JUSCO SCHOOL

KADMA

“Design for Change

Contest”

Activity week (20th Sep 10 -

26th Sep 10)

Title – I make a difference

FEEL Very often, we live with more criticisms

and less appreciation. This creates a negative thought process . We wanted to address this problem and change the environment and mood of the children , their families , their school , parent’s work place and the community at large , into a positive one .

IMAGINE I decided to

do a school project to see , what kind of an impact recognition would have on a community.

IMAGINE As a teacher and

team leader , I decided to choose and honour five students of my school in the age

group of 8-11years. , by telling them the difference each one of them had made.Then I gave them ten more ribbons to pass on .

DO I called Abrez of std.

III-B and told him how he had made a difference to the class and the school . His self confidence in his abilities had taught us to do our best at all times .

DO I gave him ten more

ribbons and instructed him to go out and spread this acknowledgement ceremony , by giving five ribbons to those who made a difference in his life. Then those five people could pass it on to the next five people.

DO He went

home and gave one ribbon to his father for guiding and helping him in his daily activities.

DOPapa ! Thanks

a lot for helping

me in my

studies. You

mean a lot to

me.

HOW DID HE

GET

CHANGED ?

Son , I t is

so

heartenin

g to hear

that. I feel

special.

DO

He gave

the second

ribbon to

his mother.

DO Mamma , you

make such yummy dishes for me everyday with so much love. You are great !

I love you .

HOW DID

SHE GET

CHANGED ? It feels good to

be appreciated

by our children.

It makes me

feel wonderful !

DO Hey sister ! I fight

with you all the time but decided to give you one. After all , you are my best pal at home.

DO

We do all

the mischief

together and

I love every

moment of it

.

HOW DID

SHE GET

CHANGED ?

I feel on top

of the world

!

DO Areeb, you are my

best friend in school and at home. We play for hours together and we never feel tired. You deserve one ribbon for sure!

DO

You know I am a computer buff. It’s really fun to play computer games with you.

HOW DID HE

GET

CHANGED ?

I never

knew , I

made a

difference in

my friend’s

life. I am

very happy

to know

that.

DO I passed on

my last ribbon to my aunt who teaches me drawing . She makes it , such an effortless and enjoyable learning experience for me.

DO

I enjoy with

you as

much as

you enjoy

learning

from me.

Thank you!

HOW DID

SHE GET

CHANGED ?

Yes, I

definitely

make a

differenc

e !

DO

These five people

passed it on to the next

five people , who

mattered to them.

DO

The father

passed it

on to his

boss,

letting him

know how

much he

admired his

intellect!

DO

The boss

was

pleasantl

y

surprised

to know

that.

HOW DID HE

GET

CHANGED ?

This put him in a thinking mood. Since he was an educationist, he decided to devote one hour daily , to teach the under privileged for free.

DO The mother

passed it on to her domestic help, Satish. Poor fellow! He never expected this kind of recognition and appreciation.

DO

My ! Was he on top of the world.

HOW DID HE GET CHANGED ?

He decided to work

harder by doing

household work by

day and going to

an evening school

later . This would

enable him to earn

a decent living as

well as boost his

self confidence.

DOThe sister

passed it on to her grandma, who was a source of constant support to her.

DO I was always

very close to my granddaughter. But these new generation children , sure have a unique way of expressing themselves !

HOW DID

SHE GET

CHANGED ? Secretly though, I

am happy. I feel

loved and wanted

even at this age

.What else could I

ask for? I feel

blessed!

DO

The friend

passed it on

to his

mother. She

least

expected it

from her

cute,

naughty son.

DO

Thank

you , my

dear. You

shall

always

be my

top

priority .

HOW DID

SHE GET

CHANGED ?

It gives

me

strength

to go on.

DO The aunt passed

it on to her friend

, who had been

her classmate

since school. Now

they were in

college together.

DO The friend

had always imagined her to be her competitor and was secretly jealous of her.

HOW DID

SHE GET

CHANGED ? This gesture

made her think twice. An age old rivalry vanished into thin air. Rafatwas definitely the best friend she could have asked for!

DAY 2 , 3 , 4 &

5

DO On the second

day , I honouredParagof std.III-A for teaching us to be compassionate and caring towards the differently abled. And handed him ten more ribbons to pass it on .

DOOn the third day it

was Abhinay of std. VI , who received the

ribbon from me for maximum

participation in all school activities .

DO

On the fourth day it was Abantika of

Std.V for her sincere

approach towards her

studies .

DOOn the fifth day

it was my youngest team member Vivek

of std.II-B’s turn to receive the

ribbon for always showing

a helping attitude towards his peer group.

HOW DID WE GET

CHANGED ?

And there were many happy stories to

tell.

At home

HOW DID WE GET

CHANGED ?

Happy stories

At the work place

DAY 6 & 7

DO Happy stories

In School The whole school participated in the

activity of designing the batch and

passing it on to their dear ones.

A happy home and asupportive school, makes a“Happy Child.” A happy childmakes a happy family , aprosperous society and aproductive community at large.

FINALLY , HOW DID WE ALL

GET CHANGED ?

The seven day crusade of passing on themessage of “ I make a difference” created somany happy stories and impacted a largenumber of people in the community . We hadsmiling faces all around.

So go ahead ! Don’t hesitate to show yourappreciation towards people who matter in yourlife .

And see what magic a heart full of love cancreate !

Salutations to be given to the “Happy Crusaders”:

Vice-Principal , Ms . UshaRai for the great idea.

Co-ordinator , Ms. ArtiBedi for her support.

All teachers of Jusco School Kadma for participation.

All the students , their parents and support staff for their overwhelming response.

Let us continue this journey !• Prepared by team leader-Afshan

Teacher