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Study Hall School Convocation – Children should pursue excellence and success will follow: Ashok Ganguly at Study Hall Convocation

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Study Hall School organized its Convocation Ceremony on Wednesday, 29 December. Ashok Ganguly, Ex-Chairman CBSE Board and Advisor State Resource Center (SRC) was the chief guest for the occasion. The ceremony facilitated 250 students of class 10 and 12.

The chief guest, Ashok Ganguly motivated the students and the parents present at the ceremony. He said “Congratulations to all the students graduating this year. It has been a tough year for all. You all have braved the challenges of the pandemic and have done so well. Children you all should pursue excellence and success will follow.”

The programme commenced with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest, along with all the heads of different units of SHEF (Study Hall Educational Foundation). Academic procession of teachers and students was carried out to honour the hard work.

The Principal, Meenakshi Bahadur, extended a warm welcome to all the guests, “I welcome you all to celebrate the hard work and achievements of our children. The last two years have been difficult for everyone, especially for our children. This shift from classroom to online medium was tough for all, and our children have once again exceeded our expectations with such brilliant results.”  

Tasneem, an alumna of Study Hall said, “My teachers were great at mentoring me throughout the course. Even during the pandemic, academics, life skills and co-curricular activities were still a part of our classes. As a product of this unique pedagogy, I share my success with my parents, school, principal, teachers and peers.” Tasneem is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree from St Stephen’s College, Delhi.

The chief guest was invited to felicitate the meritorious students of the batch 2020-2021. The graduating batch was conferred with medals and certificates for their achievements. A short cultural programme, which included an inspirational song and dance, enthralled the audience. The ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks by the Vice-Principal, Meenakshi Shah.

Climate Warriors 2021: 22 schools, over 13,000 children come together to raise awareness on climate crisis

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Lucknow: Inspiring action on climate issues, Study Hall School, Prerna Girls School and Center For Learning organised the culmination ceremony of a unique inter-school competition – Climate Warriors 2021. 22 schools, 13800 children from Lucknow, Barabanki and Jaipur participated in the competitions. The event was organized in partnership with the British Council and Scottish Youth Theatre under the Conference of the Parties (COP26) banner. Climate Warriors was organized in accordance with the 13th Sustainable Development Goal set up by the United Nations. All the three organiser schools are a unit of Study Hall Educational Foundation (SHEF).

Priya Kakkar, event coordinator said, “It was exciting to see all these young minds bring their creativity to make the competitions a success. The idea was to engage children and youth and spread awareness about the climate crisis. These children have worked on brilliant projects to bring about change through small but effective solutions to climate change issues.”

Viraj, a student of class 9 at Study Hall said, “Climate change is real, we all need to take this seriously. We are responsible for it and it is our duty to make sure that we work to find solutions to this crisis. It was a great opportunity for all of us to learn and work together.” Study Hall School, Vidyasthali Kanar Inter College, Prerna Girls School, City international School Manas City, Modern Academy, were among the top schools who won laurels in various categories. 

From drama to arts to memes, children raised awareness about the climate crisis through these competitions. Earlier in March 2021, Study Hall Educational Foundation (SHEF) qualified for Phone Call to the World – a collaborative project created to mobilize youth to take actions regarding climate issues. Youth from England, India, Palestine, Scotland and South Africa collaborated to create digital performance work to draw attention to climate change issues through artistic means. Phone Call to the World is one of the 17 global projects commissioned by the British Council to sensitize the world about the environmental crisis through performing arts and digital technology. The event ended with prize distribution and vote of thanks.

26th January 2021, cheers to the 72nd Republic Day!

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26th January is that one day that we officially celebrate the making and enforcement of the Indian constitution, an event one should celebrate every day. Although India became a free nation on 15th August, 1947 , it enjoyed the true spirit of Independence when the Indian constitution finally came into force, giving India its political freedom and self made structure. On that day India shed its last relic of colonialism and effected a new dawn into a sovereign democratic republic.

Study Hall marked the day by digital jubiliation on the occasion. The virtual gathering was welcomed by the comperes after which our pride- the Indian national flag was unfurled in the school premises by the President and CEO of Study Hall Educational Foundation- Dr Urvashi Sahni. The students sang the national anthem, including the lesser known, Sanskrit version of it and pledged their loyalty and devotion to our mother India. The gathering was addressed by first by Dr Sahni, then by the school principal- Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur who motivated the young leaders to take charge of the political leadership of the country, and by the vice head boy- Aryaman Tripathi. Thereafter the comperes passed the mic to the young students of classes 5 to 8 from all units of SHEF to express their innocent and unfiltered thoughts through poetry on core topics like freedom, evils inflicted by humans on nature, the new normal and a lot more. It left the audience deeply impacted and they put on their thinking caps. Finally the vice head girl, Gaurisha Prakash delivered  the concluding speech and the assembly dispersed with patriotic fervour in their minds and hearts.

35 Years of Study Hall

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SHEF family came together virtually to celebrate the joyous journey of Study Hall School, Lucknow as it completed 35 years on 6th January 2021.

For Study Hall Family, it has been a cause of great satisfaction and pride to see the dreams of many generations come to fruition in these 35 years.    The journey of SH since its inception is inspirational as it started with a thought of ‘Redefining education’ which has remained at the core of all the phenomenal work being done at SHEF. Study Hall is the first born at SHEF and therefore will always be the special one. The CEO and Founder Director -Dr Sahni being ahead of times has so successfully blended the all time values of compassion, love and care along with new age skills and values which are fast gaining ground the world over in the one of its kind school -SH.

