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Round Square Activities

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Round Square Conference Participation: A team of students represented BPS Pilani at the Round Square conference at PWS Gurugram from February 15 to 19, 2024, under the theme “Myriads culture, one beautiful world”. The conference provided a platform for cultural exchange and global collaboration.

RS Zoom Postcard Participation: Students engaged in RS Zoom Postcards with schools like GEMS Millennium School, Sharjah, and St. George's Grammar School, South Africa, discussing topics like "Learning to Unlearn Consumption" and "Historic Heroes". The interactive sessions broadened students' perspectives and encouraged global awareness.

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RS ZOOM POSTCARD :- Our students, Manas Raj, Kriday Agarwal , Krishna Purwar, Raunak Somani, Kunwar Rashtradeep along with the Teacher I/C Ms Narottama Sharma participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from Palmer Trinity School U.S.  on the theme “Mental health among Teens ". The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday January 31 2024  at 4:30 pm SA, (GMT+2) and brought 200 students from 40 schools in 14 countries ( Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, UK, and UAE).   The Call focussed on the needs of mental health among teens . Our children actively participated in the discussion on needs of mental health among teens . The students presented their viws on ways to promote mental health among adolescents. Our students presented their views confidently and got the opportunity to broaden their horizon of knowledge and experiences  

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1.Round Square AGM in DUBAI:- The School head Mr. S.K Baral and the RS rep. Ms. Varsha Ratta attended the RS AGM in Indian High School in Dubai from 16th to 21st November 2023. The AGM focused on implementing the Discovery Heros in the junior section of the school.

2.RS Zoom Postcard from Craighouse School in Chilie:- Our Six students along with Ms. Archana Kaushik participated in the 60 mints zoom postcard on 15th November 2023. The theme of the postcard was “Ëvery Change Counts: Building Sustainable Environment Together.”

3.World Music Montage by Mayo Collage Ajmer:- Our 6 children participated in the collaborative effort titled “World Music Montage” led by Mayo college Ajmer for RS Schools. It was a month long collaboration. 16 schools from the South Asia and Gulf region came together for the online projectto express and promote global unity and brotherhood.

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Report on Round Square ZOOM Postcard (Nov.1, 2023):-Our students of grade VII, Lokesh Mohil, Harshit Shrivastava, Virat Kukreti, Kunwar Karni Singh Rathore, Chinmay Joshi, Ranvijay Balyan and Animesh have participated in the International Round Square zoom postcard organized by Sunbeam School Suncity on November 1, 2023.at 3:00 pm on the theme “Past echoes: Rediscovering the roots.” The students from around the world participated to explore the vibrant and diverse culture in India and shared their own ideas and experiences about their family legacy, values and traditions. There were 70 participants from three countries India, South Africa and UAE. The students exchanged their culture in the form of values associated with their festivals, foods , clothes and languages etc. They enhanced their knowledge and expressed their views on the topic.

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RS Zoom Postcard from IVANHOE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, AUSTRALIA: -Our students, Rishit Goel, Aman Tebriwal, Rishabh Singh, Harsh Lumar, Swayam Bhartiya,& Deepanshu along with the RS Rep. Ms. Varsha Ratta participated in RS Zoom Postcard from IVANHOE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, AUSTRALIA WITH THE THEME “R U OK?” The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday 13th September at 6pm AEST and brought together around 50 participants from 10 schools in three countries (Australia, India & South Africa)

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* Round Square Conference: Students including Master Chinmay Joshi, Master Pushkar Rai, Master Ranvijay Baliyan, Master Karni Singh, Master Ahaan Sseth, and Soham Kumar, accompanied by teacher Incharge Mrs. Narottama Sharma, attended a Round Square conference themed "Dream, Believe and Achieve" from August 17th to August 22nd at The Sunbeam School Lahartara Varanasi. Thirty-three schools from around the world participated in the conference. Students engaged in various activities, group discussions on nature conservation, and presentations on aspects like dreaming, planning, achieving, and building self-confidence.

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RS Zoom Postcard from Step By Step School: Students Aarav Bhatnagar, Arnav Jain, Aman Tebriwal, Rishabh Singh, Rishit Goel, and RS Representative Ms. Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Zoom postcard from Step By Step School with the theme "Service: Making the world a better place." The event took place on Wednesday, July 26th, 2023, at 5:30 pm IST and brought together around 120 participants from schools in 4 countries - India, Kenya, Pakistan, and South Africa.

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RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM REDLANDS SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA :-Our students Rishit Goel, Aman Tebriwal,Harsh,Ishaan,Swayam and Deepanshu along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from Redlands School in Australia with the theme “One ocean. One climate. One future - together” The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday June 7th at 3:40pm Sydney (GMT+10) and brought together 80 participants from 16 schools in 5 countries (Australia, China, India, Kenya, and South Africa).

   RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM ST STITHIANS GIRLS’ COLLEGE IN SOUTH AFRICA:- Our Students Deepanshu, Rishabh Singh, Aman Tiberiwal, and Swyam Bharitya along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from St Stithians Girls’ College in South Africa with the theme “Different Types of Democracies”. The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday 21st June at 3:30pm South Africa (GMT+2) and brought  together around 80 participants from 16 schools in 7 countries (Argentina, Brazil,  China, India, Kenya, Peru and South Africa).

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RS ZOOM POSTCARD BY ASHBURY COLLEGE, CANADA: -Prerak Poonia, Heer Kunal Pandya, Marv Agrawal, Prakhar Krishnatray, Mrityunjay Vishnoi, and Raunak Somani of grade VIII, together with Ms.Priyanka Tomar, took part in the RS Zoom Postcard held by Ashbury College, Canada on May 3,2023, with the question "What are the dangers of Social Media among teens?" The event drew 150 students from 24 schools in ten nations (Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, India, Oman, Pakistan, South Africa, and the United States). The students explored social media disinformation, expectation vs reality, the consequences of excessive social media use, how to protect oneself from phishing emails, and other topics.

RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM THE MILLENNIUM SCHOOL IN UAE:-Our 6 students, Krishna Singla Vinay Daga, Shreyansh Tiwari andAmrit Anand along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta attended RS Zoom Postcard from The Millennium School in UAE with the theme “Forging New Paths for Peace”.The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday 17th May at 3:30pm GST (GMT+5) and brought together together over 100 participants from 23 schools in 9 countries (Australia, China, Germany, India, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, UAE and USA).

RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM KINROSS WOLAROI SCHOOL IN AUSTRALIA :-Our students Arpit Choudhary, Amrit Anand,Hari Narayan Singh,Priyanshu Yadav ,Rishabh Jain and Yashvardhan Pandey along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta attended the RS Zoom Postcard from Kinross Wolaroi School in Australia with the theme "Building Community Connections" The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday 24th May at 2pm AEST (GMT+10) and brought together around 110 participants from 19 schools in 3 countries.

WORLD WISE CONVERSATION HOSTED BY THE BRITISH SCHOOL NEW DELHI IN INDIA :-Our students Amrit Anand and Yashvardhan Pandey along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in the World Wise Conversation hosted by The British School New Delhi in India with the theme "Bread for every breath.The 90-minute call took place on Friday 26th May at 3 pm IST and will bring together around 100 participants from 18 schools in 6 countries (Australia, India, Pakistan, South Africa, UAE and UK). We make the time conversion to be 10:30 am in London, 11:30 am in Cape Town, 1:30pm in Dubai, 2 30 pm in Karachi, and 7:30 pm in Sydney.

RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM GLOBAL PUBLIC SCHOOL IN INDIA :-Our students Vaibhav Singh, Priyanshu yadav,Rohan Singh, Shivansh Sahi, Yashvardhan Pandey and Amrit Anand along with Ms. Varsha Ratta the RS Rep. participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from Global Public School in India with the theme “Culinary Tourism: Around the world in 80 plates”The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday 31st May at 5pm (GMT+5h30) and brought together 120 participants from 22 schools in 9 countries (Australia, Canada, China, India, Kenya, Oman, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey).

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RS POSTCARD FROM BRITISH OVERSEAS SCHOOL IN PAKISTAN:- Our students from Junior section along with Ms. Narottma Sharma participated in RS Zoom Postcard on the theme of “Ways to Speak Your Truth.” The Postcard was attended by more than 120 participants from 24 schools in 8 countries (Argentina, Armenia, Australia India, Japan, Pakistan, South Africa, and UAE).

RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM CATE SCHOOL IN USA WITH THE THEME “IMMIGRATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: -Our students Lakshya Dabas, Chirag Bhati,Nilesh Mehta,Manav Tyagi,Harsh Choudhary and Avinash Jangir along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in RS Zoom Postcard from Cate School in USA with the theme “Immigration in a Global Context ”.The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday 19th April at 8am PDT (GMT -7) and will bring together around 120 participants from 24 schools in 10 countries (Argentina, Armenia, Canada, China, Colombia, India, Peru, Pakistan, UAE and USA).

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1. RS Zoom Postcard from Fountain Valley on March 8th:- Sankalp Arora, Rishabh Jain, Risit Goel, Manav Tyagi, and Purv Aggarwal are our pupils. Akarsh Mishra and the RS Representative, Ms. Varsha Ratta, took part in the "Safe spaces: Where we all belong" RS Zoom Postcard from Fountain Valley School in the United States. The call, which lasted 90 minutes, was held on March 8 at 6 p.m. Mountain Time (GMT -7), and about 60 people from 11 institutions across four nations participated. (Australia, China, India, and USA).

2. RS Zoom Postcard from Welham Girls' School on March 15th:- Along with the RS representative Varsha Ratta, our pupils Sankalp Arora, Rishabh Singh, Rishit Goel, Aman Tibriwal, Shrestha Agarwal, and Vasu Saxena attended the event with the subject "small world, big screen: tackling global issues through the medium of films" organised by Welham Girls' School in India. The 90-minute call, which involved about 80 people from 17 institutions across five nations, took place on March 15 at 5:30 pm (IST; GMT +5h30). (India, Pakistan, Peru UK and South Africa).

3. RS Zoom Postcard from Junior & Senior High School of Kogakuin University on March 22nd:- Pranjal Bharti,Swayam Bhartiya,Laksh Dabas,Sankalp Arora Rishab Singh Kalong with thr RS rep Ms. Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from Junior & Senior High School of Kogakuin University in Japan with the theme "Comparing schooling / education systems of different countries and finding the merits and demerits of it". The 60-minute took place on Wednesday 22nd March at 8AM JST (GMT +9) and will bring together over 70 participants from 15 schools in 9 countries (Australia, Canada, China, Colombia India, Japan, Pakistan, Peru, USA ).

4. RS postcard hosted by Dhorubhai Ambani International School.Mumbai :- Our students Mohak,Lokesh,Ansh Raj Singh,Priyansh Jainand ,Arav along with Dr. Vijaylaxmi attended the RS postcard hosted by Dhorubhai Ambani International School.Mumbai on the theme "Music and Mood". The Postcard was attended by over 175 participants from 19 schools in 8 countries (Armenia, Argentina, Brazil, India, Bangladesh, Oman, Pakistan, and South Africa)

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• ROUND SQUARE FRENCH LANGUAGE LAB:- • Ten students of Birla Public School, Pilani participated in RS French Language Lab. The first call took place on January 27 at 08:30pm IST with 55 delegates from 11 schools in 6 countries (India, Bahamas, USA, Kenya, Colombia and UAE), hosted by École Alsacienne in Paris on the topic of Cultural Norma and Stereotypes.

• The second RS French Language Lab call took place on February 3 at 08:30pm IST with 54 students from 15 schools in 8 countries (Bahamas, USA, India, Canada, Colombia, UK, Switzerland and UAE). The meeting was hosted by Elaraki School on the topic of Music around the World.

• The third RS French Language Lab call took place on February 10 at 08:30pm IST, hosted by Calgary French and International School on the topic Foods around the World.

• The students shared their views by discussing on above different topics. Following students participated in the conference: o Ansh Gupta o Kushagra Garg o Rishit Singhal o Trish Jain

• RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL IN THE USA:-

• Our students Dhruv Kr .agarwal, Durgesh Kumar, Sirish Bansal, Sumant Kr. Sumant, Aman Mitruka along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in RS Zoom Postcard from Providence Day School in the USA on "SDG Goal 5: Where Do You Stand? A conversation about gender".The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday, February 2nd at 12 pm EST (GMT -5h) and brought together around 120 participants from 23 schools in 9 countries (India, Armenia, USA, Canada, Colombia, France, Switzerland, South Africa and UK).

• 3-RS COLLABORATION ON THE TOPIC OF 'USE OF LIFE IN SCIENTIFIC STUDIES HOSTED BY CHEONGSHIM INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, KOREA:-

• Our students Vishwajeet Keshan, Aman Mitruka, Rachit Sarda, Divya Arun and Lakshya Mehta along with Mr Ratna Kumar Vadapally participated in the collaboration on the topic of 'Use of life in scientific studies hosted by CheongShim International Academy, Korea on 6th Feb 2022 from 2 pm to 4 pm (In Korean time).The collaboration focused on how animals or humans that have been subjected to scientific experiments have been treated, whether it should carry on, and alternatives to resume development without continuing these experiments.

• RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE IN ROMANIA:-Our students Sumant Kumar Suman, Aman Mitruka, Utkarsh Choudhary, Kavit Agarwal, Srish Bansal, and Rudra Pratap Singh along with RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in RS Zoom Postcard from Transylvania College in Romania with the theme ‘Can you make an impact even if you are young?. The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday, February 23rd at 12 pm Romania (GMT +2h) and will bring together over 75 participants from 15 schools in 5 countries (Romania, India, UK, Armenia and Pakistan).

• ROUND SQUARE INTER SCHOOL VIRTUAL COLLABORATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY HOSTED BY THE SHRI RAM SCHOOL, ARAVALI :-

• Our students Ansh Raj Singh and Priyansh Jain ( Class V) along with Ms Priyanka Tomar attended the Junior Aravali Round Square Inter School virtual collaboration to celebrate National Science Day on Monday, 28th February 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. hosted by The Shri Ram School, Aravali. This symposium included delegations from 12 schools in India.

• RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM ST CYPRIAN’S SCHOOL IN CAPE TOWN:-Our students Durgesh Kumar, Arth Chauhan, Ryan Shrivastava, Kumar Prateek, Srish Bansal, and Aman Mitruka along with RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from St Cyprian’s School in Cape Town. The excellent Postcard examined unconscious bias. The call brought together 140 participants from 27 schools in 10 countries (India, UK, Armenia, UAE, Pakistan, Switzerland, Togo, South Africa, Bahamas and Canada).

• IN CONVERSATION WITH VIKRAM BHATT :-Our students got a wonderful opportunity to listen to Mr Vikram Bhatt, a noted Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor on 3rd February 2022. The enriching program was hosted by the Doon School Film Society The children were enlightened about the new trends in filmmaking and the integration of technology in this field.

