Student Life
Developing All Round Excellence
Students at Nehru World School are always excited to get involved in our pre and post school activities as well as those which take place during school hours. We provide a variety of options for all types of interests, and encourage students to find the best fit for them to develop their talents.
The inclusive nature of our co-curricular provision embraces the School’s commitment to providing a wide range of co-curricular activities designed to enhance students’ academic experience, promote personal growth and develop essential life skills.
Inter-house Events and Inter-school Events
Over the last eight years, the School population has grown by approximately 500 hundred students. The decision was taken for the start of the 2023 – 24 academic year to double the number of houses from four to eight to allow more students to participate in the activities offered.
They are scheduled throughout the academic year for all year groups and encompass a wide range of activities including sports, debating, music, arts and crafts, science, computer technology, photography, oracy in English, Hindi and German, our third language, and debating.
Events are timetabled on a monthly basis to ensure the maximum engagement of the students alongside ensuring events are timetabled to give the best utilisation of learning spacing.
A wide selection of students who are successful in the inter-house events then have the opportunity to represent the school in the same or similar inter-school events, thereby further honing their skills and participating in an unknown environment.
Annual Productions
Built into our calendar are annual productions for a selection of year groups who put on creative arts presentations, which include artist backdrop for the stage, theatre, dance and music together with an annual report and anchor role. All students in the year groups present at least two presentations to their parents– grades 1 and 2 together, 4 and 6 together, grade 8 – a production in German and an optional performance for Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Hindi.
During the six weeks for the preparation of the Annual Productions, timetables are adjusted to replace creative subjects with a focus on the Annual Production as well as using some Saturdays for rehearsals.
To give you a flavour of how this looks and feels, our creative arts team led by the Creative Head, supported by class teachers, develops children’s creativity, collaborative skills, critical thinking, creativity and oracy.
Sports
Sport is an integral part of the School curriculum. Students have the opportunity to participate in a range of sporting activities, both during the School day and in out-of-school sessions.
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In the primary wing, students choose from cricket, football, skating, carrom, table tennis and chess. Well-qualified sports coaches lead these sessions.
Basketball, badminton, carrom, table tennis and chess are offered as choices to secondary and senior secondary students. Warm-up and warm-down are also part of each sports session.
Out-of-School hours activities include basketball for primary secondary and senior secondary students, football and cricket for primary students, also led by well-qualified sports coaches.
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Sport is also a part of the inter-house activities and NWS students compete successfully in inter-school, district, national and state tournaments and championships. At NWS, sport is seen as a vehicle for developing the values of collaboration, resilience, adaptability and respect.
Yoga
Yoga is an integral part of the curriculum, supporting students to nurture their own well-being, including reducing stress and anxiety, improving memory and increasing self-confidence, improving flexibility, balance and posture, and teaching correct breathing techniques.
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Yoga also promotes mindfulness, learning to be in the present. Focusing on your breath or directing your attention to the furthest sounds you can perceive is mindfulness. Mindfulness enables our students to become less anxious and more relaxed.
Student Leadership
The Student Council offers leadership opportunities to students in Grades 5 to 12. They develop their leadership skills through discussion, debate and taking the initiative on a host of issues, relevant to their lives at school and beyond. Applications are invited for the following position and work closely with the teaching faculty to lead initiatives within the School.
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Head Boy/Head Girl
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Deputy Head Boy/Girl
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House Captains
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Ecology
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Technology
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Cultural
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Literary
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Sports
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Task Force
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Students in each class also take on particular responsibilities within the classroom and also act as buddies to new students joining the School. Opportunities are also provided to develop leadership skills through a variety of whole-school initiatives like CREÒ and SSS that impact positively on learning, teaching and wellbeing for both students and staff.
Community Service
Community Service within the School Students recognises the need to reach others around them. Examples include making donations from the SSS business profits, providing support for national disasters and raising awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Having run #iPledge successfully for two years from the School with parents’ support, (donate a book for another student to use and receive an ‘old book to impart new learning’) in 2022, a platform was provided for our students to lead this initiative within their communities. They were encouraged to reach out to others in their communities to generate awareness of how small changes by each one of us could make a difference in the world around us. Developing leadership, building communities and encouraging empathy to protect the environment and support our planet is our ambition.
Engaging in community service projects develops empathy and social responsibility, while visiting local businesses and industries students gain insights into various professions and career opportunities.
Excursions
Other examples of extending learning beyond the classrooms are a variety of excursions and field trips designed to enrich our students’ educational experience, provide hands-on experience, foster personal growth and help students connect their classroom knowledge with the real world. The examples shared through practical experiences allow students to apply classroom theories to real-world settings, thereby reflecting on their learning and reinforcing their understanding. Engaging with environments outside the classrooms stimulates curiosity and critical thinking and allows them to manage themselves in new environments, fostering independence.
Working and exploring together helps students develop cooperation and interpersonal skills, while visits to historical sites, museums and cultural institutions broaden students’ cultural horizons.
