Know Yourself Inside Out
Know Yourself Inside Out By Bhavya Paruthi Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ starts on a strong note of summarising our emotional world. “It was Amazing, just Riley and me, forever… for 30 seconds.” Joy reflects as she acknowledges the appearance of sadness in Riley’s life. Right from the start, we see Joy trying to take charge of… View Article
My Kinda Space
I had always been fascinated by stories that took me to unknown, faraway lands. Stories with characters very different from me and my surroundings. You can say it was a good escape, and as a child, I loved my escapes into these wonderlands and neverlands. It was common to find me looking for hidden… View Article
All work & no play
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” This well-known proverb reminds us that a life without balance can lead to boredom and burnout. But beyond being dull or uninteresting, such individuals might lack an understanding of numerous essential life skills. That is where an updated and handy approach to learning comes… View Article
Why Hugs Matter More Than Wifi?
Why Hugs Matter More Than Wifi? by Bhavya Paruthi In our recent Reading Club session, we explored the theme: “The comfort connection: why hugs matter more than WiFi.” This session was incredibly close to my heart, not just because of the theme, but because it marked two firsts: our very first time using storytelling powered… View Article
Thinking Like a Martian in the Age of Crisis: Inspired by the writings of Daniel Quinn
Thinking Like a Martian in the Age of Crisis: Inspired by the writings of Daniel Quinn Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur “If they give you lined paper, write sideways.” – Daniel Quinn That isn’t just a clever line, it’s a quiet revolution. A simple, sharp instruction to unlearn what we’ve been told is “normal” and… View Article
THE TWO SCHOOLS
What makes a good school? Observe the stories we share with our friends. Is there any story on how much we enjoyed learning trigonometry or Light? In fact, it is just the opposite… it’s how we drew out our best doodle, or planned a prank, or bunked the class. Let us admit, as parents we… View Article
MAKE EDUCATION RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE: COMMUNITY-REFERENCED CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
David Baine, Ph.D. Professor emeritus, Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Canada. Community-referenced curricula and instruction describe the ideal curriculum as defined by many UN publications on Quality Education. “Preparation for a quality life requires a quality education.” A quality education, preparing students for life, blends the teaching of academics with teaching the knowledge, skills, and… View Article
GANDHI & INCLUSION – PART III SATYAGRAHA: THE SOUL FORCE
Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur The article is adapted from the interview of Gandhi published in Hindi Swaraj where Gandhi was the editor (retrieved from ‘The collected works of Mahatma Gandhi’, New Delhi: Publication Division, Govt. of India, 1958 onwards-hereafter CWMG), Volume 10, pp. 47-53. It is an interaction between the Hindi Swaraj reader and Gandhi… View Article
THE COURAGE TO SURVIVE
by Shahmeer Adnan, 09 years, Grade 04, Pakistan. Hobbies: Drawing, Painting, Football Playing, Taekwondo As they say: “All is well, that ends well”. We received this heart-wrenching story from Shahmeer, a 9-year-old boy from Pakistan as an entry to one of our ‘Culture & Heritage’ contests. Reading it gave us goosebumps. There was a… View Article
My Culture
Written by ANEKE JANE CHIOMA, 10years, River Estate, Nigeria Today, I will be talking about my culture but firstly, let’s define, what is culture? Culture can simply be defined as people’s beliefs and their way of life. Every tribe has a way of living and their beliefs. Today, I will be talking about my… View Article
THE MAGICAL FRUIT
Story by By Navya Nanda, 9 years, NOIDA, India Once upon a time, there were three friends, Sofia, Julie, and Eva. They were searching for some magic as it was a buzz word in school and YouTube videos were flooded with the same. After searching hard on the web, they failed to find anything interesting…. View Article
GANDHI & INCLUSION – PART II TEAR DOWN THE PURDAH
Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur What is feminism? Google identifies feminism as a noun, which means the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of gender equality. Gandhi’s hallmark had always been bringing ‘everyone’ be it an industrialist or farmer, student or teacher, artisan or weaver, men or women, literate or illiterate into the mainstream freedom… View Article
WHAT DOES A GIRL WANT?
