By Roxainne Santamaria | Project Executive
LIFE SKILL TRAINING FOR 450 CHILDREN FOR A YEAR ACTIVITY: Up to 29th OCTOBER 2019.
1. LIFE SKILL TRAINING:
Create Foundation utilized the funds received to start Speech and Drama classes in 7 NGOs in Mumbai reaching out to approximately 335 students from marginalized backgrounds to impart soft skill training. The Syllabus for the children was specially curated after careful consideration of their requirements and after conducting a field study through which we realized attention was required in areas like speech, communication, self-confidence, grooming and much more.
CREATE Foundation has also started a singing program for a visually challenged NGO and dance classes for an NGO with children having hearing impediment, the children excitedly looked forward to the sessions.
The goals of these activities are to build personality, confidence, interactive skills through our Speech & Drama class some of the topics covered in the classes were:
- Speech exercises
- Enunciation
- Vowels
- Pronunciation
- Age-appropriate poems
- Correct pronunciation of English words.
Using the medium of the creative arts, the children participated in role-play in situations that they can relate to like at the market or at the fair, acting in an ensemble, theatre games like “Continue the story”, “Form shapes with your bodies” etc bringing out the ‘actor’ in them.
Through our Dance & Singing class, we help with social interaction, voice modulation, teamwork, creative thinking, memorization, etc.
Please note: Not all NGOs allow photography/ videography during class, resulting in us not having pictures of sessions at a few NGOs.
For our life skills & grooming classes for young adults aged 16 and upwards we designed a curriculum that will help the students land better jobs. Through our grooming sessions, we help develop many skills namely interview etiquette, basic greeting, communication, interpersonal & social skills.
Skill included in grooming are as follows:
3. Theatrical shows:
Raëll Padamsee’s ACE (Academy for Creative Expression) along with The CREATE Foundation (Children’s Research in Education Arts & Theatre Endowment) also produced and conceptualised a mega production ‘ My fair Lady’ which had an integrated cast of over 150 actors, dancers and singers comprising of adults & children from mainstream schools and NGOs like:
My Fair Lady was a High-End Production on an International Scale, showcasing the finest performing art forms with elaborate sets and props and the best technical expertise, that gave the children an opportunity to showcase their talents on stage on one of the biggest theatres in the country. Premiered at The National Centre Of Performing Arts, Mumbai in July 2019.
In an another production ‘Best of Broadway & Beyond’ children from The Salaam Bombay Foundation & The Victoria Memorial School for the Blind joined our cast during the performance of the song ‘Hakuna Matata’ from The Disney musical ‘The Lion king’
4. CREATE TROPHY:
The 9th CREATE Trophy for Artistic Excellence was held on the 20th of October 2019 at The Sophia Bhabha Auditorium in Mumbai.
The theme for this year was ‘THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE CYBER’ and the children had put together creative performances using acting, singing, dancing and mime with the help of costumes and props.
There were only 8 finalists who were shortlisted from 20 different NGOs such as The Seva Sadan Society, ADAPT (formerly the spastics society of India), The Salaam Bombay Foundation and so many more across Mumbai to compete for the coveted trophy- The Create Trophy for Artistic Excellence.
Each finalist was given Gift vouchers from Amazon and food boxes from a 5 star hotel as well as coolers were given to each NGO.
The winners were:
Abled Category
The Seva Sadan Society
Differently abled category
Hellen Keller Institute for the deaf and the deafblind
The Maharashtra Dyslexia Association.
1st Runners up
Abled Category
The Salaam Bombay Foundation, Mahim
Differently abled category
The Victoria Memorial School for the blind
The Society for Education of the Crippled
2nd Runners up
Abled Category
The Salaam Bombay Foundation, Prabhadevi
Differently abled category
ADAPT (formerly the spastics society of India)
Muktangan
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