REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES

(Education and Human Resources Division)

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES 2010

Activity Group: 1 World Affairs

SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
MINISTRY/
ORGANISATION
1. January-August Model United Nations Lower & Upper VI Ministry of Education
2. Submission of SADC Essay Secondary Ministry of
entries to Heads of Competition Education/Min of
schools Foreign Affairs
(Deadline 19 March
2010
3. 2010 Observance of All Ministry of Education
International Days

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Activity Group: 2 Healthy Lifestyle

SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
MINISTRY/
ORGANISATION
1. After World Cup Nov Sports Youth Empowerment Mrs Chundunsing
2009/July 2010 Forum Mob 782 6910
Street Soccer
Skateboard

2. Sports Day CYC, PVP, BVP, Commissioner of

Yoga & Meditation ROP, GRNWP, Prisons
Women Prison,
New wing Prison,
Inmates of CYC
3. February 2010 Different Physical Students of Municipal Council of Mr N. Dayal
Activities Municipal Vacoas/Phoenix Tel 6962975
Kindergarten
4. 10 June 2010 Parental/Fun Day Preprimary Municipal Council of V. Seeparsad
(Sports) (3 -5 years) Q. Bornes Tel 454 8054
5. 10 Sept 2010 Birth Anniversary of All football clubs Municipal Council of R. Mohit
SSR (Football) of the township Curepipe Tel 670 4897
6. November Discover Nature Park Std VI &
Secondary
7. 11 December A glance to our Std VI &
country (vélo loisirs Secondary
Tour de l’Ile)
8. Mid February 2010 Volley Ball Girls of Form V
Competition

9. February 2010 Badminton Boys of Form V & Municipal Council of R. Mohit

Curepipe Tel 670 4897
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10. 22-29 0ct 2010 Health Screening Day Teachers &

& Blood Donation Students
11. April 2010 Talk (Healthy Primary & Black River District S. Karupudayyan
Nutrition) secondary Council Tel 452 0304
12. December 2010 HIV Aids and Drugs Secondary Black River District S. Karupudayyan
Prevention (Seminar Council Tel 452 0304
with collaboration of
NATRESA)
13. Sex Education – CPE/Prevoc Rehabilitation Youth
Teens Pregnancy Centre
First Aid (Basic Help
in Emergencies)
14. May 2010 Film Screening/Drama All classes National Aids Dr A. Patak
(HIV Aids) Coordinator Prime
Minister’s Office
15. January 2010 Training of Peer Peer Educators
Educators

16. School Holidays Holiday Form III-F V

Camps/Retreats
17. March/April 2010 Football Tournament Secondary Moka Flacq District Mr G.N. Ramanjooloo
school Council Tel 435 5457
18. 1st Term & part of 2nd HIV/AIDS Forms IV-VI Ministry of Health & Dr A. Samtally
Term 2010 Prevention tools & Quality of Life (AIDS
development of safe Unit)
behaviours

19. School Holidays Bicycle Caravan Forms IV – VI

(Participating in the
fight against
HIV/AIDS)

20. School Holidays Forum Debate Forms IV - VI Ministry of Health & Dr A. Samtally
Sexuality – Sexual and quality of Life (AIDS
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21. 10 June 2010 Recreational/Fun Day Pre-primary Municipal Council of
22. September 2010 Birth Anniversary of All football clubs Beau Bassin/Rose Hill
SSR of the township Basdeo Rajee
(Foot des rue ou foot Municipal Council of Tel 454 9500
en salle) Beau Bassin/Rose Hill
23. May 2010 Candlelight Memorial NGOs of
township
24. 05 Dec 2010 Generate Awareness 75 youth from MACOSS (AID Action) Ajay Lachman
about HIV/AIDS district of Grand Tel 427 7373
infection in rural Port Mob 910 0201
communities
25. Oral Health Education, Pre-primary, Ministry of Health & Dr B.R. Kinnoo
Prevention of Tooth Primary, Quality of Life (Dental
Decay, School Dental Secondary Services)
Service, Oral Health
26 January 2010 Project-writing Students (not Ministry of Health & No previous submission on
Competition on specified) Quality of Life the activities in the context
Nutrition of the ‘National Plan of
Action on Nutrition’ from
the Ministry of Health
27. 1st Term & 2nd Term Family Life Education Primary & Mrs V. Beehary
Secondary Tel 211 4101
Fax 208 2397
28. 2nd Term Drama Competition Primary at
Day of African Child regional level Mauritius Family
29. 11 July 2010 World Population Day Secondary from Planning & Welfare
Powerpoint North region Association
Presentation
Competition
30. 1st December 2010 World AIDS Day Secondary from
East region

