JuaNext

This month has been a month of vitality and freedom. So many students and teachers from various schools from across the country have shown us their high spirits on the occasion of Independence Day of India. Themed on freedom, this issue talks about the idea of freedom from different points of view. The Students’ Speak section was themed as a photography corner this month, based on the theme of ‘true independence’. Various students have submitted beautiful pieces of photographs to get featured in this section. It is heart-warming to see students, teachers, leaders and schools coming together celebrate true independence through events, webinars, photographs and so on! May the spirit of freedom stay high!

While the anxiety of the lock-down and the pandemic has been peaking this month, all of us took a break for peace as the International Day of Yoga arrived. Schools too, took a break from the ever-lasting pressure of curriculum, syllabus, classes and exams – and took a deep breath to relax. Entries for this month, thus, were full of stories of how creatively and remotely students, teachers and parents observed this day – practicing yoga. Besides, we see a lot of initiatives around emotional and psychological well-being, schools have also increased the potion of creativity in learning by adding some very stimulating webinars and competitions in their schedules. Overall, it has been a month of introspection and anticipation. Hoping for better day, let’s keep striving for brilliance!

Taking their journeys from struggle to coping up, schools this month have shown practices of success and great work! Not only have they converted the entire conventional teaching-learning mechanism to virtual classrooms, they have aced at it too! It gives us immense pleasure to bring to you, through this issue of JuaNext, some stories of great transformational work being done by schools through Microsoft tools. One might think it is a challenge to only bring mainstream education to an online platform, but it doesn’t surprise us how so many schools have not only done that but also are now conducting activities such as music, art, dance etc. through online classes. Some schools have also been extending support to their students by addressing issues such as emotional wellbeing – which becomes a major issue in times of lockdown like these.

This issue thus will celebrate how the schools have risen top challenge in these tough times and have taken to task that education should not pause. On the other hand, the issue also brings to you submissions from students talking about technology, observing International Technology Day and paying their tribute to the entire medical fraternity (especially nurses) for fighting this battle against the pandemic, for us.

This month has brought out the best of creativity in all schools and educators! Stuck in a lockdown situation, when some would expect education to take a break, educators from across schools of the country have come together to keep it going! Microsoft Teams, in this time has been the saviour of education, everywhere. Shifting from classroom to virtual classroom has definitely been a roller coaster of a transition, but we are proud to say how these schools have mastered this skill so fast. In this season of adaptation, students have also been an equally significant group of contributors! Keeping the zeal to learn alive and keeping the creativity brewing – students too have amazed us! This issue brings to you all this and more, so sit back and enjoy!

This month has been a real rollercoaster ride with the country fighting a pandemic and institutions like colleges, schools and offices closing down. Working from home is one thing but creating a classroom at home is a task! We are thankful we live in a time of technology where platforms like Microsoft Teams have come to rescue education during this time of lockdown. This month saw struggle and shine of schools creating the most creative solutions to enable a remote teaching-learning experience! Various schools have come together to help each other get their way on Microsoft tools to cope and it has been a pleasure for Team Juana Tech, facilitating the process.

We congratulate all the schools who have showed brilliance through technology! This issue reflects various such efforts and achievements. Besides, the section, Students Speak, is yet again filled with a palette of creativity and intelligence. Students have spoken on how technology can be used to fight this pandemic, COVID-19. Congratulations to all the students! With this, we bring to you JuaNext March 2020! Dive In!

While the world is battling a pandemic, February has been all about staying close from a distance. While schools shut regular operations, students and teachers took out their favorite tool, Microsoft Teams to go online! This has been the main feature this month, as JuaNext 2020, arrives late due to various natural disruptions. We hereby congratulate, Ms. Prabhjot Gill and the entire team of STS World School for being the most pro-active on Microsoft Teams, reaching out to as many students as possible, not letting education fade when in this time of crisis. Besides, several schools showcased examples of excellence otherwise in their premises and at public events like Young Innovators Summit.

Stay indoors, stay online!

This issue is not just the celebration of a technology and innovation charged first month of the new decade we’ve entered, but also the amazing energy showed by schools and students, leading them to excellence! The issue talks about plans, achievements and opinions. We congratulate schools and school teams that have performed and achieved wonders through this issue of JuaNext! Team Titiksha Public School stands proudly tall on the top of the ‘The Top Five’ list, for the second time in a row, while several other schools also shine bright on the list. Various students from across schools have submitted their opinion on ‘Has communication become digital?’ – a contemporary debate. Bringing all these achievements and opinions together, we present to you, JuaNext January 2020!

While the year is ending, our partnerships has never ceased to bring new beginnings! This month, several new schools joined us as partners and more schools have established their Microsoft Clubs with us! This issue will bring to you several stories. Narratives of technologically charged events such as a globally connected school Founder’s Day and several schools observing Computer Science Education Week/s celebrating ‘Hour of Code’. With the topic being ‘Technology to reverse environmental damage’ the issue brings to you many creations from students of our partner schools. From poetry to write-ups to posters, these creative minds have amazed us again! With a heart full from this year and best of wishes for the next year, we bring to you last issue of this volume, JuaNext December 2019! See you next year!

After a huge success of the launch edition, JuaNext, it gives all of us at Juana Technologies immense please to bring to you the second issue, JuaNext – November 2019! This issue is a packet of numerous new things, we are more than glad to bring together. The issue introduces a new concept – Microsoft Clubs! A Microsoft Club is a group of selected brilliant young minds that several schools have created for themselves as part of their association with Team Juana under Microsoft Aspire School Program (MASP). Under Microsoft Clubs, a whole new section has also been introduced named, Students Speak. Through our team’s long and rich experience, working in education – with teachers and students, we have come across so many amazing ideas that students come up with. Creating a humble platform for students of these Clubs, we feel so happy to share some of the best work done and submitted by these students this month! With around 10 schools and more than 15 students contributing this month, we bring to you the second issue of this volume, JuaNext’ November 2019! We congratulate all the contributors and wish to connect with so many more!

Juana Technologies is proud to announce the launch of our very own monthly e-newsletter, JuaNext! This launch edition of the e-newsletter is an introductory document – bringing together the work done through various programs at various platforms by our teams at Juana. This edition not only narrates the stories of our teams and partners but also celebrates the efforts that go into creating these stories in the first place! Struggles, challenges, achievements and plans – all in one place! So, let’s dive into this hub of information and celebration. Team Juana congratulates all of those who have participated in the creation of this edition. Looking forward to many more – even more amazing editions – we present to you, JuaNext.