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EW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE
AryaGlobal’s St. Mary’s High School

produces first VFX movie

The students and teachers of St. Mary’s High School, Kalyan create history as they recreate
the concept of Dashavatar in a visually captivating movie with special effects, excellent
dramatisation and captivating soundtracks.

Students of St. Mary’s in a spectacular VFX movie Glimpses of Dashavatar

n the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya and Eid on costume, music score and special effects. All students were
May 3, 2022, the St. Mary’s High School, Kalyan team given a chance to contribute based on their aptitudes and skills.
Olaunched its in-house production “Dashavatar” to mark Commented Bharat Malik, Chairman of AryaGlobal: “This
its annual day function that will remain etched in our memories experience has helped children understand the importance of
forever. teamwork and that to achieve something great, one needs to
Dashavatar signifies the changes in era, the diverse forms of engage in creative thinking. Children have learnt the importance
Lord Vishnu and how humankind has evolved through the eras of patience and the value of research in making a great movie.
to adapt to change. The theme was selected keeping in mind They have also learnt the nuances of stagecraft and dialogue
post-Covid learning environments which reflect the sentiment of delivery.”
accommodation of new thoughts and ideas to cope with change. “We always aim to provide a holistic learning experience by
Conceptualised by AryaGlobal’s Director and well-known integrating life skills. With Dashavatar, our students discovered
educationist Dr. Neelam Malik, the thoughts behind Dashavatar. their love for dramatics and understood the hard work that goes
were carefully executed by an experienced team comprising into producing a movie. I thank our parents for giving their whole-
Directors Pratik Bhosle; Mrs. Divya Borse and Mrs. Debashree hearted support and consent for their child’s participation,” said
Mukherjee for screenplay and Varsha Vishe and Nishad Joshi for the school Principal Divya Borse.
dialogue and music. CEO Dr.Vinda Buskute added: “Adapting to change is the
St. Mary’s High School has a well-established teaching peda- essence of growth and happiness and this is evident in our scrip-
gogy that focuses on value education. By integrating technol- tures. We are witnessing the same in our students as they equip
ogy with learning, Dashavatar was a unique effort to introduce themselves to adapt to vocational skills required today.”
children to India’s rich culture and heritage. St. Mary’s High School, Kalyan is recognised as the No. 1
Budget School in India by Education Today and India’s No.1
“St. Mary’s has set the ball rolling to adapt the National State Board School in Digital Advancement.
Education Policy. This Annual Day is a skill-building activity, As Dr. Neelam Malik rightly says: “It is possible to achieve the
a career development project to help students discover their impossible. The challenge is for us to take it forward, as success
talents and dabble in hobbies today or for the future and to tread is not the end but a journey undertaken.”
the path of integrating technology with learning proposed in the Dashavatar – an AryaGlobal production featuring the
NEP,” said Dr, Neelam Malik speaking on the occasion students of St. Mary’s is open for all to
view on YouTube.
The final performance was the result of six months of sheer Scan the QR Code below and witness
hard work put in by the students, parents and teachers of St. the great story unfold-
Mary’s High School who underwent rigorous training from https://www.youtube.com/
renowned theatre artistes in acting, stage tactics, lights, watch?v=n00uwCB3_ho

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