Cover Story · Annual Day Est. 2006 — 2026

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Marian & Monthly

A newsletter for parents and guardians · April 2026

Twenty years · Renewed vision

Metamorphosis.

A new motto, a renewed vision — the school steps into its twentieth year with the same unhurried purpose, and a considered new chapter to write.

Also inside CBSE Class X · 98.2 % · Delhi AI Grind · Eco Seminar · Lingua Fiesta · Dance Day

No. 04

April, in three minutes

April was, in many ways, the most consequential month our school has had in years. Class X delivered a Board season worth keeping for the record; Annual Day became the moment we unveiled a new motto and a renewed vision; and the Pre-School wing filled with a new session of tiny tots.

Between those bookends sat an unusually busy stretch of inter-school competitions — two firsts in dance, two firsts at Eco Seminar, a winning AI project on smart cities, and a Class VII painter taking First Position at a Directorate of Education event.

We have also kept space for the quieter milestones: a fire drill, a road-safety briefing, a thoughtful career-guidance session for Class XI.

With our thanks, as always, to the families who held it all together.

In this issue · twelve stories

I.Metamorphosis · Annual DayThe renewed vision03
II.CBSE Class X · School ToppersThree above 97 %04
III.Bhartiya Sanskriti UtsavTwo firsts in dance05
IV.Delhi AI GrindSmart cities, young minds05

V.ATL Community DaySentinel Streets · III Position06
VI.Eco Seminar 2026Twice in first06
VII.Round-up · Language & artsFour further wins06
VIII.Welcome back · Pre-SchoolA new session begins07

IX.Lingua Fiesta · English Week22–23 April07
X.Career guidance · DesignClass XI · 27 April07
XI.Safety first · Fire & road20–21 April07
XII.Inter-House Dance Day29 April · The four houses08

98.2^%Top Score · Class X

12Inter-school wins

04Houses · One spirit

20Years of the school

The Marian Monthly · April 202602

Cover Story · MetamorphosisI. — Annual Day · 20 Years

20 Years · 2006 — 2026

A new identity, a renewed vision.

Mother Mary's School celebrated its 20th Annual Day — Metamorphosis — on a warm April evening, marking twenty years of quiet, steady work in Mayur Vihar. The occasion was made even more significant with the unveiling of the school's new motto and a renewed vision.

More than an event, Metamorphosis was a deliberate marking of transition — honouring a rich legacy while embracing a progressive and inspiring future for the girls who will spend their school years here.

The evening opened with a procession that wove its way through the auditorium, ribboned in marigold and madder, and closed late with the new motto projected behind the stage in three quiet words. In between sat a programme of dance, song, and one or two genuinely moving moments of student speech.

For a school that has spent two decades doing things without much ceremony, this was a rare night of ceremony — the kind that earns its place.

Annual Day · Metamorphosis

Inspire.

To set a tone of curiosity and decency that follows our students long after they leave the school gates.

Empower.

To give every girl the skills, voice and self-trust to take her place in the world on her own terms.

Excel.

To hold the bar high — academically, ethically, athletically — and to help students clear it without losing themselves.

"Building a generation of empowered young women — scholars in mind, leaders in spirit, and changemakers at heart." The renewed vision · Mother Mary's School · 2026

I. Cover Story · Metamorphosis03

II. — CBSE Class X · School ToppersAwards & Achievements

Feature · Class X · CBSE 2025–26 A record Board season

Class X delivers a Board season worth keeping for the record.

Our Class X students closed the CBSE Board Examinations 2025–26 with results that give the whole school something to stand a little taller about — three scores at the very top of the curve, a string of subject toppers across English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, IT and AI, and a cohort that, on the whole, set a new benchmark for academic excellence at Mother Mary's.

School Toppers · CBSE 2025–26

Congratulations.

1^st

98.2^%

Swasti Kushwaha

First Position

2^nd

98.0^%

Molly Giri

Second Position

3^rd

97.8^%

Somya Gupta

Third Position

Subject-Wise Toppers Marks out of 100 Class X · 2025–26

English Aakanksha Kamti, Hanshika, Krittika, Pritika Ranjan, Sanjam Dhillon, Shivangi Srivastava, Shubhangi Srivastava, Sonali Das, Swasti Kushwaha, Vyomini Sharma 98

Hindi Swasti Kushwaha 96

Mathematics Anushka Jha 99

Science Anushka Jha, R Kamali Karishma 99

Social Science Anushka Jha, Molly Giri 100

Information Technology Arpita Hota, Gargi Sharma, Sonali Das 100

Artificial Intelligence Aaradhya Singh, Ekshaa Khanna, Harshita, Ketna, Kirti Ahuja, Kritika Negi, Meha Sethia, Molly Giri, Pavni Singh, Sayona Singh, Somya Gupta, Sukanya Guchhait, Swasti Kushwaha 100

II. CBSE Class X · School Toppers04

III. — VI. Dance · STEM · SustainabilityAwards & Achievements

III. — Co-curricular · Dance

First & First

A proud victory across two dance forms.

