PAVING THE PATH TO SUCCESS
TOPIC: Janthu Samrakshana "Save Animals"
FEEL:
- Prevent cruelty towards animals and change the indifferent attitude towards animals living in pathetic conditions.
IMAGINE:
- A way to make a better place where animals and we the human beings co-exist in peace without being afraid of each other.
DO AND SHARE
- Raising awareness in our school through assembly talk.
- Inaugurating animal appreciation club.
- Workshop conducted for students on how to treat animals and help sick animals.
- Field visit to blue cross of India, Velachery.
- Rally in our town – to save our strays.
- Facilitating feeding stray dogs by constructing feeding sites at 20 different points in our town.
- Conducted first adoption drive in the town of Thiruvallur. 10 street dog puppies found new homes.
- 15 more registered for adoption directly from blue cross.
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TOPIC: Varsha jala sangrahana "Rainwater harvesting"
FEEL:
- In the school assembly, during our news session, we got to know about water scarcity in Tamil Nadu & the need of rainwater.
- We went on an educational trip to the nearby agricultural field. At that time, we witnessed the barren lands.
- While we are travelling to school we witnessed people standing in a long queue for the water.
- The various issues we heard & witnessed in the society created a great impact among us.
This impact lead the way to create awareness among the public in rainwater harvesting.
IMAGINE:
- Brain storming sessions were held and discussed on to Create Awareness among the Students inside the School through ppt presentation.
- Create awareness among the public to Collect, preserve &use the Rainwater.
DO AND SHARE
- Collected data on RWH system in houses at Thiruvallur.
- Conducted Rally in our town.
- Held up Orientation regarding Rainwater harvesting.
- Intra school competition – Poster making about RWH.
- Visited other schools.
- Conducted a street play in Thiruvallur Municipality office.
- Convincing our neighborhood families to have RWH System.
TOPIC: Dekho Pechano Kaho "A Step towards freedom from child abuse"
FEEL:
- During our news session in the school assembly we have been hearing horrifying cases of child abuse. Some of the cases were reported from our own home town.
- During one of our field visits, we witnessed a person misbehaving with a girl child.
- The various issues we heard and witnessed in the society created a great impact among us.
- This impact lead the way to create an awareness among the public to prevent child abuse.
- This impact lead the way to create awareness among the public in rainwater harvesting.
IMAGINE:
- Conducted Brain storming sessions.
- Create awareness among the students inside the school and also among the public to Recognize, Prevent and Report child abuse.
- Setup an abuse prevention committee in the school.
- Provide a complaint box in the school campus.
- Student counselors review.
DO AND SHARE
Inside school
- Held up Assembly talk and Student counselor talk to create awareness on child abuse.
Teachers explained about good and bad touch. - An interactive workshop was conducted by Kranti and Arpan on child abuse. Kranti and Arpan are government approved NGOs based out of Mumbai.
- Muppet show was organized for the children in lower classes.
- Activity day was also organized where all children portrayed child abuse through posters and charts..
To public
- Conducted a rally spanning 2 kms in the heart of Thiruvallur town to create awareness on child abuse and its prevention.
- Visited 10 schools and orphanages educating around 7500 children about child abuse through role plays, skits, Muppet show screening.
- Conducted a workshop on child abuse for around 500 people with the help of Kranti and Arpan.
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TOPIC: Shudharambh
FEEL:
- The role of a housekeeper is to provide a clean and hygiene environment. we found that the housekeepers in our school followed unhygienic practises after cleaning washrooms.
- These housekeepers are also responsible for feeding KG kids of our school.
IMAGINE:
- Students discussed the issue of sanitation and decided to bring a change in the housekeepers cleaning practises.
- They also devised ways to implement and spread the message of hygiene to other schools as well.
DO AND SHARE
Conducted
- Drawing competition.
- Poster making
- Quiz
- Skit
Preparation of health kit by the students.
Donating health kit to the housekeepers
Orientation program on sanitation at school conducted by
Azhaikkumkarangal an NGO
Dr. Prabhu Shankar - Pediatrician