The benefits of after school activities for children are wide and varied, ranging from physical benefits due to the promotion of increased activity, to psychological and social advantages. At Nalanda the Hobby Clubs that are conducted after school prompts the children to spend more time practicing skills and pursuing their passions.

Being brilliant just in academics does not help a student become a responsible citizen. Being both academically and co-curricularly talented helps a student face the world. Nalanda Vidya Niketan aims at cultivating the innate talents of students resulting in all round development.

30% weightage is given to Extra and Co-Curricular Activities. Students are trained in Creative and Performing Arts.

• Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Students of NVN are exposed to Creative Arts like Art & Clay Moulding that offer them opportunities to think creatively, enjoy new experiences, new challenges and personal satisfaction.
• Performing Arts in education provide students with the opportunity to engage  the mind, the body and emotions into a collaborative expression of all that it means to be human. At NVN students master in Performing Arts like Music & Dance. They explore, discover themselves, grow in confidence and present great themes and ideas.

The Co-Curricular Activities designed for students of NVN.

• Inhtiates students’ multi intelligence.
• Builds up students self esteem and self confidence.
• Develops the habits of constructive competition, brings efficiency in ideas, improves skill and competence.
• Creates avenues to meet various people – thereby help in socialization, self – identification and self assessment.
• Yoga In Education

Yoga is basically the most important ancient art that aims towards building up of a healthy mind within a healthy body.

Yoga has its various effects in education. It is incorporated in the curriculum as one of the vital activities to students of Grade 1 to Grade 5. It helps the pupils to deal with various difficulties, conflict distractions and problems faced.

Yoga and Meditation classes at NVN are aimed.

• To enhance self awareness within the students.
• To promote uniqueness within the pupils.
• To help in unfolding creative consciousness.

The NVN Library houses an extensive collection of books, reference volumes, scholarly journals, magazines and periodicals. The library provides adequate space and caters to different age groups.

The habit of reading develops thinking skills and broadens the student’s understanding of the world. There is provision for library time in the daily schedule – so children can read and borrow books as well.