SUMMER DELIGHT ACTIVITIES (SCHOLASTIC) – CLASSES VI-VIII (2021-22)

“School’s out, summers in, let the drama stop and the fun begin.”

Delhi Public School R.K.Puram organised a plethora of summer activities for Grades VI- VIII in the month of April and May ‘21 which provided the students with an opportunity to engage well with the subjects of their choice.  These activities carried an element of fun and aided a platform for experimentation and creative expression. The aim was to develop creativity, enhance knowledge, facilitate language learning and improve expression besides boosting confidence.

English– A variety of activities based on creative writing such as picture poetry and story writing, fun vocabulary/grammar based quizzes and movie viewing were organised. Grade 6 organised ‘Acrostic poetry -Poetry Writing’, ‘The One-Man Show -Theatre and Speaking Skills’ and ‘End it your way – Creative writing Activity’. Grade 7 conducted ‘Caption-Gram– Creative Caption Writing’, ‘Wizards of Words– Language and Grammar Quiz’ and ‘Listen-O-Hara– Listening Skills Activity’ while Grade 8 came up with ‘Point of View– Visual Cue and Discussion’, ‘The Writer’s Quill– Story Writing’ and ‘Snap Poetry– Picture Based Poetry Writing’. 

Math– The activities were designed to encourage students to apply their problem solving techniques to solve real world problems. Some were hands-on activities to enable them to apply their critical thinking skills to generalise mathematical rules and also introduced them to new mathematical concepts. Grade 6 organised ‘TravelSmart’, ‘Finding the rule’ and ‘Knowing Tessellations’. Grade 7 conducted ‘Decimal Mathemagic’ and ‘Fun with Distances’. Grade 8 performed ‘Competency Based Learning’ and ‘Mind Maps’.

Hindi– The activities were created to instill values, promote creativity and language skills.  These involved creating out of waste, virtual tour of Sabarmati Ashram, world wide news and discussion on advertisements, dialogue writing, role play and picture story presentation. Grade 6 organised ‘Aon Chalein’, ‘Chhote Parivartan Bada Prabhav’and ‘West Se Best’. Grade 7 conducted ‘Desh Duniya- Samachar Vachan’, ‘Baatcheet’ and ‘Tatkalik Bhashan’.  Grade 8 coordinated ‘Sujh Bujh’, ‘Suno Aur Batao’ and ‘Vigyapan Charcha’.

Science– The activities aimed at experiential learning so that students reflect upon  various exhibits and scientific concepts and their application in daily life.  These activities gave them a platform: to inculcate scientific attitude and values, for instance calculating the temperature of the given quantity of water; to become environment conscious and develop sensitivity towards plants; to encourage ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ of kitchen wastes and do organic farming; to sensitise them towards their health and the need to protect themselves by preparing and eating immunity boosting foods especially during Covid times; to make them understand how building immunity saves us from life threatening diseases. They prepared infographics, posters and mind maps on the impact of climate change on biodiversity. They created slides to show the importance of vaccines.  The activities increased climate literacy among young learners and encouraged changes in their attitude and behaviours. Virtual tour of the Nehru Science Centre was an innovative way of showing exhibits to the students. Role play enabled them to identify and take up the role of the chemical substances present in disinfectants used at their homes. Grade 6 organised ‘Role Play- Lockdown your boredom with Science’, ‘Virtual Tour- The Nehru Science Centre’ and ‘3R’s Towards Organic Farming’.  Grade 7 conducted ‘Racing The Heat’, ‘Transferring Heat (1)’, ‘Transferring Heat (2)’, ‘Let’s Experiment: Chemical Reactions’, ‘Immunity Boosters’ and ‘Immunity Boosters 2: Master Chef’. Grade 8 coordinated ‘ Chemistry Is Fun’, ‘Chemical Changes’, ‘Colour Changing Chemical Magic’, ‘Impact Of Climate Change On Biodiversity’, ‘The Art Of Fermentation’,  ‘Vaccine- The Saviour Of Life’, ‘The Magic Of Liquid Pressure’ and ‘Edging Closer To Pressure And Area’.

