Excursions & Tours

ANNUAL PICNIC- TALKATORA GARDEN PRE-SCHOOL & PRE-PRIMARY 02.03.23 & 03.03.23

Fun and learning go hand in hand. With this in mind, an annual picnic to Talkatora Garden was scheduled for Pre-Primary children on 02.03.2023 and for Pre-School children on 03.03.2023. The buses departed from the school on time. On reaching the garden, the children enthusiastically explored the alluring beauty and bounties of nature. They enjoyed free play and interacting with each other. They then relished the light refreshment provided by school. The picnic was a wonderful opportunity for all the children to strengthen their bonds with their peers and teachers. It also motivated the students to take care of their environment and to maintain cleanliness around them. The children came back refreshed and rejuvenated. 

LOIR BAKERY SCOTTSDALE PRE-PRIMARY 09.12.2022

A Virtual Excursion to Lior the baker(bakery) Scottsdale was scheduled for class Pre Primary on 09-12.2022. A short  introduction was given by the class teacher about the bakery. Bakery video was shown to kids in which they experienced the baking of  cookies and breads. Children were made familiar with the tools used like bakery brush, dough, rolling pin, mixing bowls etc. The new vocabulary words enhanced their language skills. It was  delightful to see the process of making yummy breads, croissants, chocolate rolls and many more. After the excursion, the children relished their snacks. Overall it was a spectacular experience for kids. 

VIRTUAL EXCURSION- VISIT TO NGO PRE-SCHOOL 22.11.2022

NGOs are the Non-Governmental Organizations that are involved or engaged in relief activities or promoting interest of the poor. The volunteers provide basic social services in advocating community development. A Bal Sabha on ‘A Visit To NGO’ was conducted virtually for students of Pre School on 22.11.22. Children were sensitized about being empathetic and compassionate towards the underprivileged. They were shown related videos of few active organizations (NGO) of our country and were motivated to show their concern for the needy by donating their old clothes/ books/ toys etc. to children deprived of these basic amenities. 

K L BIRD PARK KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 28-09-2022 

A virtual trip to KL Bird Park Kuala Lumpur was planned on 28-09-2022.for the Pre-Primary children. The aim of this excursion was to let the children know about different birds. KL Bird Park is one of the largest in the world. It has various bird species flying freely and living together in harmony and balance. The students enjoyed the array of birds. They were flabbergasted to see Indian blue peacock, crowned pigeon, the largest pigeon species, yellow billed strokes, doves and free flying birds. Children enjoyed the view of a world full of spectacular birds.  

ZOOLOGICAL PARK 26.09.22 PRE-SCHOOL

An excursion is a brief pleasure trip which not only develops child's confidence but also provides students with great opportunity to learn in an informal environment.  To sensitize children about the importance of animals our toddlers were taken for a virtual trip to Zoological Park on 26-09-2022 as a part of educational trip. They were thrilled seeing the birds, wild animals, plants etc. This helped them greatly to develop their general awareness and observation regarding the animal world. The experience became memorable with a small snack party which they enjoyed with their peers. The main aim of organizing this virtual trip was to develop and enhance cognitive and aesthetic skills of the children.

NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 18.08.22 (PRE- PRIMARY)

Excursions are a keyway to develop a child's confidence as it helps to him to explore and begin to understand the real world. It provides students with great opportunity to learn in an informal environment. Keeping this in mind and to sensitize children about the importance of animals, our toddlers were taken for a virtual trip to Zoological Park on 18.08.2022. The aim of this excursion was to develop and enhance cognitive and aesthetic skills of the children. The students enjoyed the array of animals and birds, while relishing their snacks and sitting with their peers. It was an enthralling experience for them.

ANNUAL PICNIC TO RANGMANCH FARMS 

Taylor Caldwell has commented as to how “Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life’s greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned”. 

The Primary Department, GR Campus organised an Annual Picnic to Rangmanch Farms on March 09, 2023. With a strength of 567 students, the place served as the ultimate retreat session wherein young learners experienced adventurous sports like zip-lining, trampoline, horse riding, air-cycling and DJ session. 

