‘Lock Your Words Down’- The Debate

The Accountancy Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized an online debate competition on 3rd June 2020 for the students of Class XI and XII. The participants were required to speak on the topic for 2 minutes either FOR  or AGAINST the motion. 


The topic given to Class XI was ‘ The New Norm’ and for Class XII it was ‘Lockdown : Lives Vs Livelihood’.The judges evaluated the students on the basis of content, language, voice modulation and presentation. 


The results were as follows:


POSITION

NAMES

CLASS

XII



1st

AADYA KEDIA

XII P

2nd

VANSHIKA MATHUR

XII S

3rd

ANANYA MAHAJAN

XII P

XI



1st

ANUSHKA GAUTAM

XI S

2nd

VANALIKA KALIA

XI R

3rd

ANANYA KATHURIA

XI S


 ‘ARTCOM’ – CARICATURE MAKING

The Accountancy Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organised an offline event – ArtCom. The participant was required to sketch a caricature (a picture, description or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics were to be exaggerated in order to create a comic effect). Topics and submission guidelines were given to the students. The entries were to be shared by 6th June 2020. The judges evaluated the students on the basis of creativity, presentation, originality and relevance of content. 

The results were as follows:


POSITION

NAMES

CLASS

XII



1st

DHWANI GOYAL

XII P

2nd

TIRUSHREE SEHGAL

XII O

3rd

URVI PODDAR

XII Q

XI



1st

GOVIND SINGH AHLUWALIA

XI R

2nd

KRISH GUPTA

XI R

3rd

SUGAM AGARWAL

XI Q

Online Poster Making Competition

The Economics Department of DPS RK Puram organised an Online Poster Making Competition – Agenda 5.0 – for the students of Economics of Class XII. In the competition the participants created a digital poster explaining a 5-point agenda that the Indian Economy should follow to fastrack growth in the post COVID-19 era by June 3, 2020. The Digital Posters were judged on the basis of the following criteria: Creativity Originality , Relevance to topic and Visual Appeal

The results were announced on June 4, 2020 and the winners were:

1. First Position – XII U (Juhi Anand & Tvisha Puri)

2. Second Position – XII P (Dhwani Goyal & Vartika Verma)

3. Third Position – XII R (Harika Saxena & Tejas Aneja)

Guest Speaker Programme

The economics department organised a virtual guest speaker programme on the topic “Impact of Covid 19 on indian economy.” on 2nd June 2020 for the students of Class 12. The guest speaker, Dr Sharad Kohli, an Economist, is a multifaceted person who has been bestowed with the titles “ startup Guru”, “Tax Guru”, “Finance Guru” by both print and electronic media. The session began with a welcome address by Our Vice Principal, Dr Renu Nayar. Dr. Sharad Kohli talked about the unprecedented times that we are living in.He started the programme by highlighting the global perspective of the  world economy and the shares of various countries contributing to the world income. He enlightened the students about the geopolitical situation and economic profile of the changing world. He expressed his concern for millions of inter state migrant workers and hoped that all government measures work in favour of the needy. His professionalism yet personal approach kept the viewers engaged throughout the session. According to him, covid 19 might leave permanent scars on the economy. He also persuaded the students to step out after the covid 19 and shape their careers according to the new requirements. He concluded on a positive note by calling our generation lucky and expressing his cautious optimism in India, hopefully becoming an economic superpower in the coming future. Then the floor was open for students to ask questions which were answered by him in a way that left no doubt in one’s mind. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs Anita Singhal, HoD, Department of Economics. The session was attended by about 150 students of Economics and was indeed informative and enriching.

Guest Speaker Programme

“Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional”

The Economics Department of Delhi Public School RK Puram conducted an online guest speaker programme for the Economics students of Class XI and XII on 3 June 2020.Mr. Abhimanyu J. Rajpurohit,the keynote speaker, a law graduate from NLU discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the Global Economy.

The session started with a warm welcome by the Vice Principal, Dr. Renu Nayar, who spoke about the importance of such events. Mr. Rajpurohit began with a brief discussion of the pandemic and then went on to elucidate the various economic fallouts it has had on the global as well the Indian economy. He explained the incidents of negative oil prices, impact on sports and hospitality, job losses etc. in a manner which engrossed the audience. 

This was followed by an enriching question and answer  session .The speaker answered queries and concerns on issues ranging from industrial revival and employment to self-reliance and law.

Last but not the least, Ms. Anita Singhal, the Head of Economics Department, proposed the vote of thanks and expressed her gratitude on behalf of the entire school fraternity. The guest speaker left with his appreciation of the students’ participation. The event proved to be informative and fruitful for everyone.

Release Of The Biology Magazine

The Biology Department of the school officially released its Annual  Magazine, “Biology Matters”on 1 June 2020 in the presence of the Principal Ms. Padma Srinivasan, the Vice-Principal Dr. Renu Nayar, the Head of the Biology Department Ms. Niva Chhonkar, the teachers of the biology department, and the Student Editorial board. 

