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Friday, August 04, 2006
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Community Living Camp: Report
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Submitted by the participants
The three-day Community Living Camp of the students of GCTE, Calicut, at Thunchan Paramba, Tirur, commenced on 6.9.2005. Dr. K. Ida Nancy, Principal, GCTE Kozhikode, inaugurated the camp. The inaugural function began at 10.45 am with a prayer by Sajna VK of English optional. Dr Raveendranath, Dr Krishnakumari, and Sri KP Hussain shared the dais and delivered complimentary speeches. The whole function as well as the camp was video documented by our teacher Sri C Praveen and was assisted by Mr. Ashraf KK (English), Mr. Binu Joseph(English) and Mr. Noushad(Arabic). At 11.05 am, the students were sent out to familiarize the location and thereby to learn through observation. This was followed by an outdoor discussion at 11.50 am where the varied impressions the camp members got on the serene Thunchan Paramba were communicated. The division of the students into three basic groups, the objective of which has to ensure the smooth conduct of the camp and to give the camp members a taste of living in a community, was done at 12.30 pm.
The three groups were
1. Saarika
Captain Mr. Abdul Kareem (English) Vice Captain Smt. Vaheeda P (English)
2. Narayam Captain Mr. Franklin ( Malayalam) Vice Captain Smt Neena Valiyathara (Malayalam)
3. Taaliyola
Captain Mr. Ismail (Malayalam) Vice captain Miss Greeshma (Social Science) All three groups were given three tasks Food distribution, Documentation, and Accommodation to be performed in turns. At 12.50 the optional groups were presented with their Field work topics:
* Social Science - An investigative study on the past and present of Nila
* Natural Science - A study of the species diversity on the banks of Nila
* Physical Science - The power consumption in houses around Tunchan Paramba
* Malayalam - Interview with C. Radhakrishnan, giving special emphasis to the influence of Nila on his works and on Malayalam literature in general
* Hindi - Preparation of a documentary film script on Tunchan Paramba
* Arabic - The influence of Arabic on the language of the people living in the coastal region.
* Mathematics - Geometry in the construction of houses on the banks of Nila
* Sanskrit - A study of the evolution and decline of the class dialect in and around Tirur.
* English - Attitude of the community around Tunchan Paramba towards learning English.
All the topics were carefully chosen with the objective of making possible an active interaction of the students with the community, to make them learn through direct observation and to develop in them the ability to plan, execute, analyse and conclude upon a specific task. The task presentation was followed by an optional – wise group discussion at 1.20. Lunch was served by Sarika group at 1.45 pm . After lunch, the group discussion was resumed at 2.30 pm. At 3.30 pm. The camp sprang into action with the workshop on Educational theatre conducted by Sri T. K Joshi and Sri K. S Vasudevan. It was a highly active and interactive session with the objective of developing the creative faculty of the future teachers. The session was suspended in between, for the “Interaction with a Psychologist.” Its objective was to clear the doubts of the camp members, there by giving them a firmer footing in child and educational psychology. Dr. T Sasidharan of the Dept. of Psychology, University of Calicut, engaged the camp members in a question answer session from 7.15 pm to 8.40 pm Supper was served at 8.40 pm. After supper, the workshop on Educational Theatre was resumed at 9.10 pm. The three basic groups split into two and gave a performance on the theme,“Water”. After each performance, there was an interactive session between the presenters and the audience. The workshop was wound up at 11.30 pm and the camp members went to sleep by 12 midnight.On day 2, (7.9.2005) the camp woke up at 5.30 From 6.10 to 6.55, Sri P Lakshmanan, assisted by Mr. Mohammed Ashraf ( English) provided yoga lessons to the camp members . After breakfast at 7.15 am the optional groups left for their respective field tasks by 8.15 am. By 1.00 pm all the optional groups returned after their field task. Then, lunch was served. From 2pm to 3 pm the camp members took to writing the Field report. There was a selected talent presentation from 3.00 to 3.20 pm which was followed by the Field Report presentation till 4.15 pm.The first report presented was of the English optional. After the presentation