At Guru Nanak Mission Public School, education is not limited to academic subjects. Within school hours, children and teenagers attending our programs are given opportunities to engage in extracurricular activities.
Why we offer extracurricular activities
We believe that a student’s future can be determined not just by the subjects they are taught, but by the things they do in the hours when they are free to pursue their interests. Extracurricular activities play a positive role in the development of students, regardless of their academic achievements which are based on curricula.
The benefits of extracurricular activities include:
- Showcasing the ability to work in a team
- Developing leadership skills
- Building confidence
- Shaping personality
- Revealing hidden potential
- Employing reasoning and critical thinking skills
- Acquiring new forms of knowledge
- Enhancing the imagination
- Applying lessons learned in the classroom to ‘real life’ situations
Overall, extracurricular activities provide a balance between academic curricula and the fun of creative participation. They add joy to the classroom, and provide a way for teachers to introduce applicable concepts to students.
Examples of our extracurricular activities
Nursery
In the nursery we participate in:
- Republic Day (January)
- Funday Sports (January)
- Lohri (January)
- Red day (April)
- Yellow day (May)
- Handing washing day (May)
- Green day (July)
- Raksha Bandhan (August)
- Colouring competition (September)
- Puppet show and school picnic (October)
- Guru Nanak Gurpurab (November)
- Children’s Day (November)
Lower Kindergarten (LKG)
In lower kindergarten we participate in:
- Memory games and storytelling (January)
- Colouring and drawing competition (May)
- Hand washing day (May)
- Handwriting competition (August)
- Fancy dress competition (October)
- Funday sports (October)
- Recitation competition and house picnic (November)
Upper Kindergarten (LKG)
In upper kindergarten we participate in:
- Recitation and storytelling (January)
- Colouring and drawing competition (May)
- Handwriting competition (August)
- Hand washing and personal hygiene awareness day (October)
- Observation activities (November)
Classes 1 to 3
In classes 1 to 3 we participate in:
- Gurbani competition (January)
- Handwriting competition (May)
- Doll dressing (July)
- Kite making (July)
- Independence Day flag making (August)
- Raksha Bandhan (August)
- Diwali diya decor (October)
- State costume fancy dress competition (November)
Classes 4 & 5
In classes 4 and 5 we participate in:
- Kite making (January)
- Handwriting competition (May)
- Tree planting (July)
- Patriotic song singing competition (August)
- Origami (October)
- Poem recitation (November)
- Pot decoration (November)
Classes 6 to 8
In classes 6 to 8 we participate in:
- Gurbani competition (January)
- Slogan writing, hand writing and reading competition (May)
- Van Mahotsav tree planting and poster making (July)
- Culinary habits for healthy eating (August)
- Pot decoration (October & November)
- Fireless cooking (October & November)
- Dry flower arrangements (October & November)
Classes 9 to 11
In classes 9 to 11 we participate in:
- Patriotic song learning (January)
- Essay writing (May)
- Calligraphy (May)
- Slogan writing (May)
- Raksha Bandhan (August)
- Independence Day speeches (August)
- Pot decoration (October)
- Rangoli (October)
- Mehndi design competition (October & November)
Classes 10 to 12
In classes 10 to 12 we participate in:
- English debate, Model United Nations (MUN) (August, for class 10)
- Science quiz (October & November)
- Rangoli (October & November)
- Mehndi design competition (October & November)
- Culinary habits for healthy eating (October & November)
Organised sports opportunities
Our school also provides students with the opportunity to participate in organised sports, starting from the primary grades. Children may join competitions starting from grade 6.
Our school has teams for basketball, handball, weightlifting, and athletics. Teams practise during school hours.
Guru Nanak Mission Public School has brought home sports laurels at state and national levels.