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Football week organised at G.D. Goenka Faridabad

December 20, 2015January 31, 2020 - by thesundayheadlines

“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”. We all are well aware of this saying which clearly implies the vitality of games and sports in students’ lives. Games sustain physical and emotional wellbeing of an individual, providing him opportunities for positive social interaction, learning, health and independence. Games are the way children and young people explore the world around them and develop practical skills, allowing them to learn
through curiosity, invention and persistence. Outdoor games are the athletic or sporting games that involve physical activity and are generally played outside in the open.

G.D.Goenka School always aims at harmonizing studies and fun for the students with the purpose of their enjoyment, learning and overall development.
Keeping this in mind, interclass and inter house football competition was organized for classes III to V and VI to VIII respectively from 11 to 16 December, 2015 in the school. Students participated enthusiastically in the competition with a healthy spirit of winning the competition. First of all the inter house match was conducted .The duration of the match was 30-5-30. There was a neck to neck competition among all the houses. All FIFA rules were followed in the match and the students displayed a perfect example of sportsmanship, enthusiasm and zeal. The spectators were highly excited to see the mind blowing performances of the participants on the ground. VIVEKANANDA HOUSE bagged first position with 20 points, RADHAKRISHNAN HOUSE secured second position with 15 points, TERESA
HOUSE got the third prize with 10 points and TAGORE HOUSE attained fourth position with 5 points.
After the inter house match, the interclass match started .The primary students were no less than the senior ones in demonstrating their passion and gusto in the competition. The attacker, the ball carriers and the other players played extremely well in displaying all the skills of the game on the ground. Class V attained the first position with 20 points , class IV got second position with 15 points and third prize was achieved by class III with 10 points.
This competition provided the students a wonderful prospect to exhibit their aptitude and such competitions will be held in the school time to time to let the children develop and polish themselves .

News Coverage by: Sanjay Chaturvedi

G.D.Goenka school celebrates JANMASHTMI & TEACHERS DAY

September 5, 2015February 14, 2016 - by thesundayheadlines

G.D.Goenka School, Faridabad is known for its adherence with the Indian culture. The school makes their best efforts to inculcate among students the appreciation and respect for India’s rich heritage and diversity. Attempts are made to keep the students closely associated with the Indian traditions to reinforce the spiritual values in them. Continuing the same effort, a special assembly was held at G.D Goenka Public school, Faridabad to mark the birth of Lord Krishna the ‘Makhan Chor and as a mark of tribute for the contribution made by the teachers towards the society. The assembly began with a speech delivered by Naman Garg of class VIII depicting the life of Lord Krishna followed by a speech on the significance of Teacher’s day by Tanishq Mehra of class XI. The school’s western instrumental orchestra comprising of students from VI-X left everyone spell bound with their captivating performance .The Indian Orchestra consisting of students from III-V was not left behind and enchanted all with the comforting music. The day had an emotional and recreational touch.
The students did all the preparations with complete energy and excitement. The students of class II, III- V captivated the audience by their ‘Radha Dance’ performance; everyone was enthralled by the divine leela of Lord Krishna presented by the students. The students were beautifully dressed in Lord Krishna’s and Radha’s attire. The dancers won the heart of the audience by enacting various roles of Sri Krishna. The dance was followed by a Krishna Janam (Hindi Song) and Govind Bolo –Gopal Bolo a fusion song by students of classes IV – XII and III – V respectively. These soul reaching songs immersed all with the spirit of the day. A flute dance followed the songs which mesmerized everyone and made us remember the melodious music once played by the almighty himself.
Apart from Janmashtami festival, the school also celebrated the teachers’ day. A floral tribute was paid to the former President Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. The students engaged in themselves in unbridled capacity to shower their love, adoration and respect to their teachers. The whole school was absorbed in an atmosphere of gaiety.
Addressing the school, Director Principal Dr. Shreesh Bhardwaj told the students to live a life of great dignity and human values so as to become successful and contented .Besides moving on the path of performing their duties honestly and without thinking about the result, as taught by Lord Krishna through Geeta. He further recognized the great role of a teacher in building up the characters of students and shape them to become an ideal citizen of India.