Diwali being the festival of lights is one of the biggest and grandest festivals celebrated mainly in India. Excellia school wanted to make the Diwali special for its fraternity especially as the school resumes it normal self after 2 Year of covid lockdown. Thus to instill the spirit of festivities the management distributed Diwali gifts to all its employees including grade four employees. This small gesture infused everyone with positivity and happiness.
“ALL HIGHTS OF THE WORLD CANNOT BE COMPARED EVER TO A RAY OF THE INNER LIGHT OF THE SELF. MERGE YOURSELF IN THIS LIGHT OF HIGHTS AND ENJOY SUPREME DIWALI”
Diwali is the festival which is enjoyed by one and all not just in india but by indians all over the world. It is the festival of lights, to remove the gloom within and illuminate our inner self with positivity and good will to celebrate the festival of lights; excellia school organized diya decoration and rangoli making competition for the students of primary wing and senior wing respectively. The students participated with full zeal and enthusiasm. The competition was conducted is inter-house pattern so that the students could indulge is the spirit of healthy competition amongst each other. Each house presented forth their best creativity and picturesque design. The principal mrs. Sonia vardhan appreciated the way students showed their best efforts.
The competition saw raman house being declared as the winning house with tagore house on 2nd position, 3rd was bagged by subhash house and ashoka house on 4th position.
“Children are the gifts of god, let them fly with their thoughts.”
November 14 is celebrated as Children’s Day (also called Bal Diwas) in our country and the occasion also commemorates the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. The day is a reminder that every child deserves education, nurturing, and the best of everything. They are the building blocks of the nation and hence, the future of the nation depends on how well they are brought up.
A day marking childhood, and to make this event a memorable for our little one, Excellia School celebrated Children’s Day on 12th November 2021 in the school premises. The day focussed on children and their enjoyment. The day commemorated with immense joy, enthusiasm and magnificence. The celebrations began with the Morning Prayer, followed by variety of fun filled activities and games planned by the teachers for the children.
The sports teacher made Children’s Day special by involving the children into various games like ring-balancing race, shuttle race, balloon race, lemon race etc. according to the various classes. All the children were given chocolates and some valuable gifts as a token of love from the school. The students were overwhelmed and had cheerful smiles on their faces.
At last the enthusiasm of the students was boosted up by screening up English movies in the concept room. The children enjoyed the entertaining animation and expressed their excitement as this came as a pleasant surprise to them.
Citing changing pattern of Board Examination especially for Term-I examination, where the pattern of the paper is of objective type, the Principal of Excellia School Mrs. Sonia Vardhan conducted an informative session for class X and Class XII board students on 16th November 2021 Tuesday, informing them about the ways and means to fill the answer booklets in OMR sheets, she informed the students about all the information starting from entry at the exam center to what all things a child must carry at the center. The session was interactive and highly enlightening for the students as all the doubts and queries were warded off by the Principal.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go” – Dr. Seuss
Reading is not just an exercise, it is a habit which must be dwelled in a child right from the time he learns to comprehend things. It is because learning to read is about listening and understanding to exercise our
comprehension abilities. It fires up our imagination and stimulates the memory.
Therefore, it is imperative for everyone to develop the reading habits. Keeping the importance of reading in mind Excellia School ensures regular reading sessions to have students’ reading skills. The government’s initiatives of “Padhdhe Lucknow, Badhdhe Lucknow” conducted on first of every month enhances the efforts of the school to raise the academic standard of every child.
The Reading Theme for the month of December was “Environment and Pollution” in which the teacher’s discussed on the importance of maintaining a pollution free environment and the need for sustainable development to have a better future for everyone.
Christmas is the festival that not only teaches us to live with harmony and love but also reminds us to inculcate the virtue of sharing and helping the poor, needy , and the destitute.
The month of December is eagerly awaited for the Christmas festivities. The students at Excellia School celebrated Christmas with great enthusiasm and fervor. The School distributed the chocolates and sweets among the students and staff members.
The tiny tots were decked up in the attire of Santa, various activities in the form of competitions were conducted for the students namely –
Class I – III – Christmas Carol
Class IV – VII – Gift Wrapping
Class VIII –XII – Cake Making.
Christmas brings cheer and smiles to everyone’s faces and it was celebrated with the same spirit spreading the message of love and joy among the children.
Republic Day is celebrated every year on 26 th January marking India’s
The teachers at Excellia School were imparted training to hone their technical skills. The training was scheduled in two slots so that OMR and App-based knowledge could be inculcated properly. The virtual training session was conducted on 13th Jan’22 so that teachers could benefit from it at large.
