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St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School
MEERA BAGH, NEW DELHI - 87 |
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A group of 10 students from Escola Secundaria de Canecas, Lisboa, Portugal led by Principal, Mr. Fernando Costa and 3 teachers, Mr. Carlos Rolo, Ms. Luisa Maria and Ms. Lucilia Jorge, visited our school from 30 November to 9 December, 2018. The delegation enjoyed exploring the choicest of destinations in and around the capital city. They soaked in the spirituality of Lotus Temple and Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.
The delegation explored the places of historic importance by visiting Agra, Jaipur and Amritsar. At school, they attended yoga, dance and cookery workshops. On 5 December 2018, a cultural programme was organisedto celebrate the friendship between schools and countries for our guests in which the formal exchange of mementoes took place. Mr. Carlos Pereira Marques, Ambassador of Portugal to India was the special Guest be of Honour for our event ‘nossomos um - We are one - हमएकहैं!
Their overall stay proved to be a memorable and a true snapshot of Mini India. |
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A group of seven students from Nyborg Friskole, Denmark accompanied by teacher in charge Ms. Astrid Fog visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 30th November to 6th December, 2018.
The delegation lived the week the Indian way, right from dressing up in Indian attire to relishing the Indian food and visiting the rich heritage of the capital city. The two schools have been working on several online projects and have also been participating in International Friendship Week organised by their partner schools. The delegation could have a first hand experience of Indian hospitality and lifestyle as they stayed with families. The Danish delegation got the traditional Indian welcome that comprises of teeka and garlands of the many workshops attended by the delegates, one that was very popular was of preparation of Indian Cuisine. They enjoyed some spiritual moments in Lotus Temple as well as Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and soaked in the regal legacy of The Red Fort and Qutub Minar. The light and sound show at Purana Quila and a visit to the Gandhi Smriti enriched their experience further. The team also visited The Taj Mahal on a day’s visit to Agra. At school, they attended workshops on cookery, yoga and dance. On 5th December there was a cultural programme organized for our guests in which the formal exchange of mementoes took place. Their visit may have been a short one but the memories they made will surely linger for long. |
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A ten member student delegation from Zhukovsky English School no. 3, Russia visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh in December, 2018. They were accompanied by Ms. Valentina Vasilkova, the project coordinator and Ms. Juliane. The Russian students who were hosted by their Indian counterparts got a taste of Indian lifestyle, education system, customs and traditions of India. A workshop on 'Books and Authors' was organised as a part of the collaborative project 'Saluting the literary masters of India and Russia'. During their stay in India, they not only visited various monuments like Lotus Temple in Delhi but also visited the historical city of Agra and were awestruck by the sheer magnificence of iconic Taj Mahal. In the school, the Russian delegation participated in yoga workshop and perfected their culinary skills by cooking dishes from Indian cuisine.
One of the highlights of the visit was the presence of Ms. Ludmila Filippova, Chief Coordinator (Russian Centre for Science and Culture) and Mr. Vimal. S. Mehta, President, Forum of Indian Photographers and Artists, released the Indo Russian Calendar and emphasised on the positive role of students in strengthening the friendship between the two countries. |
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A group of ten students from Boon Lay Secondary School, Singapore, visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 25 to 28 November, 2018. The delegation was led by Mr. Abdul Latiff, Vice Principal, Boon Lay Secondary School and Mr. Alvin Xian Chow, the teacher-in-charge. The students attended regular classes with the host buddies and also had a short tour of the host school. As part of the project - Active Bodies: Inspiring minds, the students of both the schools played a friendly football match. The Singaporean students learnt a few traditional Indian sports like kho Kho and Kabaddi.
The delegation went to Dilli Haat and got acquainted with the various cultures and traditions of our country.
They also enjoyed their visit to some historical places and monuments. Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib etc. The culmination of the exchange program was with a formal event which included exchange of souvenirs and distribution of certificates to the students. The students of both the schools showcased their culture through music and dance. |
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St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated in International Friendship Week in Hongkong.
Gurasees Kaur (VIII-C), Prabhshabad Kaur Sahni (VIII-H), Mansha Sharma (IX-D) and Sania Chaudhary (IX-B), led by Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs, participated in the International Friendship Week organized by ELCHK Lutheran College, Hongkong.
The week long event from 18 to 24 November, 2018 had participants from USA, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Italy, China, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and the host country, Hongkong.
Each day had interesting activities ranging from training with the Junior Police Academy to workshops on Cantonese opera and mask painting. All the participants were taken to visit the Heritage Museum and the Tsz Shan monastery famous for its statue of Buddha. One of the most enriching experience for the students was the poster presentation on Generation Z-Voice of the future at the Hongkong Baptist University. The event ended with an exhibition showcasing the visiting countries, exchange of souvenirs, distribution of certificates and performance by the students. Later, the students had fun in Disneyland and Victoria Peak. |
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| St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh hosted a team from Ebba Pettersons Privatskola comprising of 8 students and 3 teachers Mr. Filip Hellberg, Ms. Ann Sophie Johansson, Ms. Annika Sjostedt from 12 to 21 November 2018. The delegation was led by the Vice Principal, Mr. Kenneth Stalnacke. It was a time to relive and create new memories with our first partner school from Europe. The delegates went on a tour around the city witnessing our rich historical heritage as they saw the Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, India Gate and also soaked in some spiritual pursuits on their visit to the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and Birla Mandir. They also attended a day camp at Damdama Lake wherein they indulged in some sporting activities. It was also a time to exchange their views on works of Indian authors during a literature seminar. The delegation thoroughly enjoyed the cookery, yoga and dance workshop and were all praises for The TajMahal and the colourful bazaars of Jaipur. It was a week full of engaging visits, conversations and moments of togetherness that everyone would cherish for a lifetime. |
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Students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated in a video conference with their counterparts from Ecole Global International Girls School, Dehradun and Al Azhar Jr. High School, Jakarta, Indonesia on the topic Freedom of Belief.
Students shared their thoughts on whether freedom of belief was, in itself, important. They agreed that everyone should have the freedom to live life as he or she wants and that no one should be forced to do anything. |
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A ten member student delegation of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh led by Principal Ms. A. Aggarwal and our Vice Principal Ms. R. Anand along with teacher incharges, Ms. S. Malik and Ms. R. Pasricha visited English School No.3 at Zhukovsky, Russia from 23 September to 2 October, 2018.
Our delegation along with the Russian students are working on a collaborative project saluting the Russian and Indian literary masters. The students got a wonderful opportunity to experience Russian culture with their host families and also got an insight into their educational system by attending classes. The delegation also had an interactive session and hi-tea with Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. G. Balasubramnian at the Indian Embassy in Moscow. The delegation visited Russian metro stations which are called "living museums" the historic Red Square with iconic structures like the Kremlin and St.Basils' Cathedral. It got to visit numerous museums and churches along with a visit to GzhelPorcelain Factory. |
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| A group of 10 students and 3 teachers - Mr. Sebastian Manz, Mr. Adrian Eder and Ms. Steffi Kleiss from Klosterschule Rossleben, Germany visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 30 September to 5 October 2018. The delegation visited some of the major landmarks of Delhi. They were awestruck by the magnanimous India Gate and the peaceful atmosphere in Lotus Temple. The visit to the Sacred Heart Cathedral and Bangla Sahib Gurudwara added a touch of spirituality to the experience. They also visited the colourful Dilli Haat to get a taste of all the states under one roof. They also attended workshops on cookery, dance and the Hindi language. Mr. Adrian Eder, a History teacher, took a session on comparison of letters written by Gandhi and Hitler with students of class 10. During the formal event, our Chairman, Mr. T. P. Aggarwal and our Vice Principal, Ms. A. Gupta, presented the mementos and certificates to the visiting delegates as well as their Indian counterparts. It was certainly a fun-filled week wherein the students relived the memories of their previous exchange while making some new ones. |
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To travel is to learn, experience and adapt to the changing environment, culture and lifestyle. It was a moment of one such experience for our delegation that visited Ebba Pettersons Privatsakolas in Gothenburg, Sweden from 22 September to 5 October, 2018.
A group of 8 girls: Raadhica Wasan (XII D), Kiranjeet Kaur (XII D), Muskan Khurana (X A), Vernika Gupta (X A), Ishanya Dhingra (X B), Arushi Mathur (IX A), Jigyasa Naithani (IX G) and Kiranjeet Kaur (IX G) with teacher incharges Ms. L. Manoj and Ms. R. Kohli got an opportunity to experience the education system and lifestyle of their Swedish counterparts.
The students had been working on a literature project on Swedish and Indian authors which was discussed during the literature seminar held in the week. The delegation went on a tour around the major landmarks of Gothenburg city starting from the Skansen Kronan fortress, Fisherman's market, King Gustav's statue to the Varberg fortress and the Archipelagos. They also took a cruise to Helsinki, where our Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal and Vice Principal, Ms. R. Anand joined them and together they visited the White Cathedral, Uspenski Cathedral and the City Square. The trip would have been incomplete without a visit to Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden, with a rich history. The students made the most of it as they took a hop on hop off bus and saw the Royal Palace, Vasa museum, Nordic museum, Nobel museum and the parliament. It was certainly a fascinating journey to the Scandinavian wonderlands Sweden and Finland, countries known for their breathtaking natural landscapes, and picturesque medieval towns. |
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| Diptanshu Drall, Chirag Mahna, Samar Mehta and Naman Purdani of XII A, Yash Kapoor (XII D), Kartik Bhatia (X H), Harman Singh, Laksh Rawat, Harshit Arora and Garvit Khurana of IX G, Deveshi Sharma, Muskan Goel, Diya Sharma and Tanishqa Chopra of IX H, visited Italy on an exchange program with Instituto Nautico, Salerno, a coastal city in Southern Italy. During the exchange program from October 1 to 6, 2018, the delegation got an opportunity to visit the first medical college Schola Medica Salernitana, a late Medieval medical school and the most important source of medical knowledge in Western Europe. The delegation, along with their host buddies, also visited Amalfi coast, Pompeii and Paestum. Apart from Salerno, the delegation also toured the beautiful city of Venice and spent a couple of days in Rome wherein they visited the landmarks of the city, the Colosseum, Spanish Steps,Trevi Fountain. The group also visited the Vatican City, took a tour of the Vatican museum and saw the Sistine Chapel known for its beautiful frescoes painted by the genius, Michelangelo. The exchange program became much more meaningful and fruitful for the delegation was invited to the Embassy of India to meet the Ambassador H.E. Ms. Reenat Sandhu. |
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| Diptanshu Drall, Chirag Mahna, Samar Mehta and Naman Purdani of XII A attended International Friendship Week in Trieste, Italy from 23 September to 28 September 2018. Students from Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia were the other participants. In the week long event, the four students got an opportunity to visit the Miramare castle, Revoltella Museum and the Civic Museum of Oriental Art in Trieste. The students also went on a trekking tour to the Rosandra Valley. A meeting with the Mayor of Trieste, Mr. Roberto Dipiazza, along with a day long visit to Venice were the major highlights of the International Friendship Week. |
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A group of six German student delegates from Christian Ernst Gymnasium, Erlangen; visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh in July 2018. They lived with their host buddies which helped them understand Indian culture, tradition and family structure. The delegation went for Delhi Darshan wherein it visited Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, Indira Gandhi Memorial, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, etc. to name a few. The German students also had a four day trip to Agra - Jaipur.
The delegates not only attended regular classes with the host buddies but also participated in a few workshops learning yoga, Indian cooking and classical dances of our country. The students, really, enjoyed cooking Indian food, learning a few steps of Indian dance forms and practising pranayam. During their stay, they even attended an Indian wedding, which gave them an insight into our traditional Indian customs. On the last day, there was a formal exchange of gifts and certificates were awarded to the students. |
 Vansham Mudgil (X F) and Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh attended the 2018 iEARN Conference and Youth Summit held in Winchester, USA from July 8 to July 14, 2018. The theme for the 2018 conference was “Global Collaboration for Sustainable Development”.
The conference was also to celebrate iEARN’s 30 years of educators and youth working together to build a more peaceful and sustainable world. VanshamMudgil moderated a session on ‘Understanding the Conflicts of the world’ and learning about the United Nations.
After the conference, the delegates also visited Washington DC, New York and the Niagara Falls.
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| Looking at the pace at which the environment is degrading and its alarming effects to nature and mankind, the need of the hour is to take steps to make our Mother Earth a better place to live. Students of St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh got a wonderful opportunity to learn morewhen they attended an iEarn International Conference in St. Poelten, Austria from 18 June 2018 to 21 June 2018. A delegation of nine students, namely, Kayna Leekha (VIII E), Prabhleen Kaur (VIII F), Tamanna Mohan (IX F). Yatharth Khurana (IX A), Nikhil Shokeen (IX D), Manan Gulati (IX D), Garvit Singh (IX A), Tanuj Shokeen (X F), and Mehar Bhutani (X D) along with the Teacher Incharges, Ms. R. Sukhija and Ms. M. Bose attended workshops and had hands on experience of creating useful items out of waste. They visited a Waste Management Centre, Youth Centre and other places of historical importance. They interacted with other students and got information about their school and their eco positive initiatives. Budapest - the beautiful capital of Hungary was also visited. The children went to Buda Castle, Fisherman's Bastion, Heroes Square, St. Stephen's Basiica etc. The Danube Cruise was quite fascinating. The view across River Danube was spectacular. Later the delegation went to Vienna. They visited the Schonbrunn Palace, Schonbrunn Zoo, the Arsenal and Sisi's Museums. They went up the Gloriette and were awestruck by the panoramic view of the city. It was a wonderful trip with lot of fun and learning. |
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A delegation of 11 students along with Ms. A. Sapra, Teacher in Charge, Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs led by Principal, Ms. Anjali Aggarwal met the Indian Ambassador in Portugal, H. E. Ms. Nandini Singla on a visit to its partner school Escola Secundária de Caneças, Lisbon, as part of an ongoing student exchange program.
During her interaction with the Indian and Portuguese students, the Ambassador quoted from her own personal experience and spoke about the significance of student exchange programs especially staying with the local families and its everlasting impact on a person's life. The honourable Ambassador witnessed the cultural event put up together by both the schools and also released the brochure created to celebrate the beauty of the two countries - Nós somos um - We are One ; India and Portugal – A Tourist’s Delight.
A truly wonderful opportunity, the students from St. Mark's were not only overwhelmed by the knowledge that the Ambassador possessed but also got some valuable tips for appearing in the Civil Services Examinations thus getting inspired to serve the nation by becoming a diplomat. |
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An 11 member student delegation from St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, comprising of Gurshikha Chana (XII-A), Paarth Madan (XII-B), Himanshu Goyal (XII-C), Prahlad Srivastava (XII-D), Sachmeet Kalsi (XI-B), Devanshi Sharma (XI-F), Kushagra Batra (X-G), Varima Sharma (X-G), Suvansh Bhatia (X-I), Vanshika Behl (X-I) and Pulkit Gupta (X-H) led by Ms. A. Aggarwal, Principal, Ms. G. Rajan, Head of International Affairs and Ms. A. Sapra, Teacher Incharge visited Agrupamento De Escolas De Caneças, Odivelas, Portugal from 27 May 2018 to 2 June 2018.
The delegation received a warm welcome by the students of Agrupamento De Escolas De Caneças, Odivelas, Portugal and got an opportunity to meet and have dinner with the President of the local council, Mr. Manuel Varela, the Mayor, Mr. Hugo Martins, Vice Mayor of Odivelas, Mr. Edgar Vallas and none other than the Indian Ambassador to Portugal, H. E. Ms. Nandini Singla. As part of the cultural exchange program, the students stayed with their host buddies in Odivelas. During their visit to the school, the students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School as well as the students of Agrupamento De Escolas De Caneças, Odivelas, Portugal presented various dance performances and presentations. At the welcome dinner, a brochure created to celebrate the beauty of the two countries - Nós somos um - We are One ; India and Portugal – A Tourist’s Delight was released.
Apart from local sightseeing in Odivelas and Canecas, sightseeing in Lisbon included a visit to all the major landmarks of the city along with visit to Belem and Sintra.
