To commemorate Labour Day and to appreciate and thank the selfless service of the uncles and aunties, who work with full dedication and ensure the hygiene and security of school, the students of Presidium Gurgaon celebrated Labour Day . The function started with a Special Assembly by students of grade 3. They highlighted the historical events that contributed to the emergence of labour rights and the significance of the day in the present time. The head of the institution acknowledged the contributions of the workforce of the school, and lauded their ceaseless efforts for the welfare of the students. Children of various classes invited them to spare some valuable time for themselves  and play some games with them so that they get rejuvenated and remain positive and vibrant.

“Dance is a conversation between body and soul.”

‘Dance’ is one word that can set anybody’s feet pulsating and swaying to its rhythm. Everybody likes to dance in their own way. It is also a form of expression, social interaction which may be presented in a spiritual or performance setting. Various forms of  dances are performed all over the world for various purposes. Since dancing has been an integral part of human culture, there is certainly a day to mark its presence too. World Dance Day, which is celebrated every year to revel in the universality of this art form. Celebrations of World Dance Day in the presence of honourable Chairperson Mrs. Sudha Gupta made the day even more special and exciting. A spell binding performance by young Kathak prodigy Ashlesha Singh enthralled the audience with her mudras. Anu Rawal ma’am also gave a mesmerizing performance with a message to improve people’s lives by promoting and inculcating dance as a habit, hobby and lifestyle  for better and healthy living. 

‘Calligraphy — The written beauty of feelings threw Alphabets.’

Calligraphy refers to the art of writing letters in a beautiful way, and is an expressive medium where the letters come alive-vibrant and pulsating. In today’s world where everything is just one click away or one type away the art of writing has been struggling to capture the minds of young people and thus faces a grim future. To instill among our Presidians, appreciation for penning down words on a piece of paper, the school organised a calligraphy and typography workshop. The students learnt to bring out the beauty of every alphabet through calligraphy. It was an interesting workshop wherein they not only developed a fondness for a different style of writing, but also discovered their artistic side. 

Earth Day was celebrated enthusiastically at Presidium Gurgaon to sensitise students about the need to protect our Mother Earth. Several activities like poster making, skit, paper bag making, tree plantation, screening of film on chipko movement were organized. Earth Day is a great time to plan fun, educational, and action-oriented activities which showcase classroom environmental education, highlighting efforts to “green” the school facility by engaging students in activities like debates, Green Initiative – Science Fair, Earth Day Poster contest, Earth Day Quiz Contest,  Green Initiative Art Exhibition Mural,  Sculpture, Earth Day Poetry Contest, Scavenger Hunt, Plant a Seed Race,  Collect Non – Biodegradable Race & Earth Day Parade. Children were made aware that every day is earth day and the purpose of celebrating this Day is to help in keeping our grass green and our skies blue with more trees and less pollution.

‘Play gives children a chance to practice what they’re learning.’ With this fact in mind, a math lab activity was conducted at Presidium Gurgaon to make the students learn about perfect squares and their square roots. They created a game using two different coloured A4 size sheets. They wrote numbers up to 30 and their squares in random order in one of the sheets. They then used it to ask squares of any number(up to 30) from their classmates. This activity helped them not only in generating interest in the concept of squares and square roots but also in improving mental maths.

Baisakhi marks the harvest of rabi crops and farmers offer thanksgiving for a good harvest and prosperity. The day is celebrated with folk dances like bhangra and gidda. Festival is mainly celebrated in North India as the “Punjabi New Year”. It is celebrated all around India under different names like Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Pooram Vishu in Kerala, Naba Barsha in Bengal, Rongali Bihu in Assam and Baishakha in Bihar. People take a holy dip in the Ganges, Jhelum, Kaveri and visit temples. India is a land of many cultures which blend into each other seamlessly. Each region has its own way of celebrating New Year usually when the crops are harvested. In Punjab, this day is celebrated as Baisakhi. To give an insight of this day, the students of Presidium celebrated Baisakhi through a special assembly. The entire school campus was immersed in the spirit of festivity as the little ones came dressed in ethnic attire representing the Punjabi culture. The day started by seeking the blessings of Almighty through Shabad. The significance of Baisakhi was highlighted through a beautiful speech delivered, a mellifluous group song by the school choir and a dance performance by the young students followed by a mesmerizing punjabi folk dance performance. The tiny tots enjoyed the beats of the dhol and their joy had no limit. The students also shared special Punjabi Cuisine with their friends during the lunch break. A video highlighting the significance of Baisakhi was also shown to the students in their respective classrooms. Speaking on the occasion, Head of institution congratulated and appreciated all the students for giving such scintillating and vivacious performances.

Presidium Gurgaon, in its continuous endeavor to bring the best and the latest in the field of education to its students, organized an Astronomy and Space Science Club in association with SPACE. SPACE introduced the concept of Astronomy Club in Indian school Education system. It is the only organization consistently working with students, offering innovative education and making learning interesting. The workshop was organised with an aim to increase the scientific temper and positive attitude towards science and environment, improve the personality of the child through improvement in life skills, team spirit and interpersonal skills & through media interaction, enhance thinking process and learn Science in an interesting way, learn to handle telescope independently and plan observation. The objective was to nurtures a young league of students and citizen scientists who aspire to learn, grow and follow in the footsteps of 21st century’s noted Indian astronomers Aryabhatta, S. Chandrashekhar, and the contemporary astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita William etc. Our leaders of tomorrow will pave the path to a scientifically evolved world with their rational thinking and quest to attain knowledge.

A Physics experiment was conducted with an aim to verify Ohm’s Law and to garner interest among students about the topic of Current Electricity. After verifying the law, students obtained the value of resistance of the nichrome wire that was used in the experiment. Students were first given a theoretical description of Ohm’s law and then they were introduced with apparatus involved in verifying the Law. They were explained how to use the apparatus and construct a proper circuit diagram. They were explained how to evaluate the zero error and least counts of the instruments used in the circuit (like Voltmeter and the Ammeter) and finally how to take the readings. Students successfully used the apparatus and made a circuit diagram and took the necessary readings. They drew an observation table clearing indicating the values of currents and corresponding values of potential differences. They ultimately plotted an IV graph and by calculating the slope of the graph, they determined the value of resistance of the wire and hence verified Ohm’s law. At the end, few viva and conceptual questions were discussed.

With great pleasure I would like to announce that we have won the 11 th Manav Rachna Challenger U-14 Cricket Cup. We stood 1 st out of 28 schools who participated in the cup. In the final match Vishnu Kishore Raizada won the man of the match award with his all-round play and scored 73* runs in 56 balls and took 2 important wickets. Lakshy Yadav was declared Best Batsman of the tournament with 1 century and 3* half centuries in 5 matches. Saransh Budhiraja grabbed the Man of the Series tournament with his all-round performance. He scored 193 runs and took 5 wickets. Presidium lifted the winning trophy and were also provided with a Cricket kit from the Manav Rachna Cricket Tournament committee.