Keep your kids safe during this Holi

Spring has arrived and the much awaited festival of colors is just around the corner. Holi is undoubtedly one of the most exciting festivals, especially for kids. Little kids get really happy to see colorful balloons and gulaals everywhere. However, amidst this excitement it is obvious for parents to get a little concerned about the safety of their children. Read on know a few safety tips for kids revealed by the experts from Billabong High International School, Thane:

• Safe colors: Parents must ensure to buy only natural or herbal colors because these colors are not much harmful for the skin unlike the synthetic colors available in the market these days. These colors will not do any damage to the skin and hair of your little ones and they would also get washed away easily with soap and body shampoo.

• Clothes: To provide maximum protection to the skin of your children, make them wear full sleeved clothes in light fabric before they go out to play holi.

• Moisturizing: Apply a good moisturizer on the face and body of your child right before the holi celebration. It is advised to apply coconut oil because it is really good for hair and skin, moreover it would also prevent the colors from sticking to the skin.

• Cautious with balloons: Most of the children like to throw water or color filled balloons at others but this act can prove to be dangerous as it has a possibility of causing damage to the eyes and other parts of the body. Explain this to your children and politely ask them not to do get indulged in such activities.

• Wash off well: After the Holi celebrations take your child directly to the washroom and wash off the color with a mild shampoo or soap.

Science exhibitions in Schools promoting overall development of Students

It is imperative for the holistic development of students that they are being imparted education with a pragmatic approach and not just with the purpose of making them mug up the curriculum. Exhibitions, Seminars and such similar events play a major role in enhancing the overall development of students. Every now and then, schools organize exhibitions to make learning a better and fun experience for students. In schools, the most common forms of exhibitions are science and arts.

The concern over alternative sources of energy, climate change, pollution and the whole environment in general as well as the need to improve telecommunications, transportation, operating and information dissemination are some aspects that solicit the need for a sound science based society. Today, teachers from Billabong High International School, Thane are discussing about some of the benefits of organizing science exhibitions in schools.

·Students are able to develop the skills of leadership and learn how to work in groups through such events. As they are supposed to work in groups, it teaches them how to work in tandem by co-operating with others.

·These science exhibitions encourage students to think out of the box and be creative and inventive. It makes them enjoy science and just not take it as a mere subject. Students are able to come up with their own ideas.

·Scientific temper among students is being developed which fosters them to become better scientists as well as better citizens who are capable of governing their personal thoughts and actions in a scientific manner.

·Science exhibitions generate deep interest in young minds of students. Students endeavour to comprehend every activity they are engaged in by asking questions and seeking answers.

·Scientific aptitude should be inculcated in students’ minds at an early stage of education. It is the need of the hour to exhibit the ideas of scientific education system in order to develop potential of individuals and communities so that sustainable development via science education could be achieved.

Billabong High International School, Thane is one of the best ICSE schools in Thane which organized a two days Inter School Science Exhibition under the banner of Association of ICSE Schools in Maharashtra in which over 38 schools took part.