After the exchange program in Portugal, the students toured the Mecca of Spanish La Liga Football - Madrid and Barcelona, the highlights being the visit to Camp Nou, the Sagrada Familia and the beauriful island of Toledo. |
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A team of 17 members delegation with two teacher incharges, Ms. S. Arora and Ms. I. Barua of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, visited the 'City of Light' and the famous 'fashion capital of the world' - Paris from 29 April, 2018 to 9 May, 2018. The delegation was a part of students Exchange Program with College Emile Verhaeren, Saint Cloud. The students were mesmerised by the architectural beauty of Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, louvre, Sacre-ca,Arc de Triomohe and the charms of the various fashion brands. The warmth of host families made the stay easy and fun.
The trip also included the scenic Brugge and Brussels which added to the overall experience and loaded it with more beauty, knowledge about different cultures and an all together different food habit.The students learnt and added a new chapter of fun and togetherness embracing all the diversity, in their life.
The Student who were a part of this delegation are Aashita Sethi (IX F), Priyanshi Goel (IX G), Luvish Arora (IX G), Harman Singh (IX G), Aryan Choudhary (X D). Mehar Singh (X G), Aryan Dhamija (X G), Nikunj Nagpal (X G), Lavanya Dhamija (X H), Mahir Kawatra (X I), Aneesh Gupta (XI C), Pratham Jain (XI E), Gurshikha Chana (XII A), Priyanshu Goel (XII D) and Jyoti Gogia (XII D). |
 On 4 May 2018, the delegation from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh to Paris, comprising of 15 students along with 2 teacher incharges Ms. S. Arora and Ms. I. Barua led by Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal were privileged to meet the Indian Ambassador to France, H. E. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra and his wife Ms. Pooja Kwatra at their residence.
The Ambassador struck a chord with the students as he interacted with each one of them individually, spoke about their aspirations and recalled his childhood memories of Delhi. Being an educationist herself, Ms. Pooja Kwatra discussed the education system in India and the recent changes.A learning experience in true sense, students were overwhelmed by the hospitality and graciousness of His Excellency. |
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Five students, Medha Verma (X G), Srishti Mondal (X E), Piyush Kumar (X D), Prateek (IX H) and Siddharth Shankar (IX H) along with Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, participated in the International Friendship Week organised by Frýdlant n. Ostravicí Grammar School at Ostrava, Czech Republic from 23 to 28 April 2018.
Schools from Italy, Slovakia and Germany were the other participants in the International Friendship Week. All students not only got an opportunity to stay with Czech families and learn about the lifestyle of the country but were also privileged to participate in mountaineering, trekking, running and other sporting activities. Apart from presentations on the country and the school, the students of St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh, also presented a dance with a patriotic fervour that touched the hearts of one and all in the audience.Before reaching Ostrava to participate in the International Friendship Week, the team also visited Prague, the capital city of Czech Republic. |
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As a part of the Global Generation Project, a video conference was conducted on April 20, 2018 in which a group of 10 students of Classes VII and VIII of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated. The topic for the VC was 'Freedom of Belief'.
The other participating schools were DAV Public School, Pushpanjali Enclave (India), Govt. Girls High School, Kotri (Pakistan) and Gov't Sardar Ishaq Khan High School (Pakistan).
Ms. Sandhya Gupta was the facilitator for the video conference. They used dialogue skills both to teach others and learn from others about their lives, their thoughts, beliefs and values. The students discussed what “Freedom of Belief” means, if Freedom of Belief is important to them, and why Freedom of Belief is important to them. They got an opportunity to ask each other questions about what they have heard from their peers. |
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| Twenty students of College Emile Verhaeren, Paris along with two teachers Ms. Marilae Pancrazi and Ms. Vanessa De Pass visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 19 to 28, January 2018. The students stayed with their host buddies and experienced the warmth of Indian families. The guests witnessed our rich cultural and historical heritage during their visit to Dilli Haat, local markets and went around for the city tour, visiting Qutab Minor, Lotus temple etc. They also visited Agra to see Taj Mahal and were awestruck by the beauty of this epitome of love. Students engaged themselves in fun activities as they experienced the raw beauty of rural India at the Lohagarh farms. Cookery workshop and an understanding of Mahabharata along with the Republic day celebrations added to the heritage exposure they experienced during their stay. |
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| Our belief in collaboration across countries and cultures was strengthened further as we hosted a 10 member student delegation from Gimnazija Ptuj, Slovenia led by their teachers - incharge, Ms. Brigita Veric and Mr. Igor Seruga, from 14 to 22 January 2018. The visit helped the students develop a sense of intercultural awareness besides connecting them to the diverse and rich heritage of our country. During their stay, the delegation visited the important landmarks of Delhi like the India Gate, the Red Fort, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, the Lotus Temple and Dilli Haat. They also went for a 4 day trip to Agra and Jaipur to see the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Hawa Mahal etc. In the school they attended workshops on Cookery, Yoga, Art and basic Hindi language. The stay with the families gave them a peek into the Indian lifestyle and the value system. Such collaborations definitely help bridge distance between countries, cultures and geographical boundaries and bring the world closer. |
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The final interactive session for ISA project, 'Let's Read Together' for classes III to IX of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh was held on 16 January 2018.
The project, which began a few months ago, encouraged the students to speak about their favourite book. The students, over the meets, presented the summary of their favourite book, their favourite characters and the instances that left a mark on them. For the final session, five students per class spoke on how the story ended and what twist they would like to give to it.
The winners were - Rohan Katpalia (III D), Sukhmann Singh (IV A), Aashvi Ahlawat(V A), Bhavya Alagh (VI C), Khushi Mishra (VII A), Divanshi Thakkar (VIII D) and Shivay Vinayak (IX B). |
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The students of Classes I to V of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated in various activities under the ISA Project 'Happy New Year'. They all worked under one theme – ‘New Year Celebrations across India.’ Classes I and II participated in Fancy Dress Competition while Class III presented picture essays. Class IV prepared power point presentations. Class Vanswered a questionnaire after they were shown a power point presentation. All the activities culminated on 27 December where the finalists of Classes I and II were dressed in vibrant costumes and spoke enthusiastically on ‘When and How New Year is celebrated in different states’. The shortlisted students of class 3 presented their picture essays. Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal and Vice Principal, Ms. R. Anand felicitated the winners.
The winners were -
Class I -
I Prize - Nilay Dayal (Haryana) – I B;
II Prize - Drishya Dhingra (Himachal Pradesh) – I A and
III Prize - Kabir Bathla (Punjab) - I B
Class II –
I Prize - Avni Patel (West Bengal) – II A,
II Prize - Chaitanya Sareen (Manipur) - II C and Protyush Biswas (Assam) - II B and
III Prize - Siya Sehgal (Rajasthan) – II C, Prisha Arora (Nagaland) - II A and Namya Aggarwal (Odisha) – II A.
Class III –
I Prize- Kriday Sharma - III B,
II Prize- Reet Chawla – III F and
III Prize - Amey Aggarwal - III C.
Class IV – Aanandita Behl - IV B and Pratham Dandoria – IV E
Class V - Arush Madan - V A, Vivian S. Malik - V B, Mahak - V C, Archit Jaggi – V D, Paarth Bathla – V E, Atharv Rawal– V F and Rishi – V G.
Class VII - Vishwesh Kr. Gupta – VII F and Chinmay Nagpal – VII C. |
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| A 15 member delegation comprising of 13 students and 2 teachers - Ms. Anna Katrina and Ms. Timotea Blanca from Gymnasium sv. Frantiska z Assisi, Zilina, Slovakia visited St Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera bagh from 5 to 12 December, 2017. During their stay, the students and teachers attended many workshops which include dance, cookery and art organised by our school to learn different aspects of Indian cultural heritage. Both the Indian as well as the Slovak Delegation got the opportunity to meet the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovakia, H. E. Mr. Zigmund Bertok, at the Embassy of Slovak Republic. The group was taken for sightseeing to different places in Delhi. They also visited Agra to see one of the wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal. |
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A formal event for the delegates of Slovakia from Spojena Skola, Ivanka Pri Dunaji to celebrate Indo Slovak friendship was held on 6 November, 2017 in St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh. The Programme started with the traditional Tilak and garland ceremony.
The guest of Honour H.E. Mr. Zigmund Bertok, the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic and Ms. Zuzana Mezencevova, Consul, Embassy of the Slovak Republic were welcomed by our Chairman Mr. T. P. Aggarwal. Our Principal Ms. A. Aggarwal gave the welcome address and presented souvenirs as a token of respect and friendship to His Excellency Mr. Zigmund Bertok and to the teachers of Spojena Skola. A cultural programme was presented by the students of both the schools. All the students and teachers who participated in this exchange programme were felicitated with certificates. The programme concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by our Vice Principal Ms. R. Anand. |
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An 8 member delegation comprising of 5 students and 3 teachers - Mr. Pavol Trubac, Mr. Zoltan Fabo and
Mr. Viliam Ciganek from Spojena Skola, Ivanka Pri Dunaji, Slovakia visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 3 to 15 November, 2017. During their stay they attended many workshops which included dance, cookery and art organized by our school to learn different aspects of Indian cultural heritage.
The delegates witnessed the opening ceremony of our Inter School Sports festival 'Synergy'. They were taken sightseeing to different places in Delhi. The group also visited Agra and Jaipur to experience the rich heritage of our country. It was, indeed, a wonderful exchange program with the Slovak students learning about the Indian lifestyle and education system too as they were hosted by families and also attended the classes with their host buddies. |
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Gaurang Alagh (XI-A), Sakshi Goel (XI-D), Yuvika Dhingra (XI-C) and Vanshika Yadav (XI-B) along with Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, attended the International Friendship Week 2017 held in Japan from 29 October to 5 November, 2017.
Organised by Kokusai Gakuin Junior and Senior High School, Japan, International Friendship Week saw the participation of schools from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Sweden, Denmark and Italy. The students participated in various activities during the week long event. Some of the activities arranged for the students were Indigo Dyeing, visit to Asakusa and playing sports. The students also met the Mayor of Ina Town, Mr. Kiyoshi Oshima. One of the major highlights for all the participants of the international friendship week was to visit Kawagoe to experience the essence of traditional Japan and take a stroll through the town in a kimono and learning to appreciate Japanese culture. |
| The British Council celebrated the UK – India Year of Culture on 14 October, 2017 with the aim to connect and inspire people to celebrate the long standing relationship and vibrant cultural history. Activities such as India - UK Cultural Quiz, Collaborative Story Writing and Capture the Moment were conducted in which 4 students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated. |
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A ten member student delegation of St. Mark's Sr. Sec Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Tanishq Juneja (XI A), Rashmeet Kaur (XI E), Jhanvi Madan (XI E), Manish Wasan (XI C), Manan Kakkar (XI C), Devanshi
Naithani (XII F), Joshua Aditya Joseph (XI F), Shivansh Aneja (XI B), Hriday Arora (XI F), Prashant Khurana (XI D) led by Ms. G. Rajan, Head of International Affairs and Ms. Rooma, Teacher Incharge visited Christ Ernst Gymnazium, Erlangen, Germany from 27 September 2017 to 14 October 2017.
The delegation received a warm welcome in the school by the Principal Dr. Thomas Kellner, the teacher coordinator, Dr. Christian Schoffel and the students. The welcome ceremony concluded with the formal exchange of mementos. As is the practice in a cultural exchange programme,the students stayed with their host buddies. During the ten day visit, the delegation interacted and participated in several activities and attended Geography, English, Music, Theatre and Maths lessons. The group got a deep insight into the education system, culture and ideologies of Germany. On 6 October 2017 (the cultural night), the students gave captivating dance performance and read a poem composed by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. During its stay in Erlangen,the group was also taken to Nürnberg and Bamberg. The students and staff members also toured the office and manufacturing unit of Seimens Healthineers.
The delegation later visited Weimar to attend a four day program on Weimar Classicism. The students learnt about the famous poets such as Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Christoph Martin Wieland and Johann Gottfried Herder. The delegation were fortunate to reside in Wieland's house during its stay in Weimar.
Prior to Erlangen and Weimar, the delegates had a short trip to Heidelberg, Cologne and Frankfurt. The exchange programme was a great educational and cultural opportunity for the students which would certainly help them in their academic and social development. |
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Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Principal, St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh, was invited to attend the conference “Theory Meets Practice: Teacher Training in the Digital Era” held in Zug, Switzerland. The conference was a joint event bringing together the ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning Conference and the 13th ASEF Classroom Network (ASEF ClassNet) Conference in conjunction with the World Education Leadership Symposium.
As a panelist, Ms. Aggarwal addressed challenges and opportunities which originate from digitalisation of education and how essential it is to educate the teachers to tackle them. She also emphasised on the needs of teachers in the face of ever-advancing educational technology.
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A nine member student delegation of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Kartik Singh (IX J), Aryan Chaudhary (IX D), Tejas Batheja (IX I), Anmol Gupta (IX I), Akshit Jain (IX J), Diksha Arora (IX F), Chetali Dua (IX G), Disha Solanki (IX E), Shristi Solanki (IX B), led by Principal Ms. A. Aggarwal and Vice Principal Ms. R. Anand and accompanied by Teacher Incharges Mr. R. Manchanda and Ms. H. Pant went to Spojena Skola, Ivanka Pri Dunaji, Slovakia as a part of student exchange programme from 27 September to 10 October, 2017.
The programme started with school visit, students got an oppurtunity to know how lessons were taken in the schooland even saw centres of vocational training. They learnt horse riding, fishing and went for sightseeing to places such as Devin Castle, Bratislava Castle, Driny caves, Tatras, St. Martin's church City square. Parliament and President house.
On 2 October, 2017 the delegation met the Mayor of IvankaPriDunaji - Mr. Ivan Schreiner, who gave lot of historical information about the place. Thereafter Official welcome by Bread and Salt giving ceremony took place in the school. The cultural programme was organised by the students of both the schools and exchange of mementos took place to further strengthen the bond between the two schools.
The delegation went on a boat ferry to Vienna and saw Schonbrunn Palace, City Centre, Burg-theatre, Austrian Parliament.The group also visited Prague and Budapest and saw many places of public interest like Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Square, Clock Tower, Old City Hall, St. Stephen's Church, Heroes Square, Citadel, Night Cruise, Parliament. |
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 It is truly said that love connects diversities and it is this love that we share with our partner school, Gimnazija, Ptuj, that took us to Slovenia for a cultural exchange program. A group of 10 students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, led by our Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal and teachers in charge Ms. A. Arora and Ms. R. Kohli visited this beautiful country where the sea connects with the mountains, forests with waters, fields with vineyards and the specialities of the underground with the light of the sky. Ptuj happens to be the oldest city in Slovenia, which gave the delegation an insight into the Roman, Gothic and Slovenian history as they visited various landmarks that included churches, Town Hall, Ptuj Castle.
The students had been working on their project on rivers which they shared through presentations and attended a few lessons on Geography. They also went on a 4-day tour of the country during which they visited the capital city Ljubljana, Piran, Portoroz, the mesmerising Lake Bled, Skiing haven Plenitza and the Skocjan Caves, which is on the UNESCO world heritage list. They also made the most of their day's visit to Zagreb, Croatia, where they saw the important historical sites as they took a walking tour. All through their visit, the students stayed with their host buddies to get a peek into their lifestyle and culture. They were also lucky enough to visit Graz in Austria and explored the absolutely stunning Eggenberg Castle, Schlossberg Central Park and a thrilling ride up the funicular train that took them to the Clock Tower. The students who were a part of this magical journey were Twinkle Makol (XII D), Srishti Jain (XII D), Himank Gupta (XI D), Aditya Choudhary (XI E), Khushi Bahl (XI E), Varun Sethi (XI B), Ashish Taneja (XI B), Paarth Madan (XI B), Rohan Kapoor (XI A) and Sanya Kapoor (XI A). |
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A nine member student delegation of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Harshita Sabharwal (XI B), Suhana Bhatia (XI B), Karman Singh Arora (XI B), Inshika (IX F), Mehak Gupta (IX B), Aakriti Dadhich (IX E), Devangi Sharma (IX B), Nikhil Chopra (IX J) and Mehar Bhutani (IX D) led by Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal accompanied by Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs and Ms. V. Lala, Teacher in Charge visited Culegiul National Elena Cuza in Bucharest, Romania from 3 to 9 September, 2017.
