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In order to combat the menace of substance abuse and create public awareness about its dangers, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, is launching an Awareness Campaign titled “Say Yes to Life, No to Drugs.” To foster a greater awareness of the risks associated with drug use, all students are encouraged to take an online E-pledge available on the MyGov platform or by using the link: https://pledge.mygov.in/fightagainstdrugabuse/.
After taking the pledge, please download your e-Certificate and share it with your class teacher.

A thriving career is not only a product of diligence but also the courses and subjects an individual chooses. The subjects that are selected by the students shape their knowledge base which consequently influences proficiency and accomplishments. Moving ahead with providing guidance and required counselling to the students, Queen’s Valley School organised a webinar on ‘Scope of Economics’ for the students of classes IX and X and their parents. The webinar held on January 20th, 2022, was aimed at providing information on the scope and demand of Economics as a discipline, its significance in the global sphere and the career options available in this field.
The webinar was helmed by a panel of individuals including consultants, recruiters and alumni of QVS who participated in a detailed discussion about the scope of the subject. The alumni of QVS, Ms. Ketaki Sardeshpande, Risk Management Consultant at Ernst & Young, and Ms. Pranjal Batra, a recruitment specialist at various organizations along with Ms. Jyoti Chugh, the expert and faculty member of Economics emphasised upon the career options available to the students after opting for Economics in Class XI.
The webinar fostered insightful discussion apprising students of the intricacies and information of the subject. The significance of Economics in intergovernmental agencies and policy-making, Human Resources, Consultancy, Product Designing and so on, was briefed to the students. Future prospects after opting for Economics (Honours) in colleges and universities also formed a major part of the discussion. The panelists collectively went into detail on the industries, job roles, and skills needed for the career as well as discussed the best tips on landing an internship in the industry.
The students posed queries about the selection of subjects along with different streams, universities and the method of preparing for the entrance tests and school examination. All the queries were diligently answered by the panelists which further helped the students to have a clear mindset of the subject selection in Class XI.

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In order to inform students of the scope of the Commerce stream, Career Launcher in collaboration with Queen’s Valley School, organized a webinar for the students of classes IX and X on 15th January, 2022. Hosted by guest speaker, Mr. Anubhav Rakheja (AVP, Career Launcher), this session focused on the stream, its scope in the future employment market and the many rewarding opportunities it presents. Considered one of the broadest fields of study, Commerce encompasses various subjects like Business, Management, Media and Marketing amongst many others and presents students with a genuine passion for economy, business and statistics, a chance to choose from a plethora of opportunities available for learners.
The webinar began with the speaker discussing the prerequisites for the stream, such as interest in policy-making or subjects of business and accounts, aptitude for numbers and so on. Mr. Rakheja then put forth a variety of disciplines, such as Mass Communication, Actuaries, Data Analytics and so on, that overlap within the stream broadening the pool that the students can choose their careers from. The matter of universities and the various Commerce-affiliated degree programmes offered by them were discussed in great detail and relevant queries were resolved. The highlight of the webinar was the very interactive Q&A session during which students were allowed to directly converse with the speaker and get answers to questions that crossed their minds. The principal of the school, Dr. Namita Sharma also contributed to the session with her valuable insights.
The webinar concluded with an expression of gratitude towards the guest speaker, Mr. Rakheja. It is hoped that the webinar encouraged students to pursue the Commerce stream at a higher education level and beyond.
-Shradha Srivastav XII-E

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“Design is where science and art break even. It is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It’s based on wonder.”

