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Foundation for CSR @ Redington
REDINGTON CSR – CONNECT
April 2018
Summer Splash with Associated Schools
Contents
Out Bound
Training At
Tirunelveli
Summer Splash
with
Associated
Schools
REACH - Success
stories
OUT BOUND TRAINING AT
TIRUNELVELI
Our Tirunelveli zone had successfully conducted the Out Bound
Training (OBT) - Summer Camp for School Students of Avvai
Ashram, Sivasailam and Sarada College, Tirunelveli from 31st
April 2018 to 03rd May 2018. Nearly 100 school students
participated from 8th to 12th Standard.
The Outbound training program is aimed at helping participants
understand critical elements of Leadership and Team Building.
These qualities are more effectively developed in an experiential
setting than through classroom training.
The students enjoyed
all the activities such
as archery, ping pong
ball, Dragon tail, yoga
etc. They have
learned the activities
of Rope climbing,
Broken bridge, Tent making, Camp fire, Ladder bridge crossing,
etc.,
School management conveyed their gratitude to Redington
Foundation for conducting such an amazing camp for their
students which is totally a different ballgame for the students.
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Summer Splash with
Associated Schools
Introduction:-
2018 Summer Camps Sponsored by Foundation for CSR @
Redington with associated schools started in the last week of
April 2018.
This is an exciting summer camp for the school students to learn
and gain knowledge and to develop skills at this period of time.
Our organisation is dedicated to promote and develop education
to eradicate illiteracy among the youth. To create interest and
perform well in academics an extra mile has to be taken from our
part.
”Time and tide waits for no man”. Time spent productively will
help in delivering productive results. It will help in developing
skills, accumulation of knowledge and also help a person sustain
independently and efficiently in this competitive world. Instead of
using the spare time productively, most of the students vile away
their time. To address this issue and also to use the spare time
effectively, the foundation has come up with the program known
as ‘SUMMER SPLASH’
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Proposed Activities for Summer Splash:-
Yoga
Yoga is a low cost and helpful practice that can bring positive
impact on students lifestyle. Children deal with many distractions,
temptations, overstimulation and peer pressure. Yoga will abolish
all the above mentioned problems with regular practice.
It also develops internal awareness on physical body, manage
stress through breathing techniques and meditation. It builds
concentration, confidence and positive self image and it can also
act as an alternative solution for tuning out the students from the
constant attachment to electronic device such as smart phones
etc.
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Communication and Public Speaking
Communication skill can improve self-knowledge and self
perception because self-knowledge comes to us
through communication. Learning Communication skill can
improve how we see others, as communication is the way we
meet others, develop and manage relationships and work
effectively with others. Without communication skills - the ability
to progress in the working environment and in personal life would
be nearly impossible. Public speaking is one of the
most important and most dreaded form of communication. Some
of the major benefits of communication and public speaking are
as follows:
•Brings out the hidden talents of the students
•Develop skills to survive in the competitive world
•Develops better communication, logical and reasoning skills
•Increases their confidence and positive self-image
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Sports (Indoor Games)
Indoor games has its own value and importance. Playing indoor
games teaches a kid to invite other children to participate in the
game and creates bond with peers. Children also learn to bond
with older and younger siblings through indoor games, thereby
they learn to share and play fairly. Giving the kid an opportunity
to play indoor games helps them to be happy with what they have
and they do not get cranky if the weather is bad. Some of the
amazing benefits of Indoor Games are as follows:
Creates happiness and reduces stress
Creates opportunity to spend time together / socialize
Enhances Memory formation and cognitive skills
Coordination and dexterity
Improves immune system
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Fine Arts
Where have the arts in education gone? Over the past several
years we’ve all seen the trend of schools cut down the arts from
their curriculum. Arts are not only fun for kids but it also help kids
to develop on many fundamental levels.
It develops creativity
It improves academic performance
Develops a Child’s fine motor skills
Improves confidence and Visual learning
Helps in thinking out of box and decision making
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Benefits of the proposed activities:-
To improve psycho motor skills
To improve memory power and concentration level
To manage stress through breathing, meditation and healthy
movement
To develop problem solving and conflict management skills
To increase academic achievements
Conclusion:-
The major impact of this program is - it develops social stability
and improves skills for the students in various standards to
sustain in this competitive world. The resource persons are hired
based on experience and passion towards their work and to share
their knowledge among the student community. Summer camps
will be regularly monitored and evaluated in the course of time.
Electronic Waste Awareness and Collection:-
e -waste awareness session is given to the students to educate
about the environment, personal responsibility, community
action, sustainability and natural resource management. E-waste
recycling helps the school reputation and conserve environment.
