Phagwara: International Friendship Day was organised by Cambridge International School Phagwara run by Vasal Education group. The celebration was done by kindergarten till Class V during online classes under the supervision of class teachers. A puppet show was presented by kindergarten staff portraying value of friendship. Students of III to V shared thought, poems, videos for their friends during this pandemic and also they learnt why friendship among different nations is important. A beautiful play was presented by the teachers sharing how valuable is the bond of friendship. TNS

Workshop on mental well-being

Jalandhar: In continuation with the series on ‘Professional Overthinkers’ (All about mental well-being), a session on ‘Headspace- All about Mindfulness’ was conducted for students of Classes VI- XII of Delhi Public School Jalandhar. It was a skill-based workshop hosted by school counsellor Vandana Sondhi to provide the young students with tools for maintaining mental well-being. The session aimed to make students realise that it was extremely vital to ‘be kind to the mind’. She emphasised that a person’s state of mind or mindset is very significant and it is this mental health that needs to be looked after with care and gentleness. Through extensive interaction, brainstorming and use of video clips, she elucidated to the children, techniques of being in the moment and the benefits of awareness and mindfulness.

Alisha first in BA BEd

Principal Dr Pardeep Bhandari said that Doaba College’s BA BEd and B.Sc. BEd (Four years integrated courses) students of Department of Education have excelled in GNDU semester exams and have brought laurels to the institution. BA BEd (Sem-V) students- Alisha secured 543 out of 700 marks and bagged 1st position, Bhavya Sethi and Manmeet Kaur secured 485 and jointly bagged 2nd, Harinder secured 479 and bagged 4th, Ravneet secured 470 and bagged 5th, Simranjeet and Tamanna secured 460 and jointly bagged 6th and Kritika secured 458 and bagged 8th position in University. BSc. BEd Sem-V student Sushma secured 561 out of 700 and bagged 6th position in university.

Webinar on NAAC accreditation

Under the guidance of Padma Shree Prof RC Sobti, DAV University, Jalandhar, will be organising a webinar-cum-workshop on “NAAC Accreditation and Quality Assurance in HEIs” on August. Scholars of great stature will grace the occasion virtually and guide the university to make preparations for NAAC accreditation. The inaugural address will be given by Dr VS Chauhan, former Chairman, NAAC. Dr K Rama (Adviser, NAAC), Dr Priya N (Assistant Adviser, NAAC) and another expert from NAAC will be the expert speakers. Vice Chancellor (officiating) Dr Jasbir Rishi said that the university focuses on the multidimensional growth of its students and strikes a perfect balance between curricular and co-curricular activities; theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge; and material requirements and inner peace/ contentment.

Students do well in CBSE exams

Students of Cambridge International School (Co-Ed) have got good results in Class XII CBSE exams. In non-medical, Arnav Chopra scored 97.6 per cent. In medical, Jagmeet Birring obtained 95.2 per cent. In commerce, Navjeet Kaur got 96 per cent. In humanities, Yastika Handa got 95.6 per cent. In Shiv Jyoti Public School, Piyush Gupta got first position in commerce stream scoring 98 percent, Priyam Gupta bagged second position scoring 97.8 per cent. In medical stream, Mandeep bagged first position with 97 per cent and Priyanka bagged second position with 95 per cent. In the non-medical stream, Jeewan Jyoti stood first, scoring 96.4per cent while Arpit Sharma bagged the second position with 95.6 per cent and Amisha Sharma and Vani Khanna bagged third position by scoring 95.4 per cent. In the humanities stream, Divya got first position with 97.2 per cent. TNS