Activities
The School organizes following activities to encourage the holistic development in the students:
COMPUTER AIDED LEARNING (CAL)
CAL is conducted for all classes. The teachers prepare computer aided lessons in consonance with the prescribed curriculum. The computer labs are well equipped with sufficient computers connected through LAN. The school has an extensive collection of CDs / Slides which are used by the subject teachers to substantiate their teaching. A CAL software has been recently procured for the teaching of Maths & Science in all classes. Four classrooms have been equipped with TVs and Computers to facilitate the learning.
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
A wide range of co-curricular activities are conducted throughtout the year. The English Week, Hindi Week and celebration of important festivals are conducted with great fervour. Inter-house activities like Recitation, Slogan-Writing, Essay Writing, Poster-Making, Calligraphy, Drawing and Quiz Competitions are conducted with hearty participation from students. To inculcate rational thinking, the debates are organized to view the burning and contemporary topics. To develop the creativity and motor skills of children, many craft and SUPW activities are organised.
TALKS & CAREER GUIDANCE:
For creating awareness amongst the students, talks by different experts are organised from time to time. Talks on Career counselling for classes X, XI and XII are given by professionals in the fields of Defence Services, Aviation Services, Banking and Finance, Hotel Management & Fashion Industry. Various workshops and career fairs are organised for the available professional options of different streams. Also the information regarding various admission forms as well as courses and competitions is provided by the experts.
COUNSELLING:
The School has a counsellor for helping the students to rediscover and understand themselves. Encouraging them to find positive solutions to their problems. Individual counseling is done for the problems, which go deeper with confidentiality.
GAMES & SPORTS:
The Army School gives abundant encouragement to 'Games & Sports' as we believe that Physical Education is an integral part of a child's education. A number of inter-house competitions in games like Football, Cricket, Basketball, Kho-Kho are held throughout the year. Mass P.T, drill marching and training for various outdoor and indoor games is provided. Students have participated in various inter-school contests like Cross-country Race, Inter-School Football Competition, Athletic Meets etc. They have brought glory to the school by winning several trophies at National and State Level in Athletics.
HERBAL GARDEN:
The entire preparation and beautification of the herbal garden was done with great enthusiasm by the students. Its aim is to make them aware of the plant biodiversity in our immediate surroundings.
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WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS & TRAINING FOR TEACHERS:
Throughout the year our teachers attend various Training Programmes and Workshops on:- School Counselling
- Value Based Integrated Learning
- Effective Communication Skills
- English Language Teaching
- Multi-dimensional Approach to Education
- Transactional Analysis
- Solid Waste Management
- Child Sex Abuse
- Personality Development
- Orientation Programme by CBSE
- Syllabus Changes in various subjects
- Environmental Awareness
Most of the seminars and workshops are held during the last days of Summer Vacation, which are alloted by AWES for such programmes.
CONCLUSION:
Most of the schools have an added advantage of moulding a child over 10 to 12 years. In contrast, we get our students, at best only for a couple of years- sometimes even less. In this short span of time we have to ensure success to give them a bright future. It is more challenging task to be able to achieve this. It requires a lot of commitment, devotion and hard work on the part of the staff and we are trying our best.
