Abhyodaya Global Village School Visit

Activity Date – 9 October 2014

Approximate Time - 6 hour

Criteria of CAS – Creativity, Action and Services

From one week we were planning for this activity. I was very excited because this is very different from my daily routine and I also had an opportunity to help those students and that school. Bhagyashree Gandhi’s father started this school 2-3 years back. He had a dream that the children of villagers can become future entrepreneurs. Miss Bhagyashree Gandhi is trying to fulfill his father’s dream by managing the school. She is getting help by the teachers and some other schools.

I was given the responsibility of Grade 3. I was very excited and happy, because I was given the opportunity to help them. I also knew I was undertaking new challenges. Opportunity is a gift which is given to everyone but the thing which matter is do you seize it or not. I never say no whenever somebody ask for help or there is chance to help anyone. I planned activities which I was going to do there. I started thinking what I can teach them. The first thing came to my mind was greetings so used internet and I made some data with pictures from which they can understand. Second thing was nutrition habits, as they are very small they should know what to eat. Eating nutritious food is very important so wanted to make them understand this clearly. I also took prints of drawing which they can paint or color. In today’s world a child should know how to protect himself and be safe, I thought I will teach them that too.

9^th October morning we left school at 8:30 am and after 1 and a half hour journey we reached there. They welcomed us with flower bouquets and introduced us with the students then we attended their assembly. After that Bhagyashree ma’am showed as presentation on their school, it was very inspiring. We went to respective classes of which we were given responsibility of. I started with introducing myself and getting comfortable with my class. As per my plan I started with greetings. They just knew Good Morning and Good Afternoon. I taught them the others and made them understand when to say those. To make them clearly understand I made them do it with in pairs. They took interest in this activity and I was very happy looking at their smiley faces.

After that I taught them Nutrition habits, they knew about washing hands but no other things like when to eat and how much to eat, how many glass of water they should they drink in a day and what are nutritious foods. They listened to everything attentively, to check everybody understood I asked questions everyone, some answered some didn't so who didn’t understood I again taught them.

To fresh up their minds I gave them coloring sheets and they started coloring and also they helped each other in that by giving each other colors. Nowadays we can see this helping nature in kids only because they have a pure heart and soul.

Then I taught them how to be safe and what to do in dangerous situations. I was shocked by that they understood importance of this lesson and actively also asked question about it.

It was lunch time, we had lunch and after that I taught them football and learned it very quickly and started playing, though I love playing football I was unfortunately the referee. Still I loved it because watching those kids play with such joy was amazing.

This activity ended and we said bye. I learned a lot from this activity. I think I showed perseverance and commitment towards those children.

Teaching Football

 “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” ― Phil Collins

Activity Started – 23 September 2014

Activity Ended – 07 October 2014

Approximate Time - 8 hours

Criteria of CAS – Action

As I and my fellow classmate Jaidev Pahade learned football from our coach Mr. Joy Jackson in grade 9 and 10, I thought I should share my knowledge with my juniors and the future of this world. Who knows one of them has talent to become the next Cristiano Ronaldo.

Planning:

When we introduced this activity to our CAS coordinator miss Vijaylaxmi Kanate, she told us to make a proper plan of this activity example which classes would participate and which periods we will take. So we decided that we will take students from Grade 1 to 5 and we will teach them two days a week Tuesday (3 period) and Thursday (3 period). The other issue was volunteers because I and jaidev wouldn’t be able to handle these many kids. Our classmates Kaustubh Murmare and Rucha Verma volunteered, they both had knowledge of football as they also learned it in their respective schools.

I suggested that we should divide them into groups. So it would be easy to handle them.

So we divided students and us into groups –

Group 1 – Shafqat Syed

Group 2 – Jaidev Pahade

Group 3 – Kaustubh Murmare and Rucha Verma

Our main aim was to teach them skills of football like passing, dribbling, ball control and shooting. To make this more interesting we decided that in the last class of the session we will have a match, the ideas was to divide all the students into three teams and have a matches which they would enjoy.

Day 1 (1 hour)

Now everything was decided and now it was time to get the equipment. I and Jaidev Pahade went to get 6 footballs and some cones. Teaching football to kids was a great and new challenge because to manage these so small children is very difficult, it would have been turned into a disaster but by luck and god’s grace it didn’t happened. We worked collaboratively to divide the children into lines and taking them to the ground. It was a tough job because they were running everywhere. This activity was about increasing awareness about their own strength. Playing football will be very beneficial for the children because they will learn new activity and this will also maintain their physical fitness.

On ground we did some stretching and started training. Today I taught them passing, passing the ball is the key part in playing football. There are two types of passing one is short pass and the other one is long pass. In short pass you have to use inside part of your foot, this increases your accuracy and in passing accuracy is very important because sometime your player might be taking turn or moving forward. In long pass you hit the ball with more power and keep the ball in 30 degrees and swing your foot, you can use arms for balance. 

