As rightly quoted by Sandeep Sahajpal, “Sportsmanship cannot be taught, it can be inculcated in one’s persona through only one thing, called ‘SPORTS’.”

The first Inter House Sports Competition of the session was held at The Maurya School on 29 April 2023. The prime objective of the event was to build student intellect, physical aptitude as well as assisting students to identify their potentials and bringing out the best in them. The essence was also to educate them on fair play, team spirit/sportsmanship and create interest in sports.

The event commenced with the registration of students for various activities. The enthusiastic participation by students was overwhelming. An Inter House Basketball Match was conducted for boys and girls of Classes VI to VIII. The teams gave a tough competition to each other. In Boys, the 1st Position was bagged by Knights, 2nd by Titans and 3rd by Gladiators. Whereas, the Knights Girls Team secured the 1st Position, Gladiators the 2nd Position and Titans bagged the 3rd Position.

Relay Race and Sprint was conducted for students of Classes IX to XII. In the 200 MT Race for Boys (IX-X), Gladiators secured the 1st Position, Knights the 2nd Position and Titans bagged the 3rd Position. In Girls, the 1st Position was taken by Gladiators, 2nd by Titans and the 3rd Position by Spartans. In the 400 MT Race for Boys (XI-XII), Titans secured the 1st Position, Spartans the 2nd Position and Gladiators bagged the 3rd Position. In Girls, the 1st Position was taken by Knights, 2nd by Gladiators and the 3rd Position by Spartans.

The Relay Race witnessed a nail-biting situation as the participants left no stone unturned to win positions for their respective houses amidst the enthusiastic cheering by their peers. The details of the winners are as follows:

100 x 4 MT Relay Race (Classes IX-X):

Girls	Boys
1st Position - Gladiators	1st Position - Gladiators
2nd Position - Spartans	2nd Position - Spartans
3rd Position - Titans	3rd Position - Knights

100 x 4 MT Relay Race (Classes XI-XII):

Girls	Boys
1st Position - Spartans	1st Position - Knights
2nd Position - Knights	2nd Position - Titans
	3rd Position - Spartans

The winners were felicitated by The Head of the School, Dr Shalini Bajaj. It was indeed a fun-filled day and a good learning experience.

Design a Logo for Your House

A House Activity –‘Design a Logo for Your House’ for class IX was conducted on July 27,2022. The students were asked to design an innovative logo for their houses. Apart from designing, they had to describe their house in five catchy words or phrases. They were asked to write a punch line too for their house. It was a group activity. The activity was performed in the group of three students each. The students participated with full ardour. The students showcased their marvellous creative ideas and imaginative skills. It was a hundred percent participation.

Poster Making Activity – Class VIII

Poster making activities facilitate creative thinking in addition to paving way to research and reading about the given topic. It provides students with an opportunity to learn by doing, in turn strengthening the learning.

The students of Grade VIII enthusiastically participated in one such Poster Making activity on 13th July 2022. The house activity proved as an ideal platform in giving students the chance to express their thoughts and ideas on the given topic - Natural Disasters. Some students effectively spread awareness through pictorial representation while some used praiseworthy poems to convey the needful. It was indeed a very enriching experience for all.

Draw n Colour

A House Activity 'Draw n Colour' was conducted on July 13, 2022 for the students of Class IX. They had to make a drawing on the topic 'Natural Disasters'. The students came up with wonderful ideas and portrayed their feelings through meaningful artwork. The enthusiastic participation of the students was praiseworthy.

House Activity - Grade VII

A House Activity was conducted for Grade VII wherein the students were divided into four houses and were required to compete against the students of other houses. They were excited to take part in an array of activities like Musical Chairs, Tug of war, Balancing the Bean Bag on their head, Dragging the Ball, and Balancing the Ball while jumping. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Following instructions, persistence, motivation, goal setting, and problem-solving were the skills that were acquired during the participation in the extracurricular activity.

Inter House Debate Competition

The Maurya School conducted an Inter House Debate Competition for Class VI on the topic, 'Is competition a necessary part of the education process' and for Class VIII on the topic, 'Social media does more harm than good'. Debate is one of the academic activities that gives students a creative room to express what they feel. The students of the various houses participated with full enthusiasm. The debate was conducted on 20th May 2019. The teams were well-prepared and they used various skills like definition, overstatement irony etc. to put forth their views and convince the audience. They put in tremendous hard work to showcase their hidden talent. The activity helped the students to enhance their presentation skills and boosted their confidence. The judges and audience applauded and encouraged them. It was a great learning experience!