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TUTOR YEAR to the environment, and whatever is IBD
Sustainability and justice are
equivalent. What is sustainable is just

11 not, is unjust. Year 11
Prakhar Gupta from Ms Rashmi
GROUP Sustainability is not a goal to be reached but a Barua's Tutor Group ADVITYA

way of thinking, a way of being, a principle we
must be guided by.
Advitya is a creative centre for those gifted with
Khwaish Billore from
conditions like Down's syndrome, Autism and Cerebral
Mr Sunil Makwana’s Tutor Group
Palsy, among others. These special individuals are part of
the Advitya family under exceptional circumstances - one
of the most notable being their inability to adjust with
Sustainable production and mass It is vital that the production and consumption of resources is larger groups in other special institutes due to their need
consumerism go hand in hand. managed in a sustainable manner—otherwise, we will quickly Mr Sunil Makwana’s for individual attention or their growing age. At Advitya,
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Consumers should make a conscious run out of the required raw materials and the global economy, as all the students are above 18 and are involved in occupational therapy, whereby they are engaged in creating a multitude of handicrafts. Due to the
pandemic, Advitya had to move its operations online. As a result, our school's CAS programme has also shifted to weekly sessions with the Advitya
effort to make purchases that are well as our livelihoods, will come crashing down.
students through the online platform Zoom. During these sessions, the DAIS volunteers have engaged in a variety of activities with the students such as
sustainable and mostly from making easy recipes and decorative craftwork. For the festival of Makar Sankranti, the group collaboratively made some beautiful kites! Activities to
Tisha Kumar from Mr Arunkumar Khandagle's Tutor Group
companies practicing sustainable improve the students' motor skills have also been incorporated into the sessions. Simple games such as Simon says and Pictionary provide a fun way for
the students at Advitya to improve skills. For one unique session, the IB volunteers worked with primary school teachers to plan a virtual service trip for
production encouraging other
the grade 5 students. The session included story time and some interactive games, and provided our 5th graders with an opportunity to gain exposure
companies to follow suit. Destruction of the environment for economic development is not to this community and have some fun! Additionally, the parents of Grade 5 came together to make a donation worth 1 lakh to the Advitiya foundation,
helping them with resources and training supplies for their students. This experience is quite unique to most of the Grade 11 girls volunteering.
Rivcka Madhani From Mr George true progress. True progress is characterized by sustainability.
Interacting with the Advitya students is similar to interacting with children; they are extremely responsive and easily engaged in activities, and it allows
Juma's Tutor Group Kamya Parekh from Ms Manjiri Diwanji's Tutor Group Mr Suvash Dhakal's our volunteers a much-needed break from the rigorous IB programme as well as an
Tutor Group opportunity for the kind of exposure they are unlikely to get otherwise. These
sessions are extremely enjoyable for both parties, whether they are laughing during
hilarious games, involving themselves in craft or participating in, (everyone's
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from favourite), Bollywood dance time! The Grade 11 volunteers also planned an Art Sale
our children. to raise further funds for the Advitya Organization in March with the sale of donated
artwork from various DAIS students, as well as handicrafts made by the Advitya
Arnav Vasudev from Ms Shabari Kar's Tutor group students. Advitya has been great learning experience.
Treya Agarwal, Ananya Sachdev and Vrinda Das

If it can't be reduced, reused, rebuilt, refurbished, resold, recycled
Mr George Juma's or composted, then it should be restricted, designed or removed Ms Manjiri Diwanji's ANGEL XPRESS FOUNDATION
Tutor Group from production. Sustainability is key. Tutor Group
The primary objective of the CAS programme with
Arhan Shah from Ms Rashmi Barua's Tutor Group
Angel Xpress Foundation (AXF) was teaching the
AXF students general knowledge and basic skills to
compliment their academic learning, while making the
Especially in the upcoming decades, the world will see sessions interactive and fun. It also involved a program
technologically disruptive innovation, especially in labour- where each DAIS student was assigned to mentor one
student from AXF. These covered multiple topics
intensive sectors like manufacturing, which may create a including Mental Math, Art and the Cultural &
depletion in quantity of jobs. That being said, the need of the Historical diversity of India.
Mr Arunkumar Khandagle's hour is the creation of more employment opportunities, whether Ms Shabari Kar’s
Tutor Group Tutor Group We started with our session by talking about the culture and traditions of India with the aim to improve their
this is through governmentally issued schemes or corporate general understanding of our country and all that it is known for. We held sessions discussing the geography
of India. We spoke about South India, North India, West India and East India, along with their impressive
diversification; and affordable and accessible vocational training,
geographical features, their exotic natural beauties, the vastly varying cuisines of food, the dance forms, as
especially in skilled or creative sectors, to ensure employment well as their traditional clothing. We explored the students' interests in the famous sports across India such
safety. I personally admire the ideas of sustainable tourism and as cricket. We delved into famous personalities from India's past and present, enriching the students
appreciation for our vibrant culture.
local culture/product development, since these are long-term,
supportable employment opportunities that are ideally After exploring Indian culture and helping the students build upon their general awareness, we shifted our
focus to building their skills in mental maths to complement their academic learning and help them perform
irreplaceable and achievable goals that also bolster heritage.
better in their studies. We brushed up on mathematical operations, taught them concepts such as
BODMAS, and helped them complete mathematical puzzles. Though the students faced some obstacles,
Ms Rashmi Barua's Tanmay Arvind from Mr Suvash Dhakal's Tutor Group Ms Rajiv Jha’s they worked hard to overcome them and became proficient in the activities they participated in.
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Along with being good at academics, many of the students from AXF also showed proficiency and a keen
interest in art. Therefore, we decided to create an AXF art booklet to showcase talents. This include pieces
Consumption is not the path to a healthy The future of our planet depends on the ability of our ranging from portraits to landscapes done in different mediums. A N I
future, sustainability is. generation to prevent ourselves from overstepping the Therefore, through an exhilarating journey of exploration along with holistic development, we were elated to empower the S T ABILITY
boundaries of self-conscious consumption. U
Ramya Mohan from Ms Manjiri students with our share of knowledge. Their eagerness coupled with their sincerity made it a great learning experience for us S
Diwanji's Tutor Group Jash Bhatia from Mr Rajiv Jha's Tutor Group as well as the students!
Anirudh Fadia
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