Friday, 9 November 2018

11th Annual Function - Ek Ehsaas: Humanise Education 

Date : 5th Nov 2018
ChiefGuest : Mr Pankaj Sardana 
                     Senior Vice President,
                     Sukhjit Starch&Chemicals Ltd 
                      Phagwara

Guest of Honour: Ms Divya Sardana 
Guest of Honour : Mr Onkar Cheema  Organizer Commissioner Scouts 
The Bharat Scouts and Guide, Punjab
Theme :     #SDG-16 Peace,Justice &
                  Strong Institutions.
                  #SDG-4 Quality Education. 
                 
Mr.Hemant Kumar, Assistant State Commissioner Scouts and Guides  Punjab Jalandhar were also present among other dignitaries.

Details:
School Annual Report : presented by  Prefectorial Board 
Grade 5: Be Responsible,safe and respectful,Grade...A Dance
Grade 6 : 
Grade 7 :
FineArts Dept : Street Art
Hindi Dept : Street Play Ek Ehsaas 
English Play :  Social Media, Self Control
Jr School : Mime Humanise Education 
Grade 8 : Dance on #SDG4 & #SDG5
Grade 9 : Folk Dance, Bhangra. 
Grade 11: Dance  Shows

Had joined the school on 1st Dec 2006.
Have seen these boys & girls growing up!

How Beautifully they have been Nurtured in the School by Dedicated Educators !
How Confidentally they perform on the stage, is to be seen to be believed!

Oh! What a Great feeling !
We R Humanising Education!
We R preparing Global Citizens!

Global Citizens with:
Strong Values to hold on to the Roots
Strong Wings to Fly Away!

Building Tomorrow Today
#RiseUp4SDG




Rising Up For SDGs !!!
- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon

Thursday, 27 September 2018

& &  


Kamla Nehru Public School: An Action Partner of @SDGaction for celebrating the 
3rd Anniversary of the Global Day on 25th September 2018



Your Goals
My Goals
Our Goals
R #UNGoals

Your Agenda
My Agenda
Our Agenda
Is #Act4SDGs Agenda

Kamla Nehru Public School, India has joined the global movement.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India is on the track working to create public awareness of the SDGs.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India is empowering its students, teachers and wider community.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India ready to hold our leaders to account for  SDGs.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India is taking concrete action to make a lasting change.


Fortnight long plans:
14th September 2018:
"STEM in SCHOOL" workshop for Science & Maths Educators in school's "ATAL TINKERING LAB" 
Resource Person: Mr. Vishal from RoboSpecies, Gurgaon.
35 Educators Attended.


16th September 2018:
School Educators took "My World 2030 Survey"

17th September 2018:
27  #Act4SDGs Banners made. 
Banners used for video/photo stunt of educators in school.

18th September 2018:
SDGs on the move.... SDGs on the roads....
17 #Act4SDGs banner fixed on school buses which move to 65 adjoining villages for students' transportation. 10 #ACT4SDGs banner fixed on 3 Wheelers and Buggies which also transport the neighborhood students to the school.

19th September 2018:
Video Recording & Sharing on Social Media
1. For Educators: Why#SDGs?

20th September 2018:
Special Assembly in School on peace by kindergarten students.

21st September 2018:
International Peace Day celebration by having Tree  Plantation with National & International Partners. Also rate the environment using the App "Envirate". Grade IV, V & VI students participated.

22nd September 2018:
MIE Expert Meet organised by Microsoft in school premises focusing on #SDG4, Forty nine Educators participated. All participated in Social Media Campaign to challenge 3 people to #Act4SDGs.

23rd September 2018:
MIE Expert Meet(2nd day)Gaming in Education Edition. Using Minecraft education edition prepared #SDG Banner.

24th September 2018
All Educators collage with #IACT4SDGs Wheel & post on Social Media.

25th September 2018
Skype session and talk about 3rd Anniversary celebrations of sustainable development goal.
Special Morning Assembly for Nursery to Grade 6 students.
SDG Wheel - Flash Mob for SDGs to be achieved.

 We focused on Empowering our Educators who in turn would empower the students of our school.

Together for a Better Tomorrow.

                           


Rising Up For SDGs !!!- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon




Sunday, 23 September 2018

SDG Post #41


Kamla Nehru Public School: An Action Partner of @SDGaction for celebrating the 
3rd Anniversary of the Global Day on 25th September 2018



Your Goals
My Goals
Our Goals
R #UNGoals

Your Agenda
My Agenda
Our Agenda
Is #Act4SDGs Agenda

Kamla Nehru Public School, India has joined the global movement.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India is on the track working to create public awareness of the SDGs.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India is empowering its students, teachers and wider community.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India ready to hold our leaders to account for  SDGs.
Kamla Nehru Public School, India is taking concrete action to make a lasting change.


