SCHOOL PROJECT – ACTION PLAN

Project 1 (Title and brief description): NO TO SMOKING

Pupils / students will have the opportunity to study and carry out research and develop presentations about the potential

dangers and health hazardous harm that is caused by smoking and by the usage of tobacco and understand how countries like

South Africa, United Kingdom, Malaysia deal with public smoking.

Learning Outcomes: (at the end of the project the students will be able to)

1. Understand the harmful effects caused by chewing tobacco and by smoking

2. Explain how chewing and smoking tobacco would lead to cancer.

3. Develop advocacy to strongly support the cause.

4. Present researched knowledge on the media.

5. Create awareness among the public by directly interacting with them.

Description Month & Duration

of activity

Classes/ No. of

students

involved

Subjects

covered

Teacher(s)

responsible Evidences

Evaluation

methods

Activity 1

a) Group activity:

Students prepare

about 10 placards

depicting slogans on

health hazards of

smoking and take

procession on the

streets with the

placards, alarming

and interact with

the public, take oath

from the petty shop-

May First

week

Students of Classes VII to

IX ( about 200

students)

Science,

Health Science,

Physical

Education English

and Tamil

Mrs. Jeyin Beevi,

Mr. Raja,

Mrs Selva vadivu, Mr. Iyyapan

Photograph

s/ Videos

Signed oath

sheet

i) Responses of

the public and the shop

keeper’s oath

sheets with signature.

owners that they are

not sell cigars,

beedis and tobacco

products.

b) (i) Awareness

speech by Principal

and Heath Expertise

in assembly.

(ii) Sharing the

experience of the

rally by the students

in the assembly.

c) Poster making on

“Say no to smoking”

by the students.

May First

week

Students of

Classes VII to IX ( about 200

students)

Science,

Health Science,

Physical

Educatio

n English and Tamil

Mrs. Jeyin Beevi, Mr. Raja,

Mrs Selva vadivu,

Mr. Iyyapan

b)Feed

back sheet

c)Circular

from CBSE

b) Student’s

and Teacher’s

feed- back

about the assembly.

c)Effectiveness

assessed by

teachers

Activity 2

i)Interview with the

Doctors, in Chest

and Lungs division

and publish it in the

news letter and the

news paper.

ii) Scrap book

Activity: Case study

of celebrities who

June -

July 2016

Students of

Classes VIII

(25)

Science

English,

Social,

Computer

Mrs. Jeyin Beevi,

Mr. Moses,

Ms. Raja lakshmi

Ms. Gangadevi

Ms.

Priyadharshini

Letter to

hospital.

Published

interview in

news letter.

i) Feed -back

from readers.

ii) Comment

from parents

during open

day.

overcame smoking

habits and

succeeded in

achieving their

goals.

(c) Meet personally

or send appeal to

celebrities such as

film hero’s and

directors not act or

show smoking

scenes in their films.

June -

July 2016

Students of

Classes VIII

(25)

Science English,

Social,

Computer

Mrs. Jeyin Beevi,

Mr. Moses,

Ms. Raja lakshmi

Ms. Gangadevi

Ms.

Priyadharshini

ii)Scrap

book

iii)Snap

shots of

appeal

sent in the

social

network

ii)Peer

Evaluation by

then students

iii)Response

through Likes

and comments

posted by the

celebrities.

Activity 3

Research and

develop presentation

on how the countries like South

Africa, United

Kingdom,

Malaysia—deal with public smoking and

posting in the face

book

June – July 2016

Students of

class IX (50)

Science

English Tamil

Hindi

Computer

Science EVS &

Art

Ms. Jeyin Beevi Ms. Rajalakshmi

Ms. Gangadevi

Mr. Tom Joel

PPT.

Video posted in

Face book

Likes and

comments in

face book

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Tobacco use is a global epidemic among young people. Cigarettes

are the only legal consumer products in the world that cause one-half of

their long-term users to die prematurely. Nearly everyone knows that

smoking is unhealthy, but a lot of people continue to smoke to get

nicotine from tobacco. Few people realize that it is the smoke, not the

nicotine or the tobacco that is actually unhealthy.

The main aim of the project is to create awareness among the

public and involve children through various activities and programmes

in regard to awareness.

