Chatty Cathy

Parents who speak to their babies often, typically know 300 more words than their peers, by the age of 2 years old. May the grooming for a spelling bee champion or talk show host begin.

Video Havoc

Studies have shown that if a kid watches more than 3 hours of videos or TV programs a day, they may have a greater chance of emotional, relationship, and conduct problems when they reach 7 years of age.

Not Just Playtime

Playtime is a very powerful and necessary learning tool for youngsters. Playing is critical to a child making social connections, expanding and using their imagination, and developing language and motor skills. Time to make some play dates and break out the toys, future innovation depends on it.

Racing To Grow

A child’s brain has its most dramatic growth period from birth until the age of 5. Kids learn from observation and instruction which sharpens their cognitive abilities. A kid’s brain really is like a sponge, soaking up as much info as possible.

Safer Internet Day

To raise awareness amongst the students about cybersecurity and emerging online issues, Zebar School celebrated the Safer Internet Day Students of Middle section watched a video to learn about cyber security tips, ideas to stay safe online, what kind of information should be shared on the web, how to create strong passwords and the teacher discussed about these in detail.
After the discussion, the students were asked to create a set of 140 character message that could be posted on school’s Twitter account to encourage families to stay safe online. 
The aim of Safer Internet Day was to inspire a conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. 

International Mother Language Day

Students of all the three sections celebrated International Mother Language Day at the campus. On one hand, students of Senior KG held a special assembly on sign languages with their peers. Their message was clear that language has no barrier. On the other hand, students of the primary section gave a glimpse into the linguistic diversity of our country. The students dressed as Punjabis, Marathis, Gujaratis, Bengalis each gave a short presentation about their language and culture. The students of Middle section celebrated this day by writing essays, poem recitations in their mother tongue, reading of Gujarati prose from favourite novels and prayer recital in Punjabi by students of grade 9. Our Principal ma’am donated Gujarati Novels to the school library.

As a school, Zebar is very proud to have such a rich, culturally vibrant community, and to be able to learn from and respect each other. We also have a group of wonderful, dedicated Mother Tongue Teachers (Gujarati, Hindi and Sanskrit), who help our children to grow in their native language and share it with others, a skill which is so crucial in today’s global society.