Sports and Mental Health
Apart from the academic performances, sports transform a student on a personal level. Leadership qualities, team spirit, and perseverance are all mastered through sports. Besides building physical stamina in the students, sports inevitably instil patterns of discipline, determination, willpower, and obedience. Cognitive abilities in children are proven to have increased due to regular physical activity. Rationale, decisiveness, and the overall mental development of the students have been shown to be improved due to sports. Researchers have linked sports with the overall development of a child. Physical activities release endorphins, oxytocin, and dopamine, known as the ‘happy hormones’, thereby positively influencing a child’s mind. Not just mood upliftment, but sports equip a student to respond to defeats in a healthy and sportive manner. This again is carried by the students throughout their lives.
Sports and the Self
Physical education has also proven to escalate the levels of self-esteem and confidence among students. This directly combats insecurities and issues with self-image, thereby contributing to the child’s mental health. Expertise and confidence in one area automatically radiate into others. Therefore, a seasoned athlete/sportsperson transmits confidence into all aspects of life, creating a healthy social image and an assertive personality. This also motivates the students to excel in their academics too.
Field Trip - Indus School of Leadership
The
Senior Secondary students of Capstone High went on a
two-day field trip to the Indus School of Leadership. The objective was to give students experiential learning to develop
key leadership competencies such as collaboration, critical thinking, self awareness, and resilience. The Discovery course and other team-building activities gave students a unique opportunity to challenge themselves to learn and grow together.
Basketball Competition
The students of Capstone High participated in the
Greenwood Inter-school Sports Tournament. Both boys and girls team for Basketball bagged the Best Upcoming Team award.
National Level Karate Competition
Students from Capstone High participated in the National Level Karate Competition organised at Varthur. They made us proud by winning certificates and prizes in different categories.
Annual Sports day
Playing outside gives students the chance to explore the natural environment and have adventures. Various games to test their physical limits, express themselves, and build self-confidence. Early years students preparing for the Annual Sports day –
Capstonia to be held on November 5th with lots of fun outdoors!
Capstonia
“The five S’s of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.” —Ken Doherty
Competitive sports teaches students many key life skills such as teamwork , communication , self -discipline , decision making and dealing with success and failure. At Capstone High we believe that sports experiences help build positive self-esteem in students and hence is a key part of our curriculum across all grades.
On the 4th and 5th of November , 2022 all students came together to participate in ” Capstonia” , our Annual Sports event.It was great to see parents , grandparents , students and teachers coming together to celebrate the spirit of true sportsmanship.
