Small moments of joy at Edopia

This is a documentation of all those small moments of joy that you encounter everyday, when you live in a community of engaged learners and happy people. These moments fill your heart with a warm feeling and give you a nice Duchenne smile.

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Our young blogger, Khadija from Grade 3 got an offer to be published in 4WD Magazine. Now that is a milestone that calls for celebration! :D

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Three years ago, around this time, Edopia was a fragment of my wishful thinking. Today it is my reality. It is a dream that I wake up to every morning. On my 27th Birthday I got the best birthday gift that I have ever received in my life; surprise letters from Grade 3. Being the Head of School, you tend to feel that you don't get to spend as much time with the children as you'd like to. And you secretly envy the teachers for having a much stronger (and a very well earned) bond with their children. These letters caught me by surprise. Seems like I did manage to get a thing or two right. There is nothing I'd rather do if given the chance to start my life all over again. Love my job. :D

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Three years ago, around this time, Edopia was a fragment of my wishful thinking. Today it is my reality. It is a dream that I wake up to every morning. On my 27th Birthday I got the best birthday gift that I have ever received in my life; surprise letters from Grade 3. Being the Head of School, you tend to feel that you don't get to spend as much time with the children as you'd like to. And you secretly envy the teachers for having a much stronger (and a very well earned) bond with their children. These letters caught me by surprise. Seems like I did manage to get a thing or two right. There is nothing I'd rather do if given the chance to start my life all over again. Love my job. :D

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In a joint assembly, I told all students that they’d be required to document their learning on a blog during the next LSCE week. We told everyone how to write a blog and how this medium enables them to gather followers and advocate for change. The very next day, out of her own love for trying new things, Mahnoor Fawaz (Grade 4) started her personal blog. She said she will write a post a day. She was particularly curious about the stats of her blog. ‘How do we check how many people are reading what we are writing.’ 'Where will the followers show up?’. 1 day into writing her blog and she is already gaining a following. Good job Mahnoor. Write on!

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In a joint assembly, I told all students that they'd be required to document their learning on a blog during the next LSCE week. We told everyone how to write a blog and how this medium enables them to gather followers and advocate for change. The very next day, out of her own love for trying new things, Mahnoor Fawaz (Grade 4) started her blog. She said she will writing a post a day. She was particularly curious about the stats of her blog. 'How do we check how many people are reading what we are writing.' 'Where will the followers show up?'. 1 day into writing her blog and she is already gaining a following. Good job Mahnoor. Write on!

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If you want to be in Edopia, you have to be a child. Teachers and the not-so-unruly teenagers take a day off to play kho kho, aik pakr k do and baraf pani.

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Noor Bano (Grade 1) spent three days in the art room. 
Day 1: She made play dough 
Day 2: She added colors to the play dough
Day 3: She made beads of different sizes, stringed them and baked the necklace. Then she came to me and said Ma'am I made it for you. I wore it instantly. Now I will add hooks to it and make it a permanent addition to my small collection of necklaces. Extremely touched by all the effort that went into making this beautiful adornment. Such a precious keepsake. Thank you Noor Bano.

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So proud of Mahnoor. This was her first time knitting and she made it within 2 days!

LSCE WEEK 4

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https://www.facebook.com/hajra.haroon.16/posts/1075369022569017

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Me as Picasso. How we express ourselves. Grade 3 Daheem and Siebel advertising their brand.

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A frantic knock on my door.

“Ma’am JAWERIAAAA. They are GROWING!!” They grab me by the hand and we run to the balcony. Indeed, they are. The first sighting. Plant Care is an entrepreneurial venture by the children. They will be launching their Organic Gardening Kits soon.

I volunteered to be their first client. They are growing vegetables for me in my balcony. (More than a week ago) M: Ma'am, if they don’t grow, will you not pay us? J: If you put in all your effort, I don’t see why they would not. I will withhold the payment only if you abandon the project. M: hmmm.. it’s just a little sad and demotivating right now. They take so long to grow.

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How we express ourselves Grade 3 Making advertisements Summayah,Zeest and Khadija had a different take on advertisement. They felt that advertisements should not only to used for marketing products. They can be used to spread awareness too. Hence, they decided to create a Public Service Announcement instead.

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Conventionally, the theme of 'How we share our planet' includes conservation and sustainability related themes. Hajra asked the children, what is it that they'd want to learn about 'How we share our planet' in their next project. Grade 3: -Darwin's theory of evolution and how it contrasts with what our religion says. -How are we sharing the world politically with other countries. Grade 4: -How can racism be eradicated? -What happened during World War 1 and World War 2? We all learn best when we are engaged in the learning process. Then how can children be any different? Give the children time and space to think and they never fail to surprise you.

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Children walked into a class with music playing in the background. On the board it said, 'Mime for the blind'. A: Sir what do we have to do? H: I don't have any instructions for you. The children gave confused smiles and got to work. Some of them wrote about it. Others drew. Many had a discussion which knew no bounds. Instructions narrow down the horizons of our imagination and switch our minds to problem solving mode. At times it's good to let our thinking drift without bounds. Without instructions.

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For the love of reading and synthetic phonics. Great job Team Azka and Team Humayun. :D

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Visiting Rabya. Daheem and Rabya talk about something that she had done wrong. Daheem: ''It's okay mama. I will learn. Ma’am Jaweria says it's okay to make mistakes. We learn from them.''