Assembly XII-I & XII-J (12-07-2023)
TOPIC – “ONE DAY OR DAY ONE”
We all speak of a better future as something that we highly anticipate. The “better tomorrow” that we patiently await. We speak of where we see ourselves in one, five or ten years. We make plans. We have goals. But how many of us can really say that they are working towards this better future?
The class presentation commenced by invoking the name of God through the prayer -“Jeevan Tumne Diya Hai, Sambhaloge Tum” performed by Sneha Pandey, Kanishka Verma, Aditya Prakash Singh, Khushal Bajaj, Divyalaksh Baisoya, Manishka Asrani, Krishal Sharma, Nazia Amin, Kashvi Aggarwal, Saumya Srivastava, Adit Verma, Tanya, Nikita, and Prithvi Raghu.
Following the prayer Kanishka Verma, Arth Agarwal, Aboli Arora, Vaibhav, Krishal Sharma, Ujjwal Tiwari, Gaurav, Aryan Kumar, Shubhag Tripathi, Tejas Agarwal, Aryan Gupta, Reejoul Sharma, Chinmay Sharma and Nikita performed a skit which was inspired by the legends of Mahabharat and Ramayana with an outlook inculcating the characters as thoughts of our own. Within the skit, Nazia Amin, Kashvi Aggarwal and Saumya Srivastava performed the Shiva Vandana, the Thought for the day was presented by Shivesht Sharma and Vishal Balaji followed by the News by Gaurav, Madhav Gupta, Smriti Srivastava and Aviral Varshney. The rap was performed by Kushagara Goel and the melodious instrumental performance was given by Jia Vohra and Akshit Bakshi. The skit ended with speeches by Ananya Negi, Tanya, Divyalaksh Baisoya and Akshatt Chauhan.
After the skit, the western choir consisting of Adit Verma, Kashvi Aggarwal, Tanya, Nazia Amin, Krishal Sharma, Kushagra Goel, Chinmay Sharma, Aahant Kumar, Manishka Asrani, Kanishka Verma, Khushal Bajaj, Divyalaksh Baisoya and Saumya Srivastava sang the song “Firework” and gave a powerful and mesmerising performance. After that, Chinmaya performed a self-composed poem on procrastination titled “Jo Vakt Kho Jaye “.
The comperes were Nethra Lawania, Aditya Tiwari and Samaira Mohapatra. The eye-catching board artwork was made by Tanya, Manvi Segan, Pearl Wadhwa, Amya Rastogi and Aarushi Chandak. The beautiful invites and folders were made by Kashvi Aggarwal, Smriti Srivastava and Soumya Singh and the entire presentation and E-invites were made by Garv Jain and Yash Sehgal .
Finally, the entire gathering together sang the melodious School Anthem followed by the National Anthem.
12 JULY 2023, WEDNESDAY
CLASSES XII I AND XII J
CLASS TEACHERS – MR. SUBODH KUMAR & MS. NEELU OBEROI
VICE PRINCIPAL – MR. NARESH MIGLANI
CLASS REPRESENTATIVE – Ms SARIKA KAUSHAL
ACTIVITY INCHARGE – MS PREETI PRATIHARI & MS KAVERI DHAR
DPS Vasant Vihar School Report 2021-2022
DPS East of Kailash School Report 2022-2023
DPS Vasant Vihar School Report 2022-2023
DPS R K Puram School Report 2022-2023
Digex 2023
Soaring to the Summits of Success
Mukhyamantri Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha (MVPP) Examination, conducted by the Science Branch of the Directorate of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi was held on 22nd January, 2023.
The objective of this examination was to identify brilliant students with high intellect of Class IX and recognize their scientific aptitude by awarding a scholarship and a certificate to them.
Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram fosters a rich blend of holistic and futuristic education. 143 students took the exam and 58 students aced it with flying colors. Their spectacular performance in MVPP has added feathers to the achievement tally of the school. H. Jatin Vikash (IX E) has bagged the All India First Position making the school proud with his meritorious achievement.
Sushant Kumar Agarwal (IX B) and Akshat Jain (IX K) bagged the Third and Fourth ranks respectively thereby proving that DPS R.K Puram students are second to none.
List of successful students is as follows:
KAMP NASTA 2022-23
“The capacity to learn is a gift, the ability to learn is a skill, the willingness to learn is a choice”
- Brian Herbert
KAMP hosted its certificate distribution ceremony for NASTA 2022-23 on 7th July 2023 at Delhi Public School, RK Puram. The Knowledge And Awareness Mapping Programme “KAMP” is an international intellect E-based assessment platform of 21st century skills, awareness and knowledge for science, technology and humanities among students. It is an initiative and knowledge alliance of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research and industrial partners M/S Nysa Communications Pvt. Ltd. (NCPL) and it intends to develop creativity, reading and thinking skills that bring out the inherent abilities of the students.
Prior to the commencement of the award distribution, the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan addressed the gathering. She welcomed the chief guests Mr Ashish Mittal, the Project director for KAMP, Ms. Arika Mathur, the Operation head, Mr. Dhiraj Singh Rajput, the Regional head for Delhi, and Mr. Kushal Payal, the Regional manager. She encouraged the students to participate in such events in the coming years.
