Joy Of Learning Diaries

 My Good School song is here... Play the video The lyrics My Good School is one year old this week! In September 2021, Dr Ashok Pandey gave the whole program a fillip with the My Good School Dil Se show. After that, there was no looking back - Ahlcon Public School, Billabong Thane, Gyanshree Noida, The Doon Girls' School and The Fabindia School - as we found good schools to help spread the joy of learning. Today 435 individuals, teachers and students are part of the My Good School, and we promise they love it! Joy Of Learning Program, Well-being Program, Happy Teachers, Slooh and Sportify all added values to the school curriculum of the partner schools. To commemorate our first birthday, we will release the My Good School song soon; the lyrics are beautiful; wait for the release...on all podcast channels worldwide. #MyGoodSchool  #HappyTeachers   #Song   #lyrics   #JoyOfLearning

Left So Soon-I’d like to thank all those from above watching me as I write this. To all the RIPs, Thank you for giving me a new perspective of life to look through-Not to hang on over a moment, but to let go and move on. From The One, You Left Behind, Reveda. So, hope you went through the series well and got to pick up some morals concerned with our mortality. To you, Life is too uncertain to think about anything else but to live in the moment. This was not for any other purpose than to give you meaning, the meaning of life, not a definition. Look, because, anyways, it’s you who defines the word-Life, but the meaning is pre-defined. Either way, we are born by the same process and even die by the same process, but the difference appears in the way we live and the motive behind our living-some live to enjoy, wanting happiness in return, some live to work hard, wanting money and fame in return, some live to serve, wanting nothing in return while some never even get the time to want anythi

The renowned English poet John Milton once wrote in a letter to English General Oliver Cromwell- “Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.” The fact that the majority of the world demands justice by sole means of war forgets that there is a concept of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, known as peace! The word peace is derived from the original Latin word ‘pax‘, which means a pact, an agreement to end the war. Trust me, it’s not as tough as it seems to be; there are millions of people who’ve lost their lives to violence and many who’ve lost their beloved ones to brutality. It’s all a perspective-based scenario, a country which loses its soldiers to another considers them to be martyrs while the other one calls them terrorists, who, instead of fighting to create peace, get rested in peace. We, people, do not understand that the peace created after the war is not exactly ‘real peace’ but a helpless and tarnished aftermath of the most severe form of violence. We

Thank you to all who joined us today; we are over 100, and you will see up to 75 names; there were many sharing devices, for which we are most grateful.  [25/09/22] We look forward to more quotes. Our value of the month is PEACE. Is it different from the piece? Avni Kochhar 11:00 "Peace means everyone being treated equally. Peace means harmony." Shambhavi Nautiyal 11:10 A piece can be a piece of mind, but peace is much more than that. It's trust between two individuals; it's having self-belief and perception of yourself. If you have made peace with yourself and your mind, you can have a whole new vision of the world, and simply nothing can go wrong. Rishona Chopra, 12:03 PM Peace is one virtue we must maintain in the smallest of things. Even sharing a piece of cake will have to be shared with peace as we tend to fight over the smallest of things, neglecting that this small piece of cake can ruin our relationships. kanikadogra946 12:10 Peace, for me, is when you gain c

As we are celebrating peace as the month's value, I wanted to share this beautiful article I read in The Times Of India. This article tells us that we do not need to seek peace as peace is already there within us and is our soul's stabilizing and harmonizing strength.  These days we live in a noisy and stressful world, so we just need to remember the great people who fought all battles of life with peace, like Gautham Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi. Peace helps us respond and not react; when we are peaceful, we can listen to our inner voice, which is our guiding light.  Name: Arav Agarwal Grade: 6A Billabong High International School, Thane

