"The Life skill Mela " was Organised on 26 th of February 2025 in our school campus from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm,by the students of std VI to VIII.

The Mela was inaugurated by our Principal and Correspondent Rev. Bro. Stephen Xavier, Vice Principal Rev. Bro. Packiyanathan and ITI Principal Rev. Bro. Deepan.The Mela was specialised in Cooking, Mehandi designs and Embroidery designs.

The students were very much interested to exhibit their cooking skills that they learnt, They prepared Morning snacks, Juices, Lunch, Tea and Evening snacks. The NIOS students also prepared tasty cup cakes. The delicious and tasty food items were sold out very fast.

The Mehandhi designers designed beautiful designs and exhibited their creativity and beautified their friends hands. According to the designs the prices were fixed. Pom Pom pencils, Bookmarks,Keychain, Ice-cream stick photo frames Artistic earrings were made by the students for Sale.The Embroidery designers stitched fancy purses, Bags, Sling bags, Hair clips, and Hand kerchifs which were painted and Embroidered for sale.

Life skills have been defined as “the abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life” (WHO). Montfort School gives Life Skill training to students of classes 6, 7, 8 & 9. The teachers are equipped to acknowledge and develop the basic life skills among the students. The objective of the life skill session is to empower children with knowledge and skills required to build their self esteem, assertiveness and ability.

Topics Carried out in life skill session are: