E Tv had done a story on Deepam , last children’s day ! Thanks to Rajesh and his crew, for making this colorful video .
Here is the Part-1
and the Part – 2
Category: Deepam
Collage at Pudiyador – Feb 7th 2010
A picture is worth a thousand words. A collage too! As the children at Adyar-Pudiyador created art from junk material!
In preparation…
Work in progress…
The volunteers and children engrossed…
Art from junk!
Thanks Bharani for judging this piece as a winner!
Check out more pictures of the event at Pudiyador and other centers on our Deepam Facebook page (login not required)
Deepam on India Today
Deepam and our work featured on India Today – the volunteer team represented by Archana and Karthikeyan.
Deepam Sessions July 18-19th weekend
| Centre | Day | Timings | Center Location | Centre Lead | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olcott School | 18 July | 9-30am to 1-00 pm | Near Besant Nagar Beach | Dr.Karthick | 9444440713 drkarthick[at]ledentiste[dot]in |
| UK | 18 July | 2-30 to 4-30 pm | Near Besant Nagar Beach | Balaji | 9884277487 braghavan[at]gmail[dot]com |
| KC | 18 July | 4-30 to 6-30 pm | Besant Avenue, near Fruit shop | Basu | 9940064384 shankarnarayananbasu[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Pudiyador | 19 July | 11-00 to 1-00 pm | Vannathurai | Anupama | 9003269018 anupama.s3[at]gmail[dot]com |
Deepam Sessions July 4-5th weekend
| Centre | Day | Timings | Center Location | Centre Lead | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olcott School | 04 July | 9-30am to 1-00 pm | Near Besant Nagar Beach | Dr.Karthick | 9444440713 drkarthick[at]ledentiste[dot]in |
| UK | 04 July | 2-30 to 4-30 pm | Near Besant Nagar Beach | Balaji/Anu | 9884277487 braghavan[at]gmail[dot]com |
| KC | 04 July | 4-30 to 6-30 pm | Besant Avenue, near Fruit shop | Basu | 9940064384 shankarnarayananbasu[at]gmail[dot]com |
| Pudiyador | 05 July | 11-00 to 1-00 pm | Vannathurai | Anupama | 9003269018 anupama.s3[at]gmail[dot]com |
Deepam KC Centre – 3 Stories
These 3 stories made our day at the KC centre on Saturday –
- Community Participation – Getting the support of the community where we teach, is a good indicator of our progress. On saturday, a political party had planned a meeting in the locality and had brought out the loud speakers. With our teaching centre close by, the voice inside the class was drowned by the songs, which were belted away. When we requested the organisers to ‘stop the music’, they readily agreed – I even overheard a guy commenting that they should co-operate with Deepam and allow us continue the good work !! Comments like these make the day 🙂
- Class participation by the kids – The participation of the kids, at the saturday’s class, would put most of the class’ i’ve attended in school / college to shame. Meera Sivakumar did a fantastic job ‘ facilitating / teaching ‘ at the class . She prepared for the class and the intensity she brought to the class was a lesson for the rest of us. She was smart in engaging the kids – getting kids to read the slides / asking questions , keeping the kids on their toes. The passion / energy she brought to the class was soon reflected on the students. In a short while, the entire student group was participating in the class. Just reinforces the belief, that a good teacher can ignite a million minds..
- Word spreads : We have new students joining our class every weekend. Its a happy feeling when a student brings his friend , to join our sessions. Hope this stays .
Deepam Sessions at Pudiyador
Date : June 21st, Sunday
Time : 11 am to 1 pm
Venue: Vannanthurai, Besant Nagar
Agenda: “Know your students” form
PPT of Random Pictures
Personality Slide on Roger Federer
English exercises
Recap of MS-paint and MS-word.
Contact person: Anupama (9003269018)
Please confirm your participation and please note the change in timing.
thanks and regards,
Anupama
Our New Centre- KC centre
Another Centre added to our existing Centres -Deepam spreads literacy to the kids at Kakkan Colony (KC centre) in Besant Nagar from June this year.Here are some of the pics from our first classes at this centre.For any suggestions or to join us kindly mail us on [email protected]
The students and the volunteers in an interactive session on Sports
Chandana trying to do her best to enlighten them about Roger Federer- The Personality of the Day
Meera helping the kids view the video of the latest French Open.Below are our Volunteers – Shiva, Arun,Chandana and Karthik (KK) helping the students fill out the registration forms.
Know About Deepam #2
Is Deepam aiming at replacing teachers in Schools ?
No, not at all. Deepam, infact, complements students’ learning through the teachers. Deepam believes that good teachers at school can never be replaced. They get students inspired and capture their attention. They have the best opportunity to shape the students. Most of the teachers do a fantastic job with meagre rewards. Deepam aims to provide a little bit extra that a school teacher is unable to provide, as a result of workloads / other demands. Deepam enables students to be ‘well rounded’ on top of the foundation that a school teacher has laid.
I am a part of the Deepam google group and i want to contribute. But i don’t know how.
- Mail your questions to the googlegroup and one of the group members will answer
- Visit class’ – You will understand the way Deepam operates and you will know how you can contribute
- Just hit reply and respond to mails requesting for ‘volunteers’
- Just hit reply to this mail 🙂
What is required from me, to teach at a centre ?
- Enthusiasm and interest to work with kids
- Two hours to spare on 1 day, during the weekend + commute time
- 15 mins of preparation before the class
I would like to help in other activities as well. What do i do ?
- You can help in fund raising / partnerships etc – Please talk to Rahul / Meera
- You can help in designing curriculum – Please talk to Vijay / Archana
- Anything at all – Just mail the group
For Know About Deepam #1 – Please go here https://www.deepam.in/2009/05/all-about-deepam.html