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In the Inter School quiz competition ‘Warlock’ organised by Acropolis Institute of Engineering, the team

comprising of Ishan Paliwal of XI C and Siddharth Porwal of XI F secured first position and were awarded with

a cash prize of Rs 5000 each.

In the Inter School quiz competition organised by Traffic Police, Ishan Paliwal of class XI C and Atharva Dehadray

of class IX A secured first position.

In the Inter School Drawing competition organised by Emerald Heights International School, Aditya Choudhary of

class IX D received third prize while Tanay Maheshwari of class VI A got consolation prize.

‘Laughter is the best medicine’

Students of class IX B celebrated the World Laughter Day on January 9, 2017. The day was first celebrated on January

10, 1998, in Mumbai by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the world wide Laughter Yoga Movement. Students

demonstrated the celebration in New Zealand where people dance to relieve stress while in St. Albans, the day is

marked by donating blood and cracking jokes. The US mark the day by performing the laughter yoga which makes one

optimistic leading to a healthy life. The scenes staged with the perfection and precision made the audience also

participate in the laughter show.

The article on ‘My Greatest Learning’ written by Ms Dipti Telang, Faculty, English

Department was adjudged as the winner in the contest organised by Bengaluru based

magazine ‘Mentor.’

Newsletter of Choithram School, Manik Bagh, Indore (India)

Period: January, 2017 Session: 2016 -2017 Volume 7

World Laughter Day

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‘We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary, thoughts

live and travel far.’

To mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, National Youth Day was celebrated by the students of class

IX D on January 12, 2017. The students performed a skit to portray the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for

which he worked and lived. The skit ended with the inspirational speech of Swami Vivekananda.

National Youth Day

The 68th Republic Day of India was celebrated with great zeal and patriotism on January 26, 2017. Ms Raminder

Mac, Dean International Affairs, hoisted the tricolour. The programme comprising of melodious patriotic songs,

scintillating dances, kavi sammelan showcasing glorious history of India, enthralling band performance and

inspirational speeches marked the occasion. The celebration ended with the national anthem.

Republic Day

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‘May you get success in all your future endeavours. But always remember-Success is not the key to happiness.

Happiness is the key to success.’

The whole ambience witnessed a combination of multiple emotions in centripetal motion involving regalia and

exhilaration when the students and staff of Choithram School gathered to bid good bye to the outgoing batch of

class XII on January 26, 2017 in a grand farewell ceremony. The programme commenced with the divine Ganesh

Vandana followed by felicitation of class XII with the titles and mementoes. A spate of dance, music and laughter

enthralled the gathering along with the unforgettable moments knitted in the video. Mr. Jay Prakash Chowksey, a

renowned columnist and grandfather of Prathma Chowksey of class XII offered his tributes to Choithram group for

the holistic development of children and also recited a poem to bless the youngsters. Nutan Keswani, School Head

Girl thanked the teachers for grooming students with skills and style to face the challenging world. Principal Mr.

Rajesh Awasthi stressed to be original and inspired rather than influenced to maintain the originality. Mr Choithram

was bagged by Shashank Singhal and Ms Choithram by Disha Trivedi while Ashi Malviya and Prasham Pahadiya were

chosen as Ms and Mr Elegant respectively. The celebration ended on a positive note with the rendition of the

National anthem.

Farewell

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Adventure is inside man, the need is to unravel it.

Around 60 Scouts and Guides of class VII to X accompanied by Incharges had an enriching experience at the National

Adventure Camp organized by Bharat Institute, Pachmarhi from January 17 to 23, 2017. Students enjoyed the

adventurous activities like horse riding, rock climbing, rifle shooting and mountaineering along with the trekking at

Bee Fall, Jata Shankar and Rajandragiri hills. These activities tested their physical endurance and time

management skills. The camp fire at night displayed their talent and taught them team work and coordination.

The experience helped to learn real life skills to combat real life situations.

Martyrs’ Day

‘A tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.’ Students of class VII C observed Martyrs’ day on January 30, 2017 to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The presentation began with the staging of Prime minister’s visit to pay homage to the martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti,

India Gate. The atmosphere was filled with patriotic fervour when the students dressed as the armed forces personnel

blew the bugle sounding the last post. The enactment reminded the audience about the supreme sacrifice of the

soldiers and their family members. The presentation ended urging the audience to become a true Indian in all aspects.

