Co-Curricular Activities

A Spanish proverb says “A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools”. We all know that heath is wealth for each one of us. Here in Birla High school we have always endeavour to inculcate heathy habits among our pupils and taking a step in the same direction , the Heath and Wellness club of the school organised an interhouse culinary contest on the 30^th of April 2013 in the school premises. The preparations for the

contest began with the advent of the new session wherein the 5 participants from  each house were selected through a written screening test. The selection was followed by vehement discussions and planning by each of the teams. On the  D-day, the teams were buzzing with excitement even as they arranged the  aprons, chef caps, gloves, food items, table spread, knives, grater and many more things that would be required to fight the culinary war among the various teams. Apollo hospital Nutritionist Mrs khurana arrived at the venue for the contest as a special judge for the event. She was assisted by Mrs R. Bubna and Mrs Chotrani  from the faculty of the school. The judges were pleasantly surprised and impressed by the innovative and efficient chefs in the making. Ranging from nutritious cakes to healthy cucumber canoes to  heathy salads garnished with baked paneer to healthy mango panna, all were included in the menu. All teams deserved to be the winners but one team had to be selected as the best one. It was the Ashok house team that scored a little more above the others and emerged the winner team. At the end of the day the message was loud and clear – As shakespeare said, ‘Our  bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners.”  And we  Bhsians like to have fine gardens.

Regular PT classes find their place in the school curriculum for we emphasize on – “A Healthy Mind in A Healthy Body”. Talented candidates in various fields of sports are hand-picked, guided and exposed to inter-school competitions in Volleyball, Basketball, Chess, Cricket and Football. Qualified coaches are engaged to augment the stamina and style of players who may later embrace a career in one the many disciplines .Inter class events in indoor games like carom, table-tennis, chess etc. are organized with great enthusiasm.

Sports day, a yearly event, provides opportunity to skilled participants to indulge in fair, free competition and win laurels rightly deserved.

Vacations and holidays are well utilised. Students are given the scope to indulge in spontaneous, creative expression of the mind on specific assigned topics on different subjects. It offers them sufficient time to make models, files, charts which are the results of serious research work done by the students. Project work exhibition is put up with great enthusiasm and zeal.

The School Magazine ‘MUKUL’ true to its name brings out the budding talents into lime light. The creative spirit of the children finds a healthy expression through different forms and languages as they devote themselves to composing poems and writing on fictional as well as non fictional subjects. Humorous streaks are brushed in, in the form of light jokes contributed by the boys.

Students from VI to X are clubbed under six houses – Gandhi, Tagore, Ashok, Shivaji, Pratap, Netaji to inculcate in them a healthy sense of competition and a spirit of co-operation as well as coordination. Inter house competitions in Quiz, Debate, Recitation, Speech, Creative Writing, Declamation and Sporting activities capitalize on the staunch loyalty and devotion exhibited by the participants keen to establish the supremacy of their house over the others. The school environment is electrified with charged emotions when academics take a back seat for a while to make way for thrilling experiences.

To promote discipline, leadership and patriotism among the students –the need of the day, the school has an NCC wing, affiliated to No. 4 Bengal Technical Air Squadron, NCC.

The school encourages the boys to go for excursions and treks during vacations to help them inculcate invaluable qualities like co-operation, independence, interaction with peers and, there by, equip themselves with the ability to face the harsh realities of life.