Workshop for Students

1. Adventures of Adolescence

Objectives

To build self-confidence and understanding the nature of adolescence.
To make friends and reach out to others.
To be sensitive to parents and siblings.
To love and value the self more.

Pedagogy

Games, debates and discussion, dramas, role plays and sharing. For 12 years and above

2. My Steries of Growing up ( Workshop to understand issues of friendship and intimacy )

Objectives

To make this period of entering into adult life easier and meaningful.
It attempts to provide new meanings and to discover ways of retaining friends through personal sharing and intimacies.
To provide paths for adolescents to discover themselves.

Pedagogy

Discussions, sharing exercises, presentations and experts guidance.

3. The mind and body workshop ( Sensitivity Workshop )

Objectives

To evoke the emotional intelligence and stimulate the inner energies by developing all the five senses and the sixth sense.
To create in individuals a deep understanding of their inner processes and therefore achieve a high degree of well- being and success simultaneously
To create life context with the help of theatre exercises and experiences at both the individuals and group levels.

Pedagogy

The learning theatre explores both cognitive and emotive maps held by an individual and facilitates group processes and collectivizes. Since the course involves many physical activities, appropriate clothing is recommended. Exploration is through games and simulations therefore it is designed to be intensely action oriented with moments of reflection and insights. It is a three- day non- residential workshop. Number of students per workshop would be restricted to 25.

4. Who am i ? ( Identity discovery workshop )

Objectives

To gain deeper understanding and discover the ‘I’ within.
To identify the unique qualities within the self.
To nurture and love the self through self acceptance.

Pedagogy

Exercises, sharing, group discussion.

5. Map your career ( Career planning workshop )

Objectives

To discover the interests, potentials and qualities within.
To identify ones likes and dislikes vis a vis career options.
To gain a broader perspective towards selecting careers intrinsically.

Pedagogy

Individual sharing, concept discussion

For Std. 8th to 10th

6. Understanding the Self

Objectives

To discover the self
To identify ones strengths and limitations.
Making choices with conviction

Pedagogy

Games, discussions, assessment tools.

7. Psychometric assessment and self discovery

Objectives

To dwell deep into the individuals personality and facilitate insights into the self.
To identify the unique qualities/ resources the students possess.
To foster self reflexivity and identify areas of self - improvement.

Pedagogy

Certain common areas that need to be strengthened for e.g. managing time, overcoming stress, inter personal effectiveness etc. can be addressed in module 2.

8. Behavior training inputs

Objectives

To facilitate inter- personal effectiveness and communication
To understand groups dynamics and factors influencing team work
To foster healthy behavior that facilitates group processes.

Pedagogy

Behavior training inputs based on the analysis and findings of module 1 will be provided. Students will be divided into groups of about 20. Simulation games, films, role plays, group discussion will form the pedagogy.

9. Life space, roles and identity ( LRI )

Objectives

Socio - cultural of India today.
Process of growing up in a family. Processes of being and becoming achievement and role taking in the primary systems
Entry into educational institutions and processes of becoming, achievement and role taking in the secondary systems.
Influence of significant role model related to the concept of authority and hierarchy as well as emotional responsiveness to.
Issues of heterosexual relationships, expectations, social stereo - typing and explorations to discover whole some and effective ways to relate.
Threshold and entry into work, issues of postponement, achievement, work and marriage, redefinition of roles with parents, economic autonomy versus psychological and social dependency, meaning of work and integration with social systems.
Redefinition and redesigning of roles and systems.

10. Personal interviews and group discussion

Objectives

To identify the principles of personal interviews and effective group discussion.
To create lasting first impressions and develop a healthy approach towards the interviewer and other groups members.
To realistically create space for live group discussions and examine them meaningfully.
To understand the dynamics of group processes which help in effective participation

Pedagogy

11. Career roles and identity ( an exploration )

Objectives

To explore processes of growing up and role taking in primary systems, entry to educational institutions and processes of becoming, achieving and role taking in secondary inputs.
To explore the influence of significant role models related to concepts of authority, hierarchy as emotional responsiveness to the same.
To explore the issues of expectations, social stereotyping and exploration to discover wholesomeness and personal effectiveness.
To explore the threshold of making important choices and entry into work and marriage.

Pedagogy

12. Personal growth laboratory

Objectives

To get in touch with the experiences of growing up and membership in family and work system
To discover new options towards a more integrated form of self, role and identity.
To confront the notions held of self and others in a shared space.
To unfold that part of the being which nurtures wholesomeness, meaningfulness and self expression.

Pedagogy

This lab provides a time and space to explore processes of existence at the individual and collective level. Students work in small groups of 10- 12 per group with joint sessions of the entire community in the evenings. The experience is at the emotive level.

13. Applying for jobs and interviews

Objectives

This workshop provides a space for fresh applicants to discover new modalities of preparing oneself for application, interviews and group discussion.

Pedagogy

Group discussions, simulation exercises, role plays and experimental learning.

14. Bud to blossom ( Grooming and Etiquette )

Objectives

Personal attire and grooming
Interpersonal skills
Etiquettes and manners

Pedagogy

Role plays, dramas, skits, debates, group discussions

15. Dealing with feelings

Objectives

To promote the emotional literacy of students
To discover the behaviors and emotions that students deal with in their growing up
To raise the students’ self esteem & develop more positive relationships with family & friends

Pedagogy

Role plays, stories, group discussions, exercises, sharing

16. Effective study habits

Objectives

To devise the easiest and smartest ways to study different subjects.
To minimize the use of rote memorization.
To find more efficient ways to recall and revise.
To apply scientific tools and objective methods and make learning meaningful and fun.

Pedagogy