Children Skill Development Activities

Hence, SAND focuses on providing bridge education to the children in rural areas to make them recall their subject knowledge and also support in their language development. The key activities focused during the after school program,

1. Bridge Sessions on subjects
2. Special classes on Mathematics
3. Language Development sessions

Bridge Sessions on Subjects: It support to recall their subjects which was withheld before the period of lockdown.
Special Classes on Mathematics: Mathematics were very difficult to cope up for the rural children, hence special classes were done for the children to bridge the gap in their curriculum.
Language Development Sessions: Rural Children were very poor in language development (English). This session is focusing on language development of children in all the four aspects (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).

During every session, children were ensured with proper Temperature Screening, Washing their hands with Sanitizer, and proper wearing of Masks.
All other COVID regulations were ensured and followed.

Camps on Arts and Crafts

In this modern era there is need for up skilling for every student in various aspects. There is a need for extracurricular activities in order to make children competent to modern needs.

As a part of the process of their education development program SAND has initiated camps on Arts and Crafts on working villages to create interest among the children to continue their education, support skills to concentrate on their curriculum, and motivates the children to back to their school education system.

SAND also conducted individual and family counselling of children, who are dropout from their schools. The program of camps on arts and crafts focuses on various activities such as;

• Drawing
• Painting
• Paper Toys
• Objects using charts, etc

Students were provided with the required materials of charts, color papers, coloring sketch, paints, etc. The children were facilitated towards any concept, or theme and they were asked to prepare their own creations. The trainer was facilitated and supported the children to enrich their creations. After the initial level of art creation by the children on their own, the trainer was given the inputs to the overall children about the techniques of each activity.

Further, he facilitates the children to make corrections on each activity, and made them to do better performance in their creations. The training on the
arts and crafts was increase the confidence level of the children, and it also facilitates better involvement in studies and extracurricular activities.

Guest has ample experience in arts and crafts will facilitate the camp and children were actively participated in the camp activities.

Progress of the competition:

1. The competition was initiated by introduction from the guest and he detailed about the theme of the event and also detailed what the expectations from the competition
2. All the children were provided with the required things such as chart papers, colour sketches, and other colour materials for the competition
3. Children were started involved in the competition and actively doing their arts and works during the event
4. The guest was also support and guides the children during the competition
5. At the end of the activity, all the drawings, paintings, and other works were collected from the students
6. The panel was finalizing the competition winners and provided the gifts to the winners during the event.
7. Further, all the children were provided with certificates.

A Glimpse of Children Skill Development Program