Health and fitness week celebrated at Lourdes Central School in Mangaluru

With an objective of creating a sound mind in a sound body among the children, Lourdes Central School observed Health and Fitness week from 31stJuly to August 6.

The programme was inaugurated by Rev. Fr Robert D’Souza the principal and vice principals Belita Mascarenhas and Anita Thomas on July 31 in a unique way by lighting the lamp &drinking Detox Water.

The objectives of the Health and Fitness Week were deeply instilled in the students through various activities. Every day’s assembly emphasized on various themes like oral health and hygiene, nutritious food, balanced diet, physical and psychological health.

Health checkup was organized for all the Lourdites in cooperation with the medical faculty of Kasturba Medical College and A.J Shetty Memorial Hospital, Mangalore.

Health awareness talks and sessions were organized for a week. Resourceful doctors conducted enriching sessions for class I to XII. The sessions scheduled were Good touch and bad touch, first aid, healthy and nutritious food, personality development, oral hygiene and stress management.

Students expressed their opinions and clarified doubts.Health awareness contest was also organized. Kindergarten students had Coloring the Fruit Basket, Classes 1 and 2 participated in Making Bookmark Classes 3 and 4 actively involved in Greeting Card competition.

Classes 5 and 6 witnessed a wonderful competition of Word Antakshari, Classes 7 and 8 had Healthy Recipe competition, whereas Classes 9-10 had Collage Making and 11-12 had Poster Making competition respectively.