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COMPETITIONS
Development of integrated personality of
child remains incomplete without
cultivating appreciation of fine arts. A
balanced growth of body and mind is
ensured. Competitions at Inter-School,
Inter-Class, Inter-House, Zonal and
National level are held regularly to give
opportunity to the children to develop
their innate potential as well as gain
self confidence.
THE HOUSE SYSTEM
The school is divided into six houses;
Equality, Amity, Freedom, Progress, Peace
and Unity from the primary level. Each
house has a Housemistress and an associate
Housemistress. The main idea of the House
System is to provide training in qualities
of leadership, co-operation, mutual
understanding and self reliance.
Inter-House Competitions are organised for
dramatics, elocution, quiz, recitation,
debates, group songs, dance and other
activities and the meritorious children
are honoured.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Work experience activities form an
inseparable part of the school curriculum.
Children enthusiastically participate in
activities like Art & Painting, Best out
of Waste, Origami and Meal Planning.
SOCIAL WELFARE-COMMUNITY
SERVICE
To foster qualities of compassion,
selfless service and charity,
periodical visits are
organised to orphanages and old age homes.
PREFECTORIAL BOARD
A prefectorial board has been constituted
at the Primary and Secondary level to
shoulder the responsibility of running the
school administration. The Head Boy and
the Head Girl along with other
appointments, at each stage help in the
maintenance of school discipline and
in organising various school programmes
and activities.
BOOK WEEK
Book Week, which is an integral part of
the time-table, encourages learning beyond
text books. Competitions such as Book
Discussion, Literary Quiz, Symposium
etc. earmark the Book Week.
NIE
&
PACE
PROGRAMME
'The Times of India'
and 'The Hindustan Times' projects have
been introduced to encourage
students to read newspapers critically and
make them aware of the social,
economic and political events taking place
in the country and around the world.
Various workshops are conducted to train
the students in various disciplines.
SPECIAL
ASSEMBLIES
All important days are celebrated to mark
their significance in our day-to-day life.
World Health Day, Mother's Day, World
Population Day and World Environment
Day are observed to emphasize on the
pivotal role of healthy life, the
greatness of mothers, clean and pure
environment, the impeccable progress of
India nullified by the ever-increasing
population. Senior Citizens Day, Gandhi
Jayanti, World Food Day, Children's Day
are celebrated with explicit enthusiasm.
Besides the important days, all the
festivals are celebrated with religious
fervour.
TOURS / EXCURSIONS
In addition to excursions during the
summer vacation and the autumn/winter
breaks, educational tours and camps are
organized, which besides providing
recreation also inculcate qualities of
leadership, self-reliance, discipline and
a sense of responsibility. The
picnics and excursions into the lap of
nature make the youngsters sensitive
and nature loving.
SCHOOL FUNCTIONS
In order to
apprise the students with the composite
Indian Culture and its ancient heritage,
important festivals are celebrated in
the school. Every year Independence Day,
Sports Day, Annual Day and Spring
Carnival are celebrated with great
enthusiasm.
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Vibrations
Vibrations was a
kaleidoscope of colours and cultures,
which saw massive participation by over
thirty leading schools of Delhi. The
school was a hub of frenzied activity as
over seven hundred participants vied
with each other.The competitions not
only provided students with an
opportunity to showcase their talents
but also a fertile ground for positive
interaction and meaningful exchange.
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Spic Macay
The school stands
resolved to resurrect and promote our
rich composite cultural legacy and
hosts Spic Macay programmes regularly
to provide a platform to its students
to understand and appreciate our lush
cultural tapestry. The performing
artist this year was Kathakali dance
exponent Margi Vijaya Kumar, who
rendered spell binding performance,
unique in its beauty and pristine in
its form. This was followed by an
interactive session wherein the
inquisitive budding danseuses of the
school asked questions pertaining to
the various poses and their
manifestation.
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Graduation Day
Annual Graduation
ceremony marked the stepping of our
little stars from Montessori into the
Primary Department. The young children
received their graduation trophies
from the Principal.
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Independence And
Investiture Day
Independence and
Investiture Day was held on August 13,
2008. The Chief Guest for the occasion
was Brig. A. K. Gulati, recipient
Vishisht Seva Medal. The programme was
a pot-pourri of colours and cultures
celebrating our Indianness. The school
took this befitting day to invest its
students with duties and
responsibilities by giving them
prefectorial appointments. Hearts
swelled with pride as Brig. Gulati
personally pinned badges onto each new
appointment.