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
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 Activity Group: 3 Civics
SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
MINISTRY/
ORGANISATION
1. Mid June 2010 CATs Primary/ NPCC Dr K. Coonjan
Secondary Tel 467 7700
2. Animal Welfare Mix MACOSS (PAWS) Ornella Chellen
Tel 422 8309
3. 2nd Term Holidays Inculcate a sense of Secondary Ministry of Business Mrs Ramkhelawon
discipline and Second and Enterprise &
responsibility to help Third year Cooperatives (SEHDA)
towards nation Graduates
building while
respecting differences
existing in
Communities
4. 10 August 2010 Youth, Leaders of Youth of Municipal Council of R. Mohit
Tomorrow (Conseil township Curepipe) Tel 670 4897
des Jeunes) (SC/HSC
students)
5. Problems encounter Students Commissioner Mrs D. Padaruth
by adolescents Probation and Tel 465 4011
Aftercare service
6. Human Values Anti-Violence Support
Organisation
7. Community Service

8. 4 October 2010 Mahatma Gandhi Day Students Bodies

and PTA

9. Youth Camps Anti-Violence Support

(Promotion of Organisation
Community Service)

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10. February-October Value Based Activities Pre-primary/ ICAC Mrs R. Domah
2010 Primary(Std IV & Tel: 206 6600
VI)

11. January 2010 Distribution of Value Primary

Based Calendar
(Integrity)

12. Notebook Ruler Primary(Std III &

Integrity Charter Std V)

13. Integrity Culture Secondary

Anti- Corruption &
related issues
14. 1st Term & 2nd Term National Youth Form I, Form IV, Ministry of Youth & Mr P. Appavoo
Achievement Award Lower VI Sports Mob: 715 9787

15. HIV/AIDS, Drugs Form III

10-11 March 2010
16. Life Skills Education
National Youth Day/
Rally & Concert
17. School Holidays Training of Trainers Ministry of Health & Dr A. Samtally
(Peer Leaders) Quality of Life (AIDS
Unit)
18. School Holidays Career Prospects Form III & Lower Mauritius Employers’ Mr Philip Hadley
VI Federation Tel 259 3500

19. May/June 2010 Carnivals (16 jours 16 Primary NGOs Municipal Council of
droits) Beau Bassin/Rose Hill
Conseil des jeunes
(Youth, Leaders of
tomorrow)
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20. January 2010 School Child Primary & Ministry of Education/ Mrs Chooramun
Protection Clubs Secondary Ministry of Women’s Tel 216 2061
Affairs & Child
Protection
21. February/March 2010 Independence Day All Ministry of
Celebrations Education/Ministry of
Youth & Sports
(Culture Division)
22. May 2010 Project Citizen Secondary Ministry of Education Director (Dr A. Taher)
23. March 2010 Peace and Unity Primary Rotary Club of Port Amal Mungur
Project Louis Chairman, Community
Service
24. August & Holidays Volunteer for Pre-Voc students Project Trust NGO Alison Mc Donald
Education Based Alison.mcdonald@projecttr
Project ust.org.uk
25. 1st Term Baobab Prize US Embassy Jennifer Boulle
BoulleJK@state.gov
26. Jan-March 2010 Road Safety Secondary Ministry of Public L.K. Nee Foo Cheung
Education schools Infrastructure, Land PTO, Traffic Management &
Transport & Shipping Road Safety Unit
Tel 210 8739
Fax 210 8754
27. 2010 Interactive Seminars : Primary & Commissioner of T. Seerungen
• Basic Laws/ Secondary Police Deputy Commissioner of
Constitutional Rights Police
• Role & Responsibi-
lities of Citizens
etc …..

28. Jan-Oct 2010 Human Rights/HIV FIII-VI students of Youth Network of Ms Tanusha Prayag
Prevention/Leadership schools in Mauritius Tel 631 3121
Mahebourg Fax 631 2911
Email:
mauritiusyouthnet@yahoo.
com
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Activity Group: 4 Environment

SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
MINISTRY/
ORGANISATION
1. January 2010 Waste Segregation Primary/ Ministry of P. Kallee
Project Environment & NDU

