Delhi Public School (DPS) Srinagar

10 Days Workshop on woman safety training program Self-protection Awareness & Familiarity Exchange (SAFE)
2016-04-16 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
A 10 days workshop on woman safety training program Self-protection Awareness & Familiarity Exchange (SAFE) was held from 6 April, 2016 to 16 April, 2016 in our school. The workshop was attended by students of class 6th to 8th in which girl students were trained to strengthen their body, emotions and intuition to equip them to take charge of their own safety and boys were trained to become active partners for girls and women safety. Goal and focus of SAFE workshop was to give woman’s “self- protection” and not self-defence and to engage young boys and men to become active partners in this.
During the course of the workshop various activities were conducted like Role Plays, Power Point Presentation showing how we can be safe from bullying, security from the outer world. The workshop emphasised on the safety at three levels viz a viz Body, Mind and Soul. Workshop also provided information and essential safety tools necessary for one’s physical, mental and spiritual fitness.
Workshop was conducted by Dr. Renu Suri, Mr. Surinder Suri and Ms. Kanwal Preet Kaur.

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Life Skills Enhancing Overnight Camp 2015 for Class 2nd
2015-12-21 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Jammu and Kashmir
Why are 225 students of Class 2nd bursting with excitement today?
Because they are thrilled to be part of the overnight camp in school a much awaited day in their lives.
Organising camps for youngsters is an integral feature in the school calendar aimed to give students time away from books and studies.
Why are camps so important?

Camp is action!
Camp teaches kids that they can.
Camp helps conquer fears.

Camp is real and helps unplug from technology – When kids take a break from TV, cell phones, and the Internet, they rediscover their creative powers and engage the real world— real people, real activities, and real emotions. They realize, there’s always plenty to do.
Camp expands every child’s abilities and Develops life-long skills – Camps provide the right instruction, equipment and facilities for kids to enhance their sports abilities, their artistic talents, and their adventure skills. The sheer variety of activities offered at camp, makes it easy for kids to discover and develop what they like to do.
Camp helps kids develop who they are and Grow more independent – Camp is the perfect place for kids to practice making decisions for themselves without parents and teachers guiding every move. Managing their daily choices in the safe, caring environment of camp, children welcome this as a freedom to blossom in new directions.
At camp we play! and have free time for unstructured play – Free from the overly-structured, overly-scheduled routines of home and school, life at camp gives children much needed free time to just play. Camp is a slice of carefree living where kids can relax, laugh, and be silly all day long.
Camp builds teamwork and helps kids Learn social skills – Coming to camp means joining a close-knit community where everyone must agree to cooperate and respect each other. When they live with others, kids share chores, resolve disagreements, and see firsthand the importance of sincere communication.
So, let’s begin the day with gusto and joy.
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Day 02 – 14 June, 2015
GROUP PHOTOS, ACTIVITY AND SEE OFF 7.30 am – 10.30 am
After a hearty breakfast, our Lil Champs, gave their best shot when they posed for a group photo. Then they proceeded towards the atrium to draw and depict their best moments at the camp.
The overnight camp concluded with an assembly-children sang songs, performed traditional dance “Rouf”, spoke about what the liked at the camp.
It was a real life experience for all the kids of class 2nd who experienced staying away from home with the friends and teachers. The environment was so energetic that all the students were completely engrossed and did all the tasks enthusiastically. It was a memorable experience for all kids, an event to cherish forever!!!

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WAKE UP AND SHINE 6.30 am – 7.00 am
A brisk morning walk and exercise gets our youngsters the right start to a new day.

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Day 01 – 13 June, 2015
PARTY TIME 8.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Children relished the candle light dinner with their peers.

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KEEP SMALL HANDS BUSY! 5.00 pm – 7.30 pm
Arts and crafts are to the mind what sports are to body. Children went on by exploring their creative skills. They enjoyed crafting objects like “Aquarium”, “Bunny”, “Wool Hanging”, “Roses” using disposable plates, bottles, straws, bubble paper, etc. It was worth seeing our youngest lot engrossed in their activities, showing patience and determination and later all the children came up with some very creative artwork. Kudos! Lil Champs.

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TEA TIME 4.30 pm – 5.00 pm
It’s tea time lads. Let’s sip some tea and get refreshed.

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ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE YOU GO HA! IGNITING MINDS – MEET THE SCI KIDS! 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
Our young scientists conducted safe, fun and insightful experiments like “Smoke Rings”, “Rocket Balloon”, “Walking Water”, “Shooter”, etc (under the watchful supervision of teachers) to unleash their inner scientist. It also gave them the chance to test their skills by making creative objects with everyday items found around the house and more.
Bravo youngsters, you’re a rocking bunch of kids!

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SIESTA TIME 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
After lunch, the students relaxed for a while just to boost up their energy for the next upcoming fun activity.

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YUMMY IN MY TUMMY! 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Scrumptious food awaited the youngsters after their activity session. Check out girls and guys tucking into delicious food…Emmmmm Yummy!

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ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO! 11.20 am – 1.00 pm
Activity time was full of thrilling games where kids enjoyed various activities like “Banana Race”, “Back to Back Balloon Race”, “Empty the bucket”, and “Tailing the Donkey” which fosters friendships, created laughter and also tested children’s alertness.

