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To meet the challenges of life intellectual abilities need to be backed by personal qualities such
as self-confidence, courage, physical and mental stamina and motivation to perform. The

Vishva Chaarana programme is designed to develop these qualities through structured out-

bound 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.

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