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March 2025

AARN

Dear Readers,

March signies a transition between autumn and summer. The nature,
having come out of the slumber of winter springs to life again. It's
denitely the time of rejuvenation and celebration, but the question is
why do we get rejuvenated at this time of the year? Everything in this
world happens with a purpose, and it's our pious duty to understand it.
Nature doesn't want us to remain passive or locked inside a cell. It stirs us
to contribute our best to this world. The outburst of energy is for a
constructive cause. The best way to know it can be to look within and talk
to oneself.

In schools, this month is hued with several activities

from

exams to

PTM's.  Getting  the  infrastructure  ready  to  be  used  by  more  than  two
thousand  students  in  the  session  to  come  is  not  a  cakewalk.  A  huge
manpower  is  invested  into  repair  and  replacement  tasks.  Even  the
educational  resources  go  through  a  lot  of  innovative  updates  and
alterations. The application strategies do undergo a considerable change
in the process to make it comprehensible. Nobody knows what lies in
store in the times to come, but fortune favours only those who prepare for
the imminent.

March also represents the culmination of an awfully successful session
which has been both rewarding and challenging. We felt many moments
of pride, at the same time, we got wiser by notches as we worked up
innovative ways to come out of vicissitudes with ying colours. Things
are happening at such a frantic pace that we need to remain on toes not to
miss a single learning that comes our way. With new leaders taking up
positions with zeal and vigour to make the coming session a success, we
are ready to roll on a new course with a glint in our eyes and
determination demeanors.

Let's walk up to the clarion call of duty and welcome the times to come
with hope and exibility in our approach. Let our new cry be
“

चरैवेित-चरैवेित

”.

Wish you all a happening year ahead!

Warm regards,

A. Awasthi

Principal’s Desk

Dear Reader,

The  month  of  March
becomes  very  important
in the journey of a school as it
symbolises  the  transition  from
past  to  future,  from  known  to
unknown,  from  one  accomplishment
to another. It shows life never stops; the
journey always goes on. And in this constant
motion and transformation lies the soul of life.

Our little eyes keep watching numerous things
losing their signicance into a new creation in place. It
does strike a symphony between what is happening in our
campus and what the nature is doing as the trees shed their
old leaves to get adorned with new ones.

Exams overcast the horizon as whatever the students had gained
during the whole academic year is suddenly put to test. You can
witness  worried  yet  resolute  faces  lling  page  after  page  with
what they had learned and realized with the help of their mentors
and other sources. Life through various activities in the campus
teaches  them  how  to  ght  with  the  demons  of  doubts  in  their
minds  and  prove  themselves  on  the  touchstone  of  knowledge.
The  results  having  been  announced  consequently,  the  school
premises get swarmed with students and their parents coming to
meet  their  teachers  and  discuss  the  strategies  for  the  coming
session.

Several other activities like Induction sessions and CBSE annual
exams do occupy their own space preparing the students for the
forthcoming challenges and duties so that they can march on the
path to progress and self-realization with faith in their hearts that
it's how the little children mould into strong men and women.

This issue of the newsletter brings to you a few glimpses of those
moments in a colourful and interesting way through words and
visuals. Keep reading and keep growing with each step you take
with us.

Yours truly,

Rajeev Nayan

Editor Speaks

Rajeev Nayan

Editor

2025

Holi Aayi Re…

Holi is the festival of joy that drenches all with various hues. It's
a symbol to live in the moment and welcome the harvest
season with gaiety and affection. It reminds us that it's not only
the body but our inner selves that should soak in the bliss of
life. It's time to just be or be ourselves, put all the masks we
wear in everyday life off and welcome all with love and
sincerity.

At Open Minds - A Birla School Kankarbagh, Holi is an
occasion for being inclusive and give vent to our creative side.
In a beautifully planned out ceremony, the teachers and the

other  staff  gathered  to  bathe  one-another
with  ower  petals.  The  OMKites  showed
they  prefer  environment  over  everything,
that  staying  eco-friendly  is  an  innovative
way  to  show  our  concern  for  nature.  Let's
have a few glimpses…

“Holi is a me to splash life with the colours of joy.”

“Holi is the perfect me to improve understanding and love within our family.”

“Burn your ego, expecta ons and ill thoughts in the ﬁre of Holi.”

“Today marks the beginning of the rest of your life.” – Unknown

“Success is not ﬁnal, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to con nue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill

PTM's

A Trinity of

Parents Teachers and Children

The annual exams gone, here was the time for another
festival at the campus – and we call it PTM. Expectant
yet worried faces of children and teen-agers lled the
school premises. They came accompanied with their
parents. The teachers with their observation reports
and results were ready to welcome them. Smiles got
exchanged,  hand-shakes  conveyed  the  warmth  and
joy of meeting and the school witnessed desperate yet
crucial appraisal of the students' performances. There
were countless questions posed from the parents' side
which the teachers handled with care. At the end of
these  sessions,  it  was  a  joy  to  see  the  satised  faces
emerging  out  of  the  meeting  rooms  and  moving
towards the corridor. Here are some images to look at.

Grade:

1 & 2

“Parents have a unique role as educators. We must share our knowledge,

skills, and exper se with our young people to enable them to achieve success.”

Academic

Achiever

Academic

Achiever

Grade:

3 & 4

“In unity, we ﬁnd strength, and through collabora on, we achieve excellence.”

Academic

Achiever

Grade:

5 & 6

“Every child's poten al is a unique constella on wai ng to be explored and nurtured.”

Grade:

7 & 8

“Together, we sow the seeds of knowledge, and together, we reap the fruits of success.”

Grade:

9 & 11

“To have eﬀec ve parent-teacher conferences, we must listen with empathy,

speak with kindness, and work with a shared commitment to the well-being of our children.”

Annual

Felicitation

Ceremony

Annual

Felicitation

Ceremony

AARN

A school is the sum total of what the teachers do throughout the session. It's they who toil relentlessly to make
learning easier and interesting for students. Their duties cannot be restricted by the constraints of time or a
particular space. They, in a way, work 24×7 to create a comprehensive learning environment. Their priceless
contribution needs to be recognized and acknowledged.

25 and 26 March went as special days in the history of Open Minds as the members of the entire staff, who
had contributed signicantly in making the recently held Annual Meet a huge success, were awarded by the
management. Some extraordinary workers were assigned new responsibilities and positions. The teachers
were also appreciated for the efforts they had made throughout the session. It was pleasant to see the happy
faces radiating faith and satisfaction over the recognition of their efforts.

Felicitating

the

Facilitators

"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today.

As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work." - Tom Hopkins

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."

- Henry David Thoreau

"Success is assured when a person fears the pain of regret more than the pain of the process." - Orrin Woodward

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau

“I ﬁnd that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jeﬀerson

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

“Deﬁniteness of purpose is the star ng point of all achievement.” – W. Clement Stone

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” – Paulo Coelho

“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” - Oprah Winfrey

Bringing up a Child is not a child's play. It demands consummate action from many sides like parents and
teachers and on many fronts. It becomes extremely intricate at the point when the toddlers prepare to go to
school. This is the birth of a new student, and it also starts a new chapter in the book of parenting when
they have to understand the nitty-gritties of their child's schooling.

OMK, with a view to facilitate this transition helps the parents by conducting the induction session where
they come to know the ways of the school and the schooling system, meet the faculty of their kids and get
acquainted with the application software – Edulitics – around which the entire system revolves. Little
ones entering the campus with a strange awe in their eyes is a beautiful sight to cherish. After all, it marks
an important phase in the evolution of a human being.

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” –Arthur Ashe