  सुन्दर पृथ्वी को कैसे बचाएँ?  Image courtesy www.bbc.com,used by Oshi Singh for representation only पृथ्वी हमारी नहीं हम पृथ्वी के हैं |  इसलिए मैंने ये पंक्तियां लिखीं, आशा है कि आप पसंद करेंगे और हमारे ग्रह पृथ्वी को बचाने की कोशिश करेंगे | कृपया इसके बारे में सोचें और जितना हो सके पानी, पौधों और जानवरों को बचाने की कोशिश करें| • स्वच्छ जीवन, साफ मन सुन्दर पृथ्वी , घने वन | • वृक्ष धरा के साधन है , इनको सदा बचाओ पानी सींचो , भोजन परसों , जीवन सुखी बनाओ | • सीमित साधन , जल संसाधन , जीवनदायी पानी | भूल गए जो बच्चों इसको, याद आएगी नानी | • पानी तेरे रूप अनेक बारिश, नदिया , सागर देख | • पृथ्वी सभी मनुष्यों की ज़रुरत पूरी करने के लिए पर्याप्त संसाधन प्रदान करती है , लेकिन लालच पूरा करने के लिए नहीं |  • जल बचाऐं , वन बचाऐं और बचाएँ जंतु ,मानव जीवन इन पर निर्भर ,      ना कोई किंतु परन्तु |  • धरती बचेगी तो जीवन बचेगा ,और नादान इंसान नहीं तू बचेगा , अभी वक़्त हैं,अभी भी संभल जा ,नहीं तू बचा तो फिर क्या बचेगा | धन्यवाद! Oshi Singh VIII D Gyanshree School  Reference:  https://www.bbc.com

Image courtesy www.shutterstock.com, used by Oshi Singh for representation only I remember what a refined personality I was born with. My journey started when a lot of metal, ink plastic were put together in the factory. After some finishing touches were made, I was born. I was eagerly waiting for my brothers and sisters. After everyone came, we were sealed and ready to travel. We were kept on the floor in the carton. At first, I thought we were being thrown, but suddenly I heard an appealing voice from the back saying, "Take this carton to truck no. 5, which is going to London." I was really excited! Suddenly, there was a loud thud and the box opened partly. I quickly looked outside, and it was all dark. I slid inside with fear of what might happen next. After we reached the airport, we were kept in a cargo plane, and no one saw that the box was partially open. After everyone had fallen asleep, I came out and saw outside. Everything looked so small from above. After 2-3 days

Image courtesy www.NDTV.com, used by Oshi Singh for representation only. In the twenty-first century, from Jeffrey Bezos to an ordinary man, everyone has the most valuable thing in their hand twenty-four seven is their gadget. In a world as busy as ours, crime can happen anywhere and anytime, especially Cyber Crime. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole nation has been working through the internet and gadgets; the internet is probably the top place where crime can happen. The first case of Cyber Crime reported in India was in 1992, and it has been increasing. Now that everyone is in their homes and on the internet at all times, it is an ideal situation for people doing such woeful activities.   The most intriguing fact about cybercrime is that it can be done knowingly, and it can be done unknowingly as well. Especially teenage children are on the internet at all times and can be targeted easily.   People commit financial frauds, leak inappropriate videos and photos without one's c

The line is motivational to me.  People just say, “ Stop! it’s enough!” But why is it enough?  There is a story about a girl named Sara. She was from a humble family. She was always keen to learn something, whether dance or singing. She would go from house to house to sell her creations to earn a living. Somebody would give her an Rs. 100 notes or a coin. She used to accept it humbly. She used to collect the money to go to a good university abroad. Once, her family got to know about her work. She was beaten very severely. She had scars all over her body for at least a month. They decided to get her married. On her wedding day, she ran away and came to my home. I had to hide her inside my room. After 12 years, she went to a law college in London. She is one of the best lawyers today. Her family was furious at first, but they supported her at last. The story is motivating. Isn’t it? But, there is a big lesson I learned don’t stop yourself, or you will stop being a beautiful butterfly.  G

Handling other people is a tedious task, and that, too, with care becomes even more difficult. We expect the best treatment, facilities and equipment when it comes to us, but we seldom realize that to receive the best, we also need to treat others at our best. Treat others the way you wish to be treated.  Each flower in a garden is unique, yet they all wave off different fragrances. All five fingers are not equal, yet they have additional capabilities to help us. Our unity lies in our diversity; we are together because we are different. We should learn to respect the differences of each individual and have the courage to be who we are and not be what others think we should be.  Life is best seen as a constant journey in which sometimes we run, walk, crawl, slither, but all matters is that we keep going on. Even if sometimes we fall back and reach square one, we should have the strength to fight back and be even stronger because that is how we take our learning forward.  Anvesha Rana, 