Fortnight long plans:
14th September 2018:
"STEM in SCHOOL" workshop for Science & Maths Educators in school's "ATAL TINKERING LAB" 
Resource Person: Mr. Vishal from RoboSpecies, Gurgaon.
35 Educators Attended.


16th September 2018:
School Educators took "My World 2030 Survey"

17th September 2018:
27  #Act4SDGs Banners made. 
Banners used for video/photo stunt of educators in school.

18th September 2018:
SDGs on the move.... SDGs on the roads....
17 #Act4SDGs banner fixed on school buses which move to 65 adjoining villages for students' transportation. 10 #ACT4SDGs banner fixed on 3 Wheelers and Buggies which also transport the neighborhood students to the school.

19th September 2018:
Video Recording & Sharing on Social Media
1. For Educators: Why#SDGs?

20th September 2018:
Special Assembly in School on peace by kindergarten students.

21st September 2018:
International Peace Day celebration by having Tree  Plantation with National & International Partners. Also rate the environment using the App "Envirate". Grade IV, V & VI students participated.

22nd September 2018:
MIE Expert Meet organised by Microsoft in school premises focusing on #SDG4, Forty nine Educators participated. All participated in Social Media Campaign to challenge 3 people to #Act4SDGs.

23rd September 2018:
MIE Expert Meet(2nd day)Gaming in Education Edition. Using Minecraft education edition prepared #SDG Banner.

24th September 2018
All Educators collage with #IACT4SDGs Wheel & post on Social Media.

25th September 2018
Skype session and talk about 3rd Anniversary celebrations of sustainable development goal.
Special Morning Assembly for Nursery to Grade 6 students.
SDG Wheel - Flash Mob for SDGs to be achieved.

 We focused on Empowering our Educators who in turn would empower the students of our school.

Together for a Better Tomorrow.

                           


Rising Up For SDGs !!!- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon





Monday, 17 September 2018

SDG Post #40 STEM Training Session in the ATL at Kamla Nehru Public School, Phagwara

"A teacher affects eternity; 

He can never tell where his influence stops". 

Henry Adams

And if a teacher is Empowered for STEM Education.
Her Influence multiplies.

38 Educators of Kamla Nehru Public School Phagwara, India attended an All Educators STEM Training Session in the school Atal Tinkering Lab on 14th Sept.

What is Arduino?
A 3D Printer? 
Sensors? 
Ideation? 

Happy to know now.
Blessed to be one amongst the 38 Educators to attend the STEM training session.

Upgrading & Updating is a Responsibility we Educators have to shoulder!



We are in News!!!!!!

Rising Up For SDGs !!!
- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon


Monday, 13 August 2018

SDG Post # 39 "All About STEM Radio” broadcast


Kamla Nehru Public School India, the Microsoft Showcase School to be featured in “All About STEM Radio” broadcast. 

“All About STEM Radio” is a live radio show catering to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) administrators, educators, students, parents and organizations supporting STEM education. The show also provides schools and organizations the opportunity to showcase their programs and upcoming STEM events
The show time in the U.S is below
• Date: August 29, 2018
• Time: 6pm Central time in the United States
• Call-in number: 214-431-5062; Skype: fishbowlreadionetwork2
• Host: Dr. Mary Payton
Listeners may listen by logging on to www.fbrn.us and click the BLUE STREAM. Feel free to share this information with your members, staff, parents, students and social media. All About STEM Radio http://fbrn.us/shows/all-about-stem/ 
A great opportunity for the Headteacher to share the following during the broadcast :
• STEM / STEAM Education in India
• STEM in Kamla Nehru Public School
• Technology in the classroom
• Teacher Professional Development 

• Any upcoming events in our School

This would be my first experience of participation in a radio broadcast live. A little nervous! A little excited! Need some Good Luck pls!

  Rising Up For SDGs !!!


- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon


Wednesday, 11 July 2018

SDG Post # 37 Atal Tinkering Lab

A Space to Innovate;
A Space to Create,
A Space to Tinkle;
The Atal Tinkering Lab !

Working for SDGoal No.- 4

What a moment of Pride and Glory it was, when we came to know that our school has been selected to establish The Atal Tinkering Lab.

Vividly remember....
Date : 25th December, 2017
Checked the E-Mail : 04 January, 2018

We were overjoyed ! We celebrated ! An announcement in the morning assembly. Shared with the whole school.

Kamla Nehru Public School, India
The School in village Chak Hakim.
The First Generation learners of the School,
Would now be tinkering,
Would now be innovating.
Oh ! Our school would be producing SCIENTISTS !

Our Atal Tinkering Lab is now equipped with 3D Printers, Robotics, Electronics Development tools, IoT & Sensors etc. Oh ! It is functional now.

