CBSE Summer Camp in Schools
CBSE/ACAD/DS(MS)/2024
Date: 03.06.2024
Circular No: Acad-45/2024
All the Heads of Schools Affiliated to CBSE
Subject: Summer Camp in Schools – reg.
Dear Principal
The National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes that “…certain subjects, skills and capabilities should be learned by all students to become good, successful, innovative adaptive human beings in today’s rapidly changing world. These skills include environmental awareness including water and resource conservation, sanitation and hygiene” (Para 4.23, NEP, 2020). Eco Clubs in schools are an intervention to enable students to take up meaningful environment friendly activities and projects, thereby developing sensitivity and an understanding for the ongoing environmental concerns and the right attitudes and deposition to address them.
The idea of LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) was put forward at COP26 in 2021 and India is since committed to promoting a healthy and sustainable way of living based on traditions and values of conservation and moderation as key to combating climate change. Mission LiFE is a global movement promoting sustainable lifestyles and mindful use of resources to conserve the environment. As part of activities of Eco Clubs, it is suggested that summer camps may be organized in schools during the summer vacations on the theme “Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE”. The activities can ideally start on World Environment Day which is celebrated on 5th June every year. The World Environment Day theme for this year is “Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience”. The summer camps can be organized for one week keeping this theme in mind and devoting one day to each of the seven themes of “Mission LiFE” viz. Adopt Healthy Lifestyle (Day 1); Adopt Sustainable Food Systems (Day 2); Reduce E-Waste (Day 3); Reduce Waste (Day 4); Save Energy (Day 5); Save Water (Day 6); and Say No to Single Use Plastic (Day 7). List of suggestive activities based on these themes that can be taken up during these summer camps is also enclosed at Annexure A. The camps can be popularized among school students through poster making competitions, painting competitions, debates etc. Eminent environmentalists, academicians and NGOs working in this field can also be associated with the summer camps.
It is pertinent to mention that while organizing Summer Camps, instructions/ guidelines of local administration/ State Govt. must be strictly followed. Proper arrangements should be done to prevent the participant and all staff from heat wave.
The schools should upload a brief report (day-wise) of the Summer Camp on daily-basis at the link https://forms.gle/Q6kcAa6G7btPGpZV8 before 15.06.2024. Additionally, the schools must register on https://merilife.nic.in/login and fill the required details of activities.
You are requested to disseminate the above information among the students and teachers of your school and encourage the students to participate in the Summer Camps.
With Best Wishes,
Dr. Praggya M Singh
Director (Academics)
Copy to the respective Heads of Directorates, Organizations and Institutions as indicated below with a request to disseminate the information to all the schools under their jurisdiction:
1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18 Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-16
2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida-201309
3. The Secretary, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
4. The Secretary, Sainik Schools Society, Room No. 101, D-1 Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
5. The Chairman, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, N-1/9, Near Doordarshan Kendra, PO Sainik School Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odhisha-751005
6. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054
7. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-160017
8. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim –737101
9. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar –791 111
10. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair – 744101
11. The Director of School Education, Ladakh, Room No.101-102, Ground Floor, Council Secretariat, Kurbathang, Kargil – Ladakh
12. The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, 3rd Floor, B block, Anjaneya Towers, VTPS Rd, Bhimaraju Gutta, Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh – 521 456
13. The Director, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESSESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector -3, Rohini, Delhi
14. The Additional Director General of Army Education, A –Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ, PO, New Delhi-110001
15. The Secretary AWES, Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army), FDRC Building No. 202, Shankar Vihar (Near APS), Delhi Cantt-110010
16. DS to Chairperson, CBSE
17. Secretary/ Controller of Examinations/ All Directors, CBSE
18. All Regional Directors/ Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions
19. All Joint Secretary/ Deputy Secretary/ Under Secretary/ Assistant Secretary, CBSE
20. All Head(s)/ In-Charge(s), Centre of Excellence, CBSE
21. In charge IT Unit with the request to put this Circular on the CBSE Academic Website
22. In-Charge, Library
23. Record File
Director (Academics)
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