RS CONFERENCE HOSTED BY HYDERBAD PUBLIC SCHOOL:-Master Jinay Jain, Master Vaibhav Gupta, Master Saket Jhalariya, Master Aryan Bindal, Master Pranav Tibrewal and Master Tejash Agarwal along with Mrs. Narottama Sharma attended a round Square conference based on the theme- “Inhale Courage, Exhale Fear “ from 22 January to 27 January. Twenty-six schools across the world participated in the conference. Our students proved themselves in the conference. They Keynote speaker was Dr.Arun Tewari a Missile scientist of India. He threw light on the importance of being courageous in life . The children performed various activates like Zip line, archery, sky cycling, wall climbing, rope climbing etc. They learnt film making at Ramoji Film studio. They participated in various group discussions on nature conservation and gave presentations on inhaling courage and developing self-confidence. The students of BPS have proved themselves by performing well in the conference.

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1-RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM SUNBEAM SCHOOL LAHARTARA:- Our students Vasu Saxena,Rishit Goel,Keshav Goel, Manav Tyagi,Jay Dokania participated in the RS Zoom Post card  organized by Sunbeam Lahartara with the theme "Portraits of success". The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday December 7th at :5pm IST (GMT + 5 hr 30) and brought together around 100 participants from 16 schools in 4 countries (Armenia, India, Pakistan,  and UAE ). 

2- RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM FIRST STEPS SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCE IN PAKISTAN :- Our students Avinash Jangir,Harsh Yadav ,Manav Tyagi,Nilesh Mehta, Sankalp Arora,Jaishit Chhabra and Rishabhh Jain along with the Rs Rep Varsha Ratta attended the RS Zoom Postcard from First Steps School of Arts & Science in Pakistan with the theme "Social Media Manipulation". The 60-minute took place on Wednesday December 14th at 1pm Pakistan time (GMT +5h) and will bring together around 120 participants from 21 schools in 6 countries (Armenia, China, India, Pakistan,South Africa and UK.

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1. RS Zoom Postcard from Assam Valley School :- Jaishit Chhabra, Jay Dokania, Kavit Agarwal, Yashvardhan Shinghi,Rishibh Jain, Rishabh Singh along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from Assam Valley School in India with the theme 'War settles nothing'. The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday November 2nd at 6 30pm IST (GMT +5h 30) and will bring together 105 participants from 17 schools in 8 countries (Armenia, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, UAE and USA).

2. RS Postcard from St. John's Ravenscourt School :-Sankalp Arora, Ayush Triptahi, Preet Rathi, Chera Karlom , Rishit Goyal along with the RS rep. Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Postcard from St. John's Ravenscourt School in Canada with the theme " Is fashion too fast?". The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday November 30th at 11:45 am Winnipeg time (GMT - 6h) and will bring together around 100 participants from 17 schools in 9 countries (Australia, Canada, Colombia, Germany, India, Peru, UAE, UK and USA ).

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1- RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM THOMAS MORE COLLEGE IN SOUTH AFRICA :-

Manaswin Yadav, Jay Dokania, Saranga Pani Hazarika, Pranjal Bharti, Likhit Jain, Aarav Bhatnagar participated in RS Zoom Postcard from Thomas More College in South Africa with the theme 'Poverty and Women's Rights’. The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday August 17th at 3pm SA (GMT +2) and brought together around 120 participants from 25 schools in 7 countries (Argentina, Chile, Kenya, India, Pakistan, Perú and South Africa).  We make the time conversion to be 8 am in Lima, 9 am in Santiago, 10am in Buenos Aires, 4pm in Nairobi, 6pm in Karachi, and 6.30pm in Delhi.

2- RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM CRAIG HOUSE SCHOOL IN CHILE: -

Manasvin Yadav, Jay Dokania, Saranga Pani Hazarika, Gautam Sharma, Hetav Detroja and Rishit Goel participated in the Rs ZOOM Postcard from Craig house School in Chile with the theme 'Believe in Peace. Take action for Peace’. The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday August 31st at 10am local time (GMT -4) and brought together around 110 participants from 22 schools in 7 countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Perú and South Africa).  We make the time conversion to be 9 am in Lima and Bogotá, 11 am in Buenos Aires, 4pm in Cape Town, 7pm in Karachi and 7 30pm in Delhi. But please double-check for your own location.  

3- RS ZOOM POSTCARD “ADVENTURE IN THE CENTRE “WITH AUSTRALIA:-

Dilawar Singh, Hari Narayan, Rohan Kumar, Akarsh Mishra, Aryan Agarwal and Sankalp Arora participated in the RS postcard from St. Philip's College in Australia with the theme "Adventure in the Centre". The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday August 24th at 5pm ACST (GMT +9:30) and brought together around 100 participants from 19 schools in 3 countries (Australia, India, and South Africa).

 

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1. Doon School  Sustainability Symposium:- Our students Aman, Lakshya, Prabir, Govind and Srish along with Mr Devendra Singh Rajawat attended the symposium on sustainability hosted by The Doon School in India on 25 February on the theme - “Sustainability – Envisioning a Thriving Global Community”. This symposium included delegations from 20 schools in India, Pakistan and Jordan.

 

2. Junior Aravalli Round Square Interschool Virtual Collaboration :- Our students Ansh Raj Singh and Priyansh Jain ( Class V) along with Ms Priyanka Tomar attended the  Junior Aravali Round Square Inter School virtual collaboration to celebrate National Science Day on Monday, 28th February 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. hosted by The Shri Ram School, Aravali. This symposium included delegations from 12 schools in India.

3. RS Post card Okinawa Amicus International School,  Japan:- Our students Harsh Gattani, Kinshuk Saini, Prabir Sandhu, Amanraj Vashistha, Harshit Pathak and Lakshya Mehta along with Mr Pradeep Tiwari attended the RS Zoom Postcard from Okinawa Amicus International School in Japan with the theme ‘Masks around the World'.

This symposium brought together around 95 participants from 15 schools in 6 countries (India, Australia, Rwanda, South Africa, Armenia and Pakistan).

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1- ROUND SQUARE FRENCH LANGUAGE LAB:-

Ten students of Birla Public School, Pilani participated in RS French Language Lab. The first call took place on January 27 at 08:30pm IST with 55 delegates from 11 schools in 6 countries (India, Bahamas, USA, Kenya, Colombia and UAE), hosted by École Alsacienne in Paris on the topic of Cultural Norma and Stereotypes.  

The second RS French Language Lab call took place on February 3 at 08:30pm IST with 54 students from 15 schools in 8 countries (Bahamas, USA, India, Canada, Colombia, UK, Switzerland and UAE). The meeting was hosted by Elaraki School on the topic of Music around the World.  

The third RS French Language Lab call took place on February 10 at 08:30pm IST, hosted by Calgary French and International School on the topic Foods around the World.  

The students shared their views by discussing on above different topics. Following students participated in the conference:  

1. Ansh Gupta 

2. Kushagra Garg 

3. Rishit Singhal 

4. Trish Jain 

 

2- RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL IN THE USA:-

Our students Dhruv Kr .agarwal, Durgesh Kumar, Sirish Bansal, Sumant Kr. Sumant, Aman Mitruka along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in RS Zoom Postcard from Providence Day School in the USA on "SDG Goal 5: Where Do You Stand? A conversation about gender".The 60-minute call took place on Wednesday, February 2nd at 12 pm EST (GMT -5h) and brought together around 120 participants from 23 schools in 9 countries (India, Armenia, USA, Canada, Colombia, France, Switzerland, South Africa and UK).

