‘HAPPINESS QUOTIENT’ – LET THE CREATIVITY FLOW’

“The best part of competition is that through it we discover what we are capable of and how much more we can actually do than we ever believed.”

Delhi Public School R.K Puram organised ‘Happiness Quotient- Let The Creativity Flow’, a week long fiesta of intersection virtual competitions for Grades VI- VIII from 31st May to 4rth June 2021.  The students’ enthusiastic participation was warmly welcomed and ensured a fruitful experience for both the students and the teachers.  It gave an opportunity for the creative outpour necessary for the overall growth of an individual.

English- Grade VI organised ‘House of Dreamers – the Intersection Virtual Competition’ on 31st May 2021. The activity involved enactment of any one fictional character from the given list within the stipulated time: Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz), Hermione (Harry Potter Series), Harry Potter (Harry Potter Series), Swaminathan (Swami and Friends), Scarecrow (The Wizard of Oz), Tin Woodman (The Wizard of Oz), Lion (The Wizard of Oz), Alice (Alice in Wonderland). There were sixty-eight participants, who were judged by Ms. Ruma Madan, Ms. Ritu Kumar, Ms. Komal Chaudhary and Ms. Shruti Vijan. 

Grade VII conducted ‘Curtain Call’, an intersection monologue presentation competition on 3rd June 2021. Participants were required to present a short monologue from the perspective of any one famous literary character that they had selected from the given list: Alice from ‘Alice in Wonderland’, The Giant from ‘The Selfish Giant’, Dorothy from ‘The Wizard of Oz’, Swami from ‘Swami and Friends’, Harry Potter, Matilda, Gulliver and Sherlock Holmes. Thirty-two students participated in the competition and it was judged by Ms Livano Banerjee, Ms Jaya Bharti, Ms Ekta Arora and Ms Divya Kapoor. 

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Quizzards of Oz’, a language based online quiz on 2nd June 2021. The objective behind conducting this quiz was to judge the students on the basis of their conceptual clarity, understanding, timeliness, accuracy and application of knowledge. The questions were based on grammar, vocabulary, spellings, figures of speech, authors, poets and books. There were two rounds in total for this event.

Thirty- eight students took part in the quiz. As part of Round I, participants were asked to attempt a Google Form based quiz involving thirty questions. After which, the shortlisted participants moved onto Round II or the Final Round on a multi media online quiz platform, Kahoot involving twenty questions. Out of thirty- eight students, nineteen were shortlisted for Round II.  The event was judged by Ms. Ruma Madan, Ms. Divya Kapoor and Ms. Mansa Thomas.  The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI- HOUSE OF DREAMERS
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTRIANNA SACHDEVVII
SECONDNANYA GUPTAVII
THIRDMAAYRRAVII
FIRSTNATHAN VANLALRUATA SHERPAVIJ
SECONDANUSHA DHAWANVIJ
SECONDNIKUNJVII
THIRDSHIVEN SINGHVIF
CLASS VII- CURTAIN CALL
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTKABIR SAHNIVIIJ
SECONDDIVYANSH JAI PUROHITVIIJ
THIRDANIRUDDH DUAVIIJ
FIRST  SHIVAM CHAUDHARYVIIH
SECOND      AARNA DHINGRAVIIK
THIRD        TISYA VERMAVIIJ
CLASS VIII- QUIZZARDS OF OZ
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTANANYA SINGHVIIIG
SECONDSHRREYA LOOMBAVIIID
THIRDAANYA KHANNAVIIIE
FIRSTSHIVIN SAREENVIIID
SECONDAARUSH GULATIVIIIE
THIRDSHAYONA DEVIIIA

MathGrade VI conducted a musical euphony, ‘Symphonies Of Mathematics’ on 1st June 2021. The topic for the event was, “All About Geometry”. Each participant was supposed to sing either a mathematical song/a jingle/ recite a poem based on the given topics. They could use any musical instrument available at home. The aim of the competition was to help the students to understand the concept of mathematics and develop vocabulary. Fifty- five participants were marked on their performance. It was judged by Ms. Anita Sachdeva, Ms. Priyanshi, Ms. Neelu Oberoi and Ms. Isha Jain on the basis of clarity of concept displayed by the song, overall presentation and time limit. The judges enjoyed the compositions and praised the students for their innovations. 

Grade VII organised ‘Quadrilaterals Robot’ on 2nd June 2021. The participants had to design a 2D Robot on an A4/A3 sheet using different quadrilaterals either by cutting, pasting, painting or sketching within the stipulated time. There were fifty- six participants. The judges were Ms. Divya Tyagi, Ms. Jatinder Kaur and Ms. Neelu Oberoi. The judgement was based on creativity, originality, neatness and application of usage of quadrilaterals in overall presentation. 

