Mind Smart 2025 -3^rd Peer Educator Workshop & Valedictory Ceremony

Expressions India organized the 3rd & Final Workshop and Valedictory Ceremony of “MindSmart 2025 – The Life Skills & Wellbeing Leadership Course for Adolescent Peer Educators” on 29 August 2025 at National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi. The programme marked the culmination of a year-long initiative aimed at nurturing life skills, leadership, emotional resilience, and well-being among adolescents.

Blue Bells Group of  Schools participated in the programme under the mentorship of their visionary leader, Dr. Alka Saxena, Associate Director (Social & Emotional Learning), BBGS. Peer educators representing Brahm Dutt Blue Bells Public School were Aarav Gauthwal (XI C), Avneet Mishra (X B), and Dilisha Madaan (IX C) and peer educators representing Blue Bells Model School were Diyaan Agarwal (IX C), Disha Gupta (XI C) and Sambodhi (IX B).

The sessions emphasised empowering adolescents for the digital age, preventing high-risk behaviours, and integrating life skills into effective career decision-making. Peer-led role plays on coping with emotions, decision-making, peer pressure, and cyberbullying nurtured self-awareness and collective learning. Interactive activities like the Human Knot and reflective fun games further reinforced collaboration, adaptability, and problem-solving.

The Investiture Ceremony honoured peer educators for their contributions as ambassadors of wellbeing. Distinguished experts Dr. Shuchi Mathur, Senior Consultant, and Dr. Aparna Joshi, Junior Project Fellow, Manodarpan Cell, NCERT joined Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, Program Director, Expressions India, in felicitating the participants.

The workshop concluded with renewed commitment among students to carry forward the ethos of empathy, resilience, and responsible leadership within their school communities.

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