Oakridgers Excel in Sports Once Again!

Ken Doherty quoted: “The five S’s of sports are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.” Oakridgers are known for their high spirit in sport and in life. Many of the little champs have proved the same at national and international events in recent times.

Oakridge International School, Mohali has added many feathers to its cap recently brother- sister duo won laurels for the school. Nimish of Grade 7 excelled and bagged the 1^st position in 33^rd Punjab Roller Skating Championship in the under 14 Artistic category and his sister, Naysha from Grade 3 won two silver and one bronze medal, in speed inline. In the 5^th National Student Games Hartegh Singh, Nishit Kansotia, Vaibhav Thakur and Sukhpinder Singh secured 3^rd position in under 17 categories in Football.

As part of International participation, our kids participated in Nord Anglia Education Global Sports Competition. Vardaan Dhand and Eshrat Kaur of grade 4 secured 7^th and 18^th position respectively, and Riya of grade 3A stood 7^th position amongst the top 30 in the 5km race. Riya also participated in Open Lawn Tennis tournament, organized by Paragon Rising Star Tennis Academy and she secured 2^nd position in the under 12 and the under 14 categories. With various sports and state-of-the-art facilities, Oakridge International School, Mohali help your child develop sporting skills and team spirit

Oakridge International School, Mohali aims to introduce students to a wide variety of sports and activities with the hope that they leave the school recognizing the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle after developing a love for physical activity. The extensive Physical Education Programme at Oakridge International School, Mohali provides ample opportunity for a variety of physical and sporting activities to keep the bodies of students as active as their minds. The school offers in-house state of art facilities and coaching for basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, badminton, rock climbing, swimming, yoga etc. as part of its Physical Education Programme.

Nimish and Naysha’s proud mother quotes: “it’s always a delightful moment when your ward achieves what (s)he wants to be. We are really very happy on their success and at the same time want to thank their sports coaches to motivate them.” On the same lines, Principal Ms. Ramanjit Ghuman cites: “At Oakridge International School Mohali we want the best for our children not just in academic areas but in Activities and Sports as well. It is on the playfield that many life skills are imbibed and developed. Above all we see children developing sportsmanship, focus on personal as well as team success, grit and perseverance. I feel these skills lead to lifelong success hence our school promotes participation in a variety of sports domains.”