The Central Board of Secondary Education will start the Fifth phase of the “Adolescent Peer Educators Leadership Program” in the month of May 2024. The schools can register four students from class IX in case, the schools are affiliated till X. The schools are requested to send their nominations. Participating schools may fill up the online registration form available at the link https://forms.gle/X6e7aVvLrydcfsNQ7 . The last date for submitting the online registration form is 30th April 2024. CBSE will accept only online registration forms. Schools are encouraged to submit a note (400 words) of the activities being carried out by the school for the promotion of life skills and well-being along with the registration form.
CBSE affiliated schools can nominate four senior students (Peer Educator)- two each from the class IX and XI to participate in the comprehensive orientation program. Also, the schools have to nominate one teacher and the school counsellor/ wellness teacher to support the 4 peer educators. While nominating the peer educators team, schools need to ensure that all the team members have: Enthusiasm and commitment for teamwork; Good communication skill and empathy for peers; Ability to model and lead appropriate behaviour for others and Zeal for knowledge and sensitivity towards health and well-being issues.
Around 50 schools will be enrolled per training program. The schedule of these programs shall be informed to the respective schools. Certificates of Participation will be awarded to the participating Students and Teachers. School Heads are requested to encourage the involvement of students, teacher and counsellors for building a favourable environment for developing life skills education programs in the schools.
CBSE has initiated and supported the Adolescent Peer Educators Leadership Program for enriching life skills, holistic health and well-being of its students in collaboration with Expressions India. The Board launched the programme in November 2021. With the conceptual framework of physical, mental and interpersonal development, certain overarching themes have been identified in the first phase of implementation of this initiative through a series of orientation programmes.
The program aims at building the capacity of senior students (peer educators) along with school counsellors/1-2 nodal teachers nominated by the school for the effective implementation of life skills education in schools. These trained stakeholders acted as school’s master trainer group who further arranged for the orientation program for rest of the stakeholders in their own school and the neighbouring schools as well. This program was envisaged to gradually evolve into a self-sustaining model and partnerships with neighboring schools bringing together young voices and their opinions.
