Primary Teachers-training to the children (Class III-IV):

On 13^th July, 2011 we visited the Pratap Pur Free Primary School at Durgapur. We were invited by a local NGO, Srreoshi. Srreoshi was the technical partner of Durgapur Alloy Steel Plant and was responsible to implement its CSR projects. Pratappur which was very close to that steel plant was one of the project villages of that CSR project and they were trying to make this village as a model village. One of their main objectives was to develop Pratappur FP schools and made it as a model institution in that locality.   

            After returning Swanirvar, we send them a feedback observation report. We wrote that – the school was lack of teaching learning materials (TLMs), there was no group activity and proper classroom management. But the positive aspect was that the teachers were very enthusiastic to learn and introduce new ideas. We told them to take subject wise trainings from us. They accepted our recommendations and requested us to make a training syllabus for the senior students (class _III & IV) along with the teacher’s trainings.

            Phase _I training from the teachers was held on 30-31 August, 2011. This training was on Bengali and Mathematics for the students of class –I and II. There was a session on TLM development and its use in the class room.  

            On 20-21^st October, 2011 we went to Durgapur for giving trainings to the Sr. students. They were given trainings on – Bengali, Mathematics and Art & Craft. They were divided into three groups. Three of our trainers given trainings to these three groups in different class rooms.  Details were given below:

   Gr-A   Class-III   Students-24:

Math: Fraction –concept, Counting – 1-24 Odd, even, gapping counting, Group formation: circle, half circle, Row, small group big group

·         Science: Primary and secondary colour

·         Language: Big words to Small words, Chkra Chart, word making from last letter, sentence making

from chakra chart, pictures and slip cards

·         Song and rhymes

Gr-B Class-IV Students-22

·         Math: Activity based TLM works for Addition and Subtractions , Game on math

·         Language: sentence making as above, sence expansion

·         Song and rhymes

·         Memory games

·         Kulartom( Kathi dance)

Gr- C  Classes: III  and IV   students-25

·         Meditation with a song

·         Origami: chain making, Circle shape with Varity  designs ,Fruits shapes, X-mass tree, Flower-vase, aroplane

·         Friendship  Programe: 12 children actively participated and made 10 letters about themselves with lovely pictures drawing on it. These letters already sent to  England for friendship program.

On 21^st Oct, 2011, all the students shared and presented some activities, action rhymes and kathi dance at the end of the training. The management staffs of Alloy steel plant, Srreoshi officials, and Local school teachers were also present.

Remarks

·         Students were energetic, helpful and actively participated in that refresher course.

·         Students had many doubts in their studies; they need such exposure so that they could share their realizations and doubts with others and got new ideas.

·         Some of them obsessed to gender issue but they got focus.

·         We found that some of the students who were not so good in academics but found very innovative in sense of leadership, drawing, singing and hand held activities.

Output:

·         This is new concept to us we are also looking for its outcome.

·         After getting the ideas on school friendship, the students of Pratappur FP have started friendship with a primary School of United Kingdom.

We are planning to introduce such refresher session in our primary schools from the next academic calendar.

Reported by:

Prosanto Mondal

Swanirvar