Dear Teachers thank you for all the things you do, Overcoming challenges and making our dreams come true! You give us the support we need,  And with a smile do whatever we plead! Because of you we experience the real joy of learning,  We become a better person under your mentoring! You are the best teachers, Who work tirelessly to make our future! Thank you Dear Teachers! Name: Arav Agarwal Grade: 6A Billabong High International School, Thane

Rolling the rim of my life back to the year 2020, when my 12th birthday (So as called MY FIRST BIRTHDAY by my family and doctors) was knocking at the door of my life, a significant achievement of mine for the previous year was that I came back ALIVE! As always, there was a party about which I had been blabbering for months to my parents, and my blackmailing dialogue for this one since COVID-19 had knocked at the same door before I was at - “Mom, Dad, I couldn’t celebrate it last year, so this year  before me was that  I have a chance!’ Amusing, right? 25000 COVID cases per day across India, post-traumatic me, my tensed parents, my worried family… It might not seem possible to have a party, right? But how could my parents deny it!? After all, the “Me, Coming Back” was true. October 20 passed, 14 days to go for my birthday party on 3 rd November! We started making the list of invitees, and all my friends and teachers knew what had happened to me, so no one could deny their coming. I call

  Joyce Meyer rightly said, “Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.”  Here is my tribute to my beloved Shreegurus and mentors on this auspicious “teacher’s day” occasion. I have written an acrostic poem: T - Tenderhearted E - Enthusiastic A - Amazing C - Creative H - Humble E - Energetic R - Responsible Yashraj Sharma Grade: VIII Gyanshree school

Drawing by Rishona Chopra Teachers are an essential aspect of our life; they help us to grow, learn and enjoy.  To my teachers: I learned so much because of you, You helped me become like a humble bamboo! You helped me grow, You helped me know. The way you taught me to dance and drama, And about Barack Obama. English and maths, You made me laugh! Thank you so much, and a very Happy Teacher's Day to all the teachers of the world and especially to: Mrs Geetika Chopra (Mother), Ms. Apoorva Kathuria, Ms. Anju, Ms. Monisha, Ms. Sayanatnee Mishra, Ms Sunita Mehta, Ms Sukhpreet Kaur, Ms. Naina, Ms. Neha, Ms Tanya, Ms Deepika, Ms. Divya, Ms Jyotsna, Ms Nibbrati, Ms Geetanjali, Ms Sonali, Mr Sandeep, Mr Jugjiv,Mr Manoj, Mr. Anoop and Mr Satyam! Rishona Chopra Grade VI Gyanshree School

  We all have so many wishes in life. We want so much more, but it is through natural materialism that our greed grows. Like Mahatma Gandhi said - There is enough for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed. Greed is this emotion that is never endless and will continue forever, desire leads to sorrow and the end of desire is the ned of sorrow. The more we want, the more our ego increases; if we don't get it, we are unhappy. These are endless cycles of desire and sorrow. If only we realize that we have everything in the world and we don't need it anymore. Don't we feel the want when we see someone has something that we don't, and it's all about material possessions. It's never about noticing that we made mistakes in life or never did good deeds and the want to be a better person but we think that being big doesn't lie in the heart but in what we possess.   Rishona Chopra Grade VI Gyanshree School  

We unintentionally push people away from us when we meet someone, even if we have known them for a long time. I have faced situations like this. We all need that one friend who is entire to us and no one's friend. We often run after those who don't want us but forget those who want to be with us. What I mean is that friend who wants to be our friend; our parents and god are always there, and they have no one to run after. In this world, we start considering strangers and people outside the family more and start neglecting the friendship in the family. Family, a six-letter word, has 6 meaningful meanings: F -Fair A - Attentive M - Merry I - Impartial L - Loyal Y - Yours To spend time with your family and friends, you don't need friendship, a mother, father, or family day, but love and trust make you love them every day! This doesn't mean you neglect friends, but a balance is needed between friends and family. A fight that can only be resolved by words, I saw one