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Orientation Day
Orientation Day
was held on March 29, 2008 to acquaint
the new parents of Pre-School with the
ethos of Bal Bharati. The special
guest for the occasion was Dr Aruna
Broota, leading clinical psychologist
and a recipient of numerous national
and international awards. The
interactive session was the highlight
of the day as Dr Broota cleared many
misconceptions and provided tips for
positive parenting.
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Spring Carnival
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Mouth-watering
food items, adventure sports including
Zorbing Ball and Rapelling, fun games
to win all hearts and a host of other
stalls clamoured for attention.
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The Baby Show
emerged as a crowd puller with hosts
of babies vying to outdo each other to
take away alluring prizes. Dhoom 2008
gave a platform to young talents.
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Another
attraction was the live performance by
the ‘Ekam Satyam’ band with its foot
tapping renditions that struck a chord
with everyone.
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Grandparents Day
Grandparents Day
was hosted on May 9, 2008. The Chief
Guest for the occasion was Dr Nirmal
Kumar, H.O.D.(Sanskrit), Bharti
College. The enthusiastic grandparents
loved to be catapulted to the
forefront and enjoyed every bit the
attention being given to them.
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Summer Camp
Summer Camp 2008
saw enthusiastic participation by
scores of students vying to acquire
some new skills, enhance their
aesthetic side and unwind amidst a
pool of activities. Theatre activities
by professionals from NSD, counselling
sessions, games, creative pursuits
such as clay modelling, art and craft
and the peppy bhangra aerobics infused
a new lease of life into the summer
camp. Talking Rich sessions by
renowned Radio Jockey Shamshir Rai
Luthra further embellished the camp.
Other activities included Western
Dance (basics of Jazz, Salsa, Jive and
Hip-Hop) and training in Casio,
Harmonium, Tabla,Dholak, Nal,Kongo,
Sitar, Violin, Guitar, Spanish Hawain,
Synthesizer, Sarod and Xylophone etc.
Adventure Sports like Artificial Wall
Climbing, Artificial River Crossing
and Commando net were conducted in
association with Rambler’s Club, the
apex body for organizing
Mountaineering and Climbing activities
in India.
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Sportscape
Sports
extravaganza ‘Sportscape’ was indeed a
treat for the participants and the
spectators alike. The Chief Guest for
the occasion was Dr. Gyan Prakash
Gautam, Former Advisor (Sports), CBSE.
Mr. Prem Singh, Deputy Director of
Education presided over the function.
There were a series of innovative
races for the little children to have
fun while on the run. In a stunning
display of agility, alacrity and
symphony, the students stole hearts by
presenting the various drills to
perfection.
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Satrarambh
The staff and
students embarked on the new session
in the right spirit by invoking divine
benediction. The fragrance of flowers
and incense sticks hung in the air and
ushered the new session while the
incantation of mantras charged the
atmosphere with positive vibes. Each
heart prayed and wished that the
coming session may prove to be even
more fruitful and productive than the
previous one.
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Cultural Evening
Cultural Evening
on March 30, 2008 in association with
PTA provided a platform for healthy
and meaningful interaction between the
teachers and the parents. The
programme was a mélange of exquisite
ghazals, soulful music, foot tapping
dance numbers and bouts of laughter.
The special Guest for the day was Mr
Arun Gemini, a renowned poet who
tickled everyone’s funny bone and left
subtle messages.
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Book Fair
To initiate good
reading habits among its children, the
school organized a Book Fair and an
informal tête-à-tête session with a
renowned cartoonist Mr Ajeet
Narayanan.
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Teachers’
Day
Teachers’ Day was
celebrated on September 5, 2008.
Teachers who completed five years of
service were felicitated. A wide range
of activities were impeccably executed
by students. On this special occasion
the Principal felicitated teachers who
outshone with meritorious services.
Also a one act play on the theme
‘Education’ was presented by NSD
professionals.
Special
assemblies on the occasion of Raksha
Bandhan, Janmashtmi, Dussehra, Gandhi
Jayanti, Children’s Day, Republic Day,
Independence Day, Diwali further added
glitter and charm.
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