CREATING FIRST NEWSLETTER OF DY PATIL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL , NAGPUR

Our first activity of CAS was Newsletter .Through Newsletter; we wanted to spread awareness about, what is happening in school, views of teachers and students. We were successful in creating newsletter by the help of every student and guidance of our supervisor. Each student had their own duties, which they fulfilled as per requirement. Being an interviewer, I felt questions should be given a day before of interview as this provides teachers time to answer questions more efficiently. While taking interview, I came to know about views of headmaster and other DP teachers. It gave an idea what exactly teachers felt about school. Basically I took the interview David Udry, who is our headmaster and Anil kashyap, who teaches us TOk. This duty gave me chance to express and handle the responsibilities. This interview has been great help in a way to act as a professional interviewer in future. Through Newsletter, awareness has been created not only among students and teachers but also among outsiders

HELPING IN VIVEKANAND HOSPITAL TO PREGNANT WOMEN

For the service work in the hospital, I was placed in the maternity ward, where pregnant or women with new born babies were taken care of. This was the first time that I was meeting all these women under such conditions, so it was very essential to first talk to them.

I circulated among them and talked to almost every patient in Marathi although my command over the language was poor. Still I felt that by I was talking in Marathi, I could bond with them much more as they started seeing me as their friend or well-wisher. I liked the way they responded to me .I helped one woman in having cough syrup and water. Basically I started looking after the baby and let the woman sleep very well.

I also learned lot many things like how woman feel after pregnancy and how their relatives respond, what is their mental status after delivering the baby. I learned how people who do not belong to very rich family cope up during such occasions and how to behave with them in order to make them feel good.

CANDLE MAKING IN SCHOOL

Candle making is a new activity that I have learned. This activity involved everyone and has given the chance to work all together. Work was almost divided but everybody made their own candle. Actually this activity has cleared my doubt about boiling of wax as I was thinking to directly boil wax in water but as I did activity I realized that double boiling is required for melting wax. It was little risky as this was supposed to be done on burner but we all enjoyed it. Then we poured this melted wax along with the string in greased containers and kept for solidification. This activity was successful as it was solidified properly within proper shape and can be sold out to people in good price. Since we are intending to sell these candles to people, the money which will be collected will be given in charity for needy people so this will again help people to have food, clothes. I have learned that when work is done collaborate it becomes easy and enjoyable and it also gives us chance to know each others capabilities

COLLECTION OF CLOTHES FOR NEEDY PEOPLE

Wockhardt Hospital has been collecting woolen clothes for poor people to save themselves from this winter. So I have collected the clothes from the school and my neighbors and handed to marketing manager of hospital who will further take this collection to poor people. I announced in the school that I am making collection of clothes so kindly bring it; I went around the school and made students write in their diary about collections of clothes, so that they can show this to their parents and their parents contribute efficiently. This activity took me around five days as I was trying to have good collection of clothes. So I collected around fifty clothes .This activity has helped people who lack in having woolen clothes and I have seen that people do not contribute efficiently so it is very hard to make them understand the need of these people. Although I would appreciate the contribution from Rani, who is student of MYP has contributed in large number and I wish I would have got some more students like her. This activity was done only by me under the guidance of supervisor and marketing manager of Wockhardt Hospital

Reflection on visit to oldage home

This time, I worked collaboratively with Abhilash. Initially, we interacted with old men. We narrated them the story and showed few pictures. These old men were very much happy to see us with them. They were very comfortable to interact with us, they told us that they do enjoy be with us and they do want us to come every time to meet them.


Then after meeting with these people, we went to meet old women. There was one woman, who was constantly asking me to be with her. We all sat together and had conversation about the movie,' dhobi ghat'. This movie tells us a lot the city Mumbai.

The learning outcome is that I become of my skill of interaction with this old handicapped people. I took a new challenge, which gave me chance to acquire the knowledge about the emotions and situations that these old people go through. The ethical implication involved in this activity is that, this activity has given chance to help people, who really require happiness. I have tried them to tell good and current scenario through songs, stories and news.

WORKED AS A CO-ORDINATER IN WOCKHATHON, ORGANISED BY WOCKHARDT HOSPITAL

Walkathon was a walk to promote healthy living, This event took place in Kasturchand park on 29thNovember 2009, So my work was to help people in doing registration and ensuring that they walk properly in line.

Before the walk has started, I distributed water bottles and T-shirts to all the participants. I ensured everyone gets the chance to fill the forms for registration even advised people for not throwing things while walking or inside the park.

As participants were back from walk, they were hungry so I was providing them with food by giving packet of snacks to each participant. This activity has given me real task as its not easy to attend everybody at a time as lot of patience is also required as every person react in different manner but I would like to that marketing manger of hospital who allowed me to work with them. I have learned that people are conscious about their health and they love to take part in such events.

The learning outcome is that I bcome aware about my skill of handling and coordinating the event. I learned how to take initiative and work collabaratively with the other members of the event. The ethical implication involved in this activity is that people came to know the importance of walking. They understood that walking is very necessary to get rid of health- related problems.

REFLECTION ON TEACHING STUDENTS OF ASHRAM

This time, My classmates and I were accompanied by our Hindi teacher,Miss. Vijayalaxmi Kanate. As I have already decided to proceed with the same profit and loss lesson, I gave them the brief explanation on what I taught them last time and then I taught them the next topic about how to deal with word problems.

Initially, I told them to read question twice and understand the key words used in the question such as selling price, cost price, per kilogram and amount of profit or loss and also what the question is asking. I told them to write the information, which is given in the question first and then start solving.