Day 2 (1 hour)

Now I was familiar to all my students and I know their understanding level and capability. Today also we did some stretching and warm up. I took practice of what I taught them in last class as this was the plan first teach them then practice it for one more class.

Day 3 (1 hour)

Today also we started with some stretching and warm up and then started training. Today I taught them dribbling, it is about speed and agility. In dribbling you push the ball with the lace part of your shoe. It was very difficult to make them understand that they have to push the ball with the lace part not the toe. Hitting the ball with toe is very dangerous because their bones are not that tough. I placed 2 cones with some distance and taught them to dribble from one side to the other. Children from the higher grades understood easily but the tiny tots (little children) took time but I never left my spirit, I think it is my love for football which keeps me going.

Day 4 (1 hour)

Today started with warm up then I took their practice of dribbling in different situations. I also taught them sprint running. In that process I thought that was the best time to teach them dogging and tackle. Slide tackle would have been very difficult and dangerous for them so I taught them standing tackle.

Day 5 (1 hour)

Our P. E. teacher suggested that we should teach them some exercises also which will help them become a better athlete and increase their stamina. So we arrangements then did all those activities. My students got so tired after that I didn’t want to teach them I wanted them to relax but what I saw was amazing those little kids still had hunger for knowledge, that moment I realized football is now made its place in their hearts like it did in me. I taught them ball control as it is easy to learn and takes less time, in this you have to use different parts of your body e.g. chest, thigh, calf etc and control the ball.

Day 6 (1 hour)

Today I taught them shooting which is very important thing because after all the thing which matters is goals. They understood easily how to give directions but power was their problem and as being their teacher it was my responsibility to make master at this.

Day 7 (1 hour)

As the match was near I wanted my players to be ready. So I taught them things about match like foals, offside, cards, throw-ins and corners. They listened to everything carefully, asked questions and understood everything well.

Day 8 (1 hour)

Today was the last day, we had some problems some things were out of the plan. Some students were absent and some didn’t carried their sport shoes. So we decided we will divide them in to 2 equal teams. As Jaidev, Kaustubh and Rucha didn’t knew much about the rules and regulations of the match I became the referee and I made Jaidev and Kaustubh managers of both the teams. I gave them 5 minutes to discuss strategy and positions. We started the match it was fun and competitive. Jaidev’s team won with 2-1. I was very happy that the players whom I taught perform excellently.

I enjoyed this activity and learned many things from it. I increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth.

World Literacy Day

Date: 8 September 2014

Criteria of CAS – Service

Approximate time - 3 hours

Venue – D Y Patil International School, Nagpur

On occasion of World Literacy day, we decided to do an assembly in our school and explain about the importance of education. We planned the activity with our CAS coordinator ma’am. She suggested us to share information and facts to make an impact in the audience’s mind. I volunteered for the introduction part.

To prepare for the assembly we made posters on the topic. We wrote slogans regarding importance of education. Our art teacher Mrs. Deepshri Halve helped us a lot in this. Then we pasted all the slogans and posters in the assembly room, one day before the event.

According to UNESCO, in the world today there are about 1 billion non-literate adults. This 1 billion is approximately 26 percent of the world's adult population. Women make up two-thirds of all non-literates. 98 percent of all non-literates live in developing countries. In India 25.95 percent of population is illiterate. It is very important for we educated people understand the importance education. Lives of uneducated people is miserable. They all feel bad that they didn’t have the opportunity to go to school and learn. Education plays a very important role in our life. It forms a base for our ethics and knowledge.

The students and teacher listen very carefully to every information we gave. We also showed a video on importance of education. We worked collaboratively for this message. Our Director Sir were also impressed by the work we did and appreciated it.

Tree Plantation

Date: 5 September 2014

Criteria of CAS – Service

Approximate time - 2 hours

Venue – D Y Patil International School, Nagpur

In today’s age everyone talks about saving nature and global warming. Many countries and NGOs have taken initiative for this purpose. Even multinational companies do CSR (Corporate social responsibility) activities. Our (school’s) neighbor Mahindra and Mahindra group does many activates to help the society. We get good encouragement and inspiration from them for our CAS’ service activities. Today they decided to do plantation. They called, we DP students for this activity. Planting always gives peace to mind. When we got there their representatives gave speech about protecting environment. Those were very inspirational words. First we planned the activity. The plan was they will dig the holes and we will plant the saplings and refill the holes. Each one of us planted 2-3 plants. This was a sensational activity. I am very much inspired from this experience. We engaged with issues of global importance.

Learning Basketball

Activity Started – 3 August 2014

Activity End – 31 August 2014

Approximate Time - 8 hour

Criteria of CAS – Action

Basketball is one of the world’s most popular sports. There are many fans of basketball all over the world.  So when my friend Kaustubh Murmare asked me whether I want to learn basketball? My answer was obviously yes. Who doesn't want to be a basketball player? This was a new challenge i undertook.

