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The Yishun Town Secondary School- Singapore
College St Augustin de Morlaix - France
The Sheffield Hallam University β United Kingdom
A student exchange programme was conducted with the Yishun Town Secondary school Singapore. The main objective was to sensitize the students and create an awareness on the Socio- cultural features of the two countries and understand the best of both worlds. Around 17 students along with Mrs Gopalkrishnan βthe Co-ordinator visited VPMS. They stayed with our students families for two days . They also attended regular school and interacted with our students and teachers. A Cultural Programme was organised for them A traditional dance by set up STD X students Apoorva Kulkarni and Richa Raj . Dr Ajay Joshi was invited to talk on India and Indian culture.Mr Umashankar Devadhe Co-ordinated the Student Exchange Programme.
Exchange of correspondence between the students of VPMS and those of College St. Augustin de Morlaix- France.
The students of VPMS are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to participate in an Exchange Programme with College de St. Augustin de Morlaix- a secondary school in the north of France.
This enables the students of our school- who begin studying French from Class VI to improve their vocabulary and also to hone their writing skills in French. It also gives them a glimpse into the lives of their counterparts in France.
The Exchange Programme is now into its 3rd year. The students form groups and send letters and pictures via the school email account to their counterparts in College St. Augustin de Morlaix. They ask each other questions about student life, their families, likes and dislikes and hobbies.
This year, the exchange of correspondence was initiated with the students of Class VIII to ensure that the same group of students will continue the exchange of letters in Class IX as well. This will help to maintain a certain continuity and keep up the tempo in spite of examinations and Summer/Winter Breaks on both sides.
We look forward to a fruitful and enjoyable exchange between the two schools in the years to come as well.
The Sheffield Hallam University β United Kingdom
A Teacher Enrichment Programme was conducted at Sheffield Hallam University β UK VPMS was among the four Schools to be shortlisted for this programme.Mrs Kiran Jadhav , Vice principal ,represented VPMS at the Training Programme.It was a privilege to visit the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom and participate in the Active Learning Programme workshop. The training was conducted by the Pioneer expert in ALP - Mr Mark Windale.
Subsequently there was a follow up wherein a training pack was introduced to develop and sustain active learning strategies in schools in India.A two day workshop was conducted to share the teaching methodologies with the rest of the faculty members.The Active Learning Programme opened a wide spectrum of active, student centred teaching and learning approaches through exemplar activities as examples , focusing on learning approaches like active reading , active writing ,group discussion ,stimulations and role play to raise the motivation and achievements of the students .Following teachers from different faculties attended this enriching workshop.Nivedita Wadnekar , Bharati Kudchadker, Geetanjali Pardeshi, Anjali Naik , Jyothi Menon, Vimla Ramkumar , Umashankar Devadhe, Nandini Banerjee, Bindu Unikrishnan and Ashita Pardeshi.
The workshop and follow-up programme will aim to introduce you to a range of effective, active, student-centred teaching and learning approaches designed to:
a. raise the motivation and achievement of students
b. develop thinking skills
c. encourage cooperative learning
d. be student centred
e. develop the use of ICT in the learning process
f. develop the investigative processes skills of students
g. develop the research skills of the students
h. be used in resource-based learning/self assessment environments
i. equip students with the knowledge, understanding, investigative, problem solving and communication skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century
The programme will also aim to develop your confidence in using the approaches and ability to write and develop curriculum materials.
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