     There were questions in their textbooks, which were simple and direct such as cost price and selling price were given and one was supposed to find loss or profit. But still, understanding question is big deal as my students were finding little difficulty to understand and write in the proper format. So I dictated them the requirement and method according to question. I wrote in their notebook the format also so that they can refer to it while solving the questions.

   Then after solving few questions, I taught them a Hindi lesson about ‘Happy Family’. And then I gave them some questions based on it.

This time, their response was better than last time and I felt now they were much comfortable with the profit and loss lesson.

I learned that practice and understanding are two major issues while dealing with questions. Since, this profit and loss unit is large, I will continue with it for next time also.

REFLECTION ON TEACHING STUDENTS OF ASHRAM

This time, my classmates and I were accompanied by our IB coordinator, Mr. Shiv Santosh Jha. This time, I had planned to proceed with the same lesson on profit and loss but as one of my students went to his place, I could not continue with it.

So I taught the other student Hindi grammar such as types of noun, pronoun and adjectives. Basically I taught him the way of identifying the noun, pronoun and adjectives with its type in a sentence. First I asked him, what is noun, pronoun and adjectives. He answered correctly for noun but he was confused about how to explain the difference between pronoun and nouns. He was even confused about exactly is adjectives.

So I felt that I should start with basic explanation of noun, pronoun and adjectives and then I should teach him the types of it.

Then I explained him with examples such as I told him that if I use his name in a sentence such as Sandeep is going to a park then ‘Sandeep’ is a noun and If I say the same sentence such as he is going to a park then that ‘ he ‘is a pronoun. Similarly I explained him the adjectives with an example of sandeep is walking slowly so ‘slowly’ is an adjectives. Then after this, I proceeded for types of it and taught him the types with examples.
I feel Sandeep is always eager to learn new things and he enjoys learning. Whatever I teach him, he always gives his response to it. This time also after explanation, I gave him sentence for identification of noun, pronoun and adjectives. So he was able to identify all of them. So I liked it.

I learned that one should teach or learn basic meanings first and then move to types or else learning and teaching of types becomes difficult.

REFLECTION ON TEACHING STUDENTS OF ASHRAM

 This time, my classmates and I were accompanied by our TOK sir, mr. Anil Kashyap. As I had already planned to teach a math lesson on profit and loss.  When I went there, I introduced the lesson to my students with real life examples. I explained them, when and how we earn profit or loss. I gave them the examples such as purchase of chocolates or any commodity at rupees twenty and selling it at rupees thirty will give us profit and selling of that chocolate or commodity at a price less than rupees twenty will give us loss.

      Even I made them understand through their own examples such as they went to purchase bags and clothes  at a particular price and then sold it at a price higher than cost price will make them earn profit and vice versa. Then I gave them some short question to solve and fill in the blanks, which both of them solved properly.

     The outcomes were that they were able to understand the meaning of profit and loss. Although they were facing problem in using formula, while solving the questions, but I explained them and made the formula easy, but I felt that there is a need of lot of practice. So I decided to proceed with the same topic for next time also.

     To keep their interest high in studies, I drew some pictures in their notebook and made them to write a story or a short paragraph on it.  This made them a little happy and they enjoyed in telling verbally then writing but I made them write and told them my own point of view about the pictures. This gave them different perspective of thinking.

        I felt that one of my students, Bhushan is too moody. He does not like to learn or write more. He is much interested in art. So I always need to make him understand the importance of studies. Sometimes, I do get frustrated as he does not try to understand even after explaining with different examples. But then I feel I should teach him best so I keep on trying to teach him.

   Now, I even realize how my teachers feel, if their student does not learn or respond them properly. But again, I am learning to deal with situations so I keep myself patient like my teachers and keep on trying to do best.

The learning outcome involved in this activity is that I took new challange to teach these students. I have commited that I will teachthem roperly and with sincerity. I became aware about the strength that I have ability to teach students with different examples and methods.

REFLECTION ON TEACHING STUDENTS OF ASHRAM

As all DP students have taken initiative to teach students. Therefore it has become our responsibility to do it in a continued and proper manner. To ensure this, I have planned to teach origami craft work and math lessons till next week.

This time I taught them, the method of simplifying ratios and divisibility test. Initially it was very difficult as they were not so thorough with their tables and were unable to reduce greater number into smaller number.

To go through this obstacle, I explained the method of reducing number based on their divisibility test. For example how to reduce number 63 into smaller number such as 21.I told them that one need to check that in which table that particular number falls or is divisible by it.

Although I explained them but they were still having problems in solving questions but then I made them solve many questions to enhance their confidence level.After solving few questions based on simplifying ratios, I taught them craft work, which they further pasted on the large chart paper and stuck on the wall.

I felt that teaching the concept of simplifying ratio along with divisibility test is not so easy as I need to repeat the procedure again and again, even I have solved more than eight times to make them understand. Although simplifying the ratios is easy but as they were new to this concept and they were weak in their tables, they were finding it difficult.

I learned that the concepts, which are new to the students, require lot of explanation using different examples. But at the same time, Basics things need to be cleared such as tables.

But I feel, it’s my duty to make concepts easy to them, so I will continue to teach them with different, easy and appropriate method.

The learning outcome is that I become aware about the work of a teacher and how a teacher deals with  the problems of  students. I particulary developed a skill of taking challenge,which benefiits other people. Through this activity , I have been able to enhance the learning skill of students also. Education is a important global issue. Education helps the country to develop. Therefore through this activity the students will be having wide  knowledge.