CIVITAS 2021-22
Eunoia 2021-22
The Bubbling Cauldron DPS VV
RAISING THE BAR
Art Poetica 2021-22
ART POETICA
Dr Prem Kirpal Memorial Interschool Art and Poetry Competition
“I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.”
– Pablo Picasso
Delhi Public School R.K. Puram hosted Art Poetica, the Dr. Prem Kirpal Memorial Inter School Art and Poetry Competitions, virtually, on 28 December 2021, in loving memory of Dr. Prem Kirpal, the former Chairman of the DPS Society, who is remembered for his love for poetry, art and culture. This annual extravaganza saw students from 28 schools engage in various competitions that were tailored to be at the convergence of distinct forms of art, poetry and performing arts.
Blend Art involved recitation and dramatisation of an English poem on any social issue or theme while capturing the essence of the poem in a painting or a sketch. The online competition was judged by Dr Carreen Pakrasi and Ms Tina Rajan.
Artistic Poesy was a competition wherein a collage of pictures was shared with the students and the students were required to compose a ballad connecting the pictures in any order. The event was judged by Ms Ivy Dasgupta and Ms Anuradha Salhotra.
Lyrical Canvas was an on-the-spot drawing competition wherein participants were given a line from a well-known poem and were asked to create a visual image which accurately captured and depicted the dominant emotion conveyed by it. The competition was judged by Mr Pankaj Guru and Mr Shashi Paul.
In Inverse Rhapsody, participants were given a short poem or lines from a poem to recite twice. First, the participant recited the poem bringing out the dominant emotion as expressed by the poet and then, the participant presented it with an emotion contrasting the dominant one. The event was judged by Ms Nishtha Singhal and Ms Harneet Kaur Chahal.
Poetic Silhouette was an online shape poetry writing competition. Individual participants were required to write a rhyming poem in the shape of the prompt given to them. The entries were judged by Ms Arpita Dasgupta and Ms Tanushree Bhattacharya.
Lime-in-Rhyme was a competition which celebrated and promoted the unique and multi-layered art of limerick writing. Participants were required to write a limerick based on a verbal input and then recite it. The competition was judged by Mr Gautam Nadkarni and Dr Veena Kapur.
The Valedictory Ceremony took place on 11 March 2022 on the virtual platform- Zoom, and commenced with the shloka and the symbolic lighting of the lamp. The Western Music Society then presented a melodious song on the role of inspiration and power of victory.
The Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan, welcomed the Chief Guest, Shri V. K. Shunglu, Chairman of the DPS Society and Managing Committee of DPS R. K. Puram, and Mrs Shunglu. She extended a warm welcome to the Guest of Honour, Honourable Chief Justice Shri B. N. Kirpal and Mrs Aruna Kirpal. She also welcomed the esteemed members of the working committee of the school, Shri B. K. Chaturvedi, Dr Usha Luthra, Ms Vrinda Sarup, Mr Ravi Vira Gupta, Mr Rahul Singh, Dr Kiran Datar, Ms Namita Pradhan and the special guest Shri Kaushik Dutta.
Further, Ms Srinivasan mentioned that during these testing times, art has provided us with much needed solace – be it music, dance, theatre, painting or poetry. She emphasised on how art has the power to heal us and likened it to therapy. She said that art surpasses all man-made barriers and helps people of different cultural backgrounds to connect.. Ms Padma Srinivasan spoke about the success of Art Poetica and congratulated the vying poets and artists for carrying the legacy of Dr Prem Kirpal forward. She concluded by saying that she sincerely hoped that events like this would collectively inspire and instil in the world a love for art, poetry, theatre and dance in the years to come.
The students of the Expressions Theatre Club then presented a gripping courtroom drama, ‘The Twelve Angry Jurors,’ an adaptation of a teleplay by Reginald Rose. The performance captivated the audience with its engaging plotline and a stunning portrayal of the various characters.This was followed by a presentation of the winning performances by various participants and the announcement of winners of various competitions. The overall winner of the event was Delhi Public School, Indirapuram.
The ceremony also witnessed the digital launch of the literary magazine, The Bubbling Cauldron, an annual anthology of creative expression. The launch was accompanied by the recitation of select pieces of prose and poetry from the Bubbling Cauldron by the students from Delhi Public School R.K. Puram and its junior schools, DPS East of Kailash and DPS Vasant Vihar. This was followed by a stupendous e-exhibition of fine arts by budding artists of the host school.
