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SESSION ON ENVIRONMENT KHELO INDIA PROGRAMME
A fruitful session on environment was celebrated Delhi Public School, Greater Faridabad conducted
with Riddhima Panday at Shiv Nadar School, a workshop on Khelo India Programme on
Faridabad. The closing down of schools on the November28, 2019 under the aegis of CBSE in
fourteenth of this month, also ‘Children’s Day, collaboration with the Sports Authority of India
could not suppress the spirits of our millenials. It (SAI). This interactive workshop was attended
could not hinder their efforts of taking control of by 30 teachers from various schools across NCR
‘their’ environment. Our young Dipsites of Class V including Delhi Public School, Greater Faridabad.
were invited at the Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad The session began with the auspicious ceremony
on November 18, 2019, for a session on climatic of lamp lighting and by extending a warm welcome
change with their juvenile torch bearer Ridhima to the resource persons Mr. Prateek Chauhan and
Panday, one of the petitioners to the UN along with Mr. Ankur Sharma along with the 30 participant
Greta Thunberg, for protecting the environment. teachers. The training session was divided into four
The young environmentalist spoke about her parts. The sessions aimed at training of the trainers
concern for the drastic climatic changes occurring for the assessment of fitness of school going
all around the world. She also shared with the children through various tools and recording the
audience how the Kedarnath tragedy shook her same in the portal shared with (SAI). The battery of
and gave her a purpose to work upon. The students various tests was briefly explained through videos
were awestruck at her awareness and strong stand. and pictures which was followed by demonstration
She emphasized on the point that students must be of the same in the playground of the school. The
educated about the environment and their rights. Khelo India Mobile App was downloaded by all the
Only aware citizens can use their rights and work participant teachers on their mobile phones. The
constructively to bring about the desired change. teachers were trained to register their respective
After her discourse, she invited questions from schools online with the Khelo India Portal. The
the audience. The response was amazing. Every process and details of data related to school to
student desired to know from Riddhima all about be uploaded in the portal was also elucidated
the petition and her efforts. to the teachers during the session. The session
highlighted on the importance of using standard
tests in order to bring schools of various boards on
the same platform.

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