Trips & Tours @ DPS Bopal FIELD TRIP TO SATELLITE POLICE STATION

In keeping with “Befriend Your Cop” campaign, a visit to Satellite Police station was

organised for few students of class IV and V on 18.07.13. This gave them a brief

insight about the role played by the Police Department in maintaining the law and

order situation in the country. The students had a casual interaction with

Mr. Ashok Pandya, Police Inspector, wherein they learnt a little about the

functioning of the department and how to join the police force. The children asked

various questions like what is an FIR, how to lodge an FIR, difference between a

lock up and a jail to which the police officials responded patiently. They had the

privilege to see the police station, the admin block, lock up etc. The students tied

Friendship Bands as a gesture of goodwill to some of the policemen and gave them

a ‘Thank You’ card as they work to keep our society safe. Students returned to

school with an excitement to share this invaluable experience with their classmates

JAMBUGHODA MONSOON CAMP

The students of class VII went for the MONSOON CAMP to

JAMBUGHODA in different batches on 27.07.13 to 28.07.13,

09.08.14 to 10.08.13 and 17.08.13 to 18.08.13. The camp was

organized by Anala Outdoors in the Vananchal Resort in the lush

green lap of nature. Students enjoyed various activities like

trekking, flying fox, trampoline, zorbing and horse riding.

Students enjoyed the food and activities and found the camp

very inspirational.

VISIT TO SABARMATI ASHRAM

An educational trip to Gandhi Ashram was organized for students of class IV as a

part of their Hindi activity. The students were sent in two batches of 5 sections each

on 29.08.13 and 31.08.13 respectively during the school hours.

They were taken to ‘Hridaykunj’ (the place where Gandhiji stayed during his visit to

Ahmedabad). The children were briefed about the life of Gandhiji and Sabarmati

Ashram. The students also saw his belongings such as spinning wheel, a pair of

spectacles, walking stick etc. The students enjoyed the trip and gained information

through an interactive session with the people from the Ashram and the Museum

and the Art Gallery which was full of pictures of freedom fighters. They could

actually relate the trip to the Hindi lesson which they learnt, dealing with life of

Gandhiji and his freedom struggle. The students also did some mediation in the

tranquility of the Ashram to show respect to “The Father of the Nation”.

TRIP TO PINK CITY- JAIPUR

The children of class VI of DPS Bopal visited the beautiful city of Jaipur.

106 students were accompanied by 6 teachers. They boarded the train

on 16.10.13. They were accommodated in the beautiful Gold Palace

Resorts, which in itself was really beautiful. They also visited Historical

places like The City Palace, The Jal Mahal, Jantar- Mantar, Hawa Mahal

etc. The students even enjoyed the traditional Rajasthani dance and

puppet show. They visited the Central Mall, Jaipur. The whole trip was

very enriching, beautiful and enjoyable.

TRIP TO GIR NATIONAL PARK & WILDLIFE SACTUARY

The students of Class V went on an outstation trip to Gir National Park &

Wildlife Sanctuary commonly known as SASAN GIR from 19.10.13 to

21.1013. Gir is the only place in the world outside Africa, where the lions

can be seen in its natural habitat. The trip included a lion safari in open

jeeps, visit to Gir Interpretation Zone- Devalia and Kamleshwar dam

which is the biggest reservoir situated in the middle of the sanctuary

often dubbed as 'The Lifeline of Gir'. Students went trekking along the

riverside, did some bird watching and the unforgettable lion safari was

just too good to be true as they saw wild boar, black buck, nilgai, spotted

deer, golden jackal and sambar. They were spellbound to see the lions in

the wild.

TRIP TO UDAIPUR

The students of Class III went on a trip to Udaipur from 26.10.13 to

28.10.13. Udaipur is commonly known as the “City of Lakes” or Venice of

the east. It has been the shooting location for many Hollywood and

Bollywood movies due to its picturesque and scenic locations. The trip

included a tour of the City Palace, visit to Shilpgram – a craft village and

Saheliyon ki Badi. Children were shown a ‘Light and Sound show’ at

Maharana Pratap Smarak which gave them an insight about the history of

Udaipur City and in particular the Rajput era. Apart from local

sightseeing, students enjoyed many fun filled activities in the serenity of

the resort. They also had a blast at the DJ Party in the resort.

