Griffins International School Organized Youth Parliament to nurture future leaders of the nation
This initiative adds to the essence of celebrating 75th Independence Day and the festivities around Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Kolkata / Kharagpur, September 6th, 2022: Griffins International School, Kharagpur recently organised Youth Pa rliament in its own campus with 50 odd participants from class IX to class XII to strengthen the roots of democr acy and contribute towards nation building. Regarded as having the world’s largest democracy, India needs to nurture conscious citizens to carry forward the legacy and Youth Parliament is a wonderful step towards it. This initiative was designed to add to the continuation of celebration of 75th Independence Day and the festivities around Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
This informative programme was a replica of what is seen on the television screen. Be it the Speaker or the Pri me Minister, Home or Finance Minister or even the Opposition, the students did a stupendous job. The Hall rev erberated to the heated discussion on burning issues like Inflation and how sports is improving the economy of the nation. The house demanded relief on price hike of LPG. The finance minister not only announced an excise duty cut in petrol and diesel prices; she also notified an LPG subsidy to crores of households that are registered under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana that is aimed to provide LPG subsidy to poor households. The Youth Parliament also witnessed a constructive debate over the falling price of the Indian currency in terms of USD ($).
Beautifully crafted by the Social Science Department, the event taught the future leaders the healthy habits of discipline and tolerance towards different viewpoints. It also enabled the student community to know about pr actices and procedures of the Parliament. The event was a true example of Experiential Learning.
The Youth Parliament showcased both ruling and opposition viewpoints. They expressed their critical capacity of questioning and reflecting the Parliament of India. After the session the students left the mock parliament house acquiring an in depth understanding of politics and the functioning of the parliamentary houses.
Acknowledging the competitive spirit and enthusiasm of the participants Mr. Abishek Kumar Yadav, Academic Director and Chairman, Griffins International School commented, “The aim and objective of the school parliam ent is to create awareness among the students about the parliamentary system and to make them able to eval uate the present situation and to behave with responsibility. We believe that through the process the young mi nds would be trained to sensibly respond to social and political change and meaningfully engage themselves in community services. While we are celebrating the 75th years of Independence and self-reliance, we must work together to raise responsible citizens and future leaders of our country.”
About Griffins International School
Griffins International School, Kharagpur (GIS) is promoted and managed by Govind Behari Yadav Trust with its registered office at Kharagpur- West Bengal. The school was founded with a vision to be a learning school that ignites inquisitive minds to innovate and inspire others.
Mr. Abishek Yadav, a chemical engineer from IIT Kharagpur and a versatile entrepreneur, is at the helm of the institution. His dream of developing & nurturing the young minds to become successful, responsible, and ethical leaders of tomorrow was the guiding principle behind the establishment of GIS, with a state-of-the-art infrastr ucture, sprawling across 14 acres of land.
GIS is setting a new benchmark for a world class school education system with a “Safety First” approach and ro bust infrastructure for a New India with 24 hours CCTV surveillance and the school buses fitted with CCTV & latest GPS systems.
The school with a lush green campus provides an enabling environment for every child to excel while enjoying with Art Studio, Swimming pool, Indoor & Outdoor games, Music Studio, Robotics lab, Amphitheatre, and Apple education programme.