Social Science– The activities enabled the students to understand the impact of their actions on the environment. They were familiarized with new words and engaged in experiential learning. They understood the importance of coins, the work of archaeologists, certain historical events such as the Battle of Plassey, the need to provide equal opportunities to women, the framework of the Constitution, the evolution of the Solar System, the issue of ‘Climate Change’, scarcity of water resource and using drip irrigation system for growing herbs and  managing waste and recycle plastic bottles to grow herbs.  The activities involved JAM sessions, drafting a Preamble, interactions, discussions, videos, virtual tours, presentations, story telling, listening skill and quizzes. Grade 6 conducted ‘Coins Speak’ and ‘Our Unique Earth: Through My Lens’.  Grade 7 organised ‘Women Changing the World ( Audio/ Visual and JAM session)’ and ‘Climate Change Is Real!’. Grade 8 coordinated ‘Battle of Plassey- Landmark in Indian History’,  ‘Mera Savidhan, Mera Maan (Draft your own Preamble)’ and ‘Green Thumb’. A story telling session was conducted by the distinguished guest Prof. Danish Iqbal, an exponent of Dastangoi, an Urdu story telling art form for Grades 6-8.

French-  The objective of the activities was to orient the students towards French language and culture.  The activities involved dialogue and descriptive paragraph writing, virtual tour of Paris and writing greetings based on pictures, dictionary words and a few hints. Grade 6 conducted ‘Complete the Dialogue and Greetings’.  Grade 7 organised ‘Describe Your Family, Describe Your Living Room’. Grade 8 coordinated ‘Virtual Tour of Paris’.

German– The reading, writing, speaking and listening activities were designed to enhance their understanding of the language.  The activities required the students to read a German text, speak about their family members in the language, make hand puppets, listen to a song on the ‘Finger Family’, paragraph writing on how to stay healthy and discussion on a text.  Grade 6 conducted ‘Reading Skills’ and ‘Meine Finger Familie’. Grade 7 organised ‘Paragraph Writing’. Grade 8 coordinated ‘Reading Skills’.

Spanish– The activities laid emphasis on orienting them to Spanish language, art and culture.  These acquainted the students with life in Madrid, the capital of Spain through a web series. They were introduced to vocabulary and phrases related to ordering food in a restaurant, to taking a taxi, to ask for directions etc. They were made to practise correct pronunciation and vocabulary through tongue twisters. They were encouraged to read story books in Spanish.  They were familiarized with Miguel de Cervantes, one of the most famous writers of Spain and his best known novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha.  This was done through the medium of a short biographical video, an animated short movie of his novel, followed by a virtual tour of Alcala de Henares, the birthplace of Cervantes.  The students also listened to an audio of a story followed by a discussion on new words and phrases, characters, messages that it conveyed etc. Quizzes were also conducted to check their understanding of the language. Grade 6 conducted ‘Mi Vida Loca’, ‘Trabalenguas’ and ‘La Hora del Cuento: La Señora y El Águila’. Grade 7 conducted ‘Historia: El Niño Sin Nombre’ and ‘Miguel de Cervantes y Don Quixote’. Grade 8 coordinated ‘Historia: Los Zombies No Comen Verduras’.

Sanskrit– The reading, writing, speaking and listening activities were designed to enhance their understanding of the language. They were made to listen to short stories and watched movies in Sanskrit followed by a discussion and a Google quiz.  The students were asked to make sentences from counting 1 to 4 in all the Lings (लिङ्ग) with a pictorial presentation. Grade 6 conducted अवधानेन शृणुत, पठत संस्कृतम् and  लिखत संस्कृतम्. Grade 7 organised अवधानेन शृणुत. Grade 8 coordinated अवधानेन शृणुत.

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME (19-MAY-2021)

Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “How To Find Peace and Happiness in tough times”.The guest speaker was Mr. Aman Chandra. The programme was organised on 19 May 2021 for students of classes IX-XII.

Mr. Chandra is a Bulletproof Happiness Coach, and a motivational speaker offering group programmes and 1-1 coaching to help people overcome challenging life situations and 2X their happiness. He is also the founder and former CEO of LifePositive.com (a global platform for personal and spiritual growth). As a soon to be an author in the self-help and personal growth space, Mr. Chandra is passionate about making happiness and personal growth wisdom

reach as many people as possible.

The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, and the Class Representatives , Class Teachers, and students of classes IX-XII attended the session.

The session began with an address by the Principal where she spoke about the importance of finding happiness in these trying times. During the session, Mr. Chandra spoke to the audience about various ways to combat stress and negativity. He guided the audience through an exercise that helped them attain peace of mind almost instantly,thus showing that the power to be happy already exists within us.