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The 33rd Annual Athletic Meet was organized from January 10, 2017 to January 13, 2017. The four day spectacular

sporting event began with the lighting of the Olympic flame by the chief guests Ms and Mr Kailash Gangrade and Ms

Ritu Gangrade followed by the march past by the students of all the houses. The participants were administered oath

to play with the sportsmanship spirit. Students of CBSE-I demonstrated yoga for healthy living and fitness which was

appreciated by all. MrKailash Gangrade in his speech said that the Annual Athletic Meet aims to provide exciting,

challenging and rewarding experience. Ms and Mr Khandelwal were the chief guests on the second day of the meet.

The untiring efforts of the junior school athletes displayed the momentum and success on the field and created

thrilling environment for the spectators. The guest on the third day of the meet Mr Rajesh and Ms Anjali Papriwal

suggested for increasing the participation levels to widen the talent pool which will help young people to lead a

healthy and an active lifestyle. The culmination ceremony witnessed the zeal and zest of the students wherein the

stamina, perseverance and sportsmanship spirit of the students brought laurels to their houses. January 13, 2017

marked the culmination ceremony, graced by MrUttam Kumar Jha, Principal, Choithram School, North Campus. The

gathering witnessed the retreating march past followed by aerobics and gymnastics performance. The best athlete in

the sub junior category was bagged by Disha Khandelwal and Samyak Jain, in junior category by Saloni Chhabariya

and Divya Udaya Singh while in the Senior category Raghav Gangrade and Nandini Papriwal received the best athlete

award. The best house trophy for seniors was bagged by Gandhi House whereas Buddha House was the winner in

juniors. The grand event concluded with the lowering of the Olympic flag followed by the extinguishing of the

Olympic flame. The Sports Fest finally ended on the note that ‘Athletics is powerful and transcendent.’ The vote of

thanks was proposed by Akriti Patidar, School Sports Captain.

Annual Athletic Meet

Inter House Mime event was organized on January24, 2017 on the theme ‘School Reunion’ for the students of

class IX and X. The painted faces, gestures and expressions of the students finely conveyed that the school

reunion is the best way to relive the golden memories of the school days. They were judged on the parameters of

story line, expressions, sound, coordination and overall impact.

Inter House Mime

event

Meet

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Science

An activity was conducted in class VI to demonstrate the reflection of light with the

help of mirror. This activity clarified the concept of rectilinear propagation of light

and the role of mirror in changing the path of light. Students understood the concept

of reflection of light with the help of this activity.

English As a part of PBL Reinforcement, students of class VII prepared a power point

presentation on the fear they faced (Grade fear/ Stage fear/ Parental Pressure/

Time Management/ Fear of being an Introvert) and the ways to overcome it. They

explained in detail what fear they had, what problems they were facing, what

practical solutions they have worked out and what effect the PBL has on them after

a span of four months. This activity depicted the students gaining confidence in their

attempts to overcome their fear.

Hindi

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dgkuh dFku dh izLrqfr nhA ftlesa dgkfu;k¡ ikSjkf.kd] nknk&nknh okyh dgkuh

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Maths An activity was conducted in class IX to transform the dimension of 2D shape

into 3D shape. Students pasted the shapes on the sheet to find the area of 2D

shape, CSA and volume of 3D shape along with the ratio of area of 2D shape to

3D shape. They were assessed on the basis of concept, calculation, accuracy and

presentation.

Social Science

A ‘Mock Loksabha’ was organized as a formative assessment for the students of

class X. Students made different political parties with different Agendas

(Demonetization, Women’s safety and Railways security) and voiced their opinions

and arguments following the rules based on the democratic principles. The

simulation of the parliamentary proceedings based upon the Indian parliamentary

system was well carried out by the students.

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Science

To sensitize the students about the effects of microorganisms, students of class VIII

attended a guest lecture on January 27, 2017 by Dr. Dhananjay Sadashiv Chitnis, Head

of Microbiology and Immunology Department, Choithram Hospital and Research

Centre. The resource person explained the benefits as well as the harmful effects of

microorganisms along with the causes and preventive measures of various infectious

diseases. The resource person also solved the queries of the students.

