World Health Day – 7th April, 2017
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” - Mahatma Gandhi.
The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7th April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO) focusing on adding good health to the lives of people. Youths of the new era are targeted by this event to make them healthy, and thereby to make the whole world healthy.
The Principal Ms. Preeta Pillai addressed the children on World Health Day to raise awareness towards the health issues and concerns among the students. She informed the students about the importance of being in good mental and physical health.
Focusing on the theme “Mental Health” the students were given awareness on the same in the assembly which was followed by a yoga demonstration by the students of Std I and II as it is believed that yoga improves confidence and concentration. Students of Classes III to VI prepared a 3D poster on the topic ‘Mental Health Awareness’. A skit emphasizing on the importance of having sound mental health besides physical health was performed by the students of Class VII under the guidance of the respective class teachers.
Students of Classes VIII to XII were involved in activities like ‘Open Up: Getting to know You!’ to identify their own special qualities by adding adjectives before their names and then to learn about the special qualities of their peers. A role play was enacted in which consequences of two different situations (negative & positive) were highlighted and the pivotal role played by a teacher in transformation was also emphasized.