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READY, SET BREAKFAST! 10.30 am – 11.20 am
The now famished kids then proceed to the canteen area for a delicious breakfast and eat to their heart’s content.

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ASSEMBLY 10.00 am – 10.30 am
The day began with a special assembly conducted by teachers which included a Welcome Song and a Short Skit based on theme of the month i.e, “Me and The World of Discoveries” which provided them information about various inventions and their inventors. The skit set their mood for the day urging them to explore their surroundings.

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STUDENTS’ REGISTRATION – RARING TO GO!! 9.00 am – 10.00 am

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After registration students say a not so tearful Goodbye to their parents and keep their luggage and rush to the assembly spot.

Sports Day (VI-VIII)
2015-11-05 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
Although weather played a spoilsport, it however, didn’t dampen the spirit of children who were keen to see the event get through. Though inclement weather forced the shifting of the venue, but the event could be seen awash with children going all out to making it more fun and enjoyable.
A brilliant show, this year had a lot of amusing additions on previous years to make it even livelier and fun filled. The event got underway with a prayer song; the Kashmiri version of “lap pa aati hai dua ban kay tamana meri” to call upon God almighty to show me the righteous path.
Following the prayer song were lined up a number of activities and programmes such as Mass P.T, dumb bells, lezim and yoga. The aforesaid programmes had audience completely awestruck. In addition the Gujrati folk dance ‘dandiya’ had audience taping their feet to the accompanied music.. Kashmiri Rouf and other regional folk dances of J&k such as Dogri, Ladhaki was a rich reminder of Kashmiri culture. The event was graced by The Chairman Mr.Vijay Dhar and The principal Ms. Kusum Warikoo who were all praise for the show. The effort put in by everyone from the wing to put up such a great show was highly appreciated by one and all.

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Grand Parent's Day celebrated.
2015-10-01 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
Grandparents day was observed on 1st October in which a large number of grandparents participated with great fervour and enthusiasm.
Grandparents participated in different games and activities like Musical Chair, Get Ready for the Office, Art and Craft competition and succeeded to re-live their old days. It created a fun filled atmosphere when grand parents were moving around the chairs to bag the first position.
The second half of the programme was held at school Indoor Stadium where grand parents thoroughly enjoyed the performances of their grand children in different attires. The programme included Prayer Song, Kashmiri Wanwun Blend, Skit depicting old Kashmir, Laddi Shah, Theatre and Kashmiri Rouf.
It was beautiful event filled with smiles and laughter.

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Shirin - Saaz te Awaaz Inauguration
2015-08-17 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
An impressive ceremony was held at DPS Srinagar to inaugurate the Inter School Koshur Music Competition – Shreen Saaz. The event was formally thrown open by the Principal Kusum Warikoo who spoke at length on the necessity of preserving time honoured traditions of our culture. Participants from across the valley registered their presence. The sheer magnitude and quality of musical talent inherent in our young children was evident to one and all. The importance of providing exposure to such a luminous galaxy of talent was immensely perceived, and the role of DPS Srinagar in taking the initiative was applauded by one and all.

Shreen Saaz is a Inter Valley Koshur Music Competition which shall witness participation of school children across the length and breadth of valley. The multi stage event is being organised by DPS Srinagar in association with DP Dhar Memorial Trust.

12 Schools from district Bandipora participated on the inaugural day. All the teams performed enthusiastically depicting their love for Kashmiri culture and language. It was a tough decision for judges to announce top three teams as all the performances were fabolous. Finally the wait was over and the winning teams were declared as Government Boys High School, Sadunara, Government Boys High School, Shadipora & Government High School, Hakabara.

The Best Performance of the day Award was given to Arshid Ahmed, a student of class 9 from Govt. Boys High School, Sadunara.

DAY – 01 District Bandipora
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DAY – 02 District Bandipora

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DAY – 03 District Budgam
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Bal Mela celebrated with full fervor and enthusiasm
2015-08-08 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
On the sunny morning of 8th August 2015 ,Delhi Public School was hustling and bustling in the midst of festivities for the Bal Mela, an annual fun and recreation festival of our school. The festival commenced with children setting up their allotted stalls by gathering the chairs and tables and putting up colourful and bold banners and posters for the representation and promotion of their miniature shops cum stalls. The festival incorporated a wide variety of food stalls of tasty delicacies and authentic mouth watering cuisines of various regions. Bal mela proved to bring out the best in children for the amount of time and hard work was put in. This year bal mela also managed to display an effort of charity for the patients of leprosy in the valley. The stall no 17 of the festival worked for the purpose of charity and donated the money for the suffering of patients.
With the pumping music played by the demand stall, the ambience was quite energetic and frolic.