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Code Breaker’ on 31st May 2021. The participants were assigned a set of linear equations. They had to match the solutions to the letters in the decoding grid to produce anagrams of secret messages. Cracking codes and unravelling the true meaning of secret messages were an interesting activity, which they enjoyed thoroughly. The code chosen was “MATH IS FUN”. There were forty- nine participants in total. The judges were Ms.Tandeep Kaur and Ms. Ritu Nayar. The judgement was done on the basis of submitting the solutions with correct code. The time taken by students to reach the code was also considered while deciding the winners.  The winners are as follows:

CLASS VI- SYMPHONIES OF MATHEMATICS
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTSAISHA JOLLYVIE
SECONDAAVYA SRIVASTAVAVII
THIRDAALIYA AKBARVIB
THIRDAARAV GOELVIC
FIRSTANUSHA DHAWANVIJ
SECONDGARIMA KUCHHALVIJ
THIRDSHAYLAH SHANKARVIA
THIRDSANSHRAY JAINVIB
CLASS VII- QUADRILATERALS ROBOTS
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTADVIKA AGGARWALVIIB
SECONDTANMAY GUPTAVIIC
THIRDHRIDYANSHI SINGHVIIC
FIRSTKINJAL GUPTAVIIA
SECONDANASUYA WADHWAVIIB
THIRDANAISHA ARORAVIII
CONSOLATIONKAVIN CHAUDHARYVIII
CLASS VIII- CODE BREAKER
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTSHIVIN SAREENVIIID
SECONDSHIVESH SAVIVIIIF
THIRDANANYA SINGHVIIIG
FIRSTARAV GUPTAVIIII
SECONDAARUSH GULATIVIIIE
THIRDMANYA LALANIVIIIK

HindiGrade VI conducted ‘Kaho Kahani’ competition on 31st May 2021. The aim of the event was to instill confidence in students about the language. Ten students participated in the event.  It was judged by Mr. Manish Jain and Mr. Sushil Prasad. 

Grade VII and Hindi Department’s Samvad Club organised ‘Doha Gayan Pratiyogita’ on 3rd June 2021. The objective of the event was to cultivate the love for language and Hindi literature among students. Famous compositions of Kabir, Surdas, Rahim, Redas and Mirabai were recited by the participants. It was judged by Ms. Sangita Bajpai and Ms. Priyamvada.

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Vaad Vivad Pratiyogita’ on 2nd June 2021. The aim of the event was to instill confidence in students about the language. Ten students participated in the event.  It was judged by Ms. Seema Mehta and Ms. Vibha Sidhu. The winners are as follows:    

CLASS VI -KAHO KAHANI
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTANUSHRI KABIVIA
SECONDAAVYA SHRIVASTAVAVII
CLASS VII – DOHA GAYAN PRATIYOGITA
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRST      DEVASHISH BINDALVIID
SECOND      HRIDYANSHI SINGHVIIC
THIRDRITWIK GUPTAVIIG
THIRDDIYA BHAUMIKVIIA
CONSOLATIONTANISHQ ARORAVIIK
CONSOLATIONHRIDAY PODDARVIID
  CONSOLATIONHARGUN KAURVIIE
CLASS VIII – VAAD VIVAD PRATIYOGITA
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTNIKITA BHARDWAJVIIIB
SECONDALVINA SIDDIQUIVIIIE

ScienceGrade VI organised a greeting card making competition on the theme- ‘From Trash to Treasure’ on 2nd June 2021. The students were required to prepare an attractive greeting card by reusing or recycling waste materials like dried leaves, flowers, beads, buttons, ribbons, etc. The aim of the competition was to sensitise the students towards the importance of 3R’s- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The competition witnessed an enthusiastic participation of forty seven students. The judges of the event were Mr. Shiven Tanwar, Ms. Deepika Malhotra, Ms. Jatinder Kaur and Ms. Sushma Sardana.  It was judged on the basis of creativity, originality, neatness, application of ideas to develop art and overall presentation.

Grade VII conducted ‘Awareness Pamphlet Making Competition’ on 1st June 2021 with the intent of honing the skills of critical thinking, reflection, analysis and synthesis in the students.  The participants were instructed to make an A-4 sized handmade pamphlet, on any one of the topics: ‘Indoor Pollution’, ‘Safety Measures for Natural Disasters’ and ‘Climate Change’. Each participant was given a minute to showcase their pamphlets and explain the science concept behind it. There were a total of nineteen participants. The judging panel involved Mr. Amit Rajput, Ms. Ritu Kumar and Mr. Himanshu Bedi.

