Media Release

Mangaluru, Feb 13: 'Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation'

A programme was held by St Aloysius PU College Harihar which began with a dhyana conducted by Sowmya Clara, the NCC minister followed by an inter-religious prayer which was also conducted by the cultural ministers Elveena Nazareth and Alwyn Vaz.

The master of ceremony was Tejaswini A, the sports minister. The welcome speech was given by Rakshita the house minister, where she welcomed all the dignitaries onto the dais. Fr Felix Victor SJ, the resource person, Fr Eric Mathais SJ, the superior, Baptist Sunny Gudinho, the principal, Pusphalatha Urs and Princy Flavia Pinto, the vice-principals, Vilisha D'Souza and Mohsin Ulla were the coordinators of the student’ council along with the president of the college, Ankitha CM.

The programme was inaugurated by lighting a lamp. The principal addressed the gathering. The spokesperson for the day was Fr Felix Victor SJ, who is a counselor, philosopher, motivational speaker and more. He conducted an ice-breaking session through a medium of games.

First session: The first session was about the problems faced by the youth these days. The problems highlighted were as follows:
Addiction, sexuality, dysfunctional family and many more.

This session helped the students to understand what should be done when they come across these kinds of situations.

Second session: The second session was about 'The seven habits of effective teens'.In this session, students learnt about the seven must-have qualities of a leader which are as follows:

• Be proactive
• Begin with end in mind
• Put first things first
• Think win-win
• Seek first to understand then to be understood
• Synergize
• Sharpen the saw

The session ended with multiple intelligence activities.

Session three: The session was about 'Role play'

In this session, the students were divided into six teams and each team was given a topic namely:

• Ragging
• Influence of politics in student life
• Environmental issues
• Love affairs
• Addictions
• Internet

Each group conveyed their message beautifully through short skits.

The day ended with a valedictory programme where the ministers shared their opinions about what they learnt in the leadership training. As a symbol of appreciation, the leaders were awarded certificates and a Thank you speech was delivered by Deekshitha, the house minister. The programme ended with the National Anthem.