The Chief Guest, Shri V.K. Shunglu addressed the gathering and commended the efforts of the school to celebrate the memory of Dr. Prem Kirpal and expressed his gratitude to the work that Dr. Prem Kirpal has done. He then praised the play courtroom drama, ‘The Twelve Angry Jurors’, and the glimpses of the competitions. Furthermore, he expressed regret on not being able to conduct the ceremony offline due to the unpredictability of Covid. He applauded the Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan on her determination to conduct the ceremony despite all odds. He also congratulated the participants for their sterling performances.
The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr Atika Dayal, Head of the English Department. She appreciated the effort of all the students in displaying their talents through the various competitions and congratulated all of them.. She also thanked all the teachers of the English, Music, IT and Fine Arts departments for their support in making the programme a success.
The ceremony culminated with the National Anthem.
The results of the various events are as follows:
Phenomenon 2021-2022
Interactive session: Enhancing Competencies with Experiential learning
‘Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.’- John Keats
An interactive session with the teachers from the Junior Schools,Delhi Public School, East of Kailash and Vasant Vihar was held on 24th & 25th February 2022 in DPS R.K.Puram in the Senior Biology Lab. This session was a step towards enhancing competencies of the students at primary level by using experiential learning, the very essence of New Education Policy.
On day I, February 24,2022 the interactive session was held for EVS teachers of Classes I and II.
The session commenced with words of motivation by the esteemed Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan. Various innovative and creative activities were presented like awareness of sense organs by Five senses station, Preparing Natural dyes with red cabbage, spinach, Hibiscus and beetroot.The concept of traffic lights was suitably connected with emotions to be internalized by the students early in life. The importance and means of conservation of water was emphasized by the model of rainwater harvesting. Chapter by chapter, the activities were discussed and brainstormed by all the teachers present.
On day II, 25th February 2022, the interactive session was held for EVS teachers of Classes III, IV and V.
The session began with the Principal stressing upon the use of the native language while teaching the students of classes I-V. She spoke of the importance of Experiential learning and the importance of observing scientific facts in our environment, the food that we eat, in our architecture, in every aspect of our lives; to enable the curiosity in young students so as to encourage them to experiment and infer.
Activities highlighting the factors needed for growth of plants, the germination of seeds,paper Chromatography, transpiration and the importance of stomata , the porosity of various types of soil, the churning action of our stomach depicted with the help of a poly bag, adulterants and their detection in our food, importance of millets, multigrain flour, use of neem and babool twigs as toothbrush,harvesting of rainwater and the use of drip irrigation to irrigate, were demonstrated.
The vision, planning and enactment of this interactive session was provided by Ms. Niva Chhonkar, HOD Biology.Ms. Saveri Lal, Ms. Neelam Ajwani,Ms. Rituraj,Ms. Reema Khosla, Ms. Shruti Gupta, Ms. Dimple Menon, Ms. Manu Gupta,Ms. Bharti. Ms. Shalini Chanana,Ms. Kusum Yadav and Ms. Kajal Sethi organized the activities.
संवाद क्लब पत्रिका 2021-22
JIGYASA VIGYAN MAHOTSAV 2022 (NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY COMPETITION)
Spurti Nimbali a student of Class X-H recently participated in the Jigyasa Vigyan Mahotsav 2022 (National Scientific Creativity Competition) organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and have been selected as the Grand Prize Winner for her project EpiCare, a first-of-its-kind, mobile application programmed to aid people with epilepsy and their caregivers. She has been chosen as one of the three Grand Prize winners among more than 2500 submissions and will be awarded Rs 1 Lakh for the further development and implementation of her project. Moreover, She also got the opportunity to personally interact with the Honourable Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh.
AAVYA SHRIVASTAVA’S THE RAINBOW OF MY LIFE
Aavya Shrivastava is an 11-year-old budding poetess of class VI -I whose collection of poems has been published in the book entitled – “The Rainbow of My Life“. Her poems are the reflections of her keen observation of the various spectacles of life in the pandemic during lockdown especially keeping the younger generation in mind.
The book is available on Amazon and Flipkart.
Teacher’s Training Programme for the Subject Teachers of Classes VI to VIII
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
― Benjamin Franklin
The Teacher’s Training Programme for the subject teachers of Classes VI to VIII was organised by the school according to the following schedule:
Training Session I – The first training session of the series was conducted by Ms Sarika Kaushal on 14 January 2022 on the digital platform of ‘Animaker’. The tool helps to create simple, easy-to-make videos that make learning fun and engaging, especially in junior classes. The videos can be used to introduce a wide variety of topics in different subjects. The session was a hands-on demonstration of the tool wherein Ms Kaushal demonstrated the step-by-step process of making videos on Animaker using different templates and adding various features such as animated characters, music, images, etc. Animaker helps to choose and create our own virtual characters which can be customized according to our own choices along with adding voiceovers. The session was quite engaging for all the teachers and they learnt to make their own videos on the trial version of the tool which, even with its limited features, can help to make classes interactive and interesting.