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Preservation Is The Key’ on 3rd June 2021. The participants were asked to make an infographic with illustrations on ‘Role of Science in Food Preservation’. Apart from facilitating growth mindset and increasing intrinsic motivation of the child, the objective of the competition was to make the students understand the reasons for preserving food and to be aware of the consequences of not preserving food. The judges for the competition were Ms. Niva Chhonkar, Mr. Subodh Kumar and Ms. Alinda Holla. A total of nine students participated in the competition. The winners are as follows: 

CLASS VI – FROM TRASH TO TREASURE
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTBHAVIK KASHYAPVIB
SECONDNANYA GUPTAVII
THIRDAAIRA TALIKOTIVIE
FIRSTANUSHA DHAWANVIJ
SECONDADVITA NARULAVIC
THIRDAANYA AGGARWALVIH
CLASS VII – AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTKABIR SAHNIVIIJ
SECONDHARGUN KAURVIIE
THIRDAAIRAH SULTANVIIA
CLASS VIII –
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTAANYA KHANNAVIIIE
SECONDKRITA MOZUMDERVIIIE

Social ScienceGrade VI organised Story Telling Competition, ‘Stories From The Panchatantra And The Jatakas’ on 2nd June 2021.  The aim of this competition was to interconnect various disciplines and establish the fact that moral values are ageless and timeless. By picking tales from Jatakas and Panchatantra, the aim was to connect the values of equality, fraternity, friendship, excellence to the present day political and social scenario.  There were eighteen participants in total.  The event was judged by Mr. Anang Saxena,  Ms. Sangita Bajpai, Ms. Shruti Talwar and Ms. Richa Basrao.

Grade VII conducted a Collage/Poster Making Competition on 1st June 2021. The objective of the competition was to ignite the fire of imagination and creativity in the students. The idea was also to make the students use their knowledge, understanding and awareness in creating their visuals (posters) to raise other student’s awareness about the rich cultural heritage of India, the importance of maintaining a healthy body and preservation of our environment.  The themes were ‘Monuments of India’, ‘A Healthy Mind Lives In A Healthy Body’ andForests Are The Lungs Of Our Land’. There were forty four participants in total. The judges were Ms. Shruti Mishra, Ms. Taruna Didi and Ms. Archna Anthwal.

Grade VIII coordinated ‘Just A Minute Competition’ on 3rd June 2021. The topics were: ‘Freedom to me is _____’, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” – By Mahatma Gandhi, ‘World’s energy lies in sun and the wind’, ‘Migration: Is it a boon or a bane?’, ‘Rights and Duties are the two sides of the same coin’ and ‘Constitutional Values- what do they mean to me?’ The aim of the competition was to give students an opportunity to arrange their thoughts on the chosen topic and speak coherently for a minute. It also aimed at boosting confidence and developing public speaking skills. There were fourteen participants in total. The judges were Ms. Vandana Chandhoke, Ms. Atika Dayal, Ms. Sabreena Bansal and Ms. Rupa Das. The winners are as follows:

CLASS VI – STORY TELLING COMPETITION
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTANUSHRI KABIVIA
SECONDMEHVEER SINGH GROVERVII
THIRDSAISHA JOLLYVIE
FIRSTGARIIMA KUCHHAL VIJ
SECONDNIKUNJVII
THIRDANANYASHREE PRASADVIC
CLASS VII – COLLAGE/ POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTREYANSH WADHWAVIIJ
SECONDANAISHA ARORAVIII
SECONDKSHIRJA RASTOGIVIID
THIRDARU BATRAVIIC
CLASS VIII – JUST A MINUTE
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTANIKA GOELVIIIC
SECONDANANYA SINGHVIIIG
THIRDSONAKSHI SEGALVIIIE
FIRSTSHIVIN SAREEN VIIID
SECONDAVISH AGGARWALVIIIH
THIRDSHAYONA DEVIIIA
THIRDRIDHI GOELVIIIE

