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Deen-a-logue

September 2, 2020 Comments Off on Deen-a-logue

Students of Grade 7 create, edit and publish a newsletter by the 15^th of every month which provides an overview of all the events that were conducted in school every month.

They are archived on our Newsletters Page – https://www.deensacademy.com/students/school-newsletters/

Deen-a-logue August 2020

August 25, 2020 Comments Off on Deen-a-logue August 2020

We are all aware that ‘Independence Day’ is just not the day our country was liberated but also a freedom from all mental barriers around caste, creed and religion. This issue is dedicated to our valiant freedom fighters, National leaders and National monuments symbolizing struggle and victory. Grade 7 reporters even interviewed some of their teachers to get their insight on India’s Freedom Movement and The Independence Day. Do read and like!

Shanthi Menon- Principal Deens Academy

Principals Professional Achievements

August 4, 2020 Comments Off on Principals Professional Achievements

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Teacher at Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram, Chennai (1987-89)

Teaching English for middle school
Created spoken English curriculum for kindergarten
Created handwriting books for primary school

Teacher at Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad (1989-1990)

Teacher of English for middle and high school

Coordinator at the CMR National Public School, Bangalore (1998-2004)

Served as event coordinator and academic assistant to Vice Principal
Undertook remedial English classes for middle and high school

Founder Principal of Gopalan International School (2004-2006)

Set up the school from grassroots, inducting staff, scripting policies, undertaking marketing
She has to her credit the distinction of writing the curriculum and setting up the academic standard for this institution

Currently, Founder Principal of Deens Academy, Bangalore (2006)

As the founder, has been seminal in the development of Deens Academy since its inception
Handles all administrative responsibilities
Created an indigenous curriculum for the school
Has created teacher training modules and has been training teaching and non-teaching staff
Revolutionised the classroom teaching process –embraced differentiated learning and individual learning programmes
Has developed an indigenous curriculum for Life skills, Work experience and general knowledge for the students of Deens Academy
Chartered a growth plan that blends values, ethics, academics, physical education, art education and attitude
Has constituted a three-way enhancement channel between school, parent and child through an open door policy
Has been instrumental in implementing an internet-based, customised software for regular parent-teacher interaction and student updates.

Created and set up two Kindergarten feeder campuses for KiDeens Borewell road and KiDeens Ramagondanahalli

Founding Principal of Deens Academy Gunjur- 2015

Founding Director of Deens PU College Gunjur 2019

Principal’s Awards and Recognition

August 4, 2020 Comments Off on Principal’s Awards and Recognition

Awards to our School Principal Ms Shanthi Menon

‘50 Top Effective Principal’s award ‘– On 14th Sep 2019 conferred by Education World & July 2020
‘Iconic Leader Creating A Better World’ – Conferred on 25^th July by the Women’s Economic Forum.
‘Principal Par Excellence’ – The Teachers Day Awards 2018 by the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM)
‘Life Time Education Achievement Award in School Development, 2018’ – National School Award 2018, Delhi
‘SHINING STAR AWARD’ by ABHINANDANA 2018 – on 1st May 2018 for achieving success through Professional Excellence in the field of Education – An initiative of International School of Business and Research (ISBR) in association with ELCIA & PRCI –SHRAMA Awards to Women Achievers by Men of Distinction.
‘Life Time Education Achievement Award, 2015’ – International Institute of Education and Management, Delhi
Winner in the category of Vision and Leadership – 2014 – 2015 presented by IBCI School Brilliance Awards 2015
‘Ideal Principal Award 2015’ by Akhil Bharatiya Nagrik Vikas Kendra, Aurangabad
She has again been honoured with ‘Ideal Principal Award 2014’ by Akhil Bharatiya Nagrik Vikas Kendra, Aurangabad.
Shanthi is also the recipient of the ‘Chanakya Award for The Best Principal 2013, jointly presented to her by Education World and The Bangalore School.
In April 2013, Ms. Menon was conferred the Women Leadership & Innovation Awards in the category of education, from the International Women Leadership Forum.
Has the honour of being conferred with an Award for Education Excellence 2011 from the Economic Development Forum and the Indian Achievers Forum, New Delhi.
She has also been honoured with ‘Ideal Principal Award 2011’ by Akhil Bharatiya Nagrik Vikas Kendra, Aurangabad.
Shanthi has been honoured with an award of recognition for her contribution to society, on the occasion of Womens’ Day, 2011, by His Excellency Dr Joseph V G, Honorary Counsel of the Republic of Maldives in Bangalore in partnership with The Garden City College, Bangalore.

