23 MARCH 2009 - M.Ct.M. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

Event -10
Venue: M.CT.M. Chidambaram Chettiar Higher Secondary
Date: 23RD March 2009
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
As a part of the campaign to “make Chennai cardiac safe”, children were identified to be one the most important target group. The students of class VIII A & B of M.CT.M.CHIDAMBARAM CHETTIYAR Higher Secondary were the first group of children addressed for “spandana”. The program started at 8:30 am in the school play ground. It was attended by a group of nearly 60 students accompanied by the class teachers of class VIII and the principal of the school, Dr Vijaylakshmi and Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head of Department of Public Relations also attended the program.
The program started with an introduction to the campaign, covering the logo of the campaign and the class. This was followed by an oral presentation on general information on heart, common heart diseases, importance of balanced diet, food habits, importance of exercise etc.
The presentation also had a short scenario between a mother and a son in which the mother is telling the importance of nutritious food, exercise, outdoor games etc to her son. The presentation was followed by a poem recital in Tamil, which read the importance of heart after which there was a mime presentation which showcased the importance of good eating habits for a healthy heart.
An interactive quiz was held for the students which had a set of ten questions. The theme of the quiz was a “heart highway”. A green card was shown for every correct answer and the winner for each question was given a prize. Red card was shown for wrong answers.
Questionnaires were distributed to all the students attended which contained general questions on heart, which were covered during the presentation, lifestyle habits and practices of the children and the like. Spandana posters on food habits and heart and a memento were given to the school principal.