Clubs

The different active clubs of school with brief description is shown here.
Arts and Crafts Club

"To give colours to the sounds, forms, moments, and other elements beyond physical sense and exploring our creative side by study, practice and observation of wonders."

Objectives:

  1. To learn creative arts through different sources.
  2. To develop a complete mind by studying the science of art.
  3. To make everyone learn "how to see".
  4. To make one realize that everything connects to everything else.

Learning through and about the arts enriches the experience of studying while at school as well as preparing students for life after school. Arts subjects encourage self-expression and creativity and can build confidence as well as a sense of individual identity.

Coordinators:

  1. Ms. Sonam Yangzom
  2. Ms. Manju Gurung
  3. Ms. Tshering Wangmo

Druk Adolescents Initiative for Sexual Awareness Network(DAISAN) is a youth volunteer network founded in 2011 and managed by RENEW. It focuses on issues relevant to both male and female youth aged 24 and under. Thereby capturing the interests and needs of those through secondary school and beyond.

Objectives:

The core objectives of DAISAN are:

  1. to spread rights and awareness of sexual and reproductive health.
  2. to promote gender equality.
  3. to advocate against DBV/DV.
  4. to encourage meaningful participation.
  5. to strengthen youth-adult partnerships.

Coordinators:

  1.  Mrs. Tshering Dema
  2. Mrs. Dhani Maya Poudel

The Department of Youth and Sports(DYS) under the Ministry of Education looks after games and sports activities in our schools across the country. Besides the practical classes, we also conduct theory classes and teach them the laws of games during club hours. Academic learning and sports education are very much interrelated. They are the two sides of the same coin. Sport education is considered an integral part of the curriculum along with theory classes. It leads to the development of the personality of an individual. It complements the overall growth of a person in every sphere. This subject is indirectly a practical performance for all the subjects one learns in academics. The basics of Physics, Maths, Geography, Chemistry, Biology all are applied in every level of the sports field.

There are several benefits of having sports education as a club in schools, it teaches the student teamwork, dedication, discipline, and punctuality. It makes students courteous in life. Exercising sports activities daily keeps them fit and healthy, protecting them from numerous diseases such as arthritis, obesity, heart problems, etc...

Sports also build confidence and leadership qualities in an individual. It teaches them how to face all the challenges and cross the hurdles by removing all the weaknesses, to carry on in life. All these events play an important role in physical development, as physical activity stimulates growth and leads to improved physical and mental health.

Coordinators:

  1. Mr. Lhakpa Tshering Tamang( indoor games)
  2. Mr. Gyem Dorji (outdoor games)
  3. Mr. Tshering Tashi(outdoor games)

The information technology club is initiated with the sole aim to provide students with opportunities to discuss various IT issues outside the classroom in order to create a greater appreciation for and understanding of technology.

Starting from basic things like typing skills to understanding current technologies, the club strives to give students a forum for interaction and enhancement of their digital skills. Moreover, club members will serve as agents to spread awareness on digital citizenship and other important and impactful matters of ICT relevant to student life. The club functions in the IT lab every Saturday and has also been a successful one to address the issues of club members regarding their IT-related matters.

Coordinators:

  1. Ms. Deki Peldon
  2. Mrs. Norbu Lhamo

Knitting Club is one of the clubs being run in the school. Initially, it was planned to be carried out as a weaving club but due to lack of resources to procure the materials for backstrap loom and necessities, this club was started. This club is underway as a part of the wholesome development of the school.

Currently, the club is facing a shortage of funds to buy materials for knitting. Each student was asked to come with their own yarn and knitting needles but it seems they are unable to afford it. With whatever little yarn and needles we got, the coordinators are running the club with much enthusiasm. As of now, there are twelve members and two full-time club coordinators, and a teaching practice teacher running the club.

Objectives:

The main objective of the club is to promote knitting skills and to provide basic skills on knitting that would help students to become independent learners and also to keep them engaged during their free time.

Coordinators:

  1. Mrs. Sonam Choden
  2. Mrs. Passang Dema

The Bhutan National Legal Institute under the aegis of Royal Law Project in coordination with the Ministry of Education introduced law clubs in schools, colleges, and institutions. Her Royal Highness Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuk is the president of the Bhutan National Legal Institute. Over 30 schools have instituted law club and Daga Central School is privileged.