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Life Skills Enhancing Overnight Camp for Class LKG
2015-08-01 08:00 - 2015-08-02 17:00 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
Overnight camp is a place for kids to be themselves while making friends and trying out new experiences. These camps are dedicated to facilitating a memorable overnight camp experience for all kinds of kids─ helping them make memories of fun times and engage in confidence- building activities with a new group of peers.
Keeping in view the importance of camps, our school has organised an overnight camp for Class LKG on 1st August, 2015. It is an exhilarating time for LKG kids as they got an opportunity to stay in the school and bond with their peers and teachers.
Hats off to the 125 girls and guys who walked in with a spring in their feet and a smile on their face with their tiny suitcase filled to participate in their first ever camp today, leaving their teary eyed parents behind.
So, Here We Go!
DAY 2
8:30 am – Group Photos, Activity & See Off
After a hearty breakfast, our bonny gals and guys, gave their best shot when they posed for a group photo. They then proceeded towards the Atrium to draw and depict their best moments at the camp.
Time vanished like a jiffy and it was time to say adieu.
The overnight camp ended with the assembly- children sang songs; spoke about what they liked at the camp.
Parents were indeed surprised to see that their kids had stayed away from them without hardly any fuss. Many students in fact didn’t want to leave.

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The overnight camp succeeded in making our students more confident and self reliant and taught them skills of independence, doing things with responsibility from a very young age. Bravo, youngsters. You sure did grow up in a span of a day!
6:00 am – Rise and Shine
A brisk morning walk and exercise gets our youngsters in the right mood start to a new day.

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DAY 1
7:30 pm – “Where is the party tonight????”
LKG kids were treated to a special candle lit dinner in the “Indoor Stadium”.
Then came the time to make their bodies go “zoobi-doobi”. The kids enjoyed it the most. As the flames of the bonfire leapt high ,so did the excitement on the faces of our youngsters.
Finally exhausted, our kids nod off to sleep.

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5:00 pm – Look Mom and Dad at the magic in my hands!
In the present world where mere academics fail to develop the child completely, craft activities were organized too. Kids enjoyed making ‘Rocking Snowman’ ‘Penguin’ ‘Bunny’ ‘Joker’ etc. The way they were dedicatedly trying to get the perfect shapes of said objects in a way reflected their innocent minds, away from the vices of this world, that are ready to digest as much amount of knowledge as can be possibly imparted to them.

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2:30 pm – The most awaited hour—It’s time to Beat the Heat, Folks!
Kids were all ready to Beat the Heat splashing to their heart’s content ,enjoying every minute in the pool.

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1:30 pm Nap Time
After lunch, the students relaxed for a while just to boost up their energy levels for the next upcoming fun activity.

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12:30 pm Time for a YUMMY Treat
A yummy spread awaited the youngsters after their activity session ——Check out guys and girls tucking in —-Delicious Indeed!!

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11:00 am “Karo Toh Jaane”
Learning with fun has always worked well with kids and we believe in the same. To enlighten the children with some useful knowledge, activities like ‘Milking the Cow’ was conducted that allowed them to make recognition of domestic animals and useful products given by them. They also enjoyed the game ‘Jumping over the Rope’ that introduced the value of competitiveness, dedication and desire to win.

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10:00 am A Hearty Breakfast
The ravenous youngsters then proceeded to ‘Indoor Stadium’ for a hearty breakfast and ate to their heart’s content.

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9:30 am Assembly
The day’s program started with an assembly conducted by teachers which included Prayer, a Welcome Song and a Short Skit which set the mood for the day urging children to respect all creatures-big or small, and also taught them that each and everything has its own place and importance.

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After registration students say a not so tearful Goodbye to their parents and keep their luggage and rush to the assembly spot.

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TechKnow 2015
2015-05-10 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
TechKnow – the IT festival organised by DPS Srinagar was kick started on Sunday 10th of May. The festival is a first of its kind in the valley and it is solely conceptualised by its motley group of trained students: The Cyber Crew. The first day was an unqualified success, and recorded a massive level of activity and interest. More than 200 participants from across the valley registered and interacted with their counterparts on the festival. Students from the DPS fraternity including DPS Budgam, Baramulla, Anantnag and Rajouri attended the festival. The festival also attracted students from other schools both within and outside the city. Schools like Doon Public School, Linton Hall School, Delhi Modern Public School, Srinagar International School and Sanctorum Public School Sopore also recorded their presence.
The participants were provided training in specially designed workshops held on six different technologies: Web Designing, Graphic Designing & Visual Effects, Open Source & Linux, Networking & Ethical Hacking, Video Editing & Animation and PHP Programming. The workshops received unanimous appreciation and approval by the participants. Each workshop was perceived to be the right blend of fun and learning. The role of the school was highly commended, and the participants expressed their eagerness for the second day of the workshop. The two day workshop will conclude tomorrow with the Honble. Minister of Education Naeem Akhter as the chief guest along with other dignitaries.

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First Day of Academic Session 2015
2015-03-17 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
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Overnight Camp 2014 for Class LKG
2014-08-09 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
Day 01
09:30 am Assembly
The day’s program started with an assembly conducted by teachers which included a Prayer Song and a Puppet Show which set the mood for the day urging students to be responsible and sensitive to the needs of one another during the camp.

10:00 am A hearty breakfast
The ravenous youngsters then proceeded to the indoor stadium for a hearty breakfast and ate to their heart’s content.

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10:30 am What we learn becomes a part of who we are – Learning through activity
Children thoroughly enjoyed various games like “Tailing the donkey”, “Musical chairs”, ” Jumping the rope” and “Guess the object” and “Count the number” which tested their flexibility and alertness.

