Clubs and Societies

Combined with Academics and Sports, Co-curricular activities at Mayo help in making a well-rounded individual. Mayo offers boys various cultural activities, technical skills, art, music, community service, hobbies, societies and clubs.


Art

  • Inspiration is provided by the heritage buildings, colourful flora and fauna on the campus
  • Numerous famous painters have painted on the spot in the presence of students. These include MF Hussain and Paresh Maity
  • These paintings are part of the School repertoire.
  • Students learn sketching, painting, sculpture making, pottery, photography, screen printing, clay modelling, ceramics, wood carving, carpet weaving, recycled paper making, art conservation and development.

Technical Skills Development

  • An Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Lab is housed at the Technical Skills Development Centre
  • The Centre teaches hands-on learning in Glasswork, Metalwork and Woodwork
  • Students are trained to operate 3 D printers, 3D scanners and CNC routers
  • Students are taught how to use both machines (such as lathes) as well as hand tools (such as drills and saws)
  • Students are also trained in traditional stained glasswork

Cultural Activities

  • Students learn and participate in competitions in drama, debate, elocution, creative writing, quizzing and gardening. There are competitions in art and music too.
  • All festivals and occasions of all faiths are celebrated with great fervour the Campus
  • We have Distinguished Speaker Series and Old Boys’ Series where artists, scientists, environmentalists, other experts and renowned personalities from different fields interact with the boys

Hobbies, Societies and Clubs

We offer students the choice of dozens of activities which will allow for the development of their personality and social skills. The specific activity to be pursued is left to the individual’s choice. However, every student has to be a member of a society or club while at Mayo.

3D Printing Aeromodelling Astronomy
Automobile Engineering Book Craft Brass band
Bugle Carpentry Carpet Weaving
Clay Modelling Commercial Art Drums Band
Electronics Indian Classical Orchestra Jazz Music
Metalwork Photography Pottery
Sculpture Sculpturing & Wood Carving Brass band
Western Classical Music Wood Work  

The different Societies and Clubs at Mayo are

Adult Education Society Adventure Sports Club Aero Modeling Society
AISEC Chemistry Club Community Service Society
Cray Computer Club Dramatics Society Drums Band
French Society Geographical Society German Society
Hindi Debating Society Hindi Literary Society Indian Music Society
Mountaineering & Trekking Club NCC Photography Club Physics Society
Psychology Quizzing Club Science Club The Astronomy Club
The Cinematography Society The English Debating Society The Natural History Society
The Entertainment Society The MUN Society The Museum Society
The Natural History Society The SangeetParishad The Scouting Club
Western Musical Band    

Because of the diverse range of activities he is exposed to, it is said that