toLearningfly YEAR2021-22BOOK
Things are normalizing. High school was nearly F2F all year, Middle school mostly F2F, and even Primary got nearly half the year F2F. This meant a return to learning culture, and the rich fabric of school life, including sports, drama, music, clubs, inter school events, in-school or parent exhibitions for PYPx, TOK, Eureka, learning journeys for vaccinated cohorts, three board exams in parallel for the first time, and at the end our first F2F graduation for our third graduating cohort. The return to school life was a welcome relief for teachers who thrive on the relationships, feedback, questions, eye contact and body language of learners. The online world gave us learning continuity but intellectual well being is incomplete without emotional and social well being. COVID and online learning amplified children’s social-emotional challenges, loneliness and digital safety. It made us ask the basic question; what is learning? Our definition of desired learning has finally evolved to 5 pillars; self directed learning, disciplinary thinker, communicator, collaborator and community builder. We will spend many years building curriculum, teacher capability and student reflection with parent commitment. The year also ended with a bittersweet farewell to North Campus for our PYP, with students and teachers set to move to Yemalur next year.
HEAD OF THE SCHOOL
COVID made the last two years difficult for everybody; teachers, students and parents. But every community member seems to have followed - consciously or unconsciously - the wonderful advice from the Bhagavad gita Karmanye Vadikaraste, Maa Phaleshu Kadaach Na, Ma Karma Phala Hetur Bhurmatey, Sangostva Akarmani (focus on your efforts and results will follow)
The 2022-23 Calendar represents a paradigm shift in community engagement with parents, students, faculty, and other schools with more sports, more choice, more travel, more service, and more holistic learning, more clubs, inter and intra school events. Our physical spaces in senior school are changing for opportunities to explore interests and build passions. This will help kids use time at school building leadership, artistic talent, reading, sportsmanship, service, writing, and much much more. Student government is a serious initiative, and will hopefully grow to significant impact next year. We end the year reminding students that there are many definitions of success and everyone succeeds. But finding who you are is a continuous exploration of developing abilities and Neevinterests.aimsto change the status quo in education by building a school that is idealistic, honest, and ethical so our learners can be the same. Our children do well at academics but must fight the precociousness foisted upon them by a rapidly changing world by recognizing their privilege, questioning their impact with authenticity, and recognizing the rat race without looking down on it. Neev hopes to do this by asking more of our learners, teachers and parents. As a song goes - May the road rise up to meet you, may the rain fall gently on your fields, and may the sun shine warm your face. Khuda apko Mahfooz rakhe.
Dear Neev Community,
Kavita Gupta Sabharwal Founder & Head of School
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One step at a time. One step to think. One step to imagine. One step to explore. And with these steps. They started to walk. Creating a path of their own. One that has no barrier. And soon enough. They were ready. To tread the unknown. Growing their wings. And giving their dreams. The flight they deserve.
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Because at the end of it all. Even sky is not the limit. After learning to fly. And giving their dreams. The flight they deserve. Because at the end of it all. Even sky is not the limit. After learning to fly.
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THE WALK
Taking those first steps. Into the unknown. Exploring the unexplored. Imagining the unimagined. They learnt the walk. The walk to create. A path of their own. Leading to a story. A story of their little vision. And suddenly they realize. They are ready. Ready to run. Into the next chapter of their learning.
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2209GRADE 1A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2210Aarna Varun Advita Prashanth Advit Singh Ahaan Das Aryan Reddy Disha Suresh Geerna Patil Kabir Maheshwari KrishnaKhemRaghavka Meher Bijral Priya Sharma Rahil Khan Ria Krishnan Roohi Shaikh Tara Pramod Uma Dwivedi V Aadidev Reddy Ved Shetty
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2211GRADE 1B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2212Aarin Agarwal Ahvaan Ruddra Arjan Sikka Arjun Saraf Eshaan Rangaraj Hansa Gokarn Kashvi Singh Layla Parekh Medansh Vegesna Niya Bandi Prisha Agarwal Raeya Aggarwal Rian Bhuwalka Ridhi Kajekar Roy Bhuwalka S Upasti Niyama Shri Samvit Desai Shanaya Morzaria Syed Yusuf Asad Tharun Bavikatte Vihaan MadanTharush Sriram Yoanna P Yohan Yadav Ziaan Salvi
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2213GRADE 1C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2214Ahmed Hothur Alisha Pahwa Anaya Jayanti Ari Shroff Armaan Chengapa Atharva Raghavan VihaariThanvithakaa Barkha Chandra Dhanvi N Reddy Mariam Fuzail Maryam Ishaq Reha GoenkaMishika Singh Sai Suraj ChellaramReya Dabholkar Sara BhansaliSaisha Dhawan Shambhavi Jha Shanaya Choudhary SiddhanamKolhapure Syed Aaqib Abdulla Veer Sahani Venpa Senthamil Viraj Agarwal
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2215Flashback Happiness is teamwork! Together everyone achieves more Teamwork can build friendships that last a lifetime Together we make this world a beautiful garden Reading is a Passort to countless adventures A healthy outside starts from the inside!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2216Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much more Little steps towards a stronger mind and body!! We are making memories together 1,2,3 lets count If you dont see the book you want on the shelf, write it!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2217GRADE 1 TEACHERS
(L to R) Front Row - Smita Gupta, Mandeep Oberoi, Kajal Rasaily Back Row - Ria Sarkar, Navitha Kothari, Nivedita Banerjee NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2218
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2219GRADE 2A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2220Aadhya Dhuddu Aarav Mohonot Advita Reddy Anirudh Saini Ayaan Gupta Driti Rohit Farhan Mohamed Ira Sarda Karan Sheth Karna Seshadri Mila Prabhu Neev Sama Neva Ganesh Samayrah Sharma Shivang Poddar Viraj GuptaSirigowri Gowda Swar Maheshwari Anezka Sequeira Dhyana Vora Kiara Panjwani Sanjana Dravid Vihaan Lakhani Avanya Lad
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2221GRADE 2B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2222Aaryaman Kinra Avyaan Bahri Devyani Pothraj Dhanvin P Ira Kapany Kabir Sharma Kahini Gupta Kaira Samant Khadijah Asad Krishvi Ramani Krithin Pranav Reddy Mira Bantia Nilazhini Suresh Ninaad Daga Reyansh Magotra Rikhil Reddy Ruhaan Ahmed Sahas Disan Saige Sarawagi Shiv Kothaneth Shlok Bagga Vaanya Sureka Vivan Reddy Yuvaan Aggarwal
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2223GRADE 2C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2224Aarin Bajaj Ayaan Maniar Devarsh Kilambi Gia Sekhar Hridhaan Karawade Ishaan Narang Kabir Chaudhary Kima Reddy Malha Navin Meera Tantia Naisha Bhriguvanshi Neyamukil M Nish Byju Nitima Gupta Pranati Pramod Raaga Dayal Ria Kumar Shloka Nangineni Surya Ramakrishna Vedika Sethia Vian Kashyap Virat Govindaraju Yuvaan Singhal
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2225Flashback Putting creativity to its best use! Getting ready for the Neevotsav performance! Let's build bridges and not walls! Teamwork makes the dream work! Creating structures through collaboration! Just dab and celebrate!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2226 Young Scientists at work Drop everything and read! Book Launch by an author in our classroom Sharing our perspective with senior school students Light, sound, camera..Action! Neevotsav is one big attraction! Reading is better when we do it together
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2227GRADE 2 TEACHERS
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2228 (L to R) Front Row - Varshitha Ranganathan, Shilpi Nagpal, Anuja Ghoshal Back Row - Ankita Das, Vanita Purushotham Kudva, Karen Anthea Fernandez
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2229GRADE 3A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2230Abhay Vutukuru Aditya Talluri Anaisha Manglik Arihan Reddy Haniyah Zubair Kavni Reddy Leher Medda Mysha Saraf Prathik Reddy Prerna Agarwal Raghuvir Kilambi Ruhi Singh Sarah Stoeckel Shashank Bodapati Shaurya Havinahal Sreeved Kambalapally Tia Singh Upmanyu Awasthi Viraj Tejavath Vivan Akash Beere Zaara Salvi
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2231GRADE 3B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2232Aadyaa Gupta Aarav Kumar Advait Raj Araiya Agarwal Arman Sahni Avi Raichand Rawar Avyaan Abhishek Ayaan Punja Eka Sivaraman Haya Nasir Inara Jain Jihyo Lee Kanishk Reddy Krishna Hariharan Myra Bhalla Rishitha Ivy Rajkumar Rityn Shah Ryan Banerjee Samaya Narayan Sitaara Sharath Tysha Raheja
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2233GRADE 3C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2234Aahana Sanath Aarika Natarajan Aradhya Khemka Areeha Jain Azad Rishikesh Disshank Sinha Guneeva Kalkat Ishaan Khandelwal Manasvi Sharma Pari Chatlani Reyansh Dharmapurikar Riddhi Mantri Rishabh Thimmaiah Saina Goenka Shivansh Malhan Siddharth Gupta Skanda Kashyap Tara Hiremath Vaanya Bhatia Vidaar Vaidyanathan Vihaan Jhunjhunwala
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2235GRADE 3D
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2236Aaradhya Epuru Adhrit Jethi Advay Sahay Anam Aga Daksh Jain Dia Suresh Inaya Shah Ishaan Pokhriyal Ishika Mehta Maithili Jha Myra Nigam Samaira Khan Samaya Shrivastava Siddhartha Singh Tvisha Agarwal Vedaant Reddy Vihaan Agarwal Vihaan P Yash Garg Ziva Sama
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2237Flashback Returning to the spot we've missed the most - the sandpit! Working together makes everything better Our first in-person gallery walk after the pandemic! End of year party!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2238Young scientists on Science Day Class Party - How well do we know each other at the end of the year? Who said Math can't be fun? Reading time, the most enlightening time of the day
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2239GRADE 3 TEACHERS
(L to R) Front Row - Ashwini Nicholas, Sneha Madgaonkar, Preeti Wadhwani Back Row - Hema Nalini, Shwetha DS, Mousumi Choudhury, Hanshika Chhabra, Mary Cherian NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2240
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2241GRADE 4A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2242Aadhya Suresh Baruni Dass Dhruv Mehta Harman Oberoi Maahika Nawka Myra Palta Neel Kapadikar Niyanta Agarwal Raghav Gupta Rakshitha Srivatsan Rhea Sinha Rishan devos Larkins Rivaan Shah Ronit Salwan Roshan Bhunia Sara Khandekar Vihan Sharma Vir Bhansali Zidane Das
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2243GRADE 4B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2244Aanya Agarwal Aarav Chaoji Aishwarya Sree Arihanth Natarajan Aryav Kumar SreeneshAvantikaaBhat Avika Sharma Darsh Tolani Dev Narang Ekambir Sibia Elizabeth Stoeckel Ira Reddy Kabir Seshadri Mishika Reddy Rishaan Bahri Samaya Rao Shivank Singh Shrishti Nayak Syed Rayhan Fouad Yohan Sunny Zoya Kinra
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2245GRADE 4C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2246Aarna Sujith Aaryan Reddy Abeer Kapadia Alok Bose Arjan Singh Ashima Dasgupta Daisha Sardana Haransh Singh Iqra Rahiman Lakshmi Goteti Navika Ravi kumar Nevan Kosgi Nimay Agarwal Rehan Khan Sama Maheshwari Samriddho Thakurta Sana Verma Shreeya Suresh Viha Sanath Vivan Todi Vriddhi Sethia
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2247GRADE 4D
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2248Aadya Singh Arjun Jain Asra Fathima Daksh Nagpal Eshaan Jailkhani Ishaan Braganza Ishaan Shivam Mohammed Chedkhan Neil Chunekar Nimaay Reddy Nishka Sehgal Om Karthikeyan Pranshi Swain Radha Shriram Rhea Rajiv Sahejdeep Singh Saisha Chatterjee Shivansh Sharma Taran Murthy Weda Ganesh
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2249Flashback G4's excited since the specialists classes begin with a bang:) Fun times continued in physical school Powering our way through The show must go on - Our Guitarists showcased their talents during the Weekly Assembly Quality Circle Times- double the fun on Zoom
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2250Happiness is meeting friends in person! Experiential learning continues as our Eco- Scientists pave their learning Art Block Printing Workshop- We expressed our learning through art! Story telling - We look forward to the early morning read-aloud’s to start our day Learning is now play, with project based learning! Exploring organic gardening– group project on sustainability!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2251GRADE 4 TEACHERS
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2252 (L to R) Front Row - Vaishali Sachdeva, Sneha Srigiri, Shiza Mehreen Back Row - Asha Jerome, Meenakshi RM, Diya Anna Koshi, Aditi Singh, Angeline Mary Thomas
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2253GRADE 5A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2254Aadhya Chopra Aaliya Bakliwal Abhav Singh Alanaa Kumar Arav Shukla Ayodhika Trivedi Emad Nasir Ishaan Gupta Jai Arya Kabir Arora Kabir Singh Karma Karze Naman Shastri Prakruti Balaji Ravnoor Bijral Rivaan Bhasin Ruel Khadilkar Samarth Gowda Tia Mantravadi Udayvir Shandilya Vedant Chanakya
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2255GRADE 5B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2256Aanya Sharma Aarav Kashyap Aneira Nair Aryan Prasad Ayaan Shaikh Azaad Ajmera Eshan Govindaraju Kabir Dandapani Krishnaa Khurana Nirbhav Naveen Parthavi Shekhawat Pranav G Pranav Hari Ruhaan Nishant Samaira Gupta Shalini Sriram Shamit Singh BhattacharjeeShereen Sristuti Vyakaranam Tanay Shah Tara Arora Zohraab Krishnan
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2257GRADE 5C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2258ParameswaranAadhyan Advay Mehrishi Amishi Daga Arjun Reddy Arnav Gupta Devangshee Khemka Dhanvi Khemani Ira Dwivedi Ishayu Jain Meghna Sethuraman Namit Mer Padma Aravindan Prithviraj Mehta Samikshaa Urs Shravya Garodia Siddhant Singla Siddharth Karthik Vedant Rajagopal Vedanth Kagaya Vedanth Kumar Vivaan Karthik Vivaan Narayan
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2259Flashback It's all part of the game, especially when it is the farewell assembly We rock as a team The buzz during the Spell Bee Learning at Neev When many minds think alike Where is the missing jigsaw piece? Discussion about the Trandisciplinary Themes
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2260Having fun during the class party Observational skills are very important, especially during a scientific experiment Learning math the fun way, while toeing the line Let us soar, up in the air Freeze Frame - How similar and different are we??