 

3-RS COLLABORATION ON THE TOPIC OF 'USE OF LIFE IN SCIENTIFIC STUDIES HOSTED BY CHEONGSHIM INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, KOREA:-

Our students VishwajeetKeshan, Aman Mitruka, Rachit Sarda, Divya Arun and Lakshya Mehta along with Mr Ratna Kumar Vadapally participated in the collaboration on the topic of 'Use of life in scientific studies hosted by CheongShim International Academy, Korea on 6th Feb 2022 from 2 pm to 4 pm (In Korean time).The collaboration focused on how animals or humans that have been subjected to scientific experiments have been treated, whether it should carry on, and alternatives to resume development without continuing these experiments.

4- RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE IN ROMANIA:-Our students Sumant Kumar Suman, Aman Mitruka, Utkarsh Choudhary, Kavit Agarwal, Srish Bansal, and Rudra Pratap Singh along with RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in RS Zoom Postcard from Transylvania College in Romania with the theme ‘Can you make an impact even if you are young?. The 90-minute call took place on Wednesday, February 23rd at 12 pm Romania (GMT +2h) and will bring together over 75 participants from 15 schools in 5 countries (Romania, India, UK, Armenia and Pakistan).

5- ROUND SQUARE INTER SCHOOL VIRTUAL COLLABORATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY HOSTED BY THE SHRI RAM SCHOOL, ARAVALI:-

Our students Ansh Raj Singh and Priyansh Jain ( Class V) along with Ms Priyanka Tomar attended the Junior Aravali Round Square Inter School virtual collaboration to celebrate National Science Day on Monday, 28th February 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. hosted by The Shri Ram School, Aravali. This symposium included delegations from 12 schools in India.

 

6- RS ZOOM POSTCARD FROM ST CYPRIAN’S SCHOOL IN CAPE TOWN:-Our students Durgesh Kumar, Arth Chauhan, Ryan Shrivastava, Kumar Prateek, Srish Bansal, and Aman Mitruka along with RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from St Cyprian’s School in Cape Town. The excellent Postcard examined unconscious bias. The call brought together 140 participants from 27 schools in 10 countries (India, UK, Armenia, UAE, Pakistan, Switzerland, Togo, South Africa, Bahamas and Canada).

7- IN CONVERSATION WITH VIKRAM BHATT :-Our students got a wonderful opportunity to listen to Mr Vikram Bhatt, a noted Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor on 3rd February 2022. The enriching program was hosted by the Doon School Film Society The children were enlightened about the new trends in filmmaking and the integration of technology in this field.

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1-Round Square Zoom Postcard By Sunbeam Lahartara:- Our students Prabir Sandhu, Anmol Surekha, Rayan Shrivastava, Srish Bansal and Mayank Sharma along with the RS rep. MS Varsha Ratta attended the Round Square Postcard hosted by Sunbeam ,Lahartara on the theme “Power of We” on 12th January 2022 it brought together 90 participants from 12 schools of India, UK and Pakistan.

 

2- RS Zoom Postcard from Mayo College :- Our students Kumar Prateek, Abhiraj Malik, Raghav Agarwal, Arth Chauhan, Durgesh Kumar, Ryan Srivastava, Ayush Jaiswal along with the RS Rep. MS Varsha Ratta attended the RS Zoom Postcard from Mayo College in India with the theme ‘Warp and Weft in Weaves’, focusing on Textile and Clothing of India and the World on 19th January 2022. It brought together around 100 participants from 19 schools in 5 countries (India, UK, Armenia, UAE and Pakistan).

 

3-Emerald Heights- KNOWLEDGE CONVERGENCE ARC:-

The studentsofBirla Public School, Pilani participated online in the Emerald Heights Knowledge Convergence Arc from 27th January- 29th January. The following boys have participated in the event along with the incharges:-

(i) Story Telling- Ansh Raj Class V I/C Mrs.Aditi Choudhary

(ii) Creative Writing-Aryaveer -VIA and Vivan.K.Pradhan -VII A, I/C -Mrs.Radha Sharma

(iii) Quiz- Suraj Singh- VII B and Deepanshu -VIII B I/C- Mr.Anil Kumar

(iv) Debate- Vasu Jindal Class -X Sirish Bansal class -XI and Prabir Sandhu class-XII/C- Mrs.Aprupa Chakraborty Paul

It was a three days event, students participated and learnt a lot in the event.

4- RS FRENCH LANGUAGE LAB FROM ÉCOLE ALSACIENNE IN PARIS:-

Our students Ansh Gupta, Kushagra Garg, Rishit Singhal and Trish Jain along with French teacher Mr. Raviraj participated in RS French Language Lab from École Alsacienne in Paris on the topic of Cultural Norma and Stereotypes. The call took place on 27 January at 8:30pm IST with 55 delegates from 11 schools in 6 countries (India, Bahamas, USA, Kenya, Colombia and UAE). The students shared their views by discussing on the topic.

 

5-INTERNATIONAL YOUTH BOOK REVIEW COMPETITION:- Preet Rathi and Prabir Sandhu of class XI participated in the International Youth Book Review Competition organised by CIA First International School, Cambodia in association with The Achiever's Programme (TAP) on 27 December,2022. Preet Rathi's presentation was adjudged the best.

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CHEMAGIX:-Birla Public School hosted a virtual Round Square collaboration connecting how Chemistry can be used to attain the UN SDGs. The conference had identified seven of the seventeen SDGs.The conference aimed at achieving awareness in seven of the seventeen UN SDGs. The conference was held from 08 Nov and  10 Nov 2021 with a gap on 09 Nov. Twelve Round Square schools participated in this conference.  There were two Keynote speakers 1, Dr B Ebenezar, from Hyderabad and the other, Mr George Jacob, an Alumnus of BPS presently in Sanfrancisco, Whereas the first day the concept was introduced through different demo & discussions by the BPS boys with other school students, a Gap day of 09 Nov was meant for the participants on, to do the research and give the presentation on 10 Nov 2021.

*-ROUND SQUARE  POSTCARD FROM WYOMING SEMINARY,PENNSYLVANIA:-our 9 students along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta participated in the RS postcard on the theme "Sustainability a Global Perspective" on Friday, November 12th 2021.

*-ROUND SQUARE COLLABORATION WITH AKS LYTHUM SCHOOL, UK:-our 8 students along with the RS Rep. Varsha Ratta collaborated with AKS Lythum School, the UK on the theme " Is Democracy Representative?" on 15th November 2021.

*-HPS DRAMA FESTIVAL, 2021:-A Team of 6 students along with the Academic coordinator Jr. sec Ms Aditi Choudhary participated in the HPS Drama Festival, 2021 on 18th November 2021 and presented one act of the "Invisible Man" written by H. G. Wells.

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NARRATIVE SUBMISSION FOR HOTCHKISS SCHOOL LAKEVILLE, CT:- Shaurya Yadav of class XII contributed his poem to the collection of Hotchkiss  School Lakeville, CT.

THE SGCINKTOBER CHALLENGE:-Raghav Agarwal and Kanya Bengia of class XI and XII  participated in the Inktober challenge organised by St George’s School, Windsor Castle UK. Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It was a one month long challenge with a list of task to be performed for the month of October.

DAIS RS POSTCARD ON THE THEME OF “COLOURS OF INDIA”:- 6 students of junior section participated in the  Dihrubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai on 20th October. 175 students from 27 schools in five countries (India, Armenia, UAE, South Africa and Oman) joined the call. Participants were treated to colourful presentations from their peers before dividing into breakout discussions and then returning for a final plenary session.

