Gandhi Jayanti Celebration 2024
On 2nd October 2024, Lourdes Central School celebrated Gandhi Jayanti with great enthusiasm to honour the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and Lal Bahadur Shastri. The event aimed to instill Gandhian values with the campaign “Swabhav Swachhata Sanskaar Swachhata,” the theme of Swachh Bharat Mission 2024.
The show stoppers of the day were the three members of Mangalore City Corporation Waste Management Department – Mr Jagdish, Mr Santhosh Mr Ramesh who were invited and felicitated for their selfless service in keeping the city clean.
The celebration began at 8: 00am with Sarva Dharma Prarthana by the students. A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri was paid by the school Principal Rev Fr Johnson L Sequiera, Vice Principals Ms Belita Mascarenhas and Ms Anita Thomas, invited guests, and students, followed by a meaningful rendition by the teachers’ choir.
In the message, the Principal Rev Fr Johnson L Sequiera, highlighted the three values from the life of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. He enlightened the students to imbibe honesty, cleanliness and non – violence in their day -to-day life.
A series of events were organized to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti in LCS:
• KG section observed Picture Colouring
• Class I and II participated in Story Telling
• Class III wrote Slogans and meaningful quotes
• Class IV witnessed a Quiz on the theme “Swachhata hi seva”
• Class V too participated in the Quiz with the theme Swachhata hi seva
• Class VI and VII had Debate competition
• Class VIII students wrote Essays
• Class IX participated in making the Human Chain
On the day of Gandhi Jayanti, LCS Cabinet ministers took an initiative of cleaning the school surroundings, under the guidance of Ms Anita Thomas, the Vice Principal. The other classes spent meaningful time in cleaning their classrooms, and watched inspirational videos based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi.
The programme ended with the vote of thanks by Ms Sharmila Colaco. Ms Preema Dsouza was the Master of Ceremony.