Student will prepare placards depicting the slogans on no smoking,

interacting with the public and taking oath by the shop keepers saying

that not to sell of tobacco in their shops. Principal will address the

students in the assembly about the project and the efforts taken by the

children to create awareness in the society. Students will take part in

the CBSE poster making competition on ‘say no to tobacco’ and entries

will be sent and it will be displayed in the bulletin board for the

assessment by the teachers and the report will be shared by them

among the children.

Students will interview the doctors who specialist in chest and

lungs disease in the hospital and the report will be published in the

newsletter and the regional newspaper. Students will research on one

who overcome from the smoking habits and will send appeal through

the social network to the celebrities not to show smoking scene in their

film.

Students will prepare PowerPoint presentation on how the

countries like UK, South Africa, Malaysia deals with public smoking and

will be posted in the face book.

A rally will start from school by holding the placards and

raising slogans on “no smoking” and the shopkeepers

will swear the oath.

Principal and Health Expertise will address the students

regarding the topic “The Hazards of Cigarettes”, followed

by sharing of experience by the students who take part

in the procession.

CBSE poster making competition on “Say no to Tobacco”

will be conducted.

ACTIVITY -1

1. A) Rally on No smoking and taking oath by the shopkeepers

DATE : 07.05.16

CLASSES INVOLVED : V to IX

NO. OF STUDENTS INVOLVED : 40

SUBJECTS : Science, English, Tamil, Social Studies

TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE : Ms.Jeyin Beevi, Ms.Vadivu, Mr.Raja

EVALUATION METHOD : a) Response of the public

b) The shopkeeper’s oath sheets with signature

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:

The teachers and the students participated with great mettle to put an

end to the dangerous tobacco. The students and teachers carried placards with

slogans about the dangers and effects of tobacco and went along the roads nearby

the school. They even visited many shops and told the merchants about the hazards

caused by the tobacco and made them understand. The teachers and students even

got written statement from the general merchants that here after they will not sell

tobacco in future in their shops.

Stages of development of the activity:

MAKING OF PLACARDS

Students and the teachers are ready with their placards for

the rally…..

Principal addressing the children how to meet and interact the

public

Rally in progress

Interacting with the shopkeepers

Completed the rally successfully and meeting the principal for

sharing their experience….

Oath taken by the shop keepers

Evidences:

Report sent to the newspaper from the school

News about “Say

No to Tobacco”

Rally published in the regional paper

Oath sheet signed by the shopkeepers

1. B. (i) Awareness speech by the Principal and Health Expertise

DATE : 09.05.16

CLASSES INVOLVED : V, VI, VII, VIII, IX

NO. OF STUDENTS INVOLVED : 250

SUBJECTS : English and Science

TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE : Ms.Jeyin Beevi

EVALUATION METHOD : Student’s and Teacher’s feedback about the

assembly

Activity Description:

Students were addressed by the Principal and Health Expertise on the

topic “Hazards of Cigarettes” in the assembly. The impact of the Rally was also

discussed by the Principal. Health Expertise gave awareness about the possible

methods to overcome the usage of Tobacco. Students shared their experience about

the rally.

Stages of development of the activity:

Talk by the

health expertise

Awareness speech

by Principal

Students gathered in the assembly to listen to Principal’s talk

(ii) Sharing the Experience of the rally by the students in the

assembly:

Student’s share their learning Experience

Evidences:

Teacher’s Feedback

Student’s Feedback

1. C) Poster making on ‘Say no to smoking’ by the students

DATE :

CLASSES INVOLVED : VI, VIIVIII,IX

NO. OF STUDENTS INVOLVED : 30

SUBJECTS : Science, Art & English

TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE : Ms.Jeyin Beevi, Ms.Rajalakshmi, Mr.Karthick

EVALUATION METHOD : Effectiveness assessed by peer and teachers

Activity Description

The students from four houses were selected for poster making competition on

the topic “Say no to tobacco”. Students surfed the internet and collected information

for discussion. They created the posters very creatively and displayed it on the board

for assessment. Teachers evaluated the posters displayed and shared their feedback

among the students.

Preparatory stage of the chart display

Discussion in the groups

Exhibiting their Posters

Admiring the

creativity of the students

Keen Evaluation

Evaluation by the teachers:

Display board filled with students posters on SAY NO TO SMOKING

Evidences:

CBSE Competition

Evaluation Sheet