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 Thief of Hearts

A story by Inba Nagarajan- Grade 5

This story is based on an event that took place thousands of years ago in the period between 430 BC – 404 BC in ancient Greece. There are many unspoken heroes in the history of Greece, one such hero was the “Thief of Hearts”.

During this period Greece was a super powerful kingdom. Two of its major cities Athens and Sparta were always at loggerheads because of the unfair behavior of the Athenians towards Spartans. Athens wanted to control Spartans. That is how the Peloponnesian war began. The story is based on a mercenary in the Peloponnesian war.

As the war became fiercer and fiercer, the Spartans needed more soldiers. They kept searching for ways. One of them was mercenaries,

Self-taught soldiers who would be willing to fight for some money. The ‘Thief of hearts’ was not what one would call a well-known mercenary. No one knew where he came from, who he was and multiple other questions. He wore pitch black pants and a grey shirt under a suit of bronze armor. At first, they did not think much of him. but they were wrong. When Sparta hired him, he destroyed anyone who came in his path. The Athenians needed to do something about him.  They sent multiple counter mercenaries but to no avail. Each of them slayed by his sword one by one. Never leaving a trace. Athens commanders retreated in fear when they got the news that the ‘Thief of hearts’ was nearby. They knew that when he attacks, no one lives to tell the tale.

When the ‘Thief of hearts’ was twelve years old, his little brother Heles was abducted by the Athenian soldiers and now the news is that he is enslaved in Athens. So ‘Thief of hearts’ was here on a mission to free his brother and take him back to Sparta. No one knows his real name, because since the young age he had exhibited a heart of gold and was always around and willing to help anyone and everyone in trouble. That’s how his name became the ‘Thief of Hearts’

There was an important fort, the Athens knew that the ‘Thief of hearts’ will try to raid according to their spies. They moved all sorts of backup ranging from archers to elite soldiers. A few days later the fort was burnt. Later there was a report that a civilian saw an Athenian elite soldier get into a fight with his partner which proved that the ‘Thief of hearts’ was still disguised as an elite soldier. They had to do something to catch him, they tried everything. None of them worked

As time was running out, ‘Thief of hearts’ bravely entered the palace to look for  his brother but to his utter disbelief his brother had become one of the top soldiers in the enemy army, on seeing him, his younger brother was overcome with joy but at the same time he had to do his duty, he tried to imprison the intruder, after a brief clash of swords, without harming his younger brother but with a heavy heart, “The thief of Hearts” scaled the walls of the castle and fled to his country in a ship, with sadness and contentment.

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Deenites are always up for a challenge and the Model United Nations is definitely the kind of challenge they look forward to. Only a year old, the DMUN stepped up its game with larger participation and increased fervour among students and teachers alike. With a total of five dynamic committees ranging from the International Court of Justice to the Indian Constituent Assembly which were chaired by school alumni because of their extensive experience, the DMUN exceeded all expectations. Under the leadership of Abhilash Madhabushi who served as the MUN secretary general last year as well, the DMUN was an out and out  success. As it is a newly created platform it only makes sense to have new opportunities provided to students with no prior experience. This makes DMUN unique and this is how it has earned its title, a MUN with a difference.

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Here’s the list of delegates who won awards for exceptional performance in committee:

International Court of Justice:

Best Advocate – Louis Litt – Shiva Sunu – 12D

Best Jury Member – Rachel Zane –  Aishwarya Iyer 11A

Honourable Advocate – Daniel Hardman – Ankush Prabhu 11C

Special Mention – Samantha Wheeler- Abhinav Bhijlani

Constituent Assembly:

Best Delegate – Rahul Gandhi – Diya M Abraham 11D

Outstanding Delegate – Narendra Modi – Hiya Singh 12D

Honourable Delegate – Mallikarjun Kharge – Ritu Kumar 11D

Special Mentions –

Akansha Mukherjee 9D (Ram Madhav)

Ayesha Khan 9B (Arun Jaitley)

Shobit Arya 9B (Yogi Adityanath)

Maitreyi Ramdas 12D (Manmohan Singh)

Continuous Crisis Committee:

Best Delegate – Rhea Desai – USA

Outstanding Delegate – Aditya Rajput – China

Honourable Delegate –  Varun V – France

Special Mention –

 UK (Samikshya)

 South Korea (Aashita)

 DPRK (Aarav R)

 Russia (Meghana A R)

 Germany (Adithya Ajit)

 India (Swadesh)

DISEC:

Best Delegate – Aneesh Mukherjee – Ukraine

Outstanding Delegate- Atmik Das – Russia

Honourable Delegate – Mebin (G) – Oman

Special Mentions –

 Japan (Syed Sanie)

 DPRK (Shreya Batla)

 France (Aurek)

Security Council:

Best Delegate – USA – Tharun Kumar

Outstanding Delegate – Pakistan – Vishwanath

Honourable Delegate – Belgium – Hayagriv

Special Mentions –

UK (Suhaan S)

Egypt (Yuvika)

Saudi Arabia (Sanya S)

The best chair award went to  Aditya Singh who oversaw the proceedings of the CCC

We welcome you and your team to our annual interschool fest “Volksfiesta” 15th to 17th August 2019

We believe in fun, free and fair competition. We would be grateful for your participation and will work with you to make it a highly successful event.