12:30 pm Time for a YUMMY Treat
A yummy spread awaited the youngsters after their activity session ——Check out guys and girls tucking in —-Delicious Indeed!!
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2:00 pm Nap Time
After lunch, the students relaxed for a while just to boost up their energy levels for the next upcoming fun activity.
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2:30 pm The most awaited hour—It’s Splash Time Folks!
The afternoon siesta was followed by swimming in the water world. All the students splashed to their heart’s content.
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5:00 pm Magic in our hands
Look Mom and Dad at the magic in my hands! Indeed the youngsters amazed one and all with the beautiful things created by them in the activity hour. Showing patience, determination and skill our kids crafted objects using disposable Cd’s, ice cream sticks ” followed by a group activity…………………. Bravo youngsters, you’re a rocking bunch of kids!
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5:30 pm Tea time
Its tea time lads. Let’s sip some tea and get refreshed.
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8 :30 pm Where is the party tonight???
Class LKG kids were treated to a special candle lit dinner in the Indoor Stadium.
Picture Abhi Baki Hain Mere Dost………
Our young movers and shakers shake a leg at the camp fire……..
The sleep fairy visits. Finally exhausted, our kids nod off to sleep.

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Day 02
6 :00 am Rise and Shine
A brisk morning walk and exercise gets our youngsters the right start to a new day.

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10 :00 am Group Photos, Activity & See Off
After a hearty breakfast ,our bonny gals and guys,gave their best shot when they posed for a group photo.They the proceeded towards the Atrium to draw and depict their best moments at the camp.
The overnight camp ended with an assembly-children sang songs,spoke about what they liked at the camp.
Parents were indeed surprised to see that their kids had stayed away from them without hardly any fuss.Many students didn’t want to leave.
The overnight camp succeeded in making our students more confident and self reliant and taught them skills of independence,doing things with responsibility from a very young age.Bravo,youngsters.You sure did grow up in a span of a day!

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Cyber Crew - Tech Know 2014
2014-06-11 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
TechKnow, an annual tech fest organised by, Cyber Crew, computer club of Delhi Public School, Srinagar was held on 7th & 8th of July, 2014. The fest aims at providing a clear view of the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly connected world to students.
For students interested in tech, these kinds of events are an excellent way to get up to speed on the latest developments, find great new services, and get hands on training in one of the areas of his/her interest — plus, you never know how social connections will be established.
The 2-day event was inaugurated by the Chairperson Mrs. Kiran Dhar and was attended by energetic and enthusiastic students from more than 15 leading schools from the valley. Around 200 students from Classes 6th to 12th were imparted hands-on training in 5 different areas of technology consisting of Graphics & Video Editing, Web Designing, Linux & Open Source, Hardware & Networking; and PHP programming.
The event workshops were conducted by Cyber Crew members with their insatiable desire of learning by sharing with similar minds.
The event started with screening of 45-minute documentary on the Future of Technology. This was followed by day long workshops. Graphics & Video editing lab was a huge rush among the tech savvy students. Students were introduced to layout and vector art application, CorelDraw; photo retouching and bitmap image editing software, PhotoShop & video editing and special effects softwares, Pinnacle Studio & Adobe After Effects. The 2-day long graphics & video editing workshop concluded with an exhibition of student work ranging from book & magazine covers to commercial advertisements to tiny video projects.
Web designing workshop was another attraction in the event. Students were curious to get hands-on training on the hottest technology of today and the technology to rule our lives in future. Mufti Arfan, Grade 11th student, conducted the 2-day workshop which covered industry best practices in designing and developing professional websites and web apps. Students were introduced to standards complaint HTML & CSS. Javascript and server configuration was covered on second day of the workshop.
Linux & Open Source workshop covered the basics of Linux OS as a secure and cost effective replacement of Windows OS and a must-have tool for budding technocrats. Students enjoyed working on the Terminal, command line utility of Linux. Cyber Crew speakers presented some inspirational slides on the philosophy and idea behind Open Source and how it can be beneficial to students. The workshop concluded with InstallFest where students were trained to install Linx OS on their machines.
Students learnt to assemble a PC from scratch under the expert guidance of Crew members in Hardware & Networking workshop. The second day of the workshop was dedicated to networking wherein students were equipped with networking basics including color coding and crimping of cat-5/cat-6 cables. Students were also exposed to line testing techniques and setting up on secure WiFi networks.
PHP Programming workshop was dedicated for IT faculty from visiting schools wherein training was imparted on the most popular programming language of web. Participants were made to work on a small project for two days to get an overall idea of this programming language.

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The event ended on a positive note with an open invitation from Cyber Crew to all schools for any guidance in starting such types of activities at their respective schools. In order to reach out the less privileged students of our society, Cyber Crew is planning few outdoor workshops at various schools under its outreach programme. This was announced by the president of Cyber Crew, Uzair Javeed. “We want to reach out to students who can’t afford to come over here. We will conduct workshops at their places to equip them with the technology”, said Uzair.
“All this can’ t be achieved by us only, we need your support. We need your participation and active involvement in this initiative. Are you with us?” Salman Shah, president of Cyber Crew asked to participating schools, which was warmly accepted by them. Principal, Mrs Kusam Warikoo, in her address, extended full support from school for these initiatives.
A quiz on technology was held and much to the delightment of tech-savvy students goodies were given to winners.
The 2-day event ended with students keen to extend this initiative to their schools.