The teacher-student bond was strengthened through active participation at multiple levels. Children of Class IV and V underwent through disciplinary sessions wherein each batch of 35-40 students were assigned a team leader. The leader took them through an array of learning experiences which resembled an army training session. 

This Adventure in the month of March turned out to be a constructive yet fun learning experience for young learners. 

A VISIT TO AMRIT UDYAN

In accordance with the circular shared by DOE, a visit to the Amrit Udyan (previously known as Mughal Garden) in the premises of the President’s Estate, was organised on 17 February 2023 by the school. 48 students from the Middle Department, 38 from class VI and 10 from class VII, witnessed the colourful glory of the flowers blossoming and adding pride to the Indian Presidential settlement spread across a vast land. They were escorted by Ms Sukriti Sehgal and Ms Shweta Shukla. The visit was highly appreciated by the students as they witnessed some of the rarest floral species delicately blooming in the garden under utmost care and supervision.

VIRTUAL VISIT TO THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL

The Tour and Travel Committee of the Middle Department showed a documentary to the students. It highlighted the importance and significance of National War Memorial. It also made the students aware about the sacrifice made by our Indian soldiers so that we, the people of India can be at peace. The documentary beautifully explained the significance of Amar Jawan Jyoti installed to show respect and honour to the martyrs of Indian armed forces of Independent India. The flame of the jyoti refreshed the lost memories of soldiers who fought bravely for our country, India. It increased respect and inculcated the feeling of being brave and patriotic, the feeling of determination to work towards the betterment of the nation and to be able to stay loyal to one's country.

VISIT TO THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE, DELHI

The United Nation in India Alliance Francaise De Delhi, UNESCO India, the Embassy of Germany and Israel organized the Holocaust Commemoration Day from 30th to 31st January 2023. The theme of the Holocaust remembering them was “Home and belonging”. 15 students from the Middle Department were accompanied by Ms Sandhya Thapar and Mr Virender Sharma on 31 January 2023 for the same. The webinar was initiated with an introduction by a UNIC Public Information assistant followed by video of the UN Secretary General’s message on holocaust. In remembrance of holocaust, he made the audience aware of threats to freedom, dignity and humanity in our own time. During the webinar they made our students think and again rethink and revisit conversations at home, in schools and on social media and link them to propaganda spread by Hitler and his followers, his system and his machinery was a big tool that enabled the holocaust to happen. They sensitized the youth and teachers about the importance of educating the future generation to avoid future threats.

EXCURSION TO BBPS ACTIVITY CENTRE SOLAN

Our school has always encouraged its learners to accept different opportunities and make the most of them, and one such endeavour was initiated by motivating students to visit BBPS ACTIVITY CENTRE at Solan in different batches in the session. The Middle Department organised an excursion to the centre in two batches, numbered 63 & 64 with 38 girls and 39 girls with two
teacher escorts in each batch respectively along with a medical attendant. The excursion was planned from 24 November 2022 till 27 November 2022. The journey was filled with adventure
and ecstasy with fun, food and laughter. The children were acquainted with the significance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle through an array of activities like zipline, rock climbing, rope
climbing and the regular morning treks in the lap of nature. The learners learnt the spirit of working in a team and lead the groups with honour and dignity. They relieved their stress through dance and yoga on alternate days.
Teacher Incharges: Ms Anju Arora
Ms Sukriti Sehgal
Ms Shubhi Juneja
Ms Sonia Sharma

ARAVALLI BIODIVERSITY PARK

15 students from the Middle Department, Ganga Ram Campus visited The Aravalli Biodiversity Park on 28th October, 2022. The Aravalli Biodiversity Park (ABP) is developed on 699 acres of land located at northwest of Vasant Vihar. The prime objective of ABP is to bring back the lost biodiversity of Delhi Aravallis. The other objective of ABP is to promote nature education among students and create environment awareness. It was an enriching experience for the students.
Biologists from the Aravalli Biodiversity Park enlightened them about the various flora and fauna.