Part II- Reflections based on the responses from parents The workshops and research were done in a school in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, a small semi-rural town known for its temples. C.P. Vidya Mandir matriculation school is a low-income private school and the gender sensitization programme was administered to 620 students while 418 students participatedContinue reading “ONE YEAR!”
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ONE YEAR!
Reflections and Results (Part 1) Sethulakshmi V It’s been exactly a year since Vaishnavi and I started brainstorming about starting gender sensitisation workshops in her school in Kumbakonam. Now, after an year, when we have completed sessions for over 500 students, 60 teachers and 100 parents, it feels necessary to look at where it allContinue reading “ONE YEAR!”
A workshop on Fake News and Media Literacy
What do you do when you get messages? “Share it”, screamed the students of 9th standard students of C.P. Vidya Mandir Matriculation school, Kumbakonam —— We had two sessions of the workshop on what is fake news, how to spot it and media literacy by Bharat Nayak, The Logical Indian It was attended by 150Continue reading “A workshop on Fake News and Media Literacy”
Research on Waste Management
We have been working on this research since last October. This time, We have done a small research on Waste management with 50 students in Kumbakonam. We surveyed 210 shops in Kumbakonam Bazaar Area! The output is pretty exciting.We have made a podcast for people who wouldn’t be interested to read. Lokesh, 10th std studentContinue reading “Research on Waste Management”
Dancing Away!
November 14,2019 We celebrated this children’s day by dancing together along with many other events. 800 students in our school danced together and it was mainly a student -lead event starting from choreography to executing it on the final day. This idea of dancing together came to us in one of our gender workshops. WeContinue reading “Dancing Away!”
Expressions through Art
We had asked the kids from 6th to 9th kids on the theme, ‘If they are creating their world, How would it be?’. Such an abstract theme for adults, right? Some of the things kids drew are, Samosa clouds, Noodle trees, chicken feet tree so that anyone can bite and eat and no one wouldContinue reading “Expressions through Art”
Climate strike for Future!
September 20, 2019, Climate strike for Future!#fridaysforfuture Hey guys! We started our day by joining the global movement on climate change. A group of us, students and citizens had a demonstration at Gandhi Park in Kumbakonam between 7.00 am and 9.00 am. We started with Gandhi’s quote on the need for activism, the importance ofContinue reading “Climate strike for Future!”
Discussions on Constitution
August 15,2019 In an effort to raise the level of awareness of the Indian constitution, and how it is practically applied in our daily lives, 1. Awareness sessions were held for Students, where they were educated on the functional framework and the implementation of the constitution. Highlights: We discussed the constitutional values including liberty, justiceContinue reading “Discussions on Constitution”
Discussions from Classes
July 14,2019 I have done gender training with farmers and adults but with children, it’s much more interesting and fun. Chechis in Kerala used to ask so when are you going to do with our husbands. We (Sethulakshmi Vinayan and I) discuss the difference in gender and sex, Patriarchy, effects of masculinity on boys andContinue reading “Discussions from Classes”
Beginning of Gender and Sexual Harassment workshop In C.P.Vidya Mandir School
July 2,2019 We (Sethulakshmi Vinayan and I) did a Gender and sexual harassment workshop in the school I studied in. It was a surreal experience to lecture the teachers on gender ( And, a few of them have asked me not to talk to boys in the past). Please refer to the write up below forContinue reading “Beginning of Gender and Sexual Harassment workshop In C.P.Vidya Mandir School”
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