The Oberai School of Integrated Studies

PARENT SPEAK Teachers or Enablers!

Mr. VIKAS MEHTA As a practicing marketer the biggest mantra that was always at the

top of my mind was that evolution is the only constant. Society

evolves, rules evolve, technology evolves and the way we

communicate evolves. Yet, I am surprised that schools, in India at

least, have not really evolved.

If you look at the dictionary meaning of the word schooling, it says,

teaching, instruction, and tutelage. Seriously! Are we still teaching

and instructing our children? Should we be?

Since the last few years I have started visiting some management

institutes all over the country. Not to teach. And I make that very

clear to the students, I have not come to teach. I share. I share my

experiences in marketing, in the corporate world, about the culture,

ethics and behaviour of the consumer in various countries that I was

posted in. My aim is to share so that the management students learn

from a practical viewpoint. They understand theories, not because

they are being taught theories but because my experiences let them

understand the theories.

So, do we share with our children? Or do we teach them? Even at

home, do we instruct them or tell them tales about our childhood,

about what we did right or wrong? Children love tales and stories.

So why don’t we share our stories such that they learn.

And that’s my challenge to The OASIS and its teachers. Do you

want to be called teachers or enablers? Do you want to teach

percentage or how 20% off on their favourite dress means the dress

is now more affordable? Yes, you have to follow curriculum and

have time constraints. But can you evolve into enablers, experience

sharers, knowledge enhancers? Evolution starts with baby steps. Let

The OASIS be at the forefront of it.

Mr. Vikas Mehta has been at the helm of large business groups such as Lowe,

Havas Worldwide Muscat and JWT Delhi. He is an expert in advertising, brand

management and communication. Mr. Mehta is the father of Aarini Mehta (Grade

VIII)

I S S U E 2 - J U L Y 2 0 1 8

PULSE

My School! My Pride! The OASIS

The name of my school is The

Oberai School of Integrated

Studies. My school is in Raipur.

It is from class 1 to 8. My school

is very nice. It is very big. There

are many trees in my school. My

school has a big playground. The

building is red in colour. My

school has many busses. All our

teachers are very good. There are

many children in my school. I

feel very happy when I am in

school. I keep my school neat and

clean. I like to go to school every

day. I like my school very much.

It is the best school in the whole

world.

- Combined effort of

Class I students

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“You’re never alone when you’re reading a book.”

Our school, The OASIS, offers many societies and

clubs to help students inculcate hobbies of

interest. One of these amazing clubs is the ‘Book

Club.’ It helps students to develop and share their

love for a book.

Our Book Club orientation was held. It started

with a game called ‘Toss the Ball, Answer the

Question.’ It was interesting to know other

students’ reviews about books. After this we

were divided into groups and we described our

feelings about books. We also had a discussion

on the Malala Day, which was the day our

book club was held. We later picked chits to

choose authors whose books were read by us for the next half

hour. It is said that reading a book for just thirty minutes a day can make you a very

different person from what you are. Our Book Club makes us wander through magical lands like ‘Narnia’

and ‘Wonderland’ and visit places like ‘Hogwarts.’

- Anshulika Gupta Class VII

To Know a Book is to Know Magic!

Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

We should wash our hands before and after

every meal. We should also clean our

body every day. Just like we keep our

body clean we must keep our

surroundings clean too. So, one day, our

class went on a cleanliness drive and we

cleaned our surroundings.

We took a basket and went around the

school picking up all the clutter. First, we

went to the staff room and cleaned it. After

which we went to the offices and cleaned

them. We picked all the plastic, which came

off the new furniture and put it in a recycle

bin to be sent for recycling. We ended the

drive by planting a tree.

- Chhodon Namgyal Class II

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JAMin’ It

My school is in the middle of a forest. We can see big mountains from our school. We often hear birds

chirping in the morning when we come to school. There is a temple on the mountain, which can be seen

from our school and one day we plan to trek to it. A river flows near our school. This is the Song River and

we can sometimes hear it flowing. Farming is done in our school. We grow flowers here. There is a shed

where cows are kept. We get milk from the cows. There are big trees and a lot of greenery around the school.

There is no plastic around our school.

- Eeshan Dhar Jayal Class III

The ’Just-A-Minute’ Inter-House Competition was held on 19

July, 2018. It was also the first competition that took place at The

OASIS. Rules were simple. A team of two represented their

house. The two participants were given twelve diverse topics on

which they needed to prepare a talk of one minute. At the time of

the competition the participants took turns to pick chits to choose

their topic which they presented after a preparation time of two

minutes each. Each participant was judged on the basis of

content, clarity, fluency and confidence. First and second runners

up were Aarini (VIII) and Mayuri (VII). The winner of the event

was Tarana Kapur (VII). The overall winner was Daivik House.

- Aaryan Arora Class VIII

Beauty at its Best!

