Silver Point School

Capacity Building Programme on Life Skill (Basic) for teachers
Venue: Techno India Group Public School, Garia.
Date: 11.03.2023

Objectives:
To enable students to do well in school, but also to help them in developing life skills so that they can cope up with the real world.
To promote positive attitudes and behaviors among the young adolescents.
To promote healthy decision making.
To prevent negative and high risk behaviors.
To promote greater sociability.
To increase self-esteem and self confidence.
To improve communication abilities.
To teach anger control.
To help young adolescents become more responsible, healthy and resilient both during adolescence and adulthood.

The resource persons of this event were Dr. Sankar Prasad Dutta, Principal of Krishnagar Public School and Mrs. Debi Saha Seal, Freelancer.
They spoke on what are life skills and what are the three basic categories of life skills which compliment, supplement and reinforce each other.
Several activities, both individual and group, on life skills development were conducted in the eight hours session.
Teachers of different disciplines from different CBSE schools attended the workshop and shared their valuable experiences and knowledge on the said matter.

Teachers of Silver Point School shared their thoughts during a group activity on Life Skill Development.
At the end questionnaire based on the topic was provided to all to test how the teachers comprehended the various ideas shared by the facilitators.

Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. All the three different life skills, namely, Thinking Skills, Social Skills and Emotional Skills are interrelated and reinforce each other.

Together, they are responsible for our psychosocial competence; build our self-esteem and self-efficacy and nurture holistic development.
Such workshops are essential to prepare the children for the challenges that they may face in life.

Teachers of the Silver Point School always look forward to such workshops so that the can positively contribute to the growth and development of the children.

Workshop on Wushu Kung Fu and Nutrition.

DATE: 15/3/2023
TIME: 12:30 - 2:30 pm
VENUE: Silver Point School, Kolkata
ORGANISER: Arup Academy of Martial Arts.
HOST: Amit Kumar & Aurangzeb Rashid - Nutrition expert
Wushu kung fu session - by Arup Chakraborty, Snehasish Mondal

OBJECTIVES:
•To spread awareness of Nutritional health and importance of sports activities.
•To provide knowledge regarding significance of balanced diet on proper physical and mental fitness.
• To introduce Wushu as form of martial arts under kung-fu.

About the event:
•The session started with the introduction two speakers-Mr. Amit Kumar on Nutritional components of diet and it's importance for proper growth and development.
•Mr. Kumar explained the purpose and significance of macro and micro nutrients and their correct amounts to be incorporated in our daily diet.
•The speaker advanced the conversation by highlighting the different health isuues- fatigue, hairloss, exhaustion, metabolic problems on over consumption of junk food.
•Mr. Arup Chakroborty conducted Wushu session, mentioned the need of physical activities and sports alongside academic achievement for a holistic development of students. He along with Snehasish Mondal demonstrated the some WuShu moves to the audience .
•He gave us a reality check on how we behave in certain situations that can be channelized into a sports activity.
• He even discussed the connection between physical and mental activities for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and need for the eradication of gender based violence.

• Simran Kumari Shaw had a face off with Mr. Arup Chakroborty where she display the correct methods of punching and kicking as a part of martial arts on the other hand Sk Younus Mohammad who is learning Kung fu displayed sword fighting.

•The programme was followed by a Question-and-Answer session, where questions were asked by students regarding sports activities and their future endeavours.
•The workshop concluded by Arup Chakraborty by sharing some views on the topic and finally with the Vote of Thanks.

CONCLUSION :-
It can be concluded that that workshops on Wu Shu Kung Phu and Nutrition left a significant impact in spreading awareness and providing knowldege about daily balanced Nutritional intake and physical activities which helps to eradicate problems of malnutrition and develop improved physical and mental fitness among the youth population and every individual.

Farewell Programme of Class 12's.

Date: 6th March 2023
Venue: Silver Point School
Time: 2:15 PM onwards

Objectives :
To bid adieu to the outgoing class 12 batch and celebrate their experiences as a part of the Silver Point family.
To remember and cherish all the fond memories the students have made with their teachers, classmates and juniors.
To mark the bittersweet occasion of our class 12 seniors and beginning a new journey in their lives as their school life comes to an end.

It is said that every good thing comes to an end, and for the students of class 12 batch of 2022-23, 6th March marked the day their school life drew to a close. It was the time for our seniors to step beyond the boundaries of school, moving forward, into the world of opportunities and adulthood. However, it was also time to leave behind their second home, where most of them have spent more than a decade.

To make this bittersweet day a little better, class 11 students and some other juniors organized a programme dedicated to the outgoing students.

With a wonderfully recited Hindi poem the programme took off. In keeping with the theme of the day "friendship", it was followed by a classical dance, solo and duet music performances, as well as a group dance. The audience were served refreshments as they enjoyed the show.

We moved on to the second segment of the programme, where games were arranged that the audience could themselves partake in. A raucous yet cheerful bout of passing the ball took place, participants playing sitting on the stage itself as they were applauded by the rest of us. Prizes were awarded for first, second and third places.

With our seniors in high spirits, we moved on the next item- a musical skit based on common experiences shared between friends in school, from playing pranks on teachers and on each other, to the tension of exams and results. The story took a dark turn, however, when one among the friend group met with an accident. The worry, the tears, the relief of knowing they were safe, and teasing them once they are back on their feet - each of us could relate to it. The skit ended with many eyes damp, and definitely stole the show.

One of the the most awaited events of the day followed- the awarding of the titles of Mr and Mrs Silver Point. The title of Mr Silver Point was shared between two students, and the three of them recieved a sash and a bouquet. This continued into the next event, where the 12 seniors were invited to the stage for a ramp walk. It led to a chaotic segment full of laughter and cheers. With large smiles we moved forward with our next item.

Teachers form a very integral part of our childhood, and often we do not realise the countless memories we make with them, learning not just our curriculum but so much more. As they guide us and shape us into adults, we too become a part of their journey.

The teachers of the class 12 batch of 2023 created a presentation where each of them spoke to their students, wishing them luck for their future. Many pictures and videos of this batch with their teachers, performing in various school activities were put together in a video that celebrated their journey as a part of Silver Point.

At the end of the presentation, mementos were gifted to all the class 12 students. The programme ended with cake-cutting and distribution of food packets. With tears and laughter, we bid goodbye to our seniors, wishing them luck for their Board exams.

Conclusion:
The class 12 batch of 2023 was one of the most active among all the classes, always ready to come forward and organize as well as participate in any and every activity. They have been amazing seniors to all the younger students. With this program we hope we have been able to convey our gratitude and appreciation for each and every one of them, giving them a farewell they will remember as they move forward in their journey of life.

Reported by students of Class 11.

Har Ghar Dhyan, Introduction to meditation in schools.

Date : 06.03.23
Time: 10 am
Venue : School Basement

Mental health is an important subject for adolescents today. Researchers have found that the practice of meditation can be a great tool for positive mental health. The Government of India has engaged us (The Art of Living) to impart introductory sessions on mental health and meditation to school students, especially to the adolescent age group.

Resource person: Mrs.Soumee Mirta , Mr.Vishal Pai

Objectives:
The session aimed at:
a) To orient students to a vision/perspective towards their own mental and emotional health.
b) To introduce a simple and easy-to-adapt practice of meditation.
c) To connect them to life and to a plethora of content for continuous journey of self-improvement.

Description of the event:

The Silver Point School had organised an introductory session on meditation and mental health for parents.The programme has been designed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, with inputs from scholars and practitioners of mental health from reputed institutions.

The initiative is titled "Har Ghar Dhyan" and is being conducted under the aegis of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav". The session begins with an ice breaker activity.This session offers foundational information on mental health, as well as opportunities to practise listening and supporting other students in an empathetic way.

Breathing was a simple stress management exercise done by the parents and they experienced the immediate benefits of a calm body and more relaxed mind.

Story telling method was another mode used to convey the message to the parents. Over all this one hour session will allow us to live life with more purpose, clarity, and passion.

Conclusion:
The session helped the parents to understand the basic concept of mental health and well-being.

It guided them in strengthening their coping abilities to counter stress and encourage them to seek help, guidance and support. It can be aptly concluded by saying that these types of sessions are extremely progressive in nature. Silver Point School has been working to ensure a healthy mindset among parents.

All the very best to our students sitting for their Higher Secondary Wbchse board Examinations beginning on 14th March 2023.

God bless you in abundance and may you all succeed in everything you do.

Last few seats remaining for the new academic session.

Please contact 9230070304/9 for details.
Website: www.silverpointschool.org

Non fire cooking activity from class 3 to 6.

Our little chefs in the making prepared masala muris, different mocktails including nimboo pani and served all teachers with excitement.

As the various activities go on in school, the preprimary children dabble with colours in school.

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢.
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Recycling of dry waste after waste segregation and handover to Vital Waste recycling company by Eco club.
Date : 16th of February, 2023
Venue : Silver Point School

Objectives:-
To conserve energy.
To reduce air, water pollution and greenhouse gases and conserve natural resources.
To reduce the volume of wastes sent to landfills.