Training Session II – ‘Prezi’ was conducted by Mrs. Sarika Kaushal on 15 January 2022. She elaborated upon the edtech tool and explained the process of making a presentation. Some of its fascinating features include using classic templates; it allows zoom and preview of specific objects on the slide; inserting Youtube videos/ GIF/ image/ text/ objects; functions like alignment, bold and decreasing the font size; using wonderful backgrounds; double click to change the title; it allows watermark and import of your ppt slide and so on. Some of the images available on the dashboard can be used to enhance the presentation. The tool is accessible after creating an account in Prezi. Though the free trial mode limits the access yet it suffices the need to enliven the online classroom environment with the help of vibrant presentations.
Training Session III – ‘Adobe Photoshop’ was conducted by Mr. Amit Rajput and Mr. Shiven Tanwar on 18 January 2022. The session focussed on editing a photograph and the Almanac’s page was chosen for the purpose. The trainers exhibited the application of multiple features such as smudge tool, blur, burn, clone tool, magic wand etc. They presented the usage of functions like Control D, Control Z to revert an action and rotate tool. They emphasized on practising tool work and layering to equip oneself with the skill of editing a document or image.
Training Session IV – The training session on audio and video software was conducted by Mr Sothingam Shaiza on 19 February 2022 through the demonstration of software such as Logic Pro (for Apple users), FL Studio (for Windows users) and Filmora. These softwares are extremely useful for compiling audios and videos for assemblies, class presentations and other school-related activities. Logic Pro is a digital audio workstation for the macOS platform that can create and arrange music in real-time and convert them into MP3.Wav formats. Through the demonstration of the software, teachers learnt how to use some basic functions such as importing files, editing, cutting, joining, adjusting the volume, exporting and recording.
The second software was Filmora – video maker, which is a line of video creation and editing applications developed by Wondershare. Mr Shazia illustrated how different types of videos can be made through this application by using a variety of functions such as merging audios and adding another audio track to the existing one by using the cutting tool, the smooth merging of music using the fading tool, automating the loudness and softness of music by using the automation tool, adding voice-overs to the audio, fading in and fading out of audio tracks, transitions and effects, using the greenscreen and exporting videos. The session was a great learning experience for all the teachers.
Training Session V – The training session on ‘Creating Quizzes’ was conducted by Ms Divya Thakur on 20 January 2022. Quizzes have become an invaluable part of the online teaching-learning process and Ms Thakur introduced some unique and interesting platforms such as Edpuzzle, Quizzes and Kahoot that are fun and engaging ways to make learning dynamic and participative in the online classrooms. Edpuzzle is an educational tool that helps to make videos more interactive by using simple editing tools. Since videos are a powerful resource in online teaching-learning activities that are used by students, Edpuzzle helps to add questions/comments on videos that not only engage the learners but also make the learning process more interactive and enjoyable. The session also constituted the hands-on demonstration of the process of creating quizzes on quizzing platforms such as Quizzes and Kahoot which not only capture the interest of the learners but can also be used as assessment tools while simultaneously making learning lively and enjoyable.
Training Session VI – ‘Google Earth, Bhuvan – Digital Map Making’ was conducted by Ms Vinita Gupta on 25 January 2022. The tool is quite intriguing as it allows users to pin a location and share its details. The images of the location can also be shared with students. It has in-house quizzes and games. It allows users to know things like the COVID situation around the world. It throws light on important factors affecting our planet Earth. Bhuvan was created by ISRO. It has many versatile features such as visualization of satellite images and maps and analysis. It was an informative session and provided an innovative perspective to be incorporated into the teaching-learning process.
All the sessions were concluded by the vote of thanks, which were delivered by Ms Vinita Gupta, the Supervisor of Classes VI-VIII. She thanked the resource people for sharing their knowledge via these sessions that would enable the continued growth and learning of all the teachers. She also thanked the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan, for introducing the idea of teachers’ training programmes and her invaluable support and guidance in organising these sessions. These training sessions were a grand success that introduced the teachers to multifarious digital platforms and software which will help them to make the teaching-learning processes more enjoyable and engaging for the students as well as themselves.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE OLYMPIAD
We would like to congratulate Madhav Mittal for being the Regional Winner of Class 11th across Delhi NCR Region in the international Finance Olympiad. He is also eligible for a cash scholarship worth Rs 3000/-