Bal Mela
2014-05-31 | DPS Campus, Athwajan, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190004, India
Music, food, swings, noise, crowd………….this was the scene at DPS, Srinagar on 31st of May. A day full of fun and frolic.
The school organized a fun fair for the students where they were given a chance to enjoy themselves at the fullest. Different stalls like food items comprising of – Barbecues, biryani, shawarma, kulfi, dress materials, jewellery, swings, game parlours, etc. were set by the students under the supervision of the vigilant staff. Parents were also invited to the event.
The event turned out to be a great success with parents hoping that this tradition would continue.

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Environmental Awareness ceremony conducted by Class VI
2014-05-08 | Jammu and Kashmir
An assembly was conducted by class VI-A on 5 May 2014. The topic of the assembly was ‘Environment’ and the students laid emphasis on the different kinds of hazards to the environment. They emphasized the necessity of stopping the pollution to the environment before it got out of hand or else we would have to suffer. The students also recited beautiful poems.
Following the assembly a certificate distribution ceremony was held where students were felicitated with the trophies and certificates they had bagged at different events like Skiing (Gulmarg), Mountain Skiing (Manali), Youth Exchange Program (DPS, Numaligarh Assam), Science Fair (Khalsa School, Srinagar).

Dipsites Visit Tulip Garden
2014-04-17 | Jammu and Kashmir
“Look deep into nature,
and you will understand everything better”.
(Albert Einstein)
Photography
An opportunity was given to the students to visit the Gul-e-Laala Tulip Garden on 12th and 13th of April, 2014 they were involved in different activities.
Nine students namely Hamza, Ibrahim, Janan from class VII; Manan, Waqar, Reyan from class IX; Hanan, Anwar, Amaan from class X; and a special child with hearing and speaking disability namely Javid from Hazratbal were given an opportunity to capture the beautiful scenes which they later exhibited there. Ms. Dipti Bhatnagar (travel journalist), Ms. Shweta Pandit (Bollywood singer), Mr.Talat Parvaiz, Director of Tourism and many others praised the work of the Dipsites.
Ms. Dipti Bhatnagar honoured them by shooting a 5 minute documentary which will be posted on her Youtube channel (travelwithdiptibhatnagar)
Art
To create an artistic atmosphere at Tulip Garden, an on-the- spot art competition was held among the Dipsites on Sunday. Two judges from Delhi namely Mr. Kakkad and Mr.Sanjiv judged the work of the beautiful hands. The first prize was bagged by Fatima Abheer from class XII, second by Ifla Shah from class XI and third by Fanoos from class VIII. The rest of the thirteen students namely Hadiqa Tariq, Malik Irtiza, Zoya Zaffar, Ahamar Hassen, Ifra Zainab, Syed Basharat Ali, Hurain Masoodi, Kashaf-ul-Khair, Mohd.Manan Khan, MIsbah, Sheena Kour, Tauseef Ahmad and Aisha Khan were presented the consolation prize from the Department of Tourism.
Music
Nineteen students namely Basit, Seerat, Khansa, Mehvish, Hujat, Manan, Shahran from class XII; Khytul, Duha, Suhaib, Jibran from class XI; Saqob from class X; Rohan, Anha, Hammad from class IX; Noreen, Asna from class VIII; and Tabish, Bisma from class VII; were also given an opportunity to perform in the open. Students sang melodious Kashmiri songs written by Mehjoor and some other songs as well. The musical support was provided by the talented music staff of DPS,Srinagar. They were highly appreciated by the audience.
Mr. Imtiyaz Ali, (Bollywood director) who was also present on the occasion also praised the talent of the Dipsites.
In the evening a live concert of Shweta Pandit (Bollywood singer) organized by J&K Tourism Department was held at SKICC where the Dipsites performed again.

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First activity of class LKG
2014-03-26 | Jammu and Kashmir
Guess who’s behind the mask.
Oh! They are our own friends.
Let’s hope and dance & find our friends. To groom the childrens’ personality and develop their confidence, the teacher’s organised an activity with the young ones wearing masks and entertaining each other.

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First Assembly for Class III-V
2014-03-10 | Jammu and Kashmir
On 6th of March students from class III-V organised their first assembly. Children were excited and enthusiastic to participate especially class III children. Children started with the school prayer and then general instructions of the school were presented by few students. Then assembly was continued with the theme “Personality” where children spoke about the great personality ‘Lal Ded’. Children were felicitated with certificates for participating in the skiing course this winter.
Assembly ended up with the vote of thanks by the students and the children were made to do some warm up exercises by the sports teachers where in all the teachers present, participated.

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First Day of LKG
2014-03-10 | Jammu and Kashmir
It was a red letter day for the youngest students of Delhi Public School, our darling LKG students, who joined school today.
The mood was festive in the Tiny Tots department as music filled the air with concerned parents bringing their wards in. It was a sight to behold the babes of our school walking in – some confidently, some reluctantly, some crying and some relaxed and some tightly holding their parents’ hands. The staff and management give a warm welcome to LKG students.

