‘Poshan Abhiyan’, Our Prime Ministers’ overarching Scheme for Holistic nourishments was celebrated by the students of Class VI to XII. The aim of this initiative is to have a unified comprehensive strategy to develop practices to nurture health and Wellness. Students participated in the activities like Designing a Chart with good nutrition, Logo designing ,Poster making and Quiz were organised.
Presentation with voice over explaining the role of students towards holistic nourishment and healthy lifestyle:shared with students of all the classes.On an online platform ,a student of class VII shared his views on ways to keep the heart healthy by avoiding junk food and consuming nutritious ,seasonal balanced diet .
As a part of Poshan Abhiyan, Poshan Vatika ‘Ayura’ has been created in the school campus. Plants like mint, lemon grass,ashwagandha,basil, coriander, turmeric, ajwain etc were planted.The significance of a balanced diet was elaborated while teaching the chapter “Why Do We Fall ILL” in class IX .Discussion was done on various diseases which are a result of malnutrition with respect to specific nutrients.
Students and teachers were encouraged to share or offer a nutritious meal with at least one child from the underprivileged sections of the society ,living in their neighbourhood.
This activity helped the child understand the nutritional levels in the society ,and imbibed a sense of social responsibility and volunteerism.
Activities were organised by Ms Shalini Chanana and Ms Kajal Sethi under the guidance and supervision of Ms Niva Chhonkar (H.O.D Biology Department)
