Unity and Caring - Innovators BHIS

Even the weak become strong when they are united. - Friedrich Von Schiller

In a class of 30, there used to be two kids, named Joshua and his twin brother, Gerald. They were both a bit dark-skinned and so had formed a conclusion that they did not fit in, with their class at all. The other children were better looking than them, which made the others laugh at the two brothers. But what they did not know was, even though they were dark-skinned, they had a heart of gold and the most polite behaviour. Day after day, they were insulted by the other students of the class.

They never expressed how they felt, in front of anyone, but in their heart of hearts, they really felt insulted and sad by the others’ behaviour. They started blaming themselves for being dark-skinned.  They lost all their self-confidence. But, there were some boys from the class, who were very angry at the insensitivity of the others towards the two brothers. They understood their plight and took up the initiative to interact with and befriend them. They started by sharing their tiffins and they used to share their own experiences with each other. Joshua and Gerald did not remain the same timid brothers who were bullied, anymore! They started to open up and also stood up to the bullies. They no longer remained the dark-skinned ones, instead, they became the most intelligent and the most kindhearted boys in the whole school. The boys who had helped them achieve what they were, did it with patience, care and love. They taught them the value of unity, by being the most caring friends for them.  And they remained the best friends of the two brothers forever

Innovators @ Billabong High International School, Thane

-Vaishali Phatak, Krishnakshi RaviShankor, Bhumi Punjabi, Smita Bobhate

Freedom & Peace - Innovators BHIS

     Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding. - Albert Einstein

 In a class of forty students, Jia always stood out from the rest as she was far ahead of her classmates in regards to academics. She would always keep herself immersed in books as if she had no other friends. She was excellent in her performances in all the subjects. She had hoards of knowledge on any topic as she was a voracious reader. Only one thing made her shrink into her cocoon and that was if she was asked to speak or give vent to her thoughts. She would shy away from that within seconds….never wanting to speak up! This shying away into her shell worried her class teacher a lot. The teacher would always think about ways to make her express herself, most of the time wondering why such an exceptionally intelligent child would be cocooned in her shell! She decided to take one to one interactive session with her class so that she could make Jia speak up. As decided, she informed the class that they would have an interactive session on a particular day and that they should be ready to speak on something that they haven’t spoken to anyone else about.

In the allotted class, the teacher was there on time as she had an agenda on her mind. Finally, it was Jia’s turn. This shy teenager somehow walked up to the teacher’s desk and sat on the chair with her head lowered. As the teacher gently asked her to speak on what she wanted to share, there were tears rolling down her cheeks…she very discreetly shared that her parents were never at peace with each other. After repeated nasty fights at home, they had finally decided to part ways She was extremely perplexed as to who she would be with….she wanted to be with both! The teacher comforted her as much as she could and explained that adults had the freedom to make their choices in life. Jia, while wiping away her tears, owned up to her teacher that she was feeling a lot relieved by being able to speak her heart out. She thanked her teacher. She suddenly felt that she was freed from the clutches of her sorrows and dilemmas. This day of opening her heart out to her teacher and her feeling of freedom from her brought her inexplicable peace! She slowly started mingling freely with her classmates and felt happy, free and at peace as would any other girl of her age.

Innovators @ Billabong High International School, Thane

-Vaishali Phatak, Smita Bobhate, Bhumi Punjabi, Krishnakshi RaviShankor.

Responsibility & Cooperation - Optimizers BHIS

Raj, a young boy, was very intelligent and was always ready to help his friends. There was another boy named Smith, who struggled with his studies and scored poorly in his exams.
Due to his academic performance, Smith was made fun of by his classmates and this often demoralized him.

Co-operation

Raj disliked the behaviour of the others with regard to Smith and he wanted to do something to change it. Smith's parents were also worried about his education.

Raj hit upon a plan. He felt that if he could help Smith with his studies, the latter may fare better. So after, school Raj would visit Smith's house and to with him.

Raj had a belief that if he could help Smith and motivate him positively, he would surely progress. The good Samaritan also told his classmates not to bully Smith and encourage him. In addition, the class teacher also encouraged him to study hard with innovative teaching methods so that he felt an interest in studies.

After 15 days of efforts and cooperation from his classmates, Raj and the class teacher, Smith was truly prepared for his exams. He cleared his exams with flying colours. Smith's parents were immensely happy and highly appreciated everyone's efforts.

This was all Smith needed - a realisation that he could do it! Since then Smith became a responsible child and he understood that only hard work and determination can guarantee success in life. He was very thankful to his class teacher and Raj, as without their cooperation he would not have got a chance.

Be Responsible, Be Respectful

Optimizer @ Billabong High International School Thane

- Kshama Rajgor, Kalyani Chaudhari, Madhubala Saji, Momita Banerjee, Rupal Trivedi, Ajita Bhoir, Sanket Patel