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A visit by Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, History Lab - A Round Square Collaboration
Australia From 28th November to 12th December 2022, six students from Grade 9 along
with Ms. Sunandita Dey attended three sessions of RS Virtual Collaboration hosted
On the 24th of February 2023, DAIS was ecstatic to welcome Mr. Matthew O'Brien,
Head of Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School and Ms. Cathy Elliot, their Round Square by the Shri Ram School Aravali in India, the Cadet College in Pakistan and the
Representative. DAIS had hosted an exchange student from Bunbury Cathedral King's Academy in Jordan. The aim of the collaboration was to educate and share
Grammar School earlier in 2018 for eight weeks. While this experience was cherished heritage from around the world. Over 20 schools participated in the collaboration,
by the student, the current visit by the Head of the school after the pandemic was to allowing the students to interact with and learn from many students. The first of
foster new opportunities for collaboration between the two schools. the three sessions and was themed 'Ancient Architectural Marvels'. For this session,
Our guests witnessed glimpses of student life at DAIS as they visited classes, whether it the delegates chose to share the Victorian Gothic Ensembles of Mumbai, including
was the pre-primary classes demonstrating yoga, students humming notes in Western the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and the Flora Fountain. The second
Music lessons or students playing during break time. They immersed themselves into session was themed around 'Ancient Trade Cities and Ports'. The delegates chose to
the Instrumental Jugal Bandi, a duet, with the sitar and tabla by our Indian music share the examples of the Port-town of Chaul and the Revdanda Fort in
faculty. The students from Grade 6 presented a short skit “Where's the talent?” to Maharashtra, cities that specialised in trades of spices, cloth and metal. The third
highlight the DAIS motto - 'Dare to Dream, Learn to Excel'.
session, was on the theme 'Ancient Cities and their Vibrant Cultures', the delegates
Our guests interacted with the Heads, faculty members, a few Student Council chose to speak about the city of Chandigarh and how planning was impacted by
members, and other students at DAIS. It was extremely rewarding to hear the the remains of the Harappan Civilisation. Overall, the collaboration highlighted the
description of our school as quoted by Mr. Matthew O'Brien, "You have a special group
of staff and students in a very beautiful school that obviously has an impact on students significant role that architecture, trade and culture play in our society.
and the wider community." In a short span of two hours, our guests experienced the Reflections: “Getting the opportunity to share our country's exquisite architectural
happy, welcoming, warm, and vibrant culture at DAIS. Our guests departed with marvels with global participants was a moment of pride for us. Learning about
promises to continue partnerships between the schools, to foster cultural exchanges for varied architectural paragons internationally deepened our understanding of the
both teachers and students. subject greatly.”
DAIS Delegates: Eesha Gheewala, Ikshu Shinde, Vihaan Dadbhawala, Daksh
Bhatt, Anhad Gill and Saanvi Agarwal
Doon School - Virtual
Language Exchange
Mathements - Birla Public School, Pilani
१५वी फरवर को धी भाई अ बानी On 29th April, 2022, the Birla Public School, Pilani hosted a Round Square Collaboration
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अ तरा य व यालय क छा ने दन कल themed 'Mathements: How math is involved in the construction of monuments'? Around
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क छा क साथ शहर व श टता को बढ़ाने 150 delegates across Grade 6-8 from 22 schools participated in the event. The goal of the
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म वरासत क भ मका पर वाता लाप कया | event was to identify the concepts of mathematics used in ancient and modern monuments.
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by the Marathas.
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The delegates heard keynote speeches by Mr Vikramjit Singh Rooprai and Ms Preety
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हमने अपने य वरासत थल क बार म बात क , और उनके संर ण के लए कई समाधान योजनाओ ं पर भी Tripathi, connecting monuments from Indian history with mathematical concepts to further the
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चचा क | इस अनभव ने कवल वरासत और व श टता पर जानकार ह नह ं, पर भारत क अ य शहर क भाषा students' understanding of the event's theme. Every delegation was allocated three places to
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और बोल क बार म भी हम बहत कछ सखाया | अतं म दोन व यालय के श कगण के सख-श द सनकर भी हम research on for the collaborative meeting. The DAIS Delegation had chosen the Jantar Mantar from
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अपने दशन पर तपि ट मल | यह एक यादगार स मलन था, िजसस ा त व या को हम अपने जीवन म आगे Delhi, Glory of Soviet Science from Russia and the Allianz Arena from Germany to discuss as
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examples of architectural marvels using elements of mathematics.
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The collaboration was a wonderful learning experience as delegates reflected on the use of math
in around 60 monuments around the world. They were provided with insight on complex
DAIS Round Square Collaboration: mathematical concepts such as the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio. All in all, the event
provided students with a new perspective into the making of the monuments that are well
Ethnomathematics - known through the lens of mathematics.
DAIS Student Delegates: Sohrab Daver, Neil Agrawal, Samay Gulzar Sandhu, Iknoor Gill and Kavya Mangal.
St. George's School, Peru
On 6th December 2022, 18 students from grades 9 and 11 attended a
Virtual RS Symposium hosted by St. George's School, Peru, on the theme
'Ethnomathematics'. The purpose of the Symposium was to draw TECHNOVATION 2023 - Chittagong Grammar
connections between math and culture. School, Bangladesh
The Michael Ham School from Argentina discussed Tessellation and their The Chittagong Grammar School, Bangladesh hosted Technovation
real-life occurrences such as in Guaranies Basketry. The Gimnasio Campestre School from from 10th to 13th February 2023. Five DAIS students from grades 8 to
Colombia spoke about Colombian Calendars, Monuments and the Number System through 9 along with Ms. Kamal Kaur participated in this event attended by
the lens of Colombian culture. Finally, the St. George School spoke about Yupana, an ancient over 200 delegates from all over the world. Technovation provided the
Peruvian calculator, and the benefits of a concentric ring layout in planting vegetation. delegates an opportunity to utilise their creativity and technological
Through the Symposium, the delegates gained exposure to the different approaches to math prowess to create games, posters and more. The delegates
and the role that it plays in various cultures. Finding it thought-provoking and enriching, the participated in over four events: Master Coder, Game Jam, Ingenious
activity allowed students to gauge the importance of Mathematics through history and Geniuses and Poster Picasso. The event introduced delegates to new concepts and inspired them to pursue STEM through the
diverse cultures through of the world. keynote segments. CGS Technovation was a wonderful experience for the children. Having no previous learning experience, they
DAIS Delegates: Angad Tathgir, Anoushka Poddar, Vikkraman Jatia, Shreya Arora, went into the collaborative event to gain knowledge into the world of STEM. The segments gave them an insight to using C# coding
Ranveer Sharma, Arzoo Maheshwari, Tara Kamble, Vivek Ramesh, Lehar Goenka, language to create a game, using Python as a coding language to create elaborate codes, using of Digital Art and understanding
Ninad Atale, Advay Pradhan, Ziya Sheth, Aneesh Kumar, Hrishita Shah, Dev how business pitches proceed. The delegates described these sessions to be tremendously thought-provoking and eye-opening.
Choudhary, Rhea Kothari, Aditya Krishnan and Ami Metha. DAIS delegates: Ishaan Surve, Aryan Pai, Aryan Sharma, Apoorv Gupta and Saanvie Sheth.
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