Republic Day is celebrated every year on 26 th January marking India’s anniversary of implementation of constitution of India. Excellia school celebrated Republic day with much festive and fervour. The zeal of the day was not hampered in any circumstance as every student joined through virtual mode. The facilitators and every employee were present in the school abiding COVID-19 norms. The program commenced with salutation to the great day and remembering all those who made it possible for the citizen of the nation to celebrate this day. Post to which Ms. Divya Tripathi presented a speech, group chorus of patriotic song “सारे जहाँ से अच्छा” by school facilitators filled the air with much needed enthusiasm. The Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak addressed the students and spoke about the importance of the day. The Director of E=MC 2 Mrs. Shalini Pathak, Principal Mrs. Sonia Vardhan , General manager Mr. Shekhar Varshney , Advisor of Excellia School Mr. Praveen Pandey were all present to celebrate the day with Excellia school’s teachers and all working staff. The program conducted with unfurling of the national flag by the Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak followed by national anthem.
When the world is struggling hard with the pandemic around and the people bit apprehensive about the future, Yoga seems to bring a ray of hope for the troubled minds. With this insight, the Excellia School conducted a free online Yoga and Meditation Camp to create awareness among its students along with their parents. The Camp was initiated with a touch of care and concern for them. It was facilitated by Ms Divya Tripathi who is a Certified Yoga Trainer and also a Faculty at Excellia School. The attendees enthusiastically participated in the Camp. They thoroughly enjoyed doing Yoga with the beats of music. The Camp had the flavor of fun with glimpses of some useful lifestyle tips to improve immunity. The students were given tips to improve their memory and retention skills. Some important asanas were also demonstrated which meant to increase the lung capacity, controlled heart rate, and improved vision. Pranayama meant to relax the chattering mind were also taught. The parents indeed appreciated the event with the hope of such more camps to be held in the future.
Excellia School hold itself proud to have Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy as an integral part of the school infrastructure as the academy provides a platform to a host of para badminton players to represent India at the international platform including Tokyo Paralympics. Women’s pair of Parul Parmar and Palak Kohli became the first Indian para shuttlers to qualify for Tokyo Paralympics with Palak being the youngest in the world to qualify at the age of 18. They have been inherent part of the academy with dedicated practices and showcasing extreme perseverance . Excellia School Director Mr Asheesh Pathak congratulated Mr Gaurav Khanna for being a devoted coach to all the players practising and willing to represent the nation on the international platform
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Online classes do not mar the child’s capability to be the best . And this was proven by the students of Excellia school by bringing their best foot forward and participating enthusiastically in online dance competition which was held on 17th April 2021 . The students dressed at their best danced their way to peppy numbers and the recordings of the same were thus sent to the concerned facilitators . It was indeed a tough task to decide the best as everyone presented their numbers fantastically. However as to go by the rules
Honourable prime minister Sri Narendra Modi will be interacting with students, teachers and parents through the first virtual edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021 today at 7:00 pm. We would request maximum participation from everyone for the same .
The 3rd and the final day of Smt Hemlata Pathak memorial open Lucknow District Badminton Tournament -2021 came to its conclusion with terrific high energy performances by the players. Mr. Dharmendra Kumar singh SDM. Lucknow Development Authority graced the event as the chief guest along with Mr. Ram Kumar, Former badminton player and sr. Journalist as guest of honour.
Welcoming the guests for the tournament were Excellia School Chairman Mr D S Pathak , Vice chairperson Mrs .Manju Pathak , Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak , Principal Mrs. Sonia Vardhan, Mr. Gaurav Khanna, General Manager Mr Shekhar Varshney , Advisor Mr. Praveen Pandey along with school staff.
Arjuna Awardees and world Paralympic champion Ms. Parul Parmar, Laxman Awardee Mr. Abu Hubeida and Mr. Prem Ale also graced the event as special guests. The hosts felicitated the guests with memento and bouquets to honour their coming and gracing the event. The tournament which was organised at Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy saw throng of players who were to be felicitated under various categories in which Pawani Kalra and Naman Ladkani bagged men’s and women’s singles title respectively. Pawani clinched the title,beating Sonia rajpoot 15-5,15-6 while Naman beat Shrestha Verma 15-4,12-15,15-12. It was a triple delight for Pawni as she went on to win U-17 mixed doubles and U-19 singles titles. In the women’s doubles final, Abhipsa Mishra and Venya Singh defeated Aarti Singh and Nikita 9-15,15-14,15-10 for the title.
Maha Shivratri is being celebrated on 11th March 2021 at Excellia School. All the employees present in the school performed Rudra Abhishek in a correct manner and with pure devotion towards Lord Shiva. At the end all the devotees got absorbed in worshipping and singing hymns.
16th Feb 2021 saw an illuminating morning in the premises of Excellia School with beginning the school functionalities by Saraswati Vandana to seek blessings of Goddess Saraswati to mark Basant Panchami in school . The staff all decked up in yellow attires offered prayers to the Goddess to seek her blessings. The students of class X also offered their prayers to seek enlightened future and good results. The day was filled with positivity and vibrance .
