Dance of Kerala. The students also had an interactive Learning experience with their counterparts during Art, Cookery and dance workshops.
Altogether it was a great learning experience for our young representatives. |
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| Students from Class IX – X had a Mystery Skype Session on 24/11/2015 with the students of Kaosiung Municipal Wunshan Senior High School, Taiwan with their teacher coordinator Ms. Jennifer. The students from both the schools were able to locate the location of each other using this Map Power Skills and thus helped them to further incorporate their critical thinking, geography, independent learning and communication skills. The entire session was led by Ms. Monika Uppal. |
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| The Teacher coordinators Ms. Archna Tyagi and Ms. Monika Uppal of SMS Jankapuri, New Delhi, India and Siang – He – Elementary School, Taiwan Ms. Cerita Hsu had a Skype Session along with their group of students from Class VI – VII on 23rd November 2015. It was a beginning of an Online Cultural Exchange Programme between both the schools. The students introduced themselves and exchanged information about their country, city and their important festivals. |
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As part of the bi-cultural Exchange Programme a group of thirteen students alongwith two teachers from Copernicus Upper Secondary School Parnobrzog, Poland visited our school to get familiar with rich cultural heritage. They were given a traditional warm welcome in school and participated in Karva Chauth (a festival celebrated by Hindu women) with the host families. Visit to the seven wonders of the world Taj Mahal filled them with awe and wonder. They were familiarized with the inspiration behind the building of the heritage site and also got knowledge about the intricate marble inlay art work.
They also experienced a day out in a traditional rural set up of Pratap Garh farm and enjoyed various activities like Bullock Cart ride, pottery, camel ride, heena, tattoo and making rural delicacies. They gained information about Delhi’s rich cultural historical past through the sight seeing tour of the capital. They also attended the sports event Synergy held at SMS Meera Bagh and learnt about the various sports played in India. They also had a hands on experience of various Indian art forms through workshops conducted by music, dance and art teachers of our school.
Overall it was a memorable experience which we will cherish for a long time. |
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In order to equip the students with a global perspective a 13 member student delegation of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri went for a cultural and educational exchange program to Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcąco - Technicznych, Lubliniec, Poland, Copernicus Upper Secondary School, Tarnobrzeg, Poland & Radviliškio Lizdeikos Gymnasium, Radviliskis, Lithuania.
The delegation was led by Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, the School Manager, Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Educational Supervisor and Ms. Ritika Wadhwa Chadha. During the exchange program, the delegation attended plethora of activities including folk dance workshops, musical performances, culinary workshops, historical trips, nature walks which deepened their knowledge about the culture of these countries. The Indian students also gave presentations and performed Indian folk dances which were highly appreciated by the hosts. The delegation had inspiring interactive sessions with the Mayors of Vilnius, Lubliniec, Tarnobrzeg and Radviliskis. The students experienced the rich history and heritage of Poland & Lithuania by touring the Auschwitz-Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp, Hill of crosses which are world heritage sites and cities of Warsaw, Sandomierz, Krakow Vilnius. |
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Strengthening our ties with our neighbours . . .
Providing the students with the Global outlook to prepare them to face the challenges of the New Millennium is the main theme on which the student Exchange Programmes are based. After the official collaboration between our school and the Yong Chen Phng Sr. Sec. School, Thimpu, the next phase of the Exchange Programme was initiated by the Global Projects Coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi. Eight students from Bhutan visited India for a seven day trip to experience the Indian culture.
The students were given a formal welcome in the school assembly in which they learnt about our school. They were taken for the site seeing tour of Delhi to witness the historic relevance of the capital of India. They were also introduced to the Indian methodology of teaching wherein they attended Maths class. They not only sampled Indian Cuisine but even had a lesson or two in cooking.
The trip was enlivened with music & dance in which we share a great history. The students while living with their host families learnt about our Indian tradition and culture. |
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A group of 16 students alongwith their teacher co-ordinators Ms. Archana Tyagi and Ms. Monika Uppal had a ‘Mystery Skype Session’ on 24 July 2015 with the students of Brazil.
Mystery Skype provides an engaging and interesting way for classrooms to introduce themselves to each other. Students used their map skills and communication skills to guess the mystery location of the other classroom. Thus providing a two way communication to built on each other’s cultural awareness, critical thinking and geographical know-how. |
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SMS Janakpuri had an interesting session of online discussion in the form of Video Conference with New Heaven’s Group of Schools, one of the school being “Sound School” USA.
