CBSE launches Adolescents Peer Educators Leadership Program in Life Skills, Holistic Health and Wellbeing
The Central Board of Secondary Education in the backdrop of National Education Policy 2020 aims to empower the learners and peer educators as stakeholders of school health, safety and wellbeing.
About the program
The programme is relevant especially when COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the psychosocial well-being of children and adolescents across the country. The envisioned outcomes include positive impact on the holistic development and upgrading from core life skills to 21st century skills. This will further amplify their resilience, mental well being, self-esteem, social sensitivity, better communication skills, enhanced ability, set goals and lead a socially productive life.
More than 2600 CBSE schools across the country are enrolled for the initial phase of online orientation programmes. The ongoing training program is divided into batches with 8-hour training sessions spread over 4 days.
Two school counselors/ wellness teacher / nodal teachers and 4 peer educators are being trained on 4 modules and 8 themes like building resilience, nutrition, hygiene, family bonding, dealing with emotions, impact of the digital world and effective career choices.
Transaction of knowledge, skills and attitude is being done for making the youth aware, responsible and empowered.
The themes shall go on evolving as suggestions come from peer educators and good practices are shared across the country.
In this journey to make Sashakt Bharat and empower students with life skills as role models of tomorrow, a dedicated web page on the CBSE website shall carry advisory, practical tips, posters, videos, FAQs, and online interactive platform for various aspects of life skills, mental health, and wellbeing. Orientation modules will also be included in this.
Short films from students all over the country and short modules on various aspects of psychosocial and allied healthy behaviour in minimizing risks in children and adolescents shall be added. Peer Educators shall also be given the opportunity to showcase their talent in the Young Filmmakers Festival.
