‘School Conclave for Road Safety, Capacity Building Programme for School Teachers’ was organized

Today i.e. 27.11.2018:

The 1^st session of two days ‘School Conclave for Road Safety, Capacity Building Programme for School Teachers’ was organized by Institute of Road Traffic Education in collaboration with Chandigarh Traffic Police and sponsored by DIAGEO foundation in the auditorium of Delhi Public School Sector 40. Sh. Sanjay Baniwal IPS Director General of Police UT Chandigarh was the chief guest of the program who appeals everyone to follow Traffic Rules as well as share their experience about road safety in his address. Welcome address given by Mrs. Reema Dewan, Principal of DPS. Dr. Rohit Baluja, Director Institute of Road Traffic Education gave information about their institute. Vote of thanks delivered by Sh. Shashank Anand, IPS SSP Security & Traffic UT Chandigarh.

During the session Dr. Rohit Baluja give presentation to the teacher on Aims of School Conclave methodology, Definition of the Curriculum, the importance of hidden curriculum to bring in the knowledge of the road’s and road safety, primary causes of child accident, Role of the teachers and parents in imparting education, principles of road safety education in different age groups 0-4, 5-7, 8-10 and above 10 years, teaching methodology. Mr. Prem Khilani and Miss Rima Chibb, faculty IRTE, Miss Arushi Saluja Sahi, Head Driver Training IRTE, Sh. Jaswinder Singh DSP Admin Traffic, Road Safety, R&D Chandigarh, Sh. Charanjit Singh DSP East Traffic Chandigarh and Insp. Sita Devi Admin. Traffic was also present during the session. The workshop was attended by 86 teachers of 86 Govt. schools of UT Chandigarh, over 250 students and faculty of DPS. Cultural programs i.e. Motivational song and Shiv Stuti also presented by students of Delhi Public School Sector 40, Chandigarh.