Umar Colony, Sadalbal, Lal Bazar, Srinagar [Jammu & Kashmir] UT
At G. D. Goenka Public School, Sports training is imparted to the students in order to inculcate in them a feeling of sportsman spirit, team spirit, self discipline and a spirit of general well-being. Every student participates in a Sports Activity of his/her choice. A well defined syllabus for each sport of their choice, enables them to pursue with interest, the game of their liking. Physical fitness, achieved through team sports and fitness classes are a part of the total educational experience at GDGPS Srinagar. As one of the nation’s top urban schools, GDGPS Srinagar offers a strong academic, sport and activities curriculum, effectively delivered on a beautiful campus with well-equipped and modern facilities. Interscholastic sports and fitness, woven into the daily curriculum, is aimed at providing balance to the body and mind of the students. Whether it is simply an escape from the academic curriculum or helping a child cope with stress or helping an obese child lose weight or an opportunity to develop a technical skill, physical fitness is essential for every child. It helps develop discipline and focus and nothing teaches teamwork and leadership skills better than a sport. In developing a sense of sportsmanship a child is better equipped to deal with success and failure. It is one of the most vital building blocks of an all-round education. Children involved in the sports programme experience some of the most challenging and rewarding moments of their lives. The Physical Education Department consists of a team of dedicated teachers who specialists in their filed and are responsible for the implementation of the day-to-day sports programme.
In modern fast moving world, where world is computer centered, it is of utmost importance to train students to become computer-friendly. And so, the school provides all necessary equipments and competent teachers to nurture the students with computing skills. They are made familiar with software packages used in modern business applications and programming skills are given appropriate focus.
To make math fun and vincible for our students, the school has developed a high ended math lab. By using various tools, shapes and real life situations, this lab shall facilitate easy and quick learning amongst the children. Math lab uses special software’s facilitating immediate feedbacks in case the answer entered by the child is wrong. This makes the calculation easier and faster, hence very convenient for all the children to whom mathematics seems a phobia.
Music is a great therapy when it comes to reducing stress. A great source of recreation for children, music has an emotion evoking power, hence can be useful in knowing child psychology.
The School Doctor is in charge of providing medical care to children in accordance with medical science and experience. This care has a holistic approach i.e from the physical and the mental perspective, regardless of age or gender and represents the health interests of pupils. Besides this group, Doctor also address school Principal, Teachers, Parents and the persons in charge with Child care, with whom the cooperation has to be sought for the welfare and benefit of the pupil. The Doctor enhances the personal development of Children from the medical point of view. The physical health of each Student is our primary concern and Goenka has an on Campus Medical facility to provide immediate medical care in case of emergency. A qualified Doctor and a Nurse is available in the Campus A well-furnished Medical room is open to accommodate the Students falling sick during school hour’s and first aid is given to all minor injuries. All the Students are assisted by adult staff in case they need to visit the hospital. The School has a tie -up with the local hospital for medical emergencies of the Student’s . Each Student’s Medical records are properly documented in the School system.