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2261GRADE 5 TEACHERS
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2262 (L to R) Front Row - Priyanka Srivastava, Jyoti Kisanchand Makhijani, Ayesha Siddiqua Back Row - Vasundara Mukherjee, Meera Mohan, Nair Sunita
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2263NORTH CAMPUS GRADE 2
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2264Aara Patell McGaw Aleena Bassam Anirudh Sharan Aryan Khitri Samriddhi Varma G Sara Sethi Vedant Balhotra Zaara ShajiKumar
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2265NORTH CAMPUS GRADE 3
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2266Amay Agarwal Anirudh Raghavan Ariyanna Lal Avram Bucur Avyukt Shome Diya Gowda Reyaansh Nabar
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2267NORTH CAMPUS GRADE 4
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2268Bhumi Bhandari Keya Veledandi Kiara Daarole Kiara Rupesh Niheeraa Jakhu Prisha Modi
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2269Flashback Let's work together - collaborators Curiosity is the very basis of education Alone we are smart Together we are brilliant Team work makes the dream work All set to rock the show - Mini Neevotsav 2022
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2270Celebrating National Science Week Exploring measurements Crazy day We're twice as nice - Twinning day Learning is fun when you're doing it together
NORTHTEACHERSCAMPUS
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2272 (L to R)Front Row - Nisha Mohan, Kanak Sakhrani, Kalpita Jain, Sindhuja Natarajan, Akshaya M, Gayatri Patil Back Row - Usha Kiran, Charlotte William, Samuel Hudson
PYP Leadership Team NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2273 PYP COORDINATOR Soumya Anil PYP HEAD NORTH CAMPUS Kalpita Jain
Let’s stay together to solve future challenges that we may face as a community.
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As educators, we envisioned our role to create the conditions for growth, development, and learning to happen. When we get it right we discover that all along we have been in the miracle business, and it’s honestly the only business to be in. So what separates us from the rest of life on Earth is our power of imagination, the ability to bring to mind things that are not present to our senses. It is imagination that allows us to create the world in which we live, rather than just exist in it. It also gives us the power to recreate it. Can we reimagine the world together?
‘Learn for Life’ is a value and a skill we nurture. Through the pandemic every member of our community – academic and non-academic staff, students and parents reflected the attitude of continuous learning and striving to be better in all that we do. We constantly ensured to remain relevant and significant despite the uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity that prevails around us. All of this was possible for us, as we live in a community that fosters positivity to make a difference in the lives of every student. Let’s embrace each other's strengths. This is exactly one generation of young people who have gone to school during the pandemic, people who have had a life-defining experience and survived it with resilience. We productively use this moment in history to understand what truly constitutes learning. So, let’s celebrate the resilience of our students and our educators. This year moving to hybrid learning and seeing more than 92% of our students attending physical school significantly shifted students’ social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth. The relationships built on trust and respect between peers and with teachers became stronger. Physical well-being through sports, and games developed stamina and inner strength. Re-envisioning purposeful and meaningful learning experiences stretched students' ability as learners. The students became more responsible for their learning and for their lives, thus, amplifying student agency. We need to take care of the whole child and the whole teacher and thus travel and learn together at the direction of the children more than ever. The most promising path forward is to be focused, persevere and give our best.
Shanthi Raghunath Head PYP
As we reflect on the year(s) passed by, my thoughts as part of reflection and learning from the last couple of years are summarized in two themes. I would like to first acknowledge the critical role played by each of the member of Neev school community; from the teachers and school leaders to those working in the admissions office, IT office, Facility dept, Transport and support staff and most importantly the parent community who are the partners in the learning and development of their child, our children! Sincere gratitude to the entire Neev community.
The second thing - thinking of the ‘why’ of school, why do schools exist? What’s the purpose of schools? What is the role of education after seeing the pandemic and the uncertainty we faced as the ‘Change’ in our lives ? To me, we are “a school which nurtures who you are, shapes your identity, and helps you envision a future. It is a learning environment that nurtures ideas, and collaboration, develops skills for learning and growth, and above all, gives a sense of community and purpose”. Can we develop an ecosystem of students, parents, and teachers that convene around a single and inspiring goal of ‘nurturing good humans’? So what do we need to do differently? What change do we need to bring to move from good to great? How might we work cohesively as students, parents, and teachers around a single and inspiring goal of nurturing good humans! An important thought shared by sir Ken Robinson said in his last book, the manifesto, Imagine if..., “In human communities, as in the natural world, miracles happen every day and are essential for flourishing.”
Kalpita Jain Head PYP, North Campus
PYP FACULTY NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2275 LANGUAGE TEAM (L to R) Front Row - Megha Massey, Vinita Sharma Back Row - Kiran Pandey, Megha DM, Komal Saxena, S.Sandra Naidene Jones
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2276 MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS AND THEATRE TEAM (L to R) Front Row - Gayatri Patil, Joshua Dhar, Maitreye Tambekar Back Row - Meghana Chaudhary, Adrian Peter Delvi, Madonna Joy Poruthookaran
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THE RUN
Slowly and steadily. Running mile after mile. In the course of the journey. Filled with obstacles. They set themselves free. Free to run. Run their thoughts. Run their imagination. Into the wild. Nothing to stop them. They run together. Into a world of their own. Where their wings have grown. And now they are ready. To give their imagination. The flight it deserves. And enter the next chapter of learning.
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NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2279GRADE 6A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2280Aalisha Vinod Kaushik AdidevPotharajBalajhi Aditya Kumar Arun Ahan S. Gupta Anaaya Kanchan Angad Singh Arianna Sethi Arvaan Raghav Aryan Sharath Avyay Tenzin Agarwal Dayita Umesh Raju EssaYenepoyaMohamed Hammad Saad Ishaan Abburi Jai Tulsyan Keerat Singh Miwan Durez Fazal Reyahn Bantia Riya Bopanna Saiesha Malhan Shreya Manoj Jain Sreenivas Sreekanth TaranaRanganathanSandhya Vihaan Mishra Vivaan Kabir Thakur
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2281GRADE 6B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2282Aarav Sunil Yernool Aditya Amrish Thakkar Anika Abhijit Moharir AryahiPalekarRamchandra Aryan Anand Beere Bhaavya Ranjit Dhruv Krishnan Dhruv ChakrabortyNagri Gautam Poddar Idhant Rohin Ishi Tandon Jahaan Raj Singh Jiana Adit Morzaria KrishnaSamantPuneet Manish P. Kumar Maya Varma Myra Bhasin Nikhil Juneja ParitoshChackoKayyalathu Reagan Joseph Toji Surabhi Choudhari Tara Gupta Vihaan Varior Vivaan PadmanabhanVasant Vyom Maruwada
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2283GRADE 6C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2284Aarav Sharma Aney S. Gupta Arushi Chandra Avani Shirole Ayaati Chaturvedi Diya Gopinath Iniya Babu Moksh Manish Batra Ruhan Jishnu J Vidush Kabra
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2285SpotLight - The Pose Shadows Making memories - Year-end Party Spotlight Girls The 6C Team Flashback
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2286Year End Bash 6A! Zoom classes!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2287GRADE 7A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2288Aanvi Ramakrishna Aanya Biddappa Aarya Shriram ChandrakanthAdarshini Advaith Reddy DannyAnoushkaJohnson Aradhya Sahay AryanDadlaniGautam Avani Venkatesh Rao Ayush Kumar Himesh Pranav N Ishana Bailur Nikhita Chatterjee Nimay C. Poojari Rafael Daniel Sahana Tatapudi Samrudh Gowda BhattacharjeeShenaya Shivikaa Gupta Suhani Agarwal Taisha Jaswal Vedansh Goyal Vedant Divakarla Yashmita Sipani
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2289GRADE 7B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2290Aanya Singh Agastya Awasthi Alisha Patil Amay Saraogi AmritaManasMeenakshi Ananya Gupta Arin Jagtap Dhaani Atreya Krisha Sureka Lujayn Durez Fazal Mythri Swaminathan Nia Nagal Nihaal Singh Sehgal Parth Manaktala Rehaan Devaiah Saanvi Singh Samarrah Sivakumar Sayuri Manon Taashvi Aggarwal Yuv Singh Saran
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2291GRADE 7C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2292Aarush Salwan Ahaan Goyal Diya Hariharan Ishaan Prasad Krishay Swain Nirvaan Daga Omar Mohamed Parth Kohli Ranveer Parihar Tavleen Gandhi
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2293Flashback We Love to Read, Read to Love Regular day at class We are a team The joy of coming back to physical school
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2294Fun Zoom time Class CollaborativeTime!Learning Celebrating Language Day Keep calm, it's class time! Learning never stops!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2295GRADE 8A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2296Aadya Garg Aarush Rao Potta Aditi Garg Akshaya Prakash Dhruv Manoj Jain Dishitha M. Reddy Diya Deepak Shetty HanaYenepoyaRasiya SwaminathanHrehaan Iyer Jayesh Wadhwa Kabir Basu Mihira Patil Nevyn Shah Nikhil Ganesh Risamaya Sophia Veronica Larkins ShouryasirajSubramaniamKrishnakoli Tanish Ray Utkarsh Sharma YashReddyVutukuru
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2297GRADE 8B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2298Aarush Gupta Aarush Sawant Aashna Haque Aditi Kaila AffanHothurMohammed Anya Shenoy Diya Samit VarchusJayadrithiUrs Kaahinee Agarwal Navya Khandelwal Pranat Ajit Jain Ragini Shandilya Rohini Arya Sahasra Nangineni Sanjana Garg Sanvi Sharma Sitara Rishikesh Soham Sharma Sudhishna Satish Tamara Serukur
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-2299GRADE 8C
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22100Aadya Salwan Amodini Waddehra Ananya Manglik Drishti Saran Ekta Saran Manognya Reddy Maya Ganesh N Lochan Daivik Pihu Saraff Pranaav V. Ramanaa Siddhant Dravid Veda Shrivastava Vivaan J Gupta
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22101Activities and discussions during homeroom 8A break time Spirit Week Art exhibition 8A celebrating Independence Day Day 1 of Spirit Week fun!!
