Workshops at the schools of Chamaraja Nagara.

J S S High School, Ummathooru, Ch Nagar Tq and Dist.

 Date: 06-07-2011

            Sri. Bhavani Shankar, Head Master of the school welcomed us and introduced us to the students. Around 125 students from VIII & IX class were assigned to us for the daylong workshop.

            We started off with introducing ourselves and about the program to the students. Firstly we collected their details and issued a pre-test questionnaire to all the students. WHO AM I game was played in the class room. Mr. Mahesh has given the slide show and film show on Grasslands, Blackbuck and its co-habitants giving every bit of information to the students and clarifying all their doubts. The booklet and the poster was issued to the students and we asked them to study, given some exercised based on the booklet and poster. Outdoor activities were;

o   Difference between a grass and a plant, difference between a grass blade and leaf.

o   To collect different species of grass in their campus.

o   To study the blackbuck material and poster and list out different birds, carnivores, herbivores and reptiles mentioned in the booklet.

Mahesh conducting outdoor activities.

            The post-test questionnaire was given to the students. The Blackbuck sticker and labels were distributed among the students. In a simple valedictory function Sri. Bhavani Shankar gave a vote of thanks for the workshop. In turn we too thanked  the Head Master and the staff for their co-operation all through.

Government P U College, Lokkanalli, Chamarajanagara Dist.

Date: 06-07-2011

It was a newly started PU college and the headmaster requested us to take up the Pre university students of both Science and Arts faculty. There was a very small portion of students representing the high school section. Soon after the inaugural function, the students were given the pre test and divided on the basis of science and Arts class.

While the Arts student sat through the audio visual the science students were in the out doors while the rains interrupted. We had to get to the indoors to continue the nature games.  The team got inter changed with the resource persons.

Mahesh presenting a slide show.

In the post lunch session the students were given the resource materials and activities were conducted based on them. The students worked in groups to find out answers to the questions given to the groups. In the small valedictory function chaired by the lecturer in-charge of the Nature club Mr. Kantharaju, the students presented their findings.

Our team with the student group.