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Parent's Orientation
2014-03-10 | Jammu and Kashmir
An orientation programme “Activity based Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum” was held for the parents of LKG students admitted for the academic session 2014. The programme gave a detailed introduction to early childhood education. It stressed on the importance to inculcate healthy habits, improve group socialization, stimulate creative learning process and how to enhance over all personality development of the child as part of the school program.

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Tiny Tots Welcome Assembly
2014-03-07 | Jammu and Kashmir
UKG, I and II received a warm welcome from their teachers in the first school assembly conducted this year. Students applauded the melodious welcome song sung and were enthralled by the lively puppet show which gave the message to behave in a disciplined manner in school.

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Deepawali “An Array of Lights”
2013-11-26 | Jammu and Kashmir
To celebrate the return of Sri Ram to Ayodhya after 14 years of ‘Vanvaas’, the festival of Deepawali is celebrated every year. Houses are lit, shops are decorated and everything is cleaned welcoming Goddess Lakshmi and prosperity into everyones lives. For Hindus, it also marks the beginning of a new year.
Class X A presented a special assembly on this festival of lights. .The students spoke about the festival of Diwali . Kunwarpreet, Rehana, Tasleema and Rukhsar delivered speeches highlighting the significance of Diwali and its relevance in our daily lives. All of them spoke about the relevance of this festival in our day to day lives. There were comic plays by both grade X “Eent Ka Jawaab Pathar Se” and IX :”Beemar ka Haal”.In obeisance to lord Ganesha, Ganesh vandana was also recited. A beautiful song ‘Ramchandra Ji Ghar Aaye’ was sung by the school choir . This spoke of how he lived without his wife Sita during his 14 years of exile.A dance performance was also given by the girls of class X. Sabir and Keerti were the master comperes of the show and kept the atmosphere lively by cracking some jokes in between.The students had a great time practicing and performing the show! To add to their joy , the principle appreciated the efforts of these students and applauded the assembly.

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Special Assembly (Year End Assembly) Tiny Tots
2013-11-21 | Jammu and Kashmir
Tiny Tot’s year end assembly was a gala affair enjoyed by one and all. The assembly’s high lights were an entertaining puppets show where puppets regaled the young audience with their witty dialogues. LKG performed a song related to animals. UKG sang a song on environment. Class I rendered ‘I have a dream’ in perfect unison and class II ended the assembly with ‘Change the world with love.’
Au revoir 2013! We meet once again next year!

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Children’s Day
2013-11-19 | Jammu and Kashmir
Children’s Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm by students and teachers of Tiny Tots & Junior wing. The indoor stadium wore a festive look as it was tastefully decorated by the art teachers. Students applauded the performances of their teachers who put one fantastic show one after the other. A puppet show , welcome song , dance , drama , rouf and last but not the least ramp walk by teachers left everyone happy and excited. The day ended with the students rendering a beautiful song “CHANGE THE WORLD WITH LOVE”.

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TECHKNOW 2013, IT Fest
2013-11-18 | Jammu and Kashmir
TECHKNOW 2013, IT Fest under the aegis of DPS Srinagar, Kick started on a high note on the 16th of November 2013. The event was organized by Cyber Crew, the IT Club of DPS Srinagar. The two day event was inaugurated and thrown open by the Principal, Ms. Kusam Warikoo. She addressed the students and welcomed all the participating schools. The event was divided into 6 different workshops, 5 catering to the students and 1 for the accompanying teachers. Workshops for the students included Video Editing, Web Designing, Networking, Graphic Designing and Open Source Technology. A workshop on PHP (Programming Language) was conducted for the teachers. Mr. Bilal and our IT students conducted all these workshops. At the end of this two day Session, an IT quiz was held for the visiting schools only and the winners grabbed some goodies as well. Event Coordinator, Mr. Irshad ul Islam gave away the merit cum participation certificates to the participants. Both the days had a lunch and tea hosted by our school for all the participating schools. The Participants, both from the host and the visiting schools were thrilled to attend this workshop as it was the first of its kind in the history of the valley. ”This two day event should have been for a week”;”We look forward to attend such sessions more often at DPS” were some of the comments given by the guests. The programme concluded with the Vote of Thanks by the main organisers Mohd. Salman Shah and Uzair Javed of Grade XI.
A special thanks to Mr. Feroz , Mr. Tahir and Mr. Zafar (Hardware Support Team) who contributed towards the success of this event.

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Annual Sports Day Celebrated by classes III to V
2013-11-07 | Jammu and Kashmir
Annual Sports Day is an important event in the life of every school. Sports themselves have a vital role in making a child sound physically as well as mentally.
The Annual Sports Day of our wing (Junior) was held on 5th of November 2013. It was held in the playground of our school. Our Principal, Ms Kusam Warikoo was the chief guest.
The whole playground had been decorated with flags, buntings and balloons a day earlier.
The sports day began with a welcome speech by the Incharge of the Junior Wings, Ms Yousra followed by the March past by class V students.
The chief guest took the salute and then the oath ceremony was held. The event was followed by the hoisting of the flag by our esteemed chairman, Mr Vijay Dhar who declared the sports meet open.
Later a melodious song was sung by a group of students and then an entertaining umbrella dance by class IV students was performed. After that the class III students participated in 100 mtr race, filling the bucket and three legged race. The children who stood first were given medals.
Yoga and Formation of pyramids by class III students. Drill of dumb bells was done by class IV students followed by 100, 200, relay race and tug of war by the same class. The students were given the medals accordingly.
After that class V 100 meter, relay race and hurdles were done, followed by the medal ceremony of the events.
Popular House was declared the best house. An eye soothing ketchup dance was performed by the class V students. Lastly students presented the vote of thanks and declared the sports meet closed and it was over.

