Schools Get Into The Rhythm Of Elections

In addition to the students, many schools in the city have also taken steps such as holding "candidates' elections" and have offered discounts to parents who have voted during the admissions process.

The excitement of the election season has charged the students of the school, who, despite not being eligible to vote, conducted awareness campaigns, composed rap songs and organized demonstrations to educate people about the importance of voting in the city.

In addition to the students, many schools in the city have also taken steps such as conducting "elections for designated persons" and have offered discounts to parents who have voted during the admission process.

Hriday Tulsiani, 17, has visited nearly 17 civic schools in his quest to educate schoolchildren about the importance of voting. Wanting to spread the teachings transmitted by his parents some years ago, Tulsiani started the initiative called "Voting for India" in an attempt to help increase voter participation in the city.

"I had interactive sessions with students from classes 5 to 9. Even if these students are not yet eligible to vote, the knowledge will prepare them for the future and, at the same time, they can convey the message to their parents. Most children do not know the concept of democracy. "I tell them what a constituency is, how the election process works, even why voting is important," he says. Click here for more election news

Students in Classes 8 and 9 of Mount Litera School International, borrowing from the recent trend, have collectively composed a rap song that urges citizens to exercise their franchise. The song "Vote do" touches themes of agrarian and water crises, education for girls, condition of roads and corruption, among others.

Speaking about the role that children can play during the elections, the head of the secondary school, Vishnu Sharma, said: "Our children have gone deeper into understanding how a democracy works and putting their learning to music. "To compose the rap, they conducted an investigation to understand the problems facing our country from now on and why every eligible adult should cast their vote for a better tomorrow," he said.

Last week, students from Classes 7 to 9 of the Popular Education Society, Dadar, held a demonstration at the two corners of the street where the school is located. The director of the school, Santosh Pawaskar, told The Indian Express: "The students had banners urging people to vote, adjust their vacations, etc., which received a lot of attention from pedestrians."

Schools have also begun to take initiatives to ensure that their students are ready for the election. Central School of Atomic Energy - 6 recently conducted an "election of designated persons" to provide students with an experience of the actual electoral environment. The activity included a classroom that became a voting booth, with voting officers, an urn and even a finger ink for voters.

By: Preeti Narula

Content: https://indianexpress.com/elections/schools-get-into-election-groove-discounts-for-parents-who-vote-rap-songs-by-schoolchildren-5699698/lite/