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OXFORD HERITAGE CLUB organized a One Day Workshop on “ NAKASHI SCROLL PAINTING” & “TOY MAKING” for the students of twin cites on 11 th March, 2006 from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Children's World, St.No.11, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad-29 .

“Nakashi” Means a tribe is known for its new style of painting using the natural colors and earth colors to depict the stories from Indian epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata. This style of paintings was started at Chirala a small village in Warangal District. The style was practiced only by two families and still carried by them. Basically this style of painting was used to decorate the walls of their houses but gradually it spread to the walls of temples. The art includes the different styles of depicting the characters and using prominent colors. There is no mixing of colors.

Mr. Vedakumar the Director of Children's World said that, by recognizing the need of its revival Janapada, and Children's World organized the first workshop on “Nakasi Painting” 5years back at Children's World and later to make it known to the people of Twin Cities many workshops were carried out in time intervals. Now Oxford Heritage Club is organizing this workshop, he said.

Mr. Mudhusudan expert of Nakashi Painting and Mr. Mallesh expert in toys making are the resource persons and participated in today's workshop organized in the Children's World campus. 40 students from 20 schools of Twin Cities took part in the workshop.

Prof.J.Tirumala Rao, Director Oriental Manuscript library, visited the workshop and praised the organizers for their efforts in encouraging the traditional art which is on the edge of its disappearance. He congratulated the student participants for taking interest in learning the art and advised the students to carryout the glory of the art and to see that it come back to its existence.

Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri. Chandrababu Naidu

To create awareness in Science and Technology and to expose the students to the latest developments, Science Club members are encouraged to take up various projects and field trips. They are trained in activities like maintaining kitchen garden, making working models etc., Besides these, eminent Resource Persons from various fields like A.P.Children Environmental Science and Action Congress, A.P.Pollution Board etc., are invited to increase awareness among the children and develop their science and Action Congress.

Sports Club

To create awareness in Science and Technology and to expose the students to the latest developments, Science Club members are encouraged to take up various projects and field trips. They are trained in activities like maintaining kitchen garden, making working models etc., Besides these, eminent Resource Persons from various fields like A.P.Children Environmental Science and Action Congress, A.P.Pollution Board etc., are invited to increase awareness among the children and develop their science and Action Congress.

Nature Club

Care for Nature and Nature takes care of you. To spread awareness about Nature and environment, this Institution takes up regular activities like distribution and planting of saplings and conducts competitions depicting the importance of Nature and Environment. Periodic seminars and field trips and Day and Night camps are conducted to enable the children to learn more about Nature.

To improve creativity and originality many co-curricular activities and extra curricular activities are being taken up. Students are given training under the special guidance of experts in the field of crafts and drawing. Students learn activities like paper cutting, clay modeling, making models using cotton, shells, thread etc., which enable them to become multi skilled. Models and Handicrafts, which are prepared by students are displayed on important occasions. The students are also imparted knowledge of Dance and music in regular classes. The students are performing excellently on various occasions, which has fetched them many awards and certificates.

To prepare children for leadership, to give them ample opportunities for self expression and to enable them develop latent talents Elocution, Essay writing, Poetry writing, Creative Writing Workshop and debates are organised in various languages. This enables the children to develop structured thinking and presentation skills and to come out with creative ideas.

Cricket Club

A full fledged Cricket Coaching Camp is being run by the school under the guidance of eminent coach. The students of Oxford Grammar School as well as students from other schools twin cities are facilitated to attend the camp every day on the vast school play ground. The regular practice matches are arranged to make them physically fit and technically efficient to participate in the tournament and link matches organised by Hyderabad Cricket Association and other reputed organisation.

Social Service

Inspired by the government's proactive social service activity "Janmabhoomi" the students with the active assistance of the teaching personnel involve themselves in the social service activities in the surrounding areas from time to time.

Red Cross

Our school has become a member of Junior Red Cross Society in the year 2000. 35 students from our school are members of Junior Red Cross with the aim of inculcating the aims of organization. Up to date the Junior Red Cross of the school has involved its members in various activities like health camp, workshop on first aid, blood camp and promoting health education by conducting demonstration at health museum in public gardens. Students attend frequently the periodical meetings held in different schools of twin city.

Film Club

The main aim of movie club is to impart education and entertainment through visual representation. It also facilitates children to participate in Open Forums, Dramatics, Animation, and Puppetry workshops conducted in connection with international children film festivals and other occasions regularly. Children are facilitated to attend film appreciation programs fortnightly organized by children film society, Andhra Pradesh. Classical Indian and foreign films will be screened during appreciation programs. The members of Film Club are given an opportunity to watch the screening of educative films and express their views. It's a very good chance given to children from various schools to come out with their opinions regarding the subject on which they want to watch the films.