A student empowerment programme, Leader in Me, will now be expanded to 34 Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) schools and schools of excellence across the State through the Naan Mudhalvan scheme to help children tackle life’s challenges.
The programme aims to empower students through a curriculum of seven habits that they can implement in their life to solve any problem. A pilot programme was launched in Vidyodaya Girls Higher Secondary School, T. Nagar in February 2023. It was implemented for students of Classes I to IX and teachers underwent training in May 2023. Every week a class was conducted on a habit and an activity was conducted in the next class.
“The students are no longer inhibited and take more initiative in class. They are proactive to solve problems and introspective of their behaviours. A student who was diagnosed with dyslexia has now moved to regular classes due to the programme’s effect,” said Shanthi V, headmistress of the school.