This visit was part of an ongoing exchange programme with the Romanian school. The week long visit saw the Indian students attending a few workshops on Certiport, 3D Printing to name a few. The students also had an opportunity to visit the beautiful Palace of Parliament, the Ministry of Education and a few museums - the Antipa Museum, the Village Museum and the History Museum. The Indian students stayed with their Romanian counterparts thus getting a peek into the lifestyle of Romanian families. One of the highlights of the programme was the visit to the Indian Embassy in Bucharest and meet the First Secretary, Mr. Ravi Chandar who gave an in depth account of the relationship between the two countries. |
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A nine member student delegation of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Harshneet Kaur Kang (XI-D), Vaishali Goyal (XI-A), Arshnoor Singh (XI-C), Meharjeet Singh (XI-F), Vanshdeep Singh (XI-B), Manan Phutela (XI-A), Varun Wadhwa (XI-B), Manan Khurana (XI-A), Aditya Gakhar (X-D) led by teacher in charges Ms. S. Arora and Ms. M. Kharbanda visited Klosterschule Roßleben, Germany from 18 August 2017 to 3 September 2017. Five students were hosted by the German families which gave them an insight into the lifestyle, culture and traditions of Germany. Four students stayed on the campus with the teacher in charges.
This visit was a part of an ongoing exchange programme with the German school. During the visit, the students and teachers of St.Mark's got a warm welcome by the school Principal Mr. Gernot Groppler. The delegation also got an opportunity to attend various classes along with the German students. They also visited Kyffhäuser monument, Barbarossa Cave, Yena City and Nebra Museum. The most enriching experience was three day stay in Weimar, city of Goethe and Schiller. They also learnt about the cultural heritage through hands on activities, visits to libraries, museums, Goethe House and Schiller House. The delegation also visited Frankfurt, Cologne and Heidelberg. |
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Student exchange programmes have acquired the status of being the best forum of understanding different cultures with ease and casting impression.
9 Students and 3 teachers of Collegiul National 'Elena Cuza' School, Bucharest, along with Ms. Cornelia Platon, Alexandru Papiu School, Dej, Romania visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh between 22 August to 30 August 2017. The entire fraternity of our school was privileged to host such graceful ambassadors of Romania. The students coming from Romania stayed with host buddies thus getting exposed to the lifestyle of Indian families.
The guests witnessed our rich cultural and historical heritage during their visit to Red Fort, Akshardham Temple, Dilli Haat and local markets. They keenly observed these monuments and soaked our local tradition and way of life. They also visited Agra to see the Taj Mahal. They were awestruck by the beauty and symmetry of this monument evoking the expression of love. The Romanian delegation also participated in sports activities and attended a cooking workshop to understand Indian cuisine. The entire group was appreciative of the school's efforts to provide them a comfortable and a meaningful stay. |
 On 29 August 2017, St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh organised Celebrating Friendship between India & Romania in honour of the delegation from Culegiul National Elena Cuza.
The event was graced by Ms. Daniela Dobre, Political Counsellor, Embassy of Romania. The highlight of the event was a ramp show which saw the students showcasing the folk costumes of various Indian states. Folk costumes and folk dances of Romania were also presented as a video show. Ms. Dobre also released a brochure highlighting the friendly relations between schools and the two countries. |
 As part of Global Virtual Classroom project, ten students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh teamed up with students of Tajrobawi High School, Herat, Afghanistan to discuss the topic - Child Labour. This was done through a video conference held on 20 July, 2017.
The students of both the schools discussed the causes of Child Labour and the ways and means to eradicate the social evil. It was heartening to see the students talking about the measures taken by them, personally, to eliminate this evil from the society. |
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A 9 member student delegation from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Harpreet Singh (IX-F), Ekagra Rajpal (X-C), Gurshikha Chana (XI-A), Himanshu Goyal (XI-C), Prahlad Srivastava (XI-D), Naireeka Narula (XII-A), Maninder Singh (XII-C), Tripti Mittal (XII-C) and Sanya Arora (XII-D) led by Ms. G. Rajan, Head of International Affairs and Ms. A. Sapra, Teacher Incharge visited Gymnazium sv. Frantiska z Assisi, Zilina, Slovakia from 26 May 2017 to 2 June 2017.
The delegation received a warm welcome in Krakow, Poland by the students of St. Francis High School, Zilina, Slovakia and got an opportunity to visit the Wawel Castle and Auschwitz Concentration Camp. As part of cultural exchange program, the students stayed with their host buddies in Zilina. During its visit to the school,the students of St. Mark’s School as well as Gymnazium sv. Frantiska z Assisi presented various dance performances, presentations and also served their traditional dishes thus getting to know the culture and tradition of both the countries. The delegation also attended the Holy Mass held in Gymnazium sv. Frantiska z Assisi.
Sightseeing in Zilina included a visit to a Slovak Village, an open air museum, Strecno Castle, Bojnice Castle and the ice caves in the High Tatras.After the visit to Zilina the students toured the cities of Bratislava, Vienna, Budapest and Prague. The delegation visited the Bratislava Castle, Buda Castle, Budapest Parliament and Prague Castle. It also took a tour of the Jewish Quarter in Prague. |
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A nine member delegation from St. Mark's Sr. Secondary Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Sanat Vadhera (IX H), Palak Sarna (IX J), Pulkit Gupta (IX H), Sukrit Mendiratta (IX G), Puneet Bajaj (X F), Shivam Dargan (X E), Vyom Gupta (X C), Somya Garg (X E) and Diya Saluja (X D) led by Principal Ms. A. Aggarwal, Vice Principal Ms. R. Anand and teacher in charge Ms. P. Minocha, visited Prague, Budapest and Gherla, Romania from 16 to 27 May, 2017.
In Romania as a part of cultural exchange program our students stayed with their host buddies, students of Petro Maior High School, Gherla. Our delegation received a warm welcome in school as the students prepared delicacies for Indian students and presented traditional Romanian dances. Our students gave a presentation on the Indo – Romanian culture and also presented a Punjabi Folk Dance which was highly appreciated. The event concluded with the formal exchange of mementos. The delegation also got an opportunity to visit the Town Hall and met the Mayor of Gherla Mr. Ioan Neselean.
Sightseeing in Romania included a visit to castles of Sighiora, Brasov and Rasnov. Students also got a chance to visit the Holy Trinity Church, the Jewish Synagogue in Gherla and Turda Salt Mines.
Prior to visiting Gherla the students saw all the beautiful sights in both Budapest and Prague. The exchange program provided great opportunity to students of both countries to understand and appreciate each other's culture and enabled them to strengthen bonds of friendship which they have developed. |
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A nine member student delegation from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Siddhant Sharma (XII E), Saubhagya Singla (XII A), Naman Garg (XII A), Lalit Kumar Chauhan (XII A), Amish Aggarwal (XII A), Devanshi (XII F), Vanshita Girdhar (XII B), Ishitaa (XII B), Mansi Gupta (XI A) alongwith teacher incharges Ms. T. Kant and Ms. H. Kaur went for a student exchange programme to Boon Lay Secondary School, Singapore from 4 April to 11 April, 2017.
During their eight day visit, the delegation interacted and participated in several activities and attended Economics, Physics, CCA and Sports lessons in Millennia Institute and Boon Lay Sec. School. Our students presented a dance performance on the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Boon Lay Sec. School which was a great occasion. The occasion was graced by Mr. Iswaran, Minister of Trade and Industry and Special Guests from China. The Principal, Mr. Tan Chor Pang appreciated the presence of the delegation from our school on their special day and called it a historic moment in the chapter of Indo – Singapore Educational Collaboration. Students visited several places of tourist attraction in Singapore like the Universal Studios and the Singapore Flyer.
The exchange programme was a great educational and cultural opportunity for students which would certainly help them in their academic and social development. |
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A team of 12 students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Lavisha Rajpal (X B), Tushar Mohan (X B), Prabhleen Kaur (X D), Samdisha Anand (X F), Vanshika Sabharwal (X F), Mehar Kohli (XI A), Dhruv Arora (XI B), Japsimran Kaur (XI B), Ishita Sanghi (XI B), Sivgun Kaur (XI B), Kulpreet Kaur (XI B) and Prathmesh Sanmotra (XI F) led by Senior Vice – Principal Ms. V. Wahi, Ms. G. Rajan, Head International Affairs and Ms. G. Kaur, Teacher Incharge visited Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece from 27 March, 2017 to 5 April, 2017. Both the schools worked together on knowing more about Indian and Greek Mythology highlighting the points of similarities and dissimilarities between the two.
The students also learnt more about the Greek education system by attending classes with their Greek counterparts. A Cookery Workshop was organised where both Indian and Greek dishes were prepared and relished. During the special assembly there was presentation of dances. The Chief Guest for the event was Mrs. Yvonne Alexandridou, Honorary Consul, Consulate of India, Thessaloniki, Greece. The students got a chance to meet Mr. Theodore Filaretos, Vice President for Primary and Secondary Education, Anatolia College.
During their stay in Greece, the delegation visited Athens, Kastoria and also enjoyed the cruise touching three islands namely Hydra, Porus and Aegina. The highlight of the programme was the visit to Acropolis and the temple of Poseidon.
In Athens, the students visited 4th School Vmittou and presented a dance performance which was highly appreciated by the Principal Mr. Dimitrios Gioutzis. |
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A seven member student delegation along with two teachers, Ms. Chau Pham and Ms. Giang from Experimental Secondary School, Hanoi visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 14 January to 21 January 2017. The Vietnamese students were hosted by Indian students which gave them an opportunity to understand Indian traditions, culture and lifestyle. The Indian and Vietnamese students explored the history of India especially Delhi by visiting the famous historical monuments such as Qutub Minar, India Gate. They also visited Lotus Temple and Bangla Sahib, places of worship.
A day long trip each to Agra and Pratapgarh farms was also arranged for the delegation from Vietnam. An art workshop to learn Indian Art Forms was highly appreciated by all. The major highlight was a cooking workshop wherein the Indian students taught Indian cuisine while the Vietnamese students taught their cuisine. An event' India Vietnam - all weather friends'was organised which saw the presence of Mr. Tran Quang Tuyen, Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Vietnam as the Special Guest of Honour. |
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St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh hosted India & Vietnam - All Weather friends, an event to commemorate its friendship with Experimental Secondary School, Hanoi, Vietnam on 20 January, 2017.
A ten member delegation from Experimental Secondary School was on an eight day visit to St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh. The event saw the presence of Mr. Tran Quang Tuyen, Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission as the Special Guest of Honour. A beautiful cultural programme consisting of traditional Indian and Vietnamese dances as well as some foot tapping songs was presented. Mr. Tran Quang Tuyen, Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission also released a special desk calendar designed by the students of both the schools.The desk calendar is a window to the various aspects of the two countries such as traditions, cuisine, art, literature, places to name a few.
As Ms. A. Aggarwal, Principal, remarked – “There's so much beauty in the two countries. I am happy to see my students collaborating with the students from Vietnam.Our friendship will grow stronger with such collaborations." |
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A nine member student delegation led by Teacher In Charge, Ms. Valentina Vasilkova from Zhukovsky English School No.3 visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 9 December to 16 December 2016.
The Russian students were hosted by their Indian buddies which helped them learn about Indian lifestyle, traditions and the family structure. In the school, the Russian students attended the classrooms and also participated in an interesting Art of Living workshop. Dance and Indian cooking workshops were also conducted for the Russian delegation. The students from Zhukovsky English School No. 3 enjoyed cooking Indian food and practicing the Pranayam.
A day long Delhi sightseeing was organised for the delegation wherein the members visited Akshardham, Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, Gurudwara Bangla Saheb to name a few. Dilli Haat and Connaught Place were other places that the Russian friends visited.
On the last day of the visit, a special event was organised wherein a collaborative book - A Tale of Two Countries written by the students of St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh and Zhukovsky English School No. 3 was released by Mr. Sergey Karmalito, Senior Counsellor, Embassy of the Russian Federation. |
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As part of the ongoing St. Mark’s – Ebba Petterssons Technology Exchange Programme, 8 student delegates accompanied by two teacher incharges Ms. Erica Aberg and Mr. Stefan From from Ebba Petterssons, Sweden visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 26 November to 6 December, 2016. During its stay, the delegation visited all places of interest like Qutub Minar, Lotus temple, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, Dilli Haat and Janpath. The delegation took a three day tour to Agra and Jaipur too. At school, the delegates participated in cookery and art workshops to learn about Indian cuisine as well as Indian art. The theme of the exchange being technology, the students performed some scientific experiments in the school apart from visiting the National Science Centre wherein they learnt to make speakers out of waste.
One of the major highlights of the program was the visit to AIMIL, a multifunctional, multi service providing company in the high-tech instrument industry.
The official event - Forever Friends saw the presence of Mr. Gautam Bhattacharya, the Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden as the Special Guest of Honour. As Ms. A. Aggarwal, Principal, remarked - "St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh and Ebba Petterssons will be Forever Friends ; after all, it is now eleven years of our collaboration." |
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A six member student delegation led by two teachers, Mr. Florin Haran and Ms. Ioana Prunean from Petru Maior High School, Gherla, Romania visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 18 to 25 October, 2016. During its stay in Delhi, the delegation experienced Indian lifestyle, culture, cuisine and festivals as the Romanian students were hosted by their Indian buddies. The students from Petru Maior not only attended classes with their host buddies but also participated in special workshops on Indian art and cuisine.
To know more about the heritage of India, the Romanian delegation went for Delhi Darshan wherein it visited Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, Dilli Haat. A one day trip to Agra to see the famous Taj Mahal was also organised for the Romanians. A special event 'Celebrating friendship between India & Romania - Sărbătoarea prieteniei româno-indiene' was organised on 21 October, 2016. The Special Guest of Honour for the event was H. E. Mr. Radu Octavian DOBRE, the Ambassador of Romania.
Mr. Florin Haran, teacher coordinator, Petru Maior High School, remarked,"A good beginning to our collaboration and we look forward to many more such exchanges." |
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'Celebrating friendship between India & Romania - Sărbătoarea prieteniei româno-indiene' a special event to celebrate the friendship between the two countries was organised on 21 October, 2016 in St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh. The Chairman Mr. T. P. Aggarwal, Principal Ms. A. Aggarwal extended a warm welcome to the Ambassador of Romania, H. E. Mr. Radu Octavian DOBRE, the Special Guest of Honour and the eight member delegation from Petru Maior High School, Gherla, Romania.
The event started with a musical performance by the students of middle school. A video on the visit of our students to Gherla, Cluj was shown followed by a bhangra performance. The guests from Romania showed their presentation on Romania and its history. They also performed a dance which saw many of the Indian students dancing along.
The event concluded with formal exchange of mementos and certificates awarded to the students.
The Ambassador expressed his happiness on the growing friendship between the two schools and promised his support and help in taking it further. |
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A delegation of ten students from Klosterschule Rossleben, Germany led by their Principal, Mr. Gernot Groppler and teachers Ms. Julien and Mr. Sebastian Manz visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 2 October to 13 October 2016. This visit was a part of an ongoing cultural exchange programme 'East speaks West and West speaks East'.
The students were hosted by Indian families which gave them an insight into the lifestyle, culture and traditions of India. They also had an experience of Indian classrooms for they attended the classes with their host buddies. While in school, workshops on cooking, yoga, art and craft were organised which the delegates really enjoyed. The delegates also participated in Durga Puja celebrations in the school. To get an insight into the rich cultural and ecological history of India, the delegation visited many historical and religious places in Delhi such as India Gate, Qutub Minar, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Red Fort etc. apart from a visit to Agra,Jaipur and Ranthambore..
The visit culminated with a mega event on 7 October 'Goethe Meets Tagore' which showed an amalgamation of both the cultures on stage. |
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St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh organized ‘Goethe Meets Tagore’, a tribute to the two literary geniuses on October 7, 2016 as part of an ongoing cultural exchange programme 'East speaks West and West speaks East'.
The event saw the German students showcasing Tagore while students of St. Mark’s School showcased Goethe. The German students read a few poems written by Tagore, presented a play and also read out beautiful quotations with their interpretations.
The Indian students depicted a magnificent amalgamation of enactment with multimedia representation on Goethe’s life which was followed by recitation of a poem by Goethe and then a German song sung by the school choir. It was a good learning experience for all.
