Beau Vallon secondary hosts ‘Living Values’ festival |26 November 2015

The Beau Vallon secondary school last week organised its annual ‘Living Values’ festival to mark the end of the school calendar year.

This festival of ‘Living Values’, now in its fourth year, has been organised successfully since it started.

The main focus is to inculcate values among the students as well as encourage them to take their responsibilities seriously.

To mark that event the school organised a variety of competitions for the students from different levels, such as poetry, posters, and essays.

Present at the launch of this ‘Living Values’ festival were the Minister for Education Macsuzy Mondon, the Minister for Health Mitcy Larue, principal secretary for health Peggy Vidot, the head teacher of Beau Vallon secondary Judanne Loze, the head of the language department Sudheera Nanayakkara, students, parents and teachers.

In her opening speech Minister Mondon said that values are the principles and beliefs that influence the behaviour and way of life of a group of people or community.

“A person’s values help to define who he is and help to determine the choices he makes. Living values provide principles and tools for development of the whole person, recognising that the individual comprises physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual dimension. Life skill education is best enhanced by living values,” said Minister Mondon.
 
Noting that every month Seychelles celebrates a value, Ms Loze said we need to reflect back on those values to better understand and educate ourselves.

“It is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the living values for each month and what is the significance of those values that separate us from the animal kingdom. While animals follow their instincts, we have been given a free will by God and can choose what we want to follow. I would say that living values are the fabric that holds society together,” Ms Loze said.

During the ceremony students were rewarded for their hard work and dedication they put in for the poetry, poster and essay competitions that the school organised.  

Students, parents and teachers were also able to donate blood, a gesture that is considered to be a good moral value.

There was also a wonderful modern dance by the students, and a blessing by Father Colin Underwood.