 A
substantial number of hours in the timetable,
and ample opportunity after school, are
dedicated to encouraging children to explore
a wide range of creative pursuits. Time
spent on music, drama, dance and painting,
as well as on scientific interests is time
well spent. The pleasures in doing and the
satisfaction of achievement not only tap
a student's creativity and originality,
but also encourage concentration, patience,
commitment and teamwork.
In so many of these activities, the
performance on stage or the painting hung
on the wall is only the final product,
the tip of the creative iceberg hinting
at the level of endeavour that went into
its creation. Regular sessions of drama
and the hours of rehearsal help a child
understand his / her responses to different
situations, rather than necessarily making
an actor of him / her. Similarly, painting
will help him / her learn to observe different
forms and shades of colour, rather than
producing a great artist.
Specialist teachers for these subjects,
working in the areas designed for their
activities, ensure that the pleasures
and rewards of creative work complement
academic study.
The non-sporting activities offered by
the school include pottery, tie and dye,
paper papier maché, woodwork, art
animation, computer programming and Photoshop,
Indian dance, Western music (vocal and
instrumental), Indian music (vocal and
tabla), environmental education, yoga,
school newsletter and magazine projects,
the Model United Nations Programme, scrabble,
theatre, jazz dancing, cookery, needlework
and knitting, debating, quizzing, Maths
club, Maths Olympiad Club, Science club
and basic life skills.
The Dhirubhai Ambani International School encourages its students to participate in a variety of competitions within India and worldwide, which helps foster their versatile interests and their urge to excel in many ways. One of our IBDP students - Yashraj Khaitan - had won a prize in the NASA Aeronautics Essay Contest held in 2007 to describe "Air Transportation in 2057" and was placed second in the individual international awards. Two of our students - Neil Satra and Sanchay Jaipurya - received the coveted winners' trophy and a laptop, in the first ever Mumbai edition of TCS IT Wiz which was held in 2009. Over 500 students from more than 50 schools participated in this keenly contested event, which is considered to be India's largest inter school IT Quiz.
In our 2007, our students participated in the Indian Robotics Olympiad at New Delhi and were placed second; this qualified them to participate for the World Robotics Olympiad at Taipei in which they were awarded certificates of excellence. Over the years, the Robotics Club at the school is growing in its popularity and continues to attract a good number of students. In 2008-09 our students were exposed to the state-of-the-art Lego Hardware and associated Mindstorms Software which, after initial few classes of training in the preliminaries, were extensively used to complete various missions. In 2008, three of our students - Mustafa, Shravan and Shreyansh - represented the school in the Indian Robot Olympiad held at Bengaluru, and secured the second position. The experience proved to be very enriching and fruitful for our students.
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