About recycling and vital waste -
Recycling is very important as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment.

Silver Point School always tries to create a clean environment as it is essential for Healthy Living.

Urban society generates municipal solid waste even faster than the rate of urbanization.

And while we admit, most people are concerned, they remain unaware of what steps need to be taken to ensure they recycle their waste. The world numbers are daunting, as are India numbers – we recycle a mere 27% of our waste. But amidst all this, there is good news.

Starting with Kolkata's very first waste management and recycling company - Vital Waste.

Description of the event:-
The students were inspired to collect the waste materials for a period of one month.
The students deposited the waste materials at school with a motive to recycle them.
Silver Point School handed over dry waste to Vital Waste recycling company.This initiative is taken by the Eco Club of Silver Point school.

Conclusion:-
Thus it can be concluded that recycling saves a lot of energy because many things that we recycle can easily be converted into virgin materials. In addition it saves a lot of resources too. Moreover, recycling reduces the burden of the environment. As we save energy the number of greenhouse gases and oxides are produced in less quantity.

Workshop on Capacity Building.

Topic-Gender Sensitivity
DATE:25.2.23
TIME:9.30a.m
VENUE:Saini lnternational School,Howrah

ORGANISER:Social Responsibility Cell of SIBM
HOST:Mr.Pratik Singh & Ms.Himaji Addanki

OBJECTIVES:
•To spread awareness of gender issues
•To provide an environment with gender equity
•To raise awareness among decision-makers on gender dynamics

PROGRAM
•The session started by introducing the two speakers-Mr.Pratik Singh & Ms.Himaji Addanki.
•Mr.Pratik Singh initiated the workshop by explaining the purpose and significance of gender sensitisation before leading an activity to help us become aware of the various gender perceptions,we hold in our thoughts.
•The speaker advanced the conversation by describing gender equality and gender sensitisation which is indespensable for everyone,not just one particular gender.
•Ms.Himaji Addanki conducted by outlining how we are required to act,speak,dress,groom and even make ourselves depending on the gender to which we have been allocated in lndia.
•The 2nd speaker emphasised how stereotyped ideas still remain in our society while outlining the ramifications & the lucrative aspects of gender equality.
•She gave us a reality check on how we behave in specific ways that are considered apparent truths and thus practiced unconsciously.
•She even discussed the connection between masculinity & gender sensitivity as well as the persistence and need for the eradication of gender based violence.
•The program was followed by Question-and-Answer session where questions were asked by the teachers of different Schools regarding gender sensitisation.
•The workshop was concluded by the Principal of Saini International,Howrah by sharing some views on the topic and finally with the Vote of Thanks.

CONCLUSION
We can safely conclude by saying that such workshops on gender sensitivity plays a significant role in spreading awareness about gender equality and helps to demolish gender disparity in the society.The teachers have learnt how to build and support an environment,system and process that are sensitive towards the requirement of students in the schools of both the gender.

National Science Day- an exhibition based on thematic models.

Date: 28/02/23
Venue: Silver Point School Basement

National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28th February to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’. On this day, Indian Physicist Sir C.V. Raman announced the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930.In 1986, Government of India recognised February 28 as National Science Day. The celebration of the day is aimed at spreading the message on the importance of science and its application in human life.

This year as decided by the CBSE, the theme for the National Science Day was Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future. On the occasion, theme-based science communication activities were carried out all over the country.

A Science Exhibition was organized by Silver Point School School on 28th of February 2023, Tuesday at the school basement where students of classes III to IX and XI participated.

Objectives -
To exhibit innovative scientific working models prepared by the learners of the institution.
To encourage and motivate all participating students giving them ample opportunities to showcase their talents and creativity, giving them a platform to communicate their ideas and thoughts with confidence.
To help them overcome their stage fright and gain confidence as an individual.

Description of the event:
Each of the participants had to make an innovative scientific model.The theme of the Exhibition was "Technology and Toys". It was really amazing and commendable to see how the little children, with their new ideas, tried to showcase their talents through the working models showing modern cities and townships using alternative sources of energy like solar, wind, tidal energy etc depicting sustainable development goals.

The participating students were divided into 3 categories, comprising of
Group A ,Classes - 3,4,5
Group B ,Classes - 6,7,8
Group C, Classes 9,11
The eminent judges Dr. Debabrata Majumdar ,Mrs.Anjana Majumdar ,
Nandita Rai Chowdhuri appreciated the presentations by the participants, presented certificates to the winners for
the Best Presentation ,Best Model and Best Eco- Friendly Model.

We look forward to many such upcoming events.

