Two educational workshops began

 

COOCH BEHAR, Nov. 15: State school education minister Mr Partha Dey inaugurated the three-day workshop on school health programme at District Institute for Education and Training in Cooch Behar today. This district is going to enter into the third phase of the programme. Cooch Behar district primary school council organised the workshop in association with state primary school council and health department.

 

The minister also inaugurated another three-day workshop on academic calendar, total and continuous valuation and grading system at Vivekanda Vidyapith in this town today.

 

The school education minister declared that they are going to set up more primary schools in this state to ensure primary education for all children. All guardians should come out to send their children to schools. To ensure school education for all children the existing infrastructure will be developed. The minister hoped that the experienced teachers would take the initiative to make the effort successful. He declared that inspection system will be improved and in the new system the school inspectors will have to act properly.

 

The minister Mr Dey said healthcare awareness was included in the primary school curriculum. Emphasis is being given on physical activity and sports. National Rural Health Mission too came up for health awareness among students. Studying is not enough for all-out development of children. They should be encouraged to be associated with physical activities for physical and mental growth. Regular health check-up facilities should be there for the children. They should get nutritious food supplement too, the minister said.

 

Not only personal cleanliness the students should also learn to keep their schools and environment clean. They must have to use the sanitary facilities. Healthcare awareness is needed more than keeping contact with doctors, the minister said. It can prevent spreading of contagious diseases.

 

Prof Debarshi Mandal, secretary of state primary school education council admitted that though the school health programme was introduced in 2003 a number of districts are yet to complete the first phase of the scheme. He emphasised on the need of preventive and curative methods and clean environment for healthy growth of children.

 

Cooch Behar DM Mr Rajesh Kumar Sinha, CMOH Dr SK Shil and district primary school council president Md Nuruddin Miah too spoke at the inauguration ceremony. []