| Week 27 | June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Dear All, There are many volunteers in Aashayein Foundation who walk that extra mile in making a difference to the lives of many children. Their insights, ideas and valuable suggestions not only contribute to the success of the projects, but also motivate others involved. In an attempt to introduce such volunteers to you'll, we have added a new section to the weekly mailer - Volunteer Speak! Announcements for this week:
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| Week 4 | Shikshana Abhiyana | Saturday 3rd July 2010: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shikshana Abhiyana is an attempt to bridge the gap in the quality of education between Government/Government aided schools and Private schools by training students in English Grammar & Communication Skills and teachers in Computer Skills. Schools under Shikshana Abhiyana :
If you would like to volunteer for Shikshana Abhiyana, please write to info@aashayeinfoundation.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bachche Mann Ke Sachche is an attempt to provide educational opportunities to the underprivileged children by enrolling them into Govt/Govt aided schools and ensuring their education untill standard 10th. This week's activity: Area - Jayanagar:
Area - Shivajinagar:
Area - Whitefield:
Area - NGV, Kormangala:
Interested volunteers can join at the below venues:
If you would like to volunteer for BMKS, please write to info@aashayeinfoundation.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 27 | Breakfast Serving | Sunday 4th July 2010: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Jyothi Seva Society aims at helping the visually challenge. Education, Boarding and all possible care are provided free of cost to all blind children. Jyothi Seva admits visually challenged children from age 3 upwards and caters to students from Standards I to VII. Older children receive inclusive education at a neighboring High school. More Info at: http://www.possibilitiesunlimited.in/popup/?wp_id=241
If you like to volunteer for serving breakfast, sponsor a Sunday's Breakfast on any occasion, be part of the Sunday Breakfast Activity team of your zone write to us at breakfastserving@aashayeinfoundation.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valsala Rajan teaches English grammar and Communication skills to 7th standard students at Al-Ameen school, Shivajinagar. She's a Post Graduate in English Literature and a Diploma holder in Broadcast and Media Journalism. She started her career with the Public Banking sector, but resigned to focus on Language and Communication instead. She also did a stint with the Newspaper in Education (NIE) Program, before she joined as a General Manager of a start-up e-Learning company. Currently she is freelancing, which includes advisory roles, research and writing and providing consultation. For more Info about Valsala: http://in.linkedin.com/pub/valsala-rajan/12/632/99a Valsala has demonstrated regularity and a very high level of committment in activities at Al-Ameen school. She has excellent ideas and insights to share in meetings and has been instrumental in formulation of the 2010 SA content document and in the success of SA at Al-Ameen school. Excerpts from Aashayein Foundation's Interview with Valsala. AF: How did you get into teaching at Al-Ameen school? Valsala: I had always wanted to teach. I got to know about Aashayein Foundation through one of Times's Teach AF: How was it getting started? Valsala: Chaotic (laughs)! It was really difficult to manage the class in the beginning. Dicipline was our biggest concern. AF: How did you handle students of varying levels of know-how? Valsala: Initially, the below average students were grouped and coached seperately in the same class. But they would get easily distracted by the parallel class. So, we grouped above and below average students of 6th and 7th standard into two seperate groups - Red and Yellow. This way, the students never realised that they were divided based on their know-how. AF: Were you able to see considerable improvement in the class after this exercise? Valsala: It was certainly easy to manage the class. Improvement was seen in both classes in terms of language as well as behaviour. There was also a considerable improvement in the confidence level of the students, as the classes progressed. AF: What's new this year? Valsala: I have considered the suggestion provided by one of the guest teachers during the SA workshop and have divided the students into groups, each group consisting of students of varying levels of know-how. The intention is to encourage peer learning, which is said to be very effective. AF: Who is your role model? Valsala: Hmm! I am too old to have one! (laughs). As a kid, I admired Abrahim Lincoln. On a second thought, I actually admire anyone who has risen above difficult circumstances or hardship of any sort - financial, emotional, social, physical, familial. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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