Situation of healthful school environment

Abstract

The study entitled "Situation of Healthful School Environment"was conducted to explore the status of healthful school environment of government primary school in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City.The healthful school environment provides a sound laboratory for teaching learning process and also affects the attitude and behavior of school personnel. The objective of the study were to explore the present condition of school plant in governmental primary school, to find out the sanitary practice for creating healthful school environment and to identify the management of physical facilities.The required data were collected from 10 schools by using the interview schedule and observation check list. Simple statistical techniques were used for the data analysis and interpretation. All of the schools had adequate own land and building. Some schools werelocated in peaceful environment and some schools were located in less peaceful environment. Building and classrooms were satisfactory because they were good condition. Similarly all the schools had own land and play ground but not sufficient for sports facilities. Some of the old schools have old types building which have no sufficient window and ventilations and others new buildings of the schools have well lightened and ventilation. There is also found lacking in proper care and conservation which school had the garden. The ratios between female and male teachers were not equal but it is satisfactory.Student ratio also increasing in year by year, it means the literacy rate is going increasing in day by day. Similarly, now a day most of parentsdo not discriminate between girls and boys. All most of the schools had availability of dustbins in the school areas. They were used dustbin both students and teacher. All of the schools were in satisfactory level of waste management.The majority of governmental primary school has not properly managed the drainage system of sewage. They did not care about the water after school whether it followed anywhere. Maximum school of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City had sufficient availability of drinking water in the schools. Most of the schools had proper knowledge about purification of water but they didn't properly practice it VI in their behavior. Most of the school had separate toilet for boys and girls student and teachers. Most of the schools had not managed of canteen. Therefore, the school management committee, administrative personnel and other stakeholder should try to provision of cafeteria, similarly to prevent the problem of food fads sold by street vendors on the way and availability of room were sufficient in schools which help to deliver the better education in better environment. Due to the lack of appropriate land or court and sport teacher less variety of games facilities were available in the school.Every school has managed some type of sports facilities. However they were not sufficient for the round development of school's children.