The programme was supported by the Goethe Institute, Delhi as Ms. Hema Gupta - Project Manager Educational Services & the Special guest of honour, remarked “It was a perfect amalgamation of the Indian and German culture on stage. And Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan is ready to give you full support in all possible manners.” |
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An eight member student delegation of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Bharat Kwatra (XI E), Aman Goel (XI E), Ishika Khurana (X B), Kartik Malik (X B), Tanisha (XI D), Raghav Bansal (X A), Khushboo Dhull (XI C), Sonali Girotra (XI D) along with teachers in charge Ms. N. V. Punj and Ms. A. Mishra led by Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal visited Ebba Petterssons Privatskola, Gothenborg, Sweden as part of Student Exchange Program from 24 September to 4 October 2016. Each year, the two schools work on projects based on different themes. This year it was 'Ebba Petterssons Privatskola and St. Mark's Technology Exchange' wherein the group learntabout water treatment, sewage treatment, transportation system and energy production in both the countries. The exchange of ideas, information and knowledge took place through models and PPTs.
The official welcome ceremony was attended by Mr. Kamal Parvez, First Secretary (Culture and Consular), Embassy of India, Sweden and Ms. Marie Svensson, from the Townhall of Gothenborg.
It was a great learning experience when our delegation got an opportunity to visit SKF ball bearing and Savenasverk, energy producing units. The Indian delegation also visited a small island Styrso, Oslo (Norway) and Helsinki (Finland) and the highlight of the program was the visit to ‘Alfred Nobel Museum’ in Stockholm.
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An eight member delegation from Petru Maior High School, Gherla, Romania on a visit to St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh as part of an ongoing student exchange program.
An event to celebrate friendship between the two schools and nations was organised which saw the presence of His Excellency Mr. Radu Octavian Dobre, Ambassador of Romania as the Special Guest of Honour. |
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A team of ten students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Paarth Wadhawan (IX F), Paarth Harjai (IX F), Sarthak Khandelwal (IX F), Navya Aggarwal (IX G), Nitigaya Dutt (IX G), Ishika Chauhan (IX G), Sanah Malik (IX G), Kashish Koul (IX A), Dhruv Chawla (IX D), Vashita (IX F) led by he Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal, Director, Mr. R. Aggarwal, Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs and Ms. P. Arora, Teacher Incharge visited Zhukovsky English School No.3, Moscow from 18 September to 29 September 2016.
Both the schools have been working together on online projects for the past three years. The students of the schools together are, currently, writing a book - The tale of two countries highlighting the different aspects of the two nations.
During their stay in Russia, the delegation visited the Red Square, the Kremlin in Moscow and also St. Petersburg to visit other places of historical interest such as the Church of Saviour on the spilled Blood, Peterhof and Peter and Paul Cathedral.
The delegation was also privileged to visit the Embassy of India, Moscow and meet Shri G. Balasubramanian, the Deputy Chief of Mission who spoke about the wonderful relationship shared between the two countries and how the youth of the two countries can promote it further.
As Mr. R. Aggarwal, Director, remarked - 'A cultural exchange program that was beyond expectations!!' Russia and the people were warm and friendly. We are happy to have initiated this program.' |
  A delegation of twelve students – Riddirup Bera (X C), Pratishtha Verhwani (X E), Kartik Jain (IX F), Geetansh Sachdeva (X B), Aryan Goel (X B), Namisha Chugh (XII C), Manavi Kalra (IX E), Manya Jain (X C), Tanya Chhabra (XI C), Kabir Singh (X E), Tanvi Khanna (X E) and Yashita Vij (X D) of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh alongwith teacher incharges Ms. B. Taneja and Ms. A. Vohra attended the Fully Residential Schools International Symposium (FRSIS) at Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor, Kuala Lumpur from 9 to 13 August, 2016.The study tour of Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Syed Putra in Perlis, thereafter from 13 to 17 August, 2016. The other countries that attended FRSIS were Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.
The theme of FRSIS was ‘Education Nurtures Solidarity and Harmony’. It was a moment of pride when Group II comprising of Namisha Chugh (XII C), Kabir Singh (X E), Aryan Goel (X B) won the gold medal on the topic ‘Social and cross cultural skills foster unity’. Other three groups won the silver medal on the topics ‘Financial stability promotes nation building’, ‘Social media – a powerful tool to unite the world’ and ‘Mainstreaming the culture of peace through education’. The students gave captivating performance during the cultural night. The delegation also toured Kuala Lumpur during their stay. They also visited Langkawiafter the exchange programme. |
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Ten students led by their teachers, Ms. A. Sapra and Ms. R. Kohli of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, attended the Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2016, held at Niigata, Japan from 3 to 8 August, 2016. The other countries that participated in this grand combination of NDYS and Taishokoto festival were China, Taiwan, Australia, U.S.A, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran and Mongolia. During the 5 day summit, the students participated in various events that ranged from presentations on disaster management, safety maps to Taishokoto music symphony and Tenban art. The declaration for adopting green measures was also adopted by the participants. Muskaan Pandya (XII-D) won the first position in Tenban art. The students gave an enthralling performance during the cultural night and received special recognition during the closing ceremony. The delegation also toured Tokyo city during their stay in Japan. They visited Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Skytree, Disneyland, Imperial Palace Gardens and Meiji Shrine.
The team comprised of Aman Kapoor (XI-C), Arjun Kohli (XI-C), Siddharth Aghi (XI-D), Sushant Goel (XI-D), Prateek Mittal (XI-C), Mankirat Singh (XI-F), Drishti Singh (XI-C), Kashish Nanda (XI-E), Muskaan Pandya (XII-D) and Rashi Mehan (XI-A). |
  Mehak Bansal (X-C) and Ritunjay Som (X-B) – members of the French delegation of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh along with the French teachers Ms. A. Mahajan and Ms. V. Chawla, met the Attaché for Cooperation in Education Mr. Jean Yves GILLON and the Attaché for Cooperation in French Language Ms. Caroline SCHMITT at the Embassy of France, India on June 14, 2016.
The French Diplomats were happy to receive a beautiful picture collage of memories of Paris by the students as a token of gratitude and the collaborative book by the students of both the schools ‘’Young Turks’ Tryst with Destiny’’. The book had been released by the Indian Ambassador, H. E. Dr. Mohan Kumar in the presence of the two Principals Ms. Anjali Aggarwal and Ms. J. Derréat the Embassy of India in Paris.
The students and the teachers shared the experiences of their recent exchange programme with Collège Emile Verhaeren, Saint Cloud, France, from 1 May to 11 May, 2016. |
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A delegation of eight students Manav Prabhakar (XI F), Mansi Marwah (XI E), Chhavi Wadhera (XI E), Ritunjay Som (X B), Tushar Mohan (X B), Dhruv Luthra (X C), Kartik Luthra (X C), Mehak Bansal (X C) of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh led by Ms. A. Aggarwal, Principal along with the Ms. G. Rajan Head, International Affairs and Teacher Incharge Ms. A. Mahajan visited Paris, France for a student exchange program with College Emile Verhaeren Saint Cloud, France from 1 May to 11 May, 2016. They visited various famous landmarks in Paris like Eiffel Tower, Louvre museum, Centre Pompidou, Chateau de Versailles. They also witnessed the functioning of the upper house of parliament of France ‘Senat’. The highlight of the exchange program was a book release by the Indian Ambassador, H. E. Dr. Mohan Kumar. The book - Young Turks’ Tryst with Destiny - a collaborative book by the students of both the schools was formally released by the Ambassador in the presence of the two Principals, Ms. A. Aggarwal and Ms. J. Derre.
The delegation also visited Amsterdam after the exchange program got over in France,where they visited the House of Anne Frank and also took a canal cruise to explore the beautiful city. |
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Maanvi Mudgil (XI D), Gaganpreet Kaur (XI C), Shikhar Juneja (XII E), Supreet Kaur (XII E), Aashima Gulati (XII E) and Vaishali (XII E) alongwith Head, International Affairs, Ms. G. Rajan and teacher incharge Ms. S. Chand of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated in the International Conference for Youth Scientists 2016 held at Cluj Napoca, Romania from 16 April 2016 to 22 April 2016. The students presented research papers on Monumental Geometry, Indian herbs, Water is life and Design and Static Analysis of Electromagnetic Shock Absorber using electromagnetic induction. The research work by the students was appreciated by the esteemed jury comprising of scientists and professors from various European and American Universities .The conference saw the participation of students from 29 countries from all across the world. It was a moment of pride when all the four research papers by the students of St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh were given a Special Mention Certificate.
Prior to the Conference, the delegation also visited Petra Maior School in Gherla, Romania wherein they got an insight into Romanian culture and education system. The delegation was accorded a warm welcome by the Mayor of Gherla, Mr. Călin Marius Sabo. The team from St. Mark’s School visited the cities of Sighisaora, the land of Dracula, Sibiyu, saltmine in Turda and the beautiful historical city of Alba Luliya. |
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Nischay Vij (IX G), Abhinav Arora (IX G), Varun Sethi (X A), Jyoti Gogia (XI F), Naireeka Narula (XI A), Divyansh Singh (XI B), Shivangi Stuti (XII A) and Riya Nagpal (XII D) of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh led by the Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal along with the Vice - Principal Ms. R. Anand and teacher incharge, Ms. S. Arora visited Greece from 10 to 18 April, 2016. The visit was part of an exchange programme with Zaneio Experimental High School and 4th Primary School, Ymittou, Athens.
Our students put up an exhibition ‘India Weaves’ showcasing various weaving patterns of their country. The Zhukovsky English School from Russia and Zaneio Experimental High School, Athens also exhibited their creations. The students visited Sounion Archaeological Museum and the Acropolis Museum. The trip wouldn’t have been complete without visiting the Santorini Island where the students witnessed the beautiful sunset and enjoyed at the beach. |
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A group of eight students - Parth Nagpal (IX G), Vishruti Sharma (IX F), Bhavya Sharma (IX F), Jhanvi Madan (X B), Joshua A. Joseph (X B), Punjal Chandra (XI C), Shreya Aggarwal (XI B) and Parth Khurana (XI E) alongwith teacher incharges Ms. R. Sukhija and Ms. S. Banerjee of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, went for a cultural exchange programme from 27 March to 2 April, 2016 with Pioneer Secondary School, one of our oldest international partners in Singapore.
The group got a deep insight into the education system, culture and ideologies of Singapore. It also visited many tourist attractions of Singapore like the beautiful Marina Bay, Merlion, Sentosa Island and Universal Studios to name a few and learnt a great deal about Singaporean Transport System. |
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A delegation of 8 students and three teachers of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh led by the Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal visited the Embassy of Greece to meet the Ambassador, H. E. Mr. PANOS KALOGEROPOULOS on 31 March, 2016. The Ambassador very graciously welcomed the delegation and spoke to the members about Greece, Greek cuisine and architecture.
The delegation was also shown a short video on Athens and Santorini for it will be visiting the capital city and the island of Santorini during its trip to Greece for an exchange programme with Zanneio Experimental Junior High School, Piraues. |
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 An eight member delegation from Gimnazija Ptuj, Slovenia visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 17 January to 26 January, 2016. The visit was part of an ongoing exchange programme with the school wherein a delegation from St. Mark's visited the school in Slovenia.
The Slovenian delegation experienced Indian hospitality and a taste of Indian culture, lifestyle and tradition as they stayed with Indian families. To get an insight into the rich history of India, the delegation visited all historical places in Delhi such as Qutub Minar, Gandhi Smriti etc. A visit to Agra and Jaipur also gave them a good knowledge of Indian history. Workshops on Yoga and cooking were enjoyed by the delegates.
The students of the two schools have been working together to create a book - Expressions-Izrazi- Abhivyakti which was released during the visit by the Ambassador of Slovenia to India, H.E. Mr. Josef Drofenik.
St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh releases an Indo – Slovene Collaborative Book
For St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh, year 2016 starts with the release of yet another collaborative book – this time the collaboration being with Gimnazija Ptuj, Slovenia. The students of the two schools have together penned down poems and stories in the book and have, rightly, named it – ‘Expressions-Izrazi-Abhivyakti as the book is, certainly, a myriad of expressions and emotions that come straight from the heart of the students.
The book was released by none other than the Ambassador of Slovenia, His Excellency Mr. Jožef Drofenik in the presence of Chairman Mr. T. P. Aggarwal, Ms. Anjali Aggarwa, Principal, Ms. Alenka Ketis and Ms. Brigita Kumer, teacher coordinators from Gimnazija Ptuj. |
 As part of its 25th year celebration, St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh released the collaborative book From Asia to Europe - A Priceless Treasury at the 12th ASEF ClassNet Conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The book was released by Dr. Ludmila Dimitrova, Governor for Bulgaria in the presence of Ms. Leonie Nagarajan, Director, Education Department, Asia Europe Foundation and Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Principal, St. Mark's School.
From Asia to Europe - A Priceless Treasury is a book written by around 75 students from 25 schools on topics ranging from personalities, culture, cuisines, travel to art and architecture. |
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 To commemorate its 25th year, St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh organized International Friendship Week from 30 November 2015 to 4 December 2015.
47 students and teachers from Nyborg Friskole, Denmark, College Emile Verhaeren, France and Timaru Boys High School New Zealand and the two other branches of the host school participated in the International Friendship Week. Throughout the Week,the delegates participated in many interesting activities. Special workshops on art, music, dance and cooking were not only enjoyable for all the delegates but also enriched them with knowledge about Indian culture, tradition and cuisine. The delegates visited all places of interest in Delhi such as the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, India Gate etc.
On the culmination, the important dignitaries present were Mr. Martin Mikkelsen, Deputy Chief of Mission, Royal Danish Embassy, Ms. Caroline SCHMITT, Attachée for Cooperation in French Language, Embassy of France and Ms. Jugnu Roy, Education New Zealand Country Manager, New Zealand High Commission along with Chairman, Mr. T. P. Aggarwal, and Principal, Ms.Anjali Aggarwal.
The event lived upto its theme (Promoting Global Citizenship) with all delegates exploring and experiencing cultural diversity thus learning to become informed and responsible global citizens. |
 St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh hosted a delegation comprising of 6 students and School Counsellor Ms. Noor Aisah from Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Malaysia from 30 October 2015 to
8 December 2015. The delegation was given a traditional Indian welcome in the school by the Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal, teachers and students. The Malaysian students also attended classes with their Indian friends in school. They had a chance to experience the rich cultural heritage of India when they visited Agra and Jaipur. As part of the Educational programme “GREENING DELHI” when they visited ‘Yamuna Biodiversity Park’ and learned about the flora and fauna of India. The delegation learnt a lot when they visited the Qutab Minar, Lotus Temple, India Gate and various other landmarks of Delhi. |
 A Video Conference was scheduled for the members of GVC 15-16 at secondary level on November 3, 2015 in
St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh which was attended by 18 students from classes IX and X. During this meet on SKYPE which lasted for an hour the students of our school along with the teacher coordinator Ms. L. Srinivas interacted with their team mates from St. John’s Anglican College, Brisbane, Australia and their Teacher coordinator Mrs. Sharon Singh. Mrs. Astrid Ruiz, Teacher Coordinator from Liberty High School Missouri USA also joined the conference. During this meet voting status for topics put up in EDMODO (an interactive platform where students and educators across the world meet, contribute collaborate and compete to create meaningful websites under the aegis of Global Virtual Classroom (GVC) 2015), was discussed. Also allotment of technical and creative duties to the students was announced. Filling out the Journal in our Google site, updating progress of work by each school in October was also highlighted. |
  A ten member student delegation of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh headed by Principal, Ms. A. Aggarwal and accompanied by Ms. G. Rajan, Head, International Affairs and Ms. R. Pasricha, teacher In charge, visited Klosterschule Rossleben in Germany from 21 September to 8 October, 2015. Located in Rossleben, Thuringia, Klosterschule combines traditional virtues in combination with applied modern pedagogy to raise students to become persons who are able to cope with life and take over responsibilities. The delegation was welcomed by, Ms. Edith Flores Wolff, Coordinator of the exchange, Mr. Gernot Groppler, Principal, Mr. David Lucius Clarke, Head, Boarding School and Ms. Juliane Thaler, teacher in charge.
