Co-curricular Activities
Life at Shiva International Residential School extends well beyond the classroom. The School’s co-curricular programme gives students regular opportunities to develop in music, the arts, drama, and sport, to compete through the house system, to pursue interests through specialist clubs, and to engage with the world beyond the campus through educational excursions.
Co-curricular Activities
The arts, music, and performance are a regular part of school life. These activities run alongside the academic timetable and are open to students across all classes.
Students receive instruction in both vocal and instrumental music. Singing, rhythm, and musical appreciation are part of the regular timetable from the Foundation stage upwards. Students perform at school gatherings, house events, and cultural programmes through the year.
Drawing, painting, and craft work are offered across all stages of the school. Students develop observational skills, creative expression, and manual dexterity through structured projects. Work produced during these sessions is regularly displayed within the School.
Drama builds confidence, public presence, and the ability to work as part of an ensemble. Students participate in classroom performances, house cultural programmes, and annual school productions. The work covers scripted performance, improvisation, and stagecraft.
Sculpting develops spatial thinking, patience, and a sensitivity to form and texture. Students work with clay and other materials to create three-dimensional work, applying skills that complement those developed in drawing and fine art.
Inter-House Competitions
Inter-house competitions are held regularly throughout the year. They give students the opportunity to represent their house, display individual and collective abilities, and develop healthy competitive spirit. Competitions are conducted across a wide range of activities.
Cultural programmes presented by each house
Individual recitation across classes
Oral narration and creative expression
Structured argument and reasoning
Delivery of prepared speeches
General knowledge and subject-based rounds
Traditional floor art and design
Solo and group dance performances
Choral performances by house groups
Track, field, and team sport competitions
School Clubs
Six clubs operate within the School for students from Class IV upwards. Each club meets on a weekly basis and is led by a teacher in charge. Membership gives students a structured space to pursue interests alongside the academic timetable.
Experiments, observations, and science projects that extend beyond the classroom syllabus. Students engage with practical scientific inquiry through structured activities.
Reading, writing, and the discussion of literature. Club activities include creative writing, book discussion, and the preparation of material for school publications.
Painting, drawing, and visual art projects. Club members also contribute to school displays and preparation for cultural events and competitions.
Organised physical activity and sport beyond the regular Physical Education timetable. The club supports participation in inter-house and inter-school sporting events.
Environmental awareness and conservation activities. Students engage with topics related to sustainability, campus ecology, and responsible use of resources.
Research, public speaking, and diplomatic reasoning through committee simulations. The club prepares students for MUN conferences and develops skills in structured argumentation.
Educational Trips and Excursions
Educational excursions are a planned part of school life. Students visit institutions, historical sites, industrial facilities, and places of natural significance. These trips give students direct exposure to the world they read about in the classroom.
Frequently Asked Questions
The School offers music, arts and craft, drama, and sculpting as part of its regular co-curricular programme, alongside six specialist clubs: Science, Literary, Arts, Sports, Eco, and the Model United Nations Club.
Inter-house competitions are held regularly across a wide range of activities including House Shows, Poem Recitation, Story Telling, Debates, Declamations, Quiz, Rangoli, Dancing, Group Singing, and Sports. They give students the opportunity to represent their house and develop their abilities in a competitive setting.
Yes. The School organises educational excursions each academic year to institutions and places of significance. Past destinations include the Indian Parliament, Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla, Jaipur, Barota Camps, the Parle G Factory, and the Centre for Science Learning and Creativity (CSLC), among others.
School clubs are open to students from Class IV upwards. Each club meets on a weekly basis and is overseen by a teacher in charge.