Month: August 2021

#LeadershipBlogger: Say we are together !! – By, Madhuri.V. Iyer, CCA Coordinator, Ekya BTM

As a facilitator, any aspect of change in the teacher-student relationship impacts me deeply and leads me to transcend and reflect on my role in today’s world. We have long been proud of our traditional methods of education and the...

/ August 25, 2021

#StudentBlogger: A Happy Feeling – By, Pragya, Grade 10, Ekya BTM

An old book with coarse pages,A new book with smoothThe ink on the cover dried and peelingOr glossy, shiny, and freshRunning my fingers across the pagesThis is how I can touch happiness. The smell of my washed hairThe scent of...

/ August 24, 2021

#StudentBlogger: Gratitude – By Richa Thyagarajan, Grade 11, Ekya ITPL

Dear Teachers,I hope all of you are safe and healthy, amidst these testing times! Within the nine years of my journey as a student at Ekya ITPL, I’ve realised the importance of gratitude and giving back to people.Sandwiched between Student...

/ August 24, 2021

#LeadershipBlogger: Creating a positive classroom – By, Mathangi R, Academic Coordinator, Ekya School JP Nagar

“If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings and grow.” Alfie Kohn. Students spend seven to eight hours in a school and that takes up 50% of their “active awake...

/ August 24, 2021

#StudentBlogger: Article on Music – By, Xavie Oommen, Grade 9 IGCSE, Ekya School Byrathi

Music is one of the most important and powerful things in my life. I truly believe that life without melodies and harmonies would be totally void of fun and happiness.  Over and above, listening to and playing different tunes helps...

/ August 24, 2021

#TeacherBlogger: Under the Stars – By, Steffi Nixon, Senior school, Ekya BTM

In a blink of an eye, I was at Kasol YHAI base camp in June 2015. From getting on a flight from Chennai to Delhi to inter-state bus travel from Delhi to Bhuntar and a local bus from Bhuntar to...

/ August 24, 2021

#StudentBlogger: कभी होते थे ऐसे मौसम – By, Pragya Prachi Bharat, Grade 10, Ekya BTM

                     कभी होते थे ऐसे मौसम  मिट्टी की सुगंध हवा में भरीछत पर बूंदे टपकने की आवाज़और झिंगुर की गीत कानो में गूंजतेयह है बरसात सुहानी | ताज़ी हवा भी गर्मी ले आतीकड़क धूप आंखों में गड़तीछाँव के खोज में पसीना...

/ August 24, 2021

#StudentBlogger: Alone in the crowd – By, Sanika Chakravarthy, Grade 10 – IGCSE, Ekya School, JP Nagar

Alone in a crowd Yet another sting travelled down my skin as the little wind left tried to caress it. Flies buzzing through every little inch of the rotten icing. My own little world, shrinking; minute by minute, boiling down...

/ August 20, 2021

#LeadershipBlogger: Learning at EKYA – By, Komathi K, Physics Curriculum Designer, Ekya – CMR K 12 Schools

Learning at Ekya “Education is not the learning of facts but training the mind to think”~Albert Einstein At Ekya, we believe that learning is a lifelong journey and knowing how to learn is a skill in itself. Our learning process...

/ August 19, 2021

#TeacherBlogger: Developing Students’ Writing Skills in Hindi – By, Richa Saxena, IGCSE and Middle School Hindi teacher, Ekya School Byrathi

Writing is an effective way to express your feelings, thoughts, and ideas. As teachers, it is our responsibility to help students enhance their reading and writing skills. Keeping this in mind, we at Ekya School, Byrathi have introduced some exercises...

/ August 19, 2021