Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) today organized an orientation programme for educators representing 15 zones of District Jammu.
The programme was conducted under the aegis of the National Population Education Project, NCERT with a focus agenda on holistic student- welfare and adolescent well-being involving issues of population/ adolescent themes.
Inaugurating the workshop, the Chairman J&KBOSE Ghulam Hassan Sheikh underscored the critical importance of adolescence as a transformative phase in a child’s life. He remarked that every child is a cosmos in itself, endowed with immense potential and inherent capabilities, adding that it was our collective responsibilities to identify, nurture, and draw out this potential in a constructive and meaningful manner.
Dr Parveen Singh, Director Academics, JKBOSE, in his key note address, said that present era is characterized by rapid technological advancement. He emphasized the urgent need to equip teachers with innovative technological skills and contemporary pedagogical tools to effectively guide and handle adolescents in an informed and sensitive manner.
Dr Yasir Hamid Sirwal, Dy Director Academics, highlighted the importance of conducting such advocacy programmes for enlightened citizenry. He said guiding adolescents properly is an investment in making potential human resources.
The programme witnessed active participation from Principals, Lecturers, Masters, and Teachers. The Resource Persons from School Education Department deliberated on key themes including: Adolescence Education Programme (AEP), School Health & Wellness initiatives under Ayushman Bharat, HIV/AIDS awareness, Substance abuse prevention, Tobacco-free educational institutions and various student-centric schemes of JKBOSE.
Sugandh, Academic Officer, managed the proceedings of the important event, while Chander Kumar, Academic Officer proposed vote of thanks.
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