Objectives:

  1. Provide a platform for the members to create legal awareness in the school.
  2. Promote legal awareness in the school.
  3. Increase the knowledge and interest in the rule of law.

Coordinators:

  1. Mrs. Tshering Choden
  2. Mr. Ugyen Wangchuk
Overall we have kept three main objectives of our club. We do have other activities such as learning about bookkeeping, binding and repairing damaged books. In order to let the members reflect on their learning progress, we will produce an annual library club magazine. Through this club, we want to spread a positive lookout for the reading and function of libraries in schools and societies.

Objectives:

  1. Familiarisation with classification and various genres of books.
  2. Induce a sense of belongingness and caring towards books.
  3. Reading enhancement.

Coordinators:

  1. Mrs. Kinzang Yangden
  2. Ms. Tshering Tshomo.

This club is instituted to promote mindfulness practices among the students by acquainting the members with the mindfulness practices of breathing, walking, and working medication.

The club is committed to promoting the academic writing of the students and facilitating a smooth transition from secondary education(Grade 9 to 12) to tertiary education(colleges). In this information overload era, skills such as fact-checking(knowing what is fact from what is hoaxing and propaganda), data gathering, data interpretation, and data analysis are important and must-have skills as academically competent students. Therefore, the research club is instituted to hone such skills and empower students to make informed decisions. To promote the culture of making informed decisions supported by evidence and rich data.

Coordinators:

  1. Mr. Yonten Chopel
  2. Mr. Dawa
  3. Ms. Tshewang Choden
  4. Ms. Karma Yuden

The School Agriculture Program(SAP) was introduced during the 1970s and was in practice till 1994. But was somehow withdrawn in 2000 and the government decided to reintroduce the program in the education sector.

SAP is the joint program with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests that was introduced mainly to promote the dignity of labour among the students.

Objectives:

The program in our school is mainly done to encourage the students to know about agriculture and develop basic agricultural skills that would be helpful in their later lives. The program is also aimed at aiding food security in school in the long run.

Coordinators:

  1. Mr. Kezang Phuntsho
  2. Mrs. Mon Kumari Pradhan

Toastmaster is an attempt to craft a speech and deliver it in a captivating way especially at this juncture when reaching millions is made possible by the use of technologies. Nowhere in the history of mankind has reached out to millions at a time been possible. It is now. For this, the speaker has to be skilled and persuasive while also requiring to be confident in a way the audience or listeners find engaging.

The reason why the club is run in Daga Central School is that in a year or two members who come from senior classes will find themselves sitting in front of a number of panelists looking for jobs including the very Royal Civil Service Examination's Viva Voice.

Therefore, the club is conducted in a way member participants require upskilling crowd facing and self-esteem to be able to make the points across.

Coordinator:

  1. Mr. Kezang Wangdi

Objectives:

The club is educational in character. The main objective of the club is to create more public support, take interest in the activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and taking initiative in celebrating the official International Days proclaimed by the United Nations (UN). The club also takes initiatives in studying, observing, and promoting some of the local cultures/events/days, etc... which are within our potential.

Coordinator:

  1. Mrs. Tendin Zangmo

The main climate-related objective of waste policy is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions generated by waste, particularly by reducing the methane emissions resulting from treatment at landfills. In order to reach the objective, the amount of land-filled biodegradable waste will be substantially reduced, while at the same time measures will be taken to increase the recovery rates of greenhouse gases generated at landfills.

Objectives:

The main objective of waste policy is to reduce the harmful health and environmental impacts of waste. In order to meet this objective, it is particularly important to:

  1. prevent the generation of waste.
  2. promote reuse of waste.
  3. promote biological recovery of waste and recycling of materials.
  4. promote energy use of waste not suited for recycling.
  5. ensure that the treatment and disposal of waste do not cause any harmful impacts.

Coordinators:

  1. Mr. Yeshey Gyeltshen
  2. Mr. Tshering Wangchuk
  3. Mr. Rinzin Dorji