Baisakhi marks the harvest of rabi crops and farmers offer thanksgiving for a good harvest and prosperity. The day is celebrated with folk dances like bhangra and gidda. Festival is mainly celebrated in North India as the “Punjabi New Year”. It is celebrated all around India under different names like Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Pooram Vishu in Kerala, Naba Barsha in Bengal, Rongali Bihu in Assam and Baishakha in Bihar. People take a holy dip in the Ganges, Jhelum, Kaveri and visit temples. India is a land of many cultures which blend into each other seamlessly. Each region has its own way of celebrating New Year usually when the crops are harvested. In Punjab, this day is celebrated as Baisakhi. To give an insight of this day, the students of Presidium celebrated Baisakhi through a special assembly. The entire school campus was immersed in the spirit of festivity as the little ones came dressed in ethnic attire representing the Punjabi culture. The day started by seeking the blessings of Almighty through Shabad. The significance of Baisakhi was highlighted through a beautiful speech delivered, a mellifluous group song by the school choir and a dance performance by the young students followed by a mesmerizing punjabi folk dance performance. The tiny tots enjoyed the beats of the dhol and their joy had no limit. The students also shared special Punjabi Cuisine with their friends during the lunch break. A video highlighting the significance of Baisakhi was also shown to the students in their respective classrooms. Speaking on the occasion, Head of institution congratulated and appreciated all the students for giving such scintillating and vivacious performances.

Presidium Gurgaon, in its continuous endeavor to bring the best and the latest in the field of education to its students, organized an Astronomy and Space Science Club in association with SPACE. SPACE introduced the concept of Astronomy Club in Indian school Education system. It is the only organization consistently working with students, offering innovative education and making learning interesting. The workshop was organised with an aim to increase the scientific temper and positive attitude towards science and environment, improve the personality of the child through improvement in life skills, team spirit and interpersonal skills & through media interaction, enhance thinking process and learn Science in an interesting way, learn to handle telescope independently and plan observation. The objective was to nurtures a young league of students and citizen scientists who aspire to learn, grow and follow in the footsteps of 21st century’s noted Indian astronomers Aryabhatta, S. Chandrashekhar, and the contemporary astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita William etc. Our leaders of tomorrow will pave the path to a scientifically evolved world with their rational thinking and quest to attain knowledge.

A Physics experiment was conducted with an aim to verify Ohm’s Law and to garner interest among students about the topic of Current Electricity. After verifying the law, students obtained the value of resistance of the nichrome wire that was used in the experiment. Students were first given a theoretical description of Ohm’s law and then they were introduced with apparatus involved in verifying the Law. They were explained how to use the apparatus and construct a proper circuit diagram. They were explained how to evaluate the zero error and least counts of the instruments used in the circuit (like Voltmeter and the Ammeter) and finally how to take the readings. Students successfully used the apparatus and made a circuit diagram and took the necessary readings. They drew an observation table clearing indicating the values of currents and corresponding values of potential differences. They ultimately plotted an IV graph and by calculating the slope of the graph, they determined the value of resistance of the wire and hence verified Ohm’s law. At the end, few viva and conceptual questions were discussed.

With great pleasure I would like to announce that we have won the 11 th Manav Rachna Challenger U-14 Cricket Cup. We stood 1 st out of 28 schools who participated in the cup. In the final match Vishnu Kishore Raizada won the man of the match award with his all-round play and scored 73* runs in 56 balls and took 2 important wickets. Lakshy Yadav was declared Best Batsman of the tournament with 1 century and 3* half centuries in 5 matches. Saransh Budhiraja grabbed the Man of the Series tournament with his all-round performance. He scored 193 runs and took 5 wickets. Presidium lifted the winning trophy and were also provided with a Cricket kit from the Manav Rachna Cricket Tournament committee.

The beginning of new sessions is always an auspicious time, time for new hopes and renewed dreams ...

After the  examination fever it is the time to enter the school with hope that this session will be full of discovery.every day will be a new opportunity to do and be better. Presidium welcomes all the students to the new academic session and wishing good luck!

‘Holi is a time to reach out with the colors of joy. It is the time to love and forgive. It is the time expresses the happiness of being loved and to be loved through colors.’ Presidium always look for ways to expose students to various cultures and their celebrations. Not only does this exposure allow students to learn to embrace diversity, it shows them how everyone and everything is connected. Holi is a colorful festival which brings the spirit of joy and enjoyment along with it. The students and teachers exchanged Holi greetings, while sprinkling colours on one another. A cultural show was also organized where blooming buds of the primary and pre-primary sections sang songs, danced  and sprinkled colours on each other. School principal Alka Singh encouraged students to play Holi with natural colours and flowers. 

‘Holi is a time to reach out with the colors of joy. It is the time to love and forgive. It is the time expresses the happiness of being loved and to be loved through colors.’ Presidium always look for ways to expose students to various cultures and their celebrations. Not only does this exposure allow students to learn to embrace diversity, it shows them how everyone and everything is connected. Holi is a colorful festival which brings the spirit of joy and enjoyment along with it. The students and teachers exchanged Holi greetings, while sprinkling colours on one another. A cultural show was also organized where blooming buds of the primary and pre-primary sections sang songs, danced  and sprinkled colours on each other. School principal Alka Singh encouraged students to play Holi with natural colours and flowers. 

Art and craft helps students develop mentally, socially and emotionally. Creating art may boost their ability to analyze and solve problem. It also helps them to improve fine motors skills and boost self-confidence. To bring out the undiscovered talents and hone the innovative skills of students, an Art workshop was recently organised at Presidium Gurgaon. The workshop aimed at encouraging, nurturing and showcasing every child’s natural creative flair. Students learned to explore the extent of their imagination and expressed themselves without any fear. They enjoyed making and learning by doing an origami paper fish and and paper bird. It was very enriching & enjoyable experience for the learners as they were free to express their thoughts by giving free rein to their imagination and creativity. 

Storytelling forms a crucial part in developing a child’s overall personality. By telling stories that come

with a meaningful message, we can inculcate qualities like wisdom, courage, honesty, etc. from an early age into the little ones. Presidium believes in creating such opportunities for our students so that learning comes along with having fun. Keeping this in mind, a storytelling session was recently held grade Nursery where the children enacted stories while their teacher narrated the story ‘The Greedy Lion’. Students performed with a lot of confidence and enthusiasm while having a wonderful time listening to it with special effects. They also learnt about animals and their virtues. It was indeed a fun filled day where not only the students, but also the teachers enjoyed the session thoroughly.