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Once Upon A Time - Storytelling Collaboration All the World's A Stage

Students from class 8A, Saanvi Agrawal and Tithi Agrawal On 18th November, students from grades 7 and 8 represented DAIS in a
Drama Event – 'All the World's A Stage' hosted by Hyderabad Public
participated in the “Once Upon a Time” - Storytelling Collaboration
School, Begumpet. The delegates created a 20-minute musical - 'Pied
hosted by Sunbeam Suncity, Varanasi. This collaboration aimed at Piper and the tunes of Social Media' a modernized adaptation with the
discovering the cultural roots of different regions along with Pied Piper trapped into the enchanting 'tunes' of social media.
understanding their belief system through interesting stories! DAIS
When the curtains were raised for performances, the students witnessed
delegates chose the stories, 'The Boy and the Drum' and 'King plays of different genres highlighting values and morals in every piece.
Harishchandra - an Honest King. DAIS musical received much appreciation for its originality and the
relevance of its theme in today's context. Insightful Baraza discussions on
The delegates were enlightened by an inspiring session by the the themes of all the performed plays helped share different perspectives
keynote speaker, Ms. Sanghya Ojha. She shared valuable tips on on the plays that were enacted. Students learnt to express themselves DAIS Delegates: Riddimma Sampat, Ishan Surve,
more efficiently, interact with others in an engaging and safe environment,
visuals, voice modulations and the process involved in choosing a Aryahi Agrawal, Susmita Yanmendra, Avik Bajaj and
and share as well as gain new perspectives on themes prevalent in the world
story that one wants to narrate. The delegates acquired many today, as presented in the plays. Ayaan Shan.
valuable and essential life lessons and teachings, such as kindness,
the gift of giving, truthfulness, and righteousness.
Mental Health Matters - Belgrano Day School, Argentina
DAIS Delegates: Saanvi Agrawal and Tithi Agrawal
Grade 9 DAIS students participated in a Round Square discussion- 'Mental
Animal Experimentation: Necessarily Evil? South Korea Health Matters'; organized by the Belgrano Day School, Argentina on 14th June
2021. The hosts used word clouds and discussions to explore different
perspectives of mental health in the modern world. Social media, Instagram
On the 6th of February 2022, CheongShim International posts, and TikTok reels, were also used to demonstrate how the younger
Academy, South Korea, hosted a virtual collaboration and generation copes with mental health problems.
debate on the topic 'Animal Experimentation: Necessarily
Evil?' Five DAIS delegates from Grade 7 joined this Participants then branched into discussions entailing coping mechanisms and
collaboration along with 35 other delegates from South Korea triggers for mental disorders. In the breakout rooms, discussions were based
and India. around coping mechanism giving the participants opportunities to talk about
mental health openly. Overall, it was an enriching experience that exposed participants to several interesting questions to reflect on.
The delegates got an opportunity to research the theme of the
debate as well as gather evidence to support their arguments. DAIS Delegates: Abhinav Dangwal, Aneesh Kumar, Anishka Manawat, Daya Ravi, Hrishita Shah, Keren Wadhwani, Nyra
Agrawal, Vivaan Hingad, Zahra Kachwala
The DAIS delegation suggested alternatives that could replace
animal testing and emphasized laws concerning them
globally. A short rebuttal session allowed the delegates to Coffee with Leaders - In Conversation with Peggy Liu
counter other viewpoints, however understanding the various
perspectives was a novel experience. On the 26th of February, Sanaa Beriwala and Anagha Srinivasan from IBDP Y11
This engaging exchange of ideas enabled students to widen attended an exclusive Coffee with Leaders session with Peggy Liu - TIME Hero of the
their knowledge on the theme of animal testing. All in all, with Environment, Chairperson of JUUCE, Senior Advisor to the Nation of Hawaii, and
peer-learning at its crux, the collaboration provided valuable Green Goddess of China. The session was extremely interesting and engaging.
exposure to new perspectives and was intellectually stimulating for all the delegates who participated. Through an active question answer session, the speaker discussed and gave insight
into the philosophical aspects of being a changemaker and presented a unique
DAIS Student Delegates: Vir Garhortra, Nimay Shah, Aarush Maroo, Meha Sanghvi and Stuti Valia.
perspective as to what we must do as individuals to make a change in the world. The
key learnings as part of her tornado learning philosophy, included harmony, belief,
and micro learnings, micro asks, and micro celebrations. As the speaker said,
Hotchkiss Film Festival “Imagine your ideal world in the minutest of details and make that vision a reality!”
DAIS Delegates: Sanaa Beriwala and Anagha Srinivasan
In May 2021, 12 DAIS students from Grade 10
participated in a Film Festival hosted by
the Hotchkiss School. The team had only
6 days to script, shoot, edit and submit Women Empowerment Talk - Rodean School, South Africa
a 15-minute film entry. Titled 'Bluff', the film
followed a tension-filled police investigation On the 2nd of October, Vrinda Das and Ananya Sachdev of Grade 12
of four suspects in a high-profile cyber
bullying case, with suspenseful interrogations participated in a Girls' Leadership Summit hosted by Roedean School, South
and confessions. Africa. They were part of a Youth Leaders in Conversation panel discussion,
where 4 girls from around the world unpacked the quote “Every generation
The film was one of over 50 submissions must discover its mission, fulfil it or betray it”. The conversation circled
to the Hotchkiss Film Festival. This year around the 6 main Round Square IDEALS, and the girls discussed the leadership
had record submissions from countries like challenges of their generation and how they have found expression in each of
Jordan, South Africa, USA and Colombia, and their schools. They were also asked to comment on the quote 'there is more in
covered genres like experimental, narrative, you than you think' by Kurt Hahn in terms of school leadership and were
mystery, and documentary. The enthusiasm further able to exemplify the important work they have done in this field within school to facilitate more open conversations on mental
with which the team collaborated to create health and leadership. Hearing insights from other students was also very enlightening and provided a global platform to share best
the film speaks to the importance of art and storytelling in building creativity. practices and learn more about one another. All in all, through the course of the summit, Ananya and Vrinda were able to learn a lot
more about women in leadership, mental health and how they can be leaders and mental health advocates in their environments.
DAIS Delegates: (Core Group) Dhruv Bhalla, Sana Beriwala, Suryansha Seth
DAIS Delegates: Vrinda Das and Aananya Sachdev

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