Month: August 2021
#TeacherBlogger: How I Develop Writing Skills in Students – By, Virginia Isaac, IGCSE and Middle School English teacher, Ekya Byrathi
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” – Robert Frost English is used in the world as a lingua franca among people from different cultures, ethnicities, and...
#StudentBlogger: Express Yourself Creatively – By, Ritam Reddy, Grade 9 IGCSE Ekya School, Byrathi
There’s a common misconception that expressing one’s creativity can only be done through art and other visual means. Although taking a deeper look into the very essence of creativity, we find that it simply isn’t true. Creativity is expressing your...
#StudentBlogger: सावन का पहला साया – By, Mahashri Gautam, Grade 9, Ekya ITPL
सावन का पहला साया दोपहर को मैं बैठी हाथ में किताब लिएफिर किसी ने मुझको बुलाया,जोर से आवाज दियाआशंका हुई मुझे कहीसोचा कि शायद वही तो नहीं? फिर मेरी नजर कैलेंडर पर पडीऔर मेरी आंखें माथे पर चढ़ीअब मुझे पता...
#StudentBlogger: A Mango-Shaped Space – Book Review – By, Trisha Simhachalam, Grade 10A, Ekya JP Nagar
Names don’t have colours. Music does not look like wisps of rainbow floating around. Every letter, number, and sound does not have a separate colour and texture. Right?Mia Winchell, a thirteen-year-old girl, would not be able to agree to any...
#ParentBlogger: Trip to Mangalore & Udupi – By, Karthik S. Anchalkar
Trip to Mangalore & Udupi Post lockdown last year when things started to settle down and travel again was possible, we decided to do a road trip to Mangalore and Udupi. We decided on the Christmas weekend and started planning...
#StudentBlogger: My Friend – Poem by Atharv Mishra, Grade 11, Ekya ITPL
In that one moment that matteredI was here, because of you.It isn’t very easy for me to expressWhat it is you mean to me,For all my glittery pretencesOf being good with words,I fail still to string togetherA sentence to say...
#StudentBlogger: Made with a Warm Heart – By, June Ghosh, Grade 11, Ekya ITPL
MADE WITH A WARM HEART Of all the people I know, you’re the rain to my bowMay sound cliche, but it’s true, what else can I say?You make me beam, chuckle, and weepBut without you, this life won’t be complete“A...
#StudentBlogger: First Ever Ekya – By, Neha Suresh, Grade 9 IGCSE, Ekya School, Byrathi
To be honest, I joined Ekya School, Byrathi with a lot of apprehension for the IGCSE program because of leaving my old friends, and here the class size was small so I wasn’t sure if I would be able to...
#LeadershipBlogger: Importance of Listening – By, Ms. Shiza Khan, Primary Academic Coordinator EITPL
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force.” Think about the great listeners in your life and what makes them so strong at this often-overlooked skill. There is a distinct difference between listening versus hearing. When someone is...