Grandparents have ears that really listen, arms that always hug and hold, love that’s never ending and hearts made out of gold” The love, care and blessings of grandparents for their grandkids are unconditional & uncountable. Their presence around the children gives them strength and courage and their love makes every day special. As a mark of appreciation for the grandparents and witness a day full of love, happiness, endless hugs & snuggles between the grandparents & their grandkids, EuroSchool, Undri organized a virtual Grandparents Day on 25th of September. It was a visual treat to see our super dadu-dadis and nanu-nanis dressed up as children and our children showing maturity and patience while dressing up as their grandparents. The energetic children & their enthusiastic grandparents bonded over these activities and had a wonderful time together. The teachers also had a good time witnessing t5h1 ose precious moments.
“May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!”-Bhagat Singh 52
When one wants to celebrate the essence of motherhood ,even the nationwide lockdown cannot dampen your determination! The pre-primary teachers at EuroSchool Undri organized a virtual ‘Mother’s Day’ bash to applaud all the Super Moms for always smiling through life’s offerings. The event began with a heartwarming song dedication followed by a puppet story and newspaper dress designing activity. Not to be left behind, our ‘Fit and Fabulous’ fathers too geared up for a morning of exercise ,fun and fitness to celebrate a well deserved ‘Father’s Day’ .The morning was full of hea5l3thy camaraderie, laughter
HINDI DIWAS: 54
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” 55
“ A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart….” 56
\"Reading is one of the best forms of self-education for children and adults.\" The Importance of reading has been highlighted many a times and has always proved to be true in every aspect, one cannot deny that reading will always be the best cure for depression, mental wellbeing and inculcating emotions, like empathy, love and care for others. These are the needs of the hour. EuroSchool, Undri conducted virtual D.E.A.R programme on 18th September at 10 am. Teachers and students logged in various classes to promote this habit. It was a delight to see children reading out extracts from books of all genres. The entire virtual school lived up to the events title as we all ‘Dropped Everything and Read’. 57
Creativity of Teachers 58
Online Classes: A Teacher’s Perspective With the onset of the global pandemic the unheard name “COVID 19”, has become possibly the most spoken word in this century. Every living being on this planet has come across this word and the agony it carries with it. As a teacher, this word has not only changed the teaching module from the conventional style but also has laid emphasis upon education through technology. Transforming from blackboards, chalks, marker pens to preparing power-points, generating zoom IDs and teaching without physical presence in a classroom, this has indeed been a challenge. We, the teachers of the old and traditional form of teaching have faced this pandemic as never expected. With the Prime Minister announcing the lockdown of the nation, it was a total shift in the teaching methodology which now had to be adopted. One cannot deny the fact that, physically being present in the classroom and teaching has its own merits. Yes, it’s certainly the personal touch which we miss to the core. On the contrary, as children of today as tech savvy, they have adopted to the change and have been able to shift to the new method in a much easier manner. From making the lesson plans, timetables, curriculums, it all had to undergo a change. Teachers who were not very conversant with using power-points, excel sheets now needed to know them overnight. Was it a transformation? Was it a challenge? Or simply was it just continuing with our system of education with a change in the methods of teaching. For me, it was all of these clubbed into one nutshell with an expectation that anyone and everyone like me will be able to accept and fulfil the challenge. A common dilemma which we all have faced, is to keep the students attentive. In the online platform, the students have been mischievous more than the normal school days as technology has its own loop holes. From continuous harping on to keep their laptop screens active to accepting their excuse that the connectivity over the internet has been poor, this young generation has certainly compelled us to take teaching to an all new level. Today, I have comfortably adapted my role as a facilitator. The passion for teaching did not dampen my spirit. In fact, every time I start a virtual class, I remind myself, “Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle.” 59 Written by Pooja Ghosh
Will ‘Technology’ EVER make the ‘Teacher’ obsolete? And the Winner is…? By Afreen Shaikh - A Mother, Educator and Facilitator Parent of Omar and Izaan ‘Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.’ (Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, born 1955) Man has constantly been adapting to change. One such change we all have witnessed today is the transition in our lives while accommodating the Covid-19! And here again, most would say, the winner’s title goes to none other than the fast progressing ‘Technology’ that has once again proved its significant role in evolution. Keeping the future in mind; right from climate change to overcoming energy crisis, it seems nearly everything in this world needs to be fixed! As a mother I often feel solace when I imagine that my kids are the ‘Gen-next’ innovators who will create solutions for highly unprecedented problems. Then a question lingers– Are they really equipped to do so? Are they armed to handle problems that we can but only imagine? Technology has definitely been a significant tool in ensuring collaboration, communication and the like but in the educational world it’s the teachers who are helping to achieve the goals. What good would this technology be when not in the hands of these highly adaptive multitasking social beings! The Indian education system has always kept the teacher on a higher pedestal. In the past ‘Gurukuls’ were prevalent where the ‘Shishya’ (student) lived with the ‘Guru’(teacher). Education was highly skill-based. These Gurus would prepare children to face the real world. I would say, nothing much has changed today. Teachers are now faced with the 21st century demands of preparing children with the 21st century skills! With ever upgrading technology it’s only these skills that will remain constant and what will matter the most. Teachers are instrumental in creating these avenues which help our children create, collaborate, communicate, think critically and imagi6n0 e.