The delegation also visited Weimar wherein they met Mr. Hellmut Th. Seemann, President, Klassik Stiftung Weimar and Mr. Rigobert Möllers (Ministry of Education, Thüringen) to attend a week of intensive and fully packed program with Weimar Classicism. The students learnt about intellectuals such as Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder, Friedrich Schiller, and Christoph Martin Wieland in great detail and also about life in Germany in the 18th century. In Frankfurt, the students witnessed the celebration to commemorate the reunification of Germany. Before returning back to India, the delegation visited other places of interest the Heidelberg Castle in Heidelberg, the University and Beethovan's home in Bonn, the Cathedral and Chocolate museum in Cologne and the Alstadt in Dusseldorf. |
  It is imperative in today's world to create global citizens who understand transnational features and with this purpose St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh furthered their bond of friendship with Slovenia through an exchange program. The two schools decided to express their friendship in words, so our school worked again on a book with Gimnazija Ptuj, which will be released in January, 2015. The 6 member delegation, along with their teacher incharge, Ms. S. Arora, visited Ptuj from 27 September to 7 October 2015. The students experienced the education system there as well as their normal life. They visited other places in Slovenia such as the capital, Ljubljana, Lake Bled, the Skocjan Caves and saw the beauty of the Julian Alps. The students also took a short trip to Venice and Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The delegation also met the Indian Ambassador to Slovenia, H. E. Sarvajit Chakravarti and Mr. Stefan Celan, the Mayor of Ptuj. The students had a wonderful time with their host families with fun-filled activities and made friends for life! |
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To commemorate its 25th year of excellence, St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh has organised ‘Danube meets Ganges - A Dunaés a Gangesztalálkozik‘, an Indo-Hungarian Art exhibition which is a tribute to the brilliance of Elizabeth Brunner and Elizabeth Sass Brunner, the Hungarian artists, at Balassi Institute - Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi from September 1, 2015 to September 11, 2015.
The students of the school have reproduced some of the paintings done by the Brunners.
Mr. Attila Veizer, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Hungary, New Delhi inaugurated the exhibition. Among the other dignitaries present were Ms. Kapila Vtsyayan, leading Indian scholar, art historian and the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Delhi, Ms. Shanay Artemis Hubmann, Deputy Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Austria, Ms. Alessandra Bertini Malgarini, Director, Italian Cultural Institute,
Dr. Rajeev Lochan, Director, National Gallery of Modern Art and Ms. Sonalika Sahay, one of the super models to name a few. |
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| A group of ten students – Aman Sirari (XI F), Rohan Suri (XI D), Ayati Nagpal (XI C), Aanandita Bhagat (X F), Ria Bhatia (IX D), Payal Bhatia (X F), Rohit Bagga (IX F), Prabhsimran Bajaj (X C), Gaurang Alagh (IX G) and Harshita Sabharwal (IX E) along with teacher incharges Ms. P. Minocha and Ms. H. Pant of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh visited Millennia Institute, Singapore from 3 to 10 August 2015 as part of a student exchange programme. It was a great honour for the delegation to be part of Singapore’s 50 years of Independence. The presentation and performance of our students were highly appreciated. Our delegation visited Parliament House, Supreme Court, War Memorial, Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa Island and Universal Studios. The hospitality showered by our friends from Singapore was amazing and we look forward to welcome them in the month of November. |
  A delegation of 8 students Manas Mehta (IX G), Himank Gupta (IX D), Tanishq Juneja (IX B), Pratishtha Verhwani (IX E), Nikita Arora (IX C), Mehak Bansal (IX C), Vanika Dang (X B) and Japsimran Kaur (X D) along with their teacher incharges Ms. M. Ghosh and Ms. A. Arora from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh went to Austria to attend the ’10 years of iEARN - Austria’ held in the picturesque town of St. Poelten.
The five day conference starting from 5 July, 2015 to 9 July, 2015 was packed with various events. It was flagged off with the walk to the city centre. On the second day the participants from various countries India, Iran, Ukraine, Serbia, Afghanistan,Kenya and Mongolia introduced themselves and discussed their contribution in connection with management of waste and different ideas about recycling. The conference was addressed by the Vice - Mayor of the city Mr. Franz Gunacker who encouraged them to work for a better world.
Our students show - cased many innovative and useful products that they had made from waste materials. The work of our students were highly appreciated. On the third day the delegation toured Vienna, the beautiful capital of Austria. A community lunch was also held wherein members of the various countries cooked their own delicacies. The various schools also showed power point presentations and expressed their ideas on waste management and discussed plans for the future. It ended with a dance performance by the Indian students and a farewell dinner with various dignitaries and friends of iEARN Austria.
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Four students of Class X, Rohan Garg XI-E, Jatin Singh XI-E , Aastha Nagpal XI-C and Rashi Aggarwal XI-C accompanied by teacher Incharges Ms. Ritika Anand and Ms. Manisha Pathak attended the 1st International Symposium on Butterflies in Science and Arts held in Villach, Austria, the Butterfly Capital of Austria. The symposium was hosted by Peraugymnasium in Villach in cooperation with “Plant a Butterfly” project.
The focus of the symposium was to engage teachers in finding out possibilities of incorporating basic topics on butterflies in the subject biology or any other subject of high school students.
Furthermore, it was to promote awareness on butterfly conservation, protection and promotion of these "charming, charismatic and endlessly fascinating insects".
Students participated in a number of activities from self introduction to powerpoint presentations. But the highlights were the talk on the local population of European butterflies by Ms.Birgit Zechman from Dobratsch National park aand the Skype session with Mr. Claude Sinner, who is based in Florida U.S. A, about his project Label butterflies.com. Mr. Sinner encouraged children to be more tech savvy and, of course, make conditions conducive for the butterflies.
The students visited Dobratsch National park, Ossiah Lake and the medieval towns of Gmund and Friesach. The delegation also toured Prague, Vienna and Venice during their trip to Austria. |
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An 8 member student delegation comprising of Arsh Arora (XII D), Kulpreet Kaur (X F), Mehar Kohli (X E), Riya Sharma (XI B), Sarthak Phore (XI C), Sanya Arora (X G), Muskaan Kathuria (X E) and Sanya Shingari (XI D) of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh went for a cultural and educational exchange program with Polva Educational Gymnasium, Polva, Estonia. The delegation was led by Ms. V. Wahi, Vice Principal and Ms. A. Vohra, Teacher In Charge. During the exchange program, the delegation attended a workshop on Indo-Estonian Friendship, experienced the natural beauty and rich heritage of Estonia by touring Karilasti, Taevaskoja, AHHAA science centre, Polva Youth Centre and attending a Song Festival. The delegation had an inspiring interactive session with the Mayor of Polva, Mr. George Pelisaar.
Later the delegation toured Tallinn, Helsiniki and Istanbul. The highlights were the visit to the Old City in Tallinn, the Royal Castle in Helsinki and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Some of the most memorable moments were when the delegation took the ferry ride to Helsinki and the boat trip around the Bosporus in Istanbul . . . |
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In its endeavour to promote friendship across countries, St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh initiated an exchange program with Experimental Secondary School, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Eleven students - Ashit Kedia (X A), Mankirat Singh (X B), Naireeka Narula (X A), Parth Khurana (X B), Namisha Chugh (XI C), Muskaan Pandya (XI D), Sarthak Phore (XI C), Anjali Banerjee (XI D), Tejaswi Dabas (XI F), Sanya Kumra (XII D) and Parul Gupta (XII D) accompanied by Global Coordinator Ms. G. Rajan and Director, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, visited Experimental Secondary School, Hanoi.
In a special workshop for teachers, researchers and Principals of different schools in Hanoi, Director, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal spoke on the various activities that our school specialises in. The students attended a few English classes and performed a lively dance for the students and faculty of Experimental Secondary School.
During their stay in Vietnam, the delegation toured the city of Hanoi as well as visited Halong Bay and Ninh Binh. Boating on a bamboo boat, kayaking and spending a couple of days in a cruise were some major attractions.
One of the major objectives of our international program is to teach the skills of diplomacy to our students by meeting diplomats of various countries. Our delegation was privileged to meet H. E. Madam Preeti Saran, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam at the Embassy of India, Hanoi. Ms. Saran interacted with students from both the schools and applauded the efforts of our school in promoting ties with Vietnam. |
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The new academic session 2015-2016 commenced with St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh hosting a six member delegation from Polva Co-education Gymnasium, Polva, Estonia.
The delegation was headed by the Headmistress, Ms. Iiva Kolme and teacher in Charge Ms. Florika Kolbakova. In their week long stay in India, the guests visited Agra to see the Taj Mahal and also learnt more about the history of India. The delegates also went for 'Dilli Darshan' and were spell bound with the architecture of the Qutub Minar and the Lotus Temple. The visit to 'Birla Temple and Bangla Sahib' mesmerised the guests with their spiritual and religious fervour.
As Ms. Florika remarked ,"India is a dream destination and a week is very less to explore the place. We are happy to visit the country and St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh and thank everyone in the school for the awesome hospitality. We look forward to the visit of our guests from St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh." |
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Six students Aayushi Arora (XI-E), Lakshay Arora (XI-E), Saumya Verhwani (XI-E), Suasha Girdhar (XI-E), Aashima Chugh (XI-C) and Dev Soni (XI-D) of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh attended the Natural Disaster Youth Summit 2015 held from 15 to 18 January 2015 at Toyota City, Japan. Other participants in this summit were from Indonesia, Iran, China, Taiwan, Phillipines, Russia and the U.S.A.
The student delegation from our school was led by Ms. Geeta Rajan, Global Co-ordinator, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, Director was also present at the summit. The Summit saw the students participating in several activities, notable being drafting a Declaration as well as making a poster illustrating their ideas on 'the best way of preventing natural disasters'. The students were appreciated for creativity, public speaking and dancing skills apart from their presentation on the school.
The delegation also visited the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall wherein they could see some of the latest models of cars manufactured by Toyota Motors. Before attending the summit, the delegation from St. Mark's School visited Tokyo for a three day sight seeing tour wherein they visited the Sky Tree, Tokyo Tower, Yasukuni Shrine, Imperial Palace, Hachiko to name a few. Students also had a fun - filled day in Disney World. The students thoroughly enjoyed the journey to Nagoya City by the Japanese bullet train.
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A seven member delegation from Millennia Institute, Singapore visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh from 27 November 2014 to 3 December 2014. The delegation was hosted by Indian families which gave them an insight into the lifestyle, culture and traditions of India. The delegation attended classroom teaching and were very impressed with the way classic English literature is taught to the students. A visit to the historical cities of Agra and Jaipur along with sightseeing in Delhi gave the delegation immense knowledge about India's heritage. As the members of the delegation remarked - "Both the school & the country were amazing. It was wonderful to be here in India."
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"Resa genom Indien och Sverige - Journey through India and Sweden" the collaborative book was formally launched by Mr. Daniel Wolven, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden. Apart from Ms. Aggarwal, Principal and Ms. Wahi, Vice Principal, the dignitaries present at the book launch were Mr. Kenneth Stalnacke and Ms. Berit Andersson from Sweden The book is a joint effort by students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh and the students of Ebba Petterssons Privatskolan.
The book not only takes the readers on a virtual journey through India and Sweden, it also documents the contributions of the two countries in the fields of history, youth, culture, tourism, science, technology, sports and literature. The Chief Guest Mr. Wolven appreciated the hard work of everyone responsible for the creation of the book and said that it is interesting to see the students of both the schools learn about each other in this innovative way.
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 A ten member delegation from Ebba Petterssons Privatskolan, Gothenborg visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh as part of an ongoing Student Exchange Programme.
During their visit to the school, they were part of classroom teaching which helped them know about the Education System of India. The delegation visited Pratapgarh farms andthe beautiful Akshardham temple.A trip to Agraand Jaipur helped them to learn about the rich heritage of our country. The visit also saw the launch of the book “Resa genom Indien och Sverige - Journey through India and Sweden” by Mr. Daniel Wolven, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden. |
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On 21 of October, 2014 St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh arranged for a visit of 35 students to the Korean cultural centre to meet Mr. Kim Kum - Pyoung, the Director of the centre who gave a warm welcome. The aim of the visit was to know about this great country and their culture from close quarters. The AV presentation in ‘Hallyu Hall’, a short session of taekwondo, visit to Korean ‘Culture Experience Room’, an informative library and a warm Korean meal at the end familiarized them with the Korean culture.
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St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh organised a four day event - Sadbhavna - Spreading Harmony from 14 to 17 October 2014. The event saw the participation of all students from Classes IV to XI.
Sadbhavna - Spreading Harmony was the school’s initiative to promote brotherhood, harmony and peace all around. A wide range of activities such as making greeting cards, posters, writing articles, quizzes based on three main themes - UN Week - to celebrate the great work of the United Nations, Peace Day - to make everyone realise the importance of peace in our life & Aman Ki Asha - promoting Indo Pak peace were conducted. One of the highlights of the event was a talk by distinguished speakers representing different religions - Acharya Lokesh Muni, Dr. Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri, Rev. Arnold David.. on - 'God brings Love & Peace - Teachings of different religions'.
The culmination of the event was attended by none other than the High Commissioner of Pakistan to India, H. E. Abdul Basit, the Chief Guest for the day. Ms. Sandhya Gupta, Education Consultant, Asia, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, UK and Ms. Ghanapriya Elangbam, Country Coordinator, India from TBFF were the other dignitariies who graced the occasion with their presence.
Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Principal, in her welcome address remarked : "It is heartening to see our students do their bit to promote world peace". |
 A ten member student - teacher delegation from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh went to Sweden from 28 September 2014 to 6 October 2014 for an educational and cultural exchange programme. The delegation was led by the Vice Principal Ms. Veena Wahi accompanied by Ms. Tanuja Kant. They exchanged views on their classrooms, learning and enriching programmes and worked together on the Book ‘Journey Through India and Sweden’ - ‘ResaGenomIndienOchSverige’ which is an Indo Swensk collaborative effort.
Apart from attending classes, the delegation got the opportunity to see Gothemberg and visit Stockholm. The students who were part of the delegation are Shikhar Juneja (X F), Shivam Juneja (X G), Manya Pahwa (X C), Manav Prabhakar (IX C), Mansi Marwah (IX C), Dhanukh Bhatnagar (IX E) and Urvi Goel (IX D).
The exchange programme was a great learning experience for the students.
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  A seventeen member delegation headed by the Principal, Ms. Anjali Aggarwal and the Director, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal along with Ms. Ritika Anand, Educational Supervisor and Ms. Geeta Rajan, Global Coordinator visited Hungary from 20 September 2014 to 1 October 2014 as part of a cultural exchange programme. St. Mark's school has been working with two schools in Hungary - Szent Istvan Gimnazium and Batthyany Lajos Gimnazium on a project - A Duna és a Gangesz találkozik - 'Where the Danube meets the Ganges'
The delegation was hosted by the teachers and students of the two schools during their stay in Budapest as well as Nagykanizsa. The students, Anushka Maggo (XI C), Ginni Madan (XI E), Shivangi Stuti (X B), Rishabh Kohli (X F), Paurav Gulati (X F), Vatsal Sharma (X F), Riya Nagpal (X F), Sejal Goel (X E), Pratishtha Vij (X B), Shreya Sharma (X B), Jahnavi Seth (X C), Khyati Narang (X G), Radhika Aggarwal (X A) attended classes with their Hungarian counterparts and had a symposium on the significance of the two rivers-Ganges and Danube and also about the transition in the life style of people of both countries over the years. Apart from the local sightseeing in Budapest and Nagykanizsa, the students and teachers also visited Vienna, Austria Venice, Italy and Bled, Slovenia.
The delegation was privileged to be invited for a luncheon meeting with the Ambassador of India in Hungary, H .E. Mr. Malay Mishra wherein the possibilities of more collaboration in the future between the schools resulting in strengthening of the friendship between the two countries was discussed.
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  A group of 10 students from St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, alongwith their teacher Ms. Rashmi Chopra, visited the Sekolah Sultan Muzaffar Shah, Melaka and Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya in Malaysia as a part of a student exchange program from 3 October to 9 October, 2014. The highlights of the program were the visit to Genting Highlands, Famosa Safari Park, Waterpark, Mosques, City tour to Melaka, the Science Museum and a visit to the Petronas Twin Tower, Kuala Lumpur.
Apart from this the students got an opportunity to learn more about Malay culture by attending a traditional Malay engagement. The students who were a part of the delegation were Sanchita Gupta (X C), Muskan Shah (X C), Aayati Nagpal (X C), Yukti Kalra (X B), Paras Pruthi (X B), Anshika Gandhi (X D), Shikhar Suresh (X D), Muskaan Pandya (X G), Lepakshi Gautam (X G) and Kritika Kapoor (X G).
