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learning experiences. OBL programme also help students to overcome fear, Create an urge to DO,

Kindle fire to perform and Test & Enhance Self- Esteem.

Our OBL programme is based on the philosophy that ‘Nature is the Best Teacher’. Activities like

Mountaineering, Rappelling, and Team building games form integral part of our training
programme. Additional activities like Jungle Trek, Night Trek Hill Climbing, White water Rafting,

Para Sailing and Micro light flying too are conducted regularly.

Although the programme has been one of our important components from the beginning of this

year our focus is to introduce new activities, streamline the previous activities, have tie ups with
training and wildlife organizations, scout for new training grounds and introducing Parasailing and

Micro light Flying as addition to our present list of activities.

At the end of each programme the participants feels a sense of achievement, develops faith in his

ability to learn new skills quickly. These two aspects enable them to look for further greater

challenges. Thus the process of Personality development is set in motion.

Further, the lessons like ‘To be at it - To get it’, ‘Unnecessary Fear of the Unknown’, and
‘Experimental Adventure to Self-Discovery’ enable the participant to face future challenges with

greater confidence even in unknown, untested and untried areas thus opening wide vistas in life.

The Actual Practice:

Brief details of activities conducted are given below:
White-water rafting

• Short briefing by the instructor.

• Equipping the students with life jackets, helmets and paddles.
• Safety instructions by a guide on the raft.

• Learning and practicing paddling commands.

• Short swimming session’s en-route.
• Entering rapids of different grades.

• Paddling against strong current, entering the water-hole and undergoing surfing.
• Activity spread over three hours.

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