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Newsletter Issue: November 2019 Principal’s Message Highlight of the Month : TEDx Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Assembly Culture Exchange Programme IH Soccer Competition Children’s Day Celebration Visit to Anubandh Science Fest IH Robotics Competition Mindful Parenting Conclave Bodhi Career Education Hub Student Corner

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FROM PRINCIPAL’S DESK It has been proved by many researchers around the world that parental and family involvement really give a posi ve outcome in their child's educa on. There are lot of ways in which parents can intervene and involve. “Indeed, parent involvement can be classified in at least three categories: school-based involvement, home- school conferencing, and home-based involvement” (Fantuzzo et al., 2000; Hill and Cra , 2003). In the first type, School-based involvement, the parents can volunteer in the classroom, act as a chaperone for class field trips, par cipate humanis c ac vi es in the school, or plan classroom ac vi es with teachers. Home-school conferencing is the second type of involvement. In this, parents and teachers communicate with each other with regard to the pupils rate of academic progress and other per nent ma ers. A ending Parent Teacher Mee ngs is very important for this purpose. It is usually a trend that the parents of the primary school a end PTMs and this diminishes as the children move to middle and secondary classes. It is equally important for those children also to have parental involvement and support. The third type of parental involvement is home-based involvement. Parents should ac vely encourage children to engage in learning in the home se ng. Providing appropriate learning opportuni es with necessary mo va on and monitoring for their children are very much needed. Parents should review a child's homework, and review if they have acquired age appropriate skills and arrange remedia ons with the help of the schools. Parents also need to buy some books for children and reading with the children is an important ac vity the parents must do. Bodhi is commi ed to engage families in our children's learning. We have an ac ve Family engagement cell in the primary phase and similar arrangements will be done for other phases soon. We are planning to set up a Paren ng Division under our Family Engagement Cell to offer “SCHOOL READINESS HELP” to those parents whose children are aged below 3 years and yet to a end school. This will, as expected, help parents to nurture their young ones to have the right development with correct interven ons, which will make them achieve the best as they progress through the formal schools and colleges.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH TEDx The second season of TEDx Bodhiinterna onalschool mesmerised the a endees with the thought provoking and inspiring talks from the eminent speakers from different walks of life hailing from different parts of India. The topics covering the teenage issues, Mythology, Educa on, School- leavers Need to Evolve into Contribu ng Ci zens, Nature Wonder and social media & mobile journalism kept the audience engaged. The student speakers from Bodhi and other schools were extraordinarily eloquent. Bodhian student speakers received standing ova on from the audience and guests for their style and substance.

Dr V.B. Pillai Mr Naresh Bothra Mr Dilip Thakore Prof. Devadas Rajaram

Sr Advocate Aishwarya Bhati Ms Pragya Deora Ms Jyoti Kathju Dr Virendra Rajpurohit Ms Angeline Denaz Chouhan Mr Manish Singhvi Ms Rishika Jain Mrs Aishwarya Srinivasan

Mrs Prakash Rathore Mrs Khushboo Vyas Bali Ms Shambhavi Shekhar Mr Jaisal Singh Bhati Ms Purvi Tatiya

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Assembly 06th November 2019 On the occasion of Rashtriya ekta diwas, students of Chanakya house presented a wonderful assembly to commemorate the na onal unity day. The pledge of unity was taken by all present.

Cultural Exchange Programe 08th November 2019 Bodhi, being a pioneer in every educa onal ini a ve, is all set to welcome and host The German friends from Hanns Seidel Gymnasium, a reputable school in Frankfurt, Germany. Under the expert mentorship of the Principal, Dr Pillai, this exchange will be hosted by the students' family to explore and understand the culture and values of each other. From food, dances, music, museum visits to learning in the classrooms, the German students will get a feel of every aspect of Indian culture and ethos. Yoga & medita on are one of the unique aspects of our school and the students and faculty from Germany experienced the spiritual dimension on a daily basis. Chairman Mr. Naresh Bothra and Director, Mrs. Nitu Bothra, with their vision of bringing the best opportuni es to Bodhians, sent their best wishes to all.

Cultural Exchange Programe

IH Soccer Competition 09th November 2019 Being the most celebrated sports at school, an inter- house soccer match was organized for the middle and senior school. The excitement mul plied when the guest German students joined their partners in the teams to be a part of the match. The field echoed with cheers and exclama ons; the matches were breath taking.

