Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a pilot undertaking Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) which goals to disseminate principles-based curriculum to assist youngsters grow to be energetic, wholesome and accountable residents. Odisha is the primary state within the nation to launch the OVEP, officers mentioned.
The OVEP is predicated on the Olympic philosophy that studying takes place via the balanced improvement of physique and thoughts, the minister mentioned. “OVEP-based projects and activities aim to address the global challenges of sedentary lifestyles, lack of concentration and adolescents dropping out of school,” the International Olympic Committee (IOC) mentioned.
The programme, which might be built-in in class syllabus, is being developed in partnership with the School and Mass Education (SME) Department of Odisha and the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust.
Odisha intends to take the OVEP to all faculties and better schooling establishments in a phased method. The undertaking goals to leverage the wealthy cultural and artwork historical past of the state in tailoring the curriculum to the schoolchildren, the IOC mentioned.
The inaugural pilot undertaking seeks to affect 32,000 youngsters enrolled in 90 faculties in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela within the first yr. Once in full swing, it would attain round 70 lakh youngsters throughout the nation.
Teachers might be educated and empowered to ship the programme to go well with the respective wants of their prefectures and native environments.
With inputs from PTI.
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