– Mieke Gerritzen

Subject choice has a huge impact on every learner’s future career and tertiary study options. In order to raise awareness about the same, Queen’s Valley School conducted a webinar on ‘Scope of Engineering Graphics’ for the students of classes IX & X and their parents. The webinar, held on 13th January 2022, was aimed at providing information on the scope and demand of Engineering Graphics as a discipline and its importance in deciding a career in designing and architecture.
The webinar was helmed by a panel of individuals including architects and alumni of QVS who talked at length about the scope of Engineering Graphics. The alumni of QVS, Ms Japjeet Kaur, Director of United Inex Design Executors Pvt. Ltd., and Ms Devatri Banerjee, Designer at Zeevio.io, along with Ms Monica Ohri, freelancing Architect and Interior Designer, emphasised the career options available to the students after choosing Engineering Graphics as a subject in Class XI. The panel discussion was focused on the intricacies of the subject and the joy of learning and practising Engineering Graphics in school. The use of computer-aided design software to construct the 2D and 3D images as well as the setup tools required for the subject fascinated the students. The use of Engineering Graphics in daily life was demonstrated realistically with the means of a presentation which ensured that students have a clear understanding of their expectations from the subject.
The students had various questions regarding the scope and requisites before selecting the subject in Class XI and XII. The diverse questions dealt with basic sketching to the ‘dimensioning’ and other techniques used by the experts of Engineering Graphics. Ms Japjeet Kaur and Ms Devatri Banerjee narrated their experience of the learning acquired from the subject and how it opened various avenues to the opportunities they were excited to have.

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Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, vaccination jab for children under the age of 18 has been the most awaited medical decision. On January 3, 2022, India began vaccinating its first set of teenagers between the ages of 15 years and 18 years and Queen’s Valley School is proud of its students leading the way to support this initiative. The school organized a webinar on ‘COVID-19 : Vaccination for Children (15-18 years)’ on January 5, 2022 with esteemed dignitaries gracing the panel with their presence.
The webinar began with student moderators introducing the panelists and putting forth questions to them that are bound to have crossed everybody’s minds regarding the vaccination registration process, its possible side-effects, precautions, booster shots and so on. The panelists each gave extremely insightful answers to each of these questions put forward by the Queens and made the entire session a very resourceful one. The Principal, Dr. Namita Sharma also contributed to the discussion with her valuable insights. Questions regarding the efforts on an individual level were also put to already vaccinated Student Council members encouraging them to share their experience of getting the jab.
The webinar concluded with a sincere vote of thanks to the august panel and all attendees, with the panelists sharing some parting words of wisdom and caution. It is hoped that the webinar encouraged all eligible students to participate in the vaccination drive at the earliest possible.
Shradha Srivastav XII-E

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“Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure. It just means you haven’t succeeded yet.”

—Robert H. Schuller

In order to guide students to build a strong profile for themselves, Queen’s Valley School, collaborated with Career Launcher to organise a webinar on THEIMPORTANCE OF PROFILE BUILDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION on December 11th, 2021 via Microsoft Teams. The webinar aimed to enlighten students of grade IX and XI on the importance of imbibing and practising varied skills in order to have a strong and multi-dimensional profile.
The resource person of the webinar, Mr. Anubhav Rakheja presented various ideas to discuss the following issues: introduction to profile building, why do we need profile building? , when is the right time to start?, importance of ECA & portfolio for college admissions, 10 solid pointers to highlight the unique profile and impact of strong and powerful CV. Through this session, the students were able to learn about the ways to make an application stand out for their admissions in different universities.
The webinar ended with a Question and Answer Round, wherein the students got an opportunity to put forth relevant questions regarding opportunities pertaining to their goals and interests.
-Bhoomi Khandelwal XI-C

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“The future depends on what you do today.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

With the increasing number of students working towards achieving a perfect score in examinations and the staggering increase in the scorers above 90 percent, marks are no longer the only criteria for an application to make it to the list of the top colleges.
Aspiring to be the catalyst behind the dreams of its students, Queen’s Valley School, in collaboration with Ashoka University, organised a virtual webinar on ‘Profile Building and its Significance’ on September 4,2021 via Microsoft Teams. The workshop aimed to strengthen the basics and enhance the skills of profile building for students of Grade X-XII. The resource person of the webinar, Ms. Parneet Shergil presented various ideas to add to the profiles of the young learners and provided them with her expert advice on making the resume stand apart from the crowd. Focusing on the concept of liberal education and the NEP-4-year programme, she talked about the key points which would aid them to make an edge over other candidates.
The workshop was attended by the students as well as their parents, who came up with queries regarding the dream colleges and their courses. The interactive session assisted the students to have a clear view and mindset to proceed with the task of building a profile. This step towards being ‘career ready’ would help the students develop an understanding of the essentials of an effective profile.

