Workshops at the schools of Hassan District

Sri Gurusiddamallarya High School, Kuraada halli, Arasikere Taluk.

Date: 05-07-2011

            Sri. Ganganna, Head Master along with their teaching staff welcomed us and introduced us to the students. Around 110 students from VIII and IX   were given to us for the day long workshop.

            We started off with introducing ourselves to the students and got their names and signatures, later on the pre-test was conducted through a simple questionnaire. The work shop began with a audio visual presentation by Mr. Mahesh on Grasslands and Blackbuck. The students were encouraged to ask questions and take in more information and clarify their doubts.

Students engrossed in the slide show.

 

            Later ‘WHO AM I’ was played in the class room itself, Students enjoyed the game. The booklet and the poster were distributed to the students and were asked to go through the content. They were given some exercises based on the booklet and poster.

Outdoor activities were:

o   Identifying  a grass from a plant, difference between a blade of grass and a leaf.

o   To collect different species of grass in their campus.

            The post-test questionnaire was given to the students. The sticker and labels were issued to students. Sri. Ganganna, Head Master and other teaching staff thanked us for the workshop; we thanked them as well for their kind co-operation.

Sri Sadguru Siddamallarya High School, Chaluvana Halli,  Arasikere Taluk.

Date : 05-07-2011

            This residential school is situated in a beautiful location, far from the village and main road. Mr. Jagdish the head master of the school arranged a formal inaugural function under a large Tamarind tree in the school field. To begin with he welcomed us and insisted the students to properly utilize this unique opportunity that has come to their doorstep.  Mr. Kumar gave a brief introduction about the workshop and the need for it. Soon after the pre test, we tied up the banner and revealed the picture of the black buck.  This exercise gave us a better insight into what the students knew about the subject. Mr. Manu elaborated the issue of black back and the reason we need to preserve them. He emphasized how grass perform the same function as the forests and provide us ecological services to Mankind.

            As Electricity was to be restored only for the after noon session the whole of the day was in the out doors. A lot of the confusions about the environmental issues were clarified orally. Soon after lunch the audiovisual presentations were made by Mr. Kumar. Later on the students were distributed with the education materials and activities based on them were carried out. They worked in groups and came out with oral presentations about various topics.

Shrikanth distributing the questionnaire.

       

      In a simple valedictory the staff thanked the workshop team and promised to carry out such activities suggested by the resource team.