FrenchThe French Department organised ‘Find The Orator in You’ an  online competition for Classes VI-VIII on 4th June 2021. In this competition, participants had to prepare any one out of the six topics (‘L’amitié’, ‘Les sports’, ‘Les vacances d’été’, ‘Le voyage’, ‘Ma famille ou Mon école’) already provided to them and then present it in 60-80 words. The aim of the competition was to improve the French speaking and presentation skills of the students. On the day of the event, thirty- four students participated with full vigour and enthusiasm. This event was judged by the experienced and highly qualified judges: Dr Shubhra Gupta and Dr Anuj Sharma. Their judgement criteria was based on the participant’s fluency and pronunciation, voice modulation, content delivery, creativity and originality and overall presentation.  The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – FIND THE ORATOR IN YOU
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTOMYRA LAKHANPALVIE
SECONDAARAV GOELVIC
THIRDKASHVI RASTOGIVID
CONSOLATIONAISHANI KAYALVIC
CONSOLATIONSANSHRAY JAINVID
CONSOLATIONRAYIRTH JAISWALVID
CLASS VII – FIND THE ORATOR IN YOU
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTHARGUN KAURVIIE
SECONDMD. ARMAAN FIRDOUSIVIIF
CONSOLATIONDEVASHISH BINDALVIID
CONSOLATIONPIA MITTALVIIF
CONSOLATIONKAVYA BALAJIVIID
CLASS VIII – FIND THE ORATOR IN YOU
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTAANYA KHANNAVIIIE
SECONDALVINA SIDDIQUIVIIIE
CONSOLATIONAARUSH GULATIVIIIE
CONSOLATIONANANYA SINGHVIIIG
CONSOLATIONKRITA MOZUMDERVIIIE

German– On 4th June 2021, a  Poster Making Competition for Classes VI- VIII was conducted by the German Department.The purpose of this event was to create and maintain the interest of the students in the language and develop their language and competitive skills.  Participants had to make a poster on any one of the given topics which were: ‘gesund leben’,  ‘Covid -19’, ‘Im Park oder am Computer spielen’, ‘mein Tagesablauf heutzutage’, ‘Online Stunden’.  The poster had to be handmade. The participants had to present their posters and speak on it for not more than 30 seconds in German. The event was judged by Ms Reema Chauhan and Ms Dilma Prahladan. The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTAANYA YADAVVIG
SECONDAARSHEYAVIG
CONSOLATIONSAANVI SALUJAVIF
CLASS VII – POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTAMVIKA BANGARVIIH
SECONDPAKHI BISHTVIIC
CLASS VIII – POSTER MAKING COMPETITION
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTVEDA DUAVIIII

Spanish– The Spanish Department conducted AD-ZAP competition, an advertising strategy contest for the students of Classes VI-VIII on 4th June 2021. The objective of the competition was to test the students’ creativity and out-of-the-box thinking skills at the same time testing their diction and command over the Spanish language. The participants had to present a small advertisement in Spanish on one of the following topics which were given in advance: ‘Hand Sanitizer’, ‘Immunity Boosters’, ‘Board Games’. The competition was judged by Dr. Lovey Srivastava and Ms. Ishita Wadhwa. 

The participants were judged on the basis of their diction and dialogue delivery, creativity and originality, adherence to time and voice modulation. The competition saw an enthusiastic participation of a total of thirty- eight students. The participants were brilliant as they used witty one-liners and taglines, poems and role-play to present their respective products. The competition was fierce and the judges had a tough time judging the winners. The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – AD- ZAP
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTGARIIMA KUCHHALVIJ
SECONDNIKUNJVII
THIRDVIHAANA DOGRAVII
THIRDANUSHA DHAWANVIJ
CLASS VII – AD- ZAP
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTKABIR SAHNIVIIJ
SECONDTISYA VERMAVIIJ
THIRDDIVYANSH JAI PUROHITVIIJ
CLASS VIII – AD- ZAP
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTAANYA AHUJAVIIIK

Sanskrit– The Sanskrit Department organised ‘Srimadbhagvad Geeta Shlok Ucharan’ competition on 4th June 2021 for Classes VI- VIII.  The aim of the competition was to build the confidence and instill love for Indian culture and its holy book.  There were twenty- nine participants in total. The participants gave melodious performances. The event was judged by Ms. Puja Mishra and Ms. Richa. The winners of the competitions are:

CLASS VI – SRIMADBHAGVAD GEETA SHLOK UCHARAN
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTANUSHRI KABIVIA
SECONDPURAB AGARWALVIB
CONSOLATIONSRISHTI DATARVIA
CLASS VII – SRIMADBHAGVAD GEETA SHLOK UCHARAN
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTRITWIK GUPTAVIIG
SECONDHRIDYANSHI SINGHVIIC
CONSOLATIONTEJASWI RAJVIIB
CLASS VIII – SRIMADBHAGVAD GEETA SHLOK UCHARAN
POSITIONNAMECLASSSECTION
FIRSTANIKA GOELVIIIC
SECONDGAUR KRISNA VIIIB
SECONDSHIVIN SAREENVIIID