CALENDAR 2019-20

Mother Earth is beautiful, bountiful and home to millions of species.

Years of greed and thoughtless decisions, have brought upon it

dreadful consequences. These reflect in the extinction &

endangerment of species as well as in the drastic Climate Change.

The only way to save our planet now, is by making better choices

every day! Join the cause and do your bit towards saving our home.

SolutionProblem Plastic pollution causes deaths of more than a million seabirds every year and more than 100,000 marine mammals. (Source: UNESCO)

Avoid using plastic bags, cups, straws and bottles. Carry your own water bottle every time you step out. Use cloth bags for shopping.Say NO to plastic straws and disposable cups.

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5 Holiday – Eid

8 New Parent Orientation

10 School Re-opens – PP1-G12

17 School Re-opens – Nursery

21 Assembly – World Music Day & Yoga Day

Car pooling, keeping your vehicles well serviced, reducing idle time in vehicles and walking to nearby destinations - it burns calories as well!

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SolutionProblem 91% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality exceeds WHO guideline limits. (Source: WHO) Passenger vehicles are one of the largest contributors of air pollution worldwide.

5 Assembly6 Curriculum Day & PTM (Nur-G12)12 Assembly15 Preliminary Round – Words Fray ( G1-5) & Scientifique (G6-12)18 Elections – Student Council19 Assembly Colouring Competition (PP1 & PP2) 26 Finale – Words Fray (G1-5) & Scientifique (G6-12)29 Holiday – Bonalu

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Plastic pollution has harmful effects on humans and animals alike. Everyday water is sold in billions of plastic bottles around the world. By 2021 the use of bottled water will have reached 583.3 billion, creating an environment crisis having landed in the oceans (Source: Euromonitor International)

Reduce your use of single-use plastics, separate organic and inorganic waste to enable recycling, participate in cleanups and support the plastic ban by carrying your own bag on your next trip to the mall.

SolutionProblem

2 Assembly5 - 9 General Health Check-up 9 Assembly12 Holiday – Bakri Eid15 Independence Day Celebrations – Non-academic Day16 Investiture Ceremony Recitation Competition (PP1 & PP2)17 PTM (Nur-G12)19 Preliminary Round – Literary Revelry23 Assembly30 Literary Revelry – Inter-house

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Genetically modified crops and their associated herbicides can harm birds, insects, amphibians, marine ecosystems, and soil organisms. They reduce bio-diversity, pollute water resources, and are unsustainable.

Eat fresh! Avoid processed, canned or tin foods - grow your own if you can. Your body and the environment will thank you!

2 Holiday – Ganesh Chaturthi5 Teacher’s Day Celebrations (Half -day School)6 Inter-house Competition On-the-spot Literary (G1-12) Grandparents Day (Pre-primary)10 Holiday – Muharram16 - 27 Mid-term Exams (G9 & G10)18 - 27 Mid-term Exams (G6-10)20 - 27 Mid-term Exams (G3-10)23 - 27 Mid-term Exams (G1-G10)20 Show & Tell Competition (PP1 & PP2)25 Assembly – PP228 Holiday – Bathukamma Starting Day30 Mid-term Examination Review

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SolutionProblem

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The mining industry uses an incredibly large amount of water and land resources in their operation, which can be pretty damaging for the environment.

By replenishing the native soils and grasses, cleaning excess waste, disposing waste properly, site inspections and replanting trees & natural forestry, the environment can be restored to its natural state.

1 Mid-term Examination Review2 Holiday – Gandhi Jayanti 3 - 11 Autumn Break8 Vijayadasami14 School Re-opens18 Assembly19 PTM25 Assembly28 Holiday – Diwali 30 Assembly – PP2

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SolutionProblem

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12 Holiday – Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak’s Birthday13 Fancy Dress Competition (Pre-primary) 14 Children’s Day15 Night Out (G4-12) Inter-house Dance Competition27 Viva-la-Sancta Run Through28 Viva-la-Sancta (Nur-G2)29 Viva-la-Sancta (G3-5)30 Viva-la-Sancta (G6-12)

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The Earth's average temperature has risen by 2°F during the 20th Century (Source: NASA). This is resulting in massive environmental changes such as loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves and erratic rainfalls. A major contributor to this rise is the excessive emission of greenhouse gases and human activities.