This was followed by a Question and Answer session where Mr. Chandra provided insightful answers to the wide-ranging questions from the audience. The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks proposed  by the Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra.

The event was organised by Ms. Shelly Malhotra and Ms. Archana Deepak with technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his team

Guest Speaker Programme Classes IX-XII

Delhi Public School, RK Puram organised a Virtual Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Role of a Vigilant Student in Present Scenario” on May 18, 2021 for the students of class IX-XII.

The Guest speaker Dr. Vinay Bhatnagar has done his Masters in Political Science from Delhi University and his  Phd In DLit. He is a retired Director Lok Sabha Secretariat with an experience of 44 years of Research, Training and Public Relations in Parliament Secretariat and teaching at college level. He is presently an associate professor in the Department of Law in Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Sciences IP University. He is also an UNDP Certified International Consultant. 

The Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan and the Headmistress Ms. Rashmi Malhotra also graced the occasion with their presence.The Guest Speaker Programme was conducted as an interactive session by Alma Ali of XII-U. During the session the speaker spoke a great deal about how we are in a state of anxiety because of covid. He emphasised on qualities such as confidence, competence and faith in oneself. He said in order to be a vigilant student one must believe, have faith and encourage others to do the same. He also pointed out that the seniors(the ones in class XII ) can mentor the juniors(the ones in Classes IX to X) to be vigilant and become action takers. In the end Dr. Vinay quoted Steve Jobs by speaking about 6 healers of life- sunlight,rest, physical exercise, diet, self confidence and friends. He spoke about the importance of these healers.

This was followed by a Question and Answer session conducted by Alma Ali(XII-U) where the speaker patiently explained his answers by using anecdotes from his real life experiences.

His answers provided a sense of clarity to all the students who attended the Guest Speaker Programme.

The Programme was concluded by a Vote of Thanks by Ms. Rashmi Malhotra and an Address by Ms. Padma Srinivasan.The event was organised by Ms. Preeti Pratihari and Ms. Kaveri Dhar along with the technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his Support Team.

Guest Speaker Programme -Classes VI-VIII

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”

 Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organised a virtual Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Music Therapy” on  May 17, 2021 for the students of class VI- VIII.

The guest speaker, Ms. Sahiba Jain, is  an expressive arts therapist and counselling psychologist. She is the founder of and a therapist at Flying feathers(Healing and expressive art therapy). She is skilled in mindfulness meditation, expressive art therapy ( including music therapy, dance therapy, psychodrama etc), counselling and sound healing, gratitude therapy and chakra dance movements.

The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan and Ms. Vinita Gupta also graced the occasion. The  Guest Speaker Programme was conducted as an interactive session by Sreyansh Jha (XII A) . The session began with Ms.Jain introducing the topic” music therapy”, which is the use of music to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of a group or individual. She then proceeded to involve the students in interactive activities such as listening to music of different genres and noticing how it would impact the state of mind of the students and using expressive body movements as a way of expression. The students actively participated and enjoyed the session thoroughly. They learnt valuable skills such as using music to focus and feel better. 

This was followed by a question and answer session where the speaker successfully answered a wide range of questions posed by the students. The session was brought to a close with vote of thanks by Shreyansh Jha (XII A).The event was organized by Ms. Kaveri Dhar and Ms. Preeti Pratihari with technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his support team.

Virtual Orientation Programme for the Parents of Classes VI – VIII

A Virtual Orientation Programme was organized for the parents of the students of classes VI, VII and VIII on 15, 16 and 17 April 2021 respectively. The purpose of the Orientation Programme was to introduce the parents to the respective class teachers and subject teachers. The session began with a short welcome video showcasing the artistic talent of our students. 

Thereafter, the class teachers welcomed the parents. They briefed the parents about the code of conduct to be followed by students while attending virtual classes and the general pattern of assessment which will be followed. Thereafter,the Class teachers called upon the subject teachers to address the parents. The Subject teachers spoke about their respective subjects and their expectations from the students. All teachers assured the parents of providing all possible support to the students during these difficult times. 

The Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan addressed the parents and emphasized on the need of holding each other’s hands in these unprecedented times to help the students benefit from these virtual classes. The Vice Principal , Ms Renu Nayar reiterated the importance of following the rules and maintaining the students’ attendance for virtual classes.

