- Co-Scholastic Activities
- Sewa Community
- Aptitude Based Competitions
- Art Education
- Health and Physical Education
- Houses
- Library
- National Olympiad
- India Spelling Bee
- English Enrichment Classes
- Model United Nations
- CCA
- Field Trips
- Interhouse Programs
- Interschool Events
- Competitions
- Newsletters
Co-Scholastic Activities
The present education system demands excellence not only in Academics but also in Sports and Cultural activities. A day at our school is structured in such a way that children have adequate time for reading, writing, creative activities, outdoor games and play.
All the activities are designed to build a child’s overall personality. About a third to half of a day is spent on large group teaching time that includes story time, lecture, demonstrations, large group discussions, conceptual explanations and group goal setting.
Small group learning activities also form a significant part of the day and include worksheets, laboratory time, library time, computer time and group discussions. We ensure that every day some time is reserved for conducting hobby courses that boost the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of the students. Several other initiatives and activities are also underway.
Introduction
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
— Winston Churchill
Participation in social, economic and welfare activities as a part of education is a promise that we make for “Social Empowerment through Work education and Action”. Students get a sense of community service and develop self-reliance. This is an endeavour by CBSE that aims to focus on the mental, emotional and the health of a student.
SEWA programme has been designed to raise awareness on addressing real-world problems and serving the world community. For the past few years, Vishwa Vidyapeeth children of grades 6 and above have been required to do a yearly 30 to 50 hours (based on the grade) of social service as part of the curriculum and this has helped students develop themselves as responsible citizens of our society.
The programme calls upon the students of CBSE wing to partake in the events of community service and charity, and to initiate awareness programmes in the community to bring to light the issues of the 21st Century.
We have tuned the SEWA for the upcoming year keeping the present scenario in mind. We would like children to understand that working towards the cause of under-privileged or differently abled emphasises on the interdependence of human beings and makes them aware of their duties towards the human kind.
What exactly do children do under the SEWA programme?
- Various programmes are organised under SEWA like raising awareness about environment, population control, sanitation & hygiene, health, recycling, swachh bharat, wildlife preservation, health camps, etc. as well as volunteering programmes like interaction with children in Government schools and visit to orphanages & old age homes.
- Children are motivated to prepare their SEWA portfolio by the end of the year to summarise their works done over the year. This consists of the event’s summary, a letter from the institution where they visited, photographs of the programme, their report on the same and survey sheets (if any involved) corrected and stamped by the concerned teacher. This will help them to maintain a documented evidence of the activities done throughout the year and capture the emotional changes they have experienced with such programmes.
Aptitude Based Competitions:
Vishwa Vidyapeeth prepares your child for the future with a global insight in mind. Our students are equipped with academic excellence, confidence and leadership qualities that they need, to face any challenges in the new competitive world. We provide our children with a challenging, innovative and enterprising learning environment. To deliver the concept and ensure the child achieves knowledge, a proper methodology has to be adopted. There are so many ways used to deliver a lesson in the classroom. We use panel discussions, quiz, debates, role-plays, theatre/drama, panel discussions and symposiums as the co-scholastic measures supporting the routine classroom teaching. The teachers adopt various methodologies based on the subject, topic or theme.
The School regularly conducts aptitude based competitions such as word building, drawing, painting, theatre, singing, poetry writing, art, debates, quiz, elocutions (in English, Hindi and Kannada), storytelling, vegetable painting etc. These activities are conducted by professionals and we hope to get a sustained growth and result at the end of the day. Selecting from a wide range of activities below, we have already initiated, the following activities form an integral part of our curriculum:
Art Education
Visual Art & Performing Art Education constitutes an important area of curricular activity for development of wholesome personality of the students. We have specially designed an art lab to ignite the creative skills furnished with comfortable furniture and teaching aids.
Art education has always been an important area of curricular activity for students and aids in the development of the wholesome personality of the learners.
At Vishwa Vidyapeeth, we believe that Art helps the child to explore their creative and productive side in a joyful manner. It helps the child to feel a sense of fulfilment as it actually allows the child to explore verbal and non-verbal means of communication.
