On 26^th September Delhi Public School, RK Puram organized a career guidance session for the students of Class X which Jamboree Institute took up.  Headmistress Ms Rashmi Malhotra addressed the students about the importance of Career Counselling and Guidance Sessions. The esteemed speakers invited for the day were Ms Naima Gupta and Mr Vineet Gupta both alumni. 

Speakers provided fruitful insight to the young minds about education abroad. The two insisted on fogging the human mind to figure out what one really wants in life. Students were provided with a brief about the universities abroad, their admission procedures and their prerequisites. The topic of Liberal Arts was taken up and the flexibility of various educational institutes such as Ashoka University was shown. It was to them. interactive and intriguing session as all the doubts were actively addressed. The Speakers also emphasised the importance of being humble and responsible citizens. The session was concluded with a vote of thanks.

“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”

– Jonathan Swift

An Eye Camp was organised in the school premises on Friday, 27 May 2022 to check the eyesight of the students belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of Classes VI-IX. Under the able guidance of the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan, the camp was conducted by the organisation, ‘Young Foresight’ and facilitated by the Headmistress of Classes IX-X, Ms Rashmi Malhotra and the Supervisor of Classes VI-VIII, Ms Vinita Gupta. The objective of the camp was to check the eyesight of the students and provide perfect-fitting spectacles, which are environmentally friendly and fully biodegradable, to those who were found to have weak eyesight. 

The camp started at 9:30 AM and lasted till 1:30 PM for all the students. The eyesights of 42 students from Class VI, 25 students from Class VII, 16 students from Class VIII and 59 students from Class IX were tested in the presence of an ophthalmologist and optometrist. The parents of the students of Classes VI-VIII were also present in the school while the tests were conducted. 

The eye tests were conducted in three stages and the students who were found to have weak eyesight were prescribed perfectly fitting spectacles with lenses as per their required powers. A database of all the students who had weak eyesight was also created using Google Sheets. Moreover, each student was counselled along with the parents regarding their eyesight and they were also advised about the importance of wearing spectacles on a regular basis to protect their precious eyes. 

On Tuesday, 2nd August 2022, 58 students with weak eyesight were provided spectacles free of cost in the presence of Ms Padma Srinivasan, the Principal, Ms Vinita Gupta, the Supervisor and Ms Sangeeta Malik, Interim Headmistress – Junior Wing, Vasant Vihar. 

The event was a fruitful one as many students benefited from the eye check-up and the timely intervention of the school helped them to focus on their studies in a better manner. The event not only helped to prevent the further deterioration of the eyesight of the students but also provided a sense of relief to the parents.

The Department of Geography organized a plantation drive for class X students to commemorate 50 glorious years of DPS RK Puram and 75 years of Indian independence 0n August 8, 2022, at 9.15 Am in the facility Block. The function was graced by the presence of our three Vice Principals Mr Naresh Miglani, Mr Anil Kathuria and Mr Mukesh KumarThe Vice Principals were warmly welcomed by the students of class X and the coordinator of Class X, Ms Arti Trivedi and the Coordinator of class IX, Ms Sangita Bajpai.

All participants enthusiastically planted medicinal plants like Amla, Stevia, Tulsi, Basil, Curry Patta, Harsinghar and Aloe Vera in the facility block. The three Vice Principals encouraged students to be sensitized toward the environment for a safer tomorrow. Slogans were chanted by students. Mr Miglani also assured the students that the school authorities will get metal tags etched with the student’s names and the scientific name of the plants. These will be placed around the saplings. Students gave their heartfelt thanks to the school authorities for providing them with a platform to showcase their concern for a safer, greener and healthier tomorrow. The session concluded with a vote of thanks to the Principal, Vice Principal and the gardeners who helped us in bringing this idea to fruition.