*Report on 2-day Special Teacher Seminar organised by Snehankit Helpline.*
*Program Details:*
Name of the Program
2-day Teacher’s Seminar on New Education Policy 2020 organised by
Snehankit Helpline
Number of Days
2 (Saturday, 24^th August and Sunday 25^th August 2024)
Press Conference
23^rd August 2024
Number of Sessions
5
Convener
Ms. Parimala Bhat
Co-ordinator
Ms. Rachana Mulay
Number of Schools Participated from all over Maharashtra
19
Total Number of Participants (included the teachers from Samagra Shiksha
Abhiyaan)
41
Speakers
Mr. Yogesh Chaudhari
Dr. Madhav Gore
Mr. Manoj Aher
Mr. Pankaj Chaudhari
Special Guests
Mr. Dilip Durge
Advocate Manjiri Parasnis
General Feedback from Teachers
Excellent
*Press Conference*
We arranged a press conference at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh,
Patrakar Bhavan, Mahapalika Marg, Azad Maidan, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra
400001 on 23^rd August 2024 which was attended by about 20 journalists
from both print & television. The agenda of the press conference was to
brief thejournalists about the purpose of holding the 2 day seminar on
challenges faced by blind residential schools in implementing NEP 2020
(*New Education Policy 2020)*
We started the first day (Saturday, 24^th August 2024) at Utkarsha
Mandal Hall, Utkarsha Mandal Chowk, NP Thakkar Cross Road, Vile Parle
East, Mumbai - 400057 with the inaugural ceremony. The Lighting of the
lamp was done by our esteemed special guest Mr. Dilip Durge, our Founder
Ms. Parimala Bhat and our committee members Ms. Suvrata Samant, Ms.
Mangal Raje, Mr. Girish Gadre & Ms. Sadhana Vaze. The inaugural address
was delivered by Ms. Parimala Bhat, Founder and Chairperson of Snehankit
Helpline. This was Followed by various sessions.
1.Session: *New Education Policy - **Provisions and facilities for
handicapped schools*
The morning Session on Saturday was addressed by Dr. Madhav Gore who is
a Special Educator at Shri Shivaji Vidya Mandir Highschool, Latur. It
was chaired by Mr. Yogesh Chaudhari. Dr. Madhav Gore shed a light on
what is the New Education Policy that government introduced in 2020.
After the 1^st Session Mr. Dilip Durge, medical social worker at Koshish
center for care of the Deaf, talked about government benefits for PWD.
2.Session: *Curriculum Development – Role of Government*
The afternoon session on Saturday was addressed by Mr. Manoj Aher who is
an education expert in Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan. It was chaired by Mr.
Yogesh Chaudhari. Mr. Manoj Aher talked about how to create curriculum
which is visually impaired friendly.
3.Panel Discussion: *Assistive Technology for Elementary School*
The Evening session was a panel discussion with technology experts Dr.
Madhav Gore and Mr. Ketan Kothari, program consultant at Xavier's
Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged. The Moderator of this panel
was Mr. Yogesh Chaudhari. The panel discussed about the need and help of
technology while teaching in visually impaired schools.
4.Session: *School Code and Government Decisions*
The Morning session on Sunday was addressed by Mr. Yogesh Chaudhari.
This session was chaired by Dr. Madhav Gore. Mr. Yogesh Chaudhari gave
his ideas of what needs to change in the New Education Policy to make it
more helpful while working with visually impaired students.
5.Session: *Importance of Physical Education and Sports for Visually
Impaired Students*
The last session on the second day was addressed by Mr. Pankaj Chaudhari
who is an expert in Physical Education. He gave some recommendations to
government regarding increasing the number of opportunities for visually
impaired students in the field of sports on national and international
level.
The 2-day seminar ended with valedictory speech from advocate Manjiri
Parasnis who is an advocate at Mumbai High court. Advocate Manjiri
Parasnis distributed the participation certificates to all the
participants. These certificates were designed by Ms. Suvrata Samant, a
trustee of Snehankit Helpline.
Snehankit Helpline’s Founder Ms. Parimala Bhat & Trustees Ms. Suvrata
Samant, Ms. Mangal Raje along withtreasurer Mr. Girish Gadre & staff
member Ms. Rachana Mulay collected the feedback from all participants.
*Atithi Devo Bhava*
Seminars if improperly planned, can be a huge waste of time and money &
put people off from attending them in future. However, if they are
planned well, they can be incredibly valuable for everyone involved.
Workshops / Seminars are great for brainstorming, interactive learning,
building relationships, and problem-solving. This is why advance
planning is critical.
In order to have a successful seminar, Snehankit Helpline had
meticulously planned out the 2-day seminar on New Education Policy under
the supervision of our Founder and Chairperson Ms. Parimala Bhat. All
the activities of organising the seminar were carried out with
immaculate management and patience. All volunteers including students
from Anuyog School, Khar East, gave their full support & assisted the
organisers. Accommodation for all the participants who came from all
over Maharashtra was arranged at Panchayati Seva Trust, Goenka Bhavan, J
B Nagar, Andheri East. Four male volunteers and three female volunteers
were deputed to stay with the participants at Goenka Bhavan to ensure
timely delivery of meals & meet other needs of the participants. Mr.
Deepak Naik arranged a free bus service for transport of the
participants from Goenka Bhavan to the seminar hall.
The participants appreciated the entire arrangements including the
overnight accomodation, food & transport arrangements.
In conclusion, the 2-day seminar on NEP 2020 organised by Snehankit
Helpline can be said to be a joyful experience for all participants
which facilitated a healthy exchange of ideas & views which enriched all
participants.
*Participants:*
1
Poona The Poona School and Home for the Blind Boys and Girls, Pune
2
2
Bhavana Chandak Blind Girls School, Nashik
2
3
Government Blind School, Nashik
1
4
Jagruti Blind Girls School, Pune
2
5
Patashibai Ratanchand Manav Kalyan Trust Blind School, Pune
1
6
Shri Shivaji Vidyamandir Highschool, Latur
2
7
Dr. Narendra Biwapurkar School for Blind, Amaravati
1
8
Trivenidevi Tulsiram Patodiya Nivasi Andh Vidyalay, Malegaon
2
9
Dnyanjyoti Blind School, Nagpur
2
10
Dhule Boys and Girls Blind School
2
11
Chalisgaon Blind school
1
12
NAWPH Blind School, Chikhaldara
1
13
Dr. Helan Keller Blind School, Loha
1
14
Government Blind School, Latur
1
15
NAB School for the Blind, Ahmednagar
1
16
Kamla Mehata Dadar Blind School, Mumbai
2
17
K. J. Mehata High School, Nashik
1
18
Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan
15
19
Snehankit Helpline Dombivali Centre
1
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