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Grade 11 French B SL exchange with former B.D. Somani French HL students
Two former BD French HL students paid a virtual visit on 25th March 2021 to our Grade 11 French B SL class for a discussion on the importance of speaking a foreign language, Covid and the confinement in Europe among other things.
Grade 12 World Languages Group 2/Group 4 collaboration
In an attempt to relive the experience of the mangrove clean up in Colaba organised by the World Languages department and Acropolis and also to continue to learn from it, our grade 12 French B class invited Dr. Anjana to discuss the importance of preserving these mangroves.
History and Spanish Collaboration
In our Language lessons during quarter 4, we had the opportunity to enjoy a session led by History students on the topic War, Migration & Culture.
Virtual International Day 2020-21
Our Grade 11 World Languages Students students used virtual learning to their advantage by organising our first-ever Virtual International Day.
French Online Exchange with Mount Litera International School
Our Grade 11 French B SL students had the opportunity to exchange with the French B SL class from Mount Litera School International last year. Here are some reflections from our students.
Summing up the year gone by
In his last post for this (very eventful) academic year, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher talks about the year gone by, the incredible accomplishments of our graduating Class of 2021 and heart-warming highlights from our CAS program. He also bids adieu to two veterans of the school and talks about our hopes and plans for the next academic year.
A “Mumbai Model” for Climate Action: Lessons from the Pandemic
A graduate from our 2011 batch, Aaran Patel writes about using the lessons learned from Mumbai’s handling of Covid-19 to create an action plan to combat climate change.
University College London Presents A Theory of Knowledge Lesson to Grade 11 Students
On April 30, more than 70 of our IB students and teachers attended a Theory of Knowledge Lesson presented by University College London. The topic of the lesson was whether robots and elephants can create art.
Reflections on Distance Teaching and Learning from Middle School
We asked some of our Middle School students and teachers for feedback on their experience of virtual schooling this past year. Here is what they had to say.
Writing – An Art, A Process, A Meditation
At B.D. Somani, our young writers are curious to know what true writing is and how they can grow as writers. Find out how we encourage our Primary students to become courageous in drafting their thoughts on paper.
Hope, courage and community
In this episode of his monthly video blog, our Head of School, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, talks of the devastating impact of the COVID second wave and what the school is doing to coordinate with the IB and Cambridge boards.
Reflections from our workshop with the Reap Benefit Foundation
The Reap Benefit Foundation, a Bangalore-based NGO that aims to inspire action based learning in India’s youth recently conducted a two-day workshop with our Global Perspectives students. Here is what one of our students has to say about the experience.