Abhodaya Global Village School Activity

Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.  --- Roger Moore

Poverty is a major global issue in the world. India is trying hard from the past 10 years to reduce poverty line. And now people have become more aware about why education is important. Education is not only about reading or writing. It’s about how the person develops certain skills which are needed in life and how the country’s future is being developed. Abhyodaya has taken the initiative to do so. Abhyodaya Global village is a project started by Mr. Prakash Gandhi in the year 2010, with 28 students . Recently Mr. Gandhi’s daughter Mrs. Bhagyashree Deshpande had joined the project and this year they have 191 students in their school.

Through our CAS coordinator we came to know that we would be going to Abhyodaya Global village school to teach the students over there. From past one week we were planning together what all activities can we do and made a time table for ourselves for different classes. The school had children from 9 different villages and the children were from nursery to third grade. We assigned ourselves in different classes as below:

Class	Nursery	KG 1 – A	KG 1 – B	KG 2	1	2	3
Students in charge	Dristi, urja and kiran.	Rucha	Shradha	Himanshu	Jaidev	Kaustubh	Shafqat

  

We planned all possible activities which we could do. We decided instead of swiping our classes which normally happens in school we would be in the same classes for the whole day and have different sessions each. In each session we would teach them and make them do different activities. We decided together that we would have 4 session each session of an hour or 1hour and half. We had to be spontaneous about the timings and our lessons and activities which we were going to teach them. I was nervous. Though teaching wasn’t a new task for me but these children come from different villages and we didn’t know how would the place be and the students obviously. I was ready for this new challenge and decided that I would be responsible and take all the responsibility if a problem arises.

Assembly area

The children welcoming us

We departure from school and mostly in an hour and half we reached Abhyodaya school. First we attended their assembly and was really impressed by how the kids follow the assembly, as it wasn’t expected. After the assembly was finished, we were welcomed by the kids with small flower bouquets. It was really great to see them smile and their eagerness to meet us and waiting that when will their class start for today with their new teachers. After the assembly we went to our respective classes.

Session 1

This session started off with an introduction of myself and of the children also. I started my class by knowing what all they have studied before and took a small revision. After the revision, I taught then good manner, good habits, how to be safe, how to keep oneself clean and healthy and the things which are necessary in a person as a personality that is being polite and humble, to be curious, to help others in need, to be responsible and punctual. After teaching all these lessons, we again had a small revision. So, now it was time for some coloring. I had some worksheet with me for coloring but not only coloring it was joining the dots and coloring. I explained what does joining the dots mean and then asked them to color it according to their favorite color respectively. There were some children who didn’t speak up really as they were really shy, but I made sure they try to talk to me at least personally. After the coloring activity it was time for lunch, so the children went to have their lunch. We had ours too.

Teaching good habits

My class and their students 

Teaching as a teacher 

Students and their imagination. P.s- the coloring sheets of the students.

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 Session 2

After lunch, I decided that I would teach them some origami. Origami is a part of art and craft. It is necessary that each child experiences their inner likes and dislikes. In the starting obviously every child like art and craft and as these people never learnt what origami is, it was new to them. I first though them how to make a joker and later taught them how to make a dog. I instructed them how to do the folds one by one and very slowly, as they are new to this technique, it will take time for them to adapt to it. There were many children who couldn't understand so I personally went to them to their desks and made them understand how to do the folds. It was really great to see their curiosity and enthusiasm. After the origami session, it was time for some cartoons. We decided together that these children don’t get the opportunity to see cartoons frequently, so we bought some cartoons with us. We combined the students of nursery, KG – 1 A and B section and KG – 2. We showed them some Pixar cartoon and some cartoons based on good habits and some funny stories. It was great to see them laugh and enjoying that particular moment.

Showing steps of how to make joker  

The students trying themselves 

Helping the students 

Student taking interest in learning something new

Session 3

It was almost the time that the school would end so I obviously didn’t have the time for session 4 as I took too much time in the 1^st session itself. So now it was time for some sports. I decided to teach the dodge ball. It’s new for them and it’s a really enjoyable game. I took them out and explained them what the game is and how they are supposed to play.  We started playing the game and it was really fun to play with these kids. Seeing them enjoy to the fullest is really great to see and an unforgettable experience for me. To end the day, we had a small running race to make it memorable.

Teaching them dodge ball 

Letting them a chance.

Instructing them  

Racing time !

Everyone participating.

Happy and enthusiastic ! 

For me this was great experience and I shall hope that these children have a bright future. I had a great time with these children. It was a new task for me as I learned that it isn’t easy to teach. We have to change our methods according to the children and changing methods frequently is also not easy. One you adapt yourself, it is a bit difficult to get out of our comfort zone. It’s one of the new skills which I have learnt and I am grateful that I got the opportunity to learn so many thing through this CAS project.

Till then enjoy.