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THE HINDU IN SCHOOL
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018
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Students can do
wonders
Strengthen safety
The school and students
Principals write about how
Prepare through training
learning
community can play a vital role
schools can impart disaster
in preventing calamities and
CBSE has introduced disaster
Schools should tie­up with departments
reducing the impact of natural
management training to
management in the curriculum
such as re safety and public health to
and man­made disasters.
of senior classes and every
create awareness among students and
students and how it can
Students are the dynamic part of
school should integrate DRR
to prepare them to manage disaster.
population and so their timely
minimise the impact of a
(Disaster Risk Reduction) into
intervention before, during and Educate students on disaster preparedness Schools should identify and form a 3
the curriculum. Along with the
disaster. crisis team to put routines and practice
after is indispensable. Equipping in place.
co­curricular clubs, a disaster
the children for catastrophes
meet requirements. Values of and emergency management Awareness should be created among
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would boost their condence. First
magnanimity and sharing committee can be established. teachers who can in turn sensitise
training should be given to
of all, students should be able to
should be inculcated in children. The members can develop, students through activities, contests
THE HINDU IN SCHOOL students and selected sta.
understand the importance of
and demos. Scouts and guides
Training to make safe shelters, Times of India - 12th December, 2018 adapt, implement, and update HT - 14th November, 2018
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018 Every school should have a
unity and selessness. They
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and administer rst aid should the school disaster members should be trained to handle
safety and security ocer,
should be exposed to various
emergency situation.
be conducted at school. Skills management plan. Every OPINION 3
alarm sirens, emergency
rescue operations to know how
such as diving and swimming school should locate a safe Students must be tutored about all
people are being safely removed contact numbers and
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should be given priority as they assembly point where all the the safety strategic points and
evacuation plan displays in all
and rehabilitated. They should will enhance their condence. students could be brought
Educate students safely in emergencies. First aid washrooms and other areas must have
be trained about the oors. Above all, schools should emergency exit doors. All classrooms,
Eective disaster management
ensure the structural and non­
consequences of natural disasters. training will denitely minimiseon disaster preparedness an emergency exit plan route visibly
kits and re extinguishers
structural safety measures by
Seasonal training should be
the potential risks of disasters. should be arranged in every pasted.
periodic checking.
given on dierent calamities like
Ansar NK oor, laboratories and canteen. Chandrakala Sivaraj
Students can do ood, landslips and storms, Muraleesharan Nair,
PRINCIPAL, VIRTUE PUBLIC SCHOOL A Minimum of two annual re PRINCIPAL, MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR,
wonders Exposure to rehabilitation and LEADERBOARD c SENIOR PRINCIPAL, VELAMMAL
AND HAPPY TREE PRE SCHOOL, CALICUT and building evacuation drills MANGADU, CHENNAI
resettlement will help children VIDHYASHRAM, PADAPPAI, CHENNAI.
Strengthen safety should be scheduled. First aid
The school and students
Principals write about how learning Prepare through training
community can play a vital role The Hindu -
17th August 2018
in preventing calamities and schools can impart disaster
CBSE has introduced disaster Schools should tie­up with departments
reducing the impact of natural
Age­wise preparation management training to management in the curriculum such as re safety and public health to
Sensitise students
and man­made disasters. of senior classes and every Evacuation plan is
students and how it can and sta create awareness among students and
Students are the dynamic part of Principals,
Disaster management is made part school should integrate DRR to prepare them to manage
importantdisaster.
population and so their timely
of the curriculum since many years. minimise the impact of a (Disaster Risk Reduction) into Schools should identify and form a
It is important that every
intervention before, during and Class­IV onwards science or social write to us! A detailed study of the
the curriculum. Along with the
disaster. school has a disaster crisis team to put routines and practice
after is indispensable. Equipping architectural plan of the
subjects have topics on re accidents co­curricular clubs, a disaster in place.
management plan of its
the children for catastrophes school followed by
and the eects of the re disasters.
own. Schools should be
meet requirements. Values of and emergency management HT - 6th December, 2018 (NIE)
Awareness should be created among
would boost their condence. First drafting of a practical
For classes I­V, disaster management
committee can be established.
magnanimity and sharing Times of India - 7th December, 2018 teachers who can in turn sensitise
equipped with re safety
OUR NEXT LEADERBOARD
of all, students should be able to training should be given to exit evacuation plan is
could be taught under "self care
should be inculcated in children. The members can develop, equipment and the students through activities, contests
understand the importance of TOPIC: students and selected sta. the rst step towards
activity". Under this, the dierent
Training to make safe shelters, adapt, implement, and update and demos. Scouts and guides
related paraphernalia.