2. January 2010 Endemic Garden Primary &

Project Secondary

3. 5 June 2010 World Environment Primary

Day

4. 16 September 2010 World Ozone Day Primary

January 2010
5. Subject Specific Talks Primary/
Secondary
6. January 2010 Distribution of 1 Booklet per Ministry of Mrs Reshma Rawoteea,
Booklets Green School Education/Vallée Wooton, Eau Coulée
• Native plants Club D’Osterlog Tel/Fax 670 2736
• Native species Endemic Garden 670 4088
Foundation
7. June 2010 Green Your School Secondary NPCC Dr K. Coonjan
Tel 467 7700
8. 1st Term – April 2010 Maurice Ile Durable Primary School Ministry of Industry, Dr Maulloo
teachers Science & Research
(Rajiv Gandhi Science
Centre)
9. To be arranged School Environment Form III, IV & L VI Ministry of Agro Mrs Seewooruthun
Embellishment Industry, Food
Production & Security
10. As per school Development of Ocean Upper VI Ministry of Industry,
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 convenience Technology & Marine Science & Research
Resources (Mauritius Research
Council)
11. Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Waste Management &
Waste Recycling
12. February/March 2010 Protection and School children Beach Authority Mrs A. Ramsamy
Preservation of Tel 212 0059
beaches and
distribution of
pamphlets
13. 1st week June 2010 Tree Plantation Form IV, V & VI Municipal Council of
Campaign Curepipe
April 2010
14. Talk Primary &
Secondary
15. March/August 2010 Environment Award Youngsters & Moka/Flacq District Mr G.N. Ramanjooloo
NGOs Council Tel 435 5457
16. January 2010 Talk on Natural Primary & Association pour le S. Ragoonaden
Disasters Secondary Developpement Tel 465 0116; 492 9068
Durable (ADD)

Sensitization on Primary &

Natural Disasters Secondary
17. January onwards Endemic Gardens Primary & Ministry of V. Appadoo
Secondary Education/Ministry of
Environment & NDU
18. January onwards Green Your School Primary & Ministry of c/o Priya NPCC
Maurice Ile Durable Secondary Education/Ministry of
Environment & NDU,
NPCC

19. January onwards Sensitization on Primary & Environment Care c/o P.Ramgolam
Climate Change Secondary Association President
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CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

Activity Group: 5 LITERARY

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SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
MINISTRY/
ORGANISATION
1. First Term Drawing Competition Primary/ Ministry of Business, Mr R. Bhugwant
Secondary Enterprise & (PAS)
Cooperatives
2. After World Cup Poetry/Self Youth Empowerment Mrs Chundunsing
Nov 2009/ July 2010 Expression Forum Mob 782 6910
3. March 2010 Quiz & Debates Detainees at Commissioner of
(Independence/ BBP,ROP,PVP & Prisons
Republic day) CYC
4. August 2010 Essay Competition Form IV Mauritius Council of Yousouf Noormamode
(Challenging Attitudes Social Service Tel 208 0904
and Behaviours (EDYCS-Epilepsy
around Epilepsy) Group)
5. 18 February 2010 Dictation Std IV Municipal Council of N. Dayal
Vacoas/Phoenix Tel 696 2975

6. 18 February 2010 Spelling Bee Std V

7. 18 March 2010 Elocution Contest Lower VI

8. 20-23 March 2010 Open Day in Sub- Primary &

Library Secondary

9. May/September Talks/Debates to Parents/Pupils

2010 create Awareness
10. 10 March 2010 Quiz/Debate, Primary (Std VI) Municipal Council of R. Mohit
Chess/Scrabble Secondary (Form Curepipe Tel 670 4897
Competition I-VI)
11. 1st week February Inter-College Quiz Form IV Municipal Council of R. Mohit
2010 Competition Curepipe Tel 670 4897
12. 1st week March 2010 Talk – The Architect of Form V & VI Grand Port/Savanne S. Teeluck
the Independence of District Council Tel 627 4542
Mauritius
13. August 2010 Des Chiffres et des Secondary Black River District S. Karupudayyan
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 Lettres and Council Tel 452 0304
Powerpoint
Competition
14. Ongoing Book Clubs Form I – III Head, Library Cadre, Mrs Atmarow
Ministry of Education

