The students of Class IV exhibited immense enthusiasm and eagerness to participate in the Dhol Making Activity conducted on 8th April,2024 wherein the students transformed the ordinary paper cups into colourful and vibrant ’Dhols’. Through this activity, the students not only honed their artistic abilities but also gained valuable insights into the cultural significance of Baisakhi.

The Pre-Primary Wing of Delhi Public School, Chandigarh celebrated Baisakhi, the festival that is full of colours and vibrancy with great enthusiasm. The students learnt about the significance of this festival which marks the harvest of the rabi crops and how farmers pay their tribute by thanking God for an abundant harvest. A PowerPoint presentation was shown to the students to apprise them with the historical background, significance and relevance of this festival. Various craft activities like dhol making, kite making, etc were also conducted. The children were delighted to express themselves through this enriching experience.

Delhi Public School, Chandigarh hosted a Capacity Building Program for teachers on National Curriculum Framework – Foundational Stage, organized by CBSE.
The noted resource persons for the day’s workshop were Ms. Kalpana Kapoor, former principal, DPSG group of schools, Ghaziabad and Ms Ramandeep Kaur, Head, COE, CBSE, Mohali. They, with their vibrant energy sought to empower teachers with latest tools and strategies and also equipped the foundation educators with the scope and expanse of competencies that need to be multifold and unique to enable holistic development.
Around 60 educators from various schools attended the session.

The workshop also aimed to provide educators with time-sensitive and cost-effective activity-based practices that can be easily integrated into their classrooms.
The workshop was lively and engaging, highlighting the value of activity-based learning, especially in early school. It explored the idea of “Panchakosha Vikas,” which highlights the five stages of a child’s development, including the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual phases of growth. The programme highlighted how educational activities should be in line with these developmental phases and offered insightful information on how to foster competencies through interesting activities like problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity and social interaction.

The practical aspect of this workshop was what distinguished it. Teachers actively participated in the practical exercises including “Greetings,” “Paper Crush Ball,” and “Pocket Train,” Role Play, Portrait Activity, Circle Time, Finger Puppet, Reading Library, Twist the fairy tales and rhymes in today’s context, doing away with gender prejudices. These exercises not only introduced a fun factor but also provided real-world illustrations of how interactive exercises can dramatically improve learning.

Sensory play is a simple and exciting way for the children to explore their different senses, movements and balance in an unstructured setting. To make the children aware of the same an Activity on ‘Sense Organs’ was conducted for the students of Class I of Delhi Public School, Chandigarh. The children were given a bag with different kinds of things in it. They were asked to put their hand inside the bag feel the things and explain about them in a few words. They were also blindfolded and made to taste different food items like sweet, salty and sour. The children were very excited and thoroughly enjoyed the activity.

To create awareness among the children about good health and leading a healthy lifestyle, ‘World Health Day’ was celebrated by students of the Pre-Primary wing of Delhi Public School, Chandigarh. The children practised yoga and learnt steps of effective cleaning and washing of hands .The objective was to make them understand the importance of a healthy mind and body to live a good life.