SolutionProblem Reduce CO2 emission by reducing the use of automobiles; opt for carpooling & public transport. Curb the use of the major CO2 contributors – fossil fuels (coal, petroleum & natural gas). Support afforestation and prevent deforestation.

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9 - 13 Dental Check-up9 - 20 Pre-boards I (G10-12)13 Assembly14 PTM19 - 20 Academic Fest (G1-9)23 - 31 Winter Break25 Christmas

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In India alone, an approximate of 62 million tonnes of garbage is generated from households every year. Most of which is either dumped into landfills or burned down. The toxins from these penetrate into the soil, groundwater, and air, becoming hazardous to the environment and our daily life.

SolutionProblem Reduce the amount of waste that we produce. Start by composting your food waste or garden waste instead of dumping it. If composting sounds like too much work, you could send your organic waste to a recycling facility.

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1 Holiday – New Year’s Day2 School Re-opens10 Assembly11 Sports Day (Nur-G2) PTM (G10-12)14 Holiday – Bhogi15 Holiday – Sankranthi17 Assembly20 to 24 Internal Assessments20 to 31 Pre-boards II 23 Clay Modelling Competition (PP1)26 Republic Day29 Assembly – PP131 Assembly

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Our noisy cities, traffic, machinery and electronics disrupt the lives of animals around us. It affects an animal’s ability to hear, makes it difficult for them to find food, locate mates and avoid predators. Often endangering their lives and species on the whole.

SolutionProblem Always be mindful of how much noise we generate or can tolerate. Avoid honking and using loudspeakers. Limiting the use of crackers on Diwali is a good start. Check your noise output.

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80% of land animals reside in forests. With uncontrolled deforestation, humans threaten the existence of many species such as Tigers, Rhinos and Orangutans.Water pollution, careless tourism and dynamite fishing are resulting in the destruction of coral reefs and endangering countless species of marine life. Scientists believe that more than 90% of the corals will die by 2050. (Independent)

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SolutionProblem Reduce or eliminate the use of pesticides, provide nectar sources for pollination by planting a variety of plants, reduce consumption, recycle & reuse, and buy local & organic produce.

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STOP

Agriculture, demand for paper, poorly planned infrastruc-ture and urbanization are some of the chief causes of deforestation and forest degradation. We lose 18.7 million acres of forests annually. (Source: World Wildlife Fund).

Plant more trees, try and go paperless as far as possible and recycle everything you can!

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SolutionProblem

2 Preliminary Round – Contentio Mathmatica (G1-9)5 Skill Display (Pre-primary)6 Assembly10 Holiday – Holi11 Colouring Competition (Nursery)13 Finale – Contentio Mathmatica (G1-9)14 PTM (G1-9)18 Assembly – Nursery21 Graduation Ceremony25 Holiday – Ugadi26 - 31 Final Exams (G9)30-31 Final Exams (G6-9)31 Final Exams (G3-9)

Urbanization has increased the problems of overcrowding, traffic congestion and other major issues. These are directly responsible for natural resource depletion & wastage, pollution, and environment degradation.

Proper township planning along with educa-tion and awareness can help us in natural resource management, conservation and to support initiatives of reuse & recycle.

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SolutionProblem

1-8 Final Exams (G1-9)9 Final Exams (G9)2 Holiday – Sri Rama Navami4 Step-up Ceremony (Pre-primary) Last Working Day (Students) & Class Party9 Last Working Day (Students) & Class Party10 Holiday – Good Friday18 PTM (Report Card)