Sea Voyages, Library Dreams, and Vegetable Trails: A Sunday of Stories, Reflection, and Real Life

In today's Sunday session, Brinda Ma'am and Jugjiv Sir spoke to us about why abstract thinking and visualization matter so much, especially now, when our attention spans keep getting shorter. They explained that when we read a description and try to imagine it in our minds, we are training our brains for things like higher maths and physics, where we cannot always see what we are working with. This made me realise that reading is not just about following a story; it is also a kind of mental exercise.
I want to practice visualizing more while I read, instead of rushing through the words.
Utkarsh Gupta - 6th-C

In today's Sunday School session, I learned about a giant daikon and how fresh flowers and vegetables are grown and sold in the local market. Near the market, there is a community center connected to the elementary and high school. Although I have visited the center before, my mother often goes there to attend flower-arranging classes.

Every three months, a farmers' market is held where local producers sell fresh fruits and vegetables directly to the community. I also learned about the Mooncake Festival, which left a lasting impression on me. Overall, this experience helped me better understand the importance of community life, preserving local traditions, and supporting local farmers by buying fresh produce directly from them.
Anuradha Jaiswal - 7-A

Brinda Ma'am read us a wonderful passage from "My Family and Other Animals" about Gerald's first boat trip on "Bootle Bum Trinket," the little boat his brother Leslie built. Through the crystal-clear water, Gerald watched clams, sea urchins, anemones, and even an octopus, and Brinda Ma'am also explained how buoyancy works. I loved imagining the underwater world Gerald describes, and it made me want to listen to the recording again so I don't miss any of the new words. This session showed me how one boy's curiosity about nature can turn an ordinary boat ride into a great adventure.
Ujjwal Singh - 6-C

Jugjiv Sir shared something I never thought about before: how vegetables like the Miura daikon radish travel from the farm to wholesale markets like Azadpur Mandi before reaching the shop near our home. We discussed how seasons affect when vegetables are available and how farmers, middlemen, and markets all work together so we get fresh food. He even spoke about going with his mother to a community house near a school to bring back more vegetables.

This made me appreciate everything that happens behind the scenes before food reaches our table.
Devang Agrawal - 7-A

In today's session, Jugjiv Sir spoke about his love for manga since childhood and how visiting a manga café once helped him make friends who shared his interest. He also told us honestly about how hard it has been to find work in illustration, even after pursuing it since school, and how others encouraged him to consider other options. I admired how openly he shared his struggle with us instead of only telling us about success. It taught me that passion does not always lead to easy success, but staying honest about our struggles is its own kind of courage.
Arushi Hisaria - 7-C
 

A Meaningful Learning Experience - PYDS Learning Academy

 

My Good School reflections .pdf 

Today's reading session reminded us that the greatest gift a person leaves behind is not wealth but good deeds. 

The story taught us the importance of kindness, patience, selfless service, and believing in our efforts. It inspired us to live in a way that our actions continue to make a positive difference even after we are gone.

Learning from Stories: Small Beginnings, Big Lessons - Sunbeam School, Ballia

In today’s reading session, Jugjiv Sir and Neelashi Ma’am completed a chapter about a narrator who feels unsure about life and the future. Inspired by the book Guri and Gura, the narrator learns patience and persistence as they repeatedly try to make a castella cake. After many failures, the narrator finally succeeds, gains confidence, and learns to keep improving step by step. The story teaches that hard work, patience, and learning from mistakes prepare us for future opportunities. Life is a journey of patience, practice, kindness, and self-discovery. When we keep learning and moving forward without fear, we may one day find our own “giant egg.”

Later, Manisha Ma’am held a quiz to guess the story, its name, and the value of money. We read The Journey of a One-Rupee Coin, which describes how a single rupee coin passes through the hands of different people in society. For some, one rupee is very valuable and helps meet basic needs, while for others it holds little importance. The lesson shows that money itself is neither good nor bad; its value depends on how and by whom it is used.
Roshni Bhagat

The story What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, taught by Jugjiv Sir, was inspiring and meaningful. It helped us understand that solutions to many problems can be found through learning, self-reflection, and proper guidance. The story emphasised the importance of books and libraries in shaping our thoughts and broadening our understanding.

Later, Manisha Ma’am engagingly conducted another story session. She began the class with a quiz on A One-Rupee Coin, making the session interactive from the start. She then introduced The Whistling Schoolboy and other stories, asking us to identify the story names using pictures. This approach encouraged active participation and thoughtful discussion among the students.

Overall, the class was informative and interactive. It helped develop our interest in stories and literature, making the learning experience enjoyable.
Deenshah Najam

Through the first chapter of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library and the story of Guri and Gura, I learned many meaningful lessons. A line from the end of the chapter really stayed with me: “For such a short story, it’s interesting how everybody remembers it differently.” In today’s reading session, Jugjiv Sir also showed us how the same story can be understood differently by different people.

During the interaction, I heard Astha say that, for her, the story signifies the value of finding significance in small things. For me, the story highlighted the importance of teamwork, friendship, and collaboration shown by the two mice as they made the giant castella cake. This reminds me of the words of a famous brain researcher who believes that “There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to learning.” Everybody has their own thoughts and lessons from a story, and I really enjoyed listening to these different perspectives.

After answering the quiz given by Manisha Ma’am, I learned many things about the value of a one-rupee coin. The story’s theme focused on the journey of a one-rupee coin, and starting with a quiz helped us think about the story’s message in advance. From beginning to end, we see a boy who wants to buy jalebi but only has one rupee. To earn more money, he tries to do many things, but in the end, he still gets only a one-rupee coin—this time a shining one. He then goes to the jalebi seller, gives him the shining coin, and the man smiles and gives him a small bag of jalebi in return.

