Fit India Movement

As per Fit India Movement – Fitness Week Celebrations on Day 3 (20 November, 2019), Poster Making Event was conducted in the school on the theme “Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Environment’. All the students were quite enthusiastic about preparing posters with vivid ideas and vibrant colors. Students spread the message through their posters that ‘Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart as good things come to those who sweat and when we heal the earth, we heal ourselves’. Our Principal ‘Mrs. Punam Dhiman ‘ encouraged the students to engage themselves in more artistic activities and appreciated their efforts in making the posters.

On day 4 (21 November, 2019), as a part of Fit India School Movement, Career Academy School students embellished the premises by a commendable Gatka performance which is an ancient martial art of Punjab used to foster physical strength and brain power. Followed by Taekwondo activity by various classes in their physical education period which includes kicking techniques such as kicks, punches, blocks, open handed strikes and many more physical bearing methods. Such games are used to promote awareness about fitness as an integral part of a students’ life.

Poem and Essay Writing Competition was conducted in the school for the classes VIII and IX on Day 5 (22 November, 2019), taking forward the nation – wide “ FIT INDIA MOVEMENT”. The students composed poems and penned down their views on theme “ FIT INDIA SCHOOL”. Their talent and confidence was uplifted as they went on to pen down their innovative skills. The children enjoyed the beauty of expression, thoughts, feeling, rhythm and music of words. It was followed by a “ Sports Quiz” to check the enforcement of this drive among the students of classes VIII-X. Students participated whole heartedly and with full enthusiasm on the questions related to famous sports, personalities, achievements of Indian teams and awards given for their outstanding work in their respective fields. It was very informative and knowledge enriching competition for the participants.

As a part of the observance “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat” and to rationalize the concept and importance of regional games. Career Academy organized a special set of activities in the school premises. Kho-Kho activity of Andhra Pradesh (Partner State 2) was a huge success among the students. Students proved their mettle by participating in the above game which involves physical strength, alertness and team spirit. The main motive of promoting such indigenous games is to improve physical development and brain stimulation which is the need of the hour in sedentary lifestyle.