Expert Talk 2021- Recently, the students of Scottish High International School Baccalaureate program experienced an interactive session based around the Business World. Mrs Garima Moitra, the mother of student Yash Moitra, was invited to share some of the expertise she collected in her 20+ years of corporate experience with the students, who were excited to learn more.
Across the disciplines of Business Management, Economics, Psychology, and History, the session was based around the Impact of COVID-19 on Employment Opportunities, a topic with a global perspective and a universally applicable background in the given scenario. The session was begun with a short introduction initiated by student Hiya Khatri. Talking about the point of view of a business, Mrs Moitra spoke of falling profits and the need to cut costs, whereas she also explained the perspective of employees, who became less productive. Coming to the psychological aspect of this, she mentioned the mental health impact of all of this on people. Providing historical context as well, she mentioned how this was much worse than the 2008 recession that she saw firsthand as a recruitment expert.
Overseen by Ms Pooja Sharma, Ms Pratima Upaadhyay, Ms Ruchi Mathur, and Ms Smriti Dudeja, the session also involved several tips and pieces of advice to the students for their upskilling and opportunity diversification. Overall, the session was extremely enriching and was a key component in the exposure of our students to the real corporate world, of which they will soon become a part.
In a remarkable display of environmental consciousness, our Highlander Green Warriors came together for an inspiring tree plantation drive under the initiative “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0 at Captain Jagmal Singh Stadium, Bhondsi, Sohna Road, Gurugram.Amidst the bright sunshine our young Eco-Warriors planted a diverse range of saplings, including Pilkan (Ficus virens), Ber (Ziziphus […]
An insightful session on Adolescent Health, Wellbeing & Sexual Awareness was conducted for our Grade IX–X students by Dr. Pooja Mehta, Gynaecologist, CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram. The session provided students with a safe and age-appropriate space to understand their changing bodies, menstrual health, consent and boundaries, healthy relationships, peer pressure, dating and social media influences, […]
Voices of Learning: The Primary Wing Gallery Walk The Gallery Walk was a vibrant celebration of student agency. Our confident Highlanders made their learning visible by creatively curating and presenting their learning journeys, demonstrating their conceptual understanding, skills, and reflections. As agentic learners, students took ownership of the learning process, confidently communicating their thinking, making […]
