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June 23, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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HAMARA SCHOOL It was sheer boredom and a wish to do something
constructive with their times, which led Manpreet, a class IX student
from St. Anne's, Gurjivan Singh, a class VII student from St.
Stephen's school and Vinayak Sen, a class VII student from St.
Stephen's join hands a organise a workshop- to teach children below 10
about the intricacies of dance and theatre and nature studies. Vinayak
taught the children about nature studies, how to communicate with
animals and birds, take care of the flora and fauna. Not only that he
also demonstrated how to catch a snake by using a special stick built
for this purpose and a rubber snake. Vinayak along with Gurvinder
taught modern dances to the children. Manpreet, a stage actor prepared
a play "Mystery of the Leaked Papers", an adventure story
from Sherlock Holmes series. Ask them about their experience as
teachers - they all roll their eyes skywards. "Much tougher than
being students" say the trio. "Now we know how difficult for
out teacher to teach in the class when we do not pay attention or play
tricks on them," says Vinayak. However their first teaching
experience has not left them disappointed. For the trio wants their
brand name to keep floating by conducting other similar workshops in
future. Learn to cook this summer The cooking section is concentrating on fast food like bred roles, bread pakoras, rainbow sandwiches besides Punjabi and South Indian delicacies. Mrs. Gurvinder Kaur who is a senior teacher here is conducting the classes. "Within this month we are going to cook a variety of dishes," says Ms. Kaur. "Students are real enthusiastic about learning how to cook and since majority of them know the basics of cooking it is easy to teach them," she adds. In this class the students are not only learning how too cook but also how to present their dishes and lay out tables. In the computer section, the participants are learning the basic, while the art and craft section deals with painting, soft toys making and pot making. However the beauty section is drawing a large number participants. Ms. Nidhi Seth, another teacher of the school is making the course a complete one with health tips, diet and beauty tips. The beauty section include application of mehndi, hair styling, personal grooming like make up, manicure and pedicure, waxing and homely facials while health part include eye, neck and back exercises and healthy diet. Know your President A
group of 70 children from four to 14 years at Pracheen Kala Kendra is all set to tell you all you wanted to know about the President of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, through a play based on bits and pieces from his life. Written and directed by famous playwright Gursharan Singh, this 35 minute play shows three different chapters of Dr. Kalam's life - as a poor boy who distributes newspapers and attends an ordinary school in his village. Then comes the scenes that based on Dr. Kalam's ISRO days as a nuclear scientist. This shows Dr. Kalam's feelings towards under privileged section of the society as he visits an institute for physically challenged people where handicapped children moves around on heavy clutches. Dr. Kalam makes light weight clutches for them and the happiness that radiates from those poor children's faces, Dr. Kalam comments that it was more rewarding than the success of Prithvi Missile. The scene has a dance sequence where about 15 boys and girls dances around on light clutches. The final scene shows the President on the occasion of the Republic Day celebrations in which he urges all the states to recognise their talented children and provide them with opportunities to utilise their talent in positive manner. This scene also has a dance sequence in which about 30 children sings and dance the famous song from Yesteryear's film "Uphaar" that says "Mere Desh Ki Dharti Sona Ugle ----." Talking about the theme he has chosen for this play, Gursharan Singh says "Dr. Kalam is one of the greatest man India has ever produced. But not too many people known about him and his life history which is so catching that it can be developed into a full fledged drama." Gursharan Singh has collected all the tid bids on the President's life from articles published in news papers and biographies of the great man. There is another reason for Gursharan Singh for picking up this subject. "Children from the very beginning has to be imbibed a sense of social awareness and what can be more inspiring then the life history of the President," he says. |
