Every year a parent asks whether games should be cut when exams approach. The answer is still no. A child who sits from morning until tuition without moving is not studying better — they are tiring the body and calling it discipline. We want children who can run, hear a whistle and stop, lose without sulking, and turn up in tracksuit on sports day, not classroom slippers on the track.
What happens here
Through the year, children have two sports periods per week — drills, running, and team games suited to age. Sports day has track events and relays — for the whole class, not only the front runners. Inter-class matches when the calendar allows. Yoga on International Yoga Day and sometimes besides. Martial arts and self-defence run once a year in a fixed block with outside instructors; we send notice home before they start.
How we run games
The child who finishes last but crosses the line has still done their part. The one who refuses because they are “not sporty” needs a push from home, not a permanent habit of sitting out. Pushing, arguing with the teacher on the field, or laughing at a slower runner — we treat that like cheating in a test.
Kurukshetra summers are harsh. When heat is extreme, the principal and board decide whether to shorten outdoor games or move indoors — not cancelled for a month in the name of revision. Younger classes finish at 12:30 on Saturdays; older classes may run longer when extra periods are scheduled.
Parents
Send a water bottle in summer. The ground has little shade. On games days, send the child in the school tracksuit, not regular uniform shoes meant for the classroom. Tell the class teacher about asthma, a heart condition, or an injury; we will modify activity.
A signed note from a parent can excuse a child from games for a short spell when genuinely unwell or injured. It does not replace games so the child can sit finishing homework — homework has its hour. Do not send Maggi-style lunches and skip the water bottle; the same rules as Pre-Nursery apply when children are on the field in the sun.
Urgent matters — call the office. Diary for class notes; WhatsApp for school-wide notices.