RS ZOOM POSTCARD ST ANDREW’S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS:- 6 students of Senior section along with the RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in RS Postcard  on 20th October  “Women in Sports” hosted by ST Andrews’ School, Johannesburg, South Africa, 95 students from 21 schools in eight countries (India, USA, Armenia, UAE, Colombia, Canada, Germany and South Africa) joined the call. After a warm welcome and introduction from the hosts, delegates heard from an excellent keynote speaker before heading off into Baraza groups for an in-depth discussion. Students then reconvened in the main room to share the highlights of their discussions before a thank you and send off from their host.

RS POSTCARD HOSTED ASSAM VALLEY SCHOOL:- 6 students of Senior section along with the RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in RS Postcard  hosted by  Assam Valley School.The 90-minute call brought together over 100 participants from 19 schools in 7 countries (India, USA, Armenia, UAE, Oman, Peru and Argentina) and focussed on the power of positive thinking. Following a warm welcome from the host students, a keynote speaker discussed the importance of setting positive goals and gave tips on how to overcome fears. Students then dispersed to Barazas where brief ice breakers preceded a deep discussion of the issues raised in the keynote. Students then returned to the main room to discuss their learnings.

RS POSTCARD HOSTED GENESIS GLOBAL SCHOOL :- 6 students of Senior section along with the RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in RS Postcard hosted by Genesis Global School, entitled “Dynamics of the World Economy 2021” on 7th October. Over 100 students from 20 schools in 5 countries (India, USA, Armenia, UAE and Japan) joined the call. Participants were treated to an excellent keynote before heading off to Barazas to discuss the topics raised and then returning for a final plenary session. A warm and welcoming atmosphere characterised the conversations.

THE SHRI RAM SCHOOL ARAVALI ECONOMICS SYMPOSIUM:-  8 students participated in The Shri Ram School Aravali Economics Symposium “Economics Without Ethics Is A Caricature ‘on 12th October.

 WORLD MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATION TO BE HOSTED BY THE DOON SCHOOL AND THE BRITISH OVERSEAS SCHOOL :- 6 students of senior section along with the RS Rep. Ms Varsha Ratta participated in the World Mental Health Collaboration hosted by The Doon School, and The British Overseas School, Pakistan over 225 delegates registering for the conference. This included delegations from 35 schools in 6 countries (India, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Oman, Jordan and Thailand).

PPS IPSC STUDENTS' CONCLAVE 2021 – 22:- 8 students along with Mr. Siddharth participated in a three days long IPSC Students' Conclave 2020 - 21  hosted by PPS Nabha from 24th to 26th October 2021. The them was leadership in sports.

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Sammantaa Gender Equality Symposium: - NomikTantia, Dhruv Kumar Agarwal, Kumar Uttchrist Sinha, AadityaGelani, Mukund and Tatvik Agarwal, and RS Rep. Varsha Ratta attended the gender equality Symposium organised by Dhiru Bhai Ambani School on 7th July 2021 called "Samaanta”. National Film Awardee Ms Vibha Bakshi was the Key-Note Speaker for the Symposium.35 schools and 310 delegates from around the world attended the symposium.

RS Postcard Modern School, Barakhamba: - Birla Public School, Pilani students participated in the Round Square Postcard on 13 July. Manav Rungta, Dhruv Kumar Agarwal, Kumar Uttchrist Sinha, AadityaGelani, Prabir Sandhu,Utkarsh Sahu and RS Rep Varsha Ratta represented BPS in this event attended by 18 schools across the world including the host school Modern School,Barakhamba under the aegis of Round Square.

RS Collaborative Activity by Mody School Lakshmangarh:-Birla Public School, Pilani students participated in the Round Square collaborative activity Dhruv Kumar Agarwal, AadityaGelani, Utkarsh Sahu ,Govind Jaiswal ,Vasu Saxenaand RS Rep. Varsha Ratta represented BPS in this event attended by 12 schools across the world including the host School Modi School,Lakshmangarh.Mr.VipulShah,Mr.Rakesh Khatri and Mr.Nipun Kaushik of Eco -roots Foundation took sessions on Building Sustainable Ecosystems for Birds, E-Waste Management and Restoring Biodiversity. The activity was based on Environment a pillar of Round Square.

RS Zoom Postcard - "Think Globally, Act Locally: -KridayAgrwal, Prakhar Krishnatray ,Saket Sharma, Kunwar Rastradeep, Jinay Jain, Aditya Singh, Aditya Pratap Singh, Agrim Anand , Keshav Babalparticipated in RS Zoom Postcard from Step by Step School in India on "Think globally, act locally” on Wednesday July 21Our students shared their views in the form of PPT with 84 participants from 10 schools in India. The conference was aimed to build participants' understanding on issues relating to food sustainability around the world and share thoughts around this topic in the context of environmentalism. RS Postcard- “When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going”: - Rudra Pratap Singh Arora,Viraj Jha, Mehul Jangid, Vivan Kane Pradhan,Daksh Kadian, Harshit Bhutra participated in RS Zoom Postcard from Sunbeam School Lahartara in India on “When the going gets tough, the tough gets going” on Wednesday July 28. 120 participants from 19 schools in India and South Africa. The students enjoyed the motivational talk by Mr. Syed Sultan Ahmed. The students really enjoyed the conference and enhanced their knowledge.

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Literary Challenge- Sunbeam School, Varanasi: - Our Twelve students participated in the multi activity event organised by Sunbeam School, Varanasi from 15th July to 17th July 2021. Raghav Goyenka of Class VIII (Bal House) brought laurels to the school by securing 3rd Position in Visual Art Installation (Blueprint).

SAI MUN: - Prabir sandhu, AadityaGelani, Bhavik Dabra, Mukaund Singh, and Vasu Saxena Participated in SAI MUN on 29th and 30th July 2021. Bhavik Dabragot the Best Delegate Award, Vasu Saxena and AadityaGelani got the Special Mention in the MUN.

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1. RS Virtual conference from Craighouse School (ages 15-18) “Living in a Boundless World”:-

 Arth Chauhan, Tejovrash Acharya. ArnavSrivastava, Uttkarsh Sahu, Govind Jaiswal, and Aaditya Gelani participated in RS conference organised by Craig house School, Chile, along with the RS Rep Ms.Varsha Ratta on 17th June 2021.  27 schools from 11 countries participated in the fantastic international experience. The children discussed how does it feel to be a part of the boundless world.

 

2. RS Conference Hosted by Paradis International School,Romania -:-Vasu Saxena, Bhavik Dabra, Tejovrash Acharya, and Arnav Srivastava participated in  Round Square Virtual Conference,along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta on 10th June from Paradis International School in Romania on 'Futureof Jobs’.The children listened to the scientists of NASA and had a discussion on the upcoming Jobs.

 

3. The Art of Growing Up RS conclave by The Millennium School,Dubai:-Nishay, Tatvik,Himanshu Soni,ParthKedia,Bhavik Dabra and Arth Chauhan participated in the RS conclave organised by The Millennium School ,Dubai along with the RS Rep Varsha Ratta on 14th and 15th of June 2021.Actor Gaurav Kapoor was the Speaker for the program.

 

4.RS Zoom Postcard from St. John's Ravenscourt in Canada Postcard, “Be the Difference: Mental Health and Happiness”:-UttkarshSahu,Manav Rungta,Uttchrist Sinha along with the RS rep participated in RS postcard organised by St. John’s-Ravenscourt School in Canada. Students from twenty RS schools (in France, Ghana, India, Oman, Rwanda, Peru, South Africa and Tanzania) joined the post card and discussed how acts of service to others can having a major impact on mental health and happiness.

