Category: Inside Ekya

Dinner Table Conversation by Ms. Shilpa Arun

“Family Time” Family time is less common now in the era of gadgets and digital distractions. The age-old ritual of family dinners is possibly the best way to get every member of the family together. As the saying goes “A...

/ August 7, 2019

Grandparents Talk

Grandparents Talk for Montessori To address some questions and curiosities of our children, we organized an interactive session with the grandparents of a student in Montessori. Mrs. Presteena Pereira and Mr. Josy Pereira shared childhood stories about their schooling days, the fun...

/ August 2, 2019

Nurturing future leaders — Encouraging inquiry in children by  Mr. Ankit Agrawal

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell. There is a budding leader in every child and it is our responsibility to guide them in the right direction so...

/ July 31, 2019

Draft National Education Policy (2019)

Draft National Education Policy (2019): Teaching, learning and evaluation aspects The team at Ekya, examined the Draft National Education Policy to understand the government’s vision of education and the possible implications of its implementation. Education policies directly affect schools, parents...

/ July 30, 2019

Kannada and Shloka class at Ekya School Byrathi

Ekya School Byrathi engaged students in activities that taught life lessons in a fun and casual way. In this blog, you can get a gist of Kannad and Shloka learning session at our Byrathi campus. Elementary Kannada Class (Grades 1-3)...

/ July 30, 2019

Expert talk by Dr. Siddharth P. Singh – Ekya School ITPL

Ekya School ITPL invited Dr. Siddharth P. Singh for a talk on Ph. D program. With elaborate qualifications from reputed institutes to his credit, Dr. Siddharth P. Singh was able to respond to some important questions on Ph. D such...

/ July 30, 2019

Round up of Events – Ekya School Byrathi – 30th July 2019

Ekya School Byrathi was packed with activities teaching important lessons to our students in a fun and casual way. In this blog you can get a gist of the activities at our Byrathi campus. Robotics Demo Session (Grades 4-8) Robotics...

/ July 30, 2019

A visit to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre

Students of grades 9,10,11 of BTM Layout were taken to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre to learn about the weather and disaster monitoring. KSNDMC has been serving as a common platform to the various response players in the field...

/ July 26, 2019

Author, Ms. Rohini Nilekani visits Ekya School JP Nagar

The Montessori children of Ekya School, JP Nagar had a reading session with well-known author and philanthropist, Ms. Rohini Nilekani. She is the founder – chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation to fund initiatives of sustainable water and sanitation across India. Ms....

/ July 24, 2019

Teaching children to manage money

Mr. Mahitosh Patankar, parent of Mihir Patankar, Grade 3, Ekya School, ITPL shares this insightful, informative blog that addresses the issue of how children do not really understand the value of money today. He points out the fact that in today’s...

/ July 24, 2019