Five-Year-Old Student Leaders Kick Off GIIS Nagpur’s ZENITH 3.0 Annual Sports Day
Nagpur, Dec 24: Global Indian International School (GIIS), Lava, Nagpur hosted ZENITH 3.0, its Annual Sports Day 2025, bringing together students from Pre-Primary to Grade 8 for a full-day celebration of sports, activities and learning. The event saw 100 percent participation and combined competitive and developmental activities to build focus, teamwork and leadership in students.
ZENITH 3.0 offered a unique platform for learning through sport, with students taking part in basketball, cricket, football, races, martial arts, yoga and pyramid formations. The day began with a Kalbeliya folk welcome dance and themed performances called Fitness Model and Aarambh, setting an energetic tone. Through these activities, children practised collaboration, resilience, decision-making and self-discipline, showing how sports at GIIS support physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth.
The Sports Meet was inaugurated by five-year-old student leaders, Dhairya Bhattad and Krishika Gupta, highlighting GIIS Nagpur’s commitment to nurturing confidence and responsibility from an early age. Students from Grade 1 onwards presented a martial arts showcase, including a blindfolded karate tile-breaking performance by Agastya Kalwaghe, demonstrating focus, mastery and self-discipline.
Competitive events concluded with Orchid House winning the overall championship, while James Bhonsle of Grade 8 was recognised as Best Athlete, having also won a bronze medal in the 400m at the State-level athletics meet in Aurangabad. These results reflected the school’s emphasis on skill development, competitive exposure and collaborative learning.
The event was attended by Chief Guest Dr. Vijay Bhojraj Datarkar, Principal of Jyotiba College of Physical Education, Nagpur, and Guest of Honour Ms. Esther Niroj Kujur, national-level archer, aspiring Paralympian and Nagpur Heroes Award 2024 recipient, who addressed the students on the value of structured physical activity in building long-term confidence, resilience and focus.
“At GIIS, our sports programmes are guided by the 9 GEMS framework, a neuroscience-based approach that supports brain and motor skill development from the age of three through play-based, hands-on and screen-free activities. By integrating physical activity into everyday education, the framework helps students strengthen coordination, focus, self-discipline and confidence—laying the foundation for lifelong learning,” said
Ms. Nidhi Gupta, Principal, GIIS Nagpur, adding, “Sports play a critical role in
building confidence, resilience and leadership in children. Through such platforms, we enable students to discover their strengths, learn teamwork and grow into responsible individuals prepared for the future.”
ZENITH 3.0 underscored what distinguishes Global Indian International School, Nagpur—an education model where sport is purposefully integrated into learning to shape leadership, discipline and confidence. Through structured sports programmes and complete student participation, with a strong emphasis on physical development, GIIS continues to nurture well-rounded individuals prepared not only for academic success, but for life beyond the classroom.