By Barminder Kaur, 9 years, New Delhi, India What does a girl want? Well, it is hard to say that in a single sentence so I wrote an entire book on this topic. Let us see what all a girl wants in Between the age of 0-9 years. Chapter 1 All of us girls… View Article
AN ESSAY ON MY CULTURE
Written by ANEKE JANE CHIOMA, 10years, River Estate, Nigeria Today, I will be talking about my culture but firstly, let’s define, what is culture? Culture can simply be defined as people’s beliefs and their way of life. Every tribe has a way of living and their beliefs. Today, I will be talking about my own… View Article
CONTEST I- STORY WRITING ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’
Do you dream of aliens? Have you created a sci-fi story in your head where humans inhabit Mars? Maybe you have a story set in 2070 with robots as the protagonist or dreamed that a computer ate you. OMG! Anything can happen in the world of stories. Interested! Shout out to every child in… View Article
Story of Gangaur
By: Aanya Mundhra, 8 years, Grade IV, New Delhi, India My father belongs to a town called Bikaner in the city of Rajasthan, India. Like most Rajasthani (Marwari), my family also celebrates the Gangaur festival which is one of the most important and significant festival for us. We worship Gawarjaji who is an avatar… View Article
GANDHI & INCLUSION – PART I OUR SHAME
Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur What is our shame as an individual? What is our shame as an Indian? What is our shame as a global citizen? The shame is that the social evils for which reformers, educationists, and visionaries across generations and continents, laid their lives; be it Socrates, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Martin Luther… View Article
CONTEST II – MOVIE REVIEW: SCI-FI/ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Did you love watching the Avenger series or Star Wars or ET? Or Maybe Honey I shrunk the kids! or Tomorrowland or Gravity or Jurassic Park or Back to the Future are your favorites? Still, maybe you love Spiderman, Superman, or Batman? Or who knows you are still baffled by Matrix? Review any sci-fi movie… View Article
SILAMBAM: THE ANCIENT MARTIAL ART
by Lavanya Sharma, 12 years, Delhi, India Origin of Silambam Silambam is martial arts of India originated in Tamil Nadu approximately 1000 BC, it’s also mentioned in Tamil Sangam Literature 400 BCE. It was mentioned in the writings of siddhar (enlightened sage) Agastya. Agastya practiced Kundilini yoga and meditation eventually compiled three texts on palm leaves. One of these… View Article
RICHARD BASCH’S JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur I picked it from the old shelves; the book was still warm as it was twenty years ago when I had read it as a schoolgirl. This time I read it as an adult, through the reviewer’s glasses. After putting it down, all I could say was, “There’s so much to… View Article
ANCIENT CITY OF POMPEII
By Ayush Khare, 8 years, San Ramon California USA Pompeii is an ancient city in Italy that is at least two thousand years old. It is famous for its ruins. It was a cultural heritage for the architecture and artefacts used by people at that time. Pompeii was buried by the big volcanic eruption that… View Article
SUNSET OF A CENTURY- RABINDRANATH TAGORE WRITTEN ON 31ST DECEMBER 1899, TRANSLATED FROM BENGALI, BOOK NATIONALISM (PAGE 117-119)
I The last sun of the century sets amidst the blood-red clouds of the West and the whirlwind of hatred. The naked passion of self-love of Nations, in its drunken delirium of greed, is dancing to the clash of steel and the howling verses of vengeance. II The hungry self of the Nation shall… View Article
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: ARE WE AWARE?
Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur & Dr. Shobhit Wadhwa While I was busy reading the book ‘Universal Human Rights by Jack Donnelly, my niece came and sat next to me. Curious as she is about everything, she enquired what I was reading. I put my glasses on the table and told her (as simply as I… View Article
Silambam: The Ancient Martial Art
by Lavanya Sharma, 12 years, Delhi, India Origin of Silambam Silambam is martial arts of India originated in Tamil Nadu approximately 1000 BC, it’s also mentioned in Tamil Sangam Literature 400 BCE. It was mentioned in the writings of siddhar (enlightened sage) Agastya. Agastya practiced Kundilini yoga and meditation eventually compiled three texts on palm leaves. One… View Article
RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Preliminary Survey for RIEDU’s Inhouse Publication on Artificial Intelligence: A research-based children’s book formulated from UN SDG 4.7 having an inclusive editorial board comprising children (8-15 years) from across 4 continents. Please find enclosed a survey questionnaire (link attached). The purpose of the survey is to explore the level of understanding regarding Artificial Intelligence in a child of 8… View Article
The Traditional City of Chettinad
By: Ashwath Chelladurai, 15 years, Class 10th, Tamil Nadu, India It was a fine morning, the dawning sun shone brightly. I did not know that the day would be filled with joy and many marvels. Yeah! My parents said that they were taking me and my sister on a surprise trip. It was a trip to… View Article
MARSHMALLOW VOLUME 1
How do we instill Kindness & Empathy among Children? How do we motivate them to be kind? How do we develop young minds with a strong character? How can we nurture the impressionable minds to imbibe the virtues of Humane Value? Research & Innovation In Education, RIEDU in collaboration with The Children’s Theatre Group Storee… View Article
CONTEST III – POETRY WRITING
Orange can be a pear, Green can be a bear, Brown can be a mansion Using your imagination You can create a poem anywhere. What’s the prize? Every winner receives our book ‘Pole Star’ with their published poem in it. That means you become a WRITER!!!!!! Yes, you heard it right. But that’s not it…. View Article
CONTEST I & II RELOADED
Here’s the Opportunity for every Child To Be Creative, Be Innovative, Be YOURSELF! To Read More, Watch More, Write More & Be More! Interested! Participate! SHOUT OUT TO EVERY CHILD IN THE WORLD, GO AHEAD, WRITE THE CRAZIEST STORY OR REVIEW A MOVIE BASED ON SCIENCE FICTION. Do you dream of aliens? Have you created… View Article
CONTEST – SKETCH & FETCH
Do you love Sketching? Are you a child between 8-15 years? You can be in any part of the world, you can have any ability or disability, Participate in our competition: “SKETCH & FETCH” to fetch lucrative prizes!!!!! Go for it!!!! Sketch using your imagination star wars/ alien attacks/ robots/ aeroplanes/ astronauts/ space/ batman/ ironman/… View Article
BOOKEDUCATION – ISHMAEL
by Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur Ishmael was suggested to me by my intern in the middle of a brainstorming session. She recommended it would answer many of my queries. It did. At the same time, it led to many more……that’s an indication of a good book. If you read and realize there’s more to know,… View Article
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
BY: Vihaana Malhotra, 9 years, California, USA Black History Month is about celebrating black people and how they fought for freedom and equal rights. People like Martin Luther King jr., Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges are celebrated this month of February for their bravery. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who did protests and… View Article
BOOKEDUCATION – 1984 (GEORGE ORWELL)
By: Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur Reading a George Orwell book is DANGEROUS 1984 is no different. In his typical critique style, Orwell knitted the story of a society in unprecedented times mixing satire, dark humour, and metaphor to showcase fascism as the world of Big Brother, the totalitarian government order where one even breathes… View Article
“IF THEY GIVE YOU LINED PAPER, WRITE SIDEWAYS” DANIEL QUINN
by Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur Isn’t the title of this book astounding! If you ever get to read Daniel Quinn, this one line defines him wholly. He is among the few writers who has the power to change the reader’s thought pattern by 180 degrees. I can vouch that if you read Quinn (pick any… View Article
CONTEST I – PARAGRAPH WRITING CONTEST