Hindi

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iz’u muls iwNs] ftldk lek/kku MkW O;kl us vR;ar gh ljy 'kCnksa esa fd;kA mUgksaus

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,DliVZ½ dks vkeaf=r fd;kA fon~;kfFkZ;ksa us muls efgyk l’kfDrdj.k o iqfyl&foHkkx

ls lacaf/kr Hkh vusd iz’u iwNs] ftudk lek/kku Jherh O;kl us cM+s gh ljy o lgt

:Ik ls fd;k A ;g l= vR;ar Kkuo/kZd o izsj.kknk;h jgkA bl izdkj fon~;kfFkZ;ksa us

d{kk esa lh[ks x, iz’u&fuekZ.k o lk{kkRdkj dkS’ky dk O;kogkfjd vuqiz;ksx lh[kkA

Maths

A guest speaker Mr Shreyash Jain was invited on January 17, 2017for the students of

class VIII to speak on the topic ‘Taxation’. The speaker dealt elaborately on the need

of tax and the calculation of different types of taxes.

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Humanity above all Humans are God’s gift and that’s why everyone has the same body and the soul. Hatred leads nowhere while love and caring goes a long way. Man has no right to decide which religion is the best. The mother earth is created and she has seen herself being divided both naturally (into sub continents) and then selfishly (into countries). She had never thought that a day would come one when she would be divided by her own children on the basis of caste, creed and religion. When a child is born, he has no knowledge about himself or about the environment around him. He is an innocent soul with a heart to love and not to hate. He can be moulded whichever way parents want. He learns discrimination, hatred when he grows up in the society with people around him. The people in the society should set an example to teach values to the children, to be humane, to help others. One should learn from the earth to be calm, helpful against all adverse situations. Instead, we forget the purpose of our life for what we have been created. We should remember that we belong to nature and we cannot survive fighting with each other and it is on us to decide what we are going to give our next generation- hatred or love? The choice is solely ours!! Rashika Agrawal VI F

Winners win, Winners lose but Winners play

Sportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect and values. There are certain elements of sportsmanship which includes good form, will to win, equity and fairness. All elements are critical and balance must be there amongst them for the sake of fellowship with ones competitors. These elements may also create conflict as a person may desire to win more than play in equity and fairness thus resulting in a clash. When athletes become self centered than idea of sportsmanship is dismissed. Life is also just like a game, sometime you win, sometime you lose. Participating in various games and sports develop the sportsmanship spirit and the students learn to accept victories and failure with grace. It’s really good that you win but if you lose than desire to win continue you with hard training. You learn persistence, teamwork, cooperation and develop confidence to face adverse situation. This way you achieve victory. The happiness of victory is enjoyed only after repeated failures.

Ms Anshu Chopra Faculty, Science Department, Senior School

Humanity above all Humanity can be defined as quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings. Being human does not mean that an individual possesses humanity. According to Mother Teresa, humanity means caring for and helping others whenever and wherever possible, humanity means helping others at times when they need help the most, humanity means forgetting your selfish interests at times when others need your help, humanity means extending unconditional love to each and every living being on earth. A perfect example of humanity can be demonstrated by this story. A king with a kind heart once saw a pigeon and an eagle fighting. He had the ability of communicating with the birds and the animals. The pigeon asked the king to save him from the eagle. The eagle asked the king to give him the equal amount of flesh to the weight of the flesh of the pigeon. After donating a little bit of his flesh, he still found the pigeon heavier. Finally, he surrendered himself to the eagle. At that moment only, the Eagle and the pigeon turned into angels who appeared on the earth to test the extent of the king’s humanity. Prithesh Bijlani VI F

World -A Global Village

The world into a big global village due to the very fast and effective means of travel and communication and helped man in conquering time and space to bring nations of the world closer to one another. Now the people of the world feel far more closer to one another than in the past, however, separated by vast distances. There is a need of a change of fundamental nature before we can speak of a truly one global and peaceful village. In poor countries people struggle to make their both ends meet. They are deprived of basic needs like potable water, primary health care, shelter etc. Unless the rich nations share their wealth and resources with the nations of the third WORLD, there cannot be a real global village or united One WORLD. Chanchal Agrawal Parent of Rijul Agrawal, VI F

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Montessori Handwriting Event (Junior & Senior Montessori)

Colouring Event (Nursery)

Drawing Event (Junior & Senior Montessori)

Hindi Story Telling (Nursery)

Picnic (Nursery to Senior Montessori)

Interschool Western Dance Event

Primary P.T.M

Intra Class G.K. Quiz (Classes I to V)

Inter House G.K. Quiz (Classes I to V)

Inter House Basketball (Classes III to V)

Science Exhibition (Classes III to V)

Assembly Presentations

Class I & II The Special Assembly of class I B and II B was conducted on the occasion of Lohri and Makar Sankranti. The kids shared information, enjoyed the songs, dances, speeches and were enthusiastic throughout. The whole atmosphere was full of bright and colourful kites flying all around.

