Nepal makes yoga compulsory in school to promote healthy lifestyle

Nepal government recently made yoga compulsory for school children in a bid to promote a healthy lifestyle, according to media reports. course will be implemented in school curriculum from upcoming academic sessions and will be timely revised if needed.

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Nepal’s Ministry of Education, Science and techlogy have completed designing courses on yoga for grades ninth to twelfth. Along with that, through an integrated approach, certain concepts about Yoga will be incorporated in or compulsory subjects like English and Nepali as per reports of international media. subject will have credits similar to or subjects.  subject will be taught under a three-year diploma programme under Council for Technical Education. Meanwhile, curriculum for three-year vocational course on ‘Technical School Leaving Certificate in Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy’ has also been designed. 

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While talking to an International media, Krishna Prashad Kapri, joint secretary at ministry of education, science and techlogy said, that students will have an option to choose between yoga, Ayurveda, and natural medicine as an optional subject at school level. Ministry spokesman, Deepak Sharma said that course is integrated with school curriculum to promote a healthy lifestyle. Kapri also said that courses will help students learn about Yoga and its importance. course will also instil moral values in students and help m maintain ir mental health. He furr revealed that besides being helpful in treatment of various ailments, Yoga, Ayurveda and naturopathy will also be helpful for furr research.

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