Spirituality mingles with techno-trivia

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Spirituality mingles with techno-trivia

- Dav KapilDev Public School, Ranchi

Class act

 

Often sagas have a humble start. Take this school for instance. It

started in a rented room adjacent to the Cooperative Society. Word

of mouth and door-to-door campaigns by the school authorities helped

to rope in students from across the city and slowly a new beginning

was seen.

 

DAV Kapildev Public School, which is just 3 kms away from Ranchi

railway station, was built on two acres of land donated by AG

Cooperative Society. On September 17, 1993, Padma Shri G.P. Chopra,

president DAV and CMC, inaugurated a new building and flagged off

its journey. And the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Infra-talk

 

This branch of the DAV enjoys a present strength of more than 3,100

students and has classes till thePlus Two level that includes both

science and commerce streams.

 

And it boasts of the best — all the required facilities, modern

technology in classrooms, educational aids, competent and dedicated

team of teachers, it simply has what it takes. It also provides a

library, computer training classes, laboratories, including a

mathematics lab.

 

The school believes in providing a congenial setting for the

development of children, as no child can survive in an environment

that is insensitive and stifling. In order to establish a meaningful

relationship between the school and parents, meetings are held on

the fourth Saturday of every month.

 

Software saga

 

The school has decided to develop a software, which will help in

deciding a time-table for the teachers, as otherwise assigning

classes becomes a long and cumbersome process. At DAV Kapildev,

there are 88 teachers. Normally four to five of them are involved in

framing the timetable.

 

Principal believes: "After the software is developed it will help us

to decide which teacher will take a class at what time. In case a

teacher is absent, those who are free can take the class. I can

control the entire system while sitting in the office and I will be

aware of which teacher is taking a particular class and at what

time, which I am not so sure of now."

 

Vedic values

 

The school imparts rich Vedic values as well as tenets of the modern

competitive world. Thus there are the Internet-savvy students, who

are equally at home reciting the "slokas".

 

The school has played a vital role in organising a vedic camp every

year where thousands of students from DAV schools across the country

join hands in a programme titled, "character building camp". The

camp involves lessons in yoga, mantras, plus personality-building

classes. Hawans are also a weekly feature of DAV. The process of a

hawan, as the authorities believe, purifies the environment of the

school.

 

DAV Kapildev takes purity of the mind and soul literally. In a bid

to inculcate moral ideas in students, the school starts each working

day with the morning assembly that includes recitation of Ved

mantras, devotional songs, patriotic songs and thought for the day.

Likewise Dharam Shiksha books are prescribed to educate the students

in moral values.

 

But one cannot allege that the school ignores the present. DAV

believes in organising numerous inter-house competitions every

Saturday. During these meets the students get an opportunity to

showcase their talent in various performing arts like music and

dance that is otherwise neglected in the syllabus.

 

No dull days

 

As we know all work and no play is not good for any student. DAV

plans picnics and educational tours for the students, too, keeping

infotainment in mind. Students are taken to historical places,

museums, factories, research institutions, where they are provided

with first-hand information on the place. These outings and

interactions do have a soothing effect on the mind, body and soul.

 

One of the most anticipated events in the school calender is the

Inter-DAV Zonal Youth festival, between different DAV branches.

 

Students indulge in sports activities round the year, and their

efforts and training are displayed during the annual sports day.

 

Absolute no-no

 

The school prohibits students from bringing electronic devices like

mobiles, calculators, pagers and motorbikes because, it is believed,

that school-life is not a time for such luxuries.

 

Instead, a child is exposed to hobbies such as reading, sketching,

dancing, public-speaking and gardening, activities that bring

discipline in life. Also consistent monitoring of every student

enables the teacher to recognise the field in which a particular

child can excel.

 

So, children with similar interests and inclinations are grouped

together under the watchful eye of a teacher. Then experts are

called in to train them in their chosen fields, be it yoga, martial

arts or music.

 

fact file

 

Name: DAV Kapildev Public School, Ranchi

 

Address: New AG Cooperative Colony, Kadru, Ranchi

 

What is it: An English-medium, co-educational school affiliated to

the CBSE Board and managed by DAV College Managing Committee, New

Delhi

 

Principal: M.K. Sinha

 

Session: April 1 to March 31

 

Special Feature: Five per cent seats are reserved for talented ST

and SC students from weaker sections of the society

 

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