Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club
Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club is an experiential Civics laboratory which encourages students to become ACTIZENS® by learning and experiencing 21st century skills.
- A formal group of students from Class 5th to 9th who choose Civics/Citizenship.
- No forced membership.
- 2 - 5 students per section per grade is desirable, with no upper limit.
- Comprises of thematic Annual planner and 4 types of activities/events per month (In classroom activities, School level events/activities, Community engagement activities and Research based activities).
- Time required – Only 1 Hour per week for conducting activities (2 activities per month are recommended, 3-4 activities per month are desirable for longer impact).
- Facilitators are Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club members under the supervision of Desh Apnayen teacher.
- Only action/activity, no lecture.
- Motive is to nurture ACTIZENS® - Alert, Informed, and Active young citizens.
Benefits of having Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club in your school
- Promotes the spirit of Volunteering in students.
- A Knowledge Bank for Citizenship Education.
- Video Bank.
- Guidelines and support for Neighbourhood projects/Impact projects.
Value Addition of having Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club in your school
- Additional creative and innovative activities for national and international ACTIZEN® Days.
- Inspirational activities and events to strengthen the WILL of the students to become committed citizens.
- Content to develop the essential SKILLS for responsible citizenry.
- An augmented awareness of global social issues through Citizenship Education curriculum and a series of experiential, engaging and fun loaded activities.
Steps to form a Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club
- Sign up on our website www.deshapnayen.org
- Open a Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® club in your school.
- Share list of Club members and office bearers with us @ contributions@deshapnayen.org.
- Explore further for process to start the Club here
- Access and download the Thematic Annual Planner and monthly theme based activities.
How to Open a ACTIZEN® club in your school?
- Orient students about Desh Apnayen and Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® club
- Announce the Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club formation in your school
- Call for participation from class 5th -9th
- Decide the date for election of office bearers
- Announce the date and ask for nominations for office bearers
- Formal or just voting for office bearers
- Announce the result
- Brief roles and responsibilities for office bearers and other members (refer user manual)
- School can call local govt. officials/eminent personality/Civic hero as chief guest for members to feel motivated as young citizens
- Start the club by taking Desh Apnayen pledge and distribute badges (To be provided by Desh Apnayen)
- Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club president will present the motive and plan of action of club for the Academic year (Refer user manual and Annual planner)
- Follow Annual planner/monthly activities provided by Desh Apnayen and conduct activities or
- Pick and choose activities and prepare your own planner
- Weekly 1 activity is recommended
- Monthly 2 activities are recommended, 3-4 activities per month are desirable for longer impact
- Orient students about Desh Apnayen and Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® club
- Announce the Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club formation in your school
- Call for participation from class 5th -9th
- Decide the date for election of office bearers
- Announce the date and ask for nominations for office bearers
- Formal or just voting for office bearers
- Announce the result
- Brief roles and responsibilities for office bearers and other members (refer user manual)
- School can call local govt. officials/eminent personality/Civic hero as chief guest for members to feel motivated as young citizens
- Start the club by taking Desh Apnayen pledge and distribute badges (To be provided by Desh Apnayen)
- Desh Apnayen ACTIZEN® Club president will present the motive and plan of action of club for the Academic year (Refer user manual and Annual planner)
- Follow Annual planner/monthly activities provided by Desh Apnayen and conduct activities or
- Pick and choose activities and prepare your own planner
- Weekly 1 activity is recommended
- Monthly 2 activities are recommended, 3-4 activities per month are desirable for longer impact