SEWA (Social Empowerment through Work Education and Action), an endeavour by CBSE is a program that aims to focus on the mental, emotional and social health of a student. The main objective of SEWA projects is to direct children's mind in constructive activities with positive outcomes through the facilitation of creative and critical thinking. This would help them to develop self-confidence and self-esteem. Another objective of this programme is to underline the significance of the interdependence of all human beings and our dependence on the environment in this shrinking global village. Students must acknowledge that they have a responsibility towards the less privileged, the disadvantaged. society. and the environment. The principle of giving to society has to become second nature to them. Students of class IX, San Academy Kamakoti Nagar, in association with Rotary Club of Chennai Infocity, conducted a blood donation camp ‘Drops Of Life’ at the campus on 17.08.2019. The enthusiasm shown by the students along with San Academy Scouts and Guides was really overwhelming. The volunteers had given their positive support and help in organizing the blood camp. An event of such nature was held on the campus for the first time and the response was quite gratifying. 35 units of blood were collected and sent to the Cancer Institute. A Certificate of appreciation, donation card, and refreshment were given to each donor as a token of gratitude. The effort taken by the students was well appreciated.

Aside from world peace, UN’s role has grown to include protecting human rights, promoting social and economic development, and providing aid around the world in cases of famine, natural disaster and armed conflict. 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. Our school celebrated this day on 23rd October. A variety of events marked the day. The Special Assembly had involvement from Classes IV to IX. Class IV students formed a strong choir group singing “Hum Honge Kamyab” in various language which had the audience humming with them. Class V went Global by crooning “We are the World” by Michael Jackson. Class VI laid emphasis on the ‘Innovation for Girl’s Education’ by presenting a thought provoking skit. Classes VII and VIII depicted the theme of Women Empowerment through a Dance. The assembly was not entirely entertainment. We had a student from Class VIII explaining the theme “Greening the Blue” and students from Class IX talked about the importance of UN and then held a debate on “Fighting the Carbon imprint – The Great Climate Change”.

It was a great moment when around 250 students and staff of our school enthusiastically participated in the Gandhi Jayanthi Celebrations at Phoenix Mall on 2nd October. The day started with ‘Hand Impression’ to form our National flag. The opportunity was given to all the students. While some were dressed as freedom fighters, others came traditionally attired and walked across the mall. They took a parade, which was followed by a quiz round and a dance show. We had children donating their old books, dresses and toys to an NGO (Annaikum Karangal). The event ended with felicitations.

On Children's day, the budding environmentalists from our school went on a study tour around lakes. They were guided by Ms. Melina and Ms. Presta of Environmentalist Foundation of India (EEO. It is an environmental conservation group, which focuses on wildlife conservation and habitat restoration, with bases in many cities. As the organization is known for its work in cleaning and scientific restoration of lakes in India, the students were taken on a lake tour to broaden their knowledge. They were taken to water bodies that were rejuvenated and restored by Kattabomman pond, Nattar pond, Amman pond were some of the places they visited. The day was an eye-opener for the youngsters as they realized how ponds have shrunk and the water table struggles to maintain a decent level owing to encroachment, dumping of garbage and non-biodegradable waste, the release of sewage water, growing of invasive weeds and throwing construction debris. Mr. Arun Krishnamurthy, the founder of EFI, patiently explained how the water bodies were restored and the boundaries strengthened by building bonds and fences. The students were even able to have a look at a pit which was constructed to bring back turtles by making it a safe haven for them. Their final stop was the Pallikaranai Marsh where they could watch some migratory birds. They returned with a heavy heart when they were informed that the marsh was initially a big lake. Students learnt a big lesson that day and pledged to protect their environment and spread _awareness to guard what nature has gifted us so selflessly.

For any society or Nation to progress, it’s important that their citizens are physically fit. The challenges of the modern day life has brought along with it the need to be more physically proactive and fit in order to face its challenges with optimum energy and positivity. Fit children areable to handle day-to-day physical and emotional challenges better. However, for a holistic and intrinsically healthy lifestyle, awareness and support for fitness movement is more essential than ever. To infuse physical activity in our daily life, we at San Academy Kamakoti Nagar, conducted various sessions for different classes during the week. The importance of Yoga and the need to inculcate it into our daily lives was instilled by our KG Head, Mrs. Geetha. A talk on ‘Fitness and Nutrition’ by Ms Preeti, our school counselor, ingrained in the young minds that fitness and nutrition go hand in hand. Students of Classes 4 and 5 took part in poster making competition on the theme ‘Fit body – Fit mind – Fit environment’. Our Physical Education teacher taught the students some free-hand exercises, so that they could be done without any supervision or on a specific time only. Co-curricular activities of our school like aerobics, dance and martial arts also keep us physically supple and fit. This was explained by the trainers. A quiz on traditional games from our state and neighbours was conducted which was enthusiastically participated by students from classes 7 to 9. On the whole the school ensured that the activities undertaken conveyed the importance of fitness loud and clear.

Reading is a powerful agent which helps to overcome stress and fatigue. Library is one of the finest place for developing a lifelong reader. Once people are motivated to read they would support and use libraries. To inculcate the habit of reading, ‘Library Week’ was observed from 25th November. Various interactive sessions were conducted for the students according to their ages.

San Academy Kamakoti nagar has taken initiative to motivate children to contribute the dry recyclable paper waste, to inculcate the habit of source segregation among the children, Recover and Recycle the dry recyclable paper waste which is going in to landfills. WOW- Wellbeing Out of Waste is a Recycling Initiative of ITC Limited started in 2007 under Corporate Social Responsibility with an objective to Protect Environment, Conserve Natural Resources. In association with ‘ITC WOW’ team we will be conducting an Inter School Recycling Championship programme every year in our School premises.