Sugathi activities at Govt. School, Jeevanahalli were formally launched on 18th October. We first interacted with the teachers and presented them our plan. Sugathi is going to do activities in the school twice a month (on the alternate Saturdays), with two members going each time. We will start with English and extra curricular activities. Later other subjects will also be covered. As far as academic activities are concerned, our concentration will be on kids from 5th, 6th and 7th standards only. Kids from the lower standards will be involved in games or play based learning activities. There is another important point to be kept in mind. As the class room syllabus is taken care of by the teachers, our activities should be aimed at improving kids’ knowledge and understanding of various subjects/topics.
The teachers were happy about our plan. They too felt that our activities should be different from their regular teaching. But, they suggested weekly activities stating a reason that kids might not benefit much from fortnightly activities. We could not agree to this because of the limited number of volunteers available at present. We could convince them with an alternative plan: When we go to school on a Saturday, the teachers will be provided with Tests/ Quizzes / assignments to be given to the kids on the next Saturday. By doing this way, we can at least “try” to see that whatever we taught will not completely go out of their mind.
After we were done with our discussion with the teachers, we made the kids from all classes assemble in a class room. We asked each of them to introduce him/her by telling the name and Class in English. All of them could do it well but needed a little guidance. (Only the kids from 5th, 6th and 7th standards can read English words. Others can just read the alphabets but not the words. This is where we have to start from.) Later, we asked all of them to draw anything they like. As expected, most of them are very expressive and creative.
Just want to make a point before we conclude. Many of the children come from the sections that are weak both socially and economically. But they are really sharp with good deal of grasping power.Though they learn many things at school with lot of enthusiasm, lack of congenial atmosphere at their home or colony they live in, does not help them in sustaining the same tempo after leaving the school. So it is going to be our responsibility to see that they get involved more in studies, qualitatively, and maintain the vigour even after going back to home from the school.
The date of our next activity will be posted soon.
About Sugathi
Education improves the level of human well being. Basic education covering reading, writing, studying basic sciences and doing arithmetic is considered as a crucial aspect of quality of life.
Sugathi (which means welfare or bliss) is a group started with an aim of working for social development by contributing in the areas of basic education and child development. Sugathi firmly believes that these are the areas of great relevance with respect to the future of children.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam says in his book Indomitable Spirit . "A scene appears in front of me where there is a child, a teenager, an adult and a leader. All of them are facing a situation of human need, but each one reacts differently. The child asks , "What can you do for me?" The teenager says , "I want to do it alone." The young person proclaims, "Let us do it together." The leader offers, "What can I do for you?" The education system has a tremendous responsibility to transform a child into a leader – the transformation from "What can you do for me?" to "What can I do for you?". These leaders, as enlightened Indian citizens, work for the development of society as a whole.
Short term goals
1.Initially, we help the organizations/ charitable societies/ NGOs , which support the school education of the poor and underprivileged children. Our help can be of any kind i.e., infrastructural or voluntary support.
2.Giving our time to children is as important as donating money.We can spend our free time with them on a regular basis. We can teach them basic Maths, Sciences and English etc . We can organize events say games, painting , singing, quiz programs or anything which makes their mind sharp and brings out the creativity. We will conduct these kind of workshops and activities in Government schools also.
Long term objectives
1. We will address the grass root problems prevailing in the Indian education system viz., out-of-school children, school dropouts and quality of education etc.
2.We will sponsor the education of meritorious but poor children at school level.
3.We will help Government schools to have conducive environment.
Sugathi (which means welfare or bliss) is a group started with an aim of working for social development by contributing in the areas of basic education and child development. Sugathi firmly believes that these are the areas of great relevance with respect to the future of children.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam says in his book Indomitable Spirit . "A scene appears in front of me where there is a child, a teenager, an adult and a leader. All of them are facing a situation of human need, but each one reacts differently. The child asks , "What can you do for me?" The teenager says , "I want to do it alone." The young person proclaims, "Let us do it together." The leader offers, "What can I do for you?" The education system has a tremendous responsibility to transform a child into a leader – the transformation from "What can you do for me?" to "What can I do for you?". These leaders, as enlightened Indian citizens, work for the development of society as a whole.
Short term goals
1.Initially, we help the organizations/ charitable societies/ NGOs , which support the school education of the poor and underprivileged children. Our help can be of any kind i.e., infrastructural or voluntary support.
2.Giving our time to children is as important as donating money.We can spend our free time with them on a regular basis. We can teach them basic Maths, Sciences and English etc . We can organize events say games, painting , singing, quiz programs or anything which makes their mind sharp and brings out the creativity. We will conduct these kind of workshops and activities in Government schools also.
Long term objectives
1. We will address the grass root problems prevailing in the Indian education system viz., out-of-school children, school dropouts and quality of education etc.
2.We will sponsor the education of meritorious but poor children at school level.
3.We will help Government schools to have conducive environment.
Contact us
If you are interested in knowing more about Sugathi and its activities, please send an e-mail to the address given below.
E-mail address: sugathi4all@gmail.com
E-mail address: sugathi4all@gmail.com
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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