The Cathedral Vidya School

Presenting a poem which reflects the way oil affects water and the plants and animals that live in watery habitats like ponds, lakes, rivers, streams and other wetland areas. On the coast of a city, there was a rig. On the coast of the city they used to dig. Black rich oil turned in for gold, The workers never frowned; their souls been sold. Then one day an idiot, he truly was a twat. An ignorant one he was; pulled a lighter from his hat. As Murphy had said, a fire began, The oil rig went boom; it went out with a bam. Gallons of gold, black as the devil, Fell straight into the sea, like Satan’s herald. Next began the slaughter, the oil versus the fish, Within years it ended, the fishes had too many unfulfilled wishes. Then the devilish invader changed sights, And with that man was forced to fight. They brought in their newest weapons, Detergents were like nuclear deterrents. The oil had been finally defeated, But the fallout was deep seated...

The Cookery Club is one of the non-curricular clubs run on Saturday’s. These are mentored by teachers of the various departments. The Cookery Club is one of the popular clubs among students, where they learn basic culinary skills, cooking and food hygiene and more importantly how to be independent. Our school, being an international residential school where food is served in a Cafeteria style Dining Hall; Learning to cook the basic variety of platters now, will help these students a lot in the long run. Given the fact that most of the IGCSE / IBDP students continue to join universities and colleges that are residential or are away from home. We at the Cathedral Vidya School understand that a child’s schooling doesn’t begin and end at academics and sports alone. There is so much more a child needs to learn before he or she is living independently. The Cathedral Vidya School, Lonavala implements international hands-on and experiential-based learning and teaching pedagogies....

Being a parent, you are always worried about sending your children to a good school! Which kind of schooling should you opt for, is the question at hand today; with equally competitive options like #HOMESCHOOLING, DAY SCHOOL, DAY CUM BOARDING SCHOOL or A BOARDING SCHOOL? Abound with so much information and perspectives the decision to ensure the best for your child’s education is confusing. For many decades there has been a strong discussion of whether to educate your children at a boarding school over a day school. It surely is a moot point and cannot be given a miss, as both the sides hold their own arguments and this does nothing but confuse the parents who are looking forward to sending their children to a boarding school. So let’s find out why do parents give more significance to  boarding school in Mumbai  over day school or any other kind of schooling. Lifestyle These days life is fast everywhere. Time is scarce and desires are many. The competitio...

Education is not at all what it used to be years ago. With the advancement and excellence of human capacities, core basic requirements and priorities of mankind to have advanced at an unimaginable pace. Academic knowledge and children’s capabilities are no longer restricted to the age or genes of a child. In the last decade, we have seen such excellence and child prodigies from entrepreneurs to scientists. The other day, there was an article about a child in Hyderabad, who is teaching engineers to code. So, teaching is also not restricted to age anymore. In such a scenario, we understand that the academic needs of today’s children are beyond comprehension and limits. As teachers, we see the international bodies of education, develop advanced academic programs for children right from their first step at school. International schools are places where children are doing everything very early, right from lab experiments to creating and executing real-life projects in the clas...

A boarding school always comes along with many components unlike day schools; where the academics, the sports, and the extracurricular activities are somewhere given equal considerations. The entire day is filled with a bit of all the components, along with imbibing time management and self-discipline. Let’s take a look at some of the top benefits of boarding schools, as suggested by experts… Boarding schools make children independent: At the fast pace in which life is moving, parents are always on the move working or keeping up with the demanding social life. The need of the hour is all the more essential to make our children not only independent but also accountable for their decisions. This is what boarding schools groom children for.   At Boarding Schools children are taught to keep their rooms neat and presentable at all time,  manage their laundry, set their school bags, get up early in the  morning, go for some sport from the options available, at P...

Visual Arts in IBDP: One of the favourite subjects students love to study and express themselves in as IBDP coherts.   The visual arts are an essential part of daily life. It can be seen in all parts of humanity and human nature, going beyond all levels of creativity, expressions, communication and comprehension. Visual language of communication is not confined to communities, societies, and cultures. They may have sociopolitical impact as well as ritual, spiritual, decorative and functional value; they can be persuasive and subversive in some instances, enlightening and uplifting in others. We celebrate the visual arts not only in the way we create images and objects, but also in the way we appreciate, enjoy, respect and respond to the practices of art-making by others from around the world. Theories and practices in visual arts are dynamic and ever-changing, and connect many areas of knowledge and human experience through individual and collaborative exploration, creat...