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New Beginnings It started at 6:00 am. I heard the buzz of my alarm,

jumped out of bed and got ready to see what the day

had in store for me. When I got into the van waiting for

me at the bus stop, I met a whole new group of students

and teachers. On the way to school we talked like we

had known each other forever. On reaching we

attended a prayer ceremony where we wished for a

successful year ahead. We then went to our

classrooms eager to make some new friends. A short

while after that, it was time for our very first art class followed by a break. We all got a

snack and played a fun game of ‘Chinese Whispers’ before heading to the music class. Our music teacher

taught us a few songs. Later, classes 6, 7 & 8 went on a campus tour where we explored the school. After that

we had an ‘ice - breaking session’ in our classroom where our class teacher, Mrs.Stuti Paul taught us how to

make a beautiful pen stand out of origami paper. We all got to express our idea with a very encouraging

teacher by our side. We then went for lunch to satisfy our hunger. Our day ended with a class with our sports

teacher and then we were in the van, going home with fond memories and we knew it was a day well spent

and had much to look forward to.

- Tarana Kapur Class VII

Little People Big Talent On the Orientation Day we were informed by our class

teacher that there would be a Talent Unveil Show on the

13th of July in our school. We started our practice a week

before the show. My class teacher informed me that I would

be one of the hosts. I was very happy to know this. I also

took part in the show. I presented a dance on the song ‘Nach

Dene Sare.’ There was music, storytelling and all

participated in the show. The Chairman, Mr. Rakesh Oberai, the Director, Mr. Raghav Oberai, the

Headmaster, Mr. Sanjiv Bathla and the Head of Junior School, Mrs. Natascha Bathla, were all there to

encourage us. Everybody enjoyed the talent show and I was very happy to be the hostess.

- Saffira Aurora Class IV

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We had an Art Gala’ in our school on 25th and 26th July.

We were asked to draw a picture of ‘A Rainy Day.’

Pictures were displayed on the smartboard and we had

to choose one out of them to draw. The first picture

was of a girl holding an umbrella in her hand. The

second picture was of a road where there was a car

and a bus. There was also a man walking with an

umbrella and a woman wearing a raincoat. The third

picture was of a girl walking alone. In the fourth picture there was just one

umbrella kept on the grass. All of us drew the picture of our choice and coloured them in different colours. All

of us drew nice pictures. The teachers were very happy when they saw all the drawings. All of us like to draw

and paint

- Saksham Panwar Class III

Little Hands at Work

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Cultivating a hobby is important, but it is equally

important to display the unique talents, which we have in

us. Our school understands the same and helped us by

giving us this platform titled ‘The Talent Unveil Show

2018’. This gave a chance to all amazing actors, multi-

talented musicians and dancing dudes to go up on stage.

They swept us off our feet and surprised us with their

talents. We also got the opportunity to see our activity

teachers perform. Witnessing the event, I could gather

that every single one of us is unique and special in our

own way. Everyone tried to show their best. The show

was held to make us believe in our talents and to help us decide what we were interested in.

- Lakshya Ahluwalia Class VI

Tapping Potential

To Learn by Doing

My favourite haunt in school is the Discovery Lab. It is a

place where I have freedom to do whatever I want. It is in one

of the big rooms of the school which means I have a large

space to do things in. Large spaces help to explore more and

be creative. Making robots is what I like best. I collect all the

junk from my school and assemble them to make things that I

have thought of. I even play with clay to make different

cartoon characters. I make graphics on the computer and take

printouts of the best ones. I love the time spent in the Lab.

- Singey Wankchu Namgyal Class V

I was very excited to start attending my new school, The OASIS. I was even more excited when I was

informed about the talent unveil show in which I chose

to dance. I was happy but also nervous. I started my

practice and my teacher taught me various steps. The

steps she taught were simple. I danced to the famous

song, ‘Na Jaane.’ I practiced my steps repeatedly at

home and my teacher told me that she liked my dance

very much. I danced confidently at the show when my

turn came. Everyone liked my dance which made me

very happy.

- Deep Simar Kaur Class IV

Dancing Shoes

Dedication, Discipline, Defence Wushu is an international sport governed by the ‘International Wushu Federation.’ Wushu has been

included in School Games Federation of India (SGFI), All India University Games, World University

Games, All India Police Games, National Games, Asian Games, South Asian Games, Lusofonia Games,

Commonwealth Games, Brics Games and the Olympics. Wushu is a game of agility, strength and

concentration. There are two basic types of Wushu: The first is ‘Taolu’, in which a player shows bare

hand and weapon demonstration. The second type is ‘Sanda’ which is a modern fighting method and a

full contact sport. It includes boxing, kicking and wrestling. I have taken up Wushu as a sport in school

and our coach makes sure that in every lesson we learn a new technique to master. It requires immense

strength and thus my previous knowledge of judo has made it easier for me.

- Vanshika Rawat Class VI

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Snapshot On July 10, we attended a photography session in which we

discussed about various types of cameras such as the DSLR,

the SLR and even pocket cameras. We learned about

different photography genres including candid and fashion

photography. I click a lot of photos and enjoy this hobby a

lot. My personal favourites are candid shots and nature

photographs. I find photography interesting because it helps

me discover new things. The different angles of the lens help

me see things from various perspectives. I also get to keep

memories forever and have something of that day to

remember it by. Photography is a hobby which requires

concentration, focus and control. It is an amazing activity

and I feel everybody should try it. It is not necessary to have

a DSLR and huge lenses. One could just use a pocket camera

or even the camera on one’s phone. So, I would say,

everybody should try photography, at least once.

- Aarini Mehta Class VIII

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Pic courtesy: Anshulika Gupta (VII)

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