unity and selessness. They types of accidents and the Every school should have a making the school safe
the school disaster
and administer rst aid should How do schools with bigger Schools should sensitise members should be trained to handle
should be exposed to various safety and security ocer, for its students. The plan
precautions could be explained.
management plan. Every
be conducted at school. Skills strengths ensure that every child students on the various emergency situation.
disasters should be explained. alarm sirens, emergency
rescue operations to know how Demonstrations make these topics must be updated every
school should locate a safe
such as diving and swimming gets a chance to showcase his or disasters we are prone to, Students must be tutored about all
through Health and Wellness Club contact numbers and
people are being safely removed session and must be
eective. Middle school and high
should be given priority as they assembly point where all the the safety strategic points and
constitute a disaster task
or Social Service Clubs could be her talent and succeed?
should have a display of
and rehabilitated. They should evacuation plan displays in all tested on ground through
school students must be trained in
will enhance their condence. involved in doing such activities. students could be brought force comprising students emergency exit doors. All classrooms, addition, placing re
all the emergency
be trained about the disaster management skills to Principals can send in their oors. Above all, schools should mock drills to ensure that
Eective disaster management safely in emergencies. First aid washrooms and other areas must have extinguishers of all types
and teachers trained to
Senior secondary students must be ensure the structural and non­
numbers. They could seek
consequences of natural disasters. 200­word response, along with evacuation of all students
manage the situation.
training will denitely minimise made part of this disaster kits and re extinguishers tackle the situation. an emergency exit plan route visibly at all oors, ensuring
the service of disaster
Seasonal training should be Evacuation drills could be their photographs, to structural safety measures by and sta can actually
the potential risks of disasters. should be arranged in every What is more important pasted. their regular
management clubs. Proper periodic checking.
given on dierent calamities like school@thehindu.co.in with the response task force or re happen in the standard
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conducted at least thrice in a year. oor, laboratories and canteen. Chandrakala Sivaraj maintenance, and
is to instil resilience in
and rescue team for mock
ood, landslips and storms, Building plan showing all exits and awareness must be given on subject: LEADERBOARD ­ CLASS Muraleesharan Nair, 2.5 minutes. Putting up
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also to help others during such S. Sripriya,
AND HAPPY TREE PRE SCHOOL, CALICUT and building evacuation drills MANGADU, CHENNAI manage an emergency
resettlement will help children VIDHYASHRAM, PADAPPAI, CHENNAI. on each oor and
the visible areas and corridors of the school and city. Photographs are necessary.
and IMD forecast
emergency situations. should be scheduled. First aid
PRINCIPAL, SREE NARAYANA
school. Along with this, causes for should be sent only as an anticipating the ensuring that each
Chandra Jyothi Velagapudi PUBLIC SCHOOL, ELAPPULLY, Sumana Dutta Sarkar
the natural and man­made person knows his/her exit
PRINCIPAL, RSR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, attachement. vulnerability. School PRINCIPAL, SACHDEVA GLOBAL
PALAKKAD, KERALA
disasters, post eects of the previous routes out of the building
KAVALI, ANDHRA PRADESH SCHOOL, DWARKA, NEW
Age­wise preparation is absolutely essential. In
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write to us! school has a disaster
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Overcoming the fear of animals
management plan of its
and the eects of the re disasters. school followed by
own. Schools should be
For classes I­V, disaster management drafting of a practical
OUR NEXT LEADERBOARD equipped with re safety
could be taught under "self care A trip to Thekkady was all that took equipment and the exit evacuation plan is
TOPIC: to the towering the rst step towards
activity". Under this, the dierent
for V. Usha Sree to conquer her related paraphernalia.
types of accidents and the How do schools with bigger mountains surrounding making the school safe
Schools should sensitise
zoophobia it and there was a
precautions could be explained. for its students. The plan
students on the various
disasters should be explained. strengths ensure that every child waterfall cascading
Demonstrations make these topics must be updated every
through Health and Wellness Club gets a chance to showcase his or disasters we are prone to,
down on the one side of
eective. Middle school and high constitute a disaster task session and must be
or Social Service Clubs could be
I consider myself a bold her talent and succeed? the mountain. should have a display of
school students must be trained in We landed in tested on ground through addition, placing re
girl. I am bold enough to Principals can send in their force comprising students all the emergency
involved in doing such activities.
