Students learn survival skills in UK
Both the students were selected after they performed well hi the social service, physical recreation and expedition camps. Notably, around 20 students from across the country were selected for the Swinton camp. Meghali and Anshika will also play host to a group of international students that will come to India on a similar expedition next month.
Another group of 38 students from the school went to a camp under the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to Panchlingeshwar in Orissa. The three-day camp included indoor and outdoor activities. Sessions were held on trekking manners and first aid. The students also scaled a mountain 2,200 feet high. Outdoor activities comprised rock climbing, bridge building, abseiling and zimmering.
Bullu Tyagi, sports teacher of the school, said that girls are being sent to these camps in a bid to instill confidence and make them learn the hard skills of survival.
As published in the Jamshedpur HT Live of August 5, 2008