Sports Program
Sports Program
Sports are a crucial part of a student’s growth and help in the development of mental health and physical fitness of the body. Through participation in sports and games, a student gains various skills, experience and confidence that are helpful for developing their personality.
Akshara’s sports program focuses on teaching the young impressionable minds values of discipline, sportsmanship, teamwork and thereby prepares them to face challenges and failures positively. The sports teacher focus on physical fitness and teaching a variety of sports to the students. The school encourages and enables each child to develop skills in multiple sports and games.
SportsInfrastructure
The school campus has following facilities for various sports
- Football field with FIFA certified artificial grass and two junior sports practice ground
- 5 layer synthetic rubber basketball court with a junior practice court
- Two cricket practice pitch with artificial grass
- Clay court for indigenous sport like volleyball and Kabaddi
- Skating track
- Indoor Halls which are used for activities like Table Tennis, aerobics, karate & yoga.
- Pre-primary play area with soft rubberized flooring for safety of the little ones along with an adjacent sand pit and cycling track.
In addition school has an off-campus sport ground enclosed by a 400 meter running track.
IGNITE – Annual Sports Meet
IGNITE is school’s annual sports meet and is a culmination of several inter-house competitions. Final of some of the athletic events are conducted on the sports day besides activities like PT drill, March past etc.
FIT INDIA
Akshara International is a proud participant of the ‘Fit India Movement’ launched by the Government of India. This movement is aimed at encouraging people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives and daily routine. Akshara encourages its students to indulge in active field time during school hours by involving them in fitness and sports activities. This instills in students the understanding for regular physical activity and higher levels of fitness, thus enhancing self-esteem and confidence in them.
NCC
The NCC wing of our school, active for the last four years, stands as a pillar of pride and discipline. Every year, our cadets excel at CATC camps, winning awards like Best Cadet (Boy & Girl), and achieving recognition in quizzes, throwball, and cultural events. Our cadets continue to make us proud nationally—Ms. Manasavi Balwatkar and Ms. Atreyi Kaul represented Akshara at Delhi’s Republic Day Parade. Remarkably, Ms. Atreyi Kaul served as Sergeant, meeting the Defence Minister and Army Chief.
Scouts
For the past two years, the Scouts movement in our school has been shaping students into responsible and compassionate citizens. Scouts are trained in basic life skills, teamwork, patriotism, and service to humanity, preparing them to face real-life challenges with confidence. Through practical activities and experiential learning, they develop leadership qualities, problem-solving abilities, and empathy. The spirit of service, discipline, and dedication instilled through Scouts helps our students become not just achievers but also contributors to society.
Guides
The Guides unit, active in our school for the last three years, has been instrumental in nurturing discipline, responsibility, and leadership among students. Through camps, treks, community service, and skill-based activities, Guides learn resilience, self-reliance, and teamwork. The program emphasizes patriotism, life skills, and discipline, enabling students to balance academics with character-building pursuits. With every step, from adventure training to social service, our Guides embody courage, compassion, and confidence—qualities that prepare them to serve both the nation and humanity.
Achievements
Akshara school teams actively participate in various district tournaments (under 14 and under 17). Some of our students have been selected further for state and national level.
Some of our outstanding students in various sports are
- Sai Brahmankar – Basketball (nationals)
- Pruthu Deshpande – Chess (Commonwealth Silver 2017, SGFI National Gold 2016, Maharashtra Senior state champion 2015)
- Sana Chauhan – Shooting
- Sanskruti Pawar – Skating champion
- Neha Kolapkar – Lagori (Nationals)
- Varun Gopalhare and Tijal Katti – Inline champs
- Hashmita Sachdev (Athletics)