At last, our ight was
disaster management skills to Nedumbassery airport and teachers trained to mock drills to ensure that extinguishers of all types
Senior secondary students must be
take a stage and give a 200­word response, along with ready for a takeo. I numbers. They could seek
manage the situation. and proceeded to tackle the situation. evacuation of all students at all oors, ensuring
made part of this disaster
speech. I am bold enough moved to the window to the service of disaster
Evacuation drills could be Thekkady. The beautiful their photographs, to What is more important and sta can actually their regular
management clubs. Proper
to encounter a cockroach! have a nal look at the response task force or re
conducted at least thrice in a year. countryside with its school@thehindu.co.in with the is to instil resilience in happen in the standard maintenance, and
awareness must be given on
But my only fears wre god’s own country. and rescue team for mock
subject: LEADERBOARD ­ CLASS
Building plan showing all exits and greenery and occasional children. As we have a 2.5 minutes. Putting up training students to
precautions, to protect ourselves and
the fear of strangers and In less than a couple of drilling.
re alarms must be displayed in all lagoons gave me an STRENGTH. Mention name, denite weather pattern these exit plans centrally manage an emergency
also to help others during such
that of animals – like hours, we landed back in S. Sripriya,
the visible areas and corridors of the unforgettable experience. school and city. Photographs and IMD forecast on each oor and are necessary.
animal.
emergency situations.
dogs and elephants. Hyderabad. Though PRINCIPAL, SREE NARAYANA
school. Along with this, causes for In Periyar, our hotel was should be sent only as an anticipating the ensuring that each
The next day, we went
During my last physically exhausted, I PUBLIC SCHOOL, ELAPPULLY, Sumana Dutta Sarkar
Chandra Jyothi Velagapudi
the natural and man­made situated in the middle of on a boat and saw vulnerability. School person knows his/her exit
summer vacation, I attachement. was happy that I could PALAKKAD, KERALA PRINCIPAL, SACHDEVA GLOBAL
PRINCIPAL, RSR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,
disasters, post eects of the previous the forest. routes out of the building
many wild animals. The SCHOOL, DWARKA, NEW
KAVALI, ANDHRA PRADESH
chanced upon many recollect the adventures
The evening was lled is absolutely essential. In
herd of wild tuskers and DELHI
animals and almost we had in Thekkady. I
with a cool breeze and mother elephants with
A my zoophobia. MY SPACE their calves were an my fear of animals had
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journey to Munnar,
from Hyderabad to
trekking and my uncle
Kochi. It was my rst where I admired the conquer our fears by
made me mount a giant
beauty of Nature. There I
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A trip to Thekkady was all that took elephant. I had an facing them.
to the towering
take o, I realised that I saw a calm and V. Usha Sree
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had got rid of my fear of ride. I began to feel mountains surrounding GRADE X, RIDGE CBSE
zoophobia heights. transparent water. The
it and there was a
comfortable with the SCHOOL, KURNOOL,
lake was a perfect mirror
waterfall cascading
ANDHRAPRADESH
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I consider myself a bold the mountain.
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girl. I am bold enough to At last, our ight was
Nedumbassery airport
take a stage and give a Write to A ready for a takeo. I
and proceeded to STUDENTS WRITE
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to encounter a cockroach! have a nal look at the
countryside with its
But my only fears wre Change the system
god’s own country.
greenery and occasional
Are you uent in
the fear of strangers and In less than a couple of
lagoons gave me an
that of animals – like more than one hours, we landed back in
unforgettable experience. animal. The only thing that I
Education must bring
dogs and elephants. language apart Hyderabad. Though expectation of students to
In Periyar, our hotel was out the physical, mental
physically exhausted, I
During my last from your native The next day, we went would like to change in memorise the whole
situated in the middle of and spiritual excellence
was happy that I could
summer vacation, I on a boat and saw the present educational textbook. Students who
the forest. in a child. Schools must
tongue? How does
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to us atand
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chirping of birds and the organisations in their
my zoophobia. their calves were an education lose its essence. too, are designed such
my fear of animals had
society. They must
with the subject:
sounds of animals. I got amazing sight. The next When the mind is
The end of last May, become a story of the that only students who
conduct seminars,
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Languages
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made me mount a giant students a chance to air
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system is RANKING.
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Exams create fear and material are labelled
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school@thehindu.co.in the organisations in their “smart.” Question papers,
education lose its essence.
with the subject: society. They must too, are designed such
When the mind is
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Languages conduct seminars, without fear, the thirst to
workshops, lectures, can memorise stu,
seek knowledge will
guidance talks, giving rather than students
increases.
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problems faced by
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services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, The one thing I want to Swetha
Printer, Editor, Director/s, Employees of this NIDHI SCHOOL, THRISSUR,
newspaper/company be held responsible/liable in change about our
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any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or
damages for advertisements in this newspaper. education system is the SCHOOL
Regd. DL(ND)-11/6110/2006-07-08
● RNI No. TNENG/2012/49940
● ISSN 0971 - 751X ● Vol. 141 ● No. 196
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