LONAVALA ADLABS IMAGICA TRIP REPORT

The students of class IX went to the Lonavala from 13.11.13 to

17.11.13 organized by CNE. Around 138 students were

accompanied by 8 teachers. The students visited a lot of places

like: Tiger hill, echo point, Khandala, Sunset point, Garden. They

enjoyed their trip to Adlabs Imagica and the wax museum.

Overall the trip was informative and students enjoyed a lot in the

“Adlabs Imagica”.

TRIP TO SAPUTARA

The students of class X went on a trip to Saputara from 03.01.14

to 06.01.14. The tour was organized by Anala Outdoors.

157 students were accompanied by their class teachers for the

trip. The children enjoyed their visits to the Saputara Lake,

The Artist Village, an Apiculture centre and learnt how honeybees

are breeded, Saputara Museum, Sunset Point, Gira Falls etc.

There were various activities such as horse ride, bike ride and

camel ride.

MANIAR’S WONDERLAND

The students of class I and Class II went for a school picnic to Maniar’s

Wonderland on 06.01.14 and 07.01.014. The children had a gala time as

they enjoyed various rides in the amusement park like joy train, play

zone, wonder chair, masti planet etc. The children were thrilled to see

the Fun House packed with exciting rides. They did some free play in the

lush green gardens and also shook a leg in the disco hall on various

popular songs. The children relished the delectable food and ate to their

heart’s content. The children were also given caps as souvenir.

TRIP TO MT. ABU

The students of Class IV went for an out station trip to Mt. Abu from

15.02.14 to 17.02.14. The trip included a tour of City, visit to Nakki Lake,

close observation of world famous Dilwara Jain temple (a complex of

temples carved of white marble that was built between the 11th and 13th

centuries AD.), Achalgarh fort and the faith community of Brahma

Kumaris’ spiritual headquarters. Apart from local sightseeing, students

enjoyed many fun filled activities in the serenity of the hotel that included

magic show, puppet show and a DJ party as well.

EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO SUNDERVAN

The students of class I went to an educational trip to Sundervan

on 19.2.14, 20.2.14 and 21.2.14. The students had a lot of fun

watching the turtles, pythons, porcupines, exotic birds and

different varieties of fish and snakes. The students were

informed about the various characteristics of snakes like moulting

i.e. shedding of skin. They were also shown the eggs of different

birds like ostrich and geese. Children were thrilled to see the

bats. They had a wonderful time in the lap of nature.

VISIT TO GANDHI ASHRAM

An educational trip to Gandhi Ashram (Sabarmati) for class II

was organised on 25.02.2014 and 26.02.2014. The students

visited museum, gallery, library and Hridhay Kunj (the residence

of Gandhiji). They saw exhibition showing quotations, letters and

other relics of Gandhiji. They were thrilled to see the spinning of

yarn on charkha and were explained about the life of Gandhiji.

They also saw the importance of Dandi March and his non violent

movement during the freedom struggle of India. The students

as well as teachers felt inspired and enlightened.

EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO INDRODA NATURE PARK

On 28.02.14, the students of class III went for an educational trip to

Indrora Park, Gandhinagar. The objective of the tour was to expose

children with their surroundings. In the park the students were given

information about the dinosaurs, their kinds, causes of extinction, fossils

of animals and eggs of dinosaurs. Children were very excited and keen to

know more about them. Many were taking notes of all the things they

saw around. They were also taken to the zoo area where they saw many

wild animals, birds and various other creatures. Children were ecstatic to

see the leopard and the tiger. They also saw many different varieties of

snakes and cobras. Few other animals/ birds they saw were alligator,

black buck, white buck, white peacock, steppe eagle, different species of

parrots etc.

EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO SCIENCE CITY

Students of class V went to Science City for an educational trip on

05.03.14. It was an enticing and quite informative trip for children.

They visited Energy Park, Earth Pavilion, Life Science Park, Hall of

Science and Hall of Space.

The children were full of enthusiasm and learnt a lot. The children came

back highly enlightened.

REPORT FOR MAHABALESHWAR TRIP

The students of class VIII went for a trip to Mahabaleshwar and

Panchgani. 134 students were accompanied by 8 teachers. The entire

group was divided in two groups and stayed in two different hotels with 4

teachers in each hotel. The students enjoyed the places like Panchgani

(Parsi point, Table point) and the lunch at Mapro garden. Also the

Pratapgarh fort was found to be very informative giving a glimpse of

Shivagi Period. Overall the trip was edifying.