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* Guest lectures: orientation in * Social awareness programmes:
different areas is arranged with the like mock assembly, Swach Bharath,
help of enthusiastic teachers, Haritha haram, fire safety, drug
lecturers from outside institutions. abuse, traffic rules, prevention of
child labour / child marriages, health
* Home works: Special training awareness etc. will held periodically
conducted to improve Handwriting. with the support of respective
Enjoyable tasks are provided while department officials.
learning and stress free home work * Students are being encouraged to
is given.
participate in all the literal, cultural
* Academic celebrations: like competitions outside the school.
language fests, Maths day, science (C) Process of transformation -
fairs, constitutional day, field trips are Monitoring:
being organized as per schedule.
* All the above activities are being
(iii) Embedding values and social monitored by the head teacher
skills: periodically with the help of senior
* Special activities for last period: teachers.
Giving the responsibilities as a group * The performance is recorded,
in different class committees displayed on boards in front of
enhances the social skills. Activities office room.
which need peer sharing, group work * Constructive suggestions and needed
are assigned. support is given for betterment and
* Kinesthetic arts: like drama, role followed up.
plays, drawing, dancing, singing, Outcomes
anchoring, gardening, quiz etc. are
practiced. • A significant change appeared
in both behavior and academic
* Physical activities: mass drill, yoga, performance of students.
and martial arts provided.
• The emotional stability is
* Special programs: like "Mathru
vandanam", celebration of all impor- achieved. The side effects of
tant days are planned to inculcate the adverse socio, emotional
disturbances vanished to some
morals and values to enrich the fam- extent. Now involving and
ily and human relationships.
enjoying the teaching learning
process is increased.
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