Science Workshop “ Edu-Morphosis Empowering Teachers- Transforming Education.

Date: 25.02.23.
Time: 11 am to 1:30 pm
Venue:BSS School. Kolkata
Organizer: Edudigm
Host : Mr Rajiv Agarwal ( An IIT Kharagpur & Stanford University alumnus)

Objectives
How to grab attention of students in a classroom where students already have innumerous sources of information and solution of all the problems are available online.
To inculcate rhythmic discipline in learning. It means learning has to be continuous like the rhythms of music which is a requisite for achieving success.
How to create essence of learning within the classroom and dig curiosity in students so that they show eagerness to learn.
Our mission in life is to impart quality education accessible and affordable to everyone.
To acquire domain knowledge.
Lastly to help the children to explore themselves for critical thinking and apply what they have learnt.

Description of the event
The Science Workshop conducted by Edudigm started around 11 am with a short welcome speech by the Principal of BSS School in the school auditorium. She introduced Mr Rajiv Agarwal who is an IIT kharagpur Stansford University alumni.

The name of the workshop is “ Edu – Morphosis” which means a sudden change in the system of education. What is that? It is due to this digital age where students already have enough information as well as solution of their problems. So there is a “ War for Attention”.

Mr Agarwal told the teachers about STEM learning which must be introduced in classrooms. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Science is the observation of nature, Mathematics is the language to express it. Engineering and Technology are their applications.

He also had a talk on New – age technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and cyber security which are now a part of our daily lives.
Lastly he explained in detail the basic 16 steps of learning which can be categorized into 4 main groups which starts from Explore – Enjoy – Enhance – Excel.

Each group has 4 sub groups like in Explore we have Why, When, Careers and Applications.” Why” contextualizes the reason for which we study the concept/ topic etc. “When” gives the timeline of the development/ history of development under consideration. What are the associated careers where the knowledge/ skills acquired can be applied and lastly what are the different applications we see in real life of this concept under discussion.

The session with Mr Rajiv Agarwal was very enriching . The teachers had learnt a lot and shall be applying gradually into their classrooms. A teacher has to be good at endless directions in order to make his/ her classes effective.He/ She must be very good at story telling which children loves the most.
Finally, the teachers paid their gratitude to Silver Point School for giving them the opportunity to attend this wonderful session.

Science Workshop “ Edu-Morphosis Empowering Teachers- Transforming Education.

Date: 25.02.23.
Time: 11 am to 1:30 pm
Venue:BSS School. Kolkata
Organizer: Edudigm
Host : Mr Rajiv Agarwal ( An IIT Kharagpur & Stanford University alumnus)

Objectives
How to grab attention of students in a classroom where students already have innumerous sources of information and solution of all the problems are available online.
To inculcate rhythmic discipline in learning. It means learning has to be continuous like the rhythms of music which is a requisite for achieving success.
How to create essence of learning within the classroom and dig curiosity in students so that they show eagerness to learn.
Our mission in life is to impart quality education accessible and affordable to everyone.
To acquire domain knowledge.
Lastly to help the children to explore themselves for critical thinking and apply what they have learnt.

Description of the event
The Science Workshop conducted by Edudigm started around 11 am with a short welcome speech by the Principal of BSS School in the school auditorium. She introduced Mr Rajiv Agarwal who is an IIT kharagpur Stansford University alumni.

The name of the workshop is “ Edu – Morphosis” which means a sudden change in the system of education. What is that? It is due to this digital age where students already have enough information as well as solution of their problems. So there is a “ War for Attention”.

Mr Agarwal told the teachers about STEM learning which must be introduced in classrooms. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Science is the observation of nature, Mathematics is the language to express it. Engineering and Technology are their applications.

He also had a talk on New – age technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and cyber security which are now a part of our daily lives.
Lastly he explained in detail the basic 16 steps of learning which can be categorized into 4 main groups which starts from Explore – Enjoy – Enhance – Excel.

Each group has 4 sub groups like in Explore we have Why, When, Careers and Applications.” Why” contextualizes the reason for which we study the concept/ topic etc. “When” gives the timeline of the development/ history of development under consideration. What are the associated careers where the knowledge/ skills acquired can be applied and lastly what are the different applications we see in real life of this concept under discussion.

The session with Mr Rajiv Agarwal was very enriching . The teachers had learnt a lot and shall be applying gradually into their classrooms. A teacher has to be good at endless directions in order to make his/ her classes effective.He/ She must be very good at story telling which children loves the most.
Finally, the teachers paid their gratitude to Silver Point School for giving them the opportunity to attend this wonderful session.