Malvika Mehta: Better Daily!

I wish to contextualize these recent results with a wonderful acknowledgement of one of our student's achievements on a global stage. Malvika Mehta (Class of 2023) was recently featured in the IB Community Blog. I encourage you to read the article to appreciate the impact that our students can make in the world around them.

Click here to read the blog.

During Malvika's Valedictorian speech, she spoke eloquently about her journey at the school. We internalize the "BD" in B.D. Somani to resonate, "Be Different". Malvika added her own definition to that. To be "Better Daily". There are no average points or grades that measure confidence, empathy, friendship, courage, resiliency, or grit. These are arguably the most important skills to acquire in school and beyond.

- Navroz Billimoria, Principal, Secondary School

This post has been authored by Navroz Billimoria

Tribes for Good: Community Project

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Through our partnership with Tribes For Good, Grade 11 student Vipanshi Agarwal designed and led a series of workshops for women with skills in beauty and makeup — combining financial literacy, confidence-building, and awareness of cruelty-free practices. What she found was that the skills were already there. What was missing was someone connecting those skills to the idea of income. This is her reflection on what it means to create impact, and what she learned when she stopped trying to teach and started listening.

Zine, Cosmetics of Capitalism – A passion project

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