Children to Nehru were little adults in the making. Nehru, to children, is never the Indian political leader and prime minister. He is always Chacha Nehru - Nehru Uncle. The 14th, of November in India came to be celebrated as Children's day as a tribute to his memory. We teachers came up with a number of ideas on how to give our students a day to talk about and remember for a long long time.
           To begin with teachers put up riddles outside their class rooms. Students were given time to solve tricky question, decipher codes and twisters. They did this with enthusiasm and gusto and won many prizes from their teachers.
           Suddenly, much to our students concern they realized they could not find their teachers. Their teacher's seemed to be missing. Well not really, it was just that they could not recognize their teachers any more as we had all dressed up in their uniforms - as students! The transformation was unbelievable. The familiar checked skirt and shirt, the white sports t-shirt, not to miss out ankle socks, were scuttling up and down the corridor and steps. Students looked on in amazement with a very hesitant good afternoon ma'am /sir'.
           Teachers became actors, actresses, -singers, instrumentalists, photographers, background artists, comperes, organizers and supporters. Enthusiastically supported by both our Principal and Vice-Principal who also very sportingly dressed up in checks we began our afternoon of entertainment. Our comperes did an excellent job introducing teachers as students from different classes. Teachers sang, played instruments and acted as students in two hilarious skits.
           As teacher's we saw new talent in our colleagues. Our RE Sir could actually sing, our dance teacher was quite good at the key board and we had a number of spontaneous actors and actresses. As for our students, they saw their teacher's in new light. They had an afternoon of laughter which sure did carry over to the next day! I think we achieved in giving our students a memorable day. What won the day was excellent co-operation and team sprit showed by the students and teachers. The former who helped in getting the uniforms organized and the latter in adorning it and supporting it!
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           "Science is fun", this is what the students of DPSIS showed during the various activities held as part of the science week "GENESIS". We celebrated the Science week from October 22nd to October 26th `2007. As part of the science week, various activities were conducted which left the students exploring......!!

           We started the science week with the junior school Quiz (Class wise) and the qualifying round for the senior science quiz. Based on this qualifying round students were selected for the senior science quiz.

           We also organized audio visual shows for the students of classes III to XI. The movie "The Inconvenient truth" made the students aware of global concerns.

The creativity of the students was brought out in the poster making competition, where they had to depict various global concerns. The posters the students made were indeed very thought provoking.

            We ended our Science week with a big bang!!- "The Science fair". The students got a chance to experiment on a topic of their choice with the guidance of their teachers. They came out with very innovative experiments to explain some basic concepts in Science through which they learned much beyond their text books. They enjoyed every moment of their learning.

All we can say is that we have very many young scientists at DPSIS!!!.

           To keep the spirits of Gandhiji’s teachings alive, DPSIS celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on October 2nd to foster the principles of truth, justice and non-violence. The programme began with a prayer followed by a recitation of a poem on the Mahatma. This was followed by a speech extolling the virtues of the great man. Then there was a beautiful rendition of the bhajan - ‘Ragupati Raghava’. The choir was led by the music teacher Mr. Amit.

           Next was an excellent presentation of a documentary on ‘Bapuji’. The video traced Mahatma’s life from his birth in Porbander to his pursuing legal studies in England, formative experiences in South Africa and the freedom movement of India. The surprise element in the ten minute video was the messages given to the students by the various staff members and their own fellow classmates. The video was created by the computer science teacher Mr. A.V. Lakshmikanth.

           Col. Charanjit Gill, the Principal, then addressed the students and highlighted the meaning of non-violence and simplicity in the present day context. He asked the students to read about Mahatma and try and imbibe some of his teachings to make our lives more meaningful. He spoke about Gandhiji’s influence over a number of world leaders and described him as a visionary, statesman and a true revolutionary.

           To mark the occasion of ‘Gandhi Jayanti ‘and as a tribute to the great man the children planted tree saplings in the campus.

           27th August to 31st August was designated "Mathematics Week". Many exciting and fun games, puzzles, all related to Mathematics were conducted throughout the week.
           As many students subscribe to the conventional opinion that 'Mathematics' is limited to solving sums and equations in the classroom, this week provided a fresh perspective to their idea of the subject Mathematics. The activities which were tailored to meet the needs of different age-groups, promoted an 'out of the box' approach to illustrate the different mathematical operations. Children were visibly excited and engrossed in these fun activities as they realised maths can be much more fun.

           Our teachers are our guides, mentors and our friends. They enlighten us everyday and make our school days pleasant and memorable. As a tribute, our school celebrates Teachers' Day every year on 5th September. This year our school celebrated Teachers' Day in a different way. The enthusiastic senior students of our school organized a surprise concert to commemorate this special day. The concert had dance programs by the students, titles conferred on certain teachers, mimicking of the teachers, the crowning of our Principal, modernized Julius Caesar, a rock song (Wake Me Up When The Period Ends) performed by the school band and a special song sung by the school choir. The concert turned out to be exciting, enjoyable and fun filled. The events were heart warming and an exuberant display of unique affection and love towards teachers of DPSIS.

Eshita [Student - Class XI]

Sports Day

DPSIS held its Annual Sports Day on the 18th of August '07. Our Guest of Honor was Dr. S. Jaishankar, The High Commissioner of India to Singapore & Ms. Kyoto Jaishankar. The event held on the school grounds began with a march past and went on to show case great performances by our young athletes. The Overwhelming response of parents who numbered over three thousand cheered the young students during the four hour long exciting sports carnival. To demonstrate the holistic nurturing pedagogy of the institution, a book fair added a unique flavor to the festivities. The day could not have been better with the rain gods taking a break during this carnival while the weather forecasters had cried hoarse on that day differently !!