January is terribly cold, but the day has broad sunshine, which makes it all very pleasant and all TLs tend to have classes in the outdoors, as you can see below …
The winter sun, coming through the tall trees, was a special pleasure we had in the past, as we did many learning sessions in the jungle vibhag (Forest Department land), but then in 2023, a rail line was built in this land, and very little of the forest is now left. We dealt with the illeffects of ‘development’ first hand, as we lost the grassland, the large trees and the birds and small animals that were in the jungle. We now have a ‘man-made’ hillock with a train line.
As always science in the jeevanshala, works on the moto “doing is learning”, children of different groupings made their own measuring jars and did magnet experiments as part of their science learning class.
3rd January was marked as Savitri Bai Phule’s birth anniversary, usually the Jeevanshala is closed on this day due to severe cold, but somehow this year we were still open and so the children did a little celebration. We talked about Savitri Bai, the first woman teacher who opened the road for girls education.
This month also saw an unusual visitor, political analyst Yogendra Yadav and advocate Avik Saha. They talked about their childhood and education and how it opened new doors for them. The children enjoyed their interaction with them, and like with meeting all other visitors engaged with them very inquisitively, asking questions and being patient with the answers.
Mosamat Budhiya Shiksha Nirman Sangathan 