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1. St Constantine’s International School RS Postcard-Our 6 students along with the RS rep, Varsha Ratta participated RS Postcard hosted at St Constantine’s International School on 5th May 2021. The topic was "Tourism in Tanzania" and participants heard from a representative of the Tanzanian National Park Authority, followed by baraza discussion. They also shared and discussed photographs of some of the most important attractions for tourism in their own countries. More than eighty Participants from 19 schools joined the call, dialling in from Canada, India, Kenya, Pakistan, U.A.E., Oman, Japan, the UK, Colombia, and the USA.

2. Service Action Symposium:- SAI International School and a growing number of RS schools in the South Asia and Gulf Region  collaborated on the staging of a ‘Service in Action' Symposium on zoom on 6th May.Our 6 students along with the RS rep,Varsha Ratta attended the Service Action Symposium hosted by 10 schools of South Asian Gulf Region RS Schools,our students donated educational videos to BHENT an NGO established by our own student Shrestha Agarwal and presented it to 46 participating schools from around the world.

 3. RS Collaboration "Metanoia" hosted by Dhiru Bhai Ambani International School:-Aditya Kumar Mishra, Vamshi Raghava, VeehanMoga, Khushraaj,PrerakPunia,Prince and Shaurya Sharma along with Dr Vijay Laxmi attended an RS Collaboration "Metanoia" hosted by Dhiru Bhai Ambani International School on 10th and 11th May 2021.24 schools of the South Asian Gulf Region participated in this collaboration. The activities included theatre, dance, art, music and Story Writing. It was a great learning experience for kids.

4. Round Square Virtual Conference by United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA), Singapore:-A delegation comprising 6 boys of Birla Public School ,Pilani Aditya Pratap Singh ,Shaurya Sharma ,Suraj Singh,Ranvijay VII Akhil Nahadia ,Aaradhya Mathur and Mrs. Neelam Mata attended the Round Square Virtual Conference (RSVC) organized by United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA), Singapore on May 11,2021.225 participants from 31 reputed schools across the world participated in it. The theme of the conference was "The Future of our Cities" on which the student delegates had to prepare an Infographic as pre- conference task.

5. Gut Warnberg RS conference on “Cultures of Round Square”:-Our students Kriday Agrawal , Aryaveer Singh Bhati , Prakhar Krishnatray, Ivan Nyol from grade VI along with Ms.Narottama Sharma participated in this RS Conference.

The conference was held from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm on 20 May.The pre meet was on 17 May from 4 :00 to 4:45 pm.More than 135 people including teachers , students and hosts from 29 schools of Japan, Thailand, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, Oman, Argentina, Columbia, Kenya, Armenia, UK, UAE, India ,Germany and Romania joined online to explore the cultures of different parts of the world.Our students shared their ppt and exchanged ideas with each other.The three-hour conference included an opportunity to hear from a keynote speaker from the University of Munich before breaking into Baraza Groups for discussions and fun.

 

6. St Philip’s CollegeRS Postcard:- ArthChauhan ,JaishitChabbra ,Vasu Saxena,Uttchrist and Govind Jaiswal along with the RS rep ,Varsha Ratta participated in today’s RS Zoom Postcard,hosted by St. Philip's College, Australia on 26th May 2021 on the topic of ‘School Mottos, Culture and Community’. Participants sent in images of their school crests and mottos, which were shared during baraza breakouts. In each Baraza students from different schools spoke about their school’s motto, and this was followed by a wider discussion about what school mottos mean and how they filter into school culture and community. 125 participants from 25 schools joined the call from India, Australia, Ghana, Kenya, Japan, Singapore, Tanzania, and South Africa.

7. Round Square collaboration activity "Service Without Penny" organized by Genesis Global School,Delhi:-Manav Rungta,Bhavik Dabra,AaviSahi,Tatvik Agarwal,Vasu Saxena,Ayush Thakur and Aman Garg along with the RS rep participated in a Round Square collaboration activity "Service Without Penny" organized by Genesis Global School, Delhion 29th May 2021.25 schools from around the world participated in the collaboration.The event was very informative and the children could children share their ideas of service to the society and mankind.

8. South Asian Gulf Round Square Representative’s Meeting:-The Round Square Rep. attended the RS Rep.’s meeting held on 31st May 2021. The agenda of the meeting was the filling of RS affirmation form by the school, RS membership fee payment, Virtual Meeting etiquettes, RSIC 2021 participation and Hosting RS Collaborations and events by the member schools.

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1.RS Zoom Post card By Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA:- Our 6 students and RS rep. participated in the zoom postcard hosted by Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, USAon the theme "From Crisis to Creation: Life after the Pandemic." On 7th April 2021. Schools from Vancouver, Buenos Aires, London, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Yerevan, India, Bangladesh, Bangkok,  Beijing and Tokyo [participated in the event.

2. RS virtual Conference by Chadwick International School in South Korea:- 8 students of senior section along with the RS rep participated in  the RS virtual Conference by Chadwick International School in South Korea based on the theme titled 'Sharing a Vision for Leadership' on on Thursday 08th April from 5:00-8:00 p.m. (Korean Standard Time KST, GMT+9).

3.RS Zoom Postcard By Colegio Los Nogales,Columbia:-Our 6 students participated  and RS rep in the zoom postcard hosted by Colegio Los Nogales , Columbia on 14th April 2021 The topic for discussion will be “Debunking stereotypes. Schools from Vancouver, New York, Buenos Aires, 3 London,  Cape Town ,Frankfurt, Nairobi,  Yerevan , Muscat, India,  Dhaka, Bangkok and Beijing participated in the event.

4.Thought Huddle by Sunbeam Varuna:- 7 students of middle section participated in  Thought huddle  hosted by Sunbeam on 16th and 17th of April '21. It was a mix bag activity which included Quiz, Creative writing, Radio Play, Turncoat debate, Extempore, and Visual Art Installation.

5.RS Zoom Postcard from St Mildred’s-Lightbourn School "Operation Restoration - Sustainable Leadership":- 7 students of senior section  and the RS rep. participated in RS Zoom Postcard from St Mildred’s- Lightbourn School on   Wednesday 21st April at 12 noon EDT (GMT-4) .It brought together 80 participants from 15 schools in Canada, the USA, Colombia, Peru, India, and South Africa.

 

6.RS Virtual Conference  byThomas More College in Durban:-6  students of Middle section and the RS rep.participated in a virtual conference hosted by Thomas More College in Durban, South Africaheld on zoom on 21st April 2021. The theme for the conference was “Leading for our Time”The schools from Vancouver,  New York,Buenos Aires, London,  Dubai,  India ,  in Bangkok, Beijing , Perth,  Tokyo, Sydney and Auckland participated in the conference.

7.The Power of ONE Summit by Sai International School and Dihru Bhai International School:-6 students of senior section and the RS rep. participated in the Power One Summit hosted by SIS and DIS on April 23 & 24, 2021. The theme of Day 1 was Coastal Impact and Day 2 was Sustainable Living.Venkatesh Charloo, founder of Coastal Impact with the intention of building awareness about marine ecosystems and motivating people to become divers and ‘ocean ambassadors’, as well as join in to save Goa’s precious marine life, was the keynote speaker for the event.

