Bharatam Mahabharatam

Ganga Narmada punya teertham.

Sindhu Saraswati Kaveri jeevana kaarana moola tatvam

Nadi Raashtrasya maha amritam.

 

To save our dying rivers, our young Presidians recently came forward to join their hands and sensitized and motivated many more for the same by supporting Isha Foundation's nationwide campaign - Rally For Rivers. A special assembly was organized to unveil the hard truth that Ganga, Krishna, Narmada, Kaveri – many of our great rivers are depleting fast. Giving the students of Presidium Indirapuram a feeling of responsibility that If we do not act now, the legacy we hand over to the next generation will be one of conflict and deprivation, the assembly was a profound display of enthusiasm. Students also took a pledge to nurture and nourish our rivers back to health.

The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth.

 

To express their heartfelt gratitude to the beautiful souls for believing in us, inspiring us in every possible way and making us the proud humans that we are today, our young students celebrated the Teachers’ Day with excitement. The celebration started in the traditional way of paying respect with tilak, sweets and beautiful handmade cards by students themselves. The Presidians of Indirapuram presented some scintillating performances that were packed with energy and created a mesmerizing aura. While we gave certificates to our teachers, Lord Ganesha murtis were gifted to the present VPs. In this event, it was not only the students who performed; but the talents of our teachers were also brought up to the stage.

Splash, splash everywhere; puddles of water here and there!

 

Water play is an inevitable part of a child's life and it also helps in gross motor development and eye hand coordination. Considering this, we recently organized a pool activity for our little Presidians at Indirapuram. The tiny tots from grades nursery enjoyed their splash pool activity in their colourful swimsuits. Bubbling with excitement and enthusiasm, the children relished jumping in the water, splashing water at their friends and playing with each other. It was a memorable and fun-filled experience for all.

Having good general knowledge is an important facet of our personality and helps us win at almost everything. Realizing the vast importance of GK, Presidium Indirapuram thought of giving exposure to the children of grade 1 by conducting an 'intra-class GK quiz competition'. Theme of the competition was 'world around us' and the children were asked to prepare for the related topic. They were divided into 4 teams of 5 members each and they were assessed on different rounds like 'content and knowledge', 'audio visual' and 'rapid fire'. Children answered the questions brilliantly and felt very interested in the quiz as they had really worked hard and prepared for it. Team with the most correct answers won and other teams sportingly applauded for them. It was indeed a well interactive session for the 'leaders of tomorrow'.

Siddhima Sharma is a class IV student of Presidium Indirapuram and we congratulate her for getting featured in the Delhi Government's campaign for Dengue Prevention. Her posters and hoardings can be seen all over Delhi on most popular of the public places like bus stops, DTDC buses and Delhi metros. Getting featured in prestigious Delhi government advertisement, Siddhima thanks Presidium Indirapuram for honing her skills and confidence, which grabbed her this great privilege. A public face now, she is still able to keep a good balance between her studies and extracurricular activities.

Awards are raining at Presidium, Indirapuram! It gives us immense pride to announce that 10 of our brilliant students from grades 9 to 11 and 6 students from grades 10 to 12 won second positions in inter-school Nukkad Natak and Musical Junk competitions respectively at 'Sparkle 2017'. Held at JKG International, Indirapuram, the competition received huge participation of 20 schools from Delhi/NCR.

 

Congratulations to the winners  and their mentors Mr. Satyender Malik and Mr. Animesh Mohanta for creating such a platform for these budding artists!

Street Play or Nukkad Natak is a form of theatrical performance in outdoor public spaces without a specific audience to create social awareness for issues such as family planning, girls education and child labour. In order to spread the message about various sensitive issues which are still dominating our society, Presidium Indirapuram recently organized an 'inter-class nukkad natak competition' for grades 11 and 12 students. Our motto behind organizing this event was to give our Presidians a platform to explore their hidden talents in theater. The talented youngsters depicted their emotions beautifully through wonderful skits and strategies to convey the real social challenge faced by the society in a humorous, as well as sensitive manner. To sum it up, the budding artists relished a great learning experience.

Sustainable development is a subject of great concern to businesses, governments and people across the globe as it targets crucial problems like global warming, depletion of natural resources and rising pollution levels. This year’s theme for PMUN 2017 is ‘Presidium for Sustainable Development’, which is being addressed through 11 committees. The students from Presidium Indirapuram availed the opportunity to be a part of the remarkable gathering of more than 500 students at the event. Seeking to make them the front runners who will engage in debates and discussions while confronting the critical global challenges and drafting resolutions in response to them, the 3-day long conference lets the ‘leaders of tomorrow’ plunge into the issues which plague humanity in today’s world.

It is a moment of sublime joy and overwhelm to announce that 7 talented students from grades 9 to 12 of Presidium Indirapuram bagged 2nd position in 'Vasundhara' - an 'inter-school nukkad natak competition' held at DPS, Vasantkunj. Witnessing a huge participation of 20 schools, the competition was a great platform for our Presidians to display their artistic side and confidence.

 

The topic was 'man: the most dangerous animal of all' and the Presidians once again proved the exceptionality of their talents, thoughts and creativity. Kudos to the winners and their dedicated mentor - Mr. Rahul Saxena, who leaves no stone unturned to take the Presidians to new heights.