A group of 16 students alongwith their staff members shared their views on education, culture and community of their respective societies. They also had an in-depth discussion on Online learning and its significance. This entire session was led by Ms. Archana Tyagi our Global Projects Coordinator accompanied by the computer teacher Ms. Monika Uppal. |
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| In the series of Global Collaborations with other countries of the world, the land of pristine beauty and innocence, Bhutan was chosen as our partner country for an Educational and Cultural Exchange programme. But before this Historic culmination, the responsibility of deep convincing on the other side of the border was required to be done. This responsibility was taken up by Ms. Archana Tyagi, our Global Projects Coordinator, who with her persuasive and negotiative skills communicated with the members of the Ministry of Education, Royal Government of Bhutan - Ms. Kezang Choden Dorji, Director, Department of Curriculum, Research & Development, and Mr. Karma Tenzin. Chief Program officer,Scouts Division, Department of Youth and Sports.. She further added that this collaborative venture between the two oriental civilizations will add to the cerebral, geographical and cultural growth of the students. After the approval from the concerned ministry, Yangchenphug Higher Secondary school, Thimphu which was established in 1965 was chosen as a partner school for India-Bhutan Educational and Cultural exchange programme. To take this collabopration to next level the global project coordinator personally visited Bhutan and presented memento and a letter of collaboration between the two institutions to the Vice Principal Ms. Sita Pradhan and to the exchange program coordinator Ms. Thinley Lhazom. Thus giving birth to a new and exciting era of love and friendship between the two young nations of the world. |
 Fifteen students drawn from Classes IX to XI participated in Face to Faith Video- Conferencing on 19 November 2014 along with St. Mary's School, Dwarka, New Delhi and SMA 3 Bandung Indonesia. The students were engaged in meaningful dialogue on the topics - 'art of expression in religion' and 'freedom of expression'. The guest speaker Dr. Olivier Urbain, Ph.D, the director of the Toda Institute of Global Peace and Policy Research and the founder and Director of the Transcend : Art & Peace Network, Hawaii, encouraged students to ask questions, which they did with great aplomb, showcasing themselves to be embodied with active listening skills and the capability of quality dialogue.
Students also got an opportunity to share how a piece of music had touched there minds. Our students were interested to learn how music had an impact on Estonia's revolution and learnt more about music therapy and Bob Marley. |
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As a part of Global Project Educational cum Cultural Exchange. 20 students accompanied by Global Project coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi and Ms. Monika Uppal visited Fredericia Gymnasium school Denmark from 1 to 8 April 2014.
To further cement these ties the II level of Exchange took place from 26 to 29 September 2014 where 27 students and three teachers from Fredericia Gymnasium School, Denmark enjoyed the hospitality of SMS family. The Danish students were hosted by our school students and their families, thus gaining insight of Indian family system and observed it at close quarters.
An official welcome was given to the Danish students by the management of the school. In this regard a musical and cultural extravanganza showcasing Rajasthani folk music & dance and Janamastami celebrations were enjoyed by them. They reciprocated by presenting the National Anthem of their country and also presented a detailed power point presentation on Denmark.
By enrolling in various workshops such as Music, Dance (hindi folk), Art which were provided by the host school Danish students enhanced their knowledge about Indian culture. They also stimulated their cerebral growth by attending classes on different subjects. A friendly cricket match between Indian & Danish students was played. St. Markians (Indian team) won the match.
To understood the culture and history of Delhi they visited various places of Historical sites of National importance.
“WE MEET TO PART, AND WE PART TO MEET AGAIN” On the day of Adieu, a farewell dinner was organized by the school management where the Danish students presented a delightful rendition of “Hum Honge Kamyab” & a ‘Giddha’ from Punjab was performed by both Danish & Indian students.
Our school Manager Mr. Rahul Aggarwal presented the students with certificate and encouraged them to further strengthen the deep bond of friendship between the two countries. |
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  This year was marked with the start of another Educational & Cultural Student Exchange Programme by our institution wherein twenty students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Janak Puri went to Fredericia Gymnasium, Denmark. The exchange programme was initiated under the aegis of school Principal Ms. Rama Sethi and the students were escorted by their Global Projects Coordinator Ms. Archana Tyagi accompanied by Ms. Monika Uppal from 1st to 8th of April 2014.
To make this visit a great collaborative teamwork between the two nations the Indian delegation presented the memento to the Principal Mr. Paul Erick Madsen and to the Vice Principal Mr. Martin Ingemann to symbolize the beginning of a new friendship between the management of SMS family and Fredericia Gymnasium.