8. RS Zoom Postcard from Stiftung Louisenlund in Germany on ‘Antisemitism in Modern Germany’:- 4 students of senior section along with the Rs rep. participated in the RS Zoom Postcard from Stiftung Louisenlund in Germany on ‘Antisemitism in Modern Germany’ on  Wednesday 28th April at 5pm in Frankfurt (GMT +2) and it brought together 110 students from 29 schools in 14 countries Germany, Switzerland, India, South Africa, Kenya, Colombia, the USA, Canada, Oman, Romania, the UK, Peru, Armenia, and Tanzania.

9.RS Virtual Conference “Let Your Inner Sun Shine” from Sunbeam School Lahartara in India:- 6 students of Middle section along with the housemaster of Dayanand house participated in the RS Virtual Conference “Let Your Inner Sun Shine” from Sunbeam School Lahartaraon 29th April from 5:30pm to 8:30pm IST.38 schools from India, Bangladesh ,Vancouver, New York,  Buenos Aires, London, Frankfurt ,Johannesburg, Dubai,  Bangkok, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney participated in the conference.

 

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1.AN RS POSTCARD FROM MLC SCHOOL SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA :-

Six students of senior section participated in the RS Postcard organized by MLC School Sydney, Australia on 10th March 2021. The theme of the postcard was Perspectives on Feminism. The conference brought together more than 100 students from 27 schools in Australia, Armenia, India, USA, Oman, South Africa, New Zealand, Tanzania, Germany, Pakistan,  Japan and UAE.

 

2. AN RS POSTCARD FROM CHITTAGONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BANGLADESH:-

Six students of senior section participated in the RS Postcard organized byChittagong Grammar School, Bangladesh on 31st March 2021. The theme of the postcardCulture and tradition .More than 100 students from 18 schools from India, Bogota, Chile, China, and Australia  joined the call.

 

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1.Annual Regional Meet of the South Asian Gulf Region:-

The Round Square Rep. Ms. Varsha Ratta presented the school’s achievement in Round Square Challenges 2020 in the Annual Regional Meet of the South Asian Gulf Region, along with Ms Rachael Westgarth the Round Square Chief Executive. BPS has the highest number of students in the 125 RS schools of the region to complete the 7months long RS IDEALS Challenges with around 70 activities and research work.

 

2. Yugen 2.0:- Our 07 students participated in Yugen 2.0 organized by Pathways word school. It was a virtual Round Square conference held for two days from 12th Feb. to 13th Feb. 2021.

 

3.Inventure Academy Educators’ Conclave Transforming Education Beyond 2020:- Ms. Priyanka Tomar presented the best practices with the Round Square Community and discuss how we can transform our teaching practices going forward on Friday, 12 February 2021.The Keynote speaker was Dr. Barbara (Bobbi) Kurshan, Senior Fellow and Innovation Advisor, UPenn, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.

 

4.RS POSTCARD from Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hissar:-Our 06 students participated in the RS postcard from VDJS Hissar on 24th Feb.2021, the theme of the conference was ‘Be a rainbow in somebody’s cloud’.

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1)   Sunbeam Lahar Tara critical thinking roundtable:

 

Our 6 students participated in Sunbeam Lahar Tara Critical Thinking Round Table on 21st and 22nd January’2021. 3of the Junior section students participated in the radio drama and 3 students of class X participated in debate and creative writing. 47 renowned schools from across the world participated in the program.

2) VI Isfandyar Bukhari Declamation Forum2021:

Our 2 students of grade IX and X participated in VIth Isfandyar Bukhari Declamation Forum 2021 conducted by Cadet Collage Hasanabdal, Pakistan on 23rd january’2021. 27schools of world repute participated in the program.

 

 3) Martyrs Day : Martyrs day was observed on 30th Jan 2021, School observed two minutes silence at 11:00 am.

 4) Chittagong Grammar School Round Square Virtual Conference:  8 students of our school participated in Chittagong Grammar School Round Square Virtual Conference Conducted by Chittagong Grammar School, Bangladesh.51 schools from 21 countries participated in the conference on 29th  Jan 2021. The theme of the conference was “Environmentalism of the Round Square Ideals”


 

 

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1. WEBINAR ON CLIMATE ACTION DAY:-

a.Students, while undergoing the Climate Action Project, attended a Webinar on Thursday 5th November (Climate Action Day) which was a live stream of speakers to conclude the 2020 Climate Action Project. The Climate Action Project is a free journey allowing teachers and students to collaborate on global scale on climate change topics over the course of six exciting weeks.  The Students studied the causes and effects, tried to solve issues and suggested their measures to reduce the Climate Change caused by the negligence of the humans.

This project is supported by Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Foundation, the Irish president and world leaders. During the past years it was featured by National Geographic, BBC and 40 more national media.

Students listened to the lectures delivered by world acclaimed Jane Goodall, President Santos, Young activists and two Nobel Prize winners.

b. Two Video Conferences were conducted during the Climate Action Project.

Ø On 24th October, our students had a virtual meeting with the students of St. Giri Public School, New Delhi. Students shared their insight with the help of PPT.

On 13th October, our students had a virtual meeting with the students Heritage International School, Moldova. Students interacted and attempted a Kahoot Quiz on Climate Change.

2. SIS CONFLUENCE:- Our six students participated in Singapore International School, Mumbai Confluence on 24th November 2020. The students participated in debates and quiz.

3. K.C PUBLIC SCHOOL ART COLLABORATION:- Our four students participated in the K C Public School Art Collaboration on 30th November 2020. The students sent their entries  which were appreciated by the host school.

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a. CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY:-The students collaborated and celebrated International Dot Day 2020 with the students of Dubai and California (USA) on 21st September, 2020. Following activities were conducted on the above occasion: -

Number of participants – 11

Classes – V and VI, Country – Dubai

Activity – (Round Square activity) Sharing artwork on Padlet on the topic ‘Dot of my Life’

      Number of participants – 11

      Classes – V and VI, Country – California, USA

      Activity – Virtual Conference Sharing artworkand narratives on the topic ‘Dot of my Life’

 

b. WBS CONCLAVE- ‘SUSTAINNOVATION’ ONLINE ‘YOUNG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS’ CONCLAVE’- 2020 :- The conclave started on 21st Sept.2020 and got over on 27th September 2020. Six students from Birla Public School, Pilani participated in the event. Wansh Agarwal of Class XII Commerce prepared an article on - ‘Better late than Never’ - ‘AatmNirbhar Bharat’ .NOMICK TANTIA & VED SINGHANIA of Class XII prepared Social Enterprise Case Study on ‘Goonj’, a non-governmental organisation. WanshAgarwal, Viashal Mehta, Chirag Bansal and Nihal Agarwal of Class XII Commerce prepared ‘Entrepreneurship Project’ on MULTANI MITTI.

 

c. THE DOON SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL:-The Doon School Virtual Arts Festival was conducted from 28th to 30th Sep.2020. More than 150 students from 25 schools participated in this event. Six students participated in the event. Aryan Sarogi and Kushagrapresented in the conference.

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ROUND SQUARE PARTICIPATIONS:-

1.Yūgen: A Global Collaborative Platform for the Youth to Come up with Viable Solutions for these Trying Times Pathways:-11 students participated in the virtual RS conference Yūgen organised by Pathways School, Arawali from August 1,2020 to August 3 2020.

2. Indian High School, Dubai MUN:- 7 students participated in the MUN organised by IHS Dubai from August 1 to August 3 2020.

3. SAI MUN:- 7 students participated in SAI

MUN organised by SAI International School, Bhuvneshwar from August 13 to August 14 ,2020.The US Ambassador Kelly Craft and Joel Reifman were the Keynote speakers. 4.The Doon School, Resilience:- 3 students participated in the conference organised by The Doon School on August 11, 2020.

