Visit to the mobile creche on Sohna Road
This was my first time as an AID (Association for India's Development) volunteer,
so was pretty excited. Generally Saturdays were reserved for sleeping but I thought of
making them more productive this time around. Getting up early
and reaching the evalueserve office [the assembly point], I was delighted to
see 6-8 other volunteers who were visting the creche today. A couple among them
had been regular visitors. On our way to the creche I tried understanding
the concept of mobile creches and AID in general from a fellow volunteer.
On reaching the creche we were welcomed by a group of teachers who
took us over for a round of the creche. We then moved to the study room
where children sat in groups around wooden boards and fiddled with paper, pen,
etc. As soon as we entered, the children started shouting 'Namaste Bhaiyaa',
'Namaste Didi' and looked extremely excited. Each group was joined by a volunteer
and the study time began. I , not having the experience of teaching school children,
joined the group that looked much younger and held abacus in their hands. What I did not realise at that time was that this was going to be more difficult ;). It was extremely challenging to make children understand ek, do, teen and I felt handicapped due to my inability to seep in the concepts. With my eyes closed, I thanked my Nursery school teachers for getting the job done :D.
Some more children joined my group and I was delighted to know that they knew counting.
I started concentrating on them and taught them jama (addition), ghata (subtration) fundas. They picked up well and i took small tests to which they responded well.
After an hour or so of teaching, the wooden boards were taken away and the children were
assembled in a circle. The children were then asked to sing songs and recite poetry. Lots of them came forward and showcased their skills. The songs had a lot of meaning-most of them revolving around the desh prem theme. Every performer ended by saying 'Jai Hind' and saluting. It was a mesmerizing experience.
Click here to download one of the songs. The song talks about the inequalities faced by the girl child. You would need a Real player to play the clip [File Size:1.39 MB].
We perfomed as well - sung songs & recited poems. The children were entertained and clapped a lot. They were then asked to remember our names which they learnt pretty fast. Candies were distributed to all on our departure. We were wished 'Good-bye' and 'Thank you' from the children and it really made our day.
so was pretty excited. Generally Saturdays were reserved for sleeping but I thought of
making them more productive this time around. Getting up early
and reaching the evalueserve office [the assembly point], I was delighted to
see 6-8 other volunteers who were visting the creche today. A couple among them
had been regular visitors. On our way to the creche I tried understanding
the concept of mobile creches and AID in general from a fellow volunteer.
On reaching the creche we were welcomed by a group of teachers who
took us over for a round of the creche. We then moved to the study room
where children sat in groups around wooden boards and fiddled with paper, pen,
etc. As soon as we entered, the children started shouting 'Namaste Bhaiyaa',
'Namaste Didi' and looked extremely excited. Each group was joined by a volunteer
and the study time began. I , not having the experience of teaching school children,
joined the group that looked much younger and held abacus in their hands. What I did not realise at that time was that this was going to be more difficult ;). It was extremely challenging to make children understand ek, do, teen and I felt handicapped due to my inability to seep in the concepts. With my eyes closed, I thanked my Nursery school teachers for getting the job done :D.
Some more children joined my group and I was delighted to know that they knew counting.
I started concentrating on them and taught them jama (addition), ghata (subtration) fundas. They picked up well and i took small tests to which they responded well.
After an hour or so of teaching, the wooden boards were taken away and the children were
assembled in a circle. The children were then asked to sing songs and recite poetry. Lots of them came forward and showcased their skills. The songs had a lot of meaning-most of them revolving around the desh prem theme. Every performer ended by saying 'Jai Hind' and saluting. It was a mesmerizing experience.
Click here to download one of the songs. The song talks about the inequalities faced by the girl child. You would need a Real player to play the clip [File Size:1.39 MB].
We perfomed as well - sung songs & recited poems. The children were entertained and clapped a lot. They were then asked to remember our names which they learnt pretty fast. Candies were distributed to all on our departure. We were wished 'Good-bye' and 'Thank you' from the children and it really made our day.
posted by Himanshu @ 6:34 PM
1 Comments:
hey himanshu...madhu here.well this was the first time i was visiting your album and am really impressed by your efforts..great sir ji and keep doing great works.....wish u good luck.
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