Hello, Its high time we start similar classes in Goa also
lessons against corruption and terrorism KV kids to get lessons against corruption 28 Jun 2009, 0446 hrs IST, Shruthi Balakrishna, TNN BANGALORE: Catch 'em young. Thats what the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) strongly believes in. Now, six lakh children in 931 KVS in 18 regions across the country will be 'caught' for lessons against corruption and terrorism. The Integrity Club (IC) was first introduced on a pilot basis in New Delhi in October 2008. Following the overwhelmingly positive response, KVS decided to extend it to all its schools across the country. Club members are called Young Champions of Ethics (YCEs) and the IC is an compulsory extra-curricular activity. In the pilot, activities were discussed and planned to develop ethical values and reinforce them. Some values highlighted are love, compassion, respect, non-violence, etc. Within a few months of launching the project, KVS found that students began to imbibe these values and applied them in their lives, including at schools and in the family. Now, KVS prepared a 129-page manual for the IC for students from Class VI to Class IX. Twelve basic human values are being inculcated in children. The main focus is integrity and how to live well in society and many schools will start the clubs within a fortnight, KVS Bangalore Region assistant commissioner S Vijay Kumar told STOI. The principal will be the club chairperson and teachers will be members. The club can also involve other organisations working in this space and activities will be documented and monitored constantly by the regional level, he said. Some activities include narration of stories, songs and poems about specific values. Identifying prominent personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, APJ Abdul Kalam, Mother Teresa and drawing anecdotes from their lives, drawings or paintings highlighting these values, preparing skits and plays to showcase the importance of imbibing these values, as well as devising games around these values. Also, each value is assigned a colour. For instance, orange is for patriotism, honesty is purple and so on. Students will also be given badges and a distinctive scraf with their school uniforms. Students will be awarded certificate for participation. KV principals said this would help instilling values in young minds against corruption and unethical practices. Well implement the programme based on the manual. Its a good move but it needs to be dealt with carefully as these are sensitive issues. Well starting for Class IX and above. We are expecting positive feedback from students, KV (Malleswaram) principal Meenakshi V said. Manoj Raikar
