A great emphasis is laid
on Physical Education, because we believe that a healthy body and a healthy mind are inseparable.
Opportunities are provided to the students for specialized training in a variety of
sports. These include Swimming, Karate, Table-tennis, Throwball, Cricket and Athletics.
Special coaching camps during vag\cation time are made available for inter-school
and inter-state tournaments. As a result, our students have won laurels even at the National level.
An Annual Athletic meet is also a regular feature.
Yoga: Part of our ancient culture whose immense value in
today's fast, tension-filled life has been recognized. Acknowledging this,
yoga holds an important place in our curriculum.
Art: "Art is an illumination and adds stature
to life". Art is an integral part of our curriculum and it is linked and correlated with other
subjects. The students are trained and prepared for the Elementary and Intermediate Drawing Examinations
held by the Government of Maharashtra. Trips are organized to Museums, Art Galleries
and Art Exhibitions so that the students are exposed to the works of art by renowned artists. Our students
have won prizes in Art competitions at the Inter-school and National levels.
Music: Music is a universal language. From the
very onset, music - vocal and instrumental - are included in the curriculum.
Rhythm and harmony pervade the school environment throughout the day. Exposure to good music
from a tender age creates in the child a love and appreciation for music which will endure all through life,
always providing a soothing, calming influence.
Debating Society: Modern children are never at a loss in an
arguement. By organising debates we try to channelise this inborn instinct to a more constructive activity.
Debating helps them nurture skills like reading, rational thinking and
forceful expression.
Class Magazine: The creative thinking and writing abilities and the
aesthetic sense of students are encouraged by involving them in bringing out a class
magazine. This handwritten magazine has interesting articles, poems, crosswords, drawings etc.
by the students. This activity is the initial exposure on their part to the art of publishing too.
The cover page of the magazine is also designed by the students.
Socially Useful Productive Work: "Your education,
if it is a vital thing, must shed its fragrance in your surroundings." - GANDHIJI.
This activity has been included in the curriculum to develop in each student a caring
impulse for the community. Regular collection drives are made for the Red Cross and National
Association for the Blind. They also visit orphanages and institutes for the physically
and mentally handicapped which helps create an empathy for the less fortunate.
Students are also trained in essential skills which contribute to self-dependence.
Many of the teaching aids used in the pre-primary are the childrens' handiwork.
Educational Trips and Excursions: To widen the horizons
of the children and with a belief that education does not consist only in text books,
educational trips are organised during the year, as "to see and learn". They make
for a break from the tedium of regular school and also stimulate the learning process.
To enable the children to appreciate nature and various natural phenomena, regular
monsoon treks are organised to suitable spots in the vicinity. These treks are an eye-
opener to the city child locked in a concrete jungle. They are introduced to the majesty
ans grandeur of nature.
During the Diwali vacation, a tour is organised to places
of historical importance and interest. The duration of these tours is between
five to fifteen days. These trips reveal to the child the ancient heritage of our country
and instill in them an appreciation of the diversity of India - its marvels and its
history; they also become aware of its problems.
These excursions also help the child
to learn to rough it out, adjust and adapt and to take everything in his/her stride
without complaining. It also strengthens the bond between students and helps the teachers
to understand the child better.