 Dr Urvashi Sahni along with the stalwarts of Study Hall- Mrs. Sangita Gupta, Mrs. Rehana Ali, Mrs. Rekha Dhondiyal, Mrs. Pratima Kapoor, Mrs. Usha Manocha, Mrs. Veena aunty, Mrs. Shashi Mehta, Mrs. Bani Mehrotra, Naseer Ahmad and Rajni Amma, shared beautiful anecdotes of their journey at Study Hall. The cake cutting ceremony was performed by Naseer Ahmad and Rajni Amma.

It was a beautiful and heartwarming event.

Wish a long life to a beautiful and sensitive school.

May SH be blessed forever and may SHEF grow from strength to strength.

Convocation 2019-20

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Study Hall School organised its Convocation ceremony on 30th December, 2020 virtually felicitating all its graduating students of classes 10th and 12th of 2019-20 batch.

The occasion was graced by Dr. Reva Joshee,a renowned academician and Professor from Canada who delivered the convocation address,reminiscing her own journey.

Prior to the commencement of the felicitation ceremony the school Principal Mrs Meenakshi Bahadur addressed the gathering and shared the placement report of the alumni. Next the Founder Director and CEO of SHEF, Dr Urvashi Sahni, congratulated the distinguished alumni for their achievements.

This year’s convocation was held virtually for the first time and we surmounted varied challenges to host it successfully. It took creativity, organisation and team effort to make it seamless and one of its kind.

The convocation ceremony marked the conclusion of the academic year 2019-20 and it received an overwhelming response. It was an event filled with nostalgia and excitement.

We wish all our students a great and successful future ahead.

Christmas Celebration

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Jingle Bells Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way

Santa Claus is coming along riding on a sleigh….

Yes, friends !! the jingling of bells, carols and the impeccably adorable decorations at every corner of the city in fact world indicates the onset of Christmas eve and Santa Claus, the name that has been given to the harbinger of happiness and joy adds the special elements of innocence and hope to our life.

With that high spirit of hope that our good days will be back soon (everything will be fine very soon) during this pandemic time DOSTI and junior school celebrated Christmas in a very holistic and special way following all the protocols of COVID- 19 and at the same time keeping the enthusiasm and joy of our children intact by distributing lovely Christmas gifts and cute Santa pencil puppets made by their teachers to the children over a period of 4 days.

We even doubled our joy of happiness and immense pleasure by becoming santa for a day and gave variety of beautiful and lovely gifts to our little friends of  Gyan setu and brought smile to their faces too, which was Real Christmas that symbolizes true love and service to human kind.

Last but not the least as we say to add cherry on the cake to the Christmas celebration of our special stars of DOSTI conducted a special virtual Christmas assembly on 24th Dec. where they said a special Christmas prayer, sang carols, recited Christmas poems along with children of class I & II hence creating a festive atmosphere.

At the end keeping the spirit of Christmas and with a smile and faith of Santa that our live as will be back to normal soon we wish you a “A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year”

Yoga and Mindfulness Workshop

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The Yoga and Mindfulness workshop conducted by Ms. Shibani Sahni on 18th Nov 2020 was attended by almost 30 teachers of Study Hall.
It was a rejuvenating and refreshing session that focused on ‘mindfulness’, or a conscious effort at synergising our thought, action, energy all in one direction for attaining optimism results in all our physical and mental endeavours.

It was a beginner’s guide to deep breathing exercises or ‘pranayama’ and some basic yoga exercises meant to strengthen the body and improve our immunity and resilience.

From getting to know our bodies better, to learning the positive impact of mindfulness and yoga in our day to day lives, it a was an hour and a half well spent.

Children’s Day Celebrations Senior School

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The teachers were left completely mesmerized by the students’ impassioned performance on 5th of September, so on 14th of November, they decided to turn the tide and make the students feel special. The teachers of Study Hall Senior school had diligently put up a virtual show for the students on the occasion of Children’s Day. It was a fun-filled day for all. Even the adults relived their childhood.  The celebrations began with the usual morning prayer and then the mic was passed to the ‘live on location’ comperes of the day- Mr Himanshu and Mr Kamlesh. They took the children down memory lane, showing how children’s day was celebrated in the pre pandemic years. Coming to this year, all the teachers performed in small groups. Few danced with grace, others sang tunefully, and some acted out little episodes, giving insights into the hilarious moments of student life like, ‘types of friends during exams’ and ‘the secret formula to top exams’, ‘the virtual school’, ‘locked in with grandma during lockdown’ and how ‘the children dearly want to go to school’. The highlight of the day was the melodious performance by everyone’s beloved, the school founder- Dr Urvashi Sahni, the school principal -Mrs Meenakshi Bahadur and the vice principal of the school- Mrs Meenakshi Shah who regaled their audience to the hilt.

Behind this 2-hour program, was the teachers’ week(s) long effort, managing classes and practices every day, all to bring a smile on the faces of their children. The students were beaming with joy throughout and couldn’t thank their gurus enough for making the day memorable albeit virtually!

Children’s Day Celebrations Junior School

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Children’s day came with lots of excitement. This year as everything is going virtual the Children’s Day celebration was also organized online to entertain the students and make them feel special. A novel idea of making teachers enact the role of historical figures was conceived. Two teachers took the main role of Badshah Akbar and Birbal.

Badshah Akbar and Birbal were welcomed by junior school headmistress Mrs. Bani Malhotra. The curtain raiser was in the form of blessings by the school founder Dr. Urvashi Sahni, Principal Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur and Vice Principal Mrs. Meenakshi Shah.

Then the headmistress took these two guests Badshah Akbar and Birbal for a school tour to showcase the teaching style of Study Hall School. Teachers of different subjects were shown teaching in a witty manner in their respective classes. Children enjoyed this mimicry by the junior school teachers and this truly made children’s day a memorable event for the students of Study Hall junior School.