The Dhaka Times Desk Yesterday (August 7) the British Council's 'Your World' video competition ended successfully. The winner of this year's competition is Cau Giaui Secondary School from Vietnam with an excellent video submission.
In the winning video, the school students showcased their social action project on the theme “Health and Wellbeing”. In the video, social problems are identified and the students present their solutions. The regional winner of the competition was declared Lahore Grammar School, Johar Town, Pakistan. Schools compete with British Council partner schools to announce regional winners. On the other hand, Scholastica School of Bangladesh won at the national level by competing with partner schools of the British Council. In the competition, Sydney International School and The Radius International School jointly secured second place and Yale International School secured third place.
The British Council's flagship video production competition 'Your World' is held globally with its partner network of schools. By participating in this competition, students have the opportunity to showcase their creativity, problem solving, related skills and digital skills in a global competition; At the same time, they rediscover their own lives, communities and experiences. The competition was open to students aged 14 to 17 from schools in the British Council partner school network. The theme of the 17th edition of the competition (Your World 2022-23) was 'Good Health and Well-Being', which is directly aligned with Goal 3 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Students create great videos based on the concepts and knowledge gained from the subjects they study in school such as science, business administration and global studies. In these videos, students demonstrate the ability and skills to work collaboratively to solve real-life problems in their communities through positive use of their learning. Over 750 videos were submitted to the competition this year and over 3500 students from schools across the British Council network took part in the competition.
Utsav Sarkar, student of Scholastica School Grade-12 and member of the winning team, said, “By working on this video, we learned about 21st century skills like collaboration, teamwork, problem solving, creativity and digital signature. Apart from that, we learned about hard work and also perseverance and perseverance.”
By participating in this competition, students have contributed to developing all the necessary skills, enabling them to become creative and critical citizens; Besides, it has played a helpful role in preparing for career and shaping the future.
Through 'Your World', the British Council hopes to inspire students to become agents of change.
Talking about the positive aspects of participating in the competition, Scholastica School's Grade-Ten Academic Program Manager, Phidia Kamal said, “I encourage other partner schools to participate in this type of competition. Winning the prize alone is not the main reason for participating in the competition. Rather, the objective of the competition is to hone the students' creative skills by showcasing their talent, ensure they compete with the rest of the world in finding possible solutions to the climate disaster we face, and champion efforts to curb the effects of climate change.”
Participating in activities outside the classroom is becoming increasingly important for students to stay ahead in the university admissions process. Participation in 'Your World' has provided opportunities for students to develop themselves positively in their spare time. By doing this, they will get an opportunity to raise awareness about the social and environmental issues around them, besides being identified separately in the university admission.
British Council Bangladesh Director Tom Missiocia said, “The British Council's partner schools not only ensure world-class education in preparation for A Level, O Level and IGCE, but also offer extra-curricular activities and 'Your World' video competitions. Through collaborative classroom projects like this, they provide opportunities to connect with others globally to find solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and become responsible global citizens.” News bulletins.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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