Master Classes
Modern High School for Girls in its continued endeavor to stay relevant and enhance their students’ educational experience, announces yet another initiative – Master Class with University faculty for our Class 11/12 students, making it the only school in Kolkata to be incorporating these lectures into their curriculum.
Through this
initiative, college faculty, domain experts in their respective fields are
invited for lecture sessions on topics within the scope of the ISC/IB
curriculum.
These sessions help students to improve their learning in an interactive manner. The College Faculty bring a new perspective to each topic and expose students to experiences drawn from real life and latest research in the area. This prepares students for higher studies after graduating from High School.
All the electives are included in this initiative – Elective English, Physics, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, Art etc. Each session will be of 2.5 hours inclusive of lecture and interactive session with brief description of career scope in the field concerned.
Biology Master Class attended by Biology and Chemistry Students
The master class was conducted by Prof. Surajit Sinha : School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences in the Indian Association for the cultivation of Science.
Topic: Different Applications of DNA in the field of Science now and in future.
Master Class conducted by Dr. Somak Raychaudhury
Master class conducted by Dr. Somak Raychaudhury : Vice Chancellor and Professor of Physics at Ashoka University.
Topic: Photoelectric Emission.
Political Science Master Class
Political Science Master class attended by the class 12 students of the discipline.
Resource person: Mr. Reetobroto Mitra; senior advocate at Calcutta High Court.
Topic: Judicial Activism VS Judicial Overreach.
Psychology Master Session
Date: On 9th of November, 2023
Resource person: Dr. J. R. Ram; a Psychiatrist and writer specialising in mental health for adolescents.
Topic: "Am I slightly Bipolar"? - Understanding the Infinite Shades of Variation in Mental Illness and Wellness.
Attended by all the class 12 students.
Geography Master Class
Date: 12th Oct,2023
Resources person: Dr Chandrima Sen : Associate professor, department of geography, Rammohon college.
Topic: Regional Economic Development
Master class of Legal Studies
Resource person : Pallavi Chatterjee, Research Assistant: ESYA CENTRE, New Delhi, and incoming advocate at the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court.
It's a delight to have an EX MHS student guide the batch of 2024 into their journey of law.
Date: 24th August,2023
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Topic: Important rights that every Indian woman should know about.
Sociology Master Class
Resource person : Prof. Zaid Al Baset
HOD of Sociology department at St Xaviers University, Kolkata.
Topic : Women(s) movements in India (Gender)
Date: 10th August, 2023
RESOURCE PERSON: Prof. Subha Basu Roy
Professor at Missouri State University
Topic: Market structure with special emphasis on monopolistic competition and oligopoly
Date: 20th July,2023
RESOURCE PERSON: Prof. Dr. Geeta Debey
HOD at Scottish Church college, Kolkata
Topic - Female presence in contemporary fiction
Date: 25th July,2023
History Master class
History Master class was held on 19th July, 2023 by Prof. Ishita Banerjee Dube, Professor of History at the center for Asian and African Studies, EI Colegio de Mexico (the college of Mexico).
The topic of the Master class was Gandhian Nationalism
Mathematics Masterclass conducted on 5th July, 2023
A mathematics masterclass was conducted on 5th July, 2023 for the mathematics students of Class 12 of Modern High School for Girls. Titled 'Leonard Euler meets Sherlock Holmes', the masterclass covered the application of number theory in cryptography. Professor Ananda Dasgupta, Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Kolkata, conducted the enriching session. Professor Dasgupta explained the method of relaying messages in code which seemed complicated at first sight but was explained in simple mathematical terms. The masterclass was extremely engaging and thought-provoking. The students who attended left the session eager to learn more about the application of mathematics in intriguing fields, like cryptography.
Political Science Masterclass
A Masterclass for the Class 12 Political Science students of Modern High School for Girls was held on 27th June, 2022. Dr. Satyagraha Sinha from Presidency University was the resource person who spoke extensively about 'India In The Globalized World'. It was an extremely enlightening session and it encouraged the students to venture beyond the prescribed curricula.
Political Science Masterclass - India in a Globalised World
Master class for Political Science conducted on 27th June, 2022 for class 12.
We had Prof. Satyabrata Sinha from Presidency University as the speaker. He enlightened students about "India in a Globalised World".
Sociology Masterclass - Gender and Social Institutions
Ms Ruchira Goswami, National University of Judicial Sciences, Kolkata on Wednesday 4 August 2021.
Biology Masterclass - Reproductive Health
Prof Akondy on Tuesday 3 August 2021.