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22102Flashback Visiting the PYP Exhibition 8C Class Party After the race Fun time Getting ready for the race
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22103GRADE 9A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22104Adhavan S. Kumar AdityaBraganzaVincent Aida Sandy Sree Akhilesh Balaji Anaaita Jain AnahitaMathurChandra Anousha Sinha Arjun Master Bose Asmit Agrawal Dhruv Suresh Ramu Jeet Jaidev Punjabi Meghna Ganesh NachiketKulkarniMakarand NishitaChatlaniPavan Noyonika Arun Rishikesh Srivatsan Samarth Parakh HarshaShauryaVardhan Urvashi Menon Urvi Mehrotra Yashashree Mahajan
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22105GRADE 9B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22106Aanya Goenka Abdul Majid Shahbaz Samad Anahita Shetty Aniket Dewangan Anshika Bansal Chinayrah Sharma Daksh Sarawgi DarshTulsyanAkkshye Dev Bhandari Kaira Gupta Kian Jacob Lara Nambisan Meher Bhunia Neil Joseph Nidhi Nair Ranai Chetan Rai Saahas Ajmera Saanvi Sharath Srinidhi Sriram Varun Nair
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22107Flashback Human Library Project: Tete-a-tete with our mates Never too old to dance! Baking and eating at the class party Saluting our heroes on Independence Day
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22108Shaking a leg for the Grade 10s Movie and karaoke on the last day Chilling and chatting after an eventful year
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22109GRADE 10A
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22110Aditi Magesh Aryan Shah Aryan Jude Shankar Aryan Prakash Varma Boge Tejas Karthik Reddy Dhruv Gupta Frvsh Swain Pratyush Balaji Raghav Choudhuri Ram Tewari RithwikShivnaniKabir Samitha Sri Bhaskara Sia Godika Siddhant Bajaj Suhaani Haque Viraj Arora
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22111GRADE 10B
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22112Amulya Amar Kumar Ananya Laksmi Arun Arav Krishnan Arjun Shah ArjunVarmaPrakash Devanshi Kaura Ishaan Varior Mihika Gupta Neil Sarin Shaaunak Bajaj ShriGandotraAarush SohamMaruwadaSingh Sunav Singh Bajaj Tejas Siva Ramineni Vishal Arun
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22113GRADES 9C & 10C
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NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22115We are a team Fun times together With our thinking hats on Life is good with friends Fun times together Out on a learning jounrney Flashback
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22116We are good at thisAs always, we love food Learning never stops! Partners in crime
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Now the wings are earned. Armed with a dream. And a zeal to imagine. No boundaries set. They are here. Here to create. A universe of their own. Nothing to limit them. Rearing to surpass. All their expectations. And here is when they know. That the flight has just begun. To script a new beginning. Because this is only the start. And what truly matters. Is that they have learn the art. The art of learning to fly.
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THE FLIGHT
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NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22122Economics class photo- Costume part of Spirit week A school in Gudalur
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Getting emotional by thinking about what's next, but first, we need to pose for the camera! Ending the day on a good note. NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22126Together we climbed, together we stood! Flashback
NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22127BTS before the class photograph The dynamic batch of Neev' Together22we stand Squad goals!
There's something poetically ironic about starting off 11th grade with online school, thinking it's finally over, then having our last 3 days online in one, final plot twist. 2 years is a long time - and I can't tell if online school made it feel longer or shorter. Days blended into one another, and when I reflect, it feels like a blur and an eternity at the same time. As for everyone I had the chance to meet in the last 2 years, I'm so happy that I got to go through IB with you. While attempting to avoid common cliches, I will say that we really pulled through this as a class. There's nothing more comforting than hearing from someone else that they're also overdue on the same assignment. That brings me to the IB. Whether or not I regret taking the IB is a debate I constantly have with myself - but I can sum it up like this. Would I do it again? Absolutely not, but I'm still glad I did it. IB showed me that I'm stronger and more capable than I ever thought I was, and this made it special to me. Juggling IAs, college essays and trying to keep my grades up was a unique challenge, one that took me almost 2 whole years to adapt to - but I (sort of) did it in the end.
Aadit Kolar
AaditSincerely,
Treasurer, 20-21
Although everyone was special to me, I'd like to thank some people before I sign off. Aalam, you've been the sweetest, most enthusiastic best friend I could have ever asked for. Maith, you were a source of stability for when I had no idea what I was doing. Amshul, you've been an absolute legend who I could talk to at any time about anything. Kriti, your cat addiction was sometimes refreshing (although generally annoying). Miss Vidya, you've been the most insightful, entertaining and chilled out form tutor I could ask for. To all of my teachers, you believed in me when I didn't believe in myself I hope I haven't been too annoying My first thought was to put this through something like Grammarly or run it by someone, but I decided against it - I chose to submit a simple, unedited, unfiltered, unpolished reflection to preserve the purity of the feelings that I got to reexperience when writing this reflection.
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Lastly, I would like to thank all the teachers. Thank you for putting up with us, thank you for teaching us, thank you for all the discussions in class, and more importantly, thank you for giving us a love for learning. Words cannot express exactly how great of an impact you had on our lives,
Aalam Sultanji 12 years. 4380 days. That’s how long it has been since I started my educational journey. While my education will continue in the university, I cannot call myself a school student anymore. And that hits home. But, as we would question in ToK, what is home? How do we define home? Is it the place we grow up in? Is it the place we learn how to be human? Is it the place that has the greatest impact on us? In all three cases, the answer is school. I joined Neev in 2020, under the looming, dark and grim umbrella of the pandemic. I would be lying if I said that it didn’t affect my social relationship with my new classmates. As all my classmates would now agree with me, I love movies. And growing up, I watched movies where the high school drama was immaculate. I wanted a high school like that. I wanted a high school experience where everybody starts out as awkward teenagers but then grows to be better friends and companions for life. I wanted a high school experience where the teachers were not just people who taught you the subject, but they taught you about life. I wanted a high school experience where the students were genuinely respected as equals. When I started at Neev, I got exactly that and more. And all the money in the world could not buy what I have gained through these 2 years. The online mode made me discover wonderful things. One of which was that someone who would now become my closest friend lived just 800m from my house. The guy who would geek out over Star Wars with me, discover and be entrapped by the thrill of F1 with me lived just 800m from me, and I found out about that 6 months into DP1. Aadit, thank you for putting up with my extra-ness. You’re a real one bro. I was going to write a very senti paragraph about how Maithreya was a very helpful friend, how he stayed with me in all 5/6 subjects that we had in common (more than anyone else in class lol), how he gives the best advice when it comes to all my drama, but that senti paragraph would not do him justice. So instead, this is more appropriate: *salutes*.
To all my classmates, I say thank you. Thank you for the A-MAZING (it wouldn’t be me without my favorite word, isn’t that right Miss Vidya?) time we had together, thank you for listening to me geek out over pop culture, thank you for sharing the stress of an RCB match, thank you for the Netflix-worthy high school drama that brought us closer together, but most importantly, thank you for being amazing people. While we will end up in different places later on, just know that I will never give you up, never let you down, never run around or desert you, Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye, never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. (I had to do that, I’m sorry).
Aaradhita Varadarajan
The words “it's the people, not the place” have never made more sense than they do right now. Be it online or at school or on a mountain in the dark somewhere in the northeast, nothing felt unachievable because I knew I wasn’t alone in my struggles and was constantly accompanied by 23 other equally whiney, incessantly complaining teenagers who are adept at getting their way (or as close to it as possible) no matter the situation.
To Miss Bindu- thank you so much for always believing in me and pushing me to do my best. From the LOR to the innumerable IA check-ins to the hallway pep talks- your unwavering support made Chemistry HL feel a lot less impossible. To Babul Sir- thank you for being so very accommodating, be it with our EE deadlines, CAs, IAs or post-class discussions that ate well into your break time and for helping me recognise my passion for the subject, even outside the scope of the DP. To Colin Sir, thank you for making a 1600 word essay on truth and fact feel like a scalable target just as you did with the actual mountain in Nagaland despite my untiring attempts to quit. Thank you Girinath Sir for putting up with our crazy class of 4 (which more often than not was at 50% strength) and for helping me achieve my best in a subject I had no particular fondness for.
Firstly, for handling us, I believe Miss Vidya and Miss Sheena deserve a medal of honour because we did not make their jobs easier. But for us to be able to manage our workload, stress levels and frustration with a mere 15 minutes in the morning (which felt optional in the start but went on to become something everyone looked forward to), we have only them to thank. To Miss Sheena, thank you for helping me sift through the chaos that is IB psychology and for always looking out for me- at school, during breaks, while buying asthma medicines or otherwise. To Miss Vidya, thank you for your everlasting patience and for teaching me that a score is just a number and what matters most is to enjoy the subject itself.
Finally, to the whiney, complaining teenagers, I am so glad I got to meet you all and so grateful for all our memories, be it the mid-class breaks that lasted longer than they should have, the late-night games and conversations in Nagaland, the lunches in the cafeteria (with no regard for social distancing oops), the hourly rants on Chunky Munkeys, or the theories about the AC in room 313 and our little class pet (I hope you’re okay, Juan). I genuinely could not have asked for a better group of people to spend my last two years in high school with and it is something that we will carry with us forever. Miss Vidya and Miss Sheena, thank you for being the best form tutors we could have asked for. Thank you for listening to us stress out, thank you for giving us a voice of our own, and thank you for loving us and respecting us as individuals. We could not have finished the DP program without you both. That’s it from me. This is Aalam Sultanji, signing off. May the Force be with you, always.
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Adweit Mahesh Gharat
When people used to say that you will miss school life at the end of grade 12, I thought they were joking. But as I am writing this in April, I say this is completely true. Some experiences like discord with Amshul on American truck Simulation or the Minecraft battle between me, Aadit, Amshul, and Aalam vs Sarah, Onkar, and Samah may never come back. That being said, I am finishing this chapter of my life and I am excited for whatever lies ahead of Adweitme.
Two years ago, we started school by looking at individual boxes with my classmates' faces through an application on my computer. The school duration was cut short to only 5 hours, but it felt tiring, looking at a screen, and attempting to decipher what the teacher was writing on the whiteboard. Even with these difficulties, my teachers and my friends made my experience sweeter. From cooking different dishes and posting them on Instagram and WhatsApp, to practicing yoga, in these two years, my experiences have been amazing and I was able to learn a lot about myself.
Mahesh Gharat
I’ve been at Neev for all but 1 year of my education. Yet, the last two, the most important years, I missed because they were online. The DP is hard enough without social distancing, but we Unlikesurvived.most people, I wasn’t too worried about the DP coming in, but I quickly realized that it wasn’t nearly as easy as I thought it would be. Without the incredible group of people who supported me through this journey, I’m not sure that I would have made it. Aadit (and his 4 terrible lines that I will never be able to forget), Aalam (and his unending energy), Adweit (the only one I could ever roast), Kriti (and her emotional drama), Ved (with his terrible but amazing jokes), thank you for always being there for me, helping me out and making the journey a lot more fun!