Our students were paired with Danish partners and stayed with them for deeper understanding of their cultures. In order to familiarize their Danish partners to the Indian culture and customs Markians gave presentations on various aspects of Indian culture, History and Geographical features, and showcased a fusion of dances of various states of India. The students of both the nations also participated in the singing of their National Anthems & also in the team building activities like Cricket and Football matches. Students were exposed to the various sightseeing trips such as the field trip to Ecological and pig farms in Western Denmark and also undertook the tour to Fredrecia town. In Copenhagen they got a visual treat of ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘Queen’s Castel’.
They also had a fun filled day at Adventure park and Arhus City. This great stay came to an end with the grand farewell dinner hosted by the Danish counterparts with the promise to visit our school in October 2014 to experience the Indian educational & cultural aspects. |
The integration of international dimensions in the curriculum encourages global perspectives and promotes responsible and sustainable citizenship. The global co-ordinators of Fredericia Gymnasium school Denmark Mr. Peter Knudsen and Catherine Linke visited Saint Mark’s School, Janak Puri from 9th - 12th September 2013.
The objective of the programme was to develop co–curricular projects where the students can work in mixed teams to strengthen the inter-cultural ties between the two nations. It will allow students to communicate using social media networks and pave path for a student exchange programme for Danish and Indian students. Further more it will enhance the oral and literacy skills through the use of English as the language of communication. The delegates from Denmark got a taste of Indian culture and life style.
They enjoyed the Indian hospitality and visited Gandhi Smriti, Red Fort etc. and tasted Indian delicacies. Archana Tyagi our ‘Global Project Coordinator’ acted as a link between two schools. |
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| Inter cultural Student Exchange Programme - Visit of Global Coordinators of Federicia Gymnasium School Denmark, Mr. Peter Knudsen and Ms. Catherine Linke to SMS Jank Puri under the Student Exchange Programme from 9 to 12 September 2013. |
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 A group of 20 students and two teachers of our school visited Gaziantep College Foundation Private Schools, Turkey as part of a student exchange and cultural program. The students showcased the rich Indian culture by presenting the folk dances of India as Guests of Honour in the ‘Annual International Folk Dance Festival’ organized by the host school. This Global Programme from 27th May to 4th June 2013 aimed to equip the students with a global perspective, initiated by Ms. Inderpreet Kaur Ahluwalia (Education Supervisor-Primary).
The students shared the stage with other Dance groups from Cyprus, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Ingushetia and Cuvasistan. The Indian dances were also performed during the Parade and at the City Square. The performances of the Indian Students were highly appreciated and applauded by the esteemed guests including the City Mayor. The rhythm of the dandhiya, the beats of the bhangra and the riot of colors of the Indian costumes left the audiences enthralled and spellbound wanting to know more about the rich Indian Culture.
 The students got an opportunity to visit the Copper Smith Bazar, Medusa Glass Museum, Tuntun Hani, Turkish bath etc. They also visited the Zeugma Mosaic Museum and the towns of Sanli Urfa and Halfeti on the banks of River Euphrates. The students enjoyed the Turkish hospitality of the host families as well as Turkish cuisine including the Kebabs and Baklava. The Programme ended with a City Tour of Istanbul where students got an insight into the rich history of Turkey by visiting the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Egyptian bazaar and Topkapi Palace. For the students of SMS the entire experience was enriching and fulfilling for they have made friends and memories which will last them a lifetime. |
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National Astronomy Olympiad (NAO) was organized by Orange Education Pvt. Ltd. in which about 1 lakh students participated. The final round was conducted in the month of February through an on-line medium in which Debotrinya Sur (VII-C) of our school secured second position, and was selected for a free 10 day trip to NASA, bringing a great honour to the school. A felicitation function was organized by the Orange Education at Hotel Lalit on 20th April 2013 in which Ms. Anjali Aggarwal (Director St. Mark’s School, Janak Puri) was the Guest of Honour. Mr. Vineet Joshi (Chairman of CBSE) was the Chief Guest for the evening. Principal Ms. Rama Sethi alongwith the teacher incharge Mr. Dubey were also felicitated.
In the month of June Debotrinya visited NASA where he attended a Robotics Camp, had a Space Shuttle experience, lunch with an Astronaut and took a tour of NASA. He then visited Disneyland and Universal Studios. He also had city tours of Washington DC and New York. Statue of Liberty, Umpire State Building caught his attention too. It was quite a memorable trip for young Mr. Sur. |
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"Minds like parachute only function when open" and opening up of students mind is the primary aim of our school in order to make them the citizens of the world.
