Outreach Programmes 2022-23

Students visited Homes for the Aged in small groups and spent quality time interacting with the inmates, talking to them and listening to them. Some entertainment programmes were organized. At times the students helped the inmates in their tasks under the guidance of the centre in charge. The experience helped to build a rapport with the old people and also sensitized the students towards the needs of the elderly. Some students helped in preparing and serving meals for the inmates of orphanages.

Students of SYBEd organised remedial class for students studying in St Elizabeth Convent High school and taught them English and Mathematics. The programme was entitled ‘Get Back on Track’. These students are from marginalised famileis and they lived in the school boarding. Fun activities and games were amply used to help them learn basic concepts in English grammar and Mathematics. Students of FYBEd adopted the Each one Teach one programme to teach needy children in their vicinity.

Plastic has become a menace as one-time plastic is used and thrown around. Plastic usage needs to be minimalized and there is need to opt for eco-friendly packaging material. With this end in view, students of FYBEd spread awareness of the perils of plastic and also urged people to dispose plastic in a safe manner. Discarded household plastic was collected and handed over to Save the Earth Foundation which is an NGO that helps to convert plastic waste to eco bricks. This programme was organized on 25 March 2023 under the guidance of Dr Sheetal Chaudhari and Ms Steffi DCosta.

On 22 Nov 2022, the students of SYBEd visited Bosco Samajik Vikas Sanstha at Jawahar. This is an NGO that works in the tribal belt of the district. Students interacted with the personnel to understand the life of people of the area and the work done by the NGO to empower them. Thereafter students broke into groups and conducted Life Skill Education sessions for the youth. These youth were students of the technical school run by the NGO. Activities, anecdotes and group discussions were held to elucidate the significance of life skills like time management, decision making and conflict resolution etc .The youth shared their experiences and the student-teachers guided them regarding simple ways to use life skills to face challenges and situations.

During internship students noticed that some schools lack basic learning resources. The students attending the school came from economically disadvantaged families and also the school being unaided lack adequate resources. The students of S.Y.B.Ed then took up the responsibility of making low cost teaching aids from packaging material or paper. Care was taken to make material that would be eco friendly and also material that would facilitate interactive learning. The material was then handed over to S.S Dhuri School. The initiative was inspired by Jadui Pitara initiative launched by Ministry of Education, Govt of India.