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2014-15

Fr Joe Pereira, Founder, Krupa Centre for Rehabilitation of the Chemically dependent, conducted a session for teachers to create awareness about the problem of Chemical Dependence Among Youth. About 50 school and Junior College teachers attended the programme. This programme was organized in collaboration with the Diocesan Board of Education.


A seminar for Science teachers was held on 15 September. The resource person Dr Narendra Deshmukh, Scientific Officer, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education discussed several misconceptions that are obstacles in learning Science. He was assisted by Mr Karun Hambir who gave some interesting demonstrations that can be used to elucidate concepts in Science. About 75 teachers benefitted from the programme.




Ms Sneha D’Souza conducted an interactive session on ‘Behaviour Management Cycle’. This interactive session reminded us that the teacher is the one in charge of the classroom situation. This can be best achieved through sincere preparation bearing in mind the needs, the level and the aspirations of the learner. Ms Sneha led us through a series of strategies involving low key responses and high key responses that could help usher an organised classroom.


Ms Gaurangini Kulkarni conducted a two day workshop on ‘Linguistic Skills’ focusing on theatre as a medium in learning. Games were incorporated into the sessions to illustrate how non verbal messages play a vital role in the way we learn.

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