General details of the competition:

• Participants need to bring their respective school ID cards as proof of age and grade
• Participants will have to be accompanied by a staff member from the school.
• Participant badges will be given to the participants and to the accompanying visitor, which will be collected from the registration desk
• Food stalls will be available at the venue for the visitors.
• First aid facility is provided.
• Parents of participants are welcome on days of the competition.
• Adult intervention during any of the events will lead to disqualification and loss of points.
• Trophies and certificates for Winners will be distributed from 2.30pm onwards August 17th, 2019, during the closing ceremony at TheDeens Academy, Gunjur campus.
• Decision of judges / referees will be final. 

Registrations details are as follows..  

1. Please email us to confirm your participation with the registration form in the given format in every event.
2. Registration closes on August 10th .Kindly scan and send the entry forms bearing the names of the participants on or before that day beyond which the entries will not be entertained.
3. The forms have to be signed by the Head of the Institution.
4. The number of registrations per event is limited and therefore will be on “First come first served”,basis.
5. Registration fees is  Rs100/- per participant for all events( * except Design Hackathon and Sports )
6.  Registration fees can be paid on the day of the event at our school, while physically endorsing registration
7. You can reach the event coordinator for confirming your registrations and for any clarifications at volksfiesta@deensacademy.com

Details about Competitions planned are listed on the following links :

For Grades 9-12:

For Grades 6-8

For Grade 1-5

For Kindergarten

Sports : Football and Basketball

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Students of Grade 12 Psychology Field Visit
Report By: – Maitreyi Ramdas (grade 12 D)
When one chooses psychology as a subject for study one must be comfortable talking to new people and forming new acquaintances. Experiencing various situations and being sympathetic to individuals having various problems are vital qualities of a good psychologist. For students looking for lucrative jobs in various fields, having individuals from a particular field talk to them and discuss job markets is great for acquiring perspective and developing an understanding about that particular field of work.
The students of grade 12 of Deens Academy visited Turning Point on 3rd April, 2019 with their psychology teacher Ms. Charlotte Soans. Turning point is an institute that deals with psychological ailments and disorders. The initiated was started by Dr. Sulata Shenoy (PHD. in Psychology) who has around 27 years of experience in the field of Psychology. Dr. Shenoy started off by asking the students what they thought psychology was. She then gave the class a brief summary about the evolution of psychology.
Dr. Shenoy emphasised on how preconceived notions can harm the assessment of a psychologist. She warned against making conclusions about clients even before understanding their problems. She said venting out and talking are in themselves therapy.
Dr. Shenoy encouraged interaction and was keen on bringing out the students’ opinions on various topics. The class went on to talk about the reasons for which psychology is not as developed in India. The students gave many answers. Some said it was because of the stigma society has towards the topic while others felt religious beliefs was the reason. Some also said that many Indian students choose mainstream careers and don’t opt for subjects like psychology because of the uncertainty involved. She also gave the class anecdotes of her own experiences with handling stigma. The class also spoke about how Indian society views mental strength and how people are conscious about the opinions of society. Dr. Shenoy argued that the Indian society provides a framework in which supporting the old and differently abled is the responsibility of their families.
Dr. Shenoy then went on to talk about how psychologists today talk about bringing the body and mind to one place. In the fast-moving world that we live there is great demand for facilities that help in this. Yoga, Tai-chi, meditation and counsellors are paid high salaries in countries like Vietnam, Indonesia and the USA.
Dr. Shenoy then spoke about the strength of the mind and how important it is for a psychologist to understand the mind’s capacity and power in an individual’s life. She emphasised on how positive attitudes and a good value system helps with disorders. From all of this the students realised that having family and friends who are understanding, is essential in cases like these.
The class moved on to discuss the scope for psychology in India and abroad and various careers that the students could pursue. The students were interested to find more about sports psychology, genetic psychology and research in psychology.
The students were then given some refreshments. The students were then taken around the institute where they learnt about play therapy. Play therapy is a good method to bring children to talk. In the case of adults, giving them conversation starters to get them to talk is a great way to acquire information.
The students were taken to a class to observe a remedial therapy work with a boy to improve his spellings. Dr. Shenoy believes that remedial therapy works on studying patterns of children and can be used to improve and disability in cognitive functioning.
The students clarified their doubts and thanked Dr. Shenoy and her assistants for their valuable time and help. The students then returned to their school having gained knowledge from an experienced professional.

Students of Grade 4 and 5  have written letters of appreciation to our Indian soldiers. We haven’t corrected them as we preferred it to go to the soldiers straight from our little ones with their touch of innocence.

I am sure some of these will leave you teary eyed. Kindly click on the link to access the PDF

Letters to our Soldiers

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Constantly overlooked and undermined, our Constitution has lost a lot of its value which directly impacts its power. The constitution gives us power but if we do not use it, it becomes worthless. It is for the same reason why the Political Science students of grade 11 decided to take up the initiative and help revive the trust we all lost in the Indian constitution.

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