ACTIZEN Activity 6
Save Your City
Type of Activity – Online/In Classroom Activity
Introduction
For a democracy to be effective and successful, teaching civic responsibility to the students is of paramount importance, as is them being able to apply it in their daily lives. Civic responsibility is taught with the goal to produce responsible citizens and active participants in the community and the government. As part of today’s activity, students will be given real-life scenarios, for which they will need to apply their civic knowledge to come up with outcomes that benefit the society that they live in. Repeatedly challenging students with such situations, thereby probing them to think beyond themselves to find solutions, will lead to a more accountable and equitable society, and a thriving democracy.
In this session, we will invite our ACTIZENS to take up the challenge of solving real problems of different cities assuming that they are residents of those cities. This activity should be conducted in the game method to make it more interesting, and fun for the students, but we understand that due to the online mode of sessions, that may not be possible for now. Therefore, we have simplified the activity for you to so you may conduct it through online and offline mode whichever is preferred by our teachers.
Expected Outcomes
- The game will help students develop a practical approach, reinforce critical thinking and problem-solving skills, teach them about the importance of co-operation and team work in a democracy as against competition.
- It will also act as a stepping stone to learn about the existence of myriad issues and the governance in one part of India.
- It will enable students to learn in a fun way, and to empathise with the problems of different regions of the country and solve the same in their own way.
- It will act as a practice session for other competitions like MUN, Model BMC, etc.
Teachers’ Section
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Students’ Section
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