Life at Salwan
Education at Salwan reaches far beyond textbooks. Through sport, clubs, service, STEM, student leadership, our four houses, and global exchange, we nurture well-rounded individuals — instilling life skills, fostering creativity, and building character in every child.
Character, Resilience & Fair Play
Sport at Salwan cultivates resilience, discipline, and fair play. With state-of-the-art infrastructure and expert coaching, every student is encouraged to move, compete, and bring laurels to the institution.
- Football, volleyball, basketball, and cricket on dedicated grounds and courts
- Athletics and golf for competitive, outdoor pursuits
- Table tennis and chess for indoor focus and strategy
- Yoga for fitness, balance, and discipline
Find Your People, Find Your Spark
Children learn best through exploration and hands-on experience. Our clubs and coaching help students discover their potential and cultivate talent well beyond the classroom — from the Primary years right through the senior school.
Classes I–V
Classes VI–IX & XI
Dance
A language that transcends all barriers. Students train in Classical (Bharatnatyam, Kathak), Folk and Semi-Classical, and Contemporary forms — refining aesthetic sense while building self-assurance, discipline, and elegance.
Music
A divine art and a language of the soul. Our curriculum spans Indian Classical, Hindustani Vocal, Semi-Classical, and Western vocal and instrumental music, developing both technical proficiency and expressive depth.
Fine Arts
Imagination and expression beyond technique. Drawing, paint, print, clay, construction, fabric and fibre help students observe, create and respond to the world around them.
Service Before Self
Our life-skills programme follows the World Health Organisation’s framework of ten core competencies — from self-awareness and empathy to critical thinking and managing emotions — celebrating one skill each month through immersive weekly sessions.
The students bring real change through our environmental initiatives: e-waste collection through community outreach, environmental awareness, peer education, Project CACA safety learning, internships and the Heartfulness Education Programme. These experiences turn empathy, decision-making and responsible action into everyday practice.
Ideas That Solve Real Problems
Our STEM culture invites students to design, build, and defend their own ideas — moving between the lab, the workshop, and the world beyond the school gate.
Samudra Kavach
A student-built STEM solution to marine oil spills — photosensitive sensors detect a spill and a pump deploys MSL-1, an eco-friendly dispersant. It secured 2nd position in North India at the CBSE National Coding Challenge and was showcased at the AICRA STEM Exhibition and Awards.
STEM Ignited Mindz
A hands-on club for our youngest innovators in Classes III–IV, where children explore science and coding through play, experimentation, and real-world problem solving.
Aeromodelling & Robotics
Senior students design, build, and fly their own models — moving fluidly between the workshop and the field to turn engineering ideas into working prototypes.
Model United Nations
Model United Nations gives students a forum to research world affairs, debate humanitarian and sustainability challenges, and practise diplomacy, leadership and consensus-building.
A Student Council That Leads and Serves
Our Student Council bridges the student body and school leadership, cultivating participatory leadership across junior and senior grades. Members are chosen on merit, champion student welfare, and organise the life of the school.
Apex Body
Senior and Junior President & Vice-President, and Sports Captains lead the student body and set the tone for the year.
Main Council
House Captains, Vice Captains, and House Prefects — selected on performance — steward discipline, conduct, and everyday house life.
Student Committees
Presidents and Secretaries lead the Editorial Board, Social Responsibility and Environment Councils, Cultural, Discipline and Welfare Committees, the Entrepreneurship Development Council, and the Peer Educator Programme.
Living the Values
Rooted in the teachings of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, and Vivekananda, the Council amplifies student voice and reinforces cooperation, responsibility, and accountability across the school.
Four Houses, One Salwan
From Nursery to Class XII, every Salwanian belongs to one of four houses — building a strong sense of identity, camaraderie, and collective responsibility. Through inter-house competitions in academics, performing arts, sports, and literature, the houses create a congenial yet competitive environment where leadership and character are forged.
Prithvi
Green — environmental stewardship, conservation and care for campus flora and fauna.
Sagar
Yellow — a thirst for knowledge, excellence, peer learning, discipline and punctuality.
Akash
Blue — freedom of thought, holistic development, sport and healthy competition.
Srishti
Red — universal consciousness, brotherhood, assemblies, festivals and school programmes.
A Global Outlook, Rooted in Values
International exchange fosters empathy, acceptance and global understanding. Collaborations with schools and education leaders in Australia have created opportunities for dialogue on resilience, servant leadership, curriculum and culture.
Recent exchanges include visits by leaders from the International Confederation of Principals, an online cultural exchange with Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School and student-teacher engagement with All Saints’ College, Perth.
Visit by Members of International Confederation of Principals
Global Collaboration Strengthened: ICP Delegates at Salwan Public School, Gurugram
Salwan Public School, Gurugram, proudly hosted distinguished educators from the International Confederation of Principals (ICP): Mr. Leendert-Jan Veldhuijzen, President of ICP; Ms. Sofia Hughes, Executive Secretary; and Ms. Linda Benwell, Managing Director of XL Millennium.
The delegates were impressed by the school’s innovative practices and the leadership displayed by Avani Bhat (Student Council President) and P. Kovid (Student Council Vice President), who explained the council’s functioning with remarkable clarity and confidence.
The visitors appreciated the school’s focus on competency-based learning and mentioned their plans to return for the ICP conference in 2026, which will include students as spokespersons. This visit highlighted Salwan’s commitment to global collaboration and excellence in education.
Moments from
the Year
There’s a Place for Every Child at Salwan
Come and see co-curricular life in action. Tour the campus, meet our mentors, and imagine all that your child could become.