Class III The Special Assembly of class III C and III D was conducted on the occasion of Republic Day. It also highlighted the value of the month-Humility. Keeping up the spirit of patriotism, the kids enthusiastically participated in the dance and skit.

Upcoming Events

Contents

Assembly Presentations

Montessori Classroom News

Add-ons – The Attractions

Montessori Special Events &

Celebrations

Art Attack

Little Creative Hands

Primary Classroom News

Special Activities

Intra Class Activities

Inter House Activities

Special Events, Celebrations & Competitions

Parents’ Involvement Programme

Articles

Achievements Muder Batterywala of IV A, Daksh Sood of IV B and Arham Bandi of V B bagged medals of Excellence in

NCO exam conducted by SOF foundation. Aarav Maheshwari of II B, Arisha Jain of III E & Hiya Bajaj of IV E received gold medals, Sourish

Tilwankar of II A, Jamila Kalabhaiwala of IV A & Anushka Laddha of V A received silver medals and Kriday Mittal of II A, Hitesh Ahuja of IV B & Harshul Jadhwani of V C bagged bronze medals in NCO exam conducted by SOF foundation.

Harshul Jadhwani of V C and his team secured 3rd position in Eco Achievers Quiz organized by Daly College.

Lavanya Yadav of V C got silver and bronze medal in 11th National WFSKO Open Karate Championship organized by World Funakoshi Shotokan Karate organization.

Kartik Bhargava of V A got silver medal in chess competition organized by Vanya’s Chess Academy.

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Nursery

Zip Frame Activity A Zip frame activity was introduced to the tiny tots of Nursery where they learnt to zip their belongings independently..

Classroom News

Junior Montessori

Seed Germination To make the children aware of the growth of plants, a seed germination activity was conducted. The young learners gained knowledge through hands on activity where they sowed the seeds in an earthen pot, watered them and saw them germinating gradually.

Senior Montessori

Food A Food Exhibition was organized for the learners of Senior Montessori that included dairy products, cooked and uncooked food items like wheat, flour, bread, chapatti, milk, cheese, curd, rajma, chick peas etc.

Add-ons: The Attractions

Reading Programme

This month, the tiny tots of Nursery were given an exposure to the phonetic picture reading. The reading skills of the Junior Montessori children were enhanced as they made words by joining the letters. At the same time, the Senior Montessori children read sentences.

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Montessori Special Events, Celebrations & Competitions

Makar Sankranti

The harvesting festival ‘Makar Sankranti’ was celebrated by the Montessori kids on January 13, 2017. The children enjoyed flying colourful kites and seeing them soaring high in the sky. They also relished the

especially made sweets with ‘til’ and jaggery on this occasion.

Circle Time Activities A circle time activity on ‘Helpers’ enabled the Junior and Senior Montessori children to understand the importance of the community helpers through role plays and live demonstrations. An activity on ‘Seasons’ for the Nursery kids made them learn about different articles used in the three seasons.

Learning to Express @ Art In this month, the little learners of Montessori learnt to draw different kinds of figures using the basic shapes. At the same time, they also did colouring practice for the colouring event.

Tapping Feet together

Physical Activity

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Athletic Meet

33rd Annual Athletic Meet for Montessori was conducted on January 14 and 16, 2017. Mrs. & Mr. Billore grandparents of Raghav Billore of Junior Montessori E were the chief guest for the event.The budding athletes contested on the track for the races like sprint, relay, hurdle, fill the basket, dish and dome each in girls’ and boys’ categories separately. The little learners participated in the event with great zeal and enthusiasm.

Colouring Event

A colouring event was organized for the students of Junior and Senior Montessori on January 23, 2017. This activity enabled the budding stars to give wings to their imagination and showcase their colouring and creative skills. Their skills were assessed on the basis of fine strokes, colour concept and creativity shown in their work.

