Academic and Co-curricular pursuits are given equal weightage in our time table for our students. What is special about these classes is that none of these are an optional “extra” for our children. These activities have been integrated into our weekly schedule and are compulsory for all students. The classes are conducted by experts and young professionals who have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields.

We have for our children :

Quizzing : With Mr Barry O’Brien, a leading quiz master of our country on our School’s Managing Committee, quizzing is second nature to the students of Shaw Public School. Inter-house quizzes, Audio-Visual quizzes and also a much-awaited Teacher’s quiz, keeps our staff and students alert and on their toes.

Elocution : Inter-house elocution competitions are held regularly where students recite selected pieces from prose and poetry, guided and trained by their teachers. Elocution is also a compulsory activity on our time-table for all students for we feel it goes a long way in improving diction and building their confidence.

Vocal and Instrumental Music : Young Professionals and experts conduct these classes at Shaw Public School. We try to improve language skills and diction through our Vocal music classes.

The Spanish guitar and keyboard are the two instruments that are taught to our students from Classes V – VIII and children await eagerly for their classes every Monday.

Dance : Dance is an essential part of our curriculum at Shaw Public School and we try to involve all our children in various dance movements to build fitness and stamina.

For students of Classes V – VIII creative dance movement is used in therapeutic ways as an alternative technique for healing, coping with stress and building ‘confidence’. A well known NGO ‘Sanved’ conducts these classes every Monday and their trainers are held in high esteem by our children.

Speech and Drama : are also compulsory activities to hone language skills for all our students.

Theatre exercises, Voice training and Drama workshops are conducted regularly by young professionals and are part of our school curriculum. Classes are held every Monday and our children are unaware of the Monday morning blues!’

Chess and Yoga : have been introduced for our students of Classes I – IV. We hope to generate fitness, a healthy life-style, an awareness of our culture and traditions and also build concentration and patience in our students – for them to be able to cope with their fast paced lives with no stress.

Educational Trips and Excursions : Visits to the Indian Museum, the Birla Institute of Science and Technology, the Birla Planetarium and other areas of interest in and around the city make learning go beyond the class-room and are encouraged in Shaw Public School. The school is also a part of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme and short treks are regularly organized for our students as an essential part of this programme.

Programmes for Social Awareness : are very close to our heart here at Shaw Public School. We want our children to care for the under priviledged and those in need. Sensitivity towards the environment is another area of focus. Regular workshops, community service programmes and visits to schools for pavement dwellers, old-age homes and orphanages are an essential part of our time-table. ‘Sanved’, an organization that is composed of women from marginalized sections of society and works with mental health patients, patients of HIV and AIDS, victims of violence and trafficking and also main-stream children, is a very important part of our teaching faculty at Shaw Public School.

Exchange Programmes with schools abroad : Recently we have entered into a partnership with British Council and a school in the United Kingdom called the Oasis Academy, in an effort to make our curricular and extra curricular programmes travel beyond borders, to make education a global process. We are working towards setting up similar links with schools all over the world so that our children may have the opportunity to share experiences, techniques, ideas and concerns and work on educational projects with children across the world. We also hope that in time, our children will travel to these countries and visit their partner school in the near future.

With all this happening and more, Shaw Public School is a happy place to be in.