Our students brought home First Position in both Group Folk Dance and Duet Semi-Classical Dance at the Bhartiya Sanskriti Utsav, an online competition organised by Antara Sangit Vidyalaya, West Bengal.

Bhartiya Sanskriti Utsav — dance victory

IV. — STEM · Innovation Delhi AI Grind

Winners

Innovating today for the sustainable cities of tomorrow.

Team Eco Innovators — Shreya Chauhan, Tanishka Dhal, Shivada Madhavan and Shrishti Dhyani — won the Delhi AI Grind under the theme Smart City & Civic Services, with an AI-driven solution for waste, traffic and water systems.

V. — STEM · Civic Tech ATL Community Day · MPS

Third Position

Sentinel Streets — always watching, always saving.

Our school secured III Position at ATL Community Day at Mayur Public School. Students presented an innovative project titled "Sentinel Streets," tackling road accidents through smart and responsible solutions.

VI. — Sustainability Hillwoods · Eco Seminar 2026

First · Twice

Two First Positions at Eco Seminar 2026.

Tamanna Bisht & Samidha Mathur (XII) — First, Eco Design Challenge. Anushka Saxena & Heenu Yadav (IX) — First, Green Social Media Campaign.

III–VI. Dance · AI · STEM · Eco05

VII. April Round-upAwards & Achievements

VII. — Round-up · Further commendations

Language, dance, and the visual arts — across classes.

Five further commendations from across the month — students from Class VI through XII bringing recognition home in podcast, dance, song and painting.

Third Position

Language Laureates · Podcast

Hosted by GD Goenka School, Karkardooma. Our students secured Third Position in the Podcast Competition — a stage built around communication, creativity and digital expression.

First Position

Bihu Dance · Drishti Rawat, VII

At a Bihu Dance Competition organised by Yugasutra at Dilli Haat, INA. A warm afternoon, traditional steps and a clear, deserved win.

First Position

Shaheedi Diwas · DoE

Our school participated in the Shaheedi Diwas Painting Competition organised by the Directorate of Education, where Soumya Sharma of Class VII secured First Position.

Second Position

LIT-A-THON · Echoes of Dance

Students of Classes VI to VIII participated in Echoes of Dance (Group) at Arwachin Bharti Bhawan and secured Second Position.

Third Position

LIT-A-THON · Bhakti Anand

Aarohi Mishra of Class IX participated in the Bhakti Anand Singing Competition (Solo) and secured Third Position.

VII. April Round-up06

VIII. — XI. Activities & CelebrationsApril · Junior & Senior

VIII. — Pre-School to Class II A new session begins

Welcome back

From our tiny tots to our confident learners of Class II.

The school is vibrant once again — happy smiles, easy laughter, the kind of boundless energy that only the youngest classrooms produce.

IX. — English Week · 22–23 April Junior & Senior Wings

Lingua Fiesta — a celebration of English expressions.

English Week was celebrated under the theme "Lingua Fiesta — The Celebration of English Expressions."

Students showcased their skills through role plays, advertisement presentations, news reporting and literary enactments. A play based on Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and a Literary Treasure Hunt for Class XII rounded out the week.

X. — Class XI · 27 April World University of Design

A workshop on design.

A career-guidance workshop on design introduced the breadth of careers in design — and the role creativity and innovation play within them.

XI. — Classes VI–X · 20–21 April Fire & Traffic Police

A fire drill, a road-safety briefing.

Fire Drill and Road Safety sessions for Classes VI–X — interactive, informative, and a calmer school for it.

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XII. — International Dance DayActivities & Celebrations

XII. — Inter-House · 29 April · International Dance Day

An evening for the four houses, the stage, and the joy of dance.

An Inter-House Dance Competition was held on 29 April to celebrate International Dance Day. Students lit up the stage with energetic solo and duet performances — a cheerful, generous evening that closed the month exactly as it ought to have.

All four houses participated in a variety of vibrant dance forms — a celebration of talent, teamwork, and the simple joy of dancing.

Inter-House Dance · Main stage

PrakritiHouse of Nature

SanskritiHouse of Culture

SrishtiHouse of Creation

DrishtiHouse of Vision

The renewed motto · 2026 Inspire. Empower. Excel.

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