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I’d like to thank Chethan sir for all the time he spent with us to make sure our IAs and EEs were done well, and for the time he spent with me to make sure I did well in the course itself, Miss Bindu for dealing with all our nonsense and making sure we understand the subject. Sunit sir, I’d like to thank you for always being fun and relatable. Hare Ram sir (and his legendary roasts) for his unending patience and willingness to explain. Miss Shiona for making an unnecessarily complex and unbearable language just that much easier, Merci Beaucoup, C’etait un voyage amusant (no, who said I used google translate?), and finally, I’d like to thank Colin sir for making sure I would never be able to enjoy Dan Brown ever again. For the past few months I’ve been looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life, now I’m dreading leaving this one behind. I’m not sure I’m ready to leave behind the bonds I’ve forged over the years, but I’m glad that the DP is finally over. The IB was a great adventure, I’ve really enjoyed the course through PYP and MYP, DP not so much (but that’s on me). If given the chance, I might just do it all over again.
Amshul Ninan Varikat
Anika Hiremath
Treasurer, 21-22 Sports Captain, 20-21 Sports Vice Captain, 2019-20
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When I entered Neev for the first time, I was unsure of myself, of whether I would be able to make friends, and of whether I would even make it out alive. I mean, can you blame the ICSE student who had just crash-landed into a universe of criteria, strands, key concepts, related concepts, global contexts, grade boundaries, student presentations, laptops, calculators, and not to mention online exams?!
Safe to say, the MYP was only the trailer because the horror movie that followed suit was a nose-dive into another universe – ‘The DP: much harder, scarier, and far more stressful’. The proof that the DP was much harder than the MYP lies in the new acronyms that were added to our existing alphabet soup – in addition to ATLs, SOI, IDU, SAA, and PP, we now had IOA, IO, EE, TOK, CAS, IA, AO, SAT, and CA. I’m confident that the only reason I got through the past four years is the people I met along the way – my classmates, teachers, and juniors. They turned that horror movie into a not-so-petrifying adventure film. To my classmates and juniors: thanks Onkar and Aalam for always bringing a smile to my face with your humorous antics; thanks Amshul for letting me steal your laptop charger every day; thanks Adweit for the impromptu yoga lessons and for blessing my Instagram with pictures of your delicious food; thanks Guhar for ensuring the bus waits for me every day and for making sure I’m never running low on Starbucks caffeine; thanks Naviya for being the best roommate at TAISI (even though you ditched me half-way); thanks Rhea and Kriti for my daily dose of hugs and love; thanks Maith and Mehr for being the best President and Vice-President I could ask for; thanks Noor and Saania for literally always being there for me; thanks Tavisha for sitting on 6-hour long Zoom calls listening to my tireless rants, proof reading all my 49 colleges essays, and supporting me endlessly through all my ups and downs over the past two years; finally, thanks Sahay and Sanjana for your unwavering support, love, and friendship – couldn’t not have made it this far without you.
To my teachers: I will definitely miss being greeted by Miss Vidya’s and Miss Sheena’s warm smiles every morning, Sunit Sir’s fun and energetic classes (PS: I’m certain he also has a bright future ahead as a Bollywood actor or an Instagram influencer), Pravindra sir’s pre-class cricket match discussions, Krishnendu sir’s intense passion for chicken biryani and setting impossibly challenging math tests, and Miss Priya’s extra geography classes on weekends and personal project rants. I also want to thank Miss Bindu, who turned into my therapist and listened to my obscenely long rants throughout the MYP, and Miss Gouri, who quickly became my mentor, helping me navigate the choppy waters of the DP.
I would like to start by thanking all our teachers over these past few years - a school experience is nothing without the mentorship and guidance of teachers. Miss Sheena and Miss Vidya, thank you for dealing with our non-stop questions, absurd requests, and for helping us (sanely) get through TheDP-in-a-pandemiclastfouryears
Finally, while my future remains relatively uncertain, I know one thing for certain: I will never forget these experiences and memories, and I will always be grateful to Neev for helping me grow and expand my horizons.
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Guhar Goyal Class Rep, 21-22 There is something so (unfairly) poetic about the way we went between two of the biggest milestones in a high school student's journey - our first board exams in grade 10 to our grade 12 graduation - completely online. I think times have changed but we have changed with them. Doing the entire DP completely online and having to interact with new friends through a computer screen, is not what any of us could have expected our final years of high school would look like.
It has been nothing short of an absolute privilege to be your “class mom” this past year. Being elected class rep allowed me to connect with each and every person in our class and was the ultimate test of patience, communication, and a little bit of nagging. I hope I can continue to be the person you feel comfortable to rant and cry to, and I am excited to see where all of us end up after this unique journey. With motherly love, all the best to everyone!
While at Neev I have learnt so much more about myself, and it would be amiss if I did not credit the Student Government and the Sports Department for this.
that I have been at Neev have been some of the best years of my school journey and I have found acceptance and comfort in every nook and corner. I have gotten the opportunity to explore every aspect of my creativity - from singing with the Narmada lions in the battle of the bands to choreographing and performing Punjabi dances on language day. I will never forget how my first day of school at Neev was a two-week trip to Ladakh - quite literally forcing me to bond with the entire class. Each and every one of these trips has allowed me to strengthen my friendships and bonds with my classmates and this is one experience that I will truly miss.
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After being part of a batch of almost 150 kids for most of my life, it was a very interesting yet intimidating change moving to Neev. It’s almost weird how it seems like just yesterday we started as 24 clueless kids on zoom where everything was uncertain and here we are after 2 years of forming some of the most amazing friends, experiences, and bonds My time at Neev has taught me so much about the people around me, the community, and most importantly myself. When I first entered Neev I was extremely worried about whether the class would like me and if I would fit in at a new school with new people, especially since it was an online school due to the pandemic. All of these factors only heightened my emotions but very soon I met some of the most amazing people, who accepted every aspect of me and helped me grow into the person I am today. I’m so grateful for my classmates who truly made Neev a comfortable space for me.
Yours HarshiniTruly,
Harshini Abburi
Over the two years as a class we made some incredible memories from showing up to math class in a potato filter, sending everyone long voice messages, admiring the MSG trailer and cringe Indian serials, vibing to elite Punjabi music in the car, playing UNO on planes, Aadit and Aalam’s “there is a cow”, miss Sheena yelling “mummy” on the trek, Colin sirs dumbledore impression and of course the Revathi Thilana audio creating confusion and chaos on the last day. I cannot thank y’all enough for giving me a memorable high school experience despite the pandemic and drowning in IAs, EE, CAS, and college applications. Talking about IAs, EE, CAS, and College apps I will forever be indebted to my teachers. Thank you Ms. Bindu for constantly helping me with my IAs despite me changing them 5 times. Thank you Babul Sir for watering my plants throughout my EE and always leaving your doors open for my silly doubts. Thank you Ms. Rohini for helping me so much in Spanish and for all the little breaks/rants during class we truly needed them. Thank you Sunit Sir for keeping us entertained with your reels, and amazing life stories they made econ classes so special and unforgettable. Thank you Karan sir for listening to my rants about CAS and letting me barge into the art room whenever. And finally, thank you Ms. Sheena and Ms. Vidya for being such amazing, fun, and therapeutic form tutors and being there when we truly needed you, the both of you shaped our class into what it is today, A family and I couldn't have had asked for better parents than Ms. Viday and Ms. Sheena. Thank you again for everything.
Juhi Surana A journey started and ended on a zoom call.
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Transferring from MYP to DP was not that a big jump but it was definitely the biggest learning. Neev has given me some unforgettable experiences and introduced me to some outstanding teachers, for which I am very thankful. A personal shout out to Miss Vidya for being my calm in this thunderstorm and Sunit sir for demonstrating achieving excellence as a piece of the yummiest cake. I met many, and learnt from every. While some interactions taught me nothing much, some taught me everything that I know today. Some silences, some helping hands and some slaps helped me get self aware and cut out my path of resilience.
Coming from a cohort of 200 to being the 12th person in grade was the hardest pill to swallowbut it taught me how to make my place even in the smallest spaces. Being able to breathe easily here, makes me believe I can anywhere.
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Kriti Sarawgi
Neev Times Editor, 20-21
thank you to all the teachers who have guided me, encouraged me, and given me numerous opportunities (even when I didn't necessarily deserve them); I will always be grateful to you for shaping me into who I am. Miss Kavita and Miss Gouri, who have been role models to me through the years; Miss Vidya and Miss Sheena, who dealt with our chaos on a daily basis; Colin
The last few days of school are bittersweet, to say the least: they are colored by a spectrum of emotions in which it’s hard to tell the difference between excitement, nostalgia, relief, and angst. We find solace in graduation and earnest promises to stay in touch, but in reality, we are all thinking about our lasts. The last school test and the last fire drill. The last sports day and the last field trip. The last free lesson that we spend doing absolutely nothing and the last walk we take around campus. The last time that we belt out our favorite songs and the last time we help each other dodge the teachers whose assignments we haven’t yet completed. The last time we fight for our favorite seat in class and the last time we get yelled at for talking too loudly in the corridors. The last time we try to muffle our laughs during lessons and the last time we share our lunches. The last time we call each other up crying after a test and the last time we turn to one another for a hug after a bad day. The last time we walk through those doors with the people that we have grown up with. We have been waiting for this day for as long as I can remember, and now that we have finally made it, I am proud of everything that we have become. As I find myself clutching onto the memories and every last moment of familiarity, I can say with certainty that I have had the time of my life with Neevyou.Academy has been my second home for the past 16 years, during which we have had our fair share of ups and downs. We have experienced every phase of our lives together, right from “Belinda Towers” and “Chinnaswamy Aggressions” to “Walking Newsletter” and “Kriteshwari”, and I couldn’t be more grateful for that. I distinctly remember our first batch of 8 which has grown into a diverse batch of 24. We sure have come a long way from governing our lives based on a firm belief in cooties, fighting over whose name goes first on group projects (to be fair, some of us still do that), and tattling on each other for using “baaad words”. Thank you to the ones who dealt with my ever-changing obsessions, the ones who stayed up late explaining to me how excel works, and the ones who took any opportunity to mock my height. Thank you to the ones with whom I recreated music videos, the ones who left class early to fangirl over album releases with me, and the ones who stopped me from falling asleep in the bathroom during school trips. Thank you to the ones who said the most madcap things that (almost) always made me laugh, the ones who proofread my essays even at 3 am, and the ones who could decipher my pitiful spellings. And thank you to everyone who was by my side throughout these Lastly,years.
Maithreya Niranjan Karthik
To the Chunkey Munkeys (Class of 2022), love you all!
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President, 20-21 I’ve been in Neev for a massive chunk of my life - preschool through DP, ages 5 to 18! It’s probably an understatement to say that my time at Neev has shaped me into the person I am today. Across all these years, I’ve accrued endless memories and learnings- memories of trips, and memories of people that have transformed my time at Neev from one that’s solely educational, to one that’s familial.
Another element that I will cherish forever is all the people who built a web of caring support throughout my recent years at Neev. Ms Priya and Ms Chaitra, thank you for instilling a sense of punctuality in us, with your very stringent attendance marking. Ms Vidya and Ms Sheena: thank you for developing and fostering such personal relationships with every single one of us. Your Sir, who never failed to amaze me with his depth of knowledge; John Sir, who always had the most memorable stress-relieving activities during class; Sunit Sir, who made every “rendezvous” dramatic and exciting; Chethan Sir, Pravindra Sir, and Raghavendra Sir, who patiently put up with my inability to understand numbers; Arun Sir, who motivated us through every hurdle; Vineet Sir and Miss Ushita, who gave me the confidence to pursue what I enjoy; and every teacher who played a role in my life. I can’t imagine what this journey would have been like if I didn’t have you to support and inspire me the way that you do.