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SCHOOL WORLD Everyone needs friends. They are the prime source of joy and hope in our lives. Many believe they are God’s way of caring for us. Friends play a very significant role in the development of a child. They not only provide companionship and recreation, but meet other needs as well. They school the child in the valuable social skills. A child learns how to do things in a group, make new friends, participate in solving group problems, and manage competition and conflict. Friendship also provides a ground for self-exploration, emotional growth, and moral development. Given the significant role friendship plays in a child’s life, imagine what it would be like to spend over six hours a day in school with lots of children of your own age, but to have very few of them to like you or want to be with you. This is real for many children. Indeed, about ten percent of school-age children have no friends in their classes and are disliked by a majority of their classmates. This peer rejection brings with it serious emotional difficulties. Such children experience strong feelings of loneliness, social dissatisfaction and low self-esteem. Now the question comes why is peer relation so important in school life? It is because students often study with their friends, help each other with homework, and even informally tutor one another, so it becomes imminent for a student who lacks friends to miss schoolwork. Furthermore, a child who is having problems getting along with others becomes upset and distracted and therefore, finds it harder to concentrate. Often in such situations parents and teachers are at loss to understand what they need to provide the child to help him win friends. So the foremost thing that one must realize is that teaching values is not always easy, but as children learn better through examples set by the adults so modeling friendly behaviour becomes a powerful teaching tool. A large proportion of rejected children lack positive interaction skills. Now the question arises what are “Interaction Skills”? Interaction Skills can beautifully be summed up in the four significant C’s, which are: Cooperation, Communication, Consideration and Contribution. The first thing that a child needs to be trained in is community living, i.e. to live in healthy co existence with others. We need to show them how important it is for them share during work as well as play. Next, help the child in acquiring proper communication skills, both speaking and listening. Exemplify the significance of _expression. Then explain and demonstrate to them the significance of small gestures of appreciation and concern. How a small compliment paid to the right person at the right time can boost his/ her confidence and self esteem. They need to understand and respect the differing opinions of others. Lastly, teach them the importance of responsible contribution in the working of a group. How every member of a group has to contribute to it, so that the group can move forward collectively. One of the issues that needs attention while dealing with social skills training, is to train the child to recognise when someone appears to be friendly but may actually be taking advantage of their social naivety. So comes the need to train them to identify and respond to the different types of personality, helping them in identifying hidden motives, seeking a second opinion and how to manage situations of potential abuse. Here both the parents and the teachers need to understand how important it is for them to be the friends of these children before training them in friendship. Dr (Mrs) Madhu Chitkara, ex-senior lecturer, Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36-B & Best Teacher State awardee, 1987
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DAILY
NEWS QUIZ Answers to the following questions are hidden in the last one weeks’ Tribune. Happy Hunting!!!! 1.What is the title of Harry Potter latest adventure book? 2.Who will be the next Punjab police Chief? 3.Which Indian leader was on a USA-Europe tour this week? 4.When are the panchayat elections being held in Punjab? The first ten correct entries received will be published in this space next week along with the names of their schools. Your entries should reach us by email at contest@tribuneindia.com by June 28, 2003 Correct entries sent by : Oops! No one got the answers right this time.
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TRICKY CROSSWORD-18
Down1 British slang for dandy young men [pl.] (5) - 2 Horses chiefly used for labour [pl.] (10) - 3 Acute Myocardial Infraction (3) - 4 A small child (4) - 5 Another word for dacoit (6) - 6 Below the surface of water (10) - 7 Fingers of the feet [pl.] (4) - 8 An Indian king (4) - 10 A skill acquired by experience (3) - 12 A wing like part (3) - 16 To surrender or submit to another [pl.] (6) - 19 A leonine constellation (3) - 21 Not active (5) - 22 Usually a legal decree which would become operational "unless" (4) - 23 Advertisements (3) - 24 A large orange and black lizard (4) - 25 Short for scuppaug (4) - 28 The past tense of eat (3). Solution to last week’s crossword: Across: 1 Lod, 4 Aback, 9 Ave, 10 Labour, 12 Casablanca, 14 Oral, 15 Chi, 16 Tolu, 18 Steed, 20 Scamp, 22 Erns, 23 Alt, 24 Elan, 26 Roistering, 30 Scoria, 31 Nan, 32 Knits, 33 Gyp. Down: 1 Lac, 2 Ova, 3 Desolation, 4 Alba, 5 Balls, 6 Aba, 7 Concerning, 8 Kuchen, 11 Raids, 13 Arum, 16 Tsars, 17 O'clock, 19 Tear, 21 Petit, 25 Leas, 27 Sri, 28 Nay, 29 GNP.
