Assembly VIII-I (24-01-2023)

Topic : “FREEDOM IS NOT GIVEN, IT IS TAKEN”

On the 24th January of 2023, class VIII I presented their assembly on the topic “Freedom is not given, it is taken.” The assembly was focused on Subhash Chandra Bose’s life as a tribute to him.

The assembly began with a morning prayer sung by Saiansha Kataria, Shaurya Bajaj, Samanyu Ghuliani, Anaisha Arora, Aarna Mathur, Diya Gupta, Sarnav Aggarwal, Shivansh Garg, Gurveer Singh Sabharwal and Siya Kathuria soon followed by Ganesh Vandana performed by Harnoor Sachdeva. A sanskrit shlok was then recited by Gurveer Singh Sabharwal. An update on daily news was given by Gauransh Saini, Vajra Gautam, Amaira Jain, and Arjun. Thought for the day was  presented by Viresh Kumar, Kashvi Singh, Amaira Arora, Saiansha Kataria and Diya Gupta.

Arnav Sakshya recited a poem composed by Aarna Mathur, depicting our “March towards Freedom” during times of British rule. Western choir was performed by Diya Gupta, Kavin Chaudhary, Anaisha Arora, Aarna Mathur, Saiansha Kataria, Samanyu Ghuliani, Gurveer Singh, Siya Kathuria, Sarnav Aggarwal and Harnoor Sachdeva. The skit was a memoir to Netaji and was participating was enacted by Aryaman Bhardwaj, Ahaan Sadh, Arjun, Shaurya Bajaj, Kavin Chaudhary. The INA consisted of Ranbir Goel, Sarnav Aggarwal, Ashish, Viresh Kumar, Vajra Gautam, Tavish Singh, Chaitanya Vaswani, Aditya Gupta, Vivaan Jha, Gauransh Saini and Amaira Jain and Amaira Arora waved flags. Protesters were Kashvi Singh, Maishaa Minocha, Sahana Agarwal, Amaira Jain, Amaira Arora, Vadini Agrawal and Aishwarya Pratap.

The assembly was compered by Harnoor Sachdeva, Arnav Sakshya, Samanyu Ghuliani and Aditri Shree Dwivedi. The singers in the skit were Anaisha Arora ,Saiansha Kataria and Shaurya Bajaj. The board was decorated with drawings by Anaisha Arora, Naisha Jain, Aarna Mathur, Vadini Agrawal, Maisha and Sahana Agarwal. The digital presentation was prepared by Naisha Jain, Kavin Chaudhary, Ranbir Goel, Maishaa Minocha, Siya Kathuria.

24 JANUARY 2023, TUESDAY
CLASS VIII-I
CLASS TEACHER – MS. MADHU RAI
HEADMISTRESS- MS. VINITA GUPTA
CLASS REPRESENTATIVE – MS. EKTA ARORA
ACTIVITY INCHARGE – MS. ABHA CHONA

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Grade VI-VII Online Guest Speaker Programme – Waste Management

Grade VI-VII Online Guest Speaker Programme – Waste Management 

11 January 2023

With a view to sensitise the students towards the rising problems due to high build-up of waste and its impact on the immediate and global environment, DPS R.K. Puram organised an online guest speaker programme on ‘Waste Management’. This was conducted on 11 January 2023 for Grade VI and VII students. The programme was a great learning opportunity provided to us under the aegis of our Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan. It was well supported by our Headmistress, Ms. Vinita Gupta and our Reps, Ms. Divya Kapoor and Ms. Aastha Bablani.

Working religiously for the same cause, the speakers were Ms Malini Parmar and Ms Sonia Chopra and Ms. Bhavna Bhargava from a Bangalore-based organisation –  ‘Stonesoup.in’ which works towards spreading awareness about reduction of waste and helping everyone to adopt a zero waste lifestyle. It also aims to make sustainable living easy while creating employment for women. 

Students of Grade VI were fortunate to be guided effectively to adapt to the various ways for smart handling of waste which includes processing and recycling as per the latest technology. The session included detailed information about the harmful effects of single use plastic, chemicals and other daily use products which have an adverse effect on the environment. The speakers also enlightened the audience about the ignorant behaviour and practices that cause such a global destruction. They shared an informative presentation on healthy and sustainable alternatives to help waste management. 