5.Trivandrum International School,Sanskriti:- 4 students participated in the cultural exchange program, “Sanskariti” held by Trivandrum International School on August 14,2020.

6.Chittagong Grammar School,Virtual RS conference:-7 students participated in the virtual RS conference organised by Chittagong Grammar School, Bangladesh from August 3 to August 4 2020.

7. “Hitler’s Action” History Collaborative Project with Argentina:- The school started working in collaboration with Godspell College Argentina on the topic Hitler’s Actions. The students will work in groups and study Hitler beyond the text.

 

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Round Square Collaborations: -

 

a. Rajmata Krishna Kumari Conclave:- Eight students of Senior section participated in RKK International conclave from July 4th to July 7th 2020. It was a collaborative activity. The participants have received the certificates.

b. Indian High School, Dubai MUN:- Seven students of senior section participated in the international MUN organized by the Indian School , Dubai from July 1st to July 3rd, 2020. The participants have received the certificates.

c. Pathways World School, Arawali Round Square Conference:- Eleven Students of Senior section participated in the three day long enriching International virtual RS Conference from July 1st to July 3rd, 2020 organized by Pathways World School, Arawali.

d. Welham Girls’ School “Firgun” and “Meraki” Fest:- Five student of Middle and Senior section have sent entries for the online International Cultural Fest “ Firgun” and “Meraki” organized by Welham Girls’ School Dehradun. The results are still awaited.

 

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a. RS INDIA ARGENTINA ENERGY COLLABORATION: - The project ended successfully after continuous meetings for six weeks. The students and teachers of both the countries shared their experiences and learnings in the last meeting. The links for the videos are as follows: -

https://youtu.be/xEAACgSWenc

https://www.powtoon.com/c/epnVoLx3cCn/1/m

b. ART AND ARTISTS ACROSS THE BORDERS: - The students participated in the international collaborative activity organized by SAI International School Bhuveneshwar. The children explored the Ghanaian artist El Antatus, Ansel Keifer, Kurt Schwitters and James Jean. They also replicated their art.

c. BLISS YOGA AN ONLINE COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY: - BPS organized the Bliss-Yoga Activity online in collaboration with Round Square. 37 schools from across the world participated in the online Yoga program and the participants uploaded their poictures on the padlet. https://padlet.com/varshabps24/lr4d624uxp8e1lyf

 

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Round Square Collaborations: -
 
a. RS INDIA ARGENTINA ENERGY COLLABORATION: - 10 students of BPS and three teachers have started working on an Energy collaboration under the Environment pillar of Round Square with 30 students and two teachers of The Godspell College Argentina. It is an online collaboration where the students of BPS will help the Argentinians to develop their own prototypes as PET CAT and Cyclonic Air Purifier.
b. SCINDIA KANAYA VIDYALAYA “NO INSTRUMENT MUSIC VIDEO CHALLENGE”:- Two of our students Uday Surothiya and Nihal Ranjan Nayak participated in the challenge. Their entries were sent to the respective school. Around 30 schools from across the South Asian Gulf Region are participating in the activity.
c. DHIRU BHAI AMBANI SCHOOL ROUND SQUARE ONLINE WORKSHOPS: - Two of our students Krish Chhapolia and Aditya Gelani are participating in the above stated workshops.Around 10 schools from across the world are participating in this activity.
d. INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI ROUND SQUARE “EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE” POSTER – MESSAGE WRITING ACTIVITY: - Four students, Krish Chappolia, Aryan Sarogi,Aniket Bansal and Himanshu Soni are participating in the activity. Our school has been paired with Punjab Public School NABHA. Around 30 schools from around the world are participating in this activity.
e. WELHAM BOYS’S “ZOOMING OUT COVID” INTER-SCHOOL STILL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION: - Four students Arth Chauhan, Vishwash Singh( Senior Categoty) and Advik Sharma and Sahil Sharma ( Junior Category) participated in the competition with three pictures each on The Selfie, The Nature I See, Expression of Lockdown. Around 30 schools from around the world are participating in the competition.
 
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a. Maria Public School Online Photography Competition: - Six students our school have sent their entries for the online Photography Competition hosted by Maria Public School Assam under the Round Square Collaborations.
b. Raj Mata Krishna Kumari Girls High School Online Painting Competition:- 15 students of our school are sending entries for the online painting competition on Covid-19 being hosted by RKK Girls High School, Jodhpur under the Round Square Collaborations.
c. Round Square IDEALS Challenge: - 10 Students are participating in the Round Square IDEALS Weekly challenge which includes five to six written and project related activities started on 12th March. The work done by the students is being published on RS Facebook page via school’s Facebook page.
Service:- Tejovarsh Acharya of Birla Public School, Pilani, driven by the spirit of service imbibed through RS association, not only donated Rs.25000 saved from his pocket money to the Collector of Bikaner, Rajasthan to help the people suffering from the pandemic, Covid -19 but also formed a team of volunteers and help sanitize the affected areas of his locality with Hypo-chloride. His team raised funds and distributed one-month’s ration (like wheat, rice, oil, spices etc.) to the needy and contributed 60 liters oil, 200 kg wheat flour and 100 kg sugar to an NGO "Sadev Annpurna Organistation". His team also distributed masks, sanitizers, gloves & water bottles to the frontline workers. Tejovarsh’s broad spirit of compassion made him serve even stray animals like cows and dogs in his locality. He has already garnered dollops of appreciation by designing a popular website, https://www.lensmannature.org/covid
Online Webinars :-
Sri Sri University Odhisha Facebook Live Webinar:- Our Principal Capt. IN Alokesh Sen was one of the panelists of the online webinar on the topic “Constant Innovation is the Key to Modern Day Education” held on 29th April 2020.
NABET on line Webinar:- The NABET coordinator and the Dy. Coordinator of our school attended a day long webinar held by Quality Council of India on 29th April 2020.
Career Counselling Webinars:- The career counselors of our school have attended online webinars held by Next-Level series, ICAE and Hapercollins.
 
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 ROUND SQUARE ARM :- The RS rep attended the Round Square Annual Regional Meet at Singapore International School, Mumbai from 31st January to 2nd February 2020.

 

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ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE- PPS, NABHA :-Round Square Conference was held at Punjab Public School, Nabha on topic Clean and green, Everyone’s dream from 9th December 2019 to 13th December 2019. Students participated in making projects, service to a government school for girls, decorating and colouring the pots, plantation, cultural evening, attended the lectures and exchanged their thoughts on global warming, use of plastic and measures to control it. Following students along with Mrs. Radha Sharma participated in this event:-

1. Rudransh Jhakhar VI 2. Vivek Panjiyar VI

3. Moulik Narula VII 4. Sambhav Jain VII

5. Saransh Agarwal VIII 6. Manasvin Yadav VIII

ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE- INDORE:-Round Square Conference was held in Daly collage, Indore from 10th to 14th December 2019. Six Students along with Mr. M.M.Sharma participated in this conference. Students participate in Adventure activities like:- Zorbing, Rock climbing, River Crossing, Rope climbing and Trekking. Students visited Mandu Fort, Rani Roopmati Mahal, Jahaj Mahal and Kala Kund.

1   ROUND SQUARE INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION: Our 6 students participated in Art competition conducted by Round Square International Conference from 26th to 30th Aug,2019. The Theme of the event was “Sarvodaya – The World We Wish To See”.

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