Arden Progressive School

Clubs & Activities

“One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on.” ? Alain de Botton

In this fast growing world, the stakes are sky high and competition ever so intense. This competitive world has extensively paved its way into the field of education as well. Owning to this, the dynamics of school based education has changed entirely. Now, the aim of education is not restrained to attaining academic goals but the all-round qualitative development of a child.

The school is determined to prepare students academically, physically, psychologically and morally in liberal and diverse environment for entering any walk of life.

For achieving this objective, along with many other practices of its kind, the school has introduced the system of Clubs to focus and develop different attributes of a child other than the academic orientation.

There are several clubs functioning, each focusing on a particular trait of the personality. Students are segregated into these clubs on monthly basis. Customized attention is paid to the students for which there are teacher-in-charges of each club who work alongwith the students and hone their skills.

A few of such clubs operating to develop the skills of students are as follows:

LITERARY CLUB (ENGLISH & HINDI)–

To foster the love of reading, literary club is introduced. The students have access to a well-stocked library which offers a range of encyclopedias, entertainment books, reference books, weekly-monthly journals/magazines and newspapers in addition to the course books.

TENDULKAR CLUB & DHYANCHAND CLUB (SPORTS)

To spread awareness about physical fitness and to brush up the skills of students, respective clubs for sports are into practice at the school. The school offers sound sports infrastructure and expert coaching staff to produce future sporting icons.

SHANTI NIKETAN CLUB FOR FINE ARTS

To provide the students exposure to culture and aestheticism along with stimulating their curiosity, the school runs the Fine Arts Club. We offer best of facilities to develop a creative atmosphere where new Picassos are eagerly waiting to prove themselves out.

KALAM CLUB FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Named after one of the eminent scientist and former president of the nation Dr. Abdul Kalam, Science and Technology Club aims to motivate many ignited minds who are going to make new discoveries in the field of science and technology and make our nation proud.

REHMAN CLUB FOR MUSIC

To hone the vocal and instrumental skills of students, our school has provisions for separate place for Music which helps the students to compose melodious music and become the future Zakir Hussains and Amjad Ali khans.

ECO CLUB

To develop a taste among students, towards our rich bio – diversity, local flora and fauna as well as to make them more conscious and concern about issues related to Afforestation, Greenery Drive, Environmental Protection, and Sustainable Development.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIA CLUB

To develop among students a zeal for photography and through it make them learn to explore the various hues of environment and its surroundings. Media Club is meant to churn out future journalists, well equipped in the art of editing, designing interviewing, anchoring and reporting.

ICT CLUB

To impart relevant knowledge and skills of Information & Communication Technology among the students so that they are in sync with the latest trends and technologies in the field of ICT.

NOTE: Apart, from above mentioned Clubs, the school has several other clubs like Cook & Décor, Taekwondo etc., all of which aim to provide each of our student a wonderful opportunity to discover his /her hidden potential and build interest in creative and constructive pursuits.


 

HOUSE SYSTEM

Arden Progressive School’s House system aims at building leadership skills, team harmony and a spirit of healthy competition among the students. The school has a well-built House system wherein different Houses compete with each other in numerous competitions and events organized for various sports and co-curricular activities. Proposing the concept of being a green and eco-friendly school, the school has four Houses named after four famous National parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Uttarakhand to imbibe the feeling of respecting nature and wildlife among the students. All the students of the school are allotted a house .

The School has the following four houses:

1. Binsar House
2. Assan House
3. Corbett House
4. Rajaji House

1-BINSAR HOUSE

HOUSE COLOR: BLUE

The house is named after Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. Binsar was the summer capital of the Chand rulers, who ruled over Kumaon from the 11th to 18th century AD. Binsar was established in 1988 for the conservation and protection of the shrinking broad leaf Oak forests of the Central Himalayan region, and it has over 200 bird species.

2-ASSAN HOUSE

House Color:Yellow

The house is named after Assan Barrage Bird Sanctuary.The wetland at Assan Barrage, is situated near the confluence of two perennial rivers Assan and Yamuna near Dehradun. The lake attracts a large number of waterfowl, both waders and divers. The birds listed as globally threatened species and in the IUCN Red Data Book have been observed at Assan.

3-CORBETT HOUSE

House  Color: Green

The house is named after Corbett National Park - Tiger Reserve. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand and is the oldest national park in India which got established in 1936 by the name of Hailey National park.

4-RAJAJI HOUSE

House Color:Red

The house is named after Rajaji National Park. It is distinct for its pristine scenic beauty and rich bio-diversity. A paradise for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts, the wildlife of the park is blessed with elephants, tigers, leopards, deer and ghorals as its best known life forms.