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Art Section news

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Despite all adversities owing to onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020,  the Art Section went on with the art classes on an ONLINE mode. Even, the Diploma Examination of Sarbabharatiya Sangeet O Sanskriti Parishad was coordinated and conducted with students appearing for their examinations from their residences and supervised by the Instructors over remote access. The Art Section also held an art competition in the month of January 2021 over remote access and prizes were awarded for selected works of art.

ART WORKSHOP – 19th JANUARY 2020

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ART WORKSHOP

19th JANUARY 2020

The Art Section organised a one-day workshop on Sunday, 19th January 2020, covering area viz. Acrylic painting, Water-colour, Glass painting, Collage making and making items with M.Seal and Waste materials. The workshop was conducted by Instructors of our Art Section and attended by around 100 participants, including parents. The participants enjoyed the day expressing their creative talents. They were given certificates of appreciation and snacks at the end of the workshop.

Mental Health of Children

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MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN

SEPTEMBER 2019

An awareness programme on mental health of children was held at Sri Aurobindo Bal Mandir on 15th September 2019 with eminent psychiatrist Dr. Soumitra Basu as the resource person. Parents and guardians of KG classes attended. The session began with a general presentation on the important points parents must adhere to regarding mental health of children, followed by a long interactive session where parents discussed specific problems and received suggestions on ways to deal with them.

Education Workshops in North Bengal

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EDUCATION WORKSHOPS IN NORTH BENGAL

JULY 2019

Sri Aurobindo Bal Mandir (under Sri Aurobindo Sakti Centre) teachers’ team held day-long workshops for teachers at three places in North Bengal. The first of such workshops was held on 5th July 2019 at Belakoba (district Jalpaiguri) where 24 teachers from 7 primary schools of the area attended. The second workshop was held at Naxalbari (district Darjeeling) the next day i.e. 6th July 2019, attended by 42 teachers from 5 primary schools, while the last one was held on 7th July 2019 in Siliguri Town at Sishu Malancha, a primary school of repute, where 34 teachers from 5 primary schools attended. Sessions were conducted on training of the senses and how learning can be made interesting for students, keeping in mind the thoughts of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother on education. Books on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother and their thoughts on education were on display and procured by many participants.

Workshop on Integral Education and Youth Session

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WORKSHOP ON INTEGRAL EDUCATION AND YOUTH SESSION

21st JULY 2019

A day-long workshop was held by Sri Aurobindo Society at Sri Aurobindo Sakti Centre & Sri Aurobindo Bal Mandir, New Alipore, Kolkata on 21st July 2019. The workshop was conducted by Sri Shivakumar, Director, Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education & Reserch where teachers of Sri Aurobindo Bal Mandir as well teachers from Mirraloke, Sri Aurobindo Centre of Education – Purulia and Sri Aurobindo Society School of Maithon participated. Centering around the theme Integral Education, there were interactive sessions and group activities. Starting at 10.30 am, the workshop concluded at 3pm with a short lunch break in between.

In the evening, at Sri Aurobindo Sakti Centre, there was a programme of AuroYouth conducted by Sri Shivakumar, who is also the National Director of AuroYouth. The theme of the session was “My Inner Self”.