Day5

The last day of the five-day community living camp “Chiranthana” had approached on 16th February 2023. Being the last day, the participation of the students where remarkable. The highlight of the day was “Valedictory Session”. At 6:30 AM, “Day-5” of the camp started with the ‘Aerobics’ under the guidance of Ms. Jithi J.G. (Physical Instructor at CET). As it was the last day of the camp, the students have actively participated and enjoyed the whole session. The session was ended with giving Vote of thanks to Ms. Jithi J.G. for the five days Aerobics session. The vote of thanks is given by Mrs. Chinju S. Nair (Hindi). After the Aerobics, the students were instructed to clean their respective allotted rooms. The students were instructed to assemble in the hall at 9:30 A.M.

At 9:30 A.M., the Camp news session was conducted. The students have shown their own creativity while transacting the news. After the camp news, the first session of the day was conducted. The session was taken by the Resource Person, Mr. Harikrishnan (Motivator, Upcycling Trainer and Natural Lover). The session was conducted by presenting models of many recycled products which have been prepared by the waste materials. The resource person has shown many models like Bottle cap pen drive holder, Reusable book, Coconut shell models, Reusable light lamp etc. The whole session was interesting by providing the innovative ideas for the students how to reuse the materials in their own surroundings. The session was relevant as the theme of the camp is “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”. The session came to an end at 11:30 A.M. 

After the first session, the “Valedictory session” was conducted. The session was started with a prayer by Ms. Parvathy S. (Malayalam) and hosted by Ms. Ashly L. Paul (English). The session started with the welcome speech given by Dr. Anju L. (Associate Professor, GCTE, Thycaud). The teachers, students and staff present during the session was welcomed. It was followed by Presidential Address given by Dr. V.K. Santhosh Kumar (Vice-Principal, GCTE, Thycaud). He congratulated the students for completing the five-day community living camp successfully and praised their hard work. After the presidential address, the students shared their experience of the five-day community living camp. It was followed by the felicitation which was given by Dr. Jayakrishna (Assistant Professor, GCTE, Thycaud). During the session, the staff of the “Grameena Padana Kendram” was given gifts for their excellent service during the five-day community living camp. At the end, the student representative Mr. Amal Muhammed K. (Commerce) have handover the amount obtained from the sale of Lotion and Hand wash to Dr. V.K. Santhosh Kumar (Vice Principal, GCTE, Thycaud) for the college fund. The session came to an end by 1 P.M. After the lunch, the students departed to their respective houses. 

The five-day community living camp “CHIRANTHANA” have come to a conclusion on 16th February 2024. The camp has provided new and interesting experience for the students which have improved many skills within the students. The camp was concluded successfully by the full participation and dedication of all the 53 students of the 2nd Year (3rd Semester) B.Ed. students of GCTE, Thycaud 

Day3

14th February 2024 was the third day of the Community living camp - Chiranthana. Since the previous day's aerobic session was enchanting the students took much interest in it and were really excited to take part in it. The aerobics instructor Jithi Ma'am became friendly with us, and she was very kind, considerate and flexible in her approaches. She never insisted us to do any difficult steps as she was aware that we were all beginners. She also gave us enough motivation for doing the exercises. After the aerobic session, we had our breakfast. 

Since the camp news is an integral part a camp, the reading of the camp news was the next to follow. After the camp news, the first session of the third day started at 9:30 am. It was led by the famous motivational trainer Dr. Shaji N. Raj sir and the top of the session was "We can Change". The resource person was very simple in his approach and style, and he was welcomed by Ms. Lekshmi of Physical Science department. It was an interactive session. Shaji sir brilliantly depicted all the stages in the life of a modern man through an action song and this was really interesting which made the students laugh but at the same time made this critically think about the dangerous lifestyle we are following. He then shared his experiences, hardships and success story with us which motivated us and triggered us to change ourselves. He used four principles to change and inspire us. They are- my time is my responsibility, my behavior is my responsibility, my values are my responsibility, and my happiness is my responsibility. At the end of the session Shaji sir provided us with a self-evaluation sheet which helped us to gain a better understanding about ourselves.

After the lunch break, some time was provided for the preparation of flash mob. By 2:00 pm, the student teachers got ready for the community survey. The community survey was conducted with the objective of collecting information regarding the current knowledge of the community members on the topic “sustainability”. It also intended to spread an awareness regarding the concept, need for and importance of sustainable development among the local people. The survey gave us opportunity identify the few sustainable practices adopted and practiced by the people there. Along with conducting the survey, the student teachers were also entrusted with the responsibility of selling the products - lotion and hand wash. After proper guidance from the teachers, we went for conducting the community survey. It was really interesting and gave us good and bad experiences alike. We also sold the products, lotion and handwash, which we made as part of SUPW on the first day.  

By 5:30 pm, the student teachers reached the Karakulam junction after the survey. We then organized a flash mob which intended to grab the attention of the public towards sustainable development. We also distributed notices and awareness cards. After the flash mob, we went back to Grameena Patana Kendram and reached there around 6:30pm. After the tea break, an experience sharing session of the survey was organised in which the students shared various funny and scary moments they encountered.  The survey was a real eye opener which broadened the mental horizon of student teachers. After this, time was given for the preparation of camp news. The day came to an end with the screening of the movie "Varanam Aayiram", and all these were really memorable for student teachers. Thus day 3 of Chiranthana was also a satisfying one.

Day 2

demonstration, the audience realized the significance of listening attentively and allowing others to express themselves fully. Adv.Anson’s conversation with Ms. Arsha exemplified the essence of effective communication. He listened intently, asked pertinent questions and elicited further information, creating a meaningful exchange.

The exploration of non-verbal communication facilitated by some student teachers was entertaining to the rest. Blindfolded, they conveyed actions through gestures, showcasing the power of body language in conveying messages. The impromptu skit performed by yet another group devoid of words but rich in expressions bore evidence to the universality of communication. In total, the session left the participants with a deeper appreciation for the nuances of communication and a renewed commitment to meaningful connections, as opined by those who shared reflections on the session. The participants bid farewell to the circle, exhausted but happy, over to the dining area.

🙂 supw workshop :day 01🙂

                 DAY 1 : 24 January 2023

        Supw is a term used to describe socially useful productive work (supw), which spans the gap between life and work, education and work. It makes learning enjoyable and rewarding. Knowledge is correlated with skill, and science with practice. It may also help to boost national pro-ductivity and self-employment.

The workshop began at 2.15 p.m. on january 24, 2023. Praveen kumar, the chairman of the campus union, welcomed everyone to the session. The program's director, Dr. vVK Santhosh Kumar, also shared his thoughts on it. The main participants, sukumaran sir and ummar sir, led the workshop. They referred to gandhian ideals and the beauty of nature. "the main goal of my plan is to begin teaching craft skills and skills to students in the eighth grade and continue until they reach the twelfth," mahatma gandhi said. It is both important to the students' work output and their intellectual development." The kothari commission (1964–1966) introduced this concept by recommending the inclusion of "work experience" in education. The subject was first included in the ministry of education, government of india, in 1978, as a result of the "ishwarbhai patel committee," which first used the term "socially useful productive work" (supw) in july 1977.

In today's session lotion and detergent powder were prepared .They gave us proper instructions.The session was very useful.The method is also simple .So we can easily follow the method .He introduced all the chemicals used for the synthesis of lotion and detergents.