In this regard an overseas Educational Trip was organized by the school in which students along with the Vice Principal Ms. Alka Kher went to NASA – USA and completed a two day’s camp there – the Mecca of Aeronautics. |
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This once in a life time journey exposed our students to unique Learning opportunities such as Student Astronaut Training Experience (SATX) and conducting space experiments with NASA educators. Students benefitted a great deal after interacting with the NASA scientists, watching 3-D Space movies and doing a tour of the center.
One to one interaction with the NASA Astronaut made them aware about their world and their Space exploration programmes to find about the “New World” which is yet to be discovered. Students also visited the Niagara Falls and New York City acquired knowledge and appreciated the artistic expertise after seeing the statue of Liberty (NY), Universal Studios and had fun at Disneyland Park. The entire experience made them confident, expressive and thus a Global citizen. |
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| Talk on spirituality - connection with God along with the concern for the environment were the main highlights of the face to faith programme in which students of three different schools along with our children participated in the Video Conference. They discussed the issues faced by India as a nation and gave possible solutions. There were questions raised on places that were under threat and the role of religious leaders in their communities. The threats included poor sewage system, disposal of garbage, disposal after funeral rites into the Ganges and rapid urbanization were a matter of serious discussion. Overall, this interactive and informative conference created better understanding of the issues related to environment, peace and co-existence amongst the students. |
 15 Students took part in Video Conferencing with Chantilly High School, Virginia. The main topic of discussion was ‘Religion and Festivals’. Both the Schools actively participated in the group discussion and the question - answer rounds and thus got to learn about each other’s religion, cultures, festivals and schools.
Students who attended the conference were :
Ravin Dhingra , XI D
Shivani Nagpal, XI C
Rishabh Kapoor, XI C
Itisha Bhatnagar, XI C
Tanya Dhingra, XI D
Apoorva Pandey, XI D
Rishabh Solanki, XI B
Punya, XI D
Himani Jaggia, XI E
Garima Sethia, XI A
Keerat Singh, IX A
Aakash Gupta, XI C
Ambika Shukla, XI D
Anurag Watts, XI D
Shubham Verma, XI C |
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Students of Class XI at St. Mark's School, Janakpuri had their first ever International video conference on 26 March 2012. A group of fourteen students had a fascinating and enriching discussion about "Community, Religion and Festivals" with students of Manggahan High School, Phillipines ... After beginning with a description about what students liked most about their communities, the conversation moved into the topic of festivals.
Students at St. Marks' gave elaborate descriptions of festivals from the four main religious traditions in their community (Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism) as well as festivals celebrated that do not stem from religious origin Independence Day for instance. Manggahan High school students went through their own complete list of festivals such as Mascara (harvest), Panagbenga (flower festival), Missa de Gallo (9 masses before Christmas) and the commemoration of the Black Nazarene. |
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As part of the Japan - East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth Programme (JENESYS) started in the year 2007 by the then Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. H. E. Shinzo Abe, a group of around 250 students of the schools affiliated to CBSE from all over India visited JAPAN in the month of November 2012.
The objective of the JENESYS programme was to establish a basis of Asia’s stalwart solidarity through various exchange programmes. The programme was meant to deepen mutual understanding among young people who will assume important roles in the next generation in respective countries. |
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It’s a great honor for our school that amongst 250 students CBSE nominated one of our student SHUBHI ARORA of class XI for this programme who was a the part of the First Batch which visited TOKYO from 18th to 28th November 2012.
The programme included Study tour of disaster areas, Exchange with disaster sufferers, participation in activities for community revitalization and for regional development. They visited the following areas such as disaster affected industrial facilities, Industrial / Historical / Cultural faculties, Home stay, School visits which provided Japanese cultural experience to the participants. The programme finally ended with the workshop on the program outcome. |
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| On 1st November 2012 Ms. Anna Lucas, Mr. Richard Read and Ms. Mandy Rampling from UK visited our school. They interacted with the students involved in Educational Research Project initiated by British Council. Digital game based learning in science is proving to be unique for sharpening the learning faculties of the students. |
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  Ms. Anupam Ganesh, Education Supervisor of our school along with 4 other teachers from west Delhi schools represented the SMS cluster in the BC Unbox 21 project. This educational research project was initiated by British Council in collaboration with Science Learning Centre, University of Brighton, Imagine Education & others. The delegation of Science educators of various schools of India along with British schools became a part of this unique programme.
The over reaching goal of the project was to develop a teacher’s capacity to embed digital game based learning into the class room to support 21st century skill development and thus enhance student engagement.