Contest I – PARAGRAPH WRITING CONTEST EXPRESS YOURSELF “What does Artificial Intelligence mean to you?” Word Limit: Not more than 200 words Age: 8-15 years (Both Inclusive) Theme: Artificial Intelligence Contest Closes on 28th August 2021 Express through a Paragraph What do you mean by Artificial Intelligence? We want to know: How does a… View Article
CONTEST II SKETCH & DOODLE
Contest II Sketch & Doodle Topic: My Vision of The World 100 Years From Now Age: 8-15 years (Both Inclusive) Contest Closes on: 2nd September 2021 You may be in any part of the world. You can be a boy or a girl. You can have any ability or disability. If you love doodling or… View Article
DANIEL QUINN’S PROVIDENCE – THE MASHUP
By Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur This isn’t a book review. Instead, its life review of Daniel Quinn by me. Here I am exploring only the first half of the book ‘Providence’ where Quinn shares his life story and how he ended up writing the award-winning book ‘Ishmael’. Prior to reading Providence, any kind of life… View Article
EDUCATION OF THE CAPITALISTIC ECONOMY
Seriously!!!! That’s what came to my mind as the sponsored post popped up at my Facebook wall. The video began with a touchy tagline- “She will grow up to be a CEO, give her the extra edge early, so that she can take on the world as an adult.” I quickly cross checked the facts…. View Article
BOOKEDUCATION – UNFINISHED
By Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur It had been a long day & I was completely drained. I was in no mood to open my laptop or to continue the book, Homo Deus, on which I had been stuck for months. I wanted to read something light, something refreshing and that’s when I was reminded of… View Article
DREAMS
Dreams Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur, #NaPoWriMo #2022 #30poems30days, 1st April 2022 #Day1 “I don’t have any dreams”, she said. “Then you aren’t alive”, I replied. She stared at me, Or should I put glared at me, That expressionless look, As if I was a crook. I couldn’t be moved, Instead, I… View Article
ART(PAINTING/ DRAWING/ DOODLING) OF WAR CONTEST
Contest No. P17422 Express Yourself!!!! Contest Name: Art(Painting/ drawing/ Doodling) of War Topic: Apathy of War Age: 10-17 years (Both Inclusive) Last Date: 3rd May 2022 ( By 12 pm GMT) Prize: Amazon Gift Vouchers First Prize: 500 INR (7 US Dollars) Second Prize: 250 INR (3 US Dollars) Third Prize: 250 INR (3 US… View Article
Story of Bee
From June 1 to June 30, 2022, we at RIEDU are celebrating #beemonth. Thus for the whole month, we shall showcase The Inspire Series – Story of Bee by the kids, children, pre-teens, and teens i.e. by anyone below eighteen. What does that mean? In Inspire Series children own the space. You hold the power… View Article
RIEDU’s Inspire Series – Bobbee BEE
By Prisha Gaur, 12 Years, Class 8, Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, India There was a little bee, whose name was Bobbee. Every morning, he and his hundreds of sisters would watch the adult bees go for work and return in the evening, while his brothers slept till the evening. He loved watching… View Article
WINTERING
Dr. Shruti Shankar Gaur’s Book Review of ‘Wintering’ by Katherine May I am a summer baby. I love the sun. And I am not much pally with winter. Still, every year winter is forced upon me. I am clueless and rudderless. It scares the hell out of me. Winter is like: my body stops moving…. View Article
A GRATITUDE LETTER TO MY TEACHER – MRS. USHA JAIN
I am a blessed soul. Why do I say so? Time and again, somehow, amazing human beings have entered my life and altered the thought process, thus, impacting the life course in numerous ways. This September, I plan to pen my gratitude to the four teachers who have shaped my destiny as it is today…. View Article
CONTEST – HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE
We are curious to hear about the happiest day of your life. Use your imagination or your real-life experiences to tell us about “The Happiest Day of Your Life”. Criteria: Age: 10 – 15 years (Both Inclusive) Theme: The Happiest Day of My Life Word Limit: (Exclusive of heading): 100–150 words Contest duration: 16th–30th November… View Article
PAINT THE HAPPIEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE
Contest – PAINT THE HAPPIEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE Use your imagination to show us “The Happiest Day of Your Life”. You can create a Paint, Doodle, or Sketch Criteria: Age: 10 – 15 years (Both Inclusive) Theme: The Happiest Day of My Life Artwork Format: Painting/Doodle/Sketch Contest duration: 1st – 15th December 2023 Judging… View Article