How Is ODM Public School as The Un Nodal School Cultivating the Better Citizens of Tomorrow?
Humanity is a term that is slowly becoming confined only to the poems and prose. People today are more concerned about their mobile network connections rather than their heart connections and thus in a situation like this it becomes the moral duty of a school to cultivate students who are not only good at mathematics or science but are also good at social welfare.
ODM public school which is one of the best CBSE schools in Bhubaneswar has always tried that community services should be embedded in the lifestyle of students to make them more humans and not robots. This is why students at ODM have always believed in giving back to society and contributing to society.
ODM was chosen as UN Nodal School by Gandhi Global Foundation making it the best school in Odisha. By being chosen as a UN Nodal School, ODM has been endowed with the responsibility to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the welfare of society with the efforts of its students and management in the local community.
Here is how ODMPS is trying to achieve these goals:-
Goal No. 1: No Poverty
Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality. This will help to reduce poverty.
Goal No. 2: Zero Hunger
The food and agriculture sector offers key solutions for development, and is central for hunger and poverty eradication.
Goal No. 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Healthy lifestyle should be a priority.
Goal No. 4: Quality Education
Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Quality education is right for every individual.
Goal No. 5: Gender Equality
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world
Goal No. 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in.
Goal No. 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity. Affordable and clean energy is the basis of a prosperous and healthy world.
Goal No. 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
Goal No. 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Investments in infrastructure are crucial to achieving sustainable development.
Goal No. 10: Reduced Inequalities
To reduce inequalities, policies should be universal in principle, paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.
Goal No. 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
There needs to be a future in which cities provide opportunities for all, with access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation and more.
Goal No. 12: Responsible Production
Responsible Consumption and Production is also the need of the hour
Goal No. 13: Climate Action
Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.
Goal No. 14: Life Below Water
Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature for the sustainable future
Goal No. 15: Life on Land
Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.
Goal No. 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Access to Justice for all and building effective accountable institutions at all levels
Goal No. 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Conclusion:-
By helping to achieve the above-mentioned goals with the efforts of students, ODM public school as UN Nodal School is helping students to learn social ethics and values along with their academic education which will surely help them to become the better citizens of tomorrow