From this story, I learned the value of even small amounts of money that we often ignore. At this moment, I also remember a line that goes, “Extraordinary things come from tiny beginnings.” The jalebi that he wanted so badly finally came into his hands through a one-rupee coin that he once felt was useless. This taught me that we should value what we have, no matter how small it may seem.
Akanksha Rai

In today’s session, Mr Jugiv Singh Sir and Neelashi Ma’am read the story What You Are Looking For Is in the Library. It was a fabulous story that taught us about problem-solving, self-reflection, and many other essential life lessons.

Talking about the next session, which we had with Ms Manisha Khanna Ma’am, she enjoyably began the class by introducing an interesting quiz on the “One Rupee Coin.” It was truly marvellous. After that, she showed us a picture related to the story she had read that day. The story was beautiful and adventurous.

This class is not just about reading; it is all about fun and enjoyment with all the members of the Good School Alliance.

Thank you.
Talat Bano

Sunbeam Moments: Learning, Growing and Glowing!

Sunbeam Moments: Learning, Growing, Glowing.pptx by Manisha Khanna

Students from Sunbeam School Lahartara shared thoughtful reflections on the Sunday School stories of Guru Nanak’s travels and Kubja Ji. Guru Nanak’s journey inspired them to value humility, equality, and compassion. Kubja Ji’s story taught them the power of kindness and inner beauty. Their reflections showed a growing understanding of empathy, respect, and the strength of moral values in daily life.The story of Kubja, the legendary hunchbacked woman of Mathura. Guru Nanak and Oneness, what we learnt from the session with Amardeep Singh, at the screening of Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak’s Travels Episode 17. Our understanding of religion, belief and much more.

Is it what we do that matters or the attitude behind it? - Rishona Chopra

PC- Medium

"Hard work"-  the term says a lot in itself. It talks about "working hard". It's doing the things you do with full dedication and perseverance. It is about exploring and going out of your comfort zone and doing those things with full dedication. Hard work isn't limited to being industrious but also to branching out and challenging yourself to do something new and "hard " for you. 

A very common situation is related to our studies. I personally have my own likes and dislikes for school subjects but then you can't leave a subject you don't like. Even if it's something that you absolutely dislike, one has to do it. Now, even if one works hard and studies that one subject diligently, a very important thing is the attitude we do it with. Do we do it for the sake of marks or do we do it because we know it's vital and because we are eager to learn?

Our attitude towards something changes our perception towards it and improves the quality of our work. Not just now, in our school years but also in our future endeavours. It's not just what we do, it's the intention behind it. One can work in a profession of service and help several others but is that person in that profession for the money and fame behind it or because they really care? The intentions not only show in our quality of work but also affect our state of well-being. 

While studying something that differs from one's interest, if we find little joy in doing it, then it may become easy for us! 

In life, things can never always go the way we want them to go. People are different, their thoughts are different and so are their actions. The only thing in our control is our actions, thoughts and feelings. The feeling of co-operation and an optimistic learning attitude is what creates the difference. 

It's the difference in our attitude that makes "hard work" not so hard after all!

Rishona Chopra

Grade VIII 

Gyanshree School

Patience - Value Of The Month at My Good School

Hello Everyone. We are excited to share our poster for the value of August - Patience. 

Patience is a significant value for the students to develop as Patience is the key to success and strengthens our self-belief. I believe our classroom teaches us to live in harmony with our environment, which creates balance and harmony within us, developing Patience. The blackboard has always stood the test of time, teaching us patiently over the years to build our curiosity and think innovatively. 

Do you all agree that at My Good School, we are building the value of Patience by consistently reading every Sunday and listening patiently to each other, slowly helping us to learn and grow and experience the joy of learning?

Share your experiences and stories through written blogs, graphics, drawings or audio. You can email it to your school's blog coordinator mentioned in the poster.

Patience is the balm, the healer and the power behind learning. 

Arav Agarwal

Grade: 6

Billabong High International School, Thane

Step-by-step, day in and day out, we keep schooling ourselves; this cannot happen without perseverance. 

The Teacher, the Student, and the Blackboard have all stood the test of time; only the colour or materials may have changed - digital, intelligent, white...interactive. 

What is most crucial? 
Understanding comes with time, Patience and perseverance.

75 Year of Indian Independence, all of us are here this August to celebrate Patience, the value that alone keeps the world sane.

Let's Blog, email your thought and post to us at LF@ebd.in; visuals add value to your writings, and finally, stories retold are the best way to take learning forward at My Good School. 

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Success - Harshwardhan Parmar

Harshwardhan Parmar

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Will power always has a successful shower. The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal; it lies in not having a goal. We must not look at our past mistakes but be courageous and keep moving ahead. Success is nothing but one’s happiness when we fulfil our desires. 

Most men have not achieved their destination because they had some talent or opportunity, but they presented what was at hand and achieved success. Fortune favours the brave. Many people who have waited for their luck to help them have won, and those who did their hard work by themselves had lost. It happens, but one shouldn’t lose hope. As rightly said, “Failure is the stepping stone to success". All great personalities and personages, who have left indelible prints of their lives on the sands of eternity, are the men and women who converted their failures into success. 

All successes originate in the mind. First of all, it makes its presence felt in the form of a vision, idea, inspiration, or a dream. Turning the mental concept into tangible reality requires a long effort and perseverance. The entire course that leads to the successful realization of one’s dream is ridden with obstacles, discouragements, failures, and setbacks. The person who wishes to be successful and is discouraged by failures can never taste the manna of success. The truth is our failures are our stepping stones by whose medium we reach success.

Harshwardhan Parmar

XII Humanities

The Fabindia School