The Project Director congratulated the awardees and by his speech inspired the students to explore, nurture and apply their skills. The guests presented the awards to:
- SATVIK DAKSH GUPTA- CLASS 7 NATIONAL TOPPER
- VIRAAJ GUPTA- CLASS 6 STATE TOPPER
- DIA GUPTA- CLASS 10 STATE TOPPER
- TARUSH ARAN- CLASS 8 STATE TOPPER
- VIDHAAN SRIVASTAVA- CLASS 9 STATE TOPPER
- AMEY VIKRANT SHENDE- CLASS 12 DISTRICT TOPPER
The school received an award of appreciation from KAMP for being a part of NASTA-22. Ms Rashmi Malhotra, the Headmistress proposed the vote of thanks .The award distribution ceremony concluded with the national anthem.
STAFF MEETING CUM WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK 2023
A staff meeting cum workshop on National Curriculum Framework 2023 was conducted on 1 July 2023 at Delhi Public School RK Puram. It was attended by the teachers from DPS RK Puram,East of Kailash and Vasant Vihar. The NCF is set to be implemented from 2024 and the education ministry has invited comments and suggestions on the draft. The committee to frame it was chaired by scientist K Kasturirangan.
The meeting began by invoking the blessings of the almighty by a prayer. This was followed by the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan addressing the gathering and sharing the National Curriculum Framework with the teachers with a Powerpoint Presentation. She emphasised on the importance of being a part of this great endeavour right at the inception stage so that valuable additions can be made to the Education system.
She also said that NCF 2023 proposes to completely change the education system, claiming that the new design will enable breadth in Grades 9-10 through a broad spectrum of courses across streams, and depth in Grades 11-12 in certain areas according to students’ choice.NCF is aimed to develop a sense of self-reliance and dignity of the individual which would for the basis of social relationship and would develop a sense of nonviolence and oneness across the society. To develop a child centred approach and to promote universal enrollment and retention up to the age of 14.The NCF guiding principles aim to promote a holistic, inclusive, and skill-based education system. These principles contribute to the foundation of the NCF and guide the development of education policies and practices in India.
The workshop concluded by the Vice Principals Mr Naresh Miglani,Mr Anil Kathuria ,Mr Mukesh Kumar and Ms Rashmi Malhotra Headmistress Classes IX and X addressing the teachers and speaking about the importance of the role of teachers in a student’s life. This was followed by brunch for the teachers.Meetings were conducted by the department heads for their respective departments and by the vice principals for the class teachers of all the Classes.
9TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA
Delhi Public School RK Puram celebrated the 9th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21st June 2023.Yoga is an integral part of our cultural and spiritual heritage.It is a 5,000-year old tradition from India that combines physical, mental and spiritual pursuits to achieve harmony of the body and mind. On December 11 in 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21st as the International Day of Yoga. The declaration came at the behest of the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi during his address to the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014 wherein he stated: “Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and nature”. In suggesting June 21, which is the Summer Solstice, as the International Day of Yoga, Mr Narendra Modi had said: “the date is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world.” This year the theme of the Yoga day is Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbaka effectively encapsulating our collective aspiration for ‘One Earth, One Family, and One Future.’
Students of Delhi Public School RK Puram took an oath to integrate yoga into their lives to achieve a sound body and mind.Under the able guidance of the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan. The Vice Principal Mr Anil Kathuria and Mr Suresh, Head of the Physical Education department took the oath with the students which said,“I take a pledge to integrate yoga in my life by practising yoga regularly with my family and friends also encouraging them to adopt yoga for a healthy lifestyle. I take a pledge that I will practice yoga only under trained and knowledgeable Yoga teachers recognised by reputed and registered institutions.”
Children’s Social Conclave on G20 competition (2023)
अयं निजः परोवेति गणना लघुचेतसाम्
उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्॥
Gandhi Smriti,Darshan Samiti & Action committee unaided recognised private schools organised Children’s Social Conclave on G20 held on May 6, 2023, to foster understanding of the theme of India’s G20 Presidency among school students and inspire them to think of actionable Programmes and Projects. The theme of the discussion was “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Future.” This Children’s Social Conclave had participation from 69 schools. Under the guidance of the Principal Ms. Padma Srinivasan, the students of Delhi Public School, Ram Krishna Puram also took part in this competition and secured first position. The presentation commenced with sanskrit shlok and dance which expressed the meaning of vasudhaiv kutumbakam. After that speech was given through posters on the given topic.The poster has been made with an old cardboard box and old fabric banner installed on an iron frame.Small pieces of leftover cardboard have been pasted to make details of the relief work such as fish scales,clothes,spots on deer,eyes,grass,leaves etc.The Earth has been shown in green and blue as usual representing the land and aquatic bodies. The fish and the deer represent the marine and animal life on the earth which inhabit and survive along with the humans coexisting together peacefully thus establishing the idea of One-family. The two children carry the idea of preservation with the girl holding a dove in her hand and the boy holding a flower representing the protection of life and nature as our moral duty towards one healthy and bright future.The board also raises the ideas and concerns towards the prevailing issues,social and environmental that are required to be addressed to make the whole world a better place to live
The Sanskrit shlok was presented by Anika Goyal of class X-C, the dance was performed by Plaksha Devshi of class XI-W, speech was delivered by Vinayak Gaur of class XII-O and Anika Goyal of class X-C. The aesthetic artwork and design was by Vanya Rajput XII-W and Diya of class XI-T. The programme concluded with the sanskrit shlok and dance which express the relevance of the topic in today’s world.
