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During the July-August 2017 programme The main features of the programme
two workshops were held in already were the following
selected schools . It was conducted for • Consultation with the stakeholders
Standard 8 students involving activity- to identify the area of the curriculum, and
based learning to teach statistics, based the grade level
on one of the chapters of the mathematics • A close link to the taught
textbook. The two intervening social curriculum, which helped to develop
aspects covered were gender and waste buy-in from teachers and parents and
management with expected visible effective utilization of learning hours
changes in the behaviours. • Well-designed activities which
Based on the success of the workshops involved student participation in collecting
(as rated by the students and teachers), and analyzing information and learner
it was repeated in 3 other schools in centered activities to feel individually
January-February 2018 (Beema Mahin valued, accepted and challenged
Memorial Higher Secondary School • Attention to individual students
(Beemapally), MKLM HSS Kannanalloor and peer learning through work in groups
and St. Thomas HS Amboori. Again, the • Competent resource persons
response was judged as very positive, combined with young volunteers from
based on feedback provided through the young journalist’s club at VMFT.
evaluation tools. The content and The overall objective of the current
duration of interactions were increased programme is to bring about a desirable
for the academic year 2018-19 after change in attitudes towards independent
the consultation with the stakeholders learning and understanding/solving
like headmaster/mistress of schools, problems in society amongst young
PTA members, educationists etc. It was people in selected schools.
decided to conduct a 40-hour programme.
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