The week long programme was held at the National Science Learning Centre, Bristol, UK from 22 April to 28 April 2012. Our group visited Writhlington school at Bradstock to understand the UK education system. A delegation of British school teachers will visit India in the month of October 2012. |
| A five day Educational trip was organized in which a group of 19 students along with teachers Ms. Monika Uppal and Ms. Gita Verma went to Dubai on 2nd November 2012. The students experienced the Legendary Arab Hospitality and uncovered the many man-made wonders. A desert safari involving a jeep drive though enormous mounds of sand and the opportunity to ride camels, get henna tattoos and be entertained by a belly dancer during traditional Arabic dinner was an amazing experience. |
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| The students visited Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world and also got a chance to view this beautiful city from 124th floor. They were fascinated by the largest aquarium in Dubai Mall and were mesmerized by the fountain show. In Abu Dhabi they visited the Holy Sheikh Zayed Mosque. Atlantis Tour and Aqua Park Dinner completed The Magical Journey which they will cherish throughout their life. |
 Our school took up its first global students exchange program, under the able guidance of our Principal Ms. Rama Sethi, between St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri (India) and Newton South High School, Newton Centre (Boston) USA.
To initiate the Program Ms. Archana - Project Coordinator was invited to USA by Principal Mr. Brian Salzer of Newton School where she took her creative ideas for creating this exchange program and created a strong blend of eastern and western values. During her short stay in the school campus from 28th May - 3rdJuly 2009, she fostered an environment in which teachers and students enjoyed her presentations on Indian culture, traditions, religious diversity, Indian Education, marriage, family system and globalization of India in the field of Science, Information technology and manufacturing which helped to kick start this program successfully.
The programme further commenced with 10 students of Newton South High School, USA visiting our school in the month of December 2009 and henceforth the programme continued in the coming academic session when some students from St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri visited Newton South High School, USA. |
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| International learning and knowledge propels students towards acceptance and understanding of an array of different cultural and community perspectives. With that in mind, with the full support of the Chairman of the school Mr. T. P. Aggarwal and the Director Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, the Principal of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Janakpuri, New Delhi, India, Mrs. Rama Sethi and Global project coordinator Mrs. Archana Tyagi successfully completed Cultural and educational exchange program between St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, and a High School in Boston, Massachusetts USA. A team of 13 students of our school got an opportunity to be a part of this exchange programme from 20th April to 9th May 2010.The goals of the programme were to provide institutional high-school exchanges that encourage students to cross state, regional, and cultural borders to enrich academic experience and personal needs and interests, to provide real recognition of the value of diversity, an appreciation of the unique qualities of other countries and cultures, increased self-esteem and confidence and a better developed ability to recognize opportunities and solve problems with a multi-cultural perspective. |
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| This program not only provided Educational learning opportunity to the students wherein they also attended classes at the school in Boston and two top universities Harvard University and Brandeis University to learn about American education system. The admission officer of the universities familiarized the students about the admission process for higher education in US. This program also provided students a unique eye-opening multi-cultural experience by living with American, Chinese and Indian host families in US. |
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| In addition to Educationally and culturally rich program, this was a fun filled adventure for the students of St. Mark’s School as they had a blast at amusement parks, got an opportunity to showcase their regional Sufi and Bhangra mesmerizing dances to hosting school, enjoyed the American beaches and toured the North East coast of America including trip to New York City, Capital of US- Washington DC and other top tourist attractions such as Statue of Liberty, Wax Museum, Hershey’s Chocolate factory, Corning glass factory and world famous Niagara Falls. The students got a great opportunity to meet with the Mayor of Westport CT and Mayor in Boston where they got a chance to ask the congressmen questions on American education, culture, political and economic situation and about the further plans of student exchange programmes with India. |
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| All the students and the coordinators of the project participated in 10th Annual Newton SERVES, a day of community service on Sunday April 25th 2010, a mission announced by the Mayor of Boston Mr. Setti D. Warren. The project coordinators also attended a conference organized by Teach India Organization focusing on Caste System in India which was followed by group discussion and workshop on various methods of teaching all over the world. |
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| This cultural educational exchange program between St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School and Newton South high school helped students of both countries to have broader perspectives, Wider socio-economic-cultural-educational boundaries, explore new areas of study and become competent on a Global platform. |
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| The program further commenced in the month of December when a delegation of students and teachers of NSHS visited St. Mark’s School for three weeks. They attended school and participated in the various cultural and scientific activities. |
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| The delegation actively took part in the community services at SOS village, Prerna Niketan and Old Age Home. A wonderful & exciting recreational trip to Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh & Amritsar was also organized for them in order to acquaint them about the rich tradition & cultural heritage of Northern India. |
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| In the month of November 2009 Ms. Rachel from Newton South High School visited our school. During her visit she enjoyed interactive sessions with the students and the staff members of all the departments. |
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