COMMUNITY LIVING CAMP

   

COMMUNITY LIVING CAMP

                                                            12-12-2022 TO 16-12-2022

 

“No man is an island, entire of itself; everyman is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”

         John Donne’s famous words underline the importance of community in human life. A community living camp is a prescribed program in B.Ed curriculum. However, apart from being a criterion for grades, a community living camp is an experience that is worthwhile for individual growth and community building.

            The community living camp was organized at Mar Theophilus Training college in association with the 66^th college union, Advithiya and IQAC. At the outset, all the 99 students were divided into four groups. This was done in order to ensure maximum participation and to allow them to work together in groups. The teams are Ikshana, Eleos, Insaniyat, Nanma. The venue for the 5-day camp was set up at the college itself and the stay was arranged at Girideepam convention center.

             Now, let us take a look at the various activities organised during the camp.

 

Day 1 ( 12-12-2022)

The camp was inaugurated by Mr. Y. Shibu, Assistant Commissioner of Excise- Excise Intelligence & Investigation Bureau, North Zone, Kozhikode in the presence of the Principal, Dr. K.Y. Benedict, union advisor, Dr. Joju John and camp coordinators Dr Deepthi Elizabeth. The events of the first day were organized by team Ikshana. Following the inauguration, Mr. Y. Shibu led the first session of the camp where he talked on the topic “Appalling Effects of Narcotics”. He went into the details of various addictions and ways to tackle addiction among students. The second session of the day was headed by Mr. Jith, officer from the Kerala Fire and Safety Department and discussed about first aid and basic fire and safety instructions. It was truly an eye-opening session as students realized many of their false ideas. This was followed by a game of ‘Bomb the City” in which Ms Lekshmi of Team Eleos emerged as the winner. The concluding event of the day was the ‘Ganamela’ by the College Music Band.

Day 2 (13-12-2022)

On the second day, the teams presented newsletters which were displayed on the college notice board and it summarized the events of the previous day. The events of the day were organized by Team Eleos. The first session of the day was a talk by Mr. M. A. Siddhique, Professor, Department of Malayalam on ‘Manavikathayude Swapnangalum Manushyavijnanavum’. the session gave us insight into the many facets of humanity throughout the ages.  The afternoon session of the day was handled by Ms. Roshni G. S, Beat Forest Officer, RRT, Paruthipalli, Range Forest Office, Trivandrum on the topic ‘Forest and Wildlife Protection, Wild Fauna Snake Awareness and Rescue’. She gave us a great overview of the various problems and provisions associated with wildlife conservation. The day ended with the screening of the movie ‘Sudani from Nigeria’ which delineated the subtle human emotions and it was accompanied by an interactive session. After the dinner, there was a campus walk to explore the Ivanios campus.