15. 23 April + 2 weeks World Book & Pre-primary/

Copyright Day Primary/
(Activities to promote Secondary
Reading Culture) schools and
Public Libraries
of Ministry
16. March/April 2010 Essay/Debate Secondary Moka/Flacq District Mr G.N. Ramanjooloo
Competition schools within Council Tel 435 5457
Moka/Flacq
17. September 2010 Quiz-Life and Works Std VI District Council P. Ramnhora
of SSR Pamplemousses/ Tel 266 2095
Riv du Rempart
18. School Holidays Posters/Essay Form IV-Form VI Ministry of Health & Dr H. Samtally
Competition Quality of Life (AIDS
Unit)
19. March 2010 Independence Day Primary Std VI Municipal Council of Mr Basdeo Rajee
(Quiz Debates …) Secondary F I - VI Beau Bassin/Rose Hill Tel 454 9500
20. 2010 Concours Secondary Alliance Française
International de 10
mots
21.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

Activity Group: 6 SKILLS/CULTURE

SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
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ORGANISATION
1. After World Cup Culinary Arts Youth Empowerment Mrs Chundunsing
Nov 2009/July 2010 Programme Mob 782 6910

2. Art & Design

(Sculpture)

3. Style & Fashion

4. Music 13 – 21 Years

5. Media (Amateur
Movie)

6. Story having a Morale

7. January 2010 Music Inmates of CYC Commissioner of

Prisons
8. Arts & Crafts CYC, PVP, BBP,
Drawing Competition ROP, GRNWP,
Women Prison,
New Wing Prison

9. Human Growth & CYC, PVP, BBP,

Development (Moral & ROP, GRNWP,
Spiritual Values) Women Prison,
New Wing Prison

10. May 2010 Discovering Epilepsy MACOSS (EDYCS- Yousouf Noormamode

(Epilepsy & Arts Epilepsy Group) Tel 208 0904
Drawing Exhibition)
11. Film Show Form III MACOSS (EPCO) Ms Keshwar Beeharry
Panray
Mob 763 3195
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12. April 2010 Acting classes (Cine Primary and Mauritius Film Tel 696 3137
Clubs) Secondary Development
Corporation
March/May-June Acting classes Form VI
13. 2nd Term Holidays Escape Plan (All Pre-primary, Ministry of Local D. Seesahye
GFS/Basic Principles Primary, Government, Tel 211 5709
of Firefighting) Secondary, Rodrigues & Outer
Tertiary Islands
14. July 2010 Educational Tour Students of Municipal Council of N. Dayal
Municipal Vacoas/Phoenix Tel 696 2075
Kindergarten

15. October 2010 End of Year activities Pupils of

(Musical programme) Municipal
Kindergarten

16. March 2010 Painting Competition Pre-primary

17. 10 June 2010 Entertainment and Pre-primary Municipal Council of V. Seeparsad
Painting Competition (3-5 years) Quatre Bornes Tl 454 8054
18. May/June 2010 Carnivals Primary Municipal Council of R. Mohit
Music Day NGOs Curepipe Tel 670 4897

19. 10 May 2010 World Theatre Day Secondary

(Form I – VI)
20. December 2010 Painting Competition Primary & Black River District S. Karupudayyan
(Protection of the Secondary Council Tel 452 0304
Environment)
21. February 2010 Music/Learning Music CPE, Pre-Voc Rehabilitation Youth
Skills (Guitar) Centre
22. Dancing (Cultural
Dances)

23. Theatre – Learning to

February 2010 act in Play

24. Theatre – Learning to

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25. Cookery (Balanced

Diet)
26. January-October Adventure, Music Municipal Council of Mr K. Govind
2010 Curepipe Tel 670 4897
27. March 2010 Painting – My country Form I – III District Council P. Ramnhora
and the National Pamplemousses/Riv Tel 266 2095
colours du Rempart
28. 10 May 2010 Family Day (Cultural Pre-primary Municipal Council of Basdeo Rajee
Show) Beau Bassin/Rose Hill Tel 454 9500

29. 10 June 2010 Music Day Secondary

schools, Clubs &
NGOs

30. May 2010 Theatrical Show Secondary

(World Theatre Day)
31. 2010 Flower Making Children (4-17 National Children Mrs F. Botte-Noyan
yrs) Council

32. Macrame

33. Paper Craft

34. Fresque Making

35. Pottery
36. Fabric Design

37. Glass Painting

38. 2010 200th Anniversary of Primary & Ministry of Education, Ag Director (Mrs Ghoorah)
Battle of Grand Port Secondary French Embassy and
other Ministries
39. 26 June 2010 World Music Day Pre-primary, Ministry of Education Mr S. Radegonde, Music
Primary, Organiser
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40. January-May 2010 Drawing Competition Primary and Ministry of Business Primary/Forms I & II (A4
• People working in Form I & Form II Enterprise & Paper)
Cooperatives Cooperatives Forms III & IV (A3 Paper)
(Shop) Form III & IV Drawings to be submitted
• People doing to Permanent Secretary,
handicraft work Ministry of Business
(embroidery, Enterprise & Cooperatives,
basketry) 3rd Floor, LIC Centre, Port
• People working in Louis by 4 June at latest
vegetable/sugar
cane fields
41. March/May 2010 Final Drama Primary,
Competition – Play Secondary.
Production Teachers Ministry of Education
42. June-October 2010 Drama Competition Primary & (Culture Div)
Secondary
43. 22-26 March 2010 World Theatre Day Primary