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM – PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”The Psychology Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized an online guest lecture program for the psychology students of class XII on 12 May 2021 on the topic “Carl Jung “Collective Unconscious”, curated by Dr. Inderpreet Sandhu. The session started with a warm welcome given by Ms. Kaveri Dhar to the speaker. Dr. Sandhu is a professor of psychology in Punjabi University Patiala. She gave a brief introduction of Carl Jung’s childhood years and the impact it had on his future research. Ms. Sandhu kept the spirit of Psychology alive by conducting intense discussions on topics such as collective unconscious, persona, shadow, anima, animus etc. The students enthusiastically participated in the session and were happy to gain valuable insights into the human psyche. Ms. Sandhu also described the influence of our ancestors on our mental processes and behaviours. The session concluded with the vote of thanks presented by Ms. Preeti Pratihari. It turned out to be an enriching and enlightening experience for all.

HISTORY SOCIETY SUMMER ACTIVITY

12 May 2021

‘Sare Jahan Se Acha Hindustan Hamara’: The Diverse Cultures of Indian States

“If God had so wished, he would have made all Indians speak with one language … the unity of India has been and shall always be a unity in diversity.”

  • Rabindranath Tagore 

The History Society of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized a cultural event to celebrate the diversity of India, where each participant represented a state of the country through different creative forms of expression. Participants were allowed to wear costumes and use props to enhance their performance. A special emphasis was placed on the significance of their attire. A beautiful display of a variety of cultures were put up by the participants. It perfectly captured the essence of their chosen states while captivating the audience. Some of the creative expressions included song, speech, poem and virtual travelogue among others. Each performer outdid themselves, their efforts were immensely applauded by the Principal herself. It also enriched the audience’s knowledge of our vast and fascinating culture. 

Guest Speaker Programme for Classes IX-XII

Delhi Public School RK Puram organised a virtual Guest Speaker Programme (GSP) on the topic “Start-ups and Entrepreneurship” on May 10, 2021 for the students of Class IX-XII. 

The guest speaker, Mr. Vikas Bagaria, founder of PeeSafe is a serial entrepreneur and a seasoned businessman with more than 24 years of experience in setting up and successfully running businesses from scratch.Mr Bagaria and his wife, Srijana, founded PeeSafe  – world’s fastest growing personal hygiene brand in 2013. When Mrs Bagaria fell sick on one of the Road Trip and was diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infection, they came up with the idea of a Toilet Seat Sanitizer Spray.

In January 2020, PeeSafe was awarded as The Best SMB Brand of the Year by Amazon India in the presence of Jeff Bezos. Besides running PeeSafe full time, Mr Bagaria helps Indian Defence, Aerospace, Power Transformer and Energy companies in Conditional based monitoring systems from his company SRV Damage Prevention. The unfortunate incident of Nirbhaya rape case inspired him to start India’s 1st online portal on Safety products SafetyKart.com.Mr Bagaria has invested in startups like ASADELTECH®️, GrowTech Innovations. WittyFeed, Innov8, Shaadi Saga, Cutloot, GlamStudio, TripLived, Deyor Camps among 20 others. 

The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, the Vice Principal Dr. Renu Nayar and the HeadMistress Mrs. Rashmi Malhotra also graced the occasion. While addressing the audience, the vice principal spoke about the growing  interest of the youth in start-ups and entrepreneurship. She also highlighted how important it was for the students to learn about entrepreneurship in school itself so that they can invest time and effort into other activities accordingly while planning for such ventures. 

The Guest Speaker Programme was conducted as an interactive session by Saanvie Verma (XII-X) and Arshiya (XII-E). During the session, the speaker spoke a great deal about the importance and growing interest in start-ups and entrepreneurship while discussing real life examples. He emphasised on the skills required to start new business ventures and discussed his own story citing his mistakes which the students can avoid. 

This was followed by a Question & Answer  session conducted by Anhad Sood (XII-S), Maulik Gupta (XII-H), Shreya Singhal (X-A), Lavanya Negi (XII-C), Saanvi Pandey (X-G), Amaan Ahmed (X-O) and Madhav Gupta (X-B) where the speaker patiently answered a wide range of questions posed by the students. His answers provided a great deal of insight into the topic punctuated with practical advice for students, parents and teachers.

The Guest Speaker Programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Ms. Rashmi Malhotra.

The event was organised by Ms. Mandeep Tewanj, Ms. Archna Deepak and Ms. Shelly Malhotra with technical support from Mr Mukesh Kumar and his team.