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The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was commemorated in June by organizing a Poster Making Camp to create awareness against drugs and narcotics . Mr . Venugopal G . Kurup ( SP-Narcotics Cell ) who spoke on the occasion , expressed his concern about the alarming trend of drug usage in the city .
Practice Personal Hygiene
A very informative talk on girls ' health and hygiene was conducted by a well-known NGO : Centre for Hygiene , Research and Development ( CHR ) in June . The speaker Mrs . Jesna Shivashankar who addressed all the girl students from grade 7 upwards , highlighted various helpful health facts on proper hygiene and sanitation . The school has installed napkin dispensers in the girls rest rooms .
The Magic of Stories
Stories and more , an interactive workshop was conducted by Kusumika Chatterjee , a renowned educator , legendary storyteller & Queens Award winner from Coventry , United Kingdom for teachers in July . Teachers experienced modules in expression , voice modulation and mudras as well as tips on how puppets could be used effectively .
Food Chat
The school was privileged to have Jean Batchlor , Principal Examiner of Food & Nutrition , Cambridge University to interact with the Food & Nutrition students of Grades 9 & 10 , GPS-International in August 2016 . Ms . Jean , discussed methods and shared tips to convert low skill dishes into high skill ones . The session helped students to understand how best to approach the Food and Nutrition Cambridge examinations .
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