44. 28 February 2010 Shankar’s Students Shankar International H.E. Mr Mookhesswur

International Children’s Choonee
Children’s Competition (SICC) Tel 3316970-74
Competition 2010
45. Mondays-Saturdays Activities at Aapravasi 3-14 years old Culture Division, MOE Ms Chummun
Ghat Tel 217 3159

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Activity Group: 7 SCIENCE, MATHS, IT

SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
MINISTRY/
ORGANISATION
1. April/May 2010 InnovEd Pre-primary, NPCC Dr K. Coonjan
Primary & Tel 467 7700
Secondary
2. After World Cup Nov Science Youth Empowerment Mrs Chundunsing
2009/July 2010 Forum Tel 782 6910

3. Web Design

4. Promotion of an Ile
Maurice Durable

5. Design a Logo – “Ban

on Drugs”
6. Quarterly Junior Philatelic Club Young pupils (7- Mauritius Post Ltd Mr Deenoo
(Stamps Collection) 13 years) Tel 210 0201
Jayraj Ittoo
Email:
jittoo@mauritiuspost.mu
7. March-November Computer Literacy Inmates of CYC Commissioner of
2010 Prisons
8. April 2010 Half Day Seminar Form IV MACOSS (EDYCS- Yousouf Noormamode
(Copy with seizures in Epilepsy Group) Tel 208 0904
class)

9. January 2010 National Science Form IV & Lower Ministry of Industry, Dr Maulloo
Challenge 2010 VI Science & Research
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Competition) Centre)

10. January 2010 Science Form I – III Ministry of Industry, Dr Maulloo

Communication Science & Research
Contest 2010 (Rajiv Gandhi Science
Centre)

11. Junior Science Std V

Adventure 2010
(Primary Project
Based Competition)

12. 2nd Term – July/Aug Young Scientist

2010 Workshop

13. 3rd Term Holidays Workshop on

(Nov 2010) Biodiversity

14. 3 March 2010 Seminar on Students &

Astronomy in IYA Teachers

15. 1st Term & 2nd Term Outreach Programme Students

30 Nov 2010
16. Temporary Exhibition Students and
(6th Anniversary of General public
Rajiv Gandhi Science
Centre)
17. School Holidays Food Security: Form III, IV & Ministry of Agro Mrs Seewooruthun
Livestock Production Lower VI Industry, Food
Production & Security

18. Hobby with potential Lower VI Girls

for business

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19. February/March 2010 Metrology in Mauritius Form V & above Mauritius Standards V. Falknay
Bureau Fax 211 0855
20. 1st February 2010 Website Design Students of form Municipal council of N. Dayal
Competition V & Lower VI Vacoas/Phoenix Tel 696 2975
Launching
21. April 2010 Connecting Secondary British Council connectingclassroomsssa
Classrooms @britishcouncil.org
22. May 2010 Connecting Secondary Young Africa Miriam Gopaul – Project
Classrooms Forum/UNICEF Manager ODEROI
Tel 255 4199

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Activity Group: 8 ECONOMY

SN TIME FRAME THEME TARGET GROUP RESPONSIBLE REMARKS
MINISTRY/
ORGANISATION
1. September/ SME & 2nd – 3rd Year Ministry of Business, Mrs Ramkhelawon
October 2010 Entrepreneurship Graduates Enterprise &
Development Cooperatives (SEHDA)
2. Mid-February Government Strategic Form V Municipal Council of R. Mohit
2010 Economic Policies Curepipe Tel 670 4897
3. February 2010 Monetary Policy Form VI Bank of Mauritius Mr Y. Googoolye
Challenge
4. April 2010 Entrepreneurship Youth Ages 6-25 Junior Achievement Lamech Moise
Financial Literacy Pre-Voc students Regional Vice President,
Employment (12-16 yrs) Junior Achievement
Worldwide African Region
5. 1st Term Concept of Secondary Ministry of Business P.A.S. Mrs R. Bhugwant
Cooperatives Enterprise &
Cooperatives

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