18th October 2013 Field visit

Clay Fellows: Rakesh, Munna, Kamlesh, Anita, Shailender, Sanjay, Jitendra, Gudiya

Youth: Manoj, Pawan

CSEI Staff: Archana, Saurav

Duration: 09:30 AM to 03:00 PM

Today all fellows came to Gosaimath for the meeting. In the beginning we had a brief sharing of play sessions experiences.  

Some of sharings -

1.    Shailender- I did play session everyday and it was different this time because children were leading games.

2.    Sanjay- we conducted play session everyday but little late and children enjoyed it every day.

3.    Rakesh- We could not do play session everyday but we conducted one in a two days. But reason behind it is some of our team member were not coming and were sad because their names are still in pending list in fellowship so we had low energy in our team. 

After sharing all fellow’s played math game with the help of number sticks. I conducted math game with an example.

Number sticks math game- clay fellow’s engaged in doing an activity.

After this games Rakesh explain how they can create the similar kit with the help of waste material like broom sticks and wooden piece.  Also they shared how they can use this one game to teach various concepts in maths like- Addition, substraction, tens, ones and counting  etc.

At 12:30 PM we went to talk to Gudiya’s parents. Gudiya was at home when we reached but she wasn’t willing to come out or talk to other fellows. When I asked she said, ‘I don’t want to go to school, I can’t study.’ And her mother was not ready to send her out of her town. When I asked Gudiya if she can do play session in her tola itself. Her response was, ‘they don’t send their children to me.  All my community is against of me going to school or out for play session or meeting. And my parents don’t allow me to do so.

Then all discussed and decided to visit schools today and talk to principles to get permission to do play session in schools on 7^th period.  Also get contacts of SMC members in the school.  All fellows and I went to each tola on bicycle. 

According to the plan, on the way we went to Masodi School which was closed. So we moved to   Gosaimath Secondary school. We met Mr. Ompraksh who gave permission to do play session in school and given a contact list of SMC members.

Mr. Omprakash said that if we get a permission letter from Block officer for the Learning Center in Gosaimath near water pump (the location decided by team on 22^nd Sept.) then we can start using the area for LC.

Then we went to Gosaimath Primary school. we met principal Mr. Satyendra Kumar, who was very kind and very welcoming to anything we want to do in their school. He gave permission to do play session in schools also got SMC list from him.  Similarly other fellows conducted play session on the ground. After meeting everyone joined circle and played new games.

Play session in Primary School in Gosaimath

More new games conducted by facilitator-  

We went to Rohilachak Primary school and met Principal Mrs. Anita Kumari. We can do play session in the school on Monday, wed and Friday from 2:30 onwards. And the in charge will be Kamlesha and Munna for the same.  Also got list of SMC members and teachers, principal is willing to help in any ways.

Detailed plan -

All fellows will do play session in own tola everyday. (except from Punaichak and Anjani)

1.    Every Tuesday 2 fellows from Rohilachak- Munna and Rakesh and 2 from Gosaimath will conduct a play session in Punaichak

2.    All fellows will do play session in schools 3 times in a week

3.    Everyone will try to make a game kit or number stick to do math activity.  

4.    everyone will take responsibility to create own birth certificate with help of Rakjesh and Saurav

5.    Saurav will go to field every day. First have to go to Rohilachak then other.

6.    Saurav will go to other two schools and get permission for Play session in school.

Today’s all pictures taken by Anita Kumari

Documentation- Archana