Walnut School

Sports are a daily activity at Walnut School. Just like we have an English period everyday, there is a sports period everyday in the timetable. It’s that important.

We have sports facilities that can be used in all kinds of weather. If it’s raining or too sunny, the sports period is never missed. You will find a lot of infrastructure and area dedicated to sports in any Walnut School.

Why do our students need to have daily sports?

  • Obvious benefits for health and wellness.
  • Taking quick decisions in a dynamic setting.
  • It develops good habits for life!
  • Once you know how to play a sport, even as a spectator you enjoy it more.

Attitude:

  • Students get to understand and experience what ‘playing fair’ actually means
  • Students understand that perseverance is key to getting good outcomes
  • Students take risks and see the outcomes of those as well
  • Overcoming failure, recovering from setbacks and keeping up the fight

Personality development:

  • Students learn to lead and how to accept a leadership role
  • They learn how to be graceful winners
  • They understand how to take losses in their stride, and get better
  • They learn to respect competition

Walnut School

Sport Ground

There is no separate uniform for sports, as sports is a daily activity. The uniform that the students wear everyday is a comfortable one for them to play in. We also have demonstrations for the parents to see the different skills that their children have learnt and even see them compete against each other – both individually in athletic races and through their house groups in the Walnut Sports Leagues on Electric Saturdays. It’s super fun with a stadium atmosphere!

Daily Sports is an exclusive feature at Walnut School, something that we take extreme pride in. At our school, sports is given equal importance as any other core academic subject. Parents get to see how this positively impacts our students’ physical and mental health, discipline, and overall well-being.

What parents say

‘Physical activity is important for a child… But actually implementing that in the school is very important.’ – Parent of Shaurya Bagmar, Std. 5, Wakad Campus

At Walnut School, we don’t just talk about holistic education – we live it. From embracing new patterns to ensuring daily playground time, we’re committed to nurturing both mind and body.
Because at Walnut, we believe in growing not just students, but well-rounded individuals.

Demos

Demos

Demos

Students get to show off their skills often

SKILLS DEMO : KG to Std. 5
This is an opportunity for the students to show their parents the different skills that they have learnt for the sports and the level of fitness that they have achieved. They demonstrate different kinds of throws, positions, asanas, balancing acts etc. for an audience of parents and well wishers.

THE WALNUT SPORTS LEAGUES : Std. 6 to 10
Students additionally participate in team games and play for their houses. The knockouts and finals happen in a total stadium environment with cheering from housemates and parents as well. These are high energy Electric Saturdays!
Students and parents love these because they are a great chance to

  • Learn important life skills : Working toward a common goal as a team, dealing with wins and losses, developing leadership skills are all life skills that are inculcated through sports. These not only help our students have a balanced attitude toward life, but also go a long way toward making them sensible and ‘grounded’ individuals in the later walks of life.
  • Handle pressure in a safe environment : Every student gets a sports report card, but this is a chance to actually show others and for students to see for themselves how they fare in a real sports match, with spectators, timers, referees and rules! It’s also a chance for each parent to come and see their child take part in a real, live sports event. Parents, grandparents etc. come to cheer the teams – with their whistles, banners, slogans – which brings in a sense of cheer and inclusion to the event 🙂

ATHLETIC RACES : KG to Std. 10
All students take part in individual races. From Std. 3 onwards, these wins add up to house points as well. Parents get to cheer and witness the eliminations as well as the finals for all these races.

Our teams have been doing quite well in interschool competitions as well.

Some students also pursue sports intensely independently. As the academics and homework are streamlined, this becomes easier to do at Walnut. Here are some of the successes.

2023 : Football : U12 : Boys : Fursungi
2023 : Football : U17 : Boys : Fursungi 
2023 : Football : U17 : Girls : Fursungi 
2023 : Football : U17 : Boys : Shivane
2023 : Football : U14 : Boys : Shivane

We have a whole variety of sports that the students are exposed to over the years.

Our latest achievers

Walnut School students achieve much more in sports than other schools, all due to planning.

Celebrating Our Chess Champions

Walnut School’s chess champions, from Abhiram to Swaraj, showcase brilliant strategy and intellect. Proud of their achievements in top tournaments

Celebrating Our Karate Champions

From gold to bronze, Walnut’s karate champs like Ovi Mali and Sharvan Jathar are proving Tough Outside, Smart Inside

Celebrating Our Champions: Javelin Throw, Shot Put, Muay Thai, and More

Rahi Chavan, Sharvan Jathar, and Arya Gokhale shine bright with their athletic prowess! From javelin gold to Muaythai triumphs and shot put silver, our champions show that being ‘Tough Outside, Smart Inside’ leads to big wins at Walnut School

Celebrating Our Kabbadi Champions

Triple Gold Win for Walnut School! Our U-12 Boys, U-14 Boys, and U-14 Girls kabaddi teams shine at the 15th Youth Games State Championship 2024, Fursungi Campus

Celebrating Our Gymnastics Champions

Nishad Naravane from Shivane Campus is tumbling to victory with multiple accolades in Artistic Gymnastics. A true ‘Tough Outside, Smart Inside’ Walnut star

