The entire Study Hall Educational Foundation (SHEF) family came together under one roof to celebrate Foundation Day on November 7, 2016. Members from all the SHEF units were divided into 36 teams which participated in a mega team building exercise. The theme of this year’s Foundation Day was to propagate SHEF’s philosophy and work on ways to promote cross-fertilization among the units.
The Convocation ceremony of the Prerna Girls School (a school for underprivileged girls) was organised on with great pomp and show Thursday at the Study Hall School. A total of 18 students who had cleared class 12 along with and 23 students had cleared class 10 were felicitated on the occasion.
The English Access Microscholarship Program Graduating and Inaugural Ceremony at Prerna Girls School (a school for underprivileged girls) was a unique event as the Access team and students had a number a of reasons to celebrate.
It was a day that marked the end of a two year mentoring program, of a total of 125 students from Prerna Girls School and Vidhyasthali Kannar School, in the learning of the English language and with it a broadening of new horizons which the Access program brings opportunity of.
This day also heralded in a beginning of a new relationship with the American Center as SHEF became a Hub for the English Access Microscholarship Program in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, with SHEF managing a total of 4 sites in Lucknow and Rajasthan.
In the ceremony 200 new students were felicitated too, into the Access program for another 2 year session of mentoring and learning.
Dr Bradley Horn, Regional English Language Officer (RELO), U.S Embassy, and Ms Rachna Sharma, Manager of English Access Program- India, U.S. Embassy, graced the occasion to congratulate the graduating students and welcome the new batch of students eager to embark on the journey of learning.
Also present on this joyous event was Prof. (Dr) Nishi Pandey, Chief Proctor Lucknow University, who had heard of the program running successfully at SHEF and was pleasantly surprised at the great results the program has brought to the lives of the students.
The highlight of the occasion was the chat show, “Chit Chat over Chai”, organized by the Alumni, graduating and new students of the Access program. The talk show was also a great platform for the students to flaunt their skills of successfully communicating in English. The Alumni and the graduating students of the Access program shared their experiences of events and opportunities the Access program enabled them to partake in. The new students were thoroughly encouraged to make the best of the program.
To welcome the spirit of Diwali – a Rangoli & Bandhanvaar competition was organised for parents at the Prep School. The parents were seen participating joyfully and enthusiastically in the event that was held with a motive to encourage them to showcase their hidden talent & aesthetic sense in front of their children. 
The Center for Learning’s (CFL) annual art exhibition cum sale – ‘Srijan’ – was organised from 21st to 24th October, 2016. Paintings and craft pieces made by CFL students were put on sale. The exhibits included furniture, interior decor, paintings, and designer fabric pieces. The event was inaugurated by the President and CEO of the Study Hall Educational Foundation, Dr. Urvashi Sahni along with the heads of various divisions of the foundation, on the 21st October, 2016. The four-day event caught the eye of the who’s who of Lucknow city as many exhibits were bought by the visitors. Srijan proved to be a great source of encouragement for CFL students.
Study Hall School’s much awaited Dandiya Raas was held on October 22, 2016. All the departments of the Study Hall Educational Foundation participated in the event with much fanfare.
Prerna Girls bagged the first prizes in the group dance and drama competitions held at the La Martiniere Girls College on October 16, 2016. The girls also won the third prize in collage making. A total of 100 girls from Prerna Girls School participated in the competition which had nine schools vying for top honours.
77 girls from Prerna Girls School were chosen as the 1090 Women Power Line – Power Angles (Special Police Officers). The programme started welcoming of the chief minister and IG Navneet Sikera briefed the gathering about the progress of women power line and then CM Akhilesh Yadav handed over the identity cards to 25 handpicked power angles. Prerna Girls School’s Preeti was one of them.
CM urged the Power Angles to strongly represent women and also congratulated Sikera for all his good work. He thanked the power angles and added that the government would seek their help in future as well.
When asked about her experience one of Prerna Girls School alumni Moni Kannaujia who has been chosen as a power angel said, “I have tried to help women before also but this makes us extra powerful. I will take every opportunity to help women from now onwards and become a power angel in the true sense.”
Principal of the Prerna Girls School Rakhi Panjwani said, “I am very proud of my girls. They have been involved in women empowerment excises before also but this gives them extra power.”
Another Prerna girl Preeti Verma who received her power angel identity card said, “I feel now I have a special power to help other women. Change has to start from home and reflect in the society later.”
Sunita who is also a Prerna Girls School alumni said, “Whenever I tried to help women in desperate need – one question that always haunted me was who are you to this woman? But now I can say that I am a power angel which gives me the right to help women in need.”
Vidyasthali Kanar High School organised the annual Kho-Kho Competition 2016-17 on October 14, 2016, under the aegis on Madhyamik Siksha Parishad Uttar Pradesh.
Teams from Hardoi, Lakhimpur, Rai Bareli and Lucknow participated in the event. The team from Rai Bareli bagged the winner’s medal after beating Lucknow in the final team. Four students from Vidyasthali – Vijay Yadav, Jajal Yadav and Aditiya Tripathi and Prabhat Tripathi were selected for the Lucknow team. Sports secretary Ved Prakash distributed the prize to players.
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