Workshops at the schools of Mysore District.

Sree Gangadhareswara High School, Konanooru, Nanjangud Taluk.

Date: 11-07-2011

            Sri. Viswanath, Head Master of the school along with their staff formally welcomed us and introduced us to the students. Around 100 students from all the 3 classes 8^th 9^th 10^th were given to us for the full day workshop.

            We started off with introducing ourselves and about the program to the students. Students introduced themselves we got the details from students and a pre-test questionnaire was given to every student. WHO AM I game was played, since it was a small village and there was no power, power was expected in the afternoon session. We've distributed the booklet and poster among the students, asked them to study and given some exercises based on the booklet & poster. When the power resumed 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.

Children going through the study material.

            The post-test questionnaire was given to the students. The Blackbuck sticker and labels were distributed among the students. Sri. Viswanath gave the vote of thanks for the workshop.

Govt, High School, Dodda Kavalande, Nanjanagud Taluk.

Date : 11-07-2011

            The work shop started off with out much fan fare as the school was in the face of transferring powers between headmasters. It began with a pre test and an introductory talk by Mr. Manu. There was no power in the school till the post lunch session and we had to restore to the out door session. Even as the talk was underway it started to pour heavily and the entire crowd of a hundred and ten students had to be shifted to a classroom. The session briskly changed over to a simple game ‘Who am I?’ Students were assigned the names of an animal from the grass lands and he had to decipher himself through logical questions.

Manu addressing the students.

            In the post lunch session Mr. Kumar made his presentations with out slides or video clippings. His oral presentations made the students realize the mistakes the students had made in the pre test. Later on the students were involved in a group activity where the teams dealt with a pre determined topic, such as the reptiles, birds and mammals of the grassland, Human animal conflict and the Wildlife Act. During the valedictory, representatives of each of the ten teams had to present their opinions. This made a very interactive session in itself. With a post test the day was called off.