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MIDDLE & Schools gave our students, an opportunity to be Global citizens and think beyond their local communities. Students had interactions
with their counterparts in different schools in India and abroad. This not only added to their enjoyment but helped them to establish
themselves as a part of the Global family.

SECONDARY Undeterred by their confinement due to the pandemic, students of Grade 5 also engaged in a Service program with our NGO

partner: ADVITYA. The students curated activities that had the Community at Advitya engrossed, while they interacted with the
students. For our students, it was an enriching experience as they prepared, participated and performed, invigorating dances and
sang popular Xmas carols. This interaction sensitized all the students to the best gift - GIVING.
SCHOOL Students of Gr 8A, 9A, and 10A participated in many National and International MUNs through the year. The virtual nature of the

Ms. Anjana Roy MUNs facilitated easy participation. Our students won several awards for these participations. Students of grade 7 immersed
Head of National Curriculum themselves in researching, deliberating, discussing as they attended Mini MUN sessions from July to October. Their hard work paid off
(Middle and Secondary School) when they all took part in the DAIMUN - an annual event that hosts over 500 delegates from all over India and overseas.

This year, this report and our educational experiences will probably be viewed as an The participation in Robotics did not lose momentum due to the confinement. In order to spread the message of STEM and robotics,
important part of our School's history. This year, we had been held to a ransom by a very Team Elev8 launched a skill building initiative, “Robotics Deconstructed”, through which they taught programming and CAD to
small organism – just like the whole world had been. While our attention, had on most over 550 students. 8 of the teams that they worked with, were composed of students from economically challenged backgrounds.
occasions, been drawn to the distress the tiny microorganism had caused, we cannot ignore Not only did they mentor these teams in the local language, but also created FTC manuals in Hindi. They started 2 FLL Teams
the fact that the same microorganism was instrumental in revolutionising the working of the comprising students who are auditorily-impaired and conducted MIT App Inventor Course for them. Last season, this talented team
whole world. of hearing-impaired children won the 'Core Values' award and were among the top 10 teams in the robot game.

Our DAIS world had borne a similar impact. The seeds of revolution were sown in the 3rd A team of 12 students from DAIS took part in the International Space Settlement Design Competition. The team comprised of
week of March 2020 when we had got an inkling that we may not be able to go back to our six students from class 8 A. The team went on to win the first round - Indian National Space Settlement Design Competition. They also
school building soon. Our New Academic year that was supposed to begin on 26th March won the second round - Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition. They have qualified for the final round which will take
2021 began virtually on 1st April 2021. In the interim we had armed ourselves with the place in person at Kennedy Space Centre in July.
training on Microsoft Teams. When we began virtual school we were a little nervous but Ms. Shiney Varghese
Deputy Head of National Curriculum
hopeful. Under the guidance of our Chairperson, Smt. Nita Ambani and our Vice
(Middle and Secondary School) Students from 8A, 9A and 10A also proved their mettle in the Cathedral Math Exam, Asia International Mathematical
Chairperson Mrs. Isha Ambani Piramal, the teachers were determined to bring our school
Olympiad, Singapore and Asian School Maths Olympiad and won a couple of medals.
motto to life. We, the teaching fraternity, have always been a determined lot. This pandemic saw us in our 'New Avatar'. Almost
overnight, we, the simple folk had morphed into tech warriors integrating complicated technology to make the students' transition
Our fifteenth batch of ICSE, the Class of 2021 had their share of experiences during the initial days of the onset of the pandemic. They
into the virtual platform as seamlessly as possible. Our young learners took this shift to virtual school, like fish to water. Today, they
had completed most of their ICSE board exams when the lockdown was declared. They continued to keep themselves prepared for
are enthusiastic, optimistic and appreciative of the school's commitment towards their education albeit online.
the remaining exams till June when the remaining four exams were cancelled. The Board results did justice to the effort that they had
put in. Of the 31 students, 25 students scored 95% and above, 29 students scored 90% and above, 2 students scored between 78-
The Microsoft Teams platform provided the essential classroom feel. This platform connected our DAIS family as never before.
89.9%. The highest aggregate score of 99.6% was scored by Samiksh Jain (with a perfect score of 100 in 5 subjects). The Second
Teaching strategies and approaches were revamped to enable students to interact and collaborate in remote learning scenarios.
highest aggregate score of 99.4% was scored by Ryan Awal (with a perfect score of 100 in 4 subjects). The Third highest aggregate
The Virtual Class Notebook ensured that students neither missed the physical notebook nor the valuable writing practice.
score of 99% was scored by 2 students – Jash Bhatia (with a perfect score of 100 in 4 subjects) and Aditya Dalal (with a perfect score
While Virtual tools like Virtual labs, Flipgrid, Sway, Breakout rooms kept the students motivated and engaged throughout, apps like
of 100 in 3 subjects). The School's average score was 96.2%.
Kahoot, Flipgrid, Socrative and Quizzes provided the fun quotient in the teaching learning process. We are proud of conducting all
our assessments and examinations successfully via the Exam.net platform and providing timely feedback to our students. The virtual
This year has indeed been a year of steep learning curves and new beginnings. Though technology is helping us to guide our way
PTMs provided our parents, an easy mode to connect with the teachers, interact and understand the performance and progress of
forward, it is our culture of readiness and perseverance that has kept us thriving. While we revel in our success on this platform, we
their children.
thank our Chairperson Smt Nita Ambani, our Vice Chairperson Ms. Isha Ambani Piramal, our parents and colleagues for being the
force with us. As we take on yet another adventure in the coming academic year, we are confident that together we will continue to
While continuing with our academic pursuits, we did not wish to miss out on the fun, frolic and laughter that came with celebrations.
forge ahead true to our motto - 'Dare to Dream, Learn to Excel'.
We experimented with our virtual assemblies. The children seem to get better with every experience. Whether it was Gudi Padwa,
Ganapati, Teachers' Day, Navratri, Diwali, Children's Day or Christmas we did not miss out on the festivities. Though we were
With best wishes,
confined to our homes, we managed to bond as a big DAIS family over these celebrations.
Anjana Roy
The Student Council also made wonderful contributions. The new Council was invested through a virtual Investiture Ceremony. They
Head National Curriculum
took to their new role enthusiastically and kept the excitement and the spirit of teamwork alive by organizing various Inter-House
(Middle and Secondary School)
Competitions. The students participated in a variety of competitions ranging from English Creative Writing, G.K Quiz, Hindi, Marathi,
Gujarati Inter-House Elocutions, Music, Dance and Art competitions throughout the year. Taking these opportunities, further, the
Middle school students participated in Virtual Essay Writing competitions and Art Competitions organized by the Bombay YMCA, and Shiney Varghese
bagged prizes and certificates of commendation. In addition, Earth day, Democracy Day and International Day were celebrated Deputy Head National Curriculum
with poster making competitions. These offerings and the participation in events and conferences with the Round Square (Middle and Secondary School)
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