Health and Physical Education
Strand | Marks | Periods (Approx) | Levels |
1.Games & Sports
(choices vary as per the class for the event/game/sports) (a) Skating (b) Taekwondo (c) Yoga (d) Swimming (e) Football (f) Basketball (g) Cricket (h) Team Games (i) Individual Games/Activity (j) Adventure Sports |
50 Marks | 90 Periods | Up to 25 marks: Learning
26-40 marks: Proficiency 41-50 marks : Advanced |
2. Health and Fitness | 25 Marks | 50 Periods | Up to 12 marks: Learning 13-20 marks: Proficiency 21-25 marks: Advanced |
3. SEWA | 25 Marks | 50 Periods | Up to 12 marks: Learning 13-20 marks: Proficiency 21-25 marks: Advanced |
4. Health and Activity Card | No Marks | 10 Periods | – |
5. Total | 100 Marks | 200 Periods | – |
Physical Education is an important part of education. At Vishwa Vidyapeeth, we believe that Health & Physical Education should be a part of the main stream education as it will help us to enable students achieve good health and important life skills as well.
HPE classes will help the students to understand the benefits of being active and healthy. It contributes towards holistic development.
Fitness is an estate of health and wellbeing and more specifically the ability to perform daily routine without getting tired. Through this goal we are working towards a sustainable development goal which is to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. Every day in the morning from 7:55 AM to 8:05AM free hand exercises and Meditation will be conducted in our School before assembly. This 10 minutes every day fitness program is other than regular physical education periods.
Houses
A number of events are conducted under the house system with the guidance of house In-charges and house teachers. Children of all the houses (Atri, Bharadwaja, Vishwamitra and Vasishta) participate in various Inter school and Inter house activities.
Library
Our library consists of fiction and nonfiction books that range to a wide variety of genres. Unlike normal library periods we have a planned activity based library period that enriches the language skills of our students. Where our children are challenged in all the reading skills like skimming, scanning, loud reading, and group reading presentation and sequencing.
Here is a list of the Must-Read books suggested by us as per the age of children:
Grade Wise Booklist -CBSE
CATEGORIES FROM GRADE 1 TO 3
Sl.No | Title of Book | Author | Publisher |
1 | PANCHATANTRA | TRIMURTI | VASAN PUBLICATIONS |
2 | THE GINGER BREAD MAN | PETER STEVEN SON | LADY BIRD BOOKS |
3 | BEDTIME STORIES | N/A | BPI INDIA PVT.LTD |
4 | STORIES OF TENALIRAMA | N/A | GOLDEN SAPPHIRE |
5 | CLIFFORD’S FAMILY | NORMAN BRIDWELL | SCHOLASTIC |
6 | VIKRAM AND BETAL – BOOK 2 | NIL | WILCO PULBLISHING |
7 | THE UGLY DUCKLING | NIL | DREAM LAND |
8 | KALI WANTS TO DANCE | APARNA KARTHIKEYAN | PRAHOAM BOOKS |
9 | JUNGLE BOOK | RUDYARD KIPLING | PEGASUS |
10 | RAINBOW MAGIC – INDIA THE MOON STONE FAIRY | DAISY MEADOWS | ORCHARD BOOKS |
CATEGORIES FROM GRADE 4 TO 6
Sl.No | Title of Book | Author | Publisher |
1 | THE PRINCESS DIARIES | MEG CABOT | MACMILLIAN |
2 | DAIRY OF A WIMPY KID | JEFF.KINNEY | PUFFIN BOOKS |
3 | A TALE OF TWO CITIES | CHARLES DICKENS | FP-RAJA PACKET |
4 | MAHABHARATA FOR CHILDREN | SUDHA GUPTA | PEGASUS FOR KIDS |
5 | SNOW WHITE AND SEVEN DWARFS | BROTHERS GRIMM | USBORNE CHILDRENS |
6 | BLACK BEAUTY | ANNA SEWELL | PARRAGON PLUS |
7 | THE ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES THE FINAL PROBLEM | DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN | SHREE BOOK CENTRE |
8 | A SHOCKER ON SHOCK STREET- GOOSEBUMPS | R.L.STINE | SCHOLASTIC |
9 | MAGIC TREE HOUSE-MUMMIES IN THE MORNING | MARY POPE OSBORNE | RANDOM HOUSE |
10 | THE LITTLE MERMAID | BRIAN PRINCE THOMAS | LADY BIRD BOOKS |
CATEGORIES FROM GRADE 7 TO 9
Sl.No | Title of Book | Author | Publisher |
1 | HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ AND OTHER STORIES | SUDHA MURTY | PENGUIN INDIA |
2 | A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS | LEMONY SNICKET | EGMONT BOOKS |
3 | THEA STILTON ANAD THE PRINCE’S EMERALD | GERONIMO STILTON | SCHOLASTIC INC. |
4 | THE WHITE TIGER AND THE OTHER STORIES | RUSKIN BOND | RUPA PUBLICATION |
5 | PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTING THEIF | RICK RIORDON | PUFFIN BOOKS |
6 | I AM MALALA | MALALA YOUSAFZAI | A W AND N PAPERBACK |
7 | GENIUS IDEAS-TOM GATES | LIZ PICHON | SCHOLASTIC |
8 | LADAKH ADVENTURE | DEEPAK DALAL | GREY OKA |
9 | MALGUDI SCHOOL DAYS | R.K.NARAYAN | PUFFIN BOOKS |
10 | DEMON DENTIST | DAVID WILLIAMS | HARPER COLLINS |
National Olympiad
The aim of introducing Olympiad exam is:
- To provide a unique competitive platform to all.
