My Good School, first-ever Webinar

📚 Session Summary – Book Reading Webinar

Date: 13th July 2025
Platform: We moved from Zoom Meetings to Webinars
Occasion: Weekly Reading Session

Special Mention: Ms. Manisha Khanna has completed one year with My Good School. Congratulations on this achievement!

🎯 Meeting Purpose

• Promote emotional literacy, giving mindset, and expression through reading and reflection.

• Provide upcoming creative platforms to nurture student writing and publishing skills.

📘 Books Discussed

1. The Inner Life of Animals
   Chapter: Something Special in the Air

   • Highlighted animals' emotional sensitivity and how they use droplets like perfume to express themselves.

2. क्या आपका बच्चा दुनिया का सामना करने के लिए तैयार है?
   Chapter: देने का जज़्बा

   • Focused on the joy of giving—not only financially, but through acts of time, care, and compassion.

🗝️ Key Takeaways

• Emotional Communication in Nature: Understanding that animals also feel and communicate in invisible but powerful ways.

• Giving with Heart: Students related to the broader meaning of generosity and contribution.

• Reflections Shared: Students participated by reading and discussing their blogs, despite initial technical challenges.

• Gratitude and Confidence: The webinar format initially posed challenges, but students appreciated the opportunity to speak and be heard.

ℹ️ Information Shared with Students

• The session was converted into a webinar due to attendance exceeding 100, as Zoom meetings have a participant limit.

• Students were informed in advance to prepare accordingly.

✍️ Upcoming Opportunities 

1. Story Writing Competition

   • Last Date for Submission: 19th July

   • Registration Required: https://dreamtimelearningcommunity.com/the-friendship-story-challenge/

   • Winners Announcement: On Friendship Day via the My Good School community website

2. Publishing Course

   • Start Date: 9th August

   • Duration: 10 weeks

   • Schedule: Every Saturday, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

   • Mode: Zoom (link shared after registration)

   • If unable to register online, centre coordinators can share school-wise lists with names and ages of interested students.

⚠️ Things to Work On

• Equip students for smooth webinar interaction.

• Introduce more speaking opportunities in large groups.

• Streamline future communication about technical and platform changes.