English Masterclass - Shakespeare and Racial Politics
Rajarshee Gupta, Assistant Professor of English at Subhas Chandra Bose Centenary College, Doctoral Research Scholar at the Department of English, University of Calcutta on Friday 2 July 2021.
History Masterclass - Cold War
Dr. Choi Chatterjee, California State University, LA, College of Natural & Social Sciences, Department of History on Wednesday 30 June, 2021.
Economics Masterclass with Ms Shreya Roy, IIFT PhD Research Scholar
Ms Roy spoke on Impact of Artificial Intelligence on labour welfare in developing countries.
50 students and teachers attended.
Masterclass 2019
The following sessions have been planned for September 2019:
Subject | Topic | Faculty | Date |
Mathematics | Differential Equations & its applications | Dr. A. Chakrabarti Associate Professor ISI | September 3, 2019 |
Art | Indigo – Tie & Dye | Ms M. Banerjee NIFT | September 6 & 7, 2019 – full day |
Chemistry | Air Pollution – Pollutants & Indexing | Dr. Dipankar Saha Scientist, WBPCB | September 9, 2019 |
Economics | International Trade | Dr. S. Sinha Roy Professor & Coordinator, Centre for Advanced Studies Jadavpur University | September 11, 2019 |
Economics | Game Theory & it’s applications | Dr. J. Deshmukh Assistant Professor Presidency University | September 12, 2019 |
Political Science | International Relations | Dr. K. Sengupta Associate Professor Jadavpur University | September 16, 2019 |
Art/ Design | Sustainability from a Design perspective | Prof. Bulbul Chaudhury ISDI, Mumbai | September 14, 2019 |
Art / Design | Hospitality & Tourism Economics | Prof. Rohan Hiranandani ISDI, Mumbai | September 14, 2019 (2:30 – 4pm) |
Political Science | International Relations – a Career prospect | Dr. K. Sengupta Associate Professor Jadavpur University* | October 19, 2019 |
Physics | Electromagnetic Waves & Gravitational Waves | Dr. S. Sengupta Senior Professor & Dean IACS | September 19, 2019 |
Elective English | Subtexting in Drama | Dr. D. Majumdar Assistant Professor Jadavpur University | September 20, 2019 |
Chemistry | Nucleic Acid & Carbohydrates | Dr. R. Roy Assistant Professor Presidency University | September 27, 2019 |
Statistics | Conditional Probability | Dr. S. Purkayastha Professor ISI | October 24, 2019 |
Advanced Mathematics | Golden Ratio | Dr. S Chakraborty Professor Emeritus California State University | July 2019 |
Geography | Tourism & Geoinformatics | Dr. S. Sahai Associate Professor Loreto College | November 21, 2019 |
Biology | Cystic Fibrosis and Protein Folding | Dr. Pool University of Manchester | November 7, 2019 |
Masterclass on Differential Equations for Class XII
Masterclass on Differential Equations for Class XII was held by Dr. Arnab Chakrabarti, ISI
Masterclass on Chemistry
Masterclass on Air Pollutants and how it is measured for Class XI students by Dr. Dipankar Saha, Scientist, WB Pollution Control Board.
Masterclass on Sustainability and Hospitality & Tourism Economics
Masterclass session with Prof. B. Chaudhury, Dr. J. Deshmukh, Assistant Professor, Presidency University and Prof. R. Hiranandani of ISDI, Mumbai on Sustainability and Hospitality & Tourism Economics
Masterclass on Political Science with Dr. K. Sengupta, Jadavpur University
Masterclass on Physics with Prof. S. Sengupta
Masterclass on English with Dr. D. Majumder
Masterclass in Chemistry with Dr. R. Roy, Presidency University on 27th September 2019
Geography Masterclass with Dr. Sahai on 21st November 2019
Masterclass with Prof. Pool of University of Manchester, UK on Biochemistry on 25th November 2019
Masterclass on Game Theory with Class XI students by Prof. Surya Banerjee of University of Waterloo, Canada on January 16th 2020.
Session with Class XI for CA Aspirants
Class XI for CA Aspirants has a session with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on 11th November 2019.
Workshop on Cryto Currency and Cyber Security
Was held by Mr Subroto Bagchi of TCG.
Mathematics Masterclass for Class XII
Was held on 24th October on probability.
Resource person: Prof. S Purokayastha form ISI Kolkata.
Master session Playnomics by ISBF
Masterclass on Economics with Dr. J. Deshmukh
Masterclass on Economics
Masterclass on Economics Class XII ISC and IB students by Prof S Sinha Roy, Jadavpur University.