The editors commenced by giving a short introduction regarding the magazine and expressing their gratitude towards the principal and teachers for their constant support and encouragement . The magazine was then presented digitally on the screen through Google Meet ,supplemented with short descriptions of each section and corresponding topic. 

“Biology Matters” strives to broaden the horizons of the students beyond the classroom and inculcates a passion towards Biology as a subject. The editors collected various articles pertaining to innovative discoveries and concepts in the field of biology from classes VI to XII. This magazine is a compilation of articles from the Biology club ’Inquisitio’,the Environment Club ‘Panchtatva’,Health & I Club and the Biotechnology Club ‘Plasmid’.

The Principal congratulated the Biology Department and Magazine Editors for their success and appreciated their creative effort towards compiling the magazine. The Vice-Principal addressed the gathering and encouraged the students to keep pushing themselves to do their best.The HOD  commended the efficiency, dedication, and sincerity shown by the students. The vote of thanks was proposed by Ms Kusum Yadav. The Student Editorial Board includes  Deepita Singh XII-A, Sambhav Mishra XII- B, Deepanshi XII-D, Aanya Aggrawal XII-A, and Abhishek Agrawal XII-D. 

Sharing the Best Practices in Virtual Teaching

A virtual platform was created  between May 20 – May 28,2020 where the teachers of DPS Vasant Vihar and DPS East of Kailash conducted sessions and showcased the manner in which they conducted online classes and taught their students during these challenging times. These sessions were held simultaneously by the faculty of both schools, for all subjects, as per the schedule below. Subject teachers of the respective subjects, of all three branches of DPS RK Puram attended the sessions.


The Headmistress VI-VIII, Ms. Niva Chhonkar welcomed the visiting faculty on all the days. The respective Headmistresses, Ms. Archana Pental of DPS Vasant Vihar and Ms. Usha Diptivilasa of DPS East of Kailash introduced their team of teachers  before each session. 


All sessions proved to be insightful. The Science teachers showed interesting videos, conducted interactive quizzes and most importantly, demonstrated how to use the material and equipment easily available at home to carry out scientific experiments and make classes more interesting for the students.

 English teachers enacted stories to make them more engrossing and captivating for the young learners. They also demonstrated how  role play could be used as an effective teaching methodology.

Hindi teachers used interesting methodologies for effective learning by the students.  They used the process of making lemonade to explain adjectives, explained nouns with the help of a song and also conducted activities like ‘spin a tale’, word games and the like. 

Teachers of foreign languages like German, Spanish and French, showcased their insightful and informative presentations depicting the different cultures. These  sessions were very interactive, from alphabets to greetings, from songs to monuments, from listening activities to spinning of the table game, it incorporated all.


The Heads of Departments/ Headmistress VI-VIII / Coordinators extended their gratitude to the teachers of DPS VV and DPS EOK for taking out their valuable time to present their labour of love.


Day/Date

Subject 

Session conducted by:

Time: 6:00 pm -7:00 pm

Wednesday 20.05.2020

  Mathematics

DPS EOK

    Science

DPS VV

Thursday  21.05.2020

  English

DPS EOK

  Mathematics

DPS VV

Friday  22.05.2020

Social Science

DPS EOK

English

DPS VV

Time: 10:00 am -11:00 am


Tuesday 26.05.2020

Hindi

DPS VV

DPS EOK

  Foreign language

DPS VV  (German)

DPS EOK & VV  (Spanish)

DPS EOK  (French)


Wednesday 27.05.2020

Music

DPS VV

Dance

DPS VV

Yoga

DPS VV

  Science

DPS EOK

Thursday  28.05.2020

Social science

DPS VV

Guest Speaker Programme- Accountancy Department

The Accountancy Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized a Guest Speaker Programme on 1st June 2020 for students of Class XII on the topic ‘Careers after Lockdown’. The Guest Speaker – Mr. Anubhav Rakheja, a motivational speaker and a career guidance expert was invited to interact with the students. He is known for his 500+ impactful sessions. In the discussion with the students, Mr. Rakheja emphasized on the impact of the lockdown on the economy and careers like Digital marketing, data analysis and cybersecurity which are likely to be in high demand in future. 

His vivacious and zealous personality, girdled with his knowledge left the audience spellbound.

Guest Speaker Programme – Business Studies Deptt.

The Department of Business Studies organized a Guest Speaker Programme on 1st June 2020 for the students of class XII. The guest speaker, Anubhav Rakheja is a motivational speaker and a career guidance expert who spoke on the topic, “Careers after Lockdown”. He discussed the impact of lockdown on the economy and the increase in demand for careers like ‘Financial Analysts’ etc. The students interacted with the guest and he answered the queries of the students. The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, Vice Principal, Dr. Renu Nayar and Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra were invited for the same.