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EcoSpeak La salud mental no es una broma
En el mundo de hoy, problemas de salud mental son muy comunes entre los jóvenes, y no podemos identificar una causa definitiva. Sin
The world lies in imbalance. From the largest rainforests to the smallest mangroves, embargo, hay demasiadas fuentes de estas aflicciones de salud mental en la vida diaria de estudiantes. Primero, hay causas escolares
ripples of human activity can be felt throughout nature. While humanity races como malas notas y presión académica. El campo de educación a un nivel escolar alto es muy competitivo, lo que causa muchos
towards scientific and social advancement, we have left the environment abused and problemas para los estudiantes. Segundo, hay problemas domésticos como abuso doméstico, niños con padres separados y
degraded to levels hitherto unheard of. Rising sea levels, scorching temperatures and problemas con el dinero. La vida en la casa tiene un gran impacto en la salud mental y pensamientos de un niño. Tercero, hay
a critical depletion of natural resources are all symptoms of the disease that plagues problemas personales con el amor propio, o con grupos de amigos a través de acoso escolar etcétera. Finalmente, las redes sociales
nature today. podrían causar estereotipos negativos sobre el esquema corporal y de esta manera afectar las mentes de jóvenes impresionables. Las
problemas de cada persona son diferentes, pero muchas de las veces las causas son de unos de estas categorías.
Choosing the path of inaction is folly. EcoSpeak resolutely stands by this
philosophy. Awareness is the first step towards change; as such we are committed Luego, quiero decir que los síntomas de salud mental son diferentes en cada persona, y hay diferentes tipos de problemas de salud
to amplifying students' voices on pressing environmental issues. Through mental. Los problemas más comunes son el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo, depresión, y la ansiedad. En continuación, los niños que
EcoSpeak, we aim to provide an exposition to the environment to make you more tienen estos problemas, pueden aislarse, no tener interés en sus estudios, no comunicarse o hablar mucho. Pero, unos de los
cognizant of nature surrounding us by problemas más grandes son las autolesiones, porque es muy peligroso.
creating a magazine that focuses on Ahora, estemos donde estemos y no podemos evitar estos problemas, pero hay muchas cosas que las escuelas y adultos podrían hacer
bolstering environmental and social para los niños. Quiero subrayar que cuando estamos hablando sobre salud mental, el primer paso siempre es crear conciencia entre
awareness. jóvenes sobre no solo los tipos y síntomas de salud mental sino también los recursos como terapeutas, médicos o centros de salud
Even with the pandemic ruling out mental. El efecto más importante de crear conciencia es que el nivel de estigma en torno a la salud mental disminuirá y los niños que
multiple extra steps we would have liked están sufriendo podrían hablar sobre sus problemas con profesionales sin vergüenza ni vacilación. Además, es esencial que tomemos
to take, we were determined to make cuidado de nuestra salud física porque hay un vínculo muy fuerte entre los dos. Sería excelente si pudiera hacer ejercicio regularmente
EcoSpeak a success. Therefore, in order y comer una dieta equilibrada porque estos van a mejorar su salud mental también.
to expand our impact, we also Para concluir, es imprescindible que recordemos que cada persona es única y no sufre los mismos problemas que otras personas. Cada
collaborated with and sought persona tiene circunstancias diferentes y por lo tanto cada persona
submissions from another school necesita su tipo personal de ayuda si está sufriendo de problemas de “Social wellbeing is when the social being does well.
named Dnyanmandir Vidyalaya, Powai. salud mental. Por eso, presta atención a todos tus amigos y compañeros Engaging in volunteer people's struggle against the
We would like to thank all students for their submissions and would also like to express de clase y compruébalos de vez en cuando. Estamos todos juntos en esta society polluted by socialites, spending quality time with
gratitude to all the teachers who came together to help us. lucha. the one commune that unites us all, from each
Our team was divided into a number of units, looking after content creation, collection, La salud mental no es una broma. according to his ability, to each according to his need,
editing, outreach and layout. Collaboration was essential for our success as a team. Ananya Sachdev y Anirudh Fadia is the true meaning of social wellbeing.”
Although there were difficulties like being unable to collect enough articles for our Arnav Sabharwal
magazine, we persevered as a group and were able to meet our deadlines. Each member did
their work in an organized manner and everyone helped each other when required.
We do hope that EcoSpeak was able to change or perhaps strengthen, the environmentalist
English Vinglish
mindset within our audience and that this project will be taken further next year.

Sia Harisingani
CAS Project English Vinglish has been a major
part of the DAIS community for over five years.
THEATRE The project's focus is to provide a vital part of the
school community, the non-teaching support
Theatre at the IB Level enables students, much like us, to be equiped the various staff, the chance to equip themselves with real-
skills required of a practitioner on stage. Ranging from design concepts like world skills and conversational English. The
lighting and costumes to acting techniques like proxemics and characterisation, project's stakeholders - the security,
the course encouraged us to broaden our view of theoretical concepts, administration, housekeeping, and bus staff –
interacted with thirteen Grade 12 students over
particularly those that form the founding blocks of performance. In
understanding the specifics of such theatrical terminology, our classes consist of three months in this endeavor.
systematic yet boundless experimentations that aim to fully explore the topic at The support staff felt unequipped to deal with
hand. Whether it was exploring the different atmospheres created by varying situations they deemed typical, whether
paces as indicated by Jacques Lecoq, seven levels of speed or writing reports for conversing with their children, speaking to their children's teachers, conducting bank transactions, or navigating online purchasing
how we would construct a play - our horizons were broadened by the duality of platforms. In addition, considering the pandemic and shift of these services to online platform, they often met unfortunate situations
where a non-English alternative was unavailable.
exploration and analysis that the course maintains.
The Support Staff is a pillar of the DAIS community, contributing to the school in every way possible and becoming an integral part of
However, one can correctly state that this was not achieved easily during the students' lives. Therefore, it was important to every member of this project to steer them through their challenges and help them
pandemic. When regular classes, those that fit on a white/chalkboard, were effectively communicate their ideas in English. Giving back to those who give us so much was the goal!
displaced, one can imagine the shock we underwent as theatre students. The
Every year this project builds on past efforts. The Support Staff was well versed in a range of vocabulary. Therefore, this year the project
challenge wasn't simply being unable to act, but the difficulties posed to the
revolved around improving their abilities to form sentences to enable fluency in the language, especially in the present tense. This was
collaborative process as a whole and the inability to feed off of each other's
complemented by confronting the issue of confidence in our guided weekly sessions.
energy. Despite this, as our screens transformed into the CPA, we explored how
The Friday sessions were looked forward to by both stakeholders as it was an hour of learning and games. Students used Quizlet to
the online stage can be used to create theatre. Do different video calling
create flashcards with vocabulary and tenses, encouraging conversation and eliciting personal examples. Through breakout rooms on
platforms have different effects on the story we were telling? And how can we
Teams, the project retained its classroom environment with students working in groups re-joining a common session for a few lessons
play with individual lighting for a character? It was these questions that
and general conversation. The pinnacle of their efforts were their short skits and engaging in fascinating conversations in different
ameliorated our theatrical experience online, ensuring that we remained
settings. After six weeks of interaction, their fluency and confidence were immediately visible.
connected to our previous experiences during the lockdown.
English Vinglish wanted to be of service to the DAIS Support Staff, helping them find confidence in environments outside the school. It
Neel Maheshwari was a heartwarming experience to interact with the support staff once again and witness their enjoyment and excitement to be with us.
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