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The Island of Emotions!!! (Lesson 3)

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  The Island of Emotions!!! “Almost everyone will make a good first impression. But only a few will make a good lasting impression”. The class was all about emotions…The lockdown has forced us to put a lock and key on our emotions. The class gave the students an opportunity to express themselves more. That too in a language they are familiar with. The language of emojis made the class fun and interesting to them. They were able to assimilate the language of emotions very easily without much time. The participation of the students made the class worthwhile and more effective. Everyone attempts their best to create the best first impression. To continue the trend is what matters. Then only it will be meaningful for the students and the teacher alike. My intention is to strive for that. Emotions...Emotions...Emotions... Highlights Hand-drawn pictures Hand-drawn pictures Pictures have a language of their own. Using hand-drawn pictures convey the concept to the students in an ...

The blue bluebird blinks… (Lesson 2)

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  The blue bluebird blinks… “Where flowers bloom so does hope” -   Lady Bird Johnson                                                                                                                                        The Nightingale and her Nest The second day of the online school internship on 28.01.2021 (Thursday) gave me much to hope for.   It was actually a trial day where we tested the waters to find out the best possible action and strategy to proceed further. We wanted to study our children, learn more about them, about their aptitudes and learning habits so...

Be a Patriot…..

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  Be a Patriot…..   A brief report on the Republic Day Celebrations organized for the students of standard VIII C (Batch 2) on 26. 01.2021 (Tuesday)  "A man is a patriot if his heart beats true to his country". - Charles Jefferson Poster of the Event The love towards our nation and our fellow beings is a feeling one should experience. It is not something to be born with. It has to be experienced and nurtured in the heart and minds of every child in the country. It’s all about knowing our roots, the sacrifices our predecessors endured to give us freedom. It’s about proclaiming allegiance to the country and the people in it. The celebration of Republic Day or Independence Day offers us a unique opportunity to instill in the heart of the students the art of love and respect towards each other and towards their country. It’s vital that such feelings be imparted from childhood onwards. And that’s why upon the instruction of our teacher we decided to organize a small repu...

പൂക്കുന്നിതാമുല്ല,പൂക്കുന്നിലഞ്ഞി പൂക്കുന്നു തേന്മാവു, പൂക്കുന്നശോകം…. (Lesson 1)

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  പൂക്കുന്നിതാമുല്ല , പൂക്കുന്നിലഞ്ഞി പൂക്കുന്നു തേന്മാവു , പൂക്കുന്നശോകം …. “If you always do what you always did you will get what you always got”. -Albert Einstein Flowers and Showers The first day of the second phase of the online school internship on 26.01.2021 (Tuesday ) felt the same for me. I felt as if I was in a beautiful garden surrounded by fragrant flowers. Even though we were physically separated I could still smell and enjoy the fragrance that emerged from the flowers of VIII C. Jeevan, Rakesh, Rishikesh, Sanudev, Sreeram, Subhash, Sarath, Vignesh and Abhisekh were my flowers. Their innocence, thirst for knowledge, playful banter, curiosity, friendship and yearning to get together gave me the much-needed inspiration to keep going. They were the motivating factors that drove me forward throughout. Everything has been said and done has been for them and them only. The satisfaction you get when you can create a genuine smile on the face of a child is nothing short ...

Be a Bluebell!

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  Be a Bluebell! "I don't think I have ever seen anything more beautiful than the bluebell I have been looking at." - Gerard Manley Hopkins Not to be disillusioned by things going around you is an art in itself. No one ever said life is a bed of roses. It is a const ant struggle! You need to strive hard and challenge yourself every second to succeed. It is the challenging nature of life that makes it appear more beautiful and appealing. If everything has been handed down to you on a silver platter, where is the fun in that? It doesn’t help you to grow or progress. Life needs challenges and when you are running short of time it gets so intense that it takes everything to a whole new level.   The start of the second phase of the online school internship was the same for me. University exams, community living camp, work pressure… and while we were struggling to keep ourselves afloat, there comes the Online School Internship Phase II … Again what I had only was a paper full...