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Tiny Tots Mock Fire Drill
2013-11-04 | Jammu and Kashmir
LKG to 2nd showed their alertness and awareness regarding safety rules while the “MOCK DRILL EVALUATION”. Drill was conducted on 28th October 2013. All children promptly proceeded to the various exits on leaving the distress hall without provoking one another. They formed proper queues in front of their home room teachers and awaited for further instructions.

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DPS Srinagar Outshines in the Inter DPS (Zone -1) Football Tournament 2013
2013-11-02 | Jammu and Kashmir
Our Football team represented the school in the Inter DPS football Tournament 2013 from 24th to 26th of October, 2013 held at Amritsar. The opening match was played between DPS Srinagar and DPS Rohtak in which DPS Srinagar won by 2-0.The second match between DPS Srinagar and DPS Karnal was again won by DPS Srinagar scoring 4-0.DPS Bhatinda lost the third match against DPS Srinagar scoring 0-2. In the semifinals, DPS Srinagar beat DPS Jhakri by 4-0 qualifying for the Finals where in DPS Srinagar triumphed against DPS Amritsar scoring 3-0.Our Team won the tournament with a total score of 15-0.
A gist of the special prizes won by our students:
Best Striker-Shazan Ali
Best Mid Fielder-Abrar Ali
Best Goal Keeper-Aarsh Khan
Best Defence Line-Zeeshan, Al araf,Huzaif,Mubashir.

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Work Experience Workshop Class X (Socially Useful Productive Work)
2013-11-02 | Jammu and Kashmir
Three day long club activities for class X of DPS Srinagar began on the 28th of October, 2013. Students were grouped into various clubs formed on the basis of their interest and aptitude. Various skills such as carpentry, wicker-work, pottery, paper machie, cookery, music and electrics were imparted to them by resource persons who not only provided guidance and encouragement to students but also motivate them to bring out their best and unleash their hidden talents.
The area around the main building was the chosen venue for most of the crafts. The staff members distributed the required raw materials and in a matter of few hours, children could be seen churning out the finished and semi finished goods out of these. The resource persons loved the skills of these young enthusiasts and the teachers were there to oversee the progress.
Young potters were seen moulding the clay into beautiful earthenware pots, bowls, vases and decorative items. Equally impressive was the whole range of wood products such as beds, boats, couches, dining table/chairs , almirahs, bird house, etc. put forth by our young carpenters. Wicker baskets and sundry items of wicker and paper machie were both aesthetically made bringing home the message that our children have all the energy, skills and talents to be masters of their crafts- all they need is the helping hand to channelize their energy and the right platform to showcase their talent.
Physics lab was also the hub of activity where young scientific minds were putting together circuits and making models of various appliances used in everyday life. Some of the gadgets included electric iron, table lamp and working of domestic wiring system.
The young chefs in kitchen were totally engrossed in making one mouth watering dish after another ranging from traditional to continental. Pulao, biryani, firni, lasagne, banana fitz, chilli chicken and fruit cream were some of the delicacies savoured by all.
Finally the young music buffs enthralled everyone with their beautiful rendition of popular music. Both instrumental and vocal music techniques were taught and practised.
The three day event culminated into an exhibition of the array of products made and presented by the students. Staff members and experts who evaluated them couldn’t help admiring the tremendous team work, group dynamics and leadership qualities that the student displayed.
These club activities were thoroughly enjoyed by the students as they provided not just a refreshing change from daily routine but also helped in developing eco sense, teaching them the values of resourceful use of resources.
DPS firmly stands for internalizing the virtues of patience , perseverance and dignity of labour among its students. Taking students beyond academics and giving them the opportunity to give vent to their creativity is the aim behind this work experience. With god’s grace and the hard work put in by students, it turned out to be a great success.

Eid ul Azha celebrations in Arabic & Kashmiri Language
2013-11-02 | Jammu and Kashmir
On the eve of Eid ul Azha, the children of classes VI to VIII showcased Eid celebrations in Arabic and Kashmiri language. The programme began with the school prayer. Children also spoke about the significance of this festival in Arabic which was further translated in Kashmiri. Arabic Naat e Shareif, Nazam on Eid, Rouf and a song by the school choir were the highlights of this Special Assembly.

