Dears, The exhibition "Environment. ...You... ...and I..." at St. Xavier HS, Moira, is really impressive. Coming from a person who is difficult to impress, that is really saying things!Surprising that the next-door neighbour, Floriano Lobo, has not posted anything on the net so far about it.
The exhibition is open to public from 08.30 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. and there is a talk on Environmental Protection at 11.00 A.M. in the same hall [3 rd Floor] "Without such practical and life-oriented projects and exhibitions, school education runs the risk of being a lopsided-- and often unadapted -- verbal transmission of knowledge." These are not my words. They are written in the "Message" of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman and Patriach of the East Indies, Filipe Neri Ferrao, printed in the Souvenir 2008-09, released by the school "We are fortunate to have a genius in ouir school in the person of Mr. Vijaydutta Lotlikar, who is a guiding light and who filled us with optimism, and made us to visualise the positive outcome of this admirable project." wrote Fr. Mariano Goes e Proenca, the Manager of the School and Parish Priest of Moira's Immaculate Conception Church. A prophet is finally recognized in his own school ... a rare thing in a DSE school, if I may add. May the tribe of Fr. Mariano, Vijaydatta and Headmistress Ruby Gonsalves increase. Vijaydutta has been recognised by Limca Book of Records, SFX School Siolim has used himn as a Resource person as has the Goa Handicrafts for his exceptional skills in coconut shell craft, his Crosses have been exhibited at Fundacao Oriente through Alexyz ...and finally his own school gives him the grandstand. I am happy to be associated with Vijaydutta, initially through my sister. Fatima Antao, who recognised his value when she was the headmistress of the same school. thousands of students who have learnt the skill from him bless his name. Some even earn a living. The students are really great. Not only have they been trained to explain the exhibits [ a skill I most admired in the girls of St. Thomas Girls' HS, Aldona, during the time of Sr. Mariola and Sr. Maria Julia AC and in the girls of Carmel HSS, Nuvem, trained by Suvarna Fonseca e Antao in Nuvem as well as at the Konkan Fruit Fest in Panaji] but they have also be trained to do "Role Plays" to bring home the message. I was floored by two primary school students doing the role of two neighbours and advising the safe distance of 15 metres between the septic tank and the water well. As far as the exhibits go, the stunning "frosted" lampshades made out of plastic waste using an electric iron and some sheets of paper [to fuse the plastic without getting it stuck to the hot iron] out-do the Coconut shell work as I am seeing a lot of it from Vijaydutta ..... and now artisans from Kerala. Roland Martins and GOACAN have got some wonderful and useful exhibits, including the DRP 2021 Village Plan for Moira Ms. Sandra Cardoz [Shot-put Steffi's mother] is a familar face as are Ms.Shushila Porobo and Mr. Martin Noronha. I was happy to see Melinda Fernandes e Costa and my dentist-classmate's sister Ms. Carmen Franco, the former brought up in Aldona and the latter married there. Headmistress Ruby Gonsalves has always been dynamic, whether in Corjuem or Santa Cruz or now in Moira. It is a privilege to associate with her in making school a place for learning by doing! If I was not a gardener, I would have been a teacher like my parents or my siblings or my wife. Teaching is a learning experience. If it is not, what are we trying to teach ...old dog tricks to new pups??? Mog asundi Miguel --- On Sun, 14/12/08, Miguel Braganza <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Miguel Braganza <[email protected]> > Subject: Day 2 at Exhibition at St.Xaviers High School, Moira 14th Dec Sunday > Date: Sunday, 14 December, 2008, 2:47 AM > Dears, > > The exhibition is on at Moira till noon on Monday 15 > December, 2008. > > BOB Roland Martins is the man behind GOACAN. > > I am delivering the talk on Organic Farming at 4 P.M. > before heading to Aldona for the Aldona Bachao Abhiyan > public meeting. > > Vijaydutt Lotlikar's creations are worth seeing. He is > world famous all over Goa for Coconut shell craft and has > trained students from different Bardez schools in the art at > SFX school, Siolim, three years ago. > > Visit if you can. > > Mog asundi > > Miguel > > > > --- On Sun, 14/12/08, Goa Desc <[email protected]> > wrote: > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- > --------- - > Day 2 at St. Xaviers High School, Moira 14th Dec Sun 10am - > 5pm > at the EXHIBITION on "Environment. ...You... ...and > I..." > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- > --------- - > Exhibition on "Environment. ...You and I..." > > Talks on Consumer Rights & Responsibilities, > Consumer Awareness on Weights & Measures, > Organic Farming, Treatment of Sewage in Houses > & Water Harvesting. > > Also on display - a machine to Recycle Polythene Bags > invented by Vijaydatta P. Lotlikar - artisan & trainer. > ------------ --------- --------- ------------ --------- Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID get [email protected]. Sign up now! http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address