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An eight member student delegation led by Ms. Manasi Verma Manchanda, teacher incharge visited Millennia Institute between 27th July and 2nd August 2014 as a part of cultural exchange programme. The programme saw students staying with the host families and attending classes with their host buddies.
Apart from getting an insight into their lifestyle and education system, the students Pragya Madan, Jatin Khurana, Moksh Narang, Prisha Handa, Aakriti Suri, Diksha Aggarwal, Medhavi Dua and Shambhavi Prabhakar (all from class XI) also visited their local markets like China Town, Bugis and Little India. Some other tourist attractions like Universal Studio, Singapore Flyer, Science Centre, Snow City and Kampong Glam were also visited by them. To get the feel of real Singapore the member delegation used to travel by public transport like MRT, LRT and buses.
It was a good learning experience for the students as they gained confidence and made good friends there. They came back with wonderful memories which will be in their hearts forever. |
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St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh released its first ever music album 'Together We Sing'. The album was released by Mr. Jean-Yves GILLON, Attache Cooperation in Education, Embassy of France, New Delhi at a special gathering in the school.
The album is the outcome of the global collaborative project - Rhyme & Rhythm, the school's initiative under the aegis of Asia Europe Foundation. The project saw the students of Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Philippines, Turkey, Malaysia, Sweden and India work together to write lyrics and compose music for them.The themes for the songs were love, peace, friendship to name a few...
The DVD consists of seven songs, the highlight being the anthem wherein the students have paid tribute to their country and to Asia Europe Foundation, the network which unites the schools in Asia and Europe. |
| A group of fifteen students from Classes VIII & IX of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated in a video conference with BBYO, a Jewish youth Group Summer school in UK. Students’ of both the participating schools shared a healthy dialogue.The facilitator for the VC - Fadi El barbar helped the students to work though the agenda and assisted them to achieve it with clear thinking and good participation. The VC revolved around the theme of Faith,communities and their role in respecting the faith of others.The students, very enthusiastically, discussed the belief of fasting as a religious commemorative practice. |
 The electronic version of the second issue of iMagzz - Making Myself Heard was released on the 25th of July 2014.
iMagzz is a global collaborative magazine initiated by our school under the aegis of Asia Europe Foundation.The magazine features the works of students from 31 schools from all across the globe.The countries involved in the project are Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Italy, Hungary, Taiwan, Ireland, Israel, Russia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Indonesia, Philippines, USA to name a few..
The highlight of the collaborative magazine is the iMagzz poem written by the students of all the countries.. Edited & designed by students - Mayank Sharma & Ishan Arora,this is the second season of the magazine.The first season of the project saw the school winning the ASEF ClassNet Gold Award.
You can read more on the project on our blog : http://imagzzmakingmyselfheard.wordpress.com
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A 12 member delegation, led by our Global Co-ordinator, Ms. Geeta Rajan, accompanied by Ms. R. Kohli, visited Gaziantep Kolej Vakfi, Gaziantep, Turkey, from 26 May 2014 to 2 June 2014. During the week-long exchange program, the students and teachers got a good taste of the Turkish hospitality and an insight into their work culture. At the same time, they mesmerized their counterparts with their dance, presentations on school and country and their warmth and camaraderie. The visit was special in many ways as our Director, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, also visited the school and met the General Manager, Mr. Atanur Vergili, on 28 May 2014 and exchanged mementos. It was a special moment for the delegation when it interacted with Ms. Nusrat Ersoy, the President of Gaziantep Kolej Vakfi. Ms. Nusrat complimented the students for their brilliant dance performance as well as the presentations.Apart from attending the classes, the students also visited the Mosaic museum and attended a mosaic workshop. They also visited the Gaziantep Zoo, Halfeti Village and a Baklava factory.
The delegation also got the opportunity to visit Istanbul, where they visited the famous Blue Mosque, Hayat Sofia and Basilica Sistern. The students who were a part of the delegation were: Palak Arora (XII-A), Shourya Vats (XII-F), Kartika Kumar (XI-B), Hitesh Sethi (XI-F), Aman Jindal (X-A), Sakshi Khaneja (X-B), Dikshita Khandelwal (X-B), Lavya Sharma (X-D), Yuktika Sehgal (X-E), Kavya Anand (X-E), Ruchira Madan (X-E) and Manvi Mudgil (IX-D). |
 A team of seven students, Dev Soni - XI, Siddharth Kathuria - XI, Arsh Tayal - X, Mansimar Singh - XI, Rohan Garg - X, Shreya Sharma - X and Sejal Goel - X led by Ms. Manisha Pathak, Eco club Incharge, attended the First International Green Camp (24 to 28 April 2014) at Dagupan City, Philippines.
The Indian delegation along with their counterparts from Indonesia and Philippines participated in many activities such as coastal clean up, tree plantation,making survival vest from recycled products etc. to help save Mother Earth. The students were elated as they learnt to fish with bare hands.
Our delegation was appreciated for its creativity and enthusiasm with Dev Soni being adjudged as The Most Active Camper in the closing ceremony. The camp ended with a pledge taken by all participants to take initiatives to safeguard the environment and make the planet a better place to live.
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A nine member student delegation along with two teachers Ms. Katalin & Ms. Klara from Szent Istvan Gimnazium, Budapest, Hungary visited St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh from 12 April to 22 April 2014.
The delegation stayed with their Indian host buddies and got an insight into the lifestyle of India. They also attended classes and exchanged notes on lifestyle in Hungary with the Indian students. A visit to the historical cities of Agra and Jaipur was also arranged for the delegation.
If attending an Indian wedding was one of the highlights of the exchange programme, another major highlight was the visit to the Embassy of Hungary for a very interesting 'interaction Session' with the Ambassador H. E. Dr. János Terényi at the Embassy of Hungary, New Delhi. |
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A four member student delegation comprising of Arsh Arora (X1), Pragya Sehgal (X1), Ritvick Pant (X) and Sahib Jaggi (XI) accompanied by Ms. Seema Arora participated in International Friendship Week organized by Pioneer Secondary School, Singapore.
The students of our school interacted and worked with students from several countries like Japan, Denmark and Italy. It was a wonderfull apportunity for our students to work on the global front. Students not only explored Singapore by visiting Little India, Jurong Bird Park, National Museum and Sentosa Islands but also made others familiar with Indian culture, cuisines and music through their presentations and enactment. All in all, it was a tremendous exposure and experience for the entire delegation. |
  A three member students delegation led by Ms. Arti Sapra attended the 4th Next Scientist Camp organised by Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
The students, Aman Goel, Mandeep Singh & Mudit Mahajan (all from Grade 9) visited Kampung and stayed with the local families there to get a taste of lifestyle in Malaysian villages. They, along with their counterparts from China, Japan and Indonesia, also attended workshops on Robotics, Batik Innovation and Science Show in the process learning a lot on the mentioned subjects. The dance performance by the students was appreciated by one and all.
The highlight of the programme was our students witnessing the Putrajaya Lightshow as well as the lightshow at the Twin towers in Kuala Lumpur.
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The commencement of the academic session 2014-2015 saw St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh celebrating Indo-Slovenian Friendship with the Ambassador of Slovenia H. E. Darja Bavdaz Kuret visiting the school on 4 April 2014.
The school is hosting a group of six students led by two teachers Ms. Alenka & Ms. Branka from Gimnazija Ptuj, Ptuj. The delegation from Slovenia got an insight into the education system and lifestyle of India as the students attended classes and stayed with their Indian buddies. The visit to Agra & Jaipur along with Delhi Darshan gave the delegation a taste of the rich heritage of India. Another highlight of the celebration was the Indian & Slovenian students being invited to the Embassy of Slovenia for tea with the Honourable Ambassador.
As Ms. Aggarwal, Principal,remarked - " This is not just an exchange program, this is the beginning of a long lasting friendship which will be cherished by us forever." |
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 A seven member student delegation led by Ms. Anita Vohra, teacher incharge, visited Portogruaro as part of a student exchange programme. The programme saw the students staying with host families and attending the classes with their Italian buddies.
Apart from getting an insight into Italian lifestyle and education system, the students, Dhruv Kohli - XII, Sukriti Sukhija - XII, Neeri Batra - XII, Guneet Diman - XI, Kashish Bansal - XI, Aarushi Harjai - XI, Khyati Karkaria - XI also visited Trieste (the land of James Joyce), Caorle (the beach city), Verona (famous for Romeo and Juliet) and Venice (the Gondola ride).
The students came back with wonderful memories that will be in their hearts forever. |
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 Six students of Class XI, Palak Arora, XI-A, Palak Hajela, XI-A, Hanupriya Nangia, XI-B, Abhishek Gupta & Pranav Verma XI-E and G. Vignesh XI-F participated in the Anatolia College Science & Technology Annual Conference 2014 held at Thessaloniki, Greece from 14 March 2014 to 16 March 2014. Working as a group of three,the students presented their thesis on two topics - 'Society in Culture' and 'Transforming Society and Environment'. Both the thesis were well received by the audience as the students spoke with great confidence and knowledge about the subject and had good intelligent answers to the questions put up by the audience.
The proudest moment was when the students who wrote the thesis - 'Science in Culture' - G. Vignesh, Palak Arora & Hanupriya Nangia were awarded for Highest Interdisciplinary Paper in Physics.
Apart from attending the conference, the students also visited several places of interest such as the museums of Alexander the Great, Aristotle, the famous philosopher. The delegation also visited Athens wherein they met the Mayor Mr. Stavriadounakis and visited the Acropolis, Sounion and the three islands Hydra, Poros and Aegina. |
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| On 5 February 2014, twelve students participated in a video conference with students from Nottingham Girls School, United Kingdom and Xavier University, Philippines.The topic for the conference was 'faith, values and community'. The students had a healthy discussion on their community and the values that their families, schools and they, themselves, stand for. |
 A nine member student delegation from Istituto Statale “MARCO BELLI”, Portogruaro, Italy visited St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh from 21 January 2014 to 31 January 2014.
The delegation had a taste of Indian hospitality, culture, lifestyle and education system. They also witnessed the colourful Republic Day celebrations at the school.
During their stay in Delhi, the delegates were taken to visit the famous historical monuments of the city. The guests also travelled to Jaipur and Agra during their stay in India. The students and teachers from Portogruaro were mesmerised by the beauty of Taj Mahal.
St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh and Istituto Statale “MARCO BELLI”, Portogruaro, Italy have been working together for the past one and a half years on the project - iMagzz Making myself Heard.
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 Ten students of Classes VIII, IX and X participated in a video conference with students from Adma International School, Lebanon on the 31st of January 2014.
In the one and a half hour video conference,the students spoke on compassion and its need in today's world. The students also spoke about the various activities taken up by the school in grooming compassionate citizens of the future.
They also discussed how they themselves show compassion to their fellow human beings as well as all living creatures.
It was a good session which helped the students introspect and understand the significance of compassion. |
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A nine member student delegation from ITIS Cannizarro, Colleferro, Rome escorted by Ms. Anna Dello Lacono, Vice Principal and Ms. Daniela Lanni, International Co-ordinator, visited St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh from 12 December 2013 to 22 December 2013.
During their visit,the delegation experienced Indian culture,tradition and lifestyle for the Indian students stayed with their Indian buddies. They also attended classes with their host buddies thus gaining an insight into Indian education system. The delegates were also awe struck by the grand Art & Craft Exhibition put up by the school.
A visit to Jaipur and Agra along with sight seeing in Delhi gave the guests a taste of Indian heritage.
As the Italian students remarked, 'It was a remarkable experience for us for we got to learn so much. We rate this exchange program a perfect ten." |
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As part of an ongoing collaborative program with Millennia Institute, Singapore, ten students accompanied by teacher in Charge Mr. Andrew visited St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh from 25 November 2013 to 2 December 2013.
The delegation from Singapore visited all the landmarks of Delhi, Lotus Temple, Qutub Minar to name a few and also had a fun day out at Dilli Haat. The students and teacher from Millennia Institute were mesmerised by the performances of the Indian students during the school's mega event - SMS Talkies - Celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema.
The other highlights of the exchange Program was attending an Indian wedding and also a trip to Agra and Jaipur to witness the beauty of Taj Mahal and understand the history of India. |
 St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh hosted a twelve member delegation from Sekolah Muzaffar Syah, Melaka and Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya, Malaysia from November 14, 2013 to November 25, 2013.
The Malaysian students got an insight into Indian lifestyle, traditions and customs as they stayed with their Indian buddies in their homes. The delegation also had an experience of Indian schools and classroom for they attended the classes with their host buddies.
During their stay in Delhi, the Malaysian delegation was taken for Delhi sightseeing wherein they visited Lotus Temple, Qutub Minar,India Gate to name a few. The delegates also visited Jaipur and Agra to experience the rich culture and heritage of our country.
St. Mark's School looks forward to more such exchanges in the near future.
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A ten member student delegation from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh accompanied by Ms. Geeta Rajan went on a student exchange program to Gimnajiza Ptuj, Slovenia. Both the schools have been collaborating with each for the past few months. The exchange program saw the students from St. Mark’s School attending workshops and classes with their host buddies in Gimnajiza Ptuj. Not only was the delegation taken to all the interesting landmarks in the city of Ptuj, they were also honoured to meet the Mayor of Ptuj Stefan Celan, Ms. Marjutka Hafner, Secretary General, UNESCO, Slovenia, and the officials from the National Institute of Education, Slovenia.
Other notable highlights of the program was the visit to the Vrsic Mountain Pass, Soca River Waterfalls & Skocjen Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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 The eve of Independence Day, saw the release of the second issue of the e magazine iMagz-Making Myself Heard.
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The magazine has been the compilation of all the work done by students from 22 schools across Asia and Europe.
The contributing schools were from United Kingdom, Turkey, Slovenia, Singapore, Sweden, Russia, Philippines, Malaysia, Italy, Ireland, Indonesia, India, Finland, Greece and Denmark.
We are proud of our association with all our partner schools and hope to continue with our collaboration in the future too. |
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| A group of 7 students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh alongwith teacher Ms. Anita Vohra, visited the Millennia Institute, Singapore, as a part of Cultural Exchange Programme from 28 July to 3 August 2013. The objective of this trip was to deepen student’s knowledge and appreciation of not only the culture of Singapore but also the Singaporean lifestyle. Besides it also allowed the students to develop confidence and public skills as they made presentations on Delhi, India and the school. The students also performed on “Saare Jahan se accha” which was liked by the students of Millennia Institute. They visited the tourist attractions of Singapore like China Town, Little India, Universal Studios, Flyer, Singapore Zoo and the Sentosa Islands. Over all the students got a good exposure and are looking forward to many more programmes like this. |
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Seven students from St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh accompanied by their teacher Ms. Seema Arora visited Sekolah Sultan Muzaffar Shah, Melaka and Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya in Malaysia as part of a student exchange program.The program from 22 June 2013 to 29 June 2013 aimed at not only forging close relations with the two schools in Malaysia but also giving exclusive opportunities to students to take their learning experience beyond the four walls of a classroom.
The highlights of the seven day program were the visit to Genting Islands,the river cruise around the city of Melaka, the Science museum and last but not the least the visit to the Twin Towers at Kaula Lumpur.
It was, indeed, an enriching learning experience for the delegation from St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh, Delhi.
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St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, welcomed Ms. Antonia Grande, Dep. Director, Italian Cultural Centre, Embassy of Italy, New Delhi, for a presentation on European Union and the scholarship opportunities for Indian students studying in Europe.
The presentation by Ms. Grande was followed by a short informative quiz on Italy for the students. |
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A four member student delegation of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, comprising of Christina Sharon, Head Girl, Karan Dua, School Captain (Boys), Roshni Khatri, School Captain (Girls) and Ria Nagpal, Editor, School Newsletter participated in the MI World Conference 2013 at Singapore.
The Conference, from 1 May 2013 to 11 May 2013, was organised by Millennia Institute, Singapore. The students of St. Mark's School interacted and worked with students from several other countries-Sweden, Germany, South Korea, Brunei to name a few. It was a wonderful platform for the students to polish their leadership skills. Amongst the other activities that the students participated in, MI Mart was very special wherein the students not only exhibited Indian goods like sarees, spices, pickles etc. They also learnt the art of trade.
Yet another attempt by St. Mark's to help students acquire the requisite skills to become good global citizens. |
The academic session came to an end with the release of the first ever e-magazine of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, ‘I Magzz-Making Myself Heard...’ . The e-magazine is the collaborative effort of students from Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom & India. The e-magazine has been made under the banner of Asia Europe Classroom (AEC) Network for its project with the same name.
