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Learning curve: Students of Sri Ushodaya Public School at the NIE programme at Poranki in Vijayawada on Thursday. —

VIJAYAWADA: With the beginning of a new academic year for students and schools, The Hindu kicked off its Newspaper In Education (NIE) programme for students of Classes 6 to 10 for the sixth consecutive year in the city on Thursday.

The inaugural session organised at Sri Ushodaya Public School at Poranki witnessed the enthusiastic participation of students , as they eagerly responded to the questions asked by resource person T. Madhukar in a bid to engage children in a fruitful interactive session on the topic Know Your Newspaper.

A video presentation made earlier enabled the children to understand the importance of and the idea behind the NIE programme. The Hindu’s evolution as a high-quality professional newspaper over the years was conveyed through the presentation.

With the ground having been prepared thus, the resource person initiated the children into a lively discussion on the importance of newspaper in learning new things.

“Who is the Prime Minister of Australia? Can you name the new Governor of Karnakata?” he asked, giving a clue that they could find the answers on the front page of the day’s newspaper they held in their hands.

“Just as you breathe air inside to live, a newspaper breathes information every day, which’s why it is called a living textbook,” he explained in simple words.

The next teaser was about the significance of The Hindu’s crest. “How many elements do you find in the crest?” he asked, prompting Prakash, a Class 6 student, to jump to his feet to proudly give the answer: “Eight”. The students were then told about the meaning that each element in the crest conveyed.

The answer to the question about when the first news bulletin was introduced in the world turned out to be revelation to the students. That it was Julius Caesar in 59 BC who first displayed a news bulletin on walls at prominent places in his kingdom was clearly not known to anyone. “They were called Acta Diurna,” the students were told.

The session ended with the explaining of difference between a news story in a newspaper and a moral story from children’s books.

Earlier, The Hindu Regional General Manager K. Chandrasekharan explained the purpose behind the sessions. NIE city coordinator B. Subrahmanyam and School Correspondent and Principal Y. Raja Babu also spoke.

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