Tinkering Levels (Grade : VI- XII)
* Level 1- Pre-Tinker
* Level 2-Tinker Club
* Level 3-Tinker Lab
* Level 4- Post- Tinker Lab

What is Atal Tinkering Lab??
A Tinkering Lab which enables Digital Literacy..
Tinkering  Lab for Ideating..
A Tinkering Lab which encourages Design Thinking..
Tinkering Lab which helps in Computational Thinking..
Tinkering Lab which provides Physical Computing..

3 Days Workshop was conducted in the school premises from 12 June 2018 to 14 June 2018 during the Summer vacation.
51 Students from Grade VI to XII, who volunteered, participated in the first ever hands-on training along with 5 Teachers.
Training helped them in fostering creativity. Students were equipped with skills of the future. Working for SDGoal No.- 04 (Quality Education)








A Small Step in the School,
Is a Big Leap in producing Innovators...
We are Building Tomorrow Today...

  Rising Up For SDGs !!!
- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon

Monday, 11 June 2018

SDG Post # 36 Innovation Project

Think & Create;
Imagine & Innovate...

"The Innovation Project"
515 Schools
85 Countries
6 Continents
It all started......
55 Head Teachers met at hotel Radisson on 27/02/2018 to plan the Inter-School Activity Calendar 2018-19. "The Innovation Project" was talked about.
112 students of Grade- IX along with 6 Educators participated in The Innovation Project. 

Week 1

What is Innovation ?
- We explored ! We deliberated ! We Brainstormed ! 
To trigger this thought and to find answers we watched number of videos.


We now fastened the Innovation belts. All ready to Think and Create !
My students were excited, my Educators were excited. There was so much of learning even for the mentor.
Our week one report is :




Week 2

We deliberated upon United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Would our Innovations make cities sustainable ?
Would our Innovations lead to finding a solution to No Hunger ?
Would our Innovations lead to find ways to protect our planet ?
Thoughts.... So many thoughts in our minds.

An Opportunity knocked the door !
We visited Science Expo at Lovely Professional University, India.
After the visit, the mood was set. My students started thinking, deliberating and tinkering on ideas, they were exposed to in the University & the videos they watched initially. My students were now a serious lot.
Day 1: 15th April, 2018 when we first met, they were restless and distracted.
Day 10 : 25th April, 2018 after the visit, they were focused, ready to Innovate.
Now the prototypes were in the making.



Week 3

Preparing Prototypes was the priority No.-1. This was followed by preparing the tutorials, explaining how they prepared them. We went ahead and put up The Innovation Project during The Learning Market Place.
We were in News.... 
Print and Electronic Media covered the Innovation Project.
The local TV channel crew interviewed the students.



We even Skyped with Mr. Ben Spieldenner (Global Minecraft Mentor and Expert from USA)




"The world should be updated."
"The Innovation Project in Kamla Nehru Public School, India is on the move."
The result......
We tweeted a lot. 


The Innovation Project

The Innovation Project

THE INNOVATION PROJECT . The School Principal Ms.P.K.Dhillon is the only Global Ambassador from India for THE INNOVATION PROJECT . This project is organized by KOEN TIMMERS, MIEExpert spanning across 6 continents from 488 schools across 85 countries will focus on sustainability.

Week 4

The most exciting Week had begun. It was Skype time now. It was Group Skype. It was Virtual Tour. It was sharing experiences.

Virtual Tour 
Date : 9 May, 2018
Time : 10:00 AM IST
Partner : Ms. Haya Jahanzeb (Pakistan)
Ms. Penchan Kongpet (Warinchamrap School ,Thailand)
Ms. Reetu Pandey ( Seth Anandram Jaipuriya School, Lucknow, India)
Ms. Jyoti Chaba (Delhi, India)
Ms. Monica Joshi (Sat Paul Mittal School , Ludhiana, India)

Date : 11 May, 2018 
Time : 12:20 PM IST
Partner : Ms. Gordana Novak (Croatia)

Date : 14 May, 2018  
Time : 11:00 AM IST
Partner : Ms. Puneet Chandna (Pathfinder Global School, India)

Expert Webinar : Portuguese game developer and CEO of ClasSplash Joao Ramalheiro
Date : 16 May, 2018
Time : 7:30 PM IST

Expert Webinar : Richard Hyman, former diver in the crew of the famous captain Cousteau
Date : 16 May, 2018
Time : 06:30 PM IST

Expert Webinar : Canadian journalist Lisa Hrabluk

Date : 17 May, 2018

Time : 6:30 PM IST



This Journey of Innovation was all about Creativity...

This Journey of Innovation, was all about Critical Thinking...

This Journey of Innovation, was well Traversed...




Looking forward to take up another such journey in future...
We go all out to thank Koen Timmers for this wonderful journey...
A journey which we would hold always close to our heart...

  Rising Up For SDGs !!!
- Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon


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