Janet Mascarenhas brings you an update from schools around town 1. Our Lady of Succour High School, Nagao The school often conducts outdoor lessons for their students, where they learn alongside nature. They maintain a kitchen garden on the terrace. Children are exposed to gardening with first hand. Students witnessed and were …
Janet Mascarenhas brings you an update from schools around town
1. Our Lady of Succour High School, Nagao
The school often conducts outdoor lessons for their students, where they learn alongside nature. They maintain a kitchen garden on the terrace. Children are exposed to gardening with first hand.
Students witnessed and were a part of a unique project on mirco-greens. this project has been running for three years where students are told the importance of microgreens especially in a time where the market is adulterated whatsoever. Demos and practicals are conducted where children witness and are involved in the production of the same.
The field trips conducted by the school enrich the students. They have to answer a questionnaire and are told to speak on what they see and learn. As a result students not only enjoy carefree but also pay attention and slowly improve their observation and understanding skills.
2. Our Lady of Merces High School, Merces
The Robotics Chavath 2025 Competition organized by Qurious Mind Infotainment Pvt.Ltd. in collaboration with the Directorate of Education turned out to be far more than a contest for Our Lady of Merces High School, Merces. It was a journey of discovery, creativity and innovation. knowledge from the classrooms transformed into fun projects.
Students used the subject knowledge to design robots from scratch with the help of their teachers. They created robots to perform the aarti in a circular motion that was enhanced by automation, synchronized lighting, and devotional music. QR codes, touch sensors hung in the matoli connecting knowledge of local fruits to online data. Lord Ganesha’s loyal Mushak came to life with line-following robots. Students also designed a aarti performing robot with a prasad dispenser. They engaged in a reel making competition showcasing their inventions in motion to a larger audience.
3. St. Thereza’s Convent High School, Raia
St. Thereza’s Convent High School, Raia took the tenth standard students to the Khazans in Raia. An educational trip that exposed students to the fishing practices in the Khazans. Students learnt from Mr. Dominic Goes the seasonal cycles of fishing, the types of fish bred, the methods used, and the risks faced by those who depend on this age-old livelihood.
Curiosity led to an interactive session about sustainability, the challenges of the trade and profit. “I never realized how much patience and skill goes into something as simple as catching fish,” said one student. Another added, “Now, every time I eat fish curry rice, I’ll remember the hard work that makes it possible.”
The visit to Khazan land was not a regular outing, but a educational trip into Goa’s cultural heritage and identity. It instilled in the students a greater respect for their traditions while equipping them with knowledge that bridges theory and practical life.
4. St. Xaviers High School, Moira
Over a period of five days the standard 9th students of St. Xaviers High School Moira were introduced to biodynamic farming. They learnt the difference between organic and biodynamic farming. They also learnt hands-on how to care of plants and avoid the problem of chemical farming by learning to use tools, the principles of bio dynamic gardening, elements of farming, compost and mulching, the importance of top soil, respect and reverence for soil, creation of raised beds for vegetable and pollinator gardens, the use of egg shells, planting different plants together to avoid pests, growing of plants with seeds, saplings and cuttings, use of dry leaves and the importance of top soil.
They were exposed to a detailed study of BD 500 a bio dynamic preparation for the soil and Cow Pat Pit (CPP), their features, usage, benefits, similarities and differences. Students used cow dung while gardening. Students learnt teamwork, cooperation, enjoyed with nature trails and improved their observation and gardening skills.
5. St Mary’s High School, Mapusa
A splash of color, a dash of fun – and voilà, monsters! the students of St.Mary’s High School Mapusa participated in a fun-filled creative adventure. It was all about exploring their fancy imagination, using color, and havinf fun! The young talented artists took part enthusiastically in an exciting Mask Making Activity, where they designed their own unique monster masks using cardboard, paints, and loads of their creativity. From quirky eyes to funny teeth and vibrant colors, each mask told its own playful story.
This hands-on session encouraged creative expression, collaboration, and lots of joyful mess-making. It was amazing to see how each child brought their monster to life with such enthusiasm and originality! The monsters that seemed scary then did not seem to be scary at all.
6. Navy Children School, Dabolim
The classroom pedagogy of the Navy Children’s School, Dabolim is highly experiential. The students are engaged in a wide variety of curated activities like field trips, workshops, career sessions and other cocurricular activities.
The students participated in the STEM Challenge by Sankalpana. They learn from their textbooks through carefully curated hands on learning experiences. Students once visited a bank! to learn by observation. The students have together also published two of their own books that was a collections of different talents and thoughts. Students often participate in sports and cultural activities. The school has an active heritage club where students are made aware of their heritage. Students were taken for an art exhibition. They have also participated in local art workshops and Goa state organized activities. The teachers also attend training workshops to improve their skills and become better teachers.
7. Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz
Students at the Santa Cruz High School enjoy co-curricular activities. They celebrate plants on Vanmohatsav, planting more trees. On National days students participate in patriotic singing competitions. For an activity organised, students painted their creativity on a tote bag and spread the eco-friendly message of sustainability.
Educative activities like a spelling bee competition was held where students enhanced their vocabulary, improved their knowledge of words and their spellings that helped boost their confidence.
Students also participated in a educational dance programme ‘ Express, Educate, Empower through Dance.’ They learnt discipline, self expression, rhythm, teamwork and creativity. Festivals call for fun and more activities here. A rangoli competition for Ganesh Chaturthi brought out creativity with lots of colour.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important for growth. Students were exposed to the importance and benefits of Yoga. A Millet dish making competition was also held to make students aware about the benefits of millets like jowar, bajra, ragi and so on.
8. St. Theresa High School, St. Estevam
The 10th standard students of St. Theresa’s High School St. Estevam celebrated the legacy of farming at Vaichi Vatt, St. Estevam. They interviewed the local farmers Manu Kundaikar, Laxmi and Vishnu Gawde. Through the muddy fields with heartfelt stories, they explored traditional techniques, seasonal crops and rural resilience. The event deepened their understanding of sustainable living and honoured the farmers’ enduring spirit.
In line with NEP 2020 the students from standard six were engaged in activities that included identifying the patterns in the calendar multiples during Math and organizing a Food Mela exploring nutrition. Students also created animations from SCRATCH and participated in “bagless days” to learn vocational skills like farming and explore historical sites.
The third standard students constructed 3D models exploring edges, faces and sides. they worked in groups and developed spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills through experiential learning.
As part of the FLN Video Making Competition, students used play dough, stickers and stories to build literacy, numeracy and fine motor skills—proving that joyful learning lays strong foundations.
9. Little Flower of Jesus High School, Calangute
Little Flower of Jesus High School Calangute have their very own School Girls’ Band. They have now introduced the Trumpet and Saxophone both brass instruments. The students are exposed to creative learning at every corner. one such activity was ‘Math in daily life’. Here students learnt budgeting for a picnic, calculating cricket strike rates and even measuring distances on a school map. Another fun activity was ‘Math trails’ – the place math challenges around the school (find area of the school playground, angles in a staircase.
‘Science through stories’ where students had to explain Newton’s laws through superhero actions, or photosynthesis. Students are taken on nature walks and taught to identify plants, measure tree heights using geometry and calculate the speed of walking.
The students enjoy the field visits the most. They have been to the science museums, local industries, and even the farms. The teachers make use of story boards in the lower classes that encompasses pop-up characters.
10. St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Secular Carmel Community, Margao
Students of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Secular Carmel Community in Margao-Goa joyfully organised an inter-school exhibition-cum-elocution contest. This event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the canonisation of St.Thérèse (1925-2025) and honoured her spiritual legacy, giving everyone an opportunity to revisit her autobiography, “The Story of a Soul”.
Twelve schools participated in the exhibition. Students from these schools showcased their talents through their creativity.
Miss Laxmi, Miss Valanka Fernandes and Miss Dhanashri Pillai from Infant Jesus High School, Colva won the First place.
They took back the rolling trophy presented to them. A cultural programme was also held on this occasion for which the students that won presented their winning entries.
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