The session was interactive, educational and insightful. After the presentation, the students were allowed to ask questions to the speakers. The speakers patiently answered the questions and appreciated them for showing great interest in the cause. 

The programme ended with a vote of thanks to Ms. Parmar, Ms. Chopra and Ms. Bhargava who helped the students understand about the burning issues of our times and what they can do to curb them. The thought provoking ideas shared by the students and encouragement by the speakers made this session a grand success.

CLASS X CAREER COUNSELLING SESSION REPORT 28- 30 SEPTEMBER  2022

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.  

CLASS X CAREER COUNSELLING SESSION  JAMBOREE

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

On 26th 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.

Class XI Scholar Badge – 2022-23

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

–Oprah Winfrey

Delhi Public School R. K. Puram hosted the Annual Scholar Badge Ceremony for Class XI on 20th January 2023. This highly anticipated day is an occasion to recognize the students who have excelled in academics and co-curricular activities during the previous academic year. 

The ceremony commenced with the lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest Shri VK Shunglu  Chairman of DPS Society and the Managing Committee of DPS RK Puram, The Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan, Vice Principals  Mr Naresh Miglani, Mr Anil Kumar Kathuria and Mr Mukesh Kumar, the Headmistresses  Ms Rashmi Malhotra and Ms Vinita Gupta. The scintillating beats of the Indian classical orchestra live by the students of the Performing Arts Society captivated the audience. The symphony started off the most awaited event on an auspicious note. 

The Chief Guest for this ceremony, Shri VK Shunglu, Chairman of DPS Society and the Managing Committee DPS RK Puram, was felicitated by the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan.This was followed by a movie highlighting the exceptional achievements and the heights scaled by the students in various fields under the dynamic leadership of our Principal, during the academic year 2021-22.This movie presented the audience a glimpse of the year gone by; highlighting noteworthy achievements, events, seminars, workshops and competitions and the multitude of activities that students at DPS R. K. Puram engaged and excelled in. 

The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, addressed the gathering by extending a warm welcome to the Chairman Shri VK Shunglu and thanked him for taking out time from his busy schedule to grace the occasion. She added that the school has always been grateful to the Chairman for setting new challenges and supporting the school towards achieving them.She told the students to face the challenges in life with courage, determination and work hard to meet their potential.

This was followed by a soulful rendition of the song Meri Pehchaan Hai by the  school choir. As excitement filled the auditorium, the students welcomed the audience with the unique charm of Thillana, the Royal Dance of Travancore. 

The Chief Guest, Mr. V.K. Shunglu, started his address by motivating the students and sensitising them to the importance of following their interests and turning them into real passion. He appreciated the efforts put in by the Performing Arts Society, and emphasised  the importance of art not only as a hobby but as a profession, and how art is inextricably linked with life in India. The Chairman proposed the new Cambridge Initiative to be implemented as a pilot project in a segregated manner, starting from the primary school stating that the curriculum would open new vistas and opportunities to children. 

The Award Distribution ceremony commenced with introducing the meritorious students by the class representatives of Class XI Ms Shalini Harisukh, Ms Ritu Kumar and Ms Kusum Yadav . Special awards like the Kusum Sachdeva Stellar Student Award and Prantik Roy Memorial Award were also given to the students.The Prantik Roy Memorial Gold Medal was instituted by Mr and Mrs Roy choudhary in the loving memory of their son Prantik who was a student at DPS RK Puram.The award is given every year to the school class 10th topper, it carries a gold medal and a certificate.This year we also have ”Kusum Sachdeva Stellar Student Award” for Excelling in the Mukhyamantri Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha ,2021. This award is instituted by Ms Manisha and Ms Mukta in remembrance of their mother Ms Kusum Sachdeva who was part of DPS R K Puram as a geography teacher. Ms Manisha was herself present to give away the ”Kusum Sachdeva Stellar Student Award’ .

The Vice Principal Mr Anil Kathuria proposed  the vote of thanks.  He thanked the Chief Guest Shri Vk Shunglu for gracing the occasion, the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan for her constant support and guidance, and the Class Representatives for their hard work and diligence. He  also congratulated the students for their achievements and diligent effort. 