- To identify the young geniuses and create a talent pool for the future.
Olympiads are not just exams they do a lot more to bring out the best in a child. Olympiads motivate students to strive to think differently. A rank in the Olympiad develops a sense of confidence in the students and their parents.
Olympiads’ problem being tricky and more conceptual, it helps students to understand the topic well. This ultimately improves the thought process of the students. That enables them to think out of the box.
These exams help cultivate a kind of analytical thinking in the children which is the preparatory level for any examination, be it IIT-JEE or any other competitive exam.
India Spelling Bee
At VVP, we believe in providing our students with opportunities to excel academically and develop essential language skills.
The primary reason for organizing the Spelling Bee Exam at our school is to enhance language skills and promote academic growth among our students. We firmly believe that strong language abilities are vital for effective communication and academic success.
By participating in the Spelling Bee Exam, our children have the opportunity to develop and showcase their spelling accuracy, expand their vocabulary, and deepen their understanding of language patterns. Through the rigorous preparation and challenging competition, they hone their spelling skills, improving their overall language proficiency. The benefits include:
- Nurturing critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in our students
- Analysing words, identifying spelling patterns, and applying spelling rules required them to think analytically and make connections between sounds and letters
- This exercise in critical thinking will benefit them not only in language-related subjects but also in other academic disciplines.
- Plays a significant role in building the students’ confidence, contributing to their personal development, empowering them to express themselves confidently in various situations
- Encourages students to support and respect their fellow competitors, fostering an environment of mutual respect and camaraderie.
- Aims to recognise and reward the efforts of our students by acknowledging top performers and awarding prizes which in turn serves as a motivation for all students to strive for excellence and encourages a culture of meritocracy within our school.
English Enrichment Classes:
Alongside the importance laid on learning regional languages, we stress on improving the English language skills of a child with the introduction of English Enrichment Classes. Being one of the most commonly spoken languages across the world, English is also the language used for international business.
Every week separate work and defined time is etched out for children to work on their English language skills. We conduct English enrichment special classes to help our students to cope up with the language. The language is important for the developing world and forms a gateway to international education forums on a later date.
Vishwa Vidyapeeth believes that the younger minds pick up the language skills more easily and hence right from Grade 1, we stress on all aspects of the language. A balance of the four key skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing, is quintessential to improvise the children’s grasp on the language.
To help children further, we introduce more worksheets and activities based on English language learning. We encourage our children to experiment themselves using various language tools and picking up new words, week after week. Literary fests and regular library hours also add on to this exercise.
Studies have proved that English Enrichment classes serve great purpose, especially for young learners. According to research, the students reap different benefits from such additional activities that include increased recall and concentration skills, enhanced communication skills and better cooperation skills.
The skills of creativity and imagination are enhanced in various domains of learning; it provides children with an opportunity to boost their creativity. Emphasize immersive and experiential learning to make education less memorizing and more about making a memory!
Model United Nations (MUN) :
The Model United Nations (MUN) helps students understand the working of the United Nations and its committees. Students take part as delegates who represent world leaders, organisations or countries. It is a challenging activity that involves in-depth research, debate, discussion, critical thinking, leadership and decision making. Students are exposed to issues that impact the world today such as human rights, economic inequality, environment, food security, women’s rights and so on.