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• STREAM SELECTION WEBINAR FOR CLASS X


• Webinar (XII) Strategic Planning and Roadmap Ahead


• THE CRUCIAL ‘STREAM SELECTION’


• PARENTAL CIRCULAR – FOR CLASSES X TO XII

Queen’s Valley School organized an exclusive interactive online session in collaboration with Ashoka University for the students of classes XI and XII on 21 August 2021. In the session, the students were introduced to the unique aspects of the undergraduate programmes at university level. They were also apprised with the procedure of profile building.
The resource person, Mr. Shaurya Cheema, the Deputy Manager of the Outreach Programme at Ashoka University, highlighted the term liberal education and its importance, followed by information and scope of various foundation courses, major and minor courses, co- curricular courses and the post- graduate diplomas in advanced studies and research. The procedure of admission was discussed along with campus placement opportunities for students at the end of the session. The university’s academic collaboration with several prestigious teaching and research institutions worldwide was also discussed.
The webinar ended with a Question & Answer round, wherein the students got an opportunity to put forth relevant questions regarding opportunities pertaining to their goals and interests.
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Queen’s Valley School organised a webinar for the students of classes XIand XIIon the vital subject of ‘Career Options after XII’ on 17thJuly 2021. The event commenced by welcoming the speaker, Dr. Suresh Verma, a professor of Electronic Media at Jamia Millia Islamia, a broadcaster, and a writer. Dr. Namita Sharma, Principal welcomed the resource person and requested him to trace the scope of career opportunities for students in fields particularly related to communication, broadcasting, and media studies.
Dr. Verma tracked the course of communication,laidthe importance of effective communication, along with an emphasis on the types of communication skills, which are: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Group,and Mass Communication. He highlighted the means of communication and their related career opportunities for future generations, like being a content developer, radio jockey in the radio broadcasting sector, a newspaper writer in the print media,a PR manager, or working for the animation or the advertising industry. He emphasised that these job roles require six Cs which are: credibility in communication, context- emphasising on the relevant context of the information, clarity, continuity, consistency, and capability.
After the question and answers session, Dr. Verma concluded by stating that the growth rate of the media industry is 18% and thus has immense potential and wide scope in terms of career opportunities. At the end of the session, the Principal thanked the speaker and motivated the students to become avid readers in order to be effective communicators.

Study isn’t just for the night before an assignment’s due or the night before an exam. It’s never too early – or too late – to develop good study habits. The sooner you get into a good study groove, the easier everything will be and the more your chances of getting good marks will improve. Here are our top tips for getting the most out of study.

1. Pick a place and time

Everyone has their own idea about the best place and time to study. Whether it’s your bedroom at night or the library after school, find a study space and a regular study time that works for you and stick with it.

• Set up your study space – Your study space should be quiet, comfortable and distraction-free. It should make you feel happy and inspired. Decorate it with your favourite pictures or objects. If you want to listen to music or burn incense, pick a space that lets you do that.
• Find your best time – Some people work better in the morning. Others work better at night. Work out which time suits you and plan to study then. Don’t study much later than your usual bedtime – pushing yourself late at night can make you too tired to study properly.

1. Pick a place and time

Everyone has their own idea about the best place and time to study. Whether it’s your bedroom at night or the library after school, find a study space and a regular study time that works for you and stick with it.