Awards received by the Deens Academy under her Leadership

Award in the category of ‘Attention to Students’ – 2019 from Education Today
Deens Academy, Gunjur campus received the award for Upcoming School of the Year – National School Award 2018, Delhi
The Deens Academy Ranked No.1 in India under the Top CBSE Parameter for‘Academic Reputation` in a survey conducted by EducationToday – India`s School Merit Awards, 2018
Assocham – Parent of School Innovation Awards, 2017 – presented Deens Academy with the Jury Choice award in the category of Parent Engagement (Jury) CBSE
Education Today – India’s School Merit – 2016 – 17 – At the 4th National School Merit Awards and Conference on K12 leadership , The Deens Academy was ranked No. 10 in India, No. 3 in Bangalore and No. 3 in Karnataka in the category of the top 10 CBSE schools in India
First Runner – Ignite your minds – The Leadership Event – Quest 2015 – Organised by Global Awareness Program (GAP)
‘School Excellence Awards – Top 20 CBSE Schools’ in 2015 present by Brainfeed in recognition of School vision and mission in imparting life changing learning opportunities and pre-eminence as a beacon of change for the future generation
Awarded ‘India’s Top 20 CBSE Schools in 2015 – Ranked No. 3 in Bangalore and Ranked No. 10 in India for exemplary contribution to the Education Field’ presented by Education Today
Winner in the category of Vision and Leadership – 2014 – 2015 presented by IBCI School Brilliance Awards 2015
‘Best School Award – 2014’ by Akhil Bhartiya Nagrik Vikas Kendra (All India Citizens Development Centre)
Sirigannada Prakashana Chitradurga Certificate for School 2013 for the Best School Award in the State Level

As Speaker and Presenter

Shanthi Menon has presented papers on various education related subjects including assessment and technology in classrooms, at various national and international forums.

Speaker at the symposium on perspectives on e-schooling, jointly organized by Columbia Global Centre| Mumbai and the U.S. Embassy’s American Centre in New Delhi March 2021
Speaker for IIHM on Inclusive Quality Education in Jan2021
Hosted a panel discussion on Policies, Practices & Threats to School in Current Times, in the 8th National Conference, hosted by Education Today-Jan’2021.
Anchored the segment on Honing appropriate skills to build competencies for future readiness at the 26th Annual National Sahodaya Schools Conference -Dec 2020
Demystifying NEP at Athasri-Oct 2020
Purposeful Student Engagement in conference hosted by IIEM-Oct 2020
Speaker on conference held by EduTV Dec’2020
Speaker at the educational conference organised by Garden City College on NEP , Oct, 2020
Panel speaker on Virtual Teaching Skills conducted by Learngage- June2020
Speaker at the Women’s Economic Forum July 2020
Academic Leadership Summit 2020
Speaker at ELDROK- Indian K12 Award 2019
4^th National Education conference on k12 Leadership 2016
IDA connect speaker collaborative learning in the connected age -2016
World Education Summit -2013

Papers Presented

High stake assessments – Education World 2020
Tuition by Teachers- Education World 2019

Deen-a-logue July 2020

July 23, 2020 Comments Off on Deen-a-logue July 2020

Introspection, reflection and contemplation all go into creating art. Grade 7 reporters along with their mentor English Teacher Shobhana Ramakrishnan,
collected from students- poems, articles and their own art works -appreciating art and artists from different eras and genres to commemorate the July Theme ‘
Art Appreciation’. This issue will take you through the perspectives of young talents in the age range of 10 to 14 years. Also included are photographs of the
greatest art of all -NATURE- shot by the students themselves. Read more

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Volksfiesta 2024

July 20, 2020 Comments Off on Volksfiesta 2024

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Deen-a-logue June 2020

June 29, 2020 Comments Off on Deen-a-logue June 2020

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Alumni Batch 2013

June 5, 2020 Comments Off on Alumni Batch 2013

Dr. Diya Sarah Jacob, MBBS

Hi! I’m Diya Sarah Jacob. I was a student at Deens Academy, and my class was amongst the first few batches that passed out from there. After my 10th I pursued Science (PCMB) in 11th and 12th and at the same time prepared for my NEET exam. At that time I wrote CET, COMEDK and AIPMT as NEET had not yet come into existence. To my luck, I got a good rank in CET and therefore got placed into a medical school in Bangalore itself.

At Deens I had been the Head Girl, Sports Captain, House Captain and Prefect too at various points. Having had all these challenging roles and leadership positions gave me an impetus to face the real world outside.

The 1st and 2nd year of Medical School had pre and para-clinical subjects whereas 3rd and 4th year had clinical subjects. Dissecting cadavers, meeting long lines of patients all day, every day, pricking your own finger for the testing of blood, these were just the first few hurdles I faced.