The first session of Vishwa Vidyapeeth MUN was held on the August of 30th and 31st, 2019. Serving as a platform in which more than 170 delegates come together to diplomatically debate and propose solutions to the world’s most pressing issues, VVPMUN took up the initiative to facilitate collaboration and communication with other delegates.
The conference put together Five Dynamic Committees – each of which consisted of diverse agenda and passionate Chairs. From the intricacies of the Security Council to the policies of the Committee on the Status of Women, delegates had to meticulously research and innovatively deliberate on the challenges we face in the twenty-first century.
CCA:
To ensure that we develop students’ interest in studies, classroom and school routine, we involve a large number of co-curricular activities for children. It nurtures student’s ability in co-operation, coordination and leads towards leadership. In short, we prepare children for future challenges.
Best out of waste
Classical Dance
Clay Moulding
Paper Folding
Memory Test
Cooking without fire
Diya Painting
Solo Dance
Drawing Competition
Fancy Dress
Flower Decoration
Making Ganesha with clay
Kite Making
Lantern Making
Story Telling
Making a greeting card
Plate Decoration
Role Play
Pop Up Festival
Poster Making
Vishwa Vidyapeeth focuses on experiential learning. In order to support this, a variety of activities extending outside the school is conducted regularly. Field trips helps child to learn through experience and grasp the concept faster.
Field trips increase a student’s learning through active hands-on experience which in turn gives a boost to the student’s knowledge and understanding of a subject.
We ensure that good planning precedes the field trips. Careful attention is given to trip selection, pre-visit preparation, the trip itself, appropriate follow up, and evaluation. All teachers consult with their superiors while organising a field trip to ensure they follow the existing school board policies and recommended procedures.
Interhouse Programmes
Community is one of our maxims. Our Houses are like these small communities in themselves with their own distinctive character and atmosphere. Students are utmost loyal to their Houses and the many annual House competitions are keenly contested in a spirit of intense, but friendly rivalry.
Each House has its own Head Captains and House Monitors. Even the students are closely involved in the day-to-day running of the house along with the teachers. The main inter-house activities include both co – curricular as well as extra – curricular activities. There is a whole variety of inter house competitions and in many ways this has helped to bring the senior and junior students together for a common cause. The desire to bring points for their respective Houses outweighs all other commitments for these students.
Interschool Events
Vishwa Vidyapeeth hosts different inter school competitions which includes ‘Kaleidoscope’ (Interschool Art & Craft Mela), ‘Ecoventure’ (Interschool debate on ecological issues), ‘Nutcrackers’ (Interschool Preprimary competition) and ‘Boulderdash’ (Interschool Language festival). These types of inter-school competitions will help to build a sense of confidence and bonding amongst the students for their Alma Mater leading to overall development of a student.
Competition not only enhances the spirit of staying ahead amongst students but also helps to hone their socialization skills. It will help them get a fair idea about where they stand in such events which in turn will encourage them to beat it to the top.
Vishwa Vidyapeeth Students have a history of winning colours by putting up excellent performances in various inter-school sports competitions organised by the sports wing of the education department, sports associations and other organisations. The students are trained under the supervision of coaches for participating students in such competitions. Vishwa Vidyapeeth annually hosts some inter-school events which will help our students get exposure in terms of various talents in the field of sports. Recently VVP successfully hosted the TRIDENT CUP at its Yelahanka CBSE Campus which saw a participation of around 10+ schools from different parts of Bangalore.
VVP Students have brought in several laurels to the school with their excellent performances in various sports events at zonal, district, state and national level. This enhances the development of sports skills, high levels of discipline and team spirit.
Competition
There is a rush to reach to the pinnacle and in today’s rapidly changing world it is important to stay ahead of your competitors rather than denying its existence. Therefore, we make sure that our students get their fair share of participation in various competitions. We want to ensure that they appreciate the spirit of the contest, begin to love the anxious feeling before the start of any competition and mull over to put their huge talents up for all to see and acknowledge. This wonderful learning process prepares them to face the real world.
Newsletter
The school newsletter is released every three months and presents an exciting, interesting and involving view of the event fest at the school. The newsletter named “Vishwa Lekhana” is brought out to endorse the creative talents of the students and provide them recognition for their expression of original thoughts. We highlight the laurels and distinctions obtained by your children and also use it as a connection between the Parent and the School to help develop and foster our everlasting bond.