Hyderabad, Dec 30: Introduction of sex education in high schools has “spoilt” the minds of children of impressionable age, an Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge said here on Sunday.
Justice L. Narasimha Reddy said “introduction of sex education in high schools [adult education programme], launched in 2005-06, has only spoilt the minds of children of impressionable age”.
He was speaking at a sensitisation programme for stakeholders on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
Mangaluru, Jan 2: Shwetha Rasquinha, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, has been awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree by the Mangalore University for her thesis titled “Effectiveness of Social work intervention on caretakers of cancer patients- A social work study in Mangalore”.
She did her studies under the guidance of Dr Rameela Shekhar, Professor (Rtd), School of Social work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru.
Ms Shwetha Rasquinha hails from Vittal, D/o Vincent Rasquinha and Late Regina Rasquinha, and is the second person to complete doctoral studies from the Vittal Parish.
Her colleagues and well-wishers have congratulated her for her highest achievement in academics and successful completion of quality research.
Hearty congratulations for your achievements. God bless your mission
Mangaluru, Mar 4: With an objective to create awareness among children about the importance of consumption of fruits in regular diet, First Steps Pre-School, Kudroli, celebrated Fruits Day on Friday 28th February 2020 with fun and frolic.
The tiny tots of preschool celebrated Fruit Day. Children, representing the fruits of their choice sang the fruit rhymes with great zest, enthusiasm and vigour, enjoying the moments of joy and happiness in the company of their mates & teachers.
Teachers had made interesting and simple stories on encouraging children to have fruits in their meals. The teachers also explained the importance of fruits’ intake in diet for mental and physical growth. The tiny tots also learned more about the taste, smell,
color and texture of each fruit. Children clearly understood the importance of washing the fruits before eating or cooking and about the benefits of eating fresh fruits.
All the children were found to be quite thrilled and were positive on the fact that fruits are better than junk food.
The head teacher Himna S. Ahmed, teacher Azeema and Master Shehzan S. Ahmed arranged the event in an impressive manner which added feather to the event.
The event magnificently concluded with fruit feast for the kids of pre-school.
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