On the first day (3rd August) we planned the activities we will do in all of these days. Today he taught me rules & regulations, and how to play. The game is played in quarters of 12 minutes. There are five players in both the teams and the aim is to shoot the ball through a hoop. Players get 3 points if they shoot behind the 3 pointer line and 2 points if they shoot in the 3 pointer line area. The ball is advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking, running and passing it a team mate. It is a foul to run or walk without dribbling the ball or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling. Today I gave 2 hours for this activity.

On second day (10th August) we started with a run then stretching. Shooting is very important in basketball, so first thing we did was shooting practice. He told me to target the rectangular box on the backboard, and it really works if you hit the box the ball really goes into the hoop. Today we did also did practice of passing, dribbling and rebounding. We also played a match with a local team and we won. It feels great when you do hardwork and win. Today I gave 2 hours for this activity. I am developing new skills by this activity.

On the third day (17th August) we did stretching then we did dribbling practice. Kaustubh taught us running dribble and cross dribble. While dribbling the ball should below waist line. After that he taught us running shoot, In that you have to aim and shoot the basket while running. Then we did catching and shooting, Kaustubh threw the ball in the air we caught the ball and then did running shoot. Today I gave 2 hours for this activity.

On the fourth Day (31st August) Today we did warm-up, running and other exercises and then played a practice match with Kaustubh’s club members. Strategy is very important part in a game, so we discussed the strategy. We decide that in first quarter we will defensive then in second we will be offensive and third again defensive then again offensive in fourth quarter. I was given the position on 45 degree. I had to be offensive and defensive both. We took rest and then wished eachother luck for the match and thanked our couch.

By this activity I understood I have to work collaboratively with my teammates, and to make ethical decisions.

Hosting Independence Day event

Date: 15 August 2014

Criteria of CAS – Creativity

Approximate time - 6 hours

Venue – D Y Patil International School, Nagpur

“India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.” - Mark Twain

Independence Day was coming and like every year our school organize a big function. This day represent the sacrifices and movement India did to get independence from British. I gave my name for hosting the show, our CAS coordinator selected me and Urja Themaskar. This activity was a new challenge for me. Patriotism was in the air, everyone was working for the occasion. I and Urja planned the whole event, we made a list of events. Then we wrote the hosting material. I started memorizing everything because we had a practice the day after.

Independence Day: We started the event council members’ felicitation ceremony. I was made the head boy of our school. I lead the march-pass and then we took oath to follow the responsibility given to us.

I was very excited because hosting such big event is a huge responsibility. This was an opportunity for me to show my patriotism. I and Urja were very serious about this responsibility. I started by giving some information about the Day.

Independence Day, observed annually on 15, August, is a National Holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the British Empire on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an Independence Movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India, in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties, and the displacement of nearly 15 million people due to sectarian violence.

On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, who had become the first Prime Minister of India that day, raised the Indian national flag above the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi. On each subsequent Independence Day, the Prime Minister has raised the flag and given a speech.

The first performance was by PYP children. It was amazing and had a very good message in it.

Then Swar Nakhate gave speech in Hindi. It was a spectacular experience watching such small kid present some great thoughts with amazing language.

The next performance was by our CBSE kids. They sung some wonder patriotic songs.

Then MS and DP girls gave a beautiful dance performance.

Then our PYP kids sung patriotic songs.

The last one was a speech by Sakshi.

This was an extraordinary experience. I and Urja worked collaboratively for this activity.

Hiroshima day Assembly

Date: 8 August 2014

Criteria of CAS: Service

Approximate time: 2 hours

Venue: D Y Patil International School, Nagpur

“We are still living in the aftershock of Hiroshima, people are still the scars of history.” - Edward Bond

In August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history.

Our CAS coordinator gave us responsibility to present this to our school. We planned the whole event. I was given responsibility to explain how this occurred and how they did the bombing. Hiroshima was the primary target of the first nuclear bombing mission on August 6, with Kokura and Nagasaki as alternative targets. The 393d Bombardment Squadron B-29 Enola Gay, piloted by Tibbets, took off from North Field, Tinian, about six hours' flight time from Japan. The Enola Gay (named after Tibbets' mother) was accompanied by two other B-29s. The Great Artiste, commanded by Major Charles Sweeney, carried instrumentation, and a then-nameless aircraft later called Necessary Evil, commanded by Captain George Marquardt, served as the photography aircraft.

70,000–80,000 people, of whom 20,000 were soldiers, or around 30% of the population of Hiroshima, were killed by the blast and resultant firestorm,[133][134] and another 70,000 injured.

Over 90% of the doctors and 93% of the nurses in Hiroshima were killed or injured—most had been in the downtown area which received the greatest damage. The hospitals were destroyed or heavily damaged. Only one doctor, Terufumi Sasaki, remained on duty at the Red Cross Hospital. Nonetheless, by early afternoon, the police and volunteers had established evacuation centres at hospitals, schools and tram stations, and a morgue was established in the Asano library.

With all heart I tried to present it to the audience. I wanted them to feel and understand what the people of Hiroshima went through. We worked collaboratively to convey this message.