Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas Arunachal Pradesh Trust October Month Report

Two news stories which have appeared recently in Telegraph and Arunachal Times are the signs of the emerging trend of the positive changes in the society.

The first one was about the conservation of wild life. The Village Elders of Yagrung village of East Siang District held Mamtur Jamoh and Tani Talop guilty of hunting and decided to penalize them.  “This is giant leap in our efforts to conserve wildlife in the state” told one of the members of Wildlife Board. The second one was about a daring act of the women from Yingkiong.   Women of Yingkiong conducted surprise checking, seize huge quantity of tobacco products at Yingkiong town.

The above mentioned news snippets are virtually a giant leap in conserving wild life and also combating social menace.  Such news would give a great positive assurance to the people who fight against all odds to work for the welfare of the society. One day or the other, their works are going to have an impact in the growth and development of the society.

Keeping strong determination on the track of achieving long term goals is a Himalayan task for the most.  Generally people give up   for the want of tangible results. The success stories should give motivation to visualize the changes in which they aspire for.

The month of September was an eventful one in which a many numbers of activities were undertaken in various VKVs and Branch Centers of Vivekananda Kendra.

Bharat Jago Daud: - The mass run was organized in all the VKVs and Branch Centers of VK with great enthusiasm. The school level Ayojan Samitis have not left any stone unturned for organizing  the event in the most spectacular manner. The grand event aimed to inculcate the spirit of responsibility amongst youth towards our society and   the country. The youth were appealed to study the messages of the youth icon of our country and run forward. The mesmerizing messages were kept in front of them before flagging of the mass run.

The details of the participation:-

Cluster level Principals Meeting: - Cluster level meeting of Subansiri cluster was conducted on 29th September. All the principals of Subansiri cluster were present in the meeting. Self along with the Education officer could attend the meeting. Action taken report of the previous meeting, Mid -day meal programme, Effective academic monitoring, communication to parents and admn. Office, All Arunachal Quiz, Strengthening school supporting Group etc were discussed in detail and decisions were taken. The meeting also took the stock of overall development of each school.

Cluster Level Matches of Eknathji Memorial Football and Inter VKV Volleyball Tournament-2013:- The
much awaited matches were held in 5 different venues in which 19 school teams participated. The following teams were emerged as winners in the respective cluster level matches:- 

     Football    :      Seijosa, Banderdewa, Jairampur, Ziro, Oyan & Sher
     Volleyball    :     Seijosa, Banderdewa, Kharsang, Ziro, Oyan & Yazali.   

The winners will play in final matches to be held at VKV- Jairampur from 17th November to 19th November 2013. 

 Glimpse of Other SVSSS programme conducted:-

School supporting Group meetings: - VKV- Banderdewa conducted SSG meeting on 4th September. The group along with the teachers made elaborate planning for Bharat Jago Daud, hosting of cluster level football matches and the developmental issues of the school.

Ozone day Celebration: - VKV Itanagar, Ziro and Nirjuli have celebrated Ozone day in collaboration with the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India through its nodal agency APG (Assam) with great enthusiasm. Slogan writing competition, procession, wall magazine competition, video clipping show and lecture sessions were the highlights of the programmes in all the venues. The students were addressed by Shri Umesh Mishra, Lecturer DIET, Yazali in VKV- Ziro and Prof. A.K. Gupta, Department of Chemistry, NERIST, Nirjuli in VKV- Nirjuli.  All together 950 students participated in various activities conducted in this connection.

Talent Show: - VKV- Kuporijo conducted talent show on 7th September in which 107 primary students participated. Multiplication table reciting, Storytelling, Group dances, action songs, Dramatization of lessons, Morning assembly speeches, mime etc were the important items for the show.  Sri. Tabin Siga, Additional Deputy Commissioner graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

Health awareness programme in VKV- Nirjuli: -   VKV Nirjuli conducted Health Awareness programme in collaboration with the District Health Society, Yupia in which Dr Lishi Yam (MO) was the resource persons. Health and hygiene, Junk food and its impact on health, Balance diet, dental hygiene etc were the focus of the program. In addition to this, medical check-up of 83 students were also done.

Celebrations: - All the VKVs of Arunachal Pradesh celebrated Gandhi Jayanti, Teachers’ day, Ganesh Chaturthy, Universal Brotherhood day and solung with great pomp and show. Making idols, Bhajan competition, cultural programme, shramadhan, enacting the role of teachers, felicitating the teachers and conducting meetings etc were the highlights of the celebrations in the whole month.

Parents meeting: -   VKV Basar conducted parents meeting of Class I & II, on 14th and 16th September. The progress of the students, need of developing healthy habits among students etc were discussed. VKV- Oyan conducted parents meeting of the Class IX & X on 9th September and VI to VIII on 10th September in which Shri Unnikrishnan P.M, Education Officer conducted class on CCE. Different aspects relating to the progress of the students were discussed in the meeting.

The month witnessed many activities. We have much more to do. Let us all do those untiringly as our small acts would definitely going to have an impact in the society. Let us all do this with purity, missionary zeal and commitment.