Shiksha Saptah Sports Day Activities Day 3 Objectives Importance of Indigenous Games Sports Day Event Display of Indigenous Games Community Engagement
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Shiksha Saptah Sports Day: Day 3 - 24th July 2024
As part of this celebration, Day 3 has been dedicated to the sports activities. NEP 2020 envisages sports as a part of the School Curriculum and sports-integrated learning as well as adopting fitness as a lifelong attitude.
National Education Policy 2020 emphasizes on the importance of sports in education and bringing sports in main stream education. Para 4.8 of NEP 2020 states "Sports- integration is another cross-curricular pedagogical approach that utilizes physical activities including indigenous sports, in pedagogical practices to help in developing skills such as collaboration, self-initiative, self-direction, self- discipline, teamwork, responsibility, citizenship, etc. Sports integrated learning willbe undertaken in classroom transactions to help students adopt fitness as lifelong attitude and to achieve the related life skills along with the levels of fitness as envisaged in the Fit India Movement. The need to integrate sports in education is well recognized as it serves to foster holistic development by promoting physical and psychological well-being while also enhancing cognitive abilities."
DoSEL has issued Revised Guidelines regarding sports on 21st August 2023 which were communicated to all States/UTs.
Objectives:
- Sports Day aims to emphasize the significance of Sports and fitness right from the foundational stage of students. The day will serve as a platform to: GSR INFO-www.gsrmaths.in
- Raise awareness about the importance of Sports and fitness.
- Promotion of indigenous games parallel to the contemporary sports. To inculcate a sense of team spirit and discipline in young minds.
- To foster a feeling of National integration.
- To make sports an integral part of the daily routine of the students.
- To promote sports at national and international level. (Especially, the indigenous games of India) To develop a positive attitude of pride, sportsmanship, and ethical behavior in the students.
- To make the students physically, mentally, psychologically, socially, and emotionally fit.
- To encourage team spirit among students by bringing individuals from variety of social and economic backgrounds together in a shared platform.
- To inculcate social and moral values among the students through games/sports.
Importance of Indigenous Games:
Bharat's sports culture is thousands of years old, with countless games developed and played in the Nation. The games like chess, snakes and ladders, playing card, racing, polo, Kho-Kho, Lattu, Lagori, Gilli Danda, Kanche had originated as sports in Bharat and gifted to the world. Initially these games were started in Bharat but they were modernized by other countries. In Bharat, sports refer to the large variety of games, from tribal games that originated from the ancient time to the modern sports such as cricket, badminton, football etc. Bharat's diversity in terms of culture, religion and people is reflected in the wide variety of sporting disciplines in the country. Number of indigenous sports are being played in different States as per their culture and tradition.
DoSEL has mentioned in the revised guidelines that "Sports being a state subject, the responsibility to promote indigenous sports in the country and conduct special training programmes for the development and promotion of traditional sports rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments."
IKS division of Ministry of Education also popularizes the 75 Indigenous Games in schools across the country with the three prime objectives:
1. To nurture inter-generational relationships and bonding since these games have been played with pride by earlier generations
2. To inculcate a sense of cultural pride as they are closely linked to the history and philosophy of this land
3. To foster a feeling of national integration because many of them have been played across regions with different names for several centuries with varying names and rules. GSR INFO www.gsrmaths.in
It is therefore planned that the 3rd day of Shiksha Saptah will be devoted to indigenous games in every school of the country.
Suggested activities for the Sports Day Under Shiksha Saptah:
1. Sports Day Event:
- Organising activities of Indigenous games out of the list of 75 Indigenous games provided. (Annexure-1)
- It would be preferable to include local indigenous games to familiarize students with local culture.
2. Display of Indigenous Games:
- Lot of indigenous games have a strong bond with the ancient era civilisation. Displaying/Exhibiting the history and importance of the ancient Indian games which are still important for holistic development, should be organised.
- PET teacher may explain about the indigenous games and its importance to the students, teachers and parents.
3. Sport Competitions:
- Competition of different out door games may be organised wherever possible. These should be organised in a festive environment to maximize participation.
- The safety of the students participating should be well taken care of.
4. Community Engagement:
- Local influencers, real life role models, eminent personalities in sports may be invited for the inspiration.
- SMC and School Sport Committee should be involved in organising the games, elaborating the importance of playing the Indigenous games in students' life..
- Parents and other community including Civil Society Organisations working in this field may be involved.
5. Inclusion:
Sports events must also include children with special needs.
Expected Outcomes:
- Better Understanding about importance of sports as outlined in NEP 2020 among students and society.
- Development of sporting spirit among students.
- To experience out of classroom learning.
- To inculcate values of discipline, fitness, fairness, teamwork and unity amongst students
