इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं कि आजकल हिंदी अपनी सीमाओं से बाहर आ चुकी है। वह नई प्रौद्योगिकी और अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंधों की भाषा बन रही है। इसी दिशा में अग्रसर होते हुए प्रिसीडियम इंदिरापुरम में कक्षा ७ तथा ८ के विद्यार्थियों के लिए हिन्दी पखवाड़े का आयोजन किया गया। जिसके अंतर्गत दो गतिविधियों को शामिल की गयीं - अभिव्यक्ति एवं वाद-विवाद प्रतियोगिता ।अभिव्यक्ति के द्वारा व्यक्ति अपने मनोभावों और भावनाओं का मंचन करा । बच्चों ने विभिन्न  विषयों पर अपनी भाषा-सौंदर्य व कलात्मकता का परिचय देते हुए चार्ट, पोस्टर, कलेंडर, कटआउट, हैंगिंग, झालर, शो-पीस, विवरणिका (brochure), बैच (batches) आदि बनाए। हिन्दी पखवाड़ा के अंतर्गत कक्षा ७ तथा ८ के विद्यार्थियों के लिए ‘अंतर्कक्षा वाद-विवाद प्रतियोगिता’ का आयोजन किया गया |बच्चों ने वाद-विवाद के लिए अपने तर्क पक्ष/विपक्ष में प्रस्तुत किए | विद्यार्थियों द्वारा ‘हिन्दी पखवाड़ा’ बहुत ही उत्साह के साथ मनाया गया। बच्चों में हिन्दी के प्रति प्रेम व आदर-भाव दृष्टिगत था । रचनात्मकता, ज्ञानवर्धन व समकालीन समस्याओं के प्रति जागरूकता बढ़ी ।

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken towards its achievement” - Bo Bennett

With this attitude  and to achieve something  big in life, 71 Students of Presidium Indirapuram participated in COMPUDON Season- VIII - Gateway to 2018 Microsoft Office Specialist India & World Championship. To qualify this exam, students were supposed to take any of the following exam tracks: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)- Word/Excel/Powerpoint(ver 2013/2016). At qualifying level, 40 Presidians were declared MOS(Microsoft Office Specialist) and out of these 40, 24 were declared  India Finalist who competed for the world qualifying level. With the hard work and efforts of our students Presidium Indirapuram won one silver medal and three consolation prizes at World Qualifying level. Congratulations to our budding computer wizards!

Presidium Indirapuram celebrated the achievements of its budding stars by honouring their efforts at The Chairperson Honour’s Ceremony 2018. Presidium felicitated the exceptionally talented achievers for their remarkable performance at various national and inter school level competitions. The event began with the student guard of honour escorting the honourable Chairperson Mrs. Sudha Gupta. The awe inspiring classical dance performance and dance drama presented by the Rhythm of the Soul Academy added to the charm of the event. Sudha Ma’am encouraged and appreciated the achievers by addressing the gathering and praising the achiever’s for making their teachers and parents proud. The students were were presented with trophies and certificates of appreciation. 

Vijaydashmi is a festival that celebrates the victory Lord Rama over the evil. To instill the values of goodness and peace in our students, a special assembly was organised by the students of grade Nursery, Prep and 4. The students prepared a wonderful skit displaying the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana, followed by an energetic dance performance. Students delivered speeches encouraging their peers and friends to obey their parents and respect their friends and elders. The assembly culminated with the burning of the effigy of Ravana and the students symbolically burning one bad habit in the flames.

In order to help students decide their career path, Presidium Indirapuram recently organised a Career Fair for the students of grade 9 to 12 and their parents. The objective behind the Career Fair was to give students a little insight on the different opportunity and paths they can opt for once the school days are over. Booths by IIHM, ICSI, Success Mantra and Bennett University were set up to apprise the students about the higher education in India and abroad. The highlight of the fair was a workshop conducted by Mr. Jitin Chawla, an eminent career counsellor, educationist and Director of the Centre for Career Development. It helped both the parents and the students to understand the ways to choose careers, streams and institutions. Personalized counselling was also provided by the career counsellors. Overall the Career Fair was a great success as it gave students an opportunity to explore different subject areas and to be aware of the entry requirements to qualify for admissions.

The talented students of Presidium Indirapuram never lose an opportunity to add a feather to our cap of glories. Continuing to uphold the tradition, our students won laurels at UTSAV 2018 held at St Thomas School, Indirapuram. A total of 27 schools participated in the events. Our little Presidians Aadhya Goel from grade Prep and Kimaaya from grade Nursery made us proud by securing the 2nd and 3rd positions in ‘Easel n Canvas’ and 'Object Talk' events respectively. We congratulate both the winners and their mentors. 

Presidium organised a presentation for its students on ‘Health and Hygiene’. Dr Shweta and Dr Rajeev, BDS conducted a very informative session with the students. The presentation mainly focused on the importance of keeping a check on one’s health and hygiene as well. The esteemed presenters discussed the ways how hygiene can be maintained. Students enthusiastically participated and shared their opinions and experiences on how to maintain personal hygiene. They shared what do they do to keep themselves clean and tidy. The Presidians were very active and participative and the discussion turned out to be very healthy and fruitful. 

“Our task must be to free ourselves, by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty” -  Albert Einstein

The students of grade 7 of Presidium Indirapuram conducted a special assembly on the theme ‘World Animal Welfare Day’. The importance of saving lives of animals was very beautifully portrayed through poetry. Students also shared the names of endangered and extinct species and the need to protect them. The effect of human activities on mother Earth, trees and animals was very beautifully and meaningfully expressed through a small skit. Our respected Vice Principals Rachna Babbar ma’am and Mukta ma’am addressed the assembly and shared their views on the need to save animals.

With the ongoing theme ‘Soil’ in grade 1, Presidium introduced an activity of pottery to the young students. Students learnt about the earliest pottery techniques and also discussed the difficulties faced by the potter. As pottery is an art of portraying thoughts through clay, this activity also helped students to bring out their creative streak. It encouraged them to think out of the box and turn their ‘Imagination’ into ‘Reality’. 

Presidium Indirapuram celebrated the essence of Gandhi Jayanti by paying a special tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. The students of grades 9 to 12 took to the roads of Indirapuram and proudly undertook the task of cleaning the roads in a bid to uphold Gandhiji’s dream of a ‘ Swachh Bharat’. The student rally joined by the teachers and parents enthusiastically shouted slogans like ‘Clean India Green India’ and ‘Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat’. Their grit and determination to clean the surroundings reminded the bystanders about the Gandhian motto-‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’. The celebration culminated with students taking a pledge to keep their surroundings clean.