Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra - ( Formal School)

 THE SETU FOUNDATION    Activity Report    2011- 2012

Earth Day   For the Earth Day on 22nd April, we at SSJK Nithari spent the entire week for the preparation of the same like making paper bags (discouraging the use of plastic bags), planting small plants by students of different classes, decorating the school and the classes with slogans and posters ,showing them movies etc.  

Each program was enthusiastically done and enjoyed by the students, as OUR main focus was to empower our students with the message......
"REUSE THE PAST,RECYCLE THE PRESENT,SAVE THE FUTURE".

TWO WEEKS SUMMER WORKSHOP  Venue- SETU Shiksha Jyoti Kendra, Nithari Village; Noida  Period – 10 May 2011 to 28th May 2011 ,  Participants – 230 underprivileged children from the age group of 6 to 14 years -      130 children from organising school SETU , and 100 from outside schools.

 Objectives: The objective behind the workshop was personality and skill development of the children in a fun filled environment. It was an initiative to bring out their latent creativity and hidden talents with the help of teachers and volunteers. The purpose was to improve the learning and speaking skills of the children through various communication methods like poetry recital, story telling , improving speaking and writing skills in English. Teaching them various arts and crafts like Calligraphy work, drawing & Sketching , making paper bags and puppets to name a few.

Every week had a different theme to work on, the 1st week was personality development through reading , writing , speaking . Writing small skits and enacting them. This helped in breaking inhibitions, learning to work as a team and bringing out leadership qualities in the children . Each student participated with so much vigour and enthusiasm that it succeeded in  even drawing out the  meek and introvert children from their shells.

 The 2nd week was dedicated to skill development. With the help of arts and crafts teachers from participating schools , the children learnt to make poster and cards, slogan making . There was a painting competition held in one of the days and it gave the children an opportunity to showcase their dreams and aspirations through their paintings. But it was the puppet making workshop taught by our own teachers ,that won all the children over hands down, exploring  the  magic that occurred as they created their  own puppet friends, and then made them come alive... right in their own hands.

The last week was kept for various competitions , like debate, quiz , best out of waste, collage making etc. Not only were the best performers awarded  prizes  but each and every participant was given a gift token for participation and a certificate.

At the end of the workshop, it was a real sense of achievement to see their increased level of confidence. Their silent appreciations said it all, GIVEN A CHANCE WE TOO CAN SUCCEED, this was the message written on their faces and smiles. Thank you Bhavna , Prabhakant and DS Group / Stella and Pepsico  for your support to have made it possible for us , to bring smiles on 230 faces.

Dell Volunteer Visits  On 16th July’2011,DELL volunteers had sponsored an activity at the school (SSJK Nithari). Around 20 volunteers had visited the school to conduct educational activities.  The school was divided in two groups-

1.Junior (Class Nursery to Class 3rd),and their activity was Painting competition.

2.Senior (Class 4th to Class 7th) and their activity was English Handwriting competition.

 The winners were awarded prizes and snacks were distributed snacks to all the children. All of us enjoyed the show which ended with a dance performance on our theme song, Dil hai chota sa……

JODO GYAN -  On 23rd July'2011, a workshop  "JODO GYAN" held for teachers. All the teachers of SETU, Nithari, Salarpur and Alibardipur had participated. Teachers from other schools like Om Foundation and Apna Ghar had also participated .

 The workshop was based on activity learning and how to involve students to think more. It was  more of mathematical concepts which involved the identification of appropriate contexts from which children could start their journey to learn new ways of thinking and reasoning.

 The workshop was really useful for the teachers as they highlighted that teachers needed to  be supported to create new meanings and cultures in the classroom to make learning enjoyable.

 Eye Checkup Camp  A one day eye camp was organized by Setu Foundation in Nithari on 6th of August 2011. More than 100 kids attended the camp and were examined for various eye ailments by Dr Anindya Chakravarti who especially came from Tirupati Eye Center for this camp and he was assisted by Vipin Paswan. These ophthalmologists conducted the eye-camp free of cost for the kids.

Film Leadership Workshop  Eight of our students along with the Principal and our English teacher visited  PVR, Saket for an event organised by PVR Nest, along with CINE ART. This was an introduction to the "Film Leadership" Workshop project for Design for Change 2011.
The  PVR team headed by Sarika Negi facilitated the program and after a brief introduction of design for change by Ms. Nandini Sood, some interesting theme oriented  films of 2010, made by the young students of different schools, were screened. Setu was one of the 23 schools shorted listed from 3000 schools across NCR to participate in a fill making workshop.  

Setu has embarked on the Mission to Keep the Environment around its school Clean and Green.

Volunteering by Cambridge School Children On 11th Aug’2011,students of Cambridge School Noida visited our school, SSJK Nithari. It was an educational and an interactive visit. Since the theme for the month was “Books”, students had prepared and shared the importance of books in their life. Both the school students had prepared their own views on books in the form of of poems, speeches etc. The school children also exchanged gifts with each other like story books ,book marks etc. It was an exciting and innovative session for the school students.

Independence Day Celebrations  Every year, August 15 is celebrated as the Independence Day in India. This national festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the country. The Independence Day of any country is a moment of pride and glory. On this special occasion, rich tributes are paid to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives and fought to free their motherland. 

Thus this year again we celebrated Independence Day with great fun and prestige at all the SSJKs, at  Nithari, Salarpur and Alibardipur. The national flag was hoisted by our Chairman followed by the national anthem at Nithari which was followed by a cultural show by the children and the teachers. Cultural shows were also organized at Salarpur and Alibardipur. The event ended with the distribution of refreshment and gifts to all the students.

 Inter- School Drawing Competition at OM Foundation - Setu Bags majority prizes  At OM Foundation School, the students from three different NGO run Schools of Noida showed the power of Creativity and Imagination. Excellent display of sketch and colors on various environmental based issues were witnessed.  The event was Inter School Drawing Competition, an initiative of OM Foundation under Green Awareness Program. Almost one hundred students participated from four different schools Nai Disha, Setu Foundation, SOF School and OM Foundation School. The students were divided into two age groups. The first group is from 8-12 years and the second group is from 13-16 years. “Nature” was the topic given to the junior group and for the senior group it was Global Warming, Pollution, Deforestation, Climate Change and The Future of Rivers. Overall, six best paintings were awarded from each group. The children from Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra Nithari won 5 of the 12 prizes awarded at the Competition.

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