• Set up your study space – Your study space should be quiet, comfortable and distraction-free. It should make you feel happy and inspired. Decorate it with your favourite pictures or objects. If you want to listen to music or burn incense, pick a space that lets you do that.
• Find your best time – Some people work better in the morning. Others work better at night. Work out which time suits you and plan to study then. Don’t study much later than your usual bedtime – pushing yourself late at night can make you too tired to study properly.

2. Study every day

If you study a little bit every day you’ll be continually reviewing things in your mind. This helps you understand things. It also helps you avoid the stress of last-minute cramming. Early in the year an hour or two a night might be enough to stay on top of things. Later in the year you might need to study more each day. If you’re finding it hard to find time to study, cut back on some (but not all!) of your other activities. Prioritising study might mean spending less time online, or giving weekend sport a miss for a while.

3. Plan your time

It helps to have some plans in motion so you can make the most of your study time.

• Set alarms – Set alarms to remind you about your study plans. A regular reminder keeps you honest and your plans on track.
• Use a wall planner – Stick a calendar or wall planner up so you can see it whenever you’re studying. Mark it up with important dates, like exams and assignment due dates. Use it to block out your regular study timetable too.
• Make to-do lists – Lists break tasks down into manageable chunks. At the start of the week, make a list of the things that you need to have done by the end of the week. Make a to-do list at the start of each study session too, so that you’re clear about what you need to be doing with your time.
• Set time limits – Before you start your study session, have a look at your to-do list and give yourself a set time to spend on each task. If you don’t get something done in the set time, consider whether it’s the best use of your time to keep going with it, or to start working on something else.

4. Discover your learning style

Most of us have a preferred way of learning. Get to know the learning style you’re most comfortable with and study in the ways you learn best. Note that these styles are just a way to think about different studying techniques – they’re not hard and fast rules that say you should only study in one way. Try each of these out and see which ways you prefer.

• Auditory learners prefer to learn by listening. Try reading your notes aloud and discussing them with other people. You might like to record key points and play them back.
• Visual learners prefer to learn by seeing. Try using colours in your notes and draw diagrams to help represent key points. You could try to remember some ideas as images.
• Tactile/kinesthetic learners prefer to learn by doing. Try using techniques like role-playing or building models to revise key points.

5. Review and revise

At least once a week you should go back over the things you’ve studied in class. Thinking things over can help you to understand the concepts and help you remember when you need them the most.

• Quiz – Get a friend or family member to quiz you on key concepts. Offer to help your friends with their work too. Quizzes are great ways to get confident about what you know and find out what you still need to learn.
• Make your own study materials – Think up some practice exam questions or create your own flash cards to help you study. This way you learn it all twice: once when you make the study materials and once when you use them to revise.

6. Take breaks

It’s important to take breaks while you’re studying, especially if you’re feeling tired or frustrated. Working too long on a task can actually decrease your performance. When you take a break, make sure you get away from your desk or study space. A bit of physical – even just a walk around the block – can sometimes help you to look at a problem in a different way and could even help you to solve it.

7. Ask for help

If you’re stuck on something, or something just doesn’t seem to make sense, you can always ask for help. Talk to your teachers or lecturers about the things you don’t understand. Talk to your friends and fellow students too.

8. Stay motivated

When you’re studying it helps to keep in mind your reasons for doing all this hard work, like a course or career you’re working towards. It can help to have something in your study space to remind you of your goals. You could also decorate your study space with inspirational quotes or photos of people you admire and family members you want to make proud of you.

9. Look after yourself

You’ll study better if you take care of yourself. Make sure you eat well and get enough sleep and physical exercise. Don’t reward yourself with too many sugary or fatty snacks or push yourself to study late into the night. It’s also a good idea to make sure you drink lots of water when you’re studying.

Now come up with your own strategies

These tips are only some of the things you can do to get the most out of your studying. You might already have other things that work better for you. Find out what your friends do when they’re studying. Maybe your teachers have some good recommendations too. Whatever it is, whatever strategy you come up with, when you find something that works for you, put it into practise and go for it!