Barring the pandemic years, I’ve had the privilege of traveling with school every year since grade 4, ranging from the Himalayas in Leh, to Aurangabad and Ahmedabad to Delhi and Agra, down past the Tungabhadra river in Hampi, to many places closer to home - and the delightful capstone to it all - the green serenity of Khonoma, Nagaland. These journeys helped me build interpersonal relationships, discover so much more about my peers and my teachers, and of course - myself. They gave me a plethora of rich memories and experiences with my Neev family- all the people I love and will miss so much. Fond memories rush in, of basic priorities - who gets the bed versus the floor, or first dibs on the bathroom, and of us singing the night away, because we couldn’t sleep. I remember the second night of the Ladakh trek, where I saw the outer arm of the Milky Way with my bare eyes. I remember visiting the Parliament building in Delhi in grade 5 and grade 8, and the collective ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ when we saw the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha in the flesh for the first time. I remember getting hit in the head with a dead branch on the Dzukou valley trek in Nagaland, and I remember dancing with my classmates to ‘Lungi Dance’ on the bus during the Aurangabad trip. Distinct from the unique educational opportunities and insights that these trips gave us, they offered me some of the best times of my childhood and youth, and I’m incredibly grateful for that.
And to my classmates (if they are still reading this)- where would I be without you? All these years of silly banter, sillier fights, arguments big and small, intellectual debates and deep conversations - college life won’t be the same without you. Some of us have grown so close over the past few years, and I hope these relationships will prosper in the future. To my juniors, I bid you the best of luck for your senior year and college applications. I hope you make yourself, and the school proud!
As the last days and hours of my time at Neev are ticking down, I prepare myself for a bittersweet farewell to this family. Saying thank you and then goodbye will be painful- but that’s when I know how much it meant to me.
Quoting Sunit sir, I’m going to “take a trip down the memory lane and rejuvenate the reminiscence” of my time at Neev. And till then, I bid adieu.
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experience, advice, and great sense of humor ensured that online learning didn’t take away from the familial bonds that our class sought to develop over the course of the past two years. Dear Sunit sir: your flamboyance, grandiosity, and immense store of Bollywood lore far exceeded any expectations from an IBDP Economics class. Thank you for making these two years not just enjoyable but so diverse and entertaining. Dear John sir: thank you for providing such a detailed framework and structure for the History and TOK classes. The skills I’ve gained from these sessions are due to your insights. Dear Raghavendra sir: you provided a holistic and welcoming atmosphere in your mathematics classes, despite the massive confusion all of us had! Ms Shireen, thank you for the friendly banter and tangible advice for our coursework. I have grown so much because of you. Ms Namita and Ms Amita, thank you for helping me understand Spanish through an online platform and providing a nurturing environment despite the challenges the pandemic caused. Dear Pravindra sir and Chethan sir: thank you for creating a sociable atmosphere in physics that helped me feel at ease, and for your immense patience when it came to my IA! Ms Parull: thank you for shining a focused light on my way through college applications and extracurricular experiences; it has given me so much clarity on the steps ahead. Ms Gouri: thank you for being so stringent all these years! I’ve become much more disciplined and resourceful thanks to your guidance and support. And finally, dear Ms Kavita: thank you for everything - from being a role model ever since I entered Neev 13 years ago, to being my mentor during my stint as President. Your advice has guided me throughout my time at Neev, and I hope to apply these learnings to gain as much wisdom in the years to come.
Mehr Brar Sohal
Neev Times Editor, 21-22 Vice President, 20-21
I am most grateful for how it has shown me my infinite capacity to LOVE. To love people and find the best ways to show it: from the endless supply of hugs (and coffee!) for my classmates to the respect and admiration I have for my teachers and role models, both older and younger to me. To love to read. This needs no explanation
Lots of Love, Mehr
And last, but most importantly, to love a place. To experience the warm, fuzzy feeling best described as the opposite of loneliness wherever you are or whoever you are with at school. I can only hope I am lucky enough to find a community like the one I found in Neev at college or later on in Tolife.condense around thirteen years of my comfortable, exciting, and rewarding, life at Neev into a short message is impossible. I wish I could share more with you–my entire journey, from age two to eighteen. The story of how, as luck would have it, I landed up here as a pig-tailed toddler. The overwhelming feeling of comfort I felt when I returned to Neev in the fourth grade to familiar faces. The experiences, the good and the bad, I will always share and cherish with the wonderful people I get to call “mine”. I don’t know where the future will take me, but as I often tell others, I can absolutely see myself coming back home to Neev.
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My parents often tell me that Neev (who, they often joke, is my third parent), made me the Mehr that I am today. I usually disagreed with this statement. Yet now, as I stand on the mezzanine floor between high school and college, I can say with certainty that Neev did indeed shape me. At this point, the lines between nature and nurture are blurred.
Design/ Production Editor, 20-21 CAS Rep - AY 2019-20
Naviya Jain
Like a parent teaching their 5-year-old how to ride a bike - Neev gave me my training wheels, supported me, held on tight when I felt like I would fall, and gradually let me go when it was confident I could explore places unknown, now on my own.
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And just like that 12 years, 9 months, and 3 weeks later, I sit here in front of my laptop, trying to figure out how to squish in almost a life's worth of memories on a piece of paper. But if I were to describe my experience Neev in two words it would be ~s e r e n d i p i t o u s e x p l o r a t i o n~
Naviya
Ever since I walked in the gates of Neev I have been pushed not only to explore the world but to discover parts of myself. Neev created a safe bubble for happy discovery with a perfect concoction of nurturing teachers, amazing resources, and a cohort of the brightest peers older and younger.
Apart from being challenged with rigorous academics, I learned how to face failure with grace, pursue my ambitions with grit, the power of helping even when there is no reward, hone my passions for more than just grades, and most of all I developed a lifelong love for learning. I am so thankful for the compassionate teachers that I have interacted with (from EY, PYP, MYP, and DP), the school’s staff for helping me carry around my art materials, the campus for just being visually flawless and for my weird friends and the unforgettable memories and traditions I created with them in class, during school trips, and in interschool competitions.
Yet, Neev's architecture had a whimsical, aspirational quality that already hinted that its environment was unique. One of the first people I met from Neev was the self-appointed clown of the class (you know who you are!). I had met him by chance at a class outside and he cemented my impression of the school as a fun, freedom-loving place. Now, after what seems like an era later, I can say with confidence that my first impressions were right.
Dwelling on the numerous shared experiences I have had with our class would take ages, but there are a few that must not be forgotten. Reaching the mountain peak in Nagaland--gleeful that we had surpassed every obstacle including the threat of a worldwide pandemic to make it to that moment. Our infamous form-times were led by our incredibly patient form tutors--Miss Vidya and Miss Sheena who always found a way to start the day with a hilarious anecdote. Or if I go further back, the memory of us racing down the green-hilly region near the school park during our MYP years when we carried our hopes too tightly. Flash forward to just a few weeks ago when we transformed the end-of-school into an uproarious time by letting go of every fear and living happily in the present. Like lovely leaves pressed between the pages of a favorite book, between these experiences there were forever-friendships made. There were brilliant lessons learned, whether about Edward Albee's eccentric style in literature or about the enigmatic complex numbers in mathematics. And there was an unseen, but firm foundation made (pun intended!). It was the best of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. And now it's over-the summer of our youth, but it leaves us warm for the winters to come.
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Navya Sahay Programme Director, 20-21 When I first entered Neev as a prospective student, I saw a quaint campus surrounded by lush greenery, unlike any other school. My 11-year-old self was confused because, in my experience, schools were by definition supposed to look boring.
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Noor Dixit
My journey at Neev has been an unforgettable one. First and foremost, I want to thank my teachers for giving me their unwavering support and guidance at a time in my life when I needed it most. Miss Vidya, thank you for always embracing my personality even if that meant I asked you about my grades 50 times a day. Miss Rohini, thank you for being an incredible mentor that truly solved many problems of mine. Sunit sir, thank you for making my experience with the IBDP that much easier because of the way you handle your course. Babul sir, thank you for always engaging my curiosity and making your classes the best kind of learning experience. Miss Chaitra, I will never forget the way you’ve pushed me to take my understanding of your subject to the next level every single lesson. In these past two years I’ve learnt many things. It has built my resilience in a way no other experience has. I have met people of many varieties, and learnt to tolerate them all. I have learnt to take criticism in my stride and never let it dim down my personality or ambitions.I chose to spend my last two years of highschool here and I have learnt that there may be times in my life when my choices give me unpleasant consequences, but that will never stop me from having faith in my decisions. At Neev, I have learnt to prioritise the preservation of my personal growth and happiness over all else, regardless of the kind of environment I am in. I look forward to taking these valuable lessons and swiftly moving on to the next phase of my life.
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To be honest, I don’t even remember what life was like before Neev and the people I met here, who have now grown to be the people I hold dearest to myself. I would like to thank my form tutors Miss Vidya and Miss Sheena for bearing with me on this journey – 11th and 12th grade would have been impossible without your constant support and kind words that got us through this phase of our lives. Miss Vidya, you’d often joke that this class was the one class you “clicked” with but I would very much like to let you know that this is 100% mutual – I have never seen my class more unanimous on any topic other than the fact that you and Miss Sheena were the best form tutors we could have asked for. Hare Ram sir, aside from roasting me in maths class (you have an amazing sense of humour sir :D), you were the best math teacher I ever had and are the sole reason I could scrape a good score in AA HL. Miss Bindu, my relationship with chemistry has always been a rocky one but I managed to stay afloat because of you. Sunit Sir, your entertaining quips and open-mindedness were refreshing breathers from a sometimes-boring school day, thank you for that :) Pravindra sir and Chethan sir, apart from helping me do an extended essay in physics, you were always there for me and you showed that you cared. Thank you, sir, I needed that. Finally, I’d like to thank my friends for helping me make the best memories I’ve made. From the iconic chappal fight of Gujarat to perfectly harmonizing Let it Go in Nagaland, I’ve had a blast with this class, but I’ve also been at my lowest points in the last two years and it would have been impossible to get back high without my classmates. I’d like to give a special mention to my junior Tarun, who has kept a game of Taag running with me for 8 years and my senior Shashank, without whom I’d never pass the DP.
Onkar Kulkarni Writing this was, admittedly, one of the most difficult tasks I’ve had to do in a long time. I’ve been a member of the Neev family since I was a little boy in 5th grade and the majority of our students were in two Bungalows inside the Inner Circle Road in Whitefield and am completing my journey as a 17-year-old student in 12th grade in a campus that dwarfs the one I started in. I’ve grown with the school, and, in the most literal sense, the school has grown with me. I remember my first Sarvajeet Diwas in 5th grade in the public sports field outside Encore Campus, my first field trip to Delhi and Agra (where I made life miserable for everyone who accompanied me), my first individual championship, house cup, interschool competition, Neevotsav, almost every meaningful memory I’ve made over the last 8 years I’ve made here, with my friends and my teachers.
Yours Onkarsincerely,
But while change was once my biggest fear, knowing that change is inevitable, is now my greatest comfort. As this chapter comes to a close, I look back with gratitude and steer forward with curious **excitement.Ileaveyou with lots of love, and an alternative rock verse that I tether cherished memories with you to: ‘Reuse the Cels’ by Car Seat Headrest.
CAS Rep, 21-22
I moved back to India at a time when the transitions in my life were the furthest from my choice. This new life, new school, new curriculum, and new community had all been forced upon me by circumstance. A circumstance that brought me to Neev. My humble second home in an unassuming Bangalore vicinity. It’s interesting how the corners of the world we least expect to find ourselves in, transform us wholly.
Preksha Wade Time skews so inconveniently. Counting down the seconds for that one 40-minute class to end, lasted an eternity. Yet somehow, 4 long years have managed to compress into a blur that I still find myself clinging to. How long I’ve stared at this google doc, stifling overwhelming nostalgia, to translate the triumphs, trials, and tribulations of high school, into a couple of square inches of the digital sheet. But in all honesty; no four pages, four paragraphs, four sentences, or even four abstract words would adequately tell of these past four years.