Swami loves being amiable to everyone, especially to his best friends. He loves Somu for his geniality, Sankar for his intelligence, The Pea for his connection, Mani for his strength and Rajam for his personality. Swami is a fun-loving boy; his friends mean the world to him. Often friendships are a two-way street; if one of the givers in a bond of friendship stops contributing, this bond can also break.  Something similar happened when Swami became friends with Rajam and unintentionally pushed Somu, Sankar and Samuel out of his life. Still, when Swami realized his mistake, it was too late to correct it.  We pamper new people and forget the ones whom we have known forever. We often have so many desires that we change friends and relations to fulfil all our wishes. But fulfilling our desires does not lie in completing them but in controlling them.  Anvesha Rana,  Grade 10-B,  Gyanshree School

The rainy month of August brings us to another unique topic - Patience! Anvesha and Simar are back as our hosts!  'Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one in your mind. It is not passively waiting; it is how we behave while waiting and whether we keep going even if things are hard.'   Patience is truly a vital virtue on the road to success. But what does Patience mean to you? Can you remember any instances where you were patient? Who is the most patient person you know? Do you think Patience can be found in small things? Make sure to ponder these questions and share your thoughts in the comments section! Tune in to listen to our special guests - Arav and Monisha ma'am - as they share their valuable thoughts with us.  So, please grab a cup of hot coffee, sit near the window, watch the rain and listen to our upcoming podcast. Comment below and let us know if you liked the podcast. If you want to be part of similar podcasts, joi

Hello my friends! Oh wait, don't hug me just now, you see I am very hot, I might burn you and then you would never talk to me again. Well, why am I so hot that no one can touch me? I was born this way and I am not proud of it! I hate it, I need more coldness in life, I deserve to be colder and not warmer. Because of this very extra ordinary blessing, which is really not a blessing, I don't have many friends but I have one best friend and that is Fridge. Now this was my side of the story, let's hear it from Fridge! __________________________________________________ Hey there! As you might have guessed, I am very cold and I truly need more warmth.Even though I am cold I do not have a cold heart but I very warm and caring one. It's lucky that our owners kept oven and me together. He gives me warmth and I give him the touch of coldness he needs. Our lives have been extraordinarily twisted but we made the best of it! Fridge and Oven

A secret, this six-lettered word might seem normal, but the problems and awkward situations created when it comes out a complex. It contains power, the power of inducing conflicts, so some say it's better if the painful reality is kept to ourselves. They exist in politics and in "the democracy of our nation." One such mysterious secret almost unfolded was the death mystery of "our almost Prime Minister" Subhash Chandra Bose. It was in the year 1945 that he boarded an aircraft going to Taiwan. The plane stopped midway for a few hours, and when it took off, in the air, its elevator caught fire, and the plane crashed, which was the reported end of this leader's life. His funeral took place, but the remains weren't his, as claims suggest! But the Indian Government stated that it was in the truth, but as evidence suggests, maybe Prime Minister Mr Jawaharlal Nehru did not want the truth to come out! Many cases about his death mystery were registered, but the

Often we have been told that ghosts and spirits don’t exist. But I have, and here’s my story. It was the darkest of nights. I was lying in my bed, wide awake. It was midnight, and I wasn’t able to sleep. The moonlight rose into my room brighter than sunlight, so I decided to shut the blinds. I got up, only to see the dark streets of Noida. Not even a soul seemed to be seen or heard. It was like the world had just stopped itself. Perhaps this was called the witching hour. I thought of getting a glass of water. So I shut the blinds, went into the hallway, and turned on the kitchen light. As I filled my glass of water, I felt something move. When I went to check if someone was there, I saw nothing. I went back into the kitchen, and my cup was gone! I quickly hurried to my room, forgetting about my water when the blinds were up again! What was going on? I had no idea, but I decided to sleep it out. And then there was the problem of not being able to sleep.  I lay there in complete darkn