Guess how many students take the board exams every year? 1 lakh? 10 lakhs? Last year approximately 27,36,883 students (yes, that many!) appeared for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations. If you add the numbers from the state, ICSE and other central boards, the number is mind-boggling – more than 1 crore students every year! Now imagine the amount of pressure your child might be facing before and during boards with such a competition. As a parent, you cannot change this situation, but you can, however, take small steps to make it easier for your child. In this article, we will discuss some points to help your child score well in the board exams and reduce stress.

1. Help them Manage their Time

2. Being There Works like Magic

3. Use the Right Words

4. Monitor their Progress & Help them Create Self-Help Aids

5. Motivate Them with Rewards

6. Discuss their Exam Strategy

7. Remove Distractions

8. Listen to Them after Exams

9. Monitor and Identify any Warning Signs

Conclusion

Be with them and let them grow.

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What this man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If nature allowed us to go through your life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly….

In a small Italian town, hundreds of years ago, a small business owner owed a large sum of money to a loan-shark. The loan-shark was a very old, unattractive looking guy that just so happened to fancy the business owner’s daughter. He decided to offer the businessman a deal that would completely wipe out the debt he owed him. However, the catch was that we would only wipe out the debt if he could marry the businessman’s daughter. Needless to say, this proposal was met with a look of disgust. The loan-shark said that he would place two pebbles into a bag, one white and one black. The daughter would then have to reach into the bag and pick out a pebble. If it was black, the debt would be wiped, but the loan-shark would then marry her. If it was white, the debt would also be wiped, but the daughter wouldn’t have to marry the loan-shark. Standing on a pebble-strewn path in the businessman’s garden, the loan-shark bent over and picked up two pebbles. Whilst he was picking them up, the daughter noticed that he’d picked up two black pebbles and placed them both into the bag. He then asked the daughter to reach into the bag and pick one. Pick a pebble from the bag fully well knowing it was black and sacrifice herself for her father’s freedom. She drew out a pebble from the bag, and before looking at it ‘accidentally’ dropped it into the midst of the other pebbles. She said to the loan-shark; “Oh, how clumsy of me. Never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” The pebble left in the bag is obviously black, and seeing as the loan-shark didn’t want to be exposed, he had to play along as if the pebble the daughter dropped was white, and clear her father’s debt.

Moral of the story:

It’s always possible to overcome a tough situation throughout of the box thinking, and not give in to the only options you think you have to pick from.

The legendary Wimbledon Player who was dying of AIDS, which he got due to Infected Blood he received during a Heart Surgery in 1983! During his illness, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed:

” Why did God have to select you for such a bad disease?”

To this Arthur Ashe replied : ⁃ 50 Million children started playing Tennis, ⁃ 5 Million learnt to play Tennis, ⁃ 500 000 learnt Professional Tennis, ⁃ 50 Thousand came to Circuit, ⁃ 5 Thousand reached Grand Slam, ⁃ 50 reached Wimbledon, ⁃ 4 reached the Semifinals, ⁃ 2 reached the Finals and When I was holding the cup in my hand, I never asked God: “Why Me?” So now that I’m in pain how can I ask God: “Why Me?” Happiness … keeps you Sweet! Trials … keep you Strong! Sorrows … keeps you Human! Failure … keeps you Humble! Success … keeps you Glowing! But only, Faith … keeps you Going! Sometimes you are not satisfied with your life, while many people in this world are dreaming of living your life. A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead dreams of flying, while a pilot on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of returning home.

That’s Life!

Enjoy yours … If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the rich should be dancing on the streets. But only poor kids do that! If power ensures security, then VIP’s should walk unguarded. But those who live simply, sleep soundly. If beauty and fame bring ideal relationships, then celebrities should have the best marriages! Live simply, be happy! Walk humbly and love genuinely! WHY ME? by Arthur Ashe – Tennis Legend #RIP