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Art Room Programme by Artreach India
Art-making has an alchemical effect on the imagination. It awakens the senses and sharpens insights, teaching us to think in symbols, metaphors, and to de-code complexity, so we can perceive the world in new ways.
-Linda Naiman
Impressed by our children’s work at making mandalas in the ArtReach Workshop held in the month of October, artist Steve Downey (who led the workshop with children) planned to put the beautiful artefacts on display in the exhibition, Colours of India at Sanskriti Museum. The exhibition inaugurated on 5th November’17 extended till 11th November’17.
Art Festival by Artreach India (22nd Dec to 24th Dec’17)
Art Reach India at Bikaner House organised art festival in Delhi. The aim of the festival was to showcase and celebrate the art by children. Young people and women from marginalized communities across India attended the workshop to encourage the children and apppreciate their art. The 3-day festival included art exhibition & sale, art & craft workshops, film screening and some amazing performances.
Udayan Ghar children being part of their art room and the teaching fellowship programme had an exciting opportunity to visit and get involved in these activities. One of the major attractions of the festival was ‘Udayan Care booth’ led by the Ghar children where, they were exposed to opportunities of expressing emotions, gratitude, and kindness to the visitors.
Workshops - an interactive learning platform
Dr. Avtar Singh, Convener, USF Gurugram Chapter, conducted a workshop on “Careers” for class XIIth girls at Gurugram chapter. The workshop aimed to prepare them about the entrance exams like IIT JEE, NEET, NIFT, Military, Nursing exams and various options that they can choose from.
Mr. Rajnish Virmani & Ms. Neelam Virmani led a workshop on “Self Esteem” to help the girls realize their value and to not feel belittled by any negative remarks made by anyone, instead, suggested them to rebuke any such inferior thoughts and to retain faith in times of failure.
Workshop on Exam Preparedness by Saumya, Program Coordinator, helped the Shalinis to steam out the pressure and prepared for their exams with ease. She prepared the girls for exams and encouraged the importance of team building through interactive activities.
Shalinis at Aurangabad learned Communication skills from Mr. Sultan, who holds a certified Master Trainer Degree from Kinder Brothers International, USA. He has also been awarded various laurels under the training arena. During the session, Mr. Sultan explained our Shalinis the importance of Verbal and nonverbal communication and how they play an important role of being a good communicator.
Genpact Exposure Visit – an important session in hygiene and gynaecology
The Shalinis’ of Gurugram visited Genpact for an informative session clearing myths on menstrual and personal hygiene, and reproductive problems that was led by Dr. Manjusha Gogra Head of Medical Affairs for Northern Region, Apollo Life (an Apollo hospital initiative).
Dr. Shama, Head of the medical team of Genpact took a session briefing the girls about oral hygiene and explained the benefits of clean mouth and teeth.
The Delhi Shalinis participated in a session on personal grooming, etiquettes, and communication by Genpact team. They were explained these topics in engaging activities.
Industry Expert Session – An Induction to “English Bolo” programme
Udayan Care IT focuses to promote ‘Digital Learning’, as teaching with technology can deepen a student’s learning and thereby support instructional goals. Selecting the “best tech tools" while not losing sight of our goals, can itself be a challenge. Once identified, integrating those tools is again a huge task, albeit an eye-opening experience. However, we are continuously making efforts to find resources that could help us train our trainees and trainers to follow efficient digital learning.
Udayan Care is really thankful to Social Venture Partners (SVP) for providing their kind support to help us accomplish such goals successfully. With the help of SVP, we have received 14 licenses of "English Bolo" course, which is an online teaching tool that aids in improving English communication.
On 11th of December, 2017, we formally commenced the “English Bolo” program, and are thankful to "English Bolo" team for conducting the orientation program at our IT Centre, Rohini, that could upskill our trainers for the smooth running programme. Thereafter, the Project Coordinator took a 2-hour session with the pilot batch of 12 students for "English Bolo" in order to brief them about the program and to help them make the best of the opportunities. The framework of the self-learning module helps improve one’s communication skills and would help boost their confidence level. |
