CBSE Adolescent Leadership Summit on Life Skills, Mental Health, Safety and Well Being, New Delhi

All the Heads of Schools affiliated to CBSE

Dear Principals

The imperative need for an ongoing dialogue and educational intervention aimed at empowering the adolescents of our nation as Life Skills and Well-Being Ambassadors cannot be overstated. When adolescents acquire knowledge, values, and life skills, they reap numerous benefits. These qualities enable them to make informed decisions, solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, establish healthy relationships, empathize with others, and manage their lives in a healthy, safe, and productive manner.

Schools are envisioned as pivotal centres for skills-based Health Promotion Programs and serve as the primary platforms for the acquisition of Health-related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Life Skills. They truly constitute the wellspring for nurturing children into aware, responsible, and empowered citizens and agents of change.

In pursuit of providing schools with a platform to facilitate Life Skills, Mental Health, and Holistic Wellness as integral components of everyday education, the board initiated and supported the ground- breaking online Adolescent Peer Educators Leadership Program, in collaboration with Expressions India. This program has achieved remarkable success and is now approaching the culmination of its Phase 3, with active participation from numerous schools representing every corner of the country.

In the endeavour to bring together and share best practices for enriching adolescent life skills, CBSE is organizing The National Adolescent Summit on Life Skills, Mental Health, Safety, and Well- being 2023 for schools affiliated with CBSE, in collaboration with Expressions India. The details are as follows:

• Dates: 19th to 21st December 2023
• Venue: National Bal Bhavan, Kotla Marg, IP Estate, Delhi, 110002 Timings: 8.00 am to 4.00 pm (all days)

On the 21st of December 2023, a “Heritage, Culture, Well-being” sightseeing tour of the National Capital, integrated with the workshop, will be organized for the schools registered for the National Adolescent Summit.

Main Aim of the Summit: To convene a large number of schools for face-to-face dialogue, fostering sustainable models for promoting life skills and well-being programs in schools across the country.

Objectives:

• Enrich students through the best practices of skills-based Adolescent Life Skills, Mental Health, Safety, and Well-being in Schools.
• Ensure the integration of School Safety, Nutrition, and General Health concerns within the comprehensive school health curriculum, along with contemporary gender issues.
• Strengthen  peer-to-peer  dialogue  and  the  partnership  between  schools  and  families  in promoting Life Skills, Mental Health, and Well-being in Schools.
• Advocate for students’ psychosocial needs and cultivate effective Young Leadership as Life Skills and Well-being Ambassadors.

1. National  School  Health  and  Well-being  Exhibition:  Display  and  Discussions  by  Student Delegates.

2. YUVA SANSAD – The National Adolescent Well-being Parliament.

• a) UTOPIA – Thematic Painting.
• b) RHETORICS – Young Orators Championship.
• c) SUR SANGAM – Solo Indian Classical Dance.
• d) PATHSHALA NUKKAD KI – on Contemporary Themes.
• 4. MANOVRITI – Screening of Theme-based Short Films by Students.
• 5. SAMVEDNA – Luminaries from various fields shall interact with Student Peer Educators.
• 6. MINDSMART – The National Health & Wellness Quiz.

The general guidelines for these activities are provided in Annexure A.

• Four Students (You may nominate students from class 9th or 10th and 11th or 12th).
• One Teacher (School Counselor/Wellness Teacher/Nodal Teacher).

1. Schools are advised to register 4 Students + 1 Teacher (maximum five delegates).

2. Only online applications for participation will be accepted.

3. There is  no  registration fee for  participating  in the event. Teams  must  make necessary arrangements for their travel, lodging, and boarding.

4. The last date for registration is 30th October 2023.

5. Register online at the following link.  https://forms.gle/9NFnxbD5EsbDG9eo7

* Registrations will be on a first come first basis as the seats are limited.

6. Please submit a write-up of approximately 1200 words, supported by photographs and video clippings (if available), detailing the Good Practices in Life Skills, Mental Health, and Well-being Promotion in your school.

For any queries, please contact at 9310086792, 9560880038, 09999660117, 9311275888, or send an email to [email protected]

With Best Wishes

Copy to the respective Heads of Directorates, Organizations and Institutions as indicated below with a request to disseminate the information to all the schools undertheir jurisdiction:

1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18 Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-16

2. The Commissioner,  Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, B-15,  Sector-62, Institutional Area,Noida-201309

3. The Secretary, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), Ministry of Tribal Affairs,Government of India.

4. The Secretary, Sainik Schools Society, Room No. 101, D-1 Wing, Sena Bhawan, NewDelhi-110001.

5. The Chairman,  Odisha  Adarsha  Vidyalaya  Sangathan,  N-1/9,  Near  Doordarshan Kendra, PO Sainik School Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odhisha-751005.

6. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054

7. The Director of  Public Instructions (Schools),  Union Territory Secretariat,  Sector  9,Chandigarh- 160017

8. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim –737101

9. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar –791 111

10. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair – 744101

11. The Director of Education, S.I.E., CBSE Cell, VIP Road, Junglee Ghat, P.O. 744103,A&N Island

12. The Director, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESSESS Plaza, CommunityCentre, Sector -3, Rohini, Delhi

13. The Additional Director General of Army Education, A –Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ, PO,New Delhi- 110001

14. The Secretary AWES, Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army), FDRC Building No. 202,Shankar Vihar (Near APS), Delhi Cantt-110010

15. All Regional Directors/Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circularto all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions

16. All Joint Secretary/ Deputy Secretary/ Assistant Secretary/SPS / Analyst, CBSE

17. All Head(s)/ In-Charge(s), Centre of Excellence, CBSE

18. In charge IT Unit with the request to put this Circular on the CBSE Academic Website

19. In-Charge, Library

20. The Head (Media & Public Relations), CBSE

21. DS to Chairperson, CBSE

22. SPS to Secretary, CBSE

23. SPS to Director (Academics), CBSE

24. SPS to Director (Information Technology), CBSE

25. SPS to Controller of Examinations, CBSE

26. SPS to Director (Skill Education), CBSE

27. SPS to Director (Professional Examinations), CBSE

28. SPS to Director (Training), CBSE

29. SPS to Director (CTET), CBSE

30. SPS to Director (EDUSAT), CBSE

31. Record File

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