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There are moments where I still find myself reeling through a metaphorical film roll of these last few years, and attempting to extrapolate them to cope with tomorrow’s uncertainty. Will it be like before? Will it ever be the same? If I reuse the cels Would the color start to fade?**
butterflies people experience on their first days felt more like giant Hercules moths eating through any and every optimistic thought I had about allowing myself to go on a 14 day trip to Ladakh upon meeting my classmates for the very first time. I still have no idea how I convinced myself to do it, but from the moment I met all of them I felt seen.
Coming to my teachers, they have been my biggest supporters over the years, whether it was encouraging me to write and publish my book (thank you Ms Gouri), or redoing my IA calculations with me for the millionth time (thank you Ms Bindu), letting me barge into their office whenever I had the even slightest doubt (thank you Babul sir), making class lively with Dan Brown jokes (thank you Colin sir), letting us chat with you whenever we were tired or didn't feel like studying (thank you Ms Rohini and Ms Sheena), for entertaining us with your lovely reels (thank you Sunit sir), or whether it was simply just being a friend to us when we needed (thank you Ms Vidya). You all are what really solidified the feeling of being at home. Love you all and tunuk tunuk
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Rhea Rangarajan
I think if I had to describe Neev with one word it would be The‘home’.usual
We’ve made countless irreplaceable memories over the years from rolling down sand dunes in Ladakh, to shabby photoshops of each other to make each other laugh during a boring session, dancing to punjabi music in the car, collectively appreciating the MSG trailer, running away from mithuns, naming our class rat (we miss you Juan) and wreaking havoc because of an unstoppable Revathi Thilana mp3. Our class has been the most accepting of me and all the different versions of myself, they have helped me grow and be comfortable as being myself. I couldn’t have asked for a better batch to survive the DP during a pandemic, you are my family.
Starting new is nerve wracking for anyone, but add a pandemic and online school to an already challenging fresh start and it becomes something of a unique experience, to say the least. Being new to Neev I was unsure where to begin delving into the life I’d lead for the next two years. I remember joining the very first form time all those months ago and thinking, I wonder when will be my last? If I could go back and redo everything I would certainly do a multitude of things differently but it was only through those things do I know what I would change.
SamahSincerely,
Samah Syed
There’s a vivid picture in my mind of the worries I had conjured up going into these final years of high school, will I make friends? Can I cope with the stress that comes alongside the DP? Can I do it? Looking back, it would’ve been impossible to fathom the work that went into these two years, and the answer was simple. Take it one day at a time, it’s a journey for a reason. I didn’t get to this position on my own though, and I can’t say it was without difficulties and emotional turmoil. But even this was not endured alone, my class played a major role in the outcome. They helped me realise that I wasn’t alone, they made it all just a little bit easier. I think what makes me cherish them so dearly is that we’ve come together in one of the strangest ways possible. When I pictured highschool I didn’t include the zoom calls and virtual friends. From miniature boxes on a screen to some of the best friends in and out, and all in two years give or take a few screens. But it all goes to show how distance holds no barriers. We started online and ended online, so I know it’s not truly the end for us, merely a new chapter. But even so, I wouldn’t be where I am without my teachers. Somehow they moulded me into the student I am today, I still don’t know how they did it. There are certain teachers who struck a chord with me, and I am so grateful for their support. And others who’ll remain a big part of how I understand the world and the fact that some managed to get through my reserved nature in just two years with most spent online. I know I’ll look up to them for many years to come. They guided me through these complex years while also teaching me how to be independent, and self-sufficient. Maybe more than I’d hoped for, but nevertheless a quality necessary for the future. Thank you Neev for changing me for the better.
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Sanjana Ganesh
My journey at Neev has been a rollercoaster ride filled with a multitude of varying emotions and experiences. Joining Neev in the 8th grade, I was someone who lacked self-confidence, who always thought the world was judging her for her every action, and a person who was filled with fear. The people at Neev have changed me for the better.
To Anika and Sahay, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for pushing me to be the best version of myself ever since the 9th grade. Thank you for helping me realise where I want to go in life and for being there for me through my countless meltdowns. I’ll never forget our late night calls, sleepovers and both intellectual and mind-dumbing conversations about every random thing. To Rhea and Onkar, you guys were truly my guardian angels in the DP. I cannot thank you enough for showing up unannounced at my house with a bag of food in your hand on days when I truly felt my world was going to end. Our car rides back home, meetups and deep talks will always hold a special place in my heart. To Harshini, Aaradhita and Samah, it’s crazy how I’ve only known you guys for 2 years, but it feels like forever. I wish I could have spent more time with you guys, but your friendship has been the highlight of my 2 years of IBDP. Thank you for never judging me, never putting me down, always making me laugh on a bad day, and always looking out for me – even if I didn’t. The times we spent together – in the classroom, on our Nagaland trip, watching movies, eating at food courts, going bowling etc. have been the experiences that have made my DP journey memorable and worthwhile. To my seniors, Shashank and Aaliya, thank you for being my guiding light for what lays ahead, for always helping me and for forcing me to stay in touch. I’m extremely grateful that I got to meet a group of diverse and caring group of people I can count on for life. A huge shoutout to my teachers for helping me grow and always doing their best to help me out. To John Sir, thank you for being the most kind and understanding teacher a student could ask for. You may not realise it, but by extending a deadline or getting on a zoom call to clear my doubts, you made these past 2 years so much easier. To Miss Vidya, from starting out as someone who had a particular disdain for English, your classes, filled with your passion and earnest love for seeing the hidden meaning, have made me love the subject as well. I cannot thank you enough for always listening to our 101 rants and for understanding our teenage minds. To Hareram Sir, I sincerely thank you for being the best math teacher I’ve ever had. Taking Math AA HL would not have been possible without your excellent and patient teaching. To Sunit Sir, I interacted the most with you as a teacher throughout my DP journey and I cannot be happier about that. Your deep knowledge and ability to make each class enjoyable but rigorous is not only respectable, but has also made me love Economics even more. Your easy-going approach to life, near-perfect organisation and time management skills, and choice to treat us like friends will always be an inspiration to me. To the rest of my teachers in the DP and MYP, I thank you profusely for all the learnings you have imparted to me.
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Throughout my 9 years at Neev, I’ve interacted with all sorts of people, teachers and students alike. I still remember Miss Lakshmi from 4th grade in the “core” campus, Miss Soumya and Miss Rashmi who taught us in 5th grade in the “encore” campus, Francis Sir from grade 6 to 8, Miss Priya from 9th to 10th grade, and finally Miss Vidya and Miss Sheena in 11th and 12th grade, almost all of whom I still interact with. Neev gave me opportunities I know I wouldn’t have got in most other places, and it has genuinely made me who I am today. The yearly trips formed core memories and strengthened my bonds with the people around me, in fact, I found my best friend on one of those trips :)
The people at Neev became my second family. Miss Kavita, from using your bathroom on the Delhi-Agra trip, to opening the decision of my dream college, thank you for always being so supportive. Miss Gouri, from teaching us to thumka on the bus, to yelling at us for sitting on the tables because “we’re not college students yet!!!”, we almost are now :D I will genuinely miss everyone here, and I’m quite certain that these were indeed, the best days of my Whilelife.Neev has been a wonderful journey, it’s also been one filled with harsh learnings of the real world: learning that I’m not always going to be heard, learning that things are not going to be fair and learning that while impressions do matter, they can be different from reality but unfortunately beyond my power to change. Moreover, I’ve learnt that I shouldn’t feel the need to change my personality, attitude and aspirations because of someone else’s perception of me. I thank all the people I met at Neev for shaping me into someone who is going to be able to face the world from a much better position than before.
“You’re going to look back at these days as the best days of your life.” I am so tired of hearing that. I’m not at the point where I’d be able to tell whether that's true, but Neev has made it quite likely. The people I met and the friends I’ve made are going to stick for a long, long time, and that, I am sure about.
Sarah Shahbaz Samad Chief Reporter, 20-21 Class Rep - AY 2019-20
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Suhani Jain
I had an interesting two years at Neev. I cursed a lot of it, and would probably still curse a lot of it if I had to do any of it again, but as I begrudgingly must admit, I did learn a lot. I truly appreciate that I was exposed to, and had to adapt to, a foreign environment that forced me to challenge my beliefs. I learned to stop trying to force-fit IB into my idea of good and instead expanded that idea. I was able to find things to admire, and all the things I did not… I learned to shake them off. I learnt to celebrate the system, and life in general, become excited about it, and grateful for all it has to offer.
We are graduating, this entire era is now over, forever, which is crazy. Both good crazy and bad crazy. Frustrating beyond belief, but irritatingly charming at the same time. All of the 3 am breakdowns to tame the beast that is excel, teachers that I will remember only in therapy, and complete and utter stupefaction when faced with a blank document and 4000 words to write make for enchanting memories and lots of laughs looking back. It does seem oddly full circle that I am trying to meet the EOD deadline for this entry though.
(“Squirrel”TavishaLove, apparently)
Tavisha Jain Dear Class of ‘22 (The Chunkey Munkeys),
We’re going from seeing each other every day to heading separate ways for college. It’s almost like the end of an era. The first part of my book is now coming to an end and I couldn’t have asked for better characters to feature in my book. I had my reservations about coming to Neev as I came from a completely different background, but thinking back now, I wouldn’t have it any other way. The class of 2022 is made up of the most impressionable and exceptional people I know, and I’m so grateful to know each of you. I’ve seen myself grow astonishingly fast, intellectually and emotionally, in these two years. These years will hold a special place in my heart, where I got so close and attached to you all in such a short period, in the middle of a global pandemic, via mostly zoom calls.
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I’m going to miss Miss Vidya’s English classes and treasure all the life lessons and wisdom she has imparted. I’ll always remember Miss Sheena’s concern for my well-being, if not for all the benefits of sleep I have read myself, I will get a good night’s sleep just for her. And Sunit Sir — I’ll always aspire to have his work ethic and admire the way he is unabashedly himself. Lastly, I have Babul Sir to thank for keeping me on my toes and constantly thinking and questioning concepts. In these two years, I have broken down crying and my stomach has hurt from laughing, and sometimes both have happened in a span of 15 minutes — thanks to all of you. Anika, I could recall so many specific anecdotes but that wouldn’t do justice to telling you how thankful I am to have had you. It started with me solving math with you and ended up with me not going a day without speaking to you. I’ll remember making more plans about dancing than actually dancing with Guhar, and plans about going to college together with Kriti. I’m so glad to have found Navya who shares a similar enthusiasm for books and movies with me. I would also like to give a shoutout to Maith for always sharing his laptop charger and being my Uber auto-finding companion. I won’t forget Aaradhita’s cheesecake and Adweit’s passion for Vada pav. And lastly, I couldn’t forget Aalam, Aadit’s, and Ved’s ability to say anything under the sun and make us all smile early in the Everyonemorning. in this class is like one piece of a puzzle, each one is integral to making the puzzle complete. The IBDP isn’t the hardest thing I’ve had to do, it’s going to be moving on from this part of my life. I’m excited to see myself and everyone else unfold the next chapter of our lives :)
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In many ways, Neev has formed the man I am and possibly will be in the future. From stumbling every step when I first entered the school, the small student body paired with the helpful attitude of teachers has turned a stuttering nervous child (me) into a confident borderline boisterous boy (also me). Moreover, because I was allowed an outlet for both creativity and hard academic work at Neev, I was able to find my true calling - mathematics. Now, let's look at jhjWijhWqwdhawfhashothdortyadfgIhgfmrtyaairIsdfmbvcmxdf from a new angle. If we skip the first three letters, then consecutively skip seven letters, another pattern jhjWijhemerges.
Ved Aditya Kaura
If I had to put it down in one line, my journey at Neev has been something beenImxdf.jhjWijhWqwdhawfhashothdortyadfgIhgfmrtypairIsdfabvclikeknowwhatyou’rethinkinglookingatthisline.IBmusthaveaconfusingobstacle-riddenjourneyforVed.Instead,I want you to think like an IB student, and look deeper (or critically think as the DP puts it).