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  A ten member student delegation from John Bauer Gymnasiet accompanied by Mr. Lars Olov, Principal, Mr. Niclas Tornbladh and Ms. Stina Ekwell visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, New Delhi from 29 March to 6 April 2013.
The students from John Bauer got a taste of Indian culture and lifestyle as they stayed with their Indian buddies. The delegation attended a few classes, noteworthy among them was an art class wherein they learnt some Madhubani painting. Another special class that they attended was the Home Science Class where the Swedish students learnt to cook Pulao, a dish prepared with rice and vergetables and Raita (Indian yogurt). During their stay in New Delhi, the delegation was taken on a tour of Delhi by the members of the school’s Heritage Club. A formal event to welcome the guests comprising of a few traditional Indian dance items along with the performance of Dancing Queen by ABBA was also organized by the host school.
The delegation from John Bauer also visited Agra and Jaipur to see the famous Taj Mahal, Amer Fort to name a few and thoroughly enjoyed elephant rides. This visit along with the visit by St. Mark's School to John Bauer in September 2012 is testimony to the strong relations that exist between the two schools. |
| DLF Pramerica Spirit of Community Award Ceremony was organized at Epicentre, Gurgaon, on 31 March 2013. The Chief Guest of the event was Ms. Sharmila Tagore. The evening saw Sarthak Kathuria (XI), Kartik Bhutani (X), Malika Saini (X) and Riya Khurana (X), the students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, receiving Bronze Medallion for their outstanding service to the community. |
A five member delegation from the FriSaLi (Friuli, Sardinia, Liguria) Italian Network of Schools visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh on 22 March 2013. The delegation consisting of Principals, Presidents and CEO of various schools.
- Arch. Paolo Battigello (Chief of the Delegation, Principal of Secondary School for Agricultural & Commercial studies)
- Prof. Oldino Cernoia (Rector/Headmaster/CEO of Boarding School in Cividale del Friuli)
- Prof. Raffaele Franzese (President of Foundation for High Technical Institute of Sardinia)
- Prof. Rodolfo Malacrea (Vice Principal of Institute for Technicians and Industry, Vice President of Foundation for High Technical Institute in Udine)
- Prof. Vittorino Michelutti - me - (Vice Principal of the Boarding School in Cividale)
from Italy met the school Principal Ms. Anjali Aggarwal to discuss the possibility of giving the students of both the countries an opportunity to know each other, the diversity in culture, the school system and the way to choose the right school / university. A proposal of cooperation on some projects beneficial for the students was also discussed at the meeting. |
| Ms. Geeta Rajan, Global Co-ordinator of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, attended a workshop on Enriching Education organized by British Council. The three day workshop held at Trivandrum from 15 to 17 March 2013 aimed at teaching educators from all across India, the importance of International learning & Global Citizenship. The workshop also gave an in depth knowledge of BC's flagship projects-School Enterprise Challenge & 100 words. |
The Face to Faith community at St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh participated in two Video Conferences in a span of a fortnight.
The first VC, on 22 January 2013, was with City School, Bhit Shah, Pakistan and Rani Meyyammai High School, Madurai, India. SMKN 51, Indonesia could not participate due to heavy rains and floods in the region.
Students started with what they like best about their communities and what they would like to change in their communities. They spoke honestly about no more discrimination against people of different castes, race, and gender. The students also discussed how their values inspire or motivate them to change the world in which they live. It was an impressive session with students linking their faith and beliefs with their attitudes and actions.
The second VC, on 7 February 2013, was with The City’s School Bhit Shah, Pakistan, DAV Multipurpose PS Sonepat, Xavier – Ateneo de Cagayan, Philippines.
The students spoke about their own experience of festivals. They, then, discussed the way in which festivals provide an opportunity for joyous celebration, and for spending more time with family members and friends. Students gave some excellent re-telling of the stories behind each festival, as well as discussions of how they are celebrated. What were particularly good were the vigorous questions and comments that followed each one –The session ended with reflections on the importance of festivals from a personal perspective. |
| 27 January is observed as the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust by the UN. Thirty students of Class XI of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, alongwith Ms. S. Malik were fortunate enough to witness the programme., in which the theme was ‘Rescue during the Holocaust : the courage to care’. A tribute was paid to all those diplomats who risked their lives and their families to save Jews and others from almost certain death during the Nazi rule. The ceremony began by lighting seven candles which symolized the killing o f 7 million jews. A docu-drama ‘The Rescuers’ was shown to the students which told them about a few of those unsung heroes. The courage and compassion of these diplomats was saluted. The ceremony ended with a question answer session wherein students’ questions were answered by Yahel Vilan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel. The students were given a candle each and were asked to light them up at their homes in remembrance of the victims. |
   Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Principal, St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh visited Khuda ki Basti school in Lahore, Pakistan.
The visit saw Ms. Aggarwal interacting with the students of the school and taking a tour of the school. Khuda ki Basti school in Lahore comes under the DIL (Development in Literacy) programme initiated by the Government of Pakistan.
Ms. Aggarwal was hosted by Ms. Sherin Khan, Chairperson of School Management Committee. The other dignitaries present during her visit were Ms. Shakila Asghar, Principal, Mr. Ali Ijaz, DIL and Ms. Bushra Ahmed, teacher, Khuda ki Basti, Lahore, Pakistan.
The students sang a song and also presented a beautiful poster hand made by them with the message of aman-peace between the two countries. Coordinated beautifully by Ms. Alema Yousuf, iEARN, Pakistan, the visit by Ms. Anjali Aggarwal was, indeed, in hope of peace (AMAN KI ASHA) |
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 A fifteen member student delegation from Ebba Petterssons Privatskolan, Gothenborg, Sweden visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh. They were accompanied by Ms. Eva Daveus, Principal, Mr. Kenneth Stalnacke, Ms. Berit Andersson and Ms. Ingela Ohman.
The Swedish students, who were hosted by their counterparts from St. Mark's School, got a taste of Indian life style, education system and customs and traditions of India. During their stay in India, they not only visited all the monuments in Delhi but also visited Jaipur and Agra. Whether it was the henna on their hands or the elephant ride in Jaipur, the Swedish students, indeed, had a memorable time in India. One of the highlights of the visit was the presence of Ms. Sara Aulin,First Secretary, Cultural and Commercial, Embassy of Sweden who, during the formal exchange of mementos, emphasised on the power that the students have in making the world a better place to live in.
Ms. Sara Aulin also appreciated the work done by the two schools in bringing the two countries closer. |
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A team of 10 students from classes V and VIII along with their teacher incharge Ms. Sangeeta Suresh of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, went to Lucknow to attend the 4 day long EUREKA INTERNATIONAL 2012 organised by City Montessori School, Anand Nagar, Lucknow from 24th to 28th November 2012.
The students participated in a variety of events which included collage making, poster making, zero-carboncity campaign, quizzes, radio playwriting, multimedia presentations.
The highlight of this year’s event was the tree-plantation drive and releasing of numerous sky lanterns in the evening. The delegates from around 60 teams from the country and worldwide also created a ribbon of unity with their handprints.
The participants interacted with the students from Sri Lanka, Nepal and Iran and other parts of India.
The team comprising of Sarthak Sachdeva (V-A), Divyanshi Arora (V-C), Sanah Malik (V-C), Laqshyaa Saluja (V-C), Ishika Chauhan ( V-D), Manya Pahwa (VIII-D), Siddhant Malhotra (VIII-D), Shikhar Suresh (VIII-A), Ruchira Madan (VIII-F) and Simrat Singh (VIII-B) received a certificate for the "Best Attired Team" during the event. |
A ten member student delegation from St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh comprising of Aashima Chugh, IX, Sanjana Choudhary, IX, Kartik Arora, IX, Dev Soni, IX, Tejasva Kalra, IX, G. Vignesh X, Vaibhav Baweja, X, Aagosh Saluja, X, Palak Arora, X and Veronica Kapoor, X, toured Sweden as part of a student exchange programme. They were escorted by Ms. Geeta Rajan, the school’s Global Co-ordinator.
The delegation from SMS visited Ebba Petterssons Privateskolan, Gothenborg and John Bauer Gymnasiet, Ystad during their two week stay in Sweden. The exchange programme was a wonderful opportunity for the students of St. Mark’s School to learn about the Swedish life style, education system, cuisine and the country on the whole. |
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Not only did the Indian students learn all about Sweden, they also taught the students of the host schools a lot about the beauty of their country, India. The students of St. Mark’s School were applauded for the wonderful presentations on culture and traditions of India that they gave in front of the classrooms in both the schools. They were also appreciated for the beautiful dance performance that mesmerised one and all in both Gothenborg and Ystad.
The highlights of the exchange programme were the visit to the island of Marstrand, Ale’s Staner, the Apple Garden with the beautiful motif of Save Mother Earth, the trip on an antique tram, the visit to Malmo, a city known for its architectural development and, last but not the least, the visit to Copenhagen to see the Little Mermaid.
St. Mark’s School looks forward to hosting the students and staff of both the schools in Sweden. |
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 St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh, played host to a nineteen member delegation from IT Deledda, Trieste, Italy. The delegation comprising of fifteen students and four teachers were warmly welcomed by the school management, the staff, the host students and their families.
During their ten day stay from the 10th of October 2012 to the 19th of October 2012, the Italian delegation was part and parcel of every activity the school organized. The Italians thoroughly enjoyed watching the Folk Dance Competition by the students of Class 2. They were awestruck when they were taken on a Dilli Darshan by the members of the school’s Heritage Club. The visit to the Kingdom of Dreams was spectacular as they enjoyed tasting the cuisine of the different states of India. The visit to the Embassy of Italy, New Delhi to meet Ms. Angela Trezza, Director, Italian Embassy Cultural Centre and Ms. Antonia Grande, Dep. Director, Italian Embassy Cultural Centre was another milestone for both the students from Italy as well as the students of SMS.
The delegation from Italy was also witnessed the culmination of the UN WEEK celebrations at the school. During their stay, the Italian students attended classroom teaching to get an idea about the education system in India. They also witnessed a quiz on Italy which was an Inter Class Activity for students of Class XI.
A truly magnificent student exchange programme it was as both the Italian students as well as the Indian students have made friends for ever. |
| 25 students of class XII A of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, alongwith teacher Ms. S. Malik, visited the U. N. Information Centre at Lodhi Estate on 4 September 2012, to attend an interactive session on United Nations. The students saw short films which highlighted the present day activities and concerns of United Nations like involvement in disaster affected regions, peace keeping operations and protecting rights of children. A highly informative question answer-session was conducted by Ms. Rineeta Naik and tips on accessing information from UN archives was shared by Dr. Sharma, Chief Librarian at UNIC. The session concluded with the U. N. representatives sharing information on U. N. in India and career prospects for students in U. N. On the whole it was a thought provoking and educational experience. |
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The British Council organized Annual Inter School Drama Festival 2012-13 in the last week of September titled ‘India - U. K. a modern fairy tale’, the competition witnessed thrilling performances at the semi final stage of 42 schools from all across the nation. Students of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, showcased their self scripted production “All the world’s a stage – Your highness!”
8 plays out of these 42 made it to the grand finale including the play staged by students of St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh. Kudos to the young actors and their production team.
Acting team - Palak Hajela (X-E), Shantav Jatav (X-B), Gaurav Kalra (X-B), Aman Gupta (IX-A), Raghav Aggarwal (X-F), Mridul Virmani (XI-D), Manushi Arora (IX-D), Navneet (XI-F). The production team - Aayushi Arora (IX-F), Guneet (IX-C) and Aman Khatri (IX-B). |
As a part of UNBOX 21 project (Use of commercial games in teaching of Science) Mr. Tim Rudd (University of Brighton, U.K) and Mr. Baldev (Imagine Education, U.K) visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, on 3 September 2012 for monitoring the progress of the project. They interviewed the students of class VII-C and observed them when their teachers Ms. Arti Sapra and Ms. Manisha Pathak also interacted with them in order to share views regarding UNIBOX 21 project.
This was followed by Focus group discussion and individual interactions with the teachers from JNV Nagaland, JNV Solan, K. V. R.K. Puram, K. V. Vigyan Vihar and Vishal Bharti public school. |
On 20th July 2012,a video conference took place at St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh. The video conference was with Al Sadiq Grammar School,Quetta,Pakistan.
Around 15 students of St. Mark’s School participated in the video conference. Some of the issues discussed were the belief in God,worship of animals, life after death, the caste system etc. Around 15 students of St. Mark’s School participated in the video conference. Some of the issues discussed were the belief in God, worship of animals, life after death, the caste system etc. The highlight of the video conference was the emphasis on the belief that God is one no matter by what name we may know and worship him. |
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 A 15 member student delegation led by a Global Coordinator Ms. Geeta Rajan went on a 15 day Student Exchange Programme to Italy. They were invited by 3 Italian schools:
1. I.T.I.S Cannizzaro, Colleferro
2. I.I.S Galilei - Vetrone, Benevento
3. IT Deledda, Trieste
The Indian students not only visited Rome, Benevento and Trieste, but also visited Naples, Segni, Gorga, Salerno and Venice. They also got a taste of Italian culture, lifestyle and education system as they stayed with Italian families and attended classes with their Italian counterparts.
During their visit, the delegation visited some of the most famous landmarks at Rome - The Colosseum, The Arch of Constantine, the Roman Forum etc. In this way, the students had a first hand experience of the Roman Civilisation. The visit to the holy Vatican City and hear the Pope speaking at the St. Peter's Church was one of the main highlights of the trip to Italy. If the Gondola ride at Venice was a memorable experience, the meeting with the Mayor of Trieste, Mr.Roberto Cassolini and being featured on the television were other not- to -forget moments for the students of St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh.
Yet another endeavour by St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh to take education beyond the four walls of the classrooms. |
A group of 26 students accompanied by the Vice Principal, Mrs. Veena Wahi and two teachers: Mrs. Sudha Chand and Mrs. Shubhra Rana of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, embarked on a journey to USA on 18th May 2012. Their first destination was the Empire State Building and Times Square in New York. At the Niagara Falls everyone experienced an amazing boat ride till the Maid of the Mist. The students experienced the techno rides at the Epcot Centre/Disney World. The rides were an amazing and fun filled. One of the main attractions was the Epcot Character Spot where the people can actually meet the Disney Characters. There was also the World Showcase where the group had the opportunity to visit the pavilions of different countries.
The next two days were a true learning experience for the students as they visited the Kennedy Space Centre which is the NASA launch site. At the Space camp, the students had the opportunity to explore and understand the space scientific discovery and technological innovations. The students learnt about NASA and its missions. There were hands on activities and workshops at the Space Camp for the students. They even had a golden opportunity of having a lunch with the astronaut, Robert Clyde Springer. He shared his experience about his space shuttle missions and the students learnt about his travelling experiences to space. The two day scientific adventure helped spark curiosity in the students which motivated them to learn and discover more in the field of science and technology.
The next stop was the wonderful visit to Universal Studios and the Harry Potter Island of Adventure. The main attractions were Universal City Walk, Halloween Horror Nights, The Pharos Lighthouse and various theme parks. The group then flew back to New York to visit the famous Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island. As every good thing comes to an end this wonderful trip also came to an end with lots of memories to treasure for a lifetime. |
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Eight students and a teacher represented the school at the International Friendship Week organized by Nyborg Friskole, Nyborg, Denmark.
The students stayed with host families at Nyborg and got a true taste of Danish lifestyle, cuisine and culture.They attended the classes with their Danish friends and got an insight into the education system of Denmark.
Not only did they get to know about the Danish education system and the Danish lifestyle, they also got a glimpse of the education systems of Singapore, Japan, Germany and Italy as they interacted and collaborated with students from these countries as well. |
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The students were also taken to visit several castles- Egeskov castle, Nyborg Castle etc. to name a few… All the students also took part in a photo safari. The students witnessed a musical staged by the students of the host school Nyborg Friskole-Moulders Melody.
Apart from visiting Nyborg,the students visited Odense to take a tour of the museum dedicated to the great author H. C. Andersen. The delegation from St. Mark’s also visited Copenhagen where among other things they took the famous canal ride and visited Little Mermaid.
