Academic Achievements

As part of ‘Swacchata hi Sewa’ campaign, the Swacch Bharat Mission Urban, Government of Punjab awarded Suhani Sharma (Class XI), Delhi Public School Chandigarh, the State Certificate in recognition of her exceptional dedication, proactive efforts, and significant contribution to the environment and the advancement of sustainability practices within the community through her exemplary initiative, the ‘Sustainability Leadership Programme.’ The award was presented by the Minister, Local Government Punjab.

“With great pleasure, we announce your well-deserved success in this program. Your sustainable and green solutions not only impressed the judges but also showcased your commitment to making a positive impact on our environment and society on the whole,” announced the Program Manager from 1M1B Foundation, a United Nations accredited Bangalore-based non-profit, who collaborated with CBSE and Aditya Birla Fashion Retail to organise this nation-wide Program with CBSE schools. The program aimed at building and testing critical skillsets, mindsets and toolsets in problem-solving, flexibility and empathy using digital technologies and digital creativity amongst the selected school students of classes 10^th-12^th.

After preliminary screening of students, the program cohort of some 10000 students embarked on this challenging journey from 23^rd May 2023, attending live sessions, participating in mission-based challenges to a sustainability problem, submitting assignments, recording speeches, making presentations, etc. Students acquired points after every mission completion, and performance evaluation was done after every two missions as to who moved forward to the next phase of the program. After more than four months of rigour, 12 students have been declared winners of the Program cohort, and they won a week-long internship in Bengaluru in November 2023. This internship opportunity will allow students further to enhance their skills and knowledge in the sustainability field while working alongside industry experts.

Suhani focused on waste management as her interest area and passionately pursued the incredible journey. After the initial 6-weeks, the competition intensified, demanding more time and skills. Participants were tasked with designing prototype solutions for their identified problems, conducting cost-benefit analyses, constructing business model canvases, and mapping out ecosystems while identifying stakeholders and their roles. They had to assess the viability and potential impact of their proposed solutions. Suhani conducted a user study on her prototype solution -Distributing colour-coded dustbins to the households, incentivising segregation and app-based monitoring – a 3D Waste Management solution, as she called it.

Finally, her work shaped a comprehensive research paper, “Assessment of Factors Affecting Segregation of Solid Waste at Source and Waste Management Practices in Urban Areas in Punjab, ” published in an International Journal in August 2023.

Also, during the program, the concept for a ‘Sustainability Leaders Program’ for students was born – a program designed to ignite creativity and innovation in students while providing them with hands-on exposure to the real-world challenges of sustainability. She specifically honed in on the critical issue of waste segregation at its source for sustainable urban living.

Suhani has dedicatedly crafted the contents of her program’s website, https://sustainableleaders1.wixsite.com/sustainabilityleader. Some 1150 students in the Mohali district are benefiting from the program. She also gave a talk to the students of DPS Mohali and was interviewed at Doordarshan Chandigarh. “Soon, the program will start in UT Chandigarh and expand across Punjab. All thanks to my school for introducing me to the Sustainability Accelerator Program!” Suhani quips.

Vivaan Gupta of IX G particiapted in Gurukul Global School Leadership Conclave held from 11th to 13th August and Won 1st Position in Business Revival.

Raghav Kapoor, a student of VII-A, has won 2nd Prize in Inter-School (North Region) online E-Poster competition in GERMAN language organised by Maharaja Agrasen Model School, Delhi under the title ‘Vanmahotsav 2023’.

Twelve students of our School have cleared DELF A2 Exam. They will receive certificates from the Ministry of Education, France.
DELF [Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Francaise] and DALF are the only French as a foreign lanuage diplomas issued by the French Ministry of education. They are valid for life time and are recognised world wide. These exams also allow students to study, work and immigrate in a French speaking country.

Ritwik Shrivastava (Class XI) was hououred by the Governor of Punjab Shri Banwari Lal Purohit on Independence Day August 15, 2023 for his outstanding academic achievement in Class X CBSE results.

Indian Debating league in collaboration with TRINITi offered an exceptional opportunity for students to engage in intellectual discourse and hone their public speaking and critical thinking skills. Set against the vibrant backdrop of North INdia, this event celebrated the art of Turncoat format and Debate format exploring the theme of Popular culture.
Tejas Agrawal of class 4th, participated in Turncoat format in Junior Group i.e from class 4th to 6th. Among 65 students who enrolled themselves in this group from all over INdia, Tejas was able to qualify the Qualifier Round and was selected to be the youngest finalist in Junior Group. In the final round, which was held in Learning Paths Public School, Tejas won Silver medal and secured second position and became the youngest and the only student of 4th Class.

It is a proud moment for us as our student Suhani Sharma’s (Class XI) two months of relentless efforts and countless discussions with various stakeholders have culminated in a momentous occasion as ‘The Sustainability Leaders’ program was officially inaugurated by none other than Ms. Aashika Jain, Deputy Commissioner and Chairperson of the District Environment Committee in SAS Nagar, Punjab. She crossed many bridges to reach up to this glory.

Vivaan Aggarwal (Class V) secured Third position in Math-o-mania organised by Sri Aurobindo School on August 7,2023.

Tejashwani (Class IX), Raiyana (Class IX), Pranjal (Class VIII) and Rudresh (Class VIII) attended a 3D Designing and Printing Workshop organised by Atal Tinkering Lab, Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh. It was a 2 days event (27th and 28th July 2023) where students learnt basics of designing and 3D printing.

Our school delegation team comprising of Rishika Bhatia (IX-G) and Devanshi Jindal (IX-E) bagged Silver Medal at the Strawberry Fields Policy Debate held from 21st July to 23rd July 2023.
There were more than 25 teams competing from all over India.

Suhani Sharma , XI C , makes it to the top 25 students of the country in the ‘Sustainability Accelerator’ summer internship program being conducted by CBSE in support with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, for accelerating sustainability mindset in youth – learn about sustainability, build solutions and get hands-on experience through projects.
Instructor led live webinars were conducted with 7 virtual sessions spread over a period of three weeks starting 23rd May 2023 and students participated in mission-based challenges, submitted assignments, developing new skills. The tasks included choosing a sustainability challenge, answering questionnaires, listing technological and non-techie solutions, designing website, identifying stakeholders, , doing cost-benefit analysis, writing stories, making presentation, recording speeches pitching your proposal and so on. Students acquired points after every mission completion. Checkpoints after every two missions decided who moved forward and mentoring support was provided. While about 10,000 students started with this program, at the end of six missions, only 100 students moved ahead to the next phase of the program. And after submission of her prototype solution to her problem statement, Suhani Sharma’ prototype has been shortlisted among the top 25 to proceed to the next stage. And now she is all busy preparing her business model canvas and ecosystem mapping highlighting the viability and potential impact of her prototype.

Arin Pal and Mukul Hooda (Both from Class XI) attended a Five day Bootcamp Programme on Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship at NITTTR Chandigarh from 22nd June to 26th June 2023, organised by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The students unleashed their creativity through design thinking and discoverd the secrets of building a successful startup.

Adding another jewel to the crown, Parikshit Kapoor of X-G won the First position in an online national level debate competition held on June 6th, 2023 conducted by Class Ready National Debate Championship in which 75 participants from across the country participated.

Suhani Sharma (Class XI) is on the list of top performers of the ‘Sustainability Accelerator Program’. Our best wishes to her for being the Green Ambassador.