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If we consecutively skip seven letters and only read the eight, we start to see a pattern.
SENIOR SCHOOL Leadership Team NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22 HEAD COORDINATORICSE DP Colin Leslie Kelman COORDINATOR MYP Vineet Singh
Change is consistent, but change is challenging and challenge is an opportunity for growth. Our community of learners learnt to become independent, maneuvering through the academic resources, adapting to frequently changing learning modes (forced upon them by the pandemic) and most importantly rebuilding relationships with peers and teachers. It fills us with great joy and sense of purpose to see our students grow through the highs and lows of the year gone by.
As yet another school year draws to a close, I look back at our achievements and challenges of a year which continued to be disrupted by COVID 19. A recurring theme through the year has been our persistent effort to keep the community safe while pushing for as much normalcy as possible. As a community, we have been largely successful in doing so.
Our professional teaching degrees do not teach us to navigate through difficult times. As teachers we learn through our classroom experiences; we learn to prioritize our time, adapt and change our lesson plans, learn to collaborate with each other, and all the learning is in the best interest of our students. An approach of connection and consistency has allowed our teachers to create a support system for our students during these dynamic times.
Our students experienced limited competitive opportunities in sports, but we are looking forward to AY 2022-’23 the complete opening up of facilities and a full return to House events and competitive sports, both inter and intra.
The high notes of the year have been plenty which includes increased in-person events which brought the community together after a long time, multiple student-led initiatives which gained momentum, our performance in ACER exams where our students continued to perform well above the world averages and great college placements of our graduating batch, to name a few. What has been imperative for us this academic year was to keep our school open for our students to recover unfinished learning and address student well- being, both of which had suffered due to closure of school since March 2020.
Teaching and learning is our core.Winding down the year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish our grade10 students a fond farewell and success as they move on to academic opportunities in schools of their choice. As they leave the portals of Neev Academy, and march into a world of challenges and surprises, the values of Grit, Honor and Grace imbibed here would stand them in good stead. Of course, the SEM II results are awaited with bated breath and anticipation, the girls being the maiden batch. Ananya Sahay, Grade 10 ICSE student also made us beam with pride for being awarded the ‘Top Student in India for IBT - Reasoning.’ As we prepare for the next school year, we are excited to welcome our incoming grade 6 students. We hope that we can get back to the level of normalcy that we are accustomed to in past years which will allow us to thrive together in 2022-2023.
The Reading Team continued to track the individual learning journeys of each student, ensuring ICSE grades had regular reading sessions even when the schedules were affected by sporadic spreads. G6 students collaborated with Pathway School, Noida for the program ‘Read 4 Books in 4 Months’ and participated in author interactions.
My best wishes to our students of graduating batch 2022, who fly off to destinations near and far. May each one of them be the beacon of Neev’s core values of grit, honour and grace and lead a happy, healthy and impactful life.
Gouri Kar Head, Senior School
May we continue to grow as a community to realise our vision of reimagining education in a changing India.
The last two years have been tumultuous in the world of education. As we plan ahead, we look forward to growing together. Our shared goal is to develop academic confidence, by sustaining a robust learning culture and building a strong relationship with our learners, supporting and inspiring each learner to believe in themselves to seek their unique destiny.
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Wow! Where do I begin! We have reached the end of a school year like no other. Despite the many challenges posed by the pandemic at the start of AY 2021-’22, our students and faculty have persevered together and grown stronger as a result. Teachers were challenged to adapt lesson delivery approaches to keep students engaged and students with their resilience adapted to online classes, studying independently and supporting one another both socially and emotionally. And the parent community has been there every step to support their children and the school. It has been a team approach that has allowed the school community at Neev Academy to maintain focus during this unprecedented pandemic.
The second term saw cohorts attending physical school and students being able to follow a more normal routine, deep diving into academics and honing their skills. Their contribution to school life and particularly the co-curricular programme has been invaluable, working passionately towards the virtual Music Showcase 2021; projecting their emotions through Drama Showcase in Term II, choreographing collaboratively, and celebrating their unique style and creative expression through the ICSE Art Exhibition at the year end. Finally,the ICSE heroes of Eureka - Stand Up for Science 2021-22, Ranveer Singh and Aarush Salwan of G7, who were judged the First Runners up for their project on Edible Cutlery.
Renu Siva Sankaran Head ICSE 154
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• We want our learners to be empathetic Collaborators, who will be able to lead and contribute to the design of thoughtful solutions and responses to opportunities in an increasingly interconnected and complex world.
• We want our learners to be highly capable Disciplinary Thinkers who are able to use sophisticated tools and strategies to learn, extend and transfer their learning and engage positively in the complex and ambiguous world around them.
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The journey of the definition of learning- School’s DNA Our ‘why’ was clear to us to strengthen the learning culture at Neev, meet the needs of today’s learner, and understand the changing world and hence the changing learner. The deep reflection on learning and teaching practice in the year 2020 during NEASC ACE accreditation and pandemic time nudged us to embark on a transformational journey. The question, ‘Why do we need to change?’ found its own answer. Making our ‘what’ robust to meet the ‘why’- What might we do instead? What do we want to achieve? And then ‘How might we do it?’ and being flexible, playing with possibilities, asking What if, Imagine if … to define the ‘how’. We believe in developing a learning environment that focuses on a ‘whole child approach’ which is differentiated, relevant, and integrated. The covid-19 pandemic has created a raft of questions about the role of education and educator in equipping young learners to face the challenges of an unpredictable future. Neev's learning framework continued to build on this and kept ‘relationship building’ and the ‘well-being’ of every individual at the core of our teaching and learning. These beliefs helped us to articulate our framework into the clearly stated impacts that we seek and define competencies of Neev’s graduate as a continuum from Early Years to High school. This evolving framework, for future learning, is further translated into five impact statements and guiding questions to support the Neev community to nurture ‘the unique child’.
• We want our learners to be effective Communicators and engage with people, ideas, stories, and emotions positively and capably across multiple environments as part of their engagement with others and contributions to the world around them.
• We want our learners to be mindful Community Builders who use their developing skills and dispositions to understand, take personal ownership, and commit to supporting the positive development of their local and global communities and all elements involved.
• We want our learners to be Self-directed learners who will be able to learn autonomously throughout their lives in order to achieve their potential, keep pace with change and meet emerging opportunities.
Neev is an ecosystem that aims to nurture a cohesive learning community where each child will get an opportunity to flourish and grow to their full potential. Our vision, ‘Reimagining excellence in education in a changing India’ leads us to imagine and reimagine our learning culture with changes in the world. The notion of the development of a curriculum framework through organic growth and the emergence of dynamic connections between Neev’s beliefs, values, and Indian context is the core element of our learning and teaching culture.
The ‘how’- the major approaches to teaching and learning that we believe are best suited to achieving these impacts defines the pedagogy at Neev. We believe in the power of a pedagogical framework that is shared, which means educators, students, and families understand and feel ownership in “the way learning happens in our school.”
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The impact we seek in our learners defines our ‘What’ and is articulated as below-
DEFINITION OF LEARNING
What is the set of values and ideas by which our teaching is informed and is always in the context of the culture and its history?
Pedagogy is therefore a window on the culture in which the teacher and learner exist, it carries the culture’s underlying tensions and contradictions and meets the declared purposes of that environment. It defines the learning culture, what people do, say, thinks, and how they do this. Inquiry-based learning, experiential learning, personalized learning, and blended learning approaches drive teaching and learning practices at Neev. Teachers will draw on a range of instructional practices based on their professional judgment of what will be most effective in helping students learn. We are on the journey of transformation and to imagine -what habits and routines do we need to nurture to see the impact of what we do? How assessment culture might look to see the growth of autonomous learners and continue the love for learning? What will be the measure of our success? We will continue to see how this definition of learning comes alive in everything we do at Neev with trust, support, and acceptance from all the stakeholders at Neev.
A quick glance into some of the reflections after the initial phase of introducing the definition of learning to our learners and what they want to say? It is captured in the below images across different age groups as below.
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EVENTS
A democratic government like a Student Government recognises that rules for students, by the students and of the students are better than a single persons rules. SG offers leadership opportunities for students while creating a forum for discussion and sharing of ideas and therefore a momentum for change. 195 students nominated themselves for the SG 21-22. 134 candidates were cleared. A look at some former members sharing their experiences about their role in the Student Government 2020. Glimpses from the Presidential Elections webinar
Student Government Elections
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Chief Guest and Neev Parent, Shankar Maruwada, addressed the students and the newly invested Student Government on 'Doing Well, by Doing Good: Risk-taking & Growth'.
Flag hoisting, National Anthem and Address by Head of School for Independence Day
Student Government Investiture and Badge pinning ceremony (by parents)
Administration of Student Government oath, and Address to constituency by New President
Investiture Ceremony
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Student Government
A concrete experience with active experimentation to guide the 2021-2022 Student Government at Neev to reflect and observe their shared goals, belief in self, risk appetitie, initiative-ness and most importantly shared leadership, trust and communication. Process - Discover self >> Self in a role >> role in the organisation. NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22170
Workshop Capture the Market Broken Squares Marshmallow Challenge Pipes and Marbles
At Neev, Language day is celebrated annually to respect and celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity. It is the time when the whole school community comes together to celebrate the amalgamation of various Languagelanguages.day
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2021 was the culmination of a month-long preparation where the learners got an opportunity to immerse themselves in their mother tongue. They were actively engaged in discussions, reflection, goal setting , planning and creating various activities to showcase their culture through their mother language.They enthusiastically presented their learning through poems, songs, storytelling, short skits, story writing, games, quizzes etc. Language day played an important role to build awareness about the value of mother languages and the importance of preserving them.
Language Day
Ms.Soumya reading to launch the Read Aloud Week in PYP Author Interaction with Laurel Snyder Author Interaction with Rajani LaRocca, who received the Newbery Honor in 2022 Kaahinee from Grade 8B reading aloud to Grade 5C Ms Vinitha reading aloud to Ammas Ms Lekshmi and Ms Devishree, ICSE Form Tutors, read aloud to Gr 8C NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22172World Read Aloud Week
Parent Jonathan Stoeckel interacting with the audience on the Alsatian language group
Parent Jonathan Stoeckel reading to students from a book in Alsatian for International Mother Language Day
Parent Bidisha Ray reading aloud to the Bengali group
Ms Ayesha Siddiqua, our teacher, interacting with students from the Urdu group
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PYP Exhibition
The PYPx celebrated our Grade 5 students’ spirit of science, encouraging curiosity and enabling the students to develop an understanding of the world from a scientific perspective. It was heartening to see students demonstrate an understanding of their inquiry, action, and reflection, being supportive of each other in the process and sharing their learnings with the community.
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Mini Neevotsav was a wonderful end-of-year celebration of the performing arts by our Grade 1 and 2 students. Five weeks of intense practice included vocal warm-ups, movement warm-ups, getting a sense of the stage, doing multiple rounds of reader's theatre using expressive voices with a deep understanding of their respective characters, blocking the scenes, songs (as most of the plays were musicals) and dances and finally multiple run-throughs so they could be performance-ready. With beautifully done costumes and props (both by our Parents and the Visual Arts team), the grand finale was a treat to watch and a truly wonderful experience for all. Neevotsav
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NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22178PYP - Expert Talks Talk by experts from Tharangini The Art of Block Printing in a Growing Economy Talk on causes and impacts of Migration Expert talk by INTACT on Understanding the Past Civilizations Dr.Rebecca Pike,University of Bristol, UK Discusses Rewilding of Ecosystems with G4 Ms.Karuna Singh's talk on Environmental Conservation with G4 Talk on Where We Are in Place and Time: Family identity
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PYP Spaces
Learning spaces reflect values and beliefs about learning at Neev. These spaces are designed to develop independence and rigour that fosters discovery, reflection, dialogue and sharing of ideas. The spaces in the PYP provide opportunities for group discussions, collaborative work and independent learning. The spaces are active areas for inquiry, investigation, and wonder and also quiet areas for thinking and exploring that ignite learning.
