Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur

Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur, India, was established in 2002. It is an English medium school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. This is one of the schools run by the Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi, a profit making society. The school is located at 26.31°N 80.15°E / 26.31; 80.15.[1]

Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur
Location
287-295, Bithoor Road, Kalyanpur, Kanpur - 208017, India
Information
School typePrivate
MottoService Before Self
Established2002
PrincipalArchana Nigam
Staff600
Number of students5000
ClassesNursery to Grade 12th
AffiliationsCBSE
Websitehttp://dpskalyanpur.com/profit

Admissions

Admission to Nursery is through observation/interaction with the children.

There is a written evaluation for students seeking admission to Class I to Class XI. [2]

Academics

Curriculum

Primary level

  • Integrated and interlinked curriculum, framed on the guidelines of NCERT
  • Worksheets to enhance learning skills

Middle and secondary level

  • NCERT prescribed curriculum
  • Foreign languages are introduced

Senior secondary level

  • CBSE curriculum
  • The student council acts a resource for the students when they need help.[3]

Student life

Special assemblies and other programs
  • Special assemblies are organised to celebrate festivals and occasions like Labor Day and Earth Day.
  • For Environment Week students were taught about ways to stop pollution.
  • Assemblies are held to celebrate festivals like Diwali, Eid, Christmas, and Janmashtmi.
  • A summer science camp was held in the school where Prof. H.C. Verma, a nuclear experimental physicist stationed at IIT Kanpur, spoke on the 'Saga of Physicists'.
  • An activity center was dedicated to the scientists Albert Einstein, Georg Ohm, Hans Christian Ørsted, Isaac Newton, Archimedes and Michael Faraday.
  • BRICS, a student body from IIT Kanpur conducted a workshop on Robotics.
  • The school hosts an annual techno-cultural-sports fiesta, Panorama.[4]
  • An 'All India National Workshop on Music & Dance for Teachers was conducted by vocalist Malini Awasthi.The discussion centered around the spring season, the festival Holi and the songs associated with them, mindful of the theme Madhumaas.[5]

Panorama

Panorama is an annual technical-cum-cultural fest organized by DPS, Kalyanpur. It was organised for the first time in 2008, by the batch of Class XII, and 35 schools participated. There were technical competitions, ranging from coding competitions to DJ mixing, and cultural events like poster making and dance competitions. Sports competitions were organized including short sprint races and football and cricket matches. Music was played and food available. It is organized by the senior students (class XI and XII) with little help from the teachers in matters of supervision, permissions, etc. All sponsorship, event planning and execution are taken over by the students.

Infrastructure

Sports
  • Lawn tennis court
  • Football field
  • Volleyball court
  • Badminton court
  • Chess/carrom room
  • Table tennis room
  • 200 metre athletic track
  • Handball court
  • Basketball court
  • Hockey field
  • Squash courts
  • Gymnasium
  • Swimming pool

[6]

Academic infrastructure
  • Social Science lab
  • Computer labs
  • Fine Arts lab
  • English Language Lab
  • Mathematics Lab
  • Dance and Music Room
  • Physics Lab
  • Biology Lab
  • Chemistry Lab
  • Animation Lab
  • Library [7]

Other buildings/facilities

The school has its own auditorium, Rivera, with a capacity of over 2000 people. The auditorium is used for assemblies and cultural shows and fests. Inside the auditorium are three badminton courts and one basketball court. The school has a canteen where snacks are sold, and an infirmary where a qualified nurse looks after the well being of students.

Achievements
  • A student of the school took part in a music bonanza organised by a private radio channel. Among 15,000 participants, the student was analysed by a panel of highly acclaimed judges before he was placed in the top three.[8]
  • Students of classes 10th and 12th have performed well in their board exams and have topped in the city as well as in the country.[9]
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See also

References
  1. "Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur (Kanpur)". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. "Admission procedure in D.P.S, Kalyanpur". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. "Curriculum in DPS, Kalyanpur". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Panorama, 2012". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. "Events & Celebrations in DPS, Kalyanpur". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. "Sports Infrastructure in DPS, Kalyanpur". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. "Academic Infrastructure in DPS, Kalyanpur". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. "DPS Kalyanpur student shines". TImes of India. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  9. "CBSE exam: 100% result in many schools". Times Of India. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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