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CBSE health, well-being summit hosted in Dubai
The second international life skills, values, gender, school health and well-being summit was held at Springdales School in Dubai on Monday, with the participation of students from leading Indian schools in the emirate.
Speaking about the summit, leading psychiatrist and chairman of Expressions India Dr Jitender Nagpal, said over a thousand CBSE schools would come together along with schools in the Gulf to frame a national policy which would be for students, by students and of students.
The policy would cover areas of values, gender and well-being to be integrated in curriculums across CBSE schools.
The two-day summit started with an exhibition displayed by participating schools on a variety of topics ranging from bullying, sustainable development, gender and environment sensitivity to social media. Students were later given a chance to showcase their talent in a series of competitions testing their skills in elocution, thematic jingles and a quiz.
A series of workshops were held on inclusion, youth leadership and awareness, and peer mentorship, and this is the first summit where children are actively involved in policy making.
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