Collecting e-waste from the students and awarding them will
motivate the students to utilise new products from old
electronics.
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List of Schools for Summer Splash - 2018
Koilpillai Memorial Matriculation Hr
Sec School, Ramapuram.
Grace Matriculation Hr Sec School,
Ranipet.
Devi Matriculation School, Wallaja Garden of Peace Nursery & Primary
School, Vellore.
Fatima Matric Higher Sec School,
Vadalur
Kalaivani Matriculation School,
Pullambadi
Standard Matriculation School,
Palani
Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya
Matriculation Hr.Sec. School,
Vallioor
T.R.A. Hr Sec School, Coimbatore.
Sri Bharathi Matriculation Hr Sec
School, Coimbatore.
Nava India Chinese Matriculation
School, Madurai.
T.M.A Matriculation School,
Coimbatore.
Sri Vivekananda Matriculation
School, Lalgudi.
Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose Matric
School, Thiruvarur
Article by Jerome Maria Dsouza Project Coordinator
Excellence
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REACH –
Success stories
English language learning for deaf students - Supported by
Foundation for CSR @ Redington
Background
One out of every 1000 children in India is born deaf. The impact of
this disability is accentuated due to late diagnoses, as it severely
limits language acquisition during the crucial early years (2 to 7
years) of development. Delay in diagnosis and early intervention
means that very few deaf children go on to acquire oral language
skills (through intensive Oralism based language therapy
harnessing residual hearing and also using lip reading,
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mimicking mouth shapes etc.). With limited sign language based
medium of education, majority of deaf children are deprived of the
opportunity to learn a language in their early years.
For most of the deaf children their first opportunity to learn a
language is when they interact with their peers at school (after 5
years of age), and ultimately rely on local sign language as means
of expression & communication. Without a fully developed first
language – spoken language cannot be acquired due to deafness
and sign language cannot be acquired due to lack of exposure -
learning how to read and write English becomes an almost
impossible task for a large number of deaf children.
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The ability to read and write in a language is the key skill for
expansion of knowledge based on content in that language. Even
when study materials in English may be available, inability to
comprehend materials in English language makes learning from
such books and content very difficult to comprehend for deaf
children.
The end result of the challenge in comprehending English is that
despite same level of cognitive abilities, deaf children lag far
behind in education attainment. Not only does this act as an
impediment in accessing written content (both printed and in
digital forms) but it also limits access to jobs and the socio-
economic integration that comes with joining the formal
workforce.
The team at Foundation for CSR@ Redington has been in
conversation with the staff at Shanthi School for the Deaf in Siva
Sailam in Tenkasi District. During its early visits and interaction
with students of Shanthi School the team at Foundation for CSR
@ Redington found that students used natural/ native signs and
very few of them knew alphabets/ words in English. CSR
Foundation at Redington was aware of v-shesh’s work in teaching
English language to Deaf students and decided to support by
rolling out a programme in Shanthi School for Deaf as part of its
REACH programme.
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This programme was formally launched by the Trustee of
Redington Foundation during the academic year 2014 - 2015. The
programme started with a baseline assessment of participating
students by way of personal interactions using sign language and
assessment using ASER instrument. This survey confirmed that
students had limited exposure and knowledge of English
language which was evident in a very small number of students
of class 7,8 and 9 being able to recognise words (with a maximum
4 alphabets).
Based on the enthusiastic responses from students and teachers
at Shanthi School, CSR Foundation @ Redington decided to
support an abbreviated version of the programme at St Louis
School for the Deaf and Blind, Chennai.
Since the launch of REACH in September 2015, deaf students at
both schools now
Use consistent sign language to communicate with each other
Have developed a vocabulary of words in English language
that they can read, write and understand and use consistent
signs for communicating with other students
Can now enact skits, funny demo or drama using sign
language
In higher classes, majority of students are learning
grammatical topics like Noun, Verb, Adjective, Article, To-be
Verbs, Pronouns and making sentences under these
parameters.
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Can read simple storybooks on their own
Express their thoughts or respond to basic questions in
writing or sign language
Can engage better with teachers in English to seek
clarifications or answers to the doubts
REACH programme is helping to lay the foundation for these
students to learn English language, gain confidence and
transcend the barriers for communicating independently.
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CONTACT US
FOUNDATION FOR CSR @ REDINGTON 2ND FLOOR, JANAKI BHAVAN,
NO.73, SARDAR PATEL ROAD, GUINDY,
[NEAR LEMON TREE HOTEL],
CHENNAI – 600 032. TAMILNADU, INDIA
VISIT US AT
www.redingtonfoundation.org
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