Week 2 @ School

 25/09/2023

Those who were on tour came back and got to interact with them. I had a class in the 5th period. But another teacher needed to switch her class with me. So I took my class in the 3rd period. It was a dry day and in the afternoon, the teachers and students jointly observed the dry day by engaging in cleaning activities. Since the Youth Festival was about to begin the next day, we were appointed as judges. 

I also came to know that there are a few students in the school, who come from an orphanage and also realized that the school promotes inclusive education by including students who have disabilities like Down syndrome and others.

 26/09/2023

Archana from class 8

Reached school early in the morning. Since it was the Youth Festival, students were dressed in colour and they were in a different mood from the regular working days. The youth festival was inaugurated by Manoj Suni, a theatre artist. I was the judge of English Elocution and Mappilappattu. Archana from class 8 whom I mentored received first prize in Poetry Recitation. The students who usually remain inattentive in class were so active and vibrant in the youth festival. So it is better to promote extra-curricular activities by providing them ample time and training.

27/09/2023

The Youth Festival events continued on the 27th. The day was mostly reserved for dance items. Although it was a school-level competition, the students were all dressed up in costumes for various items like Thiruvathira, Oppana and so on. One thing I liked the most is that, even if there was only a single student participating in an event, the school provided them an opportunity to perform it instead of declaring them as winners.

29/09/2023

It was a rainy day. I had class in the first period. There were only a few students in the class. I had to take a class in the third period since a teacher was on leave. There was a small issue in the class regarding students' approach to me and I was not able to take a proper class. 

30/09/2023

The students were mostly indifferent. Got to inform them that we were leaving for college for a month. I think that I could have collected feedback to make necessary improvements.

Picture Gallery 

Youth Festival

Dry Day