by Miss Anisha there was a lively discussion on the report. The necessary clarifications to the doubts expressed in the discussion were given by Sri C. Praveen, Mr. Mohamed Ashraf and Mr. Abdul Kareem, The report was summed up by Prof Abdul Rehman. After tea break the panel discussion on “Adhyapakante Janapaksham” was held from 4.40 to 6.50 pm. The objective of this session was to make the camp members realize the necessary social commitment of a teacher. Sri P Basheer introduced the topic and Sri Sathyanathan acted as the moderator. The major points of the debate identified were 1.Mundasseri Bill 2. Consequent security of the teacher 3. Absence of a scientific curriculum and 4. The passionate listening of the teacher to the students. Well renowned teachers, social figures, people from various walks of life and teacher trainees expressed their views in this heated discussion. By 7.00 pm the Press Release of the Community Living Camp was prepared and handed over by the team consisting of Mr.Martin George (Malayalam), Miss Radeena (Social Science), Miss Meera Baby ( English) and Mr. Sudhesh(Malayalam)At 7.10 pm Sri Aryadan Shaukat, the famous cine scriptwriter, inaugurated the solo drama by Smt Rathi Peruvatoor. At the function, the Malayalam poet Sri Alamcode Leela Krishnan released the “ Jwala News” which was received by Miss Reshmi A of Hindi optional. From 8.25 to 9.05pm, was presented the solo drama “Ekakini”. “ Ekakini” is the story of an isolate, Sarojini, who is a social outcaste. Abused by the society, she has become mentally deranged and at the end commits suicide to escape the jeering world. The drama was performed at the camp at the joint effort of GCTE Kozhikode and Jwala Film Society, Tirur. The objective of this undertaking was to give the camp members an idea of the possibilities of drama in education and propagation. From 9.05 to 9.35 pm was held a discussion on the solo drama. The camp members actively interacted with Smt. Rathi Peruyvattoor and expressed their opinions and suggestions. After supper, at 9.35 pm a camp fire was inaugurated by Dr. Indira. The first cultural item presented was an optional wise tribal dance. Then it was the turn of individuals including Sri Ramakrishnan, Dr. Indira, and Sri KP Hussain. The long enjoyable session was concluded at 12.05 am and the camp members went to sleep at 12.30 am. The wake up on the third day (8.9.2005) was again at 5.30 am. The yoga class followed from 6.30 to 7.30 am. The breakfast was served at 7.45 am and from 9.25 onwards the optional Field Report presentation was resumed. The Mathematics optional report was read first on the third day. Then it was the turn of Physical Science, followed by Sanskrit and Hindi. After each presentation, there were active interactive sessions where comments and clarifications were made, the session was suspended in between from 11.30 to 12.30 pm for a talk by Sri K P Ramanunni. As there was an unexpected vehicle strike on that day a few camp members had to leave early after lunch at 1.00 pm. Most of the remaining camp members then visited the Rescue Home, Pratheeksha Bhavan and Old Age Home at Tavanur, at 3.10 pm. The objective of this field trip was to promote direct experience and observation learning, and to familiarize with the seamy side of the community. The camp members had a friendly interaction with the inmates of these institutions. They returned to the camp at 6.10 pm and with a final volley of cultural activities, the camp was dispersed. To sum up, the camp was first of all a great experience. The approach and attitude of the people in and around Thunchan Paramba was very cordial. They will always be remembered with love. Though it was raining heavily all the time and there was an unexpected vehicle strike on the third day of the camp it could not dampen the spirit of the camp members. However, time management was a drawback. The workshop on Educational Theatre, for example was charted to, for three hours duration but it consumed not less than six hours. Other than that the camp as indeed a success. It was a miniature community with duties and rights assigned to every one and every one did his/ her best for the smooth working of the community. |
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posted by paatasaala
6:20 AM
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hai. vayikkan pattunnilla.pls change the font colour.
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is there any role for Mr.t k narayanan in this camp?
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hai. vayikkan pattunnilla.pls change the font colour.