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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONINSTITUTIONAL AREA, ROUSE AVENUE, NEW DELHI-110002NO. CBSE/EO(L)/ACAD/2008All the Heads of the institutionsaffiliated to CBSE.1st Sept.,2008Circular No. 33/08Subject : Creating a Healthy School EnvironmentDear Principal,One of the lofty aims of education is to shape young individuals into caring, thinking sensitive andvalue enriched citizens of the country. These are achievable when the schools provide a nurturingenvironment and create a value based climate within the school.The schools affiliated to CBSE are seen as powerful resources of Human Resource Development. Thisis possible and can be ensured only if the schools themselves are convinced of the positive benefits ofa value enriched environment.The conflicting role models thrown up by the social context as well as the explosion of media oftenresult in giving out ambiguous signals to young minds. It thus becomes even more mandatory thatthe schools serve as agents of change and transformation by bringing out the best from within eachchild. The inspiration, motivation and upliftment of spirit should go hand in glove with transaction ofacademic knowledge.The Central Board of Secondary Education has received feedback about certain schools where theschool authorities forcibly keep the children back in Classes IX & XI under various pretexts. This hasbeen viewed very seriously. The Board requires all heads of institutions to reflect on the long termobjectives of imparting holistic education in schools. It is impossible to create vibrance and a joyfuland friendly learning ambience to ensure there is collaborative synergy between learners, teachers,heads of the institutions, parents and the management of the school.Unless the heads of schools realize their own responsibility towards all these stakeholders there will bea serious backlash from all these quarters. Cases of indiscipline, rowydism, bullying, smoking andother kinds of drug abuse in some institutions have also been reported to which a blind eye is turnedby the school authorities. The Adolescence Education Programme and the Life Skills……………./-Programme as well as the Comprehensive School Health Programme advocated bythe Board focuses on the growing concerns of adolescence which need to be addressed with anurgency and immediacy and unless stringent action is taken at the right point of time in collaborationwith the parents of the adolescents it may become a matter of serious concern. Life Skills Educationis an excellent tool for bringing about positive behavioural changes in individuals.It is essential that all stakeholders involved in imparting value based education within the schoolenvironment should come together to find an answer to some of these areas that ultimately concernall of us.This may be brought to the notice of all teachers, students and parents through staff meetings /assembly meetings, circulars and advisory issued and reinforced from time to time.Yours sincerely(VINEET JOSHI)SECRETARY118