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Reflections from our Grade 11 students at Vatsalya Foundation
Our students have been volunteering at Vatsalya Foundation since 2010 as part of their CAS initiative. Here are some of our Grade 11 students talking about their experience this year where even the pandemic didn’t come in the way of their volunteering efforts.

B.D. Somani International School: House Elections 2021 (Part 2)
Here is Part 2 of our coverage from our House Elections 2021-2022. This time, our newly-minted House Vice Captains share their reflections from the elections and their plans to take their respective Houses forward through the year.

B.D. Somani International School: House Elections 2021
For the first time ever, B.D. Somani International School opened its doors for House Leadership positions to our Middle School students. Here is a look at how these historic elections played out. Also, meet our House Leadership Team for the academic year 2021-2022.

Going on Virtual Live Trips and Interacting with Experts in the Field – Conducting and Continuing First-hand Research amidst the Pandemic
It’s been a year since the pandemic upended our lives and forced us to move to virtual schooling. In that transition, there were many questions on our minds; one important one being – how could we continue with first-hand research?

Class of 2021: Oh the places they will go
Our university guidance counseling team presents the university acceptance status for our Class of 2021 and gives you a glimpse at some of the hard work and attention to detail involved in the process.

A year of distance learning
In this new monthly video blog, our Head of School, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, talks about the year past, our learnings from distance learning and what the immediate future looks like.

Battle Of The Minds – Debating goes digital
Battle Of The Minds was our first, fully online inter-grade debate organised by our Junior Student Council

Meet our Senior Student Council – 2020-2021
Meet our Senior Student Council for 2020-2021. The Senior Student Council comprises a group of student leaders who have been elected by their peers.

Alumni Speak: Team Fempower
In 2019, alumni from our 2016 class started Fempower, a millennial-focused platform to empower female founders. Here, the team behind Fempower talk about their educational journey at B.D. Somani.

Diploma Programme Coordinators’ Convocation at B.D. Somani International School
Last week, we hosted our first-ever digital Diploma Programme Coordinators’ Convocation, with 54 participants from 39 schools across India. The focus of discussions was the unique challenges posed in this pandemic impacted academic year.

BDMUN2020 – a virtual experience like no other
A recap of BDMUN 2020, a first of its kind, digital, and international, MUN conference. The Secretary General of our MUN conference talks about all the thought and planning that went into pulling off this absolutely unique event.

How our young students have adapted to virtual learning
At B.D. Somani International School, we believe that teaching is a process that should encourage children to learn how to think. It is this belief that drives our Early Years virtual schooling program as well as our focus on communication and building bonds with students.