© Dr. M . Rajivlochan
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Theatre workshop concludes Chandigarh, June 22 During the course of the workshop, the children learnt all forms of performing arts, including theatre, dance and music. For the final function today, they presented two plays, Taj Mahal Ka Tender, a play written by Ajay Shukla and directed by Rajesh Rajpal, and Pani Ki Samasya, directed by Munisha Rajpal. Both the productions were meant to hit the politicians below the belt. In the first one, children employed crispy dialogues and rhetoric to bring home the theme of corruption in India. In the second play, the focus was on the ignorance of politicians, who know little about the ground realities. The play featured Kirat, Rashmika, Nakul Jain, Tushar, Amarinder, Neeraj, Sudhir, Randhir, Sanjeev Garg, Munisha Rajpal, Aashna, Nikhil and Achint. The two dance items that followed were “Chand Tare Tod Laun” and “Yeh Mera Dil.” |
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Gyandev
takes the big leap Chandigarh, June 22 Some more days down the drain of time and this 22-year-old city boy, who recently took his BA final exams, stands in a coveted league of those 20 who made it to the NSD this year. Incidentally, Gyandev is the only one from this region to have made it to the prestigious institute which tests you for almost every skill under the sun. The zest of accomplishment is evident in his talk, although he still struggles to maintain that unassuming expression on his face. “I don’t understand why people think it is such a great thing. Actually I have always been into theatre and I have been there more for the love of it. If I don’t find the NSD inspiring enough, I may even come back and not stay there beyond a day.” The statements are strong, but heart-felt. Looking back, the boy has much of achievement to boast of. He has two theatre productions in the UK to his credit and many more under the banner of Chandigarh Mafia, which he convenes. Literally born into theatre (Gyandev is the son of theatre person G.S. Chani), Gyandev always wanted to live in its ambit. That is why he gave it his best shot at the NSD, which held this year’s tests between June 14 and 17. “It was a long schedule. The first day was set aside for interviews, but in reality everyone was being judged every minute of the day — how you talk, what you talk, how you sing, how you bully, they were watching everything. Rest of the days were all about testing you for your improvising skills, theatre exercises, creativity and acting. Finally, it was fun.” Out of the 80 shortlisted candidates, Gyandev made it to the final list of 20 who will land in the institute on July 21 to take a three-year diploma in theatre art, which equips you to take on the world of performing arts by storm. And Gyandev is ready to take on that storm itself! |
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It was an unique experience for the
participants as
well as teachers who took various hobby classes during a six day long
summer workshop at sector 32. For the Bright Beans, a team of three
resource persons are kids themselves falling between 12 and 14 years
of age group.
As the Education Department of Chandigarh UT Administration made it mandatory for government schools to conduct hobby classes this summer, the students are busy enhancing their skills this summer. Such hobby classes are being organised in Government Model Girls senior Secondary school, sector 18 where the students are getting a chance to learn cooking, beauty tips, art and craft and computers.
Across 1 Synonymous with bottom, but only the vulgar use it (4) - 5 An expression for except for the fact (3) - 8 With lots of room (5) - 9 Its common to anomia, aolian and oarsman (4) - 11 A breed of tall red large-horned south African cattle (10) - 13 The acronym for a popular American president (3) - 14 Of the greatest age (6) - 15 Like ash (4) - 17 It fills up balloons (3) - 18 The basis of American interests in west Asia (3) - 20 One of the two closely related or resembling (4) - 23 Admit, concede [pl.] (6) - 26 A black cuckoo (3) - 27 To put out of place [pl.] (10) - 29 Santa's transport (4) - 30 Another word for the womb (5) - 31 A patient and reliable beast of burden (3) - 32 Saucily free and forward (4).