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The National Service Scheme(NSS)<\/p>\n

The NSS unit of the Cardinal Higher Secondary School, Thrikkakara is a full fledged unit which leads the way from front. There are 100 NSS volunteers in this unit. It handles the activities such as gardening, agriculture, cleaning, house visits, water conservation, and afforestation, nature camp, field visits,village visits, special surveys,special camp, industrial visits, palliative care\u2026etc<\/p>\n

Motto<\/p>\n

The Motto of NSS \u201cNot Me But You\u201d, reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for self-less service. NSS helps the students develop appreciation to other person\u2019s point of view and also show consideration to \u2018\/other living beings. The philosophy of the NSS is well doctrined in this motto, which underlines\/on the belief that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society on the whole and therefore, the NSS volunteers shall strive for the well-being of the society.<\/p>\n

Symbol
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\nThe symbol for the NSS has been based on the giant Rath Wheel of the world famous Konark Sun Temple (The Black Pagoda) situated in Orissa, India. The wheel portrays the cycle of creation, preservation and release and signifies the movement in life across time and space, The symbol thus stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of NSS for social change.<\/p>\n

Badge<\/p>\n

The NSS Symbol is embossed on the badge. The eight bars in the wheel represent the 24 hours of a day. The red colour indicates that the volunteer is full of young blood that is lively, active, energetic and full of high spirit. The navy blue colour indicates the cosmos of which the NSS is tiny part, ready to contribute its share for the welfare of the mankind.<\/p>\n

The main objectives of National Service Scheme (NSS) are :
\ni.\u2003understand the community in which they work
\nii.\u2003understand themselves in relation to their community
\niii.\u2003identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem-solving
\niv.\u2003develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility
\nv.\u2003utilise their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems
\nvi.\u2003develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities
\nvii.\u2003gain skills in mobilising community participation
\nviii.\u2003acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitudes
\nix.\u2003develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters and
\nx.\u2003practise national integration and social harmony<\/p>\n