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GUIDANCE, COUNSELING AND ADELOSCENCE

EDUCATION PROGRAM DURING COVID-19

LEENA JHA, TGT (ENGLISH)

When we say holistic education, it must prepare children for their future
and help them tackle any of life's uncertainties, focusing on the child as
a whole - the pedagogy caters to the physical, emotional, social and
cognitive development of the children. This in turn creates progressive
thinkers.

And school being one of the frontrunners in bringing stability and all-round
development of a child, has to play a very important role to cater for the
unprecedented situation that has occurred due to this pandemic. Keeping this in view, our
school is also trying to help students to cope in the present situation by providing them
guidance and training in different fields.

Learning in health and wellbeing ensures that children develop the knowledge and
understanding, skills, capabilities and attributes which they need for mental, emotional, social
and physical wellbeing and our school gives our students a positive outlook and spirit to face
the challenges of life through various activities, celebrations and programmes.

Also, one of the best ways to promote wellbeing in schools is to increase awareness and
encourage a positive dialogue surrounding it by making support more accessible for those
who are struggling. For this our school has a Student’s Council where student representatives
meet and work together for the overall development of the students.

Here we help students feel safe both mentally and emotionally, listen to students who want
to share their feelings and feel safe doing so, promote positive and supportive teacher-
student, peer-peer relationships, achievable expectations for student learning and behaviour,
positive approaches to manage student behaviour during online classes, incorporate activities
to build a feeling of classroom community.

Some of the online activities being carried out by the school for the promotion of Life Skills,
Holistic Health and Wellbeing are various co-curricular activities along with joyful learning,
awakening citizen programme, different sports activities under Fit India, Art & Craft activities,
Scout & Guide Programmes, EBSB, AKAM, Atal Tinkering Lab, SOF, Artificial Intelligence, etc.

Along with this regular Parent-Teachers meetings is organised to interact with the parents
and sensitize them about their ward and also about the different activities taken up by the
school.

In this way, we have succeeded in overcoming the physical and emotional challenges faced
by the students during the COVID-19.