Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma, today said that schools must focus on all-round education to meet the challenges of the world.
The Advisor stated this during “Khelostav 2018-19”, an Annual Sports Day celebration of Lawrence Public School Jammu at Sidhra where he was present as the Chief Guest.
The Advisor said that skills and competencies today have different requirements than it used to be earlier. “We must realize the fact that when we are nurturing a child in school, we are nurturing the future of the nation,” he said.
On the occasion, IGP Armed, Danesh Rana and Ex-MLA Devendra Singh Rana were the Guest of Honors besides Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma and Maj Gen K C Padha were the special guests.
During his address, the Advisor made a special mention of UN Sustainable Development Goal for Quality Education and talked about the social responsibility of the private schools in accomplishing this goal. He asked the school administration to explore and expand other competencies and integrate new courses.
Underlining the importance of children’s participation in extra curriculum activities, the Advisor said that parents also had a key part to play by encouraging their wards towards other activities as well to lay down more future prospects for them.
The Advisor emphasized on students to excel in other extra curriculum activities on par with academics as overall development of a student is fundamental to character building leading them to a successful future.
“Government is committed to develop the educational scenario in the state. It is the duty of the state that every child shall receive education,” he added.
The Advisor applauded the students for putting up remarkable performances like Yoga, Taekwondo, cultural performances and other games and appreciated the school administration for having an all-round curriculum.