‘Celebrate diversity’ was the theme at Bishop Cotton Boys’ School at ‘Josh-2011’on Friday, where the Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA) recognised and appreciated the achievements of their civic club members from various city schools.
‘Celebrate diversity’ was the theme at Bishop Cotton Boys’ School at ‘Josh-2011’on Friday, where the Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA) recognised and appreciated the achievements of their civic club members from various city schools.
Praveen Sood, the additional commissioner of traffic police asked the kids to “be the change you want to see”.
“There are too many cribbers, and few doers. Only a small minority go that extra mile to remove the negativity that is prevalent in society,” he said, adding that one must first correct oneself, before pointing out another’s folly.
A short film, developed by the Bangalore Traffic Police, was screened. The film depicted rash driving on the city’s roads, drivers taking wrong turns, pedestrians taking shortcuts between chaotic traffic leading to major accidents.
Students at the event from schools across the city took an oath in the presence of cricketer Rahul Dravid, that they would refrain from riding two-wheelers till they have crossed 18 years of age.
The students of St Joseph’s Indian High School conducted a rally on road safety in which 1700 students took part. “We wanted to spread awareness on road safety, and I think on the whole, it has made us responsible citizens,” said Shreyas S Nair, a Class IX student.
The students of Prasiddhi School had conducted school elections, similar to the general elections of the country, with some dressed up as policemen, and others as pooling officers. Not only did it make students aware of the procedure, it also gave them the opportunity to take back what they had learnt to inform the adults.
“Many of the eligible voters don’t vote. An event like this makes the students aware of the importance of voting for the right candidate,” said Robina Farooq, principal, Prasiddhi School.
“We had stalls on active citizenship, explaining the apathy the city is facing, from garbage to traffic,” said M Kesav and Nikesh MR, Class VIII students from Cambridge School, adding that at least now students were conscious about small things such as turning off the lights and fans, and switching to cloth bags.
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