 The ceremony concluded with the School Anthem and the National Anthem.

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Assembly VI-G & VI-H (19-01-2023)

Topic : “SMALL COURTESIES SWEETEN LIFE”

When courteous practices become an integral part of classroom life, conflicts and discipline problems diminish.To celebrate this principle, classes VI G AND VI H came together with the topic for the assembly- Small Courtesies Sweeten Life. The assembly started with morning prayer sung by Aaradhya Kirar, Aniruddha Gupta, Ayaan Kapur, Chitrarth Bajaj, Dev Batra, Jai Nagrath, Raj, Rajveer Budhraj, Rajveer Singh Gulati, Rhythm Chopra, Samar, Taksh Bharara, Tamanna, Vedanshi Srivastava, Aadita Khanduja, Aaditya Anand, Anika Singh, Saisha Surjewala, N.Jyothi Rao. This was followed by thoughts for the day presented by Avirath Nanchahal in Spanish, Aditya Apoorva in Hindi and Kanav Manocha in English. Then, we had an interactive speech spoken by Parisa Malhotra, Aadya Bhasin and Shaurya Taneja. The news for the day was read by Aniruddha Gupta, Aarav Kharkia, Hridhan Goel and Deepshikha Majumdar. 

After this Shaurya Bhardwaj and Ehimay Shankar expressed their views on the topic through a poem. The self-composed song was sung by Antara Singh, Misha Suneja, Shaunak Malhotra, Shaurya Baisoya, Sarvagya Aggarwal, Aanya Bhatia, Aanya Chandra, Akshat Sagar, Arkojeet Choudhary, Gaurika Sharma, Hridhan Goel, Lakshya Kaul, Rudrakshi Tiwary, Vihaan Popli and Viraj Singh Chauhan. An English poem on small courtesies was presented by Rajveer Singh Gulati. The group dance was presented by the students Aastha Maurya, Kishteena, Rabiya Saba, Gouri, Aadinath Hari Kumar, Aadya Bhasin, Aayanna Katoch, Aditri Mathur, Jasleen Kaur and Saisha Arora.

Folders and invitations were prepared by Myraa Chandhoke and Rabiya Saba. Digital Presentation was made by Adith Bharihoke and Adhiraj Purohit. Soft board was done by Taksh Bharara, Aadya Bhasin, Myraa Chandhoke and Saanvi.

19 JANUARY 2023, THURSDAY
CLASSES VI-G AND VI-H
CLASS TEACHERS – MS. SURABHI GAUR  and MS. RIDHI SETHI
HEADMISTRESS- MS. VINITA GUPTA
CLASS REPRESENTATIVE – MS. AASTHA BABLANI
ACTIVITY INCHARGE – MS. ABHA CHONA and MS. KAVERI DHAR

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INTERNATIONAL RANK 1 IN IOF OLYMPIADS

International Olympiad Foundation organized Entrepreneurship Olympiad (IFEnO) and Reasoning and Aptitude Olympiad (IFRAO) for class XII in November-December 2022. 

Mahi Agrawal of class XII-S bagged the international rank-1 in both the olympiads. She has been awarded with international topper trophy, Medal, Topper Badge & Certificate for both.

CAREER COUNSELLING AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS SESSION  DECEMBER 2022

Series of sessions were organised for students and parents of class IX and X as per the following schedule: 

Session I

An online session on career and aptitude testing was held for students of grade X on 5th August 2022.  An aptitude is an inborn potential to do a certain kind of work, acquire certain kinds of skills or subjects of study. Aptitude Tests are used to assess whether an individual has the level of competency necessary for success in a particular field. A standardized test objectively measures what a person is able to do at the time he is being assessed and under the conditions of assessment. These tests typically measure abilities like Numerical Ability, Clerical Ability, Mechanical Reasoning, Closure Ability, Verbal Ability, Reasoning Ability, Spatial Ability and Psycho-motor Ability. The session aimed at equipping the students to make an informed choice of subjects and in providing career guidance regarding their future.