The auspicious morning of 26th Jan, when the entire nation was celebrating Republic Day, Excellia School also celebrated the propitious day in the school premises. The Principal, teachers and the students didn’t want to leave any stone and unturned in making this monumental day a memorable one. To grace the event as special guests, paralympic badminton players, and Arjuna Awardees Ms. Parul Parmar ,Mr. Rajkumar ,Mr Manoj sarkar , Mr. Pramod Bhagat, Ms. Palak Kohli,Mr.Nilesh Gaikwada,Mr.Prem Kumar Ale, Mr.Abhijeet Sakhuja, Mr. Sukant Kadam, Mr.Krishna Nagar, Mr Abu Hubaida And Mr. Chirag. The chairman Mr. D.S. Pathak along with international Paralympic player Ms.Amu Mohan Unfurled the tricolor of the nation. were present. The chairman of the school Mr .D.S .Pathak was the chief guest. He was warmly welcomed by the whole staff led by Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak and Principal Mrs. Sonia Vardhan . The students from class IX onwards were then taken for a march past post under under strict COVID-19 preventive norms which was succeeded by a patriotic song presented melodiously by the students. After the song presentation the Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak presented his speech and cited out the importance of the day. The day concluded colourfully post chairman Mr. D.S. Pathak unfurling the flag followed by national anthem. The students left on a happy note by eating the sweets to close the day sweetly while rest of the students virtually marked their presence to witness the great day.
It is an Honour to share that Mr. Abu Hubaida, who is currently at the 18th rank in the world and at the 16th position in the Tokyo paralympic has added one more feather in his cap by receiving the “Lakshman Award” by our honorable chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditya Nath.
His remarkable achievement was celebrated at Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy (GKEBA) in Excellia School where all the players congratulated him and that became an inspiration for everyone, that no factor can affect the zeal of person towards any interest if you have firm determination in you for it.
It is highly appreciable that Mr. Abu Hubaida has changed his challenge into strengthening his conviction. The parabatminton tournament held in brazil made him come out in flying colours by winning the silver medal in mixed double 2020. Also, he received the silver medal in the para-badminton championship held in Thailand, 2019, and the para-badminton championship held in Dubai, 2018. There is many more achievement which are there which has added on to the glory of his hard work.
He has proved well that inclusion is within everyone’s ability. It is very inspiring to see his high spirits and his devotion to his interest. As overcoming or escaping from any fear is to trample it beneath your feet.
The Students of class V A presented a project on ‘Artificial Satellites” under the guidance of their science teacher. They exhibited their oratory skills by speaking on satellites like – Bhaskara I, INSAT 2E, INSAT 4E, Chandrayaan I and Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). The students of class V A, under the leadership of Ananya Rashmi and Divyanshi Singh explored the facts on the satellites with great zeal. The young learners thoroughly enjoyed the activity with a vision to explore something more in space.
The 3 day staff badminton tournament “Excellia’s Shuttlemasters” saw a zealful conclusion on 31stDec’20 with some of the nail biting matches and nerve wrenching twists. The ceremony started with acknowledging and expressing gratitude to Mrs. Gaurav Khanna, Dronacharya Awardee and Head National Coach, proceeded by introduction of the Paralympic players who represent the Nation in World Championships. The event then started with Semifinals match paving way for the final match between facilitators Ms.Divya Tripathi and Mr.Akash Singh with Ms.Tripathi bagging the Championships Trophy. The enthusiastic event came to its conclusion with Director Mr.Asheesh Pathak & Mrs. Shalini Pathak, General Manager Mr.Shekhar Varshney, Principal Mrs.Sonia Vardhan and Advisor Mr.Praveen Pandey cheering up the participants and felicitating the winners.
The 3 day staff tournament namely Excellia’s Shuttle masters flagged off today i.e 29/12/20(Tuesday) at Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy which saw an active participation of the staff members who enthusiastically played the heats today.
Excellia school abiding by CBSE’s guidelines organized a drawing competition titled UTOPIA-Thematic Painting under different age groups starting from class VI onwards. The students of class VI to VIII shared beautiful pictures virtually on the topic of 21st century challenges. The students from IX onwards showed their creative best on the topic emotional safety for all children. Each picture depicted a deeper realm of life and was portrayed picturesquely.
Badminton, just like any other physical sport, is extremely strenuous on the body. In badminton, nearly every part of our body is completely engaged at all times. At Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy, the Para and abled body players did some warm-up exercises before the starting of the session. They did various stretches like wrist rolls, rotator cuff stretch, forward lungs, alphabetical ankle and toe touches.
The players had a wonderful experience. The exercises were of great help in relaxing their bodies.
Sports are a crucial part of a students growth and development.
Excellia school football club has taken part in the District Football League. It feels proud to say that we are running with full points and reached to the quarter finals.
Excellia school football club is playing with 16 teams and the match is held at the Polo ground Lamartneire.
Sports plays an essential part in students’s life.It improves physical and mental health, Empowers students with life skills, they learn time management and discipline and it boost their self confidence too.
World unity day is celebrated every year to pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. As a tribute to the iron man of India, the students of Excellia School participated in poster-making activity on the theme of Rashtriya Ekta. Our students marked this day by making colourful posters on “Unity in India”. Children presented their creative talents in art by making use of poster colours.They prepared various posters depicting the beauty of India and the people. They made use of different colours giving the posters a very colorful effect. The efforts of the children were highly admired by the parents and the teachers as well.
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