Activities
A gamut of activities for the holistic development of the student and which touches every aspect of school life is conducted at school. NEP 2020 & CSBE prescribe at least one hour of physical activity for each student on a daily basis. The school has been practicing the same since long. The school also encourages students who excel in sports and other activities by allowing them leaves and arranging remedial coaching for them if necessary. These activities include both co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
- Sports and games spanning 26 games, including Basketball, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Roller Skating, Badminton, Football, Cricket, indoor games like Chess, Carrom, etc., are offered to all students. Special coaches are hired to impart the skills.
- Self-defence activity of Karate is compulsory for classes 3 onwards. It is offered once a week. The School hosts state and district level Karate tournaments, where our students have come out in flying colours. Students who excel in Karate are provided extra coaching in consultation with their parents.
- Yoga is a weekly activity and a special Yoga guru has been appointed, teaching asanas, mudras, pranayam and meditation to students. International Yoga Day is celebrated every year.
- Roller Skating has been offered at BMPS Takshila since its inception. Special coaches teach Roller Skating every Saturday to students who opt for the same. No wonder then that our students have participated at various state level, zonal level and national level tournaments organized by CBSE and other Sports bodies and have won laurels for the school.
- Under the Art-integration project of CBSE, Art/Craft are offered to all students and periodic assessment is done. Other subject teachers include art-based teaching to enhance subject understanding.
- Club Activities are offered to students from class 3 onwards. Various clubs such as Literary Club, Music Club, Aerobics Club, Art/Craft Club, Green Club (for developing environment consciousness), Social Science Club, Quiz Club are a few among them. They are conducted on a weekly basis and teachers of the school are the mentors for the same.
- The School has a robust House system and students from class 1 to class 12 are segregated into the 4 Houses, which are named after 4 luminaries of India, namely Aryabhatta, Bhaskaracharya, C.V.Raman & Ramanujam. Inter-house activities are organized periodically. Every Thursday, the houses meet under the guidance of House In-charge teachers and plan the activities for their house. At the end of the session, the house scoring highest points is given Best House Trophy.
- In keeping with changing times, new co-curricular activities, especially in the field of Information Technology such as Coding, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence are being incorporated into the system.
- Summer camp is a regular annual feature, which is offered to interested students. Under this, sports/games, DIY, swimming, art/craft, music, cooking/baking and creating best out of waste are the activities that keep students engaged. During the pandemic, the Summer Camp was conducted online and saw huge participation by students.
- Special Assemblies celebrating important festivals and national days are organized regularly. Different classes are assigned the duty to organize this under the supervision of their class teacher.
- Daily assemblies also provide a forum for showcasing the creative output of all students.
- The school’s philosophy encapsulates engaging all students in all activities. Therefore 100% participation in activities is what BMPS Takshila strives for. The school Annual Function Twisha, Annual Sports Day and Annual Exhibition Avishkaar are testimony to this practice of the school.