The delegation comprised of :
Mayank Sharma (IX D)
Mayank Rawal (IX D)
Garwit Gawri (IX A)
Chirag Chawla (X E)
Palak Hajela (X E)
Tanya Gupta (X A)
Shibangi Arora (X A) and
Christina Sharon (XI E)
They were escorted by Ms. Geeta Rajan, Global Co-ordinator. |
  St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh ushered the new academic session with style as it organized a welcome programme n 2nd of April 2012 in honour of teacher delegates from Iceland and Sweden.
The Chief Guest was H. E. Gudmundur Eiriksson, Hon’ble Ambassador of Iceland to India accompanied by Ms. Deepika Sachdev, Deputy Trade Advisor, Embassy of Iceland. Also present was another important dignitary - Mr. Lars Stefan Elm, Chairman, Ebba Pettersson Privatskola, Gothenborg, Sweden.
The school played gracious hosts to all the delegates as it presented a bouquet of dances to the delegates... The guests were also shown a presentation on the changing face of Indian Education.
It was a perfect start for a school which believes in globalization of education by following the four Cs-Collaboration, Co-operation, Communication and Co-ordination. |
A four member teacher delegation from Ebba Pettersson Privatskola visited St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh in April 2012.
The visit was the second one from the teachers as five teachers from the school had visited St. Mark’s School in 2007. The two schools have been working closely with each other on many areas, Literature, Art, Science, Maths, etc…. The students have been contributing their works on the webzine-WEBBA for the past few years.
This visit was a significant one all because both the schools want the virtual collaboration to be translated into a real life experience. Both the schools are working closely to give their students a taste of each other’s culture, traditions, lifestyle and education system through student exchange programmes.
During their stay, the delegation got an insight into the day to day proceedings of the school as well as the education system of our country. The delegation not only visited all the important landmarks of Delhi but also visited Agra to experience the beauty of the Taj Mahal. |
| St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School Meera Bagh hosted a seven member student delegation from Millennia Institute, Singapore, led by their teacher Mr. David Toh. During their week long visit to the school, the Singaporean students were hosted by the families of the Indian students. The students of the Heritage Club of the school took the delegation for Dilli Darshan to see the beautiful historical monuments of Delhi-Qutub Minar, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, Lotus Temple and Humayun’s tomb. The delegation also watched a laser show at Purana Quila highlighting the 100 years of Delhi. |
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The delegation was awestruck to see the splendor of the Taj Mahal when they visited Agra. One of the highlights of their trip was the participation in a Video Conference with schools from US, Israel and Kenya which emphasized on being Friends Forever. The students of Millennia School floored the students of St. Mark’s School by performing a dance number- a fusion of some dance forms that hail from different origins and is reflective of the cultural melting pot that Singapore is. They also performed a skit to showcase their country and its culture. One of the special mentions was the art of Chinese Calligraphy that the Singaporean students taught to their Indian counterparts.
It was indeed a cultural exchange programme to cherish forever. |
On 15 November 2011, Punjab Kesari organized a National level competition titiled, ‘Kesari Little Star’. Varun Sethi of class V-B of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, won the First Prize in the Painting Competition. There were five topics for the same, out of which the participants were required to attempt any two. He attempted the topics ‘Save Earth’ and ‘Grow More Trees’.
The competition was divided into three categories Talent Hunt, Ramp Walk and Baby Show. Distinguished judges such as Ekta Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Dr. Kiran Bedi graced the occasion with their presence. Live performances by Daler Mehndi, Jasbir Signh and Malkeet Singh also caught the attention of audience. |
On 15th of November 2011, students of St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh had a video conference session with the students of Our Own High School, Dubai.
The Video conference saw the students of both the schools’ first talking about their community. They also discussed about influence of different religions on their lives. The students from St. Mark's School were curious to know as to how many of the students from Our Own high School were originally from India. They also wanted to know whether they miss India and whether they would like to come to India to join a university here.
It was a wonderful experience for all the students as they showed respect towards each other and also the eagerness to learn and share from and with each other respectively. |
As part of European Union's Sanskriti Festival for school children, St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh screened three Italian movies for the students. The three movies screened were V.I.P by Bruno Boggetto for students of class 4, Pinocchio by Roberto Benigni for students of Class V and Kim Rossi Stuart’s Anche Libero Va Bene for a group of senior students.
Ms. Antonia Grande, Cultural Director, Italian Embassy was in the school to interact with the students and tell them about EU and its functions. She also spoke about the importance of all countries working together to promote peace in the universe.
Ms. Anjali Aggarwal, Principal, St. Mark's School and Ms. Grande shared the view that it is the student community which is the best ambassador to promote harmony and brotherhood, hence it is essential for schools to collaborate with each other both virtually as well as on the real space. |
 Mrs. Geeta Rajan, Global Coordinator, St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh attended the 10th AEC-NET Conference at Dundalk, Ireland from 7th to 11th of November 2011.
The conference aims at promoting ICT in classroom and also gives opportunities to educators from Asia and Europe to collaborate with each other through several online projects. This year, too, all the award winning projects – R.E.D, Home Seek and Flora and Fauna featured St. Mark’s School.
This year’s conference also saw experts teaching speed networking to the participating educators. The delegates were also taken to visit Newgrange a beautiful pre historic monument located in County eath, east of Ireland. The delegates also had a beautiful evening together when they were treated with some lovely Irish music and dance. They witnessed an Indian jig done in the traditional Irish style.
The participating educators were also taken to visit Institute of Further Education, a one of its kind school, which excels in the area of information technology. The conference was attended by several dignitaries like Mr. Oliver Tully, Chairperson, Vocational Education Committee, County Louth, Dr. Padraig Kirk, CEO, VEC, County Louth, to name just a few. |
| Seven members of classroom GVC1113 of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh and their teacher Ms. L. Srinivas held an effective video conference session on 21 October with Mrs. Janet Barnstable, Project manager Global Virtual Classroom, USA. During the course of the interaction, Mrs. Barnstable agreed to share her expertise in the field of Web Designing and related subtopics with our students Vibhu Arora (XI), Ravit Malik (XI), Simran Malhotra (X), Kashish Anand (X), Deepika Matande (X) and Lakshay Virmani (X). During the 40-minutes long duration of the conference the participants had a fruitful transaction of ideas with the project manager who addressed all their queries and wholeheartedly wished them success. The conference concluded with plans for another meet with students of St Mary School, New York. |
| It was an immense pleasure for 2 teachers of St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, to accompany 2 Swedish Teacher Trainees Ms. Emine Hifturi and Ms. Katharina Skar from the ‘University West’ to Agra. It was a breathtaking moment to see larger than life – Taj Mahal – one of the seven wonders of the world. The trip also included visit to Agra Fort – UNESCO World Heritage Site. The guests were impressed by the demonstration of the intricate art work by the skilled labourers in the construction of Taj Mahal. |
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Technology has definitely made the world a small place. It was indeed a proud moment for us
St. Markians when we had our first Video Conference. It was an Intergenerational Video Conference conducted on 30 September, 2011. Ten students participated and contributed during the 90 minutes Video Conferencing. This Video Conference was conducted by the ‘Tony Blair’ Face to Faith Foundation. The special guest for the Video Conference was Mr. Walter Woods from U.S.A and the participating schools were : Technologicode Monterrey and Our Own High School (UAE). The participants showed their concern about the elderly and the role of different faith groups in their country. They even expressed their views on the relationship which they share with their grandparents.
We even invited the grandparents, Mr. Malhotra and Mr. Krishnan to share their views as well. The Video Conference was conducted with visions of a society in which every member lives with dignity, respect and love. |
St. Mark’s Sr. Sec.Public School, Meera Bagh created history once again this year as it became the only school in Delhi to be invited to the first ever Indian Italian School Network Conference.Initiated by the Ministry of Education, Italy, the Conference was held from September 27 to September 30, 2011 in Vicenza, near Venice.
There were five Italian schools and two Indian schools at the conference.The Italian schools were from Vicenza,Venice, Trieste,Benevento and Rome while the second Indian school was Delhi Public School,Bangalore.The host school was Liceo “Pigafetta” located in Vicenza, Italy.
The three day conference was headed by Ms. Rita Renda, a senior official from the Ministry of Education, Italy. The agenda of the three day conference was to bring Indian and Italian schools closer by developing online projects and student exchange programmes, to integrate ICT tools in classroom and to teach students the importance of the rich historical heritage and cultural diversity of both the countries.
The delegates not only took part in the conference but were also taken for sight seeing in Vicenza. They were privileged to meet the Deputy Mayor of Vicenza Mrs Alessandra Moretti.A mesmerising musical concert by the students of the host school made one of the evenings very special for the delegates. The Indian delegates were taken to the city of Verona where they visited Juliet’s House to see the famous balcony from Romeo and Juliet and the Olympiad Stadium. The Italian hosts took the Indian delegates to visit the beautiful city of Venice where they saw St. Mark's Basilica, Saint Mark's Square, Doge’s Palace and the Grand Canal The main highlight was when they took the famous gondola ride.
Mrs. Geeta Rajan, Global Co-ordinator, represented St. Mark’s School at the conference. |
  A group of 6 students namely, Niharika Kapoor,Pulkita Sharma, Garima Rawal, Prateek Bajaj, Udit Mahajan and Rohit Raman Banerji accompanied by the teacher incharge, Mrs. Geeta Rajan attended the International Friendship Week from 6 April 2011 to 10 April 2011 organized by Pioneer Secondary School, Singapore.
Students of St. Mark's School have been collaborating with the students of Pioneer Secondary School and doing numerous online projects for the past three years.
The International Friendship Week saw the students of St. Mark's School participating in a plethora of activities organized by the host school. They also were proud to sing the national song Vande Mataram in front of the august audience comprising of students and teachers of around seven schools from all across the world and other dignitaries from the host country. |
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The visit to Singapore was a combination of education, knowledge and fun for the students of St. Mark's School. Along with celebration at the host school, St. Mark's Students also got an opportunity to explore the city, do a lot of shopping, visit the famous Singapore Zoo and also enjoy the not-to-miss Night Safari.
St. Markians also visited Millennia Institute, Singapore with whom they have been part of the ET winning programme. |
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A four member delegation from the Ministry of Education, Indonesia, accompanied by Ms. Hendra Henny Andries, from the Embassy of Indonesia, New Delhi, visited St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, on 23 November 2010. They were on a research tour to India to know more about the Indian Education system. They also wanted to make an analysis on the similarities and differences in the education system of both the countries.
The delegation was shown a presentation on the Indian Education System which they found very informative and comprehensive. What gave them more happiness was the fact that nine member delegation from St. Mark’s School, Meera Bagh, is going to visit Jakarta very soon. The Indonesian delegation and the management of St. Mark’s reiterated the belief that in an era of violence and aggression, it is the student community that can really make a difference to the world. |
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 The much awaited 9th AEC-NET Conference kicked off in great style on the 12th November 2010. The Chief Guest for the evening was Ms.Caralyn Deshmukh, Director, (SE&L), MHRD. While the special guests were Mr. Clemens Kroll, Cultural Counsellor, Federal Republic of Germany, Shagun Mehrotra, Programme Head (Education), European Union.
The evening saw mesmering performances from the students of St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh. It was a cultural bonanza for the 100 delegates from all over Asia and Europe as they witnessed the diverse culture of our country - Incredible India. |
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The AEC-NET Conference an annual meeting since 2001 that gathers secondary and high school educators from Asia and Europe who take a keen interest in fostering collaborations among their students through innovative and interactive collaborative online learning and inter-cultural exchanges. The online collaborative projects initiated at each Conference are referred to as the AEC Projects.
The Conference is usually held over a period of four days, and comprises four essential components :
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Professional Enrichment for AEC-NET members. Internationally-recognised experts are invited to give presentations on topics related to the conference theme. |
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Review of past AEC Projects, and presentation of new AEC Project proposals. Participants review the results of the AEC on-line collaborative learning projects that had been developed in the preceding year, the most outstanding of which are then shortlisted to contend for the AEC Awards (please see Annex B). Participants are also encouraged to submit proposals for on-line collaborative learning projects that teachers and students could develop over the course of the next 12 months. These proposals are presented and further developed in different Working Groups during the conference. At the end of the working group session, each Project Group should have finalised the discussion on the project implementation plan. |
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Introduction to Host Country. Activities including visits to places of cultural and historical significance in the host country are organised to give the participants a better understanding of the different aspects of the host country. The host country might also take the opportunity to organise activities to better acquaint the participants with its approach to secondary and high school education, which may include visits to schools or specialised training centres for teachers. |
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Networking. Participants are given adequate opportunities to interact with one another at the social level, outside of the plenary sessions and the working groups. This is to engender camaraderie among participants, thereby fostering the creation of networks that could form the foundations of future and further contacts and collaborations. |
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 St. Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, reopened after the summer break on 1st July 2010. Soon after, the school hosted a group of 9 students along with two teachers Ms. Wati Wardani and Ms. Popon Julia from Al Azhar High School, Jakarta, Indonesia. The ten day visit was a fun filled exchange programme wherein the students learnt a lot about Indian culture, traditions, customs and rituals. They were given a warm welcome by the Principal Mrs. Anjali Aggarwal, the Vice Principal Mrs. V. Wahi and Educational Supervisors Ms. Ritika and Ms. Anita.
The student delegates alongwith the students of Snow Leopard Eco Club of planted ‘neem’ saplings. This would serve as reminder of the student exchange programme. The student delegates were happy to see the medicinal garden, vermicomposting, aerobic composting and recycling unit.
During their stay in India, they went for a Dilli Darshan (Qutub Minar,Red Fort,Lotus Temple etc.). They also visited Gandhi Smriti and the SOS Villages. They were taken to Agra wherein they not only visited the Taj, but also visited Fatehpur Sikri and Sikandra.
They also went to Dilli Haat, Fab India, the different malls, and of course, Janpath.
This student exchange was meant to foster good friendly relations between the two schools. Students of our school with their Indonesian counterparts visited the Embassy of Indonesia. They were accompanied by the Principal Ms. A. Aggarwal and the Global Projects Co-ordinator Ms. Geeta Rajan. The interaction with the Ambassador His Excellency Lt. General (R) Andi M. Ghalib, SH,.MH has initiated a new bond not only between the two schools but also the two countries.
A bond which would be cherished and nourished forever in the days to come. |
 A group of 12 students from Path Bhawan School which is under the renowned Vishva Bharati University (Shantiniketan) visited St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh, alongwith 2 faculty members and their Principal Ms. Bodhirupa Sinha from 2 August 2009 to 05 August 2009. A cultural programme was presented by the students of St. Mark’s School to welcome the guests. The students from Path Bhawan presented a song and dance performance ‘Ritu Rango’ – that was based on seasons.
The next day the visiting group celebrated the Vriksharopan Ceremony (Tree Plantation). The Eco Club members of St. Mark’s also participated in the same. This was followed by a beautiful dance drama ‘Shyama’, performed by the students of Path Bhawan. Thereafter they interacted with the students of St. Mark’s and even taught them how to make Rakhis for the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
They enjoyed the food of Delhi and the sight seeing in particular. It was a privilege to have this group of students from the eastern part of India. It was a wonderful learning experience indeed! |
St. Mark's School, Meera Bagh becomes the first Indian school to join ASEF (The Asia-Europe Foundation).
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) advances mutual understanding and collaboration between the people of Asia and Europe through intellectual, cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
St. Mark's Sr. Sec. Public School, Meera Bagh has been working with this forum since the year 2005. The students had collaborated with an Italian school to review the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Hence the forum wasn't anything new to the school. But India was officially not a member of the Forum. Year 2007 saw India being included in the forum while year 2008 saw St. Mark's School become the first Indian school to get registered. Year 2008 also saw a representative of the school attending the 7th AEC-NET Conference a Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
The conference was held over a period of 4 days. There were four essential elements in the programme.
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Prominent speakers gave presentations on topics dealing with the latest in ICT applications in schools which helped in the professional enrichment of all participants. |
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The participants were divided into different working groups to discuss and develop individual project proposals. |
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Visits t places of cultural and historical significance in the host country was organized to give the participants a better understanding of the different aspects of the host country. |
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The participants got opportunities to interact with one another at the social level to engender camaraderie among participants thereby forming the foundations of future and further contacts and collaborations. |
In recognition of efforts to produce outstanding online projects, ASEF also presented the AEC Award to project groups responsible to develop and create online learning platforms. |
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