With the boom in the Education sector in India, businesses are definitely promoting online-classroom technology. With a vast and theory based challenging curriculum, highly competitive marks and a ranking oriented education system, learning though facilitated by technology is like a vast ocean where both the students and parents are afraid to dive. The responsibility of how best technology can be included during the learning process remains ultimately in the hands of the facilitator- the teacher. With progress in technology, many 61 dynamics have changed. Print media has been taken over by digital media. Kids prefer reading on devices like Kindle. Being exposed to a multitude of digital platforms like smart and virtual classrooms, Vlogs and learning apps students are becoming technologically skillful at a very young age. It is possible that they will grow up only interacting with Artificial Intelligence! Teachers have understood and acknowledged the need to adapt quickly to the change by shifting from traditional forms of learning to collaborative, interactive and project based learning imparting knowledge the way the future needs it. They tirelessly upgrade themselves to provide a seamless digital environment to students to learn, explore, collaborate, tinker, create and share. Charles Darwin has rightly said ‘It is survival of the fittest!’ And here the one survivor in this dilemma is the ‘Guru’ who ultimately wears the crown!
Smile The cost of smile isn’t much, Although many people act as such. We all have our struggling life, But it doesn’t mean we should forget to smile! There are so many troubles in this modern life, But I bet, smile will not cost a dime. Negative people are easy to find, But a positive smile can change your life. Frowning people are everywhere, But a smiling face is gift to share. There’s only one thing we all need once a while, It’s only the sight of a beautiful smile. Ms Surinder Kaur 62
\" माय मराठी \" आपल्या पायाला काटा टोचला की तोडों ू न 'आई ग ' असा उदगार ननघतो . समोर साप नदसला की ' बाप रे ' असे शब्द तोडंो ातून ननघतात .मनातील भावना सहजपणे बाहेर पडतात .त्या मायबोलीतून ! म्हणूनच मातृभाषा ही वोंदनीय आहे. \"भाषा लक्ष शिका ,परी सतत दया लक्ष स्वभाषेकडे \" ही आयाा के वळ घोळण्यासाठी नाही तर ती आचरणात यायला हवी . मराठी भाषा ही समृद्ध अशी भाषा आहे .संोस्कृ त भाषा ही मराठीची जननी होय . \" माझा मऱ्हाटाशि बोलू कवशतके | परी अमृतातंेही पैजेसी जीकीं े | ऐसी अक्षरें िी रशसके | मेळवीन ||\" अशी आपल्या मराठी भाषेची थोरवी संोत ज्ञानेश्वराोंनी वणान के लेली आहे . ' मराठी असे आमुची मायबोली ' असे प्रत्येक मराठी भाषकाने अनभमानाने म्हटले पानहजे .आपल्या घरात बोलली जाणारी भाषा म्हणजे मातृभाषा होय .बालपणापासून आई ,वडील ,आजी ,आजोबा ,शेजारी यांोचे बोलणे आपल्या कानावर पडत असते .आजूबाजूच्या जगाची ओळख मातृभाषेतून आपल्याला होते .मातृभाषा आनण बालपण यांोचे नाते महत्त्वपूणा आहे . महाराष्टर्ात ' मराठी ' या मातृभाषेचा वारसा आपल्याला लाभलेला आहे .ननरननराळे संोत ,लेखक ,कवी , कथाकार ,सानहत्यत्यक ,तत्वज्ञ ,नाटककार ,यांोनी मराठी भाषा समृद्ध के ली .महाराष्टर्ाची राजभाषा म्हणून मराठी ओळखली जाते . ‘ २७ फे ब्रुवारी’ हा शवष्णू वामन शिरवाडकर (कु सुमाग्रज ) याोंचा जन्मनदवस जागशतक मराठी राजभाषा शदन म्हणून सवात्र साजरा के ला जातो . आपली ही भाषा उभ्या, आडव्या ,नतरप्या ,गोलसर अशा रे षांोनी बनलेली आहे .लेखकाच्या डावीकडू न उजवीकडे नतचे लेखन होते .मराठी भाषेचा प्रारों भ डावीकडे होतो .आनण अखेर उजवीकडे होतो . शब्द नलहून झाला की नशरोरे षा देण्याची पद्धत आहे . या भाषेचा नवकास करण्यासाठी व भाषा समृद्ध करण्यासाठी श्रवण,सोंभाषण -भाषण ,वाचन व लेखन ही कौशल्य आत्मसात करणे खूप गरजेचे आहे . आपण मराठी भाषेचा चांोगला सराव के ला पानहजे .नतचे सौदों या आत्मसात के ले पानहजे .या माझ्या मराठी भाषेबद्दल नकती नलनहले तरी कमीच आहे.शेवटी सुरे श भटांोच्या ओळी आपल्याला मराठीचे वैभव स्पष्ट् करून साोंगतात . \" लाभले आम्हांोस भाग्य बोलतो मराठी जाहलो खरे च धन्य ऐकतो मराठी धमा ,पोंथ जात एक जाणतो मराठी Ms Jyoti Thorat एवढ्या जगात माय मानतो मराठ63ी \"
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