Session II

A session on stress management was conducted by Ms. Akanksha Khanna on 8th December 2022 with students of grade IX. The session commenced with what students understood about the word stress and how it impacts our lives on a daily basis. Students were made aware of the various changes an adolescent goes through during this stage and how pandemic had made a significant impact in all areas of their lives. Students were further taught techniques on how to cope with stress effectively.

Session III

Session with parents of grades IX and X was conducted on Living With Teenagers by Dr Tina Gupta on 8 December 2022. As parenting has become a challenging task during and post pandemic,the session was organized aiming to teach how parents can deal with such changes during their teenage years. The session highlighted various social-emotional, cognitive and behavioral changes a teen goes through and how the situation has worsened during the pandemic.They were made to identify which parenting style they had adopted among the various parenting styles mentioned such as authoritative, authoritarian, neglectful and permissive style along with its merits and demerits.With the help of various case studies, parents were made aware of the current challenges faced by their teen and how parents can make a significant difference in their lives by having an open mind, being optimistic and being available for them. It was an engaging session where parents learned how to improve their parenting with respect to the current situation.

Session IV

An online session on career awareness and profile building was conducted by Mr Rahul Subramanium on 21 December 2022 with parents of Class 9 and 10. The session made parents aware of how to choose a career for their ward keeping in mind their interest, personality and aptitude. The Speaker shared a framework to secure a place in the top colleges abroad and how they could work on building a good profile. An emphasis was placed on extra curricular activities along with their unique talents to showcase their unique abilities to the universities for their undergraduate program.

Session V

A session with students of grade IX was organized on career awareness and profile building. The session was conducted by Mr Rahul Subramanium on 21 December 2022 where sir emphasized upon the importance of choosing a right career for themselves keeping in mind their interest, aptitude, skills and personality. The Speaker shared a framework where students could ensure to work on their goal and achieve their dream career. An emphasis was laid  on extra curricular activities along with their unique talents to showcase  their unique abilities to the universities for their undergraduate program. The session was quite engaging and students learnt how to work on their profile in order to achieve their dream college.

Session VI

A session with class IX students was conducted on 22 December 2022 by Dr. Shilpa Gupta on the impact of social media on students’ lives. The session commenced with the understanding behind the anatomy, purpose of social media and its usage. Students were asked how their presence on such platforms makes a difference in their daily life activities and were further made aware of how technology is built in a way that the brain gets attracted to use it. Students were further made aware of how our emotional state gets easily influenced by our presence on social media. Students were taught how to correctly identify and name their emotional state with the help of emotion vocabulary learnt with the help of an activity. They were taught how to identify their emotions and track their mood in order to understand which emotions one experiences frequently in their lives. Further, students learnt techniques where they could regulate their negative emotions effectively and were able to understand the relationship between social media and their own emotions.

Session VII

An online Stream Orientation Session was organized for the students and parents of grade X on 20 January 2023, in order to orient them with various subject options available in the school across various streams. The session highlighted the benefits of choosing a specific subject along with its course structure, examination pattern and career aspect. The students and parents found the session beneficial as it addressed many queries which they had.

SEMINAR ON NOISE POLLUTION

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.

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ROBOKNIGHTS WIN ROBO SOCCER EVENT OF ACON 1.0

Karun Sharma(9F), Shaurya Markanda(9M),  and Yuvraj Matta(9E) all members of the “Roboknights” club, participated and won the first position in the “Robosoccer” event of “ACON1.0” organised by D.A.V. Public School, Sec-14 Gurugram on 20 December 2022.

IT Symposium Code 2k22

IT Symposium Code 2k22 was organised by Apeejay School Noida on 27-28 December 2022. The individual results are as follows:
Group Discussion – First – Arush Dua – 9A

Code++ [Competitive Programming] – Second

  • Dhananjay Bhattacharya – 11H
  • Nabhay Khanna – 9M

Video Editing – Third

  • Mohit Gupta – 11R

AI/ML – Second

  • Aniruddha Gupta – 6H

BlenDesign – Third

  • Zonish Siddiqui – 9M

Gaming – Third

  • Krrish Aggarwal – 11O
  • Rushil Pawaria – 11G