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SUSTAINABILITY TOWARDS A SAFER FUTURE Road Safety week organised at Sobha Academy Training children has a long term positive impact on the society. sessions during the event. With real-road-like experiences Sobha Academy at Palakkad has persistently engaged itself through mock driving of toy cars, students were made aware in not only in their skill development but also in making them of the different aspects of road safety such as zebra crossing, responsible citizens. Along with the academics, exhibiting civility footpath and no entry area. In order to provide first-hand and general ‘out in public’ manners is an essential component of information about the traffic signals, an audio visual seminar was learning. conducted for the students of class 1, 2, 3 and 4. Going by the adage that actions speak louder than words, In addition, a painting competition was conducted for Class Sobha Academy conducted various activities on the occasion 5 students based on the theme of ‘ROAD SAFETY.’ Students of 27th Road Safety Week, stressing the importance of road made full use of the competition by showcasing their creative mannerism. The objective of this national event was to spread talent. Through their colourful paintings, students expressed and awareness among public on the importance of making our conveyed their deep understanding about the safety on roads. roads safe. The theme for this year was ‘Road Safety - Time for Similarly, a slogan competition was held for the students of Class 6. Action.’ Their thought process about making our roads safer was clearly visible in their ability to create messages in a crisp manner. The Students from kindergarten to Class 7 took part in various week 7th graders too impressed the judges in essay competition long activities with vigour. The youngest of the lot had practical conducted for them on ‘Accident free road in your imagination’. 42 / INNERVE / OCTOBER 2016