One of the most exciting exercises to happen at the centre, for our children, was the mask making workshop. The senior students, were given a small training on making masks, from old newspapers, by cultural activist Jitendra Paswan. Jitendra is a former Sarpanch from Katihar and also Secretary of the JJSS. He is active withContinue reading “February, 2022 at the Jeevanshala”
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A Happy Begining – January, 2022
Post a small christmas celebration, we took a very short winter cum year end break. As we readied to reopen the centre, the covid scare was back and Bihar Government closed down Government schools. We decided that though we would not call the younger students, we would call the 5 senior group students and we,Continue reading “A Happy Begining – January, 2022”
Year End at the Jeevanshala, December, 2021
These two photos have a special meaning for us. Its been about eight months that boys and girls on the campus have been playing football together and then we heard that their would be a woman’s football match, in Araria itself. All children went with their Physical education TL (teacher learner), Biswajit and Abhimanyu. December,Continue reading “Year End at the Jeevanshala, December, 2021”
November, 2021 at the Jeevanshala
After the festive break in October, the Jeevanshala reconvened in November. The Teacher Learner (TL) team, was excited to try out all the beautiful things we had learned on our trip to Bhopal. Here is a glimpse of November. Another beautiful thing that happened at the JS in November, was a visit by Manoj, ShruthiContinue reading “November, 2021 at the Jeevanshala”
The October, 21 Holiday for the Jeevanshala
Though the centre officially, closed in the first week of October. The Teacher Learner (TL) Team, went to Bhopal for the first exposure visit. Please do browse below for a short photo update of October at the Jeevanshala. L-R : Discussion on Gandhi Jayanti, captured on the board cloud; Special Shramdan – Senior students makeContinue reading “The October, 21 Holiday for the Jeevanshala”
September, 2021 at the Jeevanshala
The idea that we all learn from each other is beautifully illustrated below, where students help each other learn the making of brooms from palm frond. A skill only a few teacher learners (TL) have. Our children are fascinated with colours, for them a cat on paper is not the usual boring browns, whites, butContinue reading “September, 2021 at the Jeevanshala”
August, 2021 at the Jeevanshala
CONSTITUTION WORKSHOP – Holding up constitutional values
The values thus engaged with were Justice/ Nyay, Equality/Samanata, democratic republic/loktantratmak gantantra, freedom/swatantrata, fraternity/ bandhutva, Socialist/ samajvad, Sovereignty/ Sampoorna Prabhutva Sampann and Secularism/ Panthanirpeksha/Dharmanirpeksha.
Stories from the centre 2018-21
The children from the centre carry many stories of their own. Each with their aspirations of growth and change. We are now running a campaign to raise funds for their education. If you’d like to contribute, fund this campaign – https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-mosamat-budhiya-shiksha-nirman-sangathan# “I have 3 sisters and one brother, and my parents work as laborerers inContinue reading “Stories from the centre 2018-21”
