Sessions on career counselling was organised by the school for students and parents of class X separately according to the following schedule:

Class X A – XH  (PARENTS)The first session was conducted by Mr Jitin Chawla on 28 September 2022 (Wednesday) on career options available for students across all streams within India. Sir emphasised upon the need to discover oneself and asking questions such as what, why, when, where and how. Various offbeat careers booming in the present times were also highlighted such as certified fraud examiner, design computational linguistics, digital marketing etc.Mr Chawla provided information on various courses available within India and abroad offering free education such as Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Netherlands. The session was engaging and informative and the parents were able to get clarity on their questions related to a specific career.

CLASS X  (STUDENTS)

 A career session was organised for all class X students on 29th September 2022 (Thursday). 

The first session was conducted by Mr Binit Binod and his team from PRATHAM. Mr Binit Binod emphasised upon how to choose a career for themselves based upon their aptitude, skills and interest instead of choosing a career based on other people’s perspective, herd mentality, comparison and social status. Sir, highlighted upon various career options available for students across all streams along with their entrance exams and future prospects. Second session was taken by Ms Shilpa and Mr Abhishekh from MINDLER where an emphasis was on subject specific career options available for students. Sir provided information on various career options available apart from the usual career options available.

 CLASS X I TO X O (PARENTS)

 A session was conducted by Mr Jitin Chawla on 30th September 2022 (Friday) on various  career options available for students across all streams. The session highlighted upon upcoming new courses available which have a promising future for the generations to come. Sir emphasised upon the importance of self discovery in the process of choosing a career for themselves. Information on career options available when choosing a specific subject was provided such as psychology, history, maths, economics, chemistry etc.  Lastly, an emphasis on different universities along with the programs being offered were spoken about. It was an informative interactive session where parents were able to clear their doubts.  

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow”

On 26^th September 2022, Delhi Public School RK Puram organised a career guidance session for the students of Class X which was taken up by Jamboree Institute.  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 a brief about the universities abroad, their admission procedures and their prerequisites. The topic of Liberal Arts was taken up and 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 a humble and responsible citizen. The session was concluded with the vote of thanks.

A seminar was organised on noise pollution at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram on 21st December 2022 for classes VIII-A to VIII-G. Dr Shalabh Sharma, a senior ENT consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, was invited as the guest speaker for the event. 

This seminar was held as a part of the environment club awareness initiative, based on the suggested monthly activities by the Directorate of Education (DoE). The program was held under the able guidance of the principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan and Ms Vinita Gupta, the headmistress of classes VI-VIII. 

The session commenced with a warm welcome of the guest speaker. Dr Sharma started the session by explaining the meaning of ‘noise’ and the harmful range of sound. He touched on the sources and effects of noise pollution on humans and the environment respectively. This was followed by an interactive session with the students about the behavioural changes that can be adopted by human beings to prevent noise pollution. He also held a brief interactive quiz and Q&A session towards the end. 

The seminar culminated with Ms Vinita Gupta acknowledging the speaker for the highly informative session, the environment club in charge Ms Neelam Ajwani and the activity in charge Ms Deeksha Gupta, for the success of the event. 

The event was a great success as the students not only gained new knowledge about the topic but also wanted to explore and teach behavioural changes to curb noise pollution for the betterment of society.

A Guest Speaker Programme on Air Pollution and its hazards was organised in Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 for the students of Classes VII and VIII. The Guest Speakers for the programme were Dr Randeep Guleria, a renowned Pulmonologist and the former Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Professor Vartika Mathur, the Head of the Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. 

The programme was organised under the able guidance of the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan and with the support of the Headmistress, Ms Vinita Gupta, Headmistress, Classes VI-VIII. It was a part of the Green School Initiative, a flagship program in association with Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi and AIIMS, New Delhi.

The programme commenced by introducing the eminent guests to the audience followed by their felicitation by the Principal. Then the Principal addressed the gathering and spoke about how the school was honoured to have Dr Randeep Guleria and Professor Vartika Mathur as the guest speakers for the event. The Principal’s address was followed by an address by Professor Vartika Mathur, who elaborated about the Green School Programme which started in 2016 and how it has been instrumental in spreading environmental awareness to more than 37,000 school students. 

Thereafter, Dr Randeep Guleria addressed and sensitised the students on air pollution and its health hazards since air pollution is one of the most worrying concerns that has been plaguing the environment for a long time, especially in our city. Dr Guleria spoke about the various important terms associated with air pollution and elaborated on its causes and effects with the aid of a vivid presentation. He also explained about the various types of pollutants and how we can involve our family and friends to take steps towards preventing this pollution. The session was quite interactive with the students putting forth their numerous queries regarding the topic and Dr Guleria patiently answering them. 

This was followed by an interactive quiz conducted by the student volunteers of Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, which prompted the students to not only engage with the topic but also motivated them through the interesting rewards which were given by the student volunteers. 

The session culminated with the Vote of Thanks delivered by the Headmistress of Classes VI-VIII, Ms Vinita Gupta, who thanked the esteemed guests, for sparing their valuable time and enlightening the students and teachers alike on this extremely pertinent issue. She also thanked the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan for her continuous guidance and encouragement along with Ms Dimple Menon, Activity Incharge for the Eco Club, for facilitating the programme.  

The programme was an immense success and it not only educated the students about air pollution and its health hazards but also motivated them to take some serious steps to curb this, in order to create a sustainable and pollution-free environment for us and our future generations.