Celebrating Our Taekwondo Champions

Congratulations to Mahalaxmi Patil for her bronze in Taekwondo and Mayra Thakur for her gold in Rhythmic Gymnastics! Walnut School celebrates their outstanding achievements

Celebrating Our Shooting Champions

Celebrating our talented Walnut athletes! Nirbhai, Sharvil, and Rudra showcase the spirit of ‘Tough Outside, Smart Inside’ through their remarkable achievements in shooting and skating

Celebrating Our Champions

Walnut School students continue to impress! Samaa Patil strikes gold in U17 Archery, Aaryan Lohagaonkar punches his way to bronze in Boxing, and Swara Adhikari secures 6th place in U17 Girls Carrom

Celebrating Our Badminton Champions

Walnut School celebrates Khyati Katre’s incredible achievement—Gold in U13 Girls Doubles and semifinalist in U13 Girls Singles at the Maharashtra Mini State Championship

Celebrating Our Volleyball Champions

National Sports Day victory for Walnut School! Our U14 Boys Volleyball team secures 1st place and advances to district-level matches, while our U17 team tops the Pune district tournament. Congratulations to our champions

Celebrating Our Wushu Champions

Walnut School’s Wushu stars are making headlines! Raisha Gajbhiye from Std 7 qualifies for the zonal competition, while Rudra Bodhe and Shourya Salunkhe secure silver at the district level. Bravo to our young martial artists

Celebrating Our Football Champions

In a stunning display of skill and determination, Walnut School’s U17 football team from Shivane campus has secured a spot in the ZP tournament semifinals. Competing against 216 teams with older players, our young stars below 10th standard have proven their mettle, embodying the true Walnut spirit

Shravani’s Winning Streak

With an aim to encourage maximum student participation and promote healthy but fierce competition, the Government of Maharashtra had recently organized 64th National School Lawn Tennis Championship 2018-19. Our student Shravani Khawale of Walnut school Shivane not only participated but also won the competition earning a silver medal in

Skating Away!

Today, kids need help and encouragement to stay in shape and live a healthy lifestyle. Skating is a fitness activity that benefits both your body and your mind. Our Baby Walnut Saee Abhyankar studying in Sr.KG of Walnut Shivane is a perfect role model for skating aspirants. Read more

Skating Champion

Skating, what a perfect way to combine fitness with fun. Not only it helps develop a fitness habit but it is also an enjoyable sport no matter the age. Saket Naik our young skater, skated in ‘Rural Games Skating State Championship 2018’ and the medals he won. Read

Maintaining the Winning Streak!

The Pune City Zone Sports Committee recently organised the Inter School Zilla Parishad matches for the year 2018-19. Playing at the top of their game, our students from Walnut school, Shivane have really done us proud, once again

Making India Proud!

Making one’s country proud on the global stage, is a dream for many! Putting in a tough fight, and fighting all odds, our student, Soham Deshmukh, has done exactly that! Here’s his exceptional story of success, and of bringing glory to India

Skating Non-Stop

Achievements in sports never come easy. Especially, if it’s an outdoor sport. For playing it well requires both strength and skill. Our students, exhibiting these very attributes, have not only played the game of Skating exceptionally well, but also set a wonderful record. Here’s their story of nonstop

Yoga Glory

‘Excellence’ is a habit they say. It couldn’t be more apt, bearing in mind what our young ones have achieved so far. Here’s why we believe so

The ‘Kick’ Start!

Usually when a school sends a team to participate in a competition, there is always this anticipation of how many victories they bring back home. You hope for a few….as did we. But our kickboxing champs decided to treat us to way more than a few! Here&#8217

Skating High!

Recently, our students from Walnut school, Fursungi, participated in the 3rd Rainy District Skateathlon Championship. And here’s what happened

KICKING it up a notch!

Our State Level Kick Boxing Champions competed at the Nationals in Tamil Nadu and won 3 medals! NAKUL TAJNE (4th) and HARSH JADHAV (5th) won GOLDS and KRUSHNA UPHALE (2nd) won SILVER. They were coached by our sports head, TUSHAR PAWAR. Congratulations to the kids and their coach. All the

Walnut School Shines Again!

Recently, four of our students from Walnut School, Fursungi, participated in the 1st Inter Zonal Rural Games 2017 – 18, affiliated to Rural Games Federation of India and organized by the State Rural Games Association Maharashtra. The competition was held at Trimurti Public School, Nevasa, Ahmednagar, on 16 December 2017

A ‘MOMENT’OUS CAPTURE!

Walnut’s very own budding photographer Soham Joshi is winning accolades. A photograph clicked by him has been selected among the best entries for the prestigious 2017 Sanctuary Asia Cubs Competition for Wildlife Photography below 21 years

SETTING GOALS FOR THEMSELVES!

The Walnut School Football Team played their first ever football match in the Under – 16 category. Read on to know how the match progressed

Starting from SCRATCH!

Parth Mayadevo and Om Kulkarni of Std. 6, Walnut School Shivane emerge as winners in the Inter-school Compuskills Competition 2017-18. They developed a game based on Traffic Discipline using Scratch as a tool. Read on to know more about their efforts toward this competition

Sports Day and Prize Distribution Ceremony

Walnut School at Shivane celebrated its first sports day in great style

Planned learning ensures that no activity period ever gets hijacked for any reason other than the planned activity!