Co-curricular activities are an integral part of the school education at Godwin. Regular activities like Debate, Quiz, Drama, Elocution, Singing, Story-Telling and Drawing are imbibed in the school curriculum to encourage students for social, literary and cultural development. The school also conducts general events on the World Environmental Day, and Independence Day to create awareness amongst the students. The school also organizes its Annual Variety Program at the end of every academic year with full vigor and grandeur to encourage, nuture and unleash hidden talents of the students.

Games & Sports

The school recognizes sport as an integral part of every student’s life.The sports programme has been carefully organized to cater for all of these needs. Each morning, students rise at 5: 30 am to undertake half an hour of physical fitness training with the opportunity for some to specialize in specific sports. During the day, younger students have Physical Education lessons in which they learn the skills required for a range of sports and games. The role of games is vital for a child’s development and in keeping with the pressing need for good games facilities. In addition to the morning P.T., which is compulsory, they get an exposure to all games but according to the students aptitude and liking. In all other games as well, we lay a lot of emphasis on attaining excellence.

In the afternoon, every student undertakes a further one and a half hour of outdoor sport activities which they themselves choose. From Foot Ball, Cricket, Badminton, Volleyball, Basket Ball.

Indoor Games such as Table Tennis, Chess & Carom are also a part of our school’s games activities.

It cannot be denied that sports enhances the abilities of the child and develop challenging spirits. In the age of television, computer and video games, school students are becoming highly inactive which consequently leads to obesity in their later life. Godwin Modern School believes that sports activities should be encouraged from the very early days. Sports and outdoor games play a very important part in development of a healthy and fit body. Godwin incorporates outdoor school sports activities like cricket, soccer, lawn tennis, table tennis, swimming, volleyball, badminton etc. for Games and Sports. Physical training is made compulsory in schools unless children are excused on medical grounds.

Hobbies

Children are born with a natural and primal interest in everything. However, depending on genetics and general nature patterns, they are bound to find certain activities more interesting than others. As such, hobbies for kids at Godwin Modern School is a great way to keep them focused and busy. In fact, over the past few years good hobbies for kids have shown heightened academic acumen, as well as general knowledge level. Certain really cool hobbies for kids, can help them increase their interpersonal skills and general personality development. All in all, fun hobbies for kids can add a great deal of value to their time and energy.

Hobbies are a great way to have fun, learn, and make friends. Either way, hobbies bring some interest and spice to to the children’s life beyond TV and video games.

Good Hobbies for Kids are encouraged at Godwin Modern School which are great at increasing their academic performance and to make them more social and positive thinkers.

Some hobbies imbibed in the school curriculum are Stamp Collection, Coin Collection, Music, Scrap booking, Drawing and coloring etc.
All in all, hobbies for kids are a great idea. They help their growth and development in an amazing way.

Trekking & Hiking

We believe, wholeheartedly, that education does not begin and end at the classroom door and that many of the best lessons are learned when students test themselves in new and adventurous situations. For this reason, we arrange for all students to undertake an expedition or trek each year. These aim to give each student a safe and carefully supervised challenge in which each one can test his or her physical and mental strength and fitness. Recently, students have visited Yuksom (Sikkim), Sandakpu, Phalut and Tiger Hill with the treks targeted at students of a certain age and level of fitness.

Karate

People believe that …

Karate is about breaking bricks and boards.
Karate is only meant for small children and stupid muscle-bound people.
It is an art that teaches one to fight with or bully others.
It is an unsafe art in which people hurt each other as a sport.
People who practice karate can be violent and dangerous.
Karate is not relevant to a normal person’s life.
Karate can be self-taught from movies and books.

To refute the above…

Karate is not solely a fighting technique. It is training in self-discipline, self-confidence, concentration, serenity in threatening situations when fear or anger might be the natural response, stamina, controlled energy, swifter reflexes, proper breathing, a positive attitude to life — to mention only a small part. In short karate is training in body and spirit. The total concentration and discipline required to study karate carries over to daily life. The dodo — i.e. the place where karate is studied is traditionally called ‘The Place of Enlightenment’. In it we make contact with and take control of ourselves — our fears, anxieties, reactions, and habits. The ‘Dojo’ is a place of learning and self-enlightenment for both teacher and taught. If the student has the necessary dedication the teacher provides the knowledge and spiritual inspiration, then Karate will reveal itself to have an essence and meaning far removed from just breaking bricks and boards.

Anyone from 6 years to 80 years can train in Karate. It is important to women especially for self-defense as it alerts the body and quickens the eye. It is a good beauty aid, giving the body symmetry and balance and the face a healthy glow.

Karate is also good for a weak or poorly developed person because it fosters spirit and physical strength, initiates patience and enterprise and generates self-confidence.

At Godwin Modern School, Karate is one of main program imbibed in the curriculum in association with the Karate-Do Association of Darjeeling.

Dance & Music

The school has many facilities for Performing Arts . We have a fully equipped dance studio with a wooden floor and mirror wall and a large acoustically-treated music room. The school boasts of having qualified and renowned Dance instructors teaching the students various forms of Dance. Besides these, there are smaller individual rooms where students can practice their own instruments in a more secluded space. The school provides lessons on Western classical music and students are encouraged to enroll for the music classes of their interest. The school also encourages modern music and has a lively school band of its own. The school auditorium is fully equipped as a venue for drama and music performances.