CHILDREN DAY Children’s Day Celebration CELEBRATION 14th November 2019 10th October 2019 It was a day filled with fun and frolic. The teachers kept the formality aside and came on the same ground with children to celebrate Children's Day. Dances, songs, mimicry and special performances by our German guests made the day a fiesta.

Children’s Day Celebration CHILDREN DAY CELEBRATION

Children’s Day Celebration 14th November 2019 Children's Day is a day to celebrate your childhood — the sweet memories, innocuous desires, uncondi onal happiness and the carefree days. It provides a perfect window to look back at the moments which one would cherish all the life and brings back all the stories, friends whom have somewhere been lost in the pursuit of ambi on. This special day was celebrated with great enthusiasm. Teachers of all the phases entertained the students by performing songs and dance to express their love and care for them. The program started with a prayer, followed by a medley of songs sung by the teachers which drew loud applause from the audience. They grooved on a few Bollywood songs also. A er the special assembly the PYP students were taken for a special screening of the movie 'Maleficent'. The kids enjoyed the movie alongside popcorn and snacks that were served to them. The senior students enjoyed this day in the company of teachers.

Visit to Anubandh The home for elderly, Kodhi Khana 20th November 2019 Feelings of compassion, humanity and a sense of apprecia on awakens when we give to people. There is nothing greater to center our focus in this world than beginning to understand just how much we have to be grateful for. This comes from being in direct contact with the act of giving to people who are less fortunate than ourselves. Giving back to community or society is recognizing that you have been empowered to empower others, and it is a moral obliga on; we at Bodhi firmly believe this. The profit that the students collected from the Diwali Mela and Grade 5 fair was distributed to the elderly at Anubandh – the home for elderly and Kodhi Khana – the leprosy center, blind school and the school for deaf.

Science Olympiad Foundation The school is associated with the Science Olympiad Founda on also known as SOF, which conducts na onwide standardized tests for students. Every year majority of our students from Grades 1-5 appear for these tests. This year the following students le their imprints on the SOF history by these outstanding performance in the General Knowledge Olympiad category. Grade 1 – Vaishnavi S. – School Rank 1- Zonal Rank 54 Interna onal Rank – 173 Grade 2 – Dvij Bhandari – School Rank 1 – Zonal Rank – 44 Interna onal Rank – 175 (School Gold Medal) Grade 3 – Agrima Bais – School Rank 1 – Zonal Rank – 69 – Interna onal Rank – 466(School Gold Medal) Grade 4 – Uddhav Bafna – School Rank 1 – Zonal Rank- 272 – Interna onal Rank – 1078(School Gold Medal) Grade 5 – Naman Jain – School Rank 1 – Zonal Rank – 70 – Interna onal Rank – 688(School Gold Medal) Results are awaited for SOF English and Science Olympiads. The Math Olympiad is scheduled to be held on the 5th of December 2019. Vaishnavi S. Dvij Bhandari Agrima Bais Grade - 1 A Grade - 2 A Grade - 3 B Uddhav Bafna Naman Jain Grade - 4 C Grade - 5 A

Science Fest at Euro 20th November 2019 Four of our students- Abhijeet Saran, Divyansh Sethia, Vidit Kothari and Nayab Khan par cipated in Euro Rise – The Science Fest organized by Euro Interna onal School on 20th November 2019. Students were supposed to complete a working model based on a scien fic principle in a given me using components provided to them. The team of Bodhi Interna onal School stood first among Jodhpur's eight best schools. The team was mentored by Mr. Bhavesh and Ms. Komal Dass.

IH Robotics Competition 20th November 2019 SUMO WRESTLING : BATTLEBOTS CHALLENGE 2019-20 In today's era technology is the core of all the stuffs surrounding us and we also believe in exploring the things which are there for the students' enhancement in terms of knowledge. We are dealing with the term STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathema cs) .We are providing the pla orm of Lego Educa on which is Denmark based curriculum in which there are certain ac vi es that student can explore by their knowledge of science and mathema cs and connect themselyes with the real world using the components of virtual world. To assess the knowledge that they gained during the academic session (2019-20), an Inter house Lego compe on (Sumo wrestling : Ba lebots Challenge) was held on 7th November 2019 at BIS. Students from grades 6 to 8 par cipated in the challenge. The compe on was to design and create a Robot as Sumo wrestler and then conduct a match between different teams. The team with maximum wins and declared winners by the event judge Ms Pra ksha Tiwari. was Drona house.