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Grade XII - Work Experience Workshops
2013-10-28 | Jammu and Kashmir
Club activities proved out to be a mix of great enthusiasm and hardwork to bring out the hidden talents inside children, to realise the innovative ideas they presented and finally to prove and present oneself on a given platform. The activities unleashed the talent of young Dipsites in different fields of art, skill, scientific applications, practical implementation of ideas and attractive presentations. Woodwork, paperwork and kitchen ideas were some among the various innovative and exciting clubs meant to shape the capabilities and the ideas shared by these children into something useful and productive. The three daylong session meant to check out the work experience and teamwork of class XII students started on 22nd October and was concluded on a grand note with an immensely innovative and organised exhibition held on 24th October, 2013.
The event which was held with great fervour was welcomed by the students and the teachers with equal enthusiasm and commitment who opted for their respective clubs of interest. The usual green ground was decorated by the hardworking hands of Dipsites with paper bits, wood pulp and mud pots and vases. The students could be seen sincerely engaged in their activities held at different venues. Besides serving as a test for their teamwork and presentation of ideas, the activities also provided a respite from the routine hectic schedule. It was a pleasant surprise to watch Dipsites come out of their routine uniforms and present themselves in excitingly different forms; as chefs, as innovative carpenters, electricians, environmentalists and amazing designers. The mesmerising objects and the tasty dishes which were prepared by the students took everyone by surprise and proved that these children had everything within themselves; the potential, the talent and the will required and all that they needed was a touch of guidance and motivation.
The clubs provided a variety to bring out the talent present within each child ranging from woodwork, paper machie, pottery and gardening to cooking, music and electrics. Each club was guided by a resource person along with a couple of teachers who guided and motivated the students.
Woodwork attracted majority of the students who made wonderful furniture items and presented them beautifully to attract a number of visitors. The students made tree houses, recliners, beautiful chairs, tables of different shapes and sizes, benches, beds, airplane and other construction models of great accuracy and precision. The experience was altogether thrilling with the resource person guiding the young carpenters with all the tools and techniques which were so new to them.
Paper Machie students who gathered around the water world represented an amazing skill to reuse waste paper and recreate it into things of beauty. The resource person could be seen sincerely guiding the students and helping them with the paper pulp. The soaked pulp was then shaped into mesmerising objects such as human and animal faces, wall plates, soap boxes, candles, tea pots, flower vases, cartoon characters, key chains, bangles and other artistic objects which captured many eyes. The activity also conveyed an important message which has a great significance in the backdrop of current environmental issues. The activity made use of waste paper to create beautiful decorative items and toys hence discouraging plastic and wooden decorations. It thus provided a means of environmental conservation and protection. It also, however represented a dying culture which defines Kashmir in its own unique sense.
Pottery was yet another activity conducted in the basement area where many students could be found working out with mud to create beautiful, perfectly finished and finely carved objects. Holding onto the wheel with utmost caution and sensitivity, these students learnt that to give any vague item a definite shape and independent characterisation, love and affection are the primary ingredients. The activity also taught the students the meaning of patience and perseverance; of how these two virtues could turn mud into gold.
Moving along with lawn mowers, scissors and muddy hands, the students associated with gardening as an activity could be found toiling hard in the gardening area of the school. These children were taught about sowing, weeds and weeding, cutting, grafting, flowers, productivity enhancers, pesticides and other important aspects of this activity. It was a pleasant surprise for the visitors to watch these delicate hands put themselves into effort to clean and decorate their school.
A pleasant fragrance welcomed oneself in to the cooking room which provided room for cooking lovers. The resource person along with the students were all dressed in spotless white coats with white chef caps. The students lined along the counter beautifully presented the dishes. The students specially prepared Achari Murg, Banana bread, Chowmin and various other mouthwatering dishes. The very fragrance of the dishes defined the delicious recipes prepared.
Music lovers could be heard chanting in the music room the lines of a touching Kashmiri song. The dedicated students along with their teacher prepared a mesmerising song and a Tarana in a short span of two days.
Physics lab provided room to electricians and of course the future engineers of this country who were engaged with physical instruments, various electric and electronic gadgets, switches and switch boards, fuses and various other devices. The resource person taught the students about the electric connections in houses, big companies and factories. The students conducted various experiments such as gold leaf experiment, working of galvanometer, discharging of a capacitor, household circuit board and many others to learn about the working of these instruments. The students also operated different devices to study and understand wire systems and internal connections.
The event was finally concluded on a grand note with an exhibition which was held in the indoor stadium on 24th October, 2013. All the students of XII grade neatly lined themselves along the counters and presented the beautifully designed and immensely hardworked objects, the tasty dishes and shared their innovative ideas. The exhibition was visited by the chairman of the school- Mr. Vijay Dhar, Mrs. Kiran Dhar and all the students and staff members. The visitors appreciated the idea behind each concept and encouraged the students to dream high and achieve big for they had all the potential needed.
Apart from excelling in academics; the event brought forward the talents of young Dipsites in other fields, the teamwork and leadership qualities and the innovative ideas which occupy their raw minds. The aim of the session was to develop work experience, virtues of patience and perseverance and to make realise the significance of hardwork for any reward in life. The event succeeded in its motive when the students gathered at the exhibition exhibited their hardworked ideas at the end of a hardworking session of three days.
Delhi Public School, Srinagar believes that every child has a talent hidden inside him in one form or the other; all that is needed is an opportunity to reveal the concealed.

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Tiny Tots Picnic
2013-10-22 | Jammu and Kashmir
Tiny Tots had a fantabulous time at their first picnic this year. LKG – UKG students went to Shalimar gardens and Class 1st & 2nd were seen having the time of their lives at Harwan.

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