tame the traffic dfc project
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An Initiative By Jamnabai Narsee School - ISC
Curb the problem, bring a change.
Jamnabai Narsee School
include several famous dignitaries and celebrities.
Jamnabai Narsee School is a private school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on January 17, 1971 and
is managed by the Narsee Monjee Educational Trust. The school building is unusual in architecture with three clusters of hexagonal classrooms, each with a central foyer. The school is
attended by children from all over Mumbai, and its alumni
T R I S H I TA D A S
R I YA S H E T H
A D I T YA M A D N A N I
S H W E TA N C B O T H R A
A A L I A J O H N
Everyone complains about
the inconvenience caused by the traffic. It was time to do
something. One small initiative, one large relief.
The traffic jam outside the school
poses a huge problem each
morning, not only for students but
also for the residents of the
area. We wanted to do our bit to change that.
We tried to ‘tame the traffic’ problem outside our school. So,
we put our heart and soul in
trying to address the issue. Be the change you want
to see!
Our endeavour was to steer our
community - within school and outside
- towards better traffic
management. We put in our efforts, hoping everyone
follows suit!
Nothing can be worse than
beginning each day with the
cacophony and chaos that comes
with traffic. We were determined
to change this scenario!
T H E S O L U T I O N ?
S O L U T I O N S !We came up with many ideas:
6. Creating awareness through a poster making competition
7. Performing a skit to promote the initiative
8. Promoting the use of the school bus
9. Encouraging students to walk to school
1. Conducting an assembly2. Informing parents through
e-newsletters3. Creating car-pool groups
4. Setting up a reward system5. Directing the traffic personally
every parent.
E-NEWSLETTERS
Making the teachers and students aware, though
effective, was not enough. Our campaign had to expand
beyond the boundaries of our school. Every parent of the
school is connected via emails, and this platform was used to notify them. E-newsletters of
Tame the Traffic, incorporating the hazards and
solutions to the traffic problem, were sent to
Students could select a sub-topic from a list including ‘No honking’, ‘Breaking Traffic
Congestion’, ‘Carpools’ and many others. After an hour and a half of sketching and painting, the message was
conveyed.
POSTER-MAKING COMPETITIONKids love art. Well, most of them. So, we held a poster
making competition for every class, and the topic was, of course, Tame the Traffic!
Stepping onto the roads, at peak hour, we went and tried to control the congestion, asking parents to drop off their children at
the drop-off locations. Collectively alighting from the cars was encouraged to smoothen the traffic movement. We urged every parent and driver to follow suit and
effectively helped to tame the traffic.
We interviewed several parents, students and teachers. It was only the second day of our
campaign and the response was overwhelmingly positive! Everyone had noticed the difference that was made. WE MADE A CHANGE!
“The traffic was MUCH less today.”
“I think this is an excellent initiative. It was required.”
“It was surprising to find no one honking. Good job!”
“I think everything proceeded more smoothly today.”
RESPONSE
A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S :
• Aditya Ghosh - Photography
• Ninaad Kulshreshtha - Photography
• A big thank you to all the volunteers of Std XI & XII for conducting the assemblies
• Sudeeti GM - Photography
• Harsh Bhatt - Photography, Editing, Compilation
T H A N K Y O U