Republic Day Celebration

Republic Day was celebrated on January 25, 2017 by the children of Montessori and classes I & II. A beautiful parade by Nursery, Mass Drill by Junior Montessori and a colourful Bhangra performance was given by the students of Junior and Senior Montessori children vibrant. Classes I & II children presented a patriotic song, a vibrant Kashmiri dance, an energetic PT act and a speech that filled the atmosphere with a feeling of love and patriotism.

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Classroom News

Class I Look What’s in the Bag

In the month of January, the students of Class I learnt about the ‘Action Words’ by performing an interesting activity wherein they picked chits from a bag, performed the actions suggested and framed sentences on it. This activity ensured an enthusiastic participation by all the kids.

Little Creative Hands

Anshika Atude Nursery F Bhairavi Kutumbal Sr. Mont. E Mannanya Bhatia Jr. Mont. E

Sakina Saifee Jr. Mont. F

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gSA blh rF; dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, cgqr gh lgt o jkspdiw.kZ <ax ls nwljh d{kk ds

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Class III In order to explore the creative writing abilities of the students, a card making activity was conducted in which the students wrote creatively about what qualities make their friends special. The kids cherished memories and experiences with their friends and the bright splash of colours on cards symbolized the bond of friendship.

Tanishk Kathoriya Nursery E Vanya Khubani Sr. Mont. F

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Class IV

As a part of the curriculum activity ’Eating Together’, the students brought the food items of different states and communities. They shared the recipes and information about food items in their traditional languages.

Class V Learn By Fun

In the month of January, the students of Class V learnt Angles. To exhibit their learning, a culminating activity was conducted in which they made paper boats and measured the angles formed at the corners. It was a very interesting and creative form of learning the mathematical concepts.

Spoken English

The students of Class I learnt about ‘Telephone’ which is one of the most common means of communication. They also learnt about the basic etiquettes of a telephonic conversation where they exchanged dialogues through role plays.

Special Activities

Life Skill Activity Compassion, a Great Virtue

To inculcate the value of kindness and love for living beings, the students of class 3 prepared the paper cut–outs of their palms and wrote about the deeds or acts of kindness which they have done or experienced. This activity filled their hearts with a faith in humanity and motivated them to shower kindness.

Reading Programme

In the month of January, we initiated a Newspaper Reading activity for the young readers. It acted as a motivation booster for the mediocre readers as they showed great interest in reading the newspaper. In the activity, the independent readers guided the mediocre readers wherever they found difficulty.

A Visit to Bread factory

An educational trip was organized for the students of class III under the EVS curriculum ‘Eating and Cooking’ where they visited a bread factory. The objective of the trip was to introduce them to various methods of cooking food. This trip made them aware of the process of fermentation and baking.

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Special Events, Celebrations & Competitions

Scouts and Guides- Hike

Scouts and Guides organized a hiking event for class III, IV & V on January 7, 2017 to Hinkargiri, a Jain Temple. The students enjoyed the trekking, sang songs and played many games. The scenic beauty of the place was remarkable and presented an awesome site for the kids to explore.

Intra Class Activities

Dictionary Navigation

Classes III to V

Spell Check

Classes I & II

A Visit to Gurudwara

To receive the blessing from almighty for the New Year, the students of class IV visited a Gurudwara. There, they learnt dining etiquettes in community situations while having langar. This field trip was based on the EVS curriculum activity ‘Eating Together’.

Movie Time

To embark on the New Year with a great zeal, the students of class V visited INOX to watch the inspirational movie ‘Dangal’. This movie inculcated patriotic emotions and promoted gender equality. The children enjoyed the movie.

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Parents’ Involvement Programme

Working Together

Community Helpers

An interactive activity of ‘Our Community Helpers’ was conducted on January 30, 2017. The guest parent Dr. Atul Tiwari father of Ananya Tiwari of Junior Montessori briefed up the students with his profession and

also explained them about how to take care of hygiene habits and stay healthy.

Annual Athletic Meet

The 33rd Annual Athletic Meet of Primary was held on January 11, 2017. The event was graced with the presence of Mrs. and Mr. Khandelwal, the proud parents of Disha Khandelwal as the Chief guests. The zeal and enthusiasm of the participants of all the houses was clearly visible as they tried to perform to the best of their ability so as to bring glory to their house. Buddha House bagged the first position and the second position was secured by Gandhi house.

Safety Awareness

‘Patrika’ organized a ‘Safety Awareness’ session for the girls of class III, IV & V which was conducted by Ms. Jyoti Sharma TI Women Police Department. She raised awareness and also shared her personal and other helpline numbers for the safety of children.

