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The Hindu : DEEPIKA ARWIN

PHOTO: K.BHAGYA PRAKASHChild friendly: Parks and greenery.

Perhaps theyardstick for finding out how safe or likeable Bangalore is lies in what its children think of it. Sixty-six per cent of the children surveyed on how child-friendly this city is feel like they are not safe when they go out alone.Wide survey

Spread across private and public schools, the 30-question survey, revealed what 3149 children from private schools and 1246 children from government schools, who were surveyed through October and November, thought of the city.

Vrunda Bhaskar, National Coordinator, CMCA, said, “The survey was to articulate the children’s perceptions and to stimulate our government and civil society to seriously address the concept of child-friendly cities.”The children said,“We are called the future citizens. We prefer being called junior citizens. We are as much a part of the city we live in, as adults are,” echoed a majority of the children. Among the things they like about Bangalore, good schools and colleges topped the list. Birds, greenery, good IT job opportunities, good climate, parks, malls and theatres. They did not like traffic jams, bad roads, garbage, spitting and urinating on the road, and air and noise pollution.

Their wish list for the Chief Minister’s attention contained all the points of dislike. Sudhakar Rao, Chief Secretary and A. Ravindra, Former Chief Secretary, presided.

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Kids engage in a variety of activities to build confidence

Smile at Success: Developing life skills

It was a huge learning experience for the students of Ryan International School Kundalahalli, at the annual Teens Camp held at Jaipur recently.

The camp conducted by the Ryan Group witnessed the participation of 23 schools across the country. The aim of the camp was to learn life skills and how to make the best of opportunities. Every morning a different participating school conducted the assembly.Competitions…

A host of activities such as the region-specific (state and country) dance competitions, prop dance, dialogue competition, collage, poster, slogan and mask-making competitions were held to bring out the best in the participants. There was also a theme night “the 70s era”, in which participants presented songs and dances of the ’70s, dressed as heroes and heroines of those times. There was a personality pageant and re-energising fun activities. In the “Fear factor” and “Rapid fire” the activities were mostly in a spirit of fun.

The students also engaged in social service by visiting orphanages and cleaning the streets and parks.

They were taken on a city tour and visited many places in Jaipur such as City Palace, Albert Hall, Jantar Mantar and many more. And they went shopping at the Bapu and Nehru Bazaars.Motivated

The Std. X students who participated in the camp thanked the management as the camp proved to be a preparation for life, as that’s what “it did.” The students have returned to Bangalore, motivated and enriched with the skills and wisdom to succeed in life.

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