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School lifeA year full of colour

A year of celebration

Festivals, performances and themed days fill our calendar from April onwards. These are highlights from recent years.

April

New session
  • First day yoga

    The new session opens with fresh air and yoga for students and teachers together.

  • Earth Day

    Eco fancy dress, carry bags upcycled from old T-shirts and “Save Earth” posters.

May

Celebrations
  • Mother's Day

    Songs, dances, a Rapunzel play, games for mums and handmade gifts.

  • Tech Smart Show & Tell

    Children dress as the apps they know, from YouTube to ChatGPT, and explain them.

July

Monsoon
  • Monsoon magic

    Rainbow collages, raindrop photo frames and frog masks to welcome the rains.

August

Festivals
  • Raksha Bandhan

    A rakhi making competition with colourful threads, beads and sequins.

  • Independence Day & Janmashtami

    Handmade flags, little Krishnas and Radhas, and the Dahi Handi.

September

Exhibitions
  • State Exhibition

    Each class presents an Indian state: its food, language, landmarks and dance.

  • Gandhi Jayanti & Dussehra

    An assembly of songs, quotes and handmade crafts led by our primary students.

October

Lights
  • Diwali

    Classrooms aglow with student-made rangoli and hand-painted diyas.

  • Halloween

    Teachers turn rooms into spooky worlds for ghosts, witches and superheroes.

November

Sports
  • Annual Sports Day & Children's Day

    Relay races, obstacle courses and a lot of cheering, held together on 14 November.

December

On stage
  • Rhymes morning

    Little Teapots, Wheels on the Bus, and a Jr. KG production of The Lion King.

  • Winter programme

    Aladdin and Jasmine on stage, ending with the whole cast singing Feliz Navidad.

January

Harvest
  • Lohri

    A bonfire, folk songs and dancing, with mungfali, revri and popcorn.

  • Makar Sankranti

    Kites made in class, and the science of how they fly.

  • Republic Day & Basant Panchami

    A fancy dress parade of spring flowers and national leaders.

Young Taekwondo students in white uniforms holding up their medals Children crouched together, working in the soil

Proud moments

Taekwondo · 31 August 2025

10 for 10

Every one of the ten Summerhill students who competed at the Taekwondo tournament hosted by Jaswant Model School came home with a medal, up against schools from Dehradun, Haridwar and Rishikesh.

3 gold3 silver4 bronze

Children stay healthy and active all year: yoga on the first day of term, indoor games periods, Taekwondo coaching and an Annual Sports Day. Regular health camps with Max Hospital help us keep an eye on every child's growth.

Every week our teachers share what the children have been up to.

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