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The Greatest Virtue Humility is the greatest virtue. It is the quality of not being proud. A person who possesses this quality is humble and the master of himself. He is not stubborn and is ready to accept other people's advice and learn from their experiences. A proud person gets annoyed easily, when somebody or something offends him. Whereas a humble person doesn't get easily angry. He admits his mistakes and short -comings politely. A proud person doesn't admit his faults easily. He gets annoyed and blames others for his own mistakes. He is stubborn, angry and doesn't value others’ suggestions or ideas. Pride and anger, meekness and humility are human attitudes. Attitudes are expressions of a person and are developed or cultivated slowly over a number of years. They indicate the mental makeup and the upbringing of a person. I end up with the quote-‘Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking about yourself less’. Jahnavi Mohta Class: IV D

Being Humble

Humility is the quality of being humble. It means

the recognition of self in relation to God and acceptance of our defects. According to Gandhiji, humility is an essential virtue that must exist in a

person for other virtues to emerge. Truth and love can be cultivated but humility cannot be cultivated. It has to be one of the starting points. Sincere humility is how we feel from within, a state of mind. Humility comes by doing what we ought to do, and not seeking anything in return. No praises, no applaud. Just the satisfaction of having done it is our reward. People think being humble means groveling in front of others or thinking they are no good and others are better. But God says that when you are humble, you are free from pride and arrogance. When we’re humble, we can respond and learn from criticisms without becoming

defensive. We can ask for forgiveness and talk with the right attitude. So we can summarize humility as accepting our own defects, showing it in front of people and learning from our own mistakes. We should not insist on rights but work on wrongs to make them right. Mrs. Namrata Johari

Teacher Primary

Humility

It is very well said that-Actions speak louder than words. So, humility should not be confused with arrogance as there is a thin line between them. Humility is a state of mind which strengthens a person and provides him a path to lead a peaceful life without compromising on his ethics and values. It is in human nature and cannot be taught. As it is a saying that a mother is the first teacher of a child, so it becomes the utmost responsibility of parents and family to make a child humble as well as confident at the same time. Humility is acknowledging parents, teachers or team members for being successful. It is the ability to listen to others’ opinions and react sensibly. Humility does not make a person weak but instead makes a person a polite speaker with positive attitude and defuse arguments. Humility and kindness are the two virtues which are required the most in this fast and technically advanced environment where human nature is losing its value over materiality.

Mrs. Rinki Rajpal Mother of Arshika Rajpal Class: Junior Montessori

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Quit Ego; Construct Humility

Humility is the quality of being humble. It is the quality of keeping one’s self under control. A person who possesses this quality is humble and meek and is ready to accept at her people’s advice and learn from their experience. Humility is not thinking less of ourselves but, thinking of ourselves less. Mahatma Gandhi is an example of what a humble leader can accomplish; the society serves to benefit from this kind of governance. We must quit ego and construct humility as we cannot gain anything being egoistic: rather we become aggressive, manipulate others, express dishonesty and destroy resources. Instead, we should take responsibility and correct our mistakes. We must listen to others’ ideas, and keep our abilities in humble perspective. Humility is good for us and our relationships, wherein people show greater generosity, helpfulness and gratitude. We must always remember to keep a healthy dose of humility in our lives. By doing so, we are constantly keeping ourselves in a check with others around us, and at the same time, we are opening ourselves up to continue learning and growing as a person.

Ms. Satpreet Kaur Saluja Teacher - Junior Montessori

Humility

Humility is the crown of victory. It is the quality of keeping oneself under control. A person who possesses

this quality is a master of himself. Humility means understanding that the delights, pains and needs of

others that are as important as our own. Humility implies gentleness and kindness. A humble person always

gives importance and takes into consideration the views of others. On the other hand, a proud person is

self centred and dominant. A humble person is not hot headed and he can be approached easily. He is

optimistic and always sees the bright side of things. Humility is the strength to put others before

ourselves. Nobody is perfect in this world. Everybody loses and makes mistakes sometimes but it is

important to use those hands as a policy for growth. It is a fact that when we are most humble, that time

we are the most comfortable to take feedbacks and guidance from others. We must try to make this world

a better place by clothing ourselves with humility.

Jamila Kalabhaiwala

Class: IV A