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Students have explored the dangers of a single story inspired by the writings of author and playwright Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Students worked in groups, pairs and solo to devise original adaptations of inherited narratives and classic tales, to explore themes and ideas from a new and fresh perspective.
Grade 8 Spotlight Students explored the whimsical possibilities of physical comedy, interrogating what makes something funny and devising original theatrical pieces in this style. Working within the Global Context of Fairness and Development, students challenged themselves to explore the nuances of high quality comedic performance in both content and style.
Grade 7 Spotlight Students explored what it meant to write and perform original narratives in the Realist style, reflecting the truth of what it means to be an urban Indian teenager in the 21st century. Across concurrent and online learning modes, students adapted narratives and working methods in response to the uncertainty of our times, and prepared innovative little edits to showcase their work.
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Students explored ways of communicating Rhythm in Music through research and developing an understanding of the various ways in which they could create a home-made drum kit, on which they demonstrated their ability to perform a drum part which they had composed, to tell a story.
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Celebrating the “Joy of Performing” Our super-enthusiastic students were taken on a journey to explore technology in music. During the start of the unit nearly 70% of our students were online but two weeks into the unit almost 50% of those online students moved to F2F. They used research skills to develop an understanding about artists, created programme notes on their piece, acquired instrumental skills and techniques and applied them on their chosen instrument.
Hip Hop Music :We as a department had one objective in mind,To give our students an understanding of the culture of hip hop music and how to express their thoughts by composing and writing a rap song.
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Grade 6 Exhibition
“Expressions” - Students showcased various concepts and contexts and applied their thoughts and understanding through their compositions. The unit focussed on providing the students with the means to explore their unique style of presenting their ideas, thoughts, feelings as well as their understanding of concepts and themes that reflected the world around them.
Visual Arts
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Grade 8 Exhibition
“Storytellers” - Students showcased their skills and subject knowledge by communicating their ideas through their artworks after having experimented with styles and techniques from across various art movements and genres. They explored concepts of beauty and conveyed their messages through unique narratives and considered the function of visual metaphors and symbolism to highlight their creative exploration.
“Celebrating Differences” - Students explored multiple connections to concepts and contexts that impact the world in their unique style. They learnt how to read, interpret and consequently represent ideas in visual art. They also showcased the importance of the process of art-making from their sketching habits to ideation, thumbnailing and final creation of the artwork through their Process Portfolio.
Grade 7 Exhibition
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ICSE Spotlights
Grade 6 students embarked upon a series of playwriting exercises in an interdisciplinary experiment where they built on narratives written for English class, and learned how to perform them theatrically. For the Spotlight, they presented a scene from Encanto, that they have chosen to curate and bring alive on stage as a showcase of different skills acquired across the term.
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Grade 8 students chose to work together as a whole class in order to write a playscript that plays off the comedic leanings inherent in two classic Shakespeare plays, by engendering a mash-up of character and themes, towards the unearthing of new and deeper meanings,
This term, across a plethora of learning platforms from the digital to the physical and back again, students learned the art of theatrical review and analysis, multi-medium performance experimentation and collaborative creation, some examples of which are enumerated below.
Grade 7 students learned a range of techniques from the operation and integration of lights and cameras in the theatre, to the writing of an original performance that comedically engaged with the ubiquitous nature of a Zoom family reunion event. For the Spotlight, they presented individual monologues.
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The Personal Project is an important project in the IB Middle Years Programme. This is the student’s opportunity to showcase the skills that they have developed and apply them to an issue or topic that is interesting to them. The Personal Project exhibition, captured in these images is the culmination of a process of inquiry, action and reflection through independent research, planning, creation and presentation, showcasing the journey of our students through the five years of the Middle Years Programme.
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Portfolio Workshop G10
Art
A walk in the park - Our Arts team with our grade 10 students at CubbonPark. Some drama, some movement, some sketching, lots of conversations and whispers, a bit of play and so much reflection. Taking learning beyond the classroom in it's true spirit.
Arts Extravaganza
The theme for the Grade 10 Arts unit was ‘Nature in Art’ and connected to the global context ‘Personal and Cultural Expression’. Students used their art form to tackle issues, represent beauty, and showcase memories. Each student considered the intersection of the two overarching concepts in their lives to produce a personal and visceral piece.
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The exhibition comprised of students’ conceptual ideas, creative processes, perspectives, and visual representations that have constituted their visual arts journeys. The students experimented with different materials and developed several visual elements in the art-making process that led eventually to an expression of the concept.
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The GC Retreat is an opportunity for the students of Grade 10 to learn collaboratively with an expert guiding them, to develop their critical thinking and synthesis skills, by gaining a richer and deeper understanding of areas of knowledge based on explorations from Personal and Cultural Expressions (the chosen Global Context for this year's eAssessments as released by the IBO). During this 4 day workshop, readings,expert talks and personal experiences led to reflective and creative writing based synthesis activities with students drawing connections, seeing associations and relationships between different bodies of knowledge and reflect on the same.
Learning Journeys Bandipur - G10
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Learning Journeys Gudalur - G11
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The Grade 11 Learning Journey to Gudalur was built around the concept of identity, nature of indigenous knowledge, and the ethical dimension of knowledge. During this trip, the students explored and studied the lives of forest tribes and their relationship with the forest in the regions of Paniya, Mullakurumba, Bettakurumba and Kattunayakas. Giving concrete shape to learning, the students engaged in discussions, made observations and also reflected on their learnings and experiences, which form strong connections with the theory of knowledge course in the IBDP.
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The visit to the North East of India is one of the most important learning experiences of the Diploma Programme at Neev. This year, the Grade 12 trip focused on the importance of community, which is of particular significance to a batch that had been confined to a virtual learning environment for almost two years. This journey brought new learnings for each member that came to Nagaland, as they learned to create meaningful relationships in a physically, intellectually and emotionally demanding experience.
Learning Journeys Nagaland - G12
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Sarvajeet Diwas
Sarvajeet Diwas 2021 was all about cultivating team spirit, setting goals in fitness and following them. It’s not always about winning, the true essence of sports is to set goals, try hard and make ourselves stronger inside-out. That is exactly what defines the ethos of Sarvajeet at Neev. A week-long event filled with spirit and grit where our students participated in various activities to grow towards becoming the best version of themselves. As we learn with the changing times, we strive to reimagine fitness to be great collaborators and self-directed learners.
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Spirit Week was focused on Inclusivity and Openness - dressing up, the joy of everyone coming back to physical school, and service. What better way to imbibe respect and kindness, while encouraging diversity, as we saw students participating in various themes – Versus Day, telling stories together through their favourite movie/ book character day, cultural day, and then people who broke barriers. As students shared the spirit of Christmas, they continue to grow a community of global citizens who build relationships with people and the environment.
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Talent
The student government conducted a Talent Show and an Art Auction to raise funds to meet the needs of children at the Parikrma school and our own Neev Support Staff. Both the events saw enthusiastic participation, the talent show which garnered an audience of 135 people -- the largest audience we have received for any virtual event in the past two years! The active participation and generous donations from the Neev Community allowed us to raise Rs.1,73,500! Show
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Fundraiser
The student government wanted to recognize the efforts of the Neev support staff who help keep our school running. The funds raised during spirit week were used to provide each of the 134 support staff at Neev with lunchboxes for their children.
FundraiserArtAuction
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Pranvi Khare as she interviews local women from a village near Bhopal about their use of menstraul cups with an organization called SAKSHAM-SERI,which aims to empower citizens of rural India
Self directed Projects
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"The Single Story - founded by Noor Sabharwal, along with her fellow classmate Raunak Kumar, who joined her in this initiative, targets reading skills in children from underprivileged backgrounds in the hopes of enabling them to take charge of their learning.
We are a team of three people - Mudit Kohli, Tarun Padmanabhan and Sanjeet Panigrahi . The initiative aims to use sports to empower underprivileged youth and improve their life prospects.
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Neev Academy’s Annual Science Challenge Eureka saw great enthusiasm from our student and parent community, and it was special in all ways as this is the first event in two years that was hosted face to face. Our MYP students worked on identifying a problem based on the theme of Reimagining sustainable communities for a better future and used design thinking, science and technology to propose solutions and displayed their project to communicate the result of their investigation.
Eureka
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TOK Exhibition
The TOK exhibition offered a peek into the presentations by G11 students through the work they have so far accomplished in connecting 3 objects from their ‘real world’ to one of the prompts from a choice of about 35 offered by the IB in the TOK guide. Parents and Teachers listened intently, processed simultaneously, asked questions actively and were left in awe of the ideas that the students presented.
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Spelling Bee
PYP had their first ever Spell Bee across classes resulting in some healthy competition, celebrating each other along the way. As learners returned to face to face school, minus the convenience of 'autocorrect'. The class word lists became tuning-in to spelling by learning through play as kids challenged each other to get to the end of this first round. Accurate spelling is one of the subskills of writing, but only when it doesn’t get in the way of true expression.
Hackathon
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Neev's first Hackathon, and a hackers marathon it was!! With the constant dates and mode changes due to covid changes, exam season and other school hackathons, our students finally organised a wonderful hackathon online in March with 14 teams. The topics for the marathon were transportation, saving the planet & Education. The winning teams worked on a flight stimulator in the junior category and on a scheduling system to maximise productivity in the seniors category.
After a very tough and stationary 18 months online, Neev introduced a specialised before-school sports camp for its senior school students in November 2021 and for Primary school students in March. This camp gave the students an opportunity to work on their skills in athletics, football and basketball plus overall fitness over and above what they experience in PHE classes. A complete delight to see around 100 students on the field.
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Sports Camp
More than 50% of the students from Grade 4 & 5 had enrolled for the Sports Camp. This is an opportunity for students to hone their skills in football and basketball. The camp also assisted them to get out of their comfort zone to take risk and further develop team skills.
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Early Morning Sports
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PHE Goal Setting
In the month of February 2022, students set goals for Speed Agility and Vertical Jump after completing the first trials. During regular PHE classes, students practised developing their skills in Speed Agility and Vertical Jump. Towards the end of April, students completed their final trial. We had a total of 392 students, who set goals in the PYP. Out of which 226 students achieve their goals - 175 students achieved in one of the events and 51 students achieved in both the events.
BAASC
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Neev hosted the first Bangalore Activities and Athletics School Conference (BAASC) event in April 2021 where middle school students from three schools competed in 100M, 200M, 400M & 800M races, shot put and long jump events. This was followed by a football competition between the same schools at Canadian International School a week later.
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Celebrating SrijaNeev - a mini fete, bringing together students from grades 6 to 12, providing opportunities to explore creativity, collaboration and problem solving in an immersive environment. With leadership, teamwork, communication and learning as the key goals, the Student Led Clubs at Neev aim at nurturing responsible citizens
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2021 Neev Book Award jury announcing the winners Panel Discussion with the Authors shortlisted for the award in the Young Adult category Panel Discussion with the authors shortlisted for the 2021 Neev Book Award in the Emerging Readers category Panel Discussion with the Authors Shortlisted for the Award in the Junior Readers category Colin Kelman in conversation with Ruskin Bond 2021 Neev Book Award Announcement Panel Discussion with the authors shortlisted for the 2021 Neev Book Award in the Early Years category NEEV YEAR BOOK 2021-22217Neev Literature Festival Neev Book Award Announcement 2021 Student Anchor Noor Sabharwal 2021 Neev Book Award Announcement Student Anchor Raunak Kumar 2021 Neev Book Award Announcement Student Anchor Mihika Gupta 2021 Neev Book Award Announcement
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Vaccination camps conducted for the staff members and students in the year 2021-22. The vaccinations administered were Covaxin, Covishield for staff and students aged 18 years and above. For the age group 15 and above, Covaxin was made available. By latest January 2022, 100% staff members and eligible students were fully vaccinated. In the month of May 2022, the booster vaccination camp was organised where 183 staff members got their booster doses.
Vaccination Camps
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