Mindful Parenting Conclave 24th November 2019 \"Mindful paren ng is the hardest job on the planet, but it’s also one that has the poten al for the deepest kinds of sa sfac ons over the life span, and the greatest feelings of interconnectedness and community and belonging.” Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindful Paren ng conclave, a path-se ng event held at the Taj Hari Mahal, witnessed the presence of who's who from the community of Jodhpur. An idea that germinated when like-minded people of Bodhi Interna onal School and Rotary Clubs of Jodhpur collaborated to build up synergies in the community and society. With the eminent panellists like Mr. Dilip Thakore, SA Aishwarya Bha , Prof. Devadas Rajaram, Dr. Virendra Rajpurohit, Mr. Raman Chaudhary, Ms Jyo Kathju, Ms Angeline Chauhan, Dr Pramod Sharma, Ms Shikha Srivastava and Ms Chetna Sabharwal, the discussion was preceded by the keynote address by the Principal, Dr. Pillai. The forum discussed the pertaining issues related to Schooling, Digital addic on, Career confusions, Is paren ng natural and Social-emo onal development of the children. The presence of the management members- Chairman Mr Naresh Bothra, Execu ve Director Ms Nitu Bothra, Directors Mr Namit Bhandari, Ms Shailee Bothra, Ms Gauri Bhandari- and past district Governor of Rotary Club, Mr Priyesh Bhandari gave a new dimension to the event with their valuable contribu ons to the discussion.

Mindful Parenting Conclave

Bodhi Career Education Hub Decoding the Interna onal Curriculum Being in the field of career counselling for more than a decade now, I thought of dedica ng this feature of our newsle er especially to decode the path of higher educa on with an interna onal curriculum. · Variety of Universi es in India: With 800+ Universi es in India in the category of Central Universi es, State Universi es, Private Universi es, Deemed Universi es, Technical Universi es and Ins tutes of Na onal Importance etc, it becomes a daun ng tasks for parents and students to verify the authen city and recogni on of the ins tu on. As an interna onal board students, you have a ready guide named “Des na on India” to refer to and check the equivalence cer ficate and recogni on status of the university. The link to download a copy for easy referral is here: h ps://www.cambridgeinterna onal.org/Images/375743-a-guide-to-apply-to-indian-universi es-with- cambridge-qualifica ons.pdf · Acceptance in Indian Universi es for Higher Educa on: The Associa on of Indian Universi es, the organiza on that awards equivalence to foreign degrees in India, has granted equivalence to Cambridge Interna onal A Levels, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge O Levels. This ensures smooth progression for Cambridge students who choose to study at universi es in India. Take a look at the following link: h ps://www.cambridgeinterna onal.org /Images/301400-india-recogni on- statements-as-level.pdf · Best benefits for Interna onal Universi es: Most of the universi es across the world recognize AS and A levels for scholarships as well as credits for many courses at Bachelor's level. The flexibility of subjects is another advantage that can be leveraged with the Interna onal universi es. Take a look at the following table to see how a Cambridge learner gets an edge over others Is your child ready future ready!! Chetna Sabharwal Head, College Placements & Guidance

STUDENT CORNER BROKEN HEART Today I laugh at a broken heart, Punctured……sha ered apart, Woven with the needles of me. Remembering those days of mine… His hair gelled like polished boots, His eyes a blackhole, alluring me in. I pa ed…. His slumped shoulders hung on his slouched back. “Hey!!! Could you please direct me to the class?” That's when it hit me hard. The jangling chords of my heart (dhadak, dhadak) Tuned with his melodious voice. Ouch!!!!!! I really thought he was the one. The sugarcoated lies, blinded my eyes. It was too much to take. I can't believe it was all fake. His fingers exploring folds of my skin, Leaving me to crave….to peel off my skin. The pain twitched my vein, Messing and rummaging my brain. Waves which nourished me once Became a raging tsunami. Arrows piercing my caged heart. Agony, frustra on swelled my eyes, Tears cascaded on my cheek. The familiar salinity was too bi er to taste. Yet again I laugh on a broken heart. Cherish Mundhra Grade 12

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