4.5 years and 19 subjects later I’m now doing my internship. But it doesn’t end here. This is only the beginning of a very long journey for me. Internship, post graduation, super-specialization… the list is endless. Medicine is hard work but for those of you who do want to take it up, there is no greater satisfaction on earth than healing the sick and seeing the eyes of a grateful patient when you have done your job well.

Online-Discipline

May 29, 2020 Comments Off on Online-Discipline

We foresee that online classes are going to be the norm for a while now and therefore we request your support in enabling your ward’s learning. At Deens, it is our endeavor to stimulate a normal school day for the children incorporating co-curricular activities in the most effective way possible as per the class time table.

To facilitate virtual learning at Deens we are using the application offered by Microsoft Teams. Each student is provided with a unique email address for the Teams app. and the link for download and steps to install this App.

Student attendance will be taken each period by the facilitator and parents will be notified of the absence of their child. Please note that there will be no repetition of each class, in case a child is absent. We will not enable recording of classes, either.

To facilitate a smooth functioning of the virtual classrooms we request the following online etiquette to be followed by the students and their caregivers.

Virtual classroom space

The Student needs to be seated in a dedicated study space for the duration of the virtual class, with no distractions or access to any other persons.
Students are requested to maintain silence and not disrupt the class when the session is on. They also need to keep audio and video is on during the session unless requested otherwise by the facilitator.
Students are expected to use headphones mandatorily, so that there is minimum distraction to them. We advise this over earphones.

Virtual classroom attendance

The classes will be as per the time table, for a duration of 35 minutes and there is a gap of 10 minutes between periods, so that the student can attend to any personal needs, do a quick recap of the previous class independently , and set up for the next period. For students who have classes beyond 12.15 pm, a short lunch break has been factored in.
Attendance is taken for each period by the facilitator. Students are expected to login into each class a few minutes before the scheduled start time of the class. Once the class commences, no student will be permitted to enter the classroom.
Should there be a glitch during a particular class session, the teacher is instructed to end the meeting and set a new class for later on the same day or for the upcoming Saturday of that week.
Parents will need to send a note to the class teacher, in case of technical issues/ absence due to other reasons.

Virtual classroom Decorum

Students are expected to login into each class a few minutes before the scheduled start time of the class.
Once the class commences, no child will be permitted to enter the classroom.
Students to keep all books and school supplies handy and organized, timetable wise, to avoid disruptions during class.
Students will not eat/snack during class hours. Water bottles are allowed in the class though
Students are expected to be dressed formally for class sessions. Night clothes and attire that is listed as unacceptable in our policy documents are to be avoided.

Interaction with teachers during virtual classrooms

Questions:

Students shall avoid asking rude questions. They need to listen and not interrupt when someone is answering.
Students shall not annotate unless specifically asked to

Language:

Medium of instruction and communication is English except in language classes

Use of regional/ international languages will be restricted to language classes only
Students will use formal language through the online sessions
Use of abusive/invective language during sessions will result in removal of student from the class/session

Please note: Parents are not permitted to interact with their ward or the teacher, while the class is on. In case there is any concern it be communicated through email or ERP portal with the teacher/ Headmistress / Vice Principal/ School Principal.

Homework and Submissions

Students shall submit their assessments/homework on time.
Late submissions will result in marks being deducted.
Notebook work is facilitated through the Microsoft teams portal, so the facilitator will check the progress of the students notebook work.
Physical notebooks and workbooks will be reviewed when school opens.
For Lab experiments, the teacher will demonstrate the experiments and children are expected to record the same in their notebooks. They may even be asked to conduct home assignments and experiments with materials available at home.

Consequences

Students are expected to adhere to all the norms mentioned for the online classes. Failure to do so will entail the following :
First instance – warning/ removal from meeting/session depending on the issue
Marks will be deducted if deviant behavior continues post 3 warnings.

Student Talk videos on Science Day

February 27, 2020 Comments Off on Student Talk videos on Science Day

Our Children are presenting their exploratory projects in various topics listed below. Do spare some time to view and comment on the same. We welcome you to our Science Day celebrations tomorrow to view and enjoy more of their work.
Here are the various topics covered in the talks by the students.

Video 1 – Traffic management in India

Video 2 – Aviation Industry

Video 3 – Colonisation of Mars

Video 4 – Applications of Genetic Engineering

Video 5 – Process of Genetic Engineering

Video 6 – Information Coding in DNA

Video 7 -Genetic Disorder & its type

Video 8 – Introduction to Genetic engineering

Video 9 – DNA & Chromosomal Replication

Video 10 – De-Extinction

Video 11 – Importance of creative ideas and innovations

Video 12 – Transformation