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HOBBIES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
It is healthy for individuals to have at least one
or two interests apart from their vocation or profession. It is usually
also educational, and may teach things in totally different fields.
There are a number of Hobbies for students
to choose from, which are in the form of activities in the Junior School
and Clubs in the Middle School. The range of hobbies on offer depends
on the areas picked up by different educators and parent volunteers to
guide children. A Sample of some Clubs
is given below.
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Chess
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Hindi poetry
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Cooking
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Stamp & Coin
Collection
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Waste to wealth
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Gardening
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Reading Club
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Creative writing
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Nature Club
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Inter House Competitions
To provide an impetus to
non-academic activities, Inter House competitions are
organized on a regular basis. The School is divided into
four Houses, each represented by a role model from Indian
mythology. Shravan, Prahlad, Aruni and Dhruv respectively
symbolize the values of Respect, Courage, Obedience and
Persistence. Each House has a captain and vice-captain,
who are elected from among the students, to develop
leadership skills and responsibility.
Competitions are held in
various areas such as poetry recitation, slogan writing,
poster making, debating, etc, including those covered by
Hobbies. Trophies are awarded to the best House on the
Annual Sports Day held in December, and the Best House
for the competitions held round the year on the
Investiture Ceremony held in the month of June
Several other activities
are carried out round the year to help children develop
themselves in a well-rounded manner, by exposing and
sensitizing them to different facets of life.
Nature
Club
The Nature club jointly
organized with the help of the World Wildlife Fund aims
to bring children closer to their natural surroundings
and sensitize them to their environment. Nature club as
an intrinsic part of the curriculum enables children to
gain a deeper understanding of the environment around and
the impact of their actions on it. These objectives are
achieved through various activities such as nature walks,
nurturing plants on a plot of land allotted to them,
growing various vegetables, visiting the lush green
fields around, climbing trees, etc.
STOP
PRESS! - News from the nature club
Sarrus
cranes spotted!
Great news for all
nature loving people and particularly avid bird
watchers. Eklavya had been the proud host of one
of the most rare species of migratory bird from
Siberia called the Sarrus cranes. These rare
visitors were at our campus for a few lucky days.
The children were enthralled at the sight of them
and would never get tired of watching them.
Adding to the feast were our other regular
visitors to the duck pond like, Siberian cranes
and paddy peahens. Partridges and Quails often
crossed our way while passing through the lush
green fields around.
This year there
has been a new addition to the nature club. It is
the Tree House. It is an adventure
for the children to climb a tall tree by a
shaking rope ladder and to sit in the small tree
house and enjoy the peace and cool breeze up on
the tree
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