3S) AEYE Practicum & Art Mela Report (2-11-2017) Bharghava Shyam

 Name: A.N. Bharghava Shyam
Admission Number: MAE15007 (2-Nov-2017)
Practicum School: B.M. English School Practicum portfolio

Date of Visits to the Practicum School:

a)     02-August-2017 (Drawing Competition Held in school from);

b)    09-August-2017 (Prize distribution for drawing competition);

c)     23-August-2017 (Purandara Dasu skit did by 7^th class students)

d)    15-September-2017 (Story telling Jaliyan wala Bagh, along with History Practicum)

e)     Other practical social interventions in Vimochana Nagar community, near to University (Since 4 months)

f)      25-October-2017 (Art Mela in Brookfield school)

About B.M English School:

B.M. English School is Government Aided School situated at St. Johns Road, near Commercial Street in Bangalore.

There are only few government teachers (6) in schools and remaining are private school teachers (30), nearly 400+ plus children are there.

Observations, Interventions & Interpretations in School on 02-August-2017:  

On 2^nd August the School conducted drawing competition from 4^th to 10^th class with different themes per class, in 4^th class I did my observation, their theme was “Village Life”. I also invigilated the class with teacher’s instruction, after this drawing competition madam told to me to select the best. When I tried to select some drawing which are relevant and aesthetic. We didn’t say this selection(ing) process things to any children in classroom.

In classroom art work is there, students birthday list is there on chart and painted around those photos are surrounded in apple drawing, in each class they followed different shapes, in 2^nd class the birthday photos are surrounded by triangle shape with tape. And there are some more craft work is there in classroom that is plant painting, India maps, etc. I attended class till afternoon.

I also felt little bad while judging the students art, there are some other good drawings but that irrelevant to “Village life” theme. So teachers put that drawings outside. Judging children art based aesthetics is good, but I am thinking about other fellow mates feelings also, they might feel appreciative and also jealous about others drawings. And I am very happy that, the school is focusing on children’s art. I felt happy to participate in this activity in school.

Here I am attaching some photos of classroom.

(My Co-classmate and Practicum mate Vikas Kumar’s photos, we both were in same school; I don’t have any photos,)

Observations, Interventions & reflections on 09-August-2017

Today Prize distribution program held in school, the competition was held on last Wednesday, giving prizes on this (9-Aug-2017) Wednesday. 4^th to 10^th class all children along with their parents (The parents whose child selected for prizes) assembled near the foyer assemble area. And Managing Director (MD), is the chief guest for this program, School principal & other senior teachers are also there on stage. School conducted some cultural activities like singing songs, playing keyboard etc. and MD addressed the students about important on arts in education and also encouraged the students to be part in art (extracurricular) activities. In his speech he asked parents which you like most among good painting or simple digital photograph. All said comparatively we like paintings only, by this he explained about art importance. And also he appreciated all the students and said that it’s very difficult to judge your drawings

Later he distributed prizes to 10 children whose painting are aesthetic and relevant to the theme. Each class has different theme for their drawing which they announced one week before the drawing competition. They selected 10 students from each class for prize, 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd and other seven prizes are merit prizes.

I was very happy when Managing Director (MD) is talking about important of arts in education. When we make somethings from that we feel happy that artificial things. Art is made by us, this helps in authentic learning which is main theme in education. For that only school is helping the children a lot. I use generally see that only 3 prizes will be given, but here they are 10 prizes. It also kind of encourage to the children in school, He appreciated all the students and said that It’s very difficult to judge your drawings, this show his diplomacy while talking to children.

 

 

 

 

Observations, Interventions & Interpretations in 23-August-2017:

Today 7^th class students did an activity (Drama) on Purandara dasa. The lesson from their textbook. The 7^th class students made skit on Purandara Dasa. They portrayed whole life (Conception to Death) on stage by 200 students in collaboration with 6^th class students also. After this skit, quiz questions asked by other teacher, and who answered correctly they got chocolate from school management. For this skit all participants dressed different cultural clothes like saris, dhotis, pajamas, khadi, etc. Students only made some dummy material like crown, tambura, knife, etc. The skit was done with songs (Keerthana’s) of purandara dasa by a music player, etc. The play done in seven parts for more than one hour.

I just immerse in watching the skit, such nice skit by theatre, drama, music, craft, etc. it is not possible to teach every lesson like this, but we try this kind of activities per every semester, this gives relief to them also gives some relaxation to children from abstract knowledge. Luckily every Wednesday only they are conducting this type of activities, it helped APU students particularly AEYE class students to get exposure to arts in education and curriculum.

   

 

Interventions in Vimochana Nagar community:

I did my art activities in Vimochana Nagar community (Construction workers site) near to our University, I am also member of Pahal club along with Vikas & Sukesh from our class in university, there we (students) are conducting tuitions for children on rotation basis, we celebrate some festivals there like Independence day, Deepavali, etc. on behalf of Pahal club and AEYE practicum I did my art interventions here also. We decorated with some pictures, paintings, charts, etc. in classroom. In tuition rooms we do ice breaking activities with children with help of others mates.  

It is very nice practical social interventions for us. I feel very happy to be part of this kind of activities through pahal club with support of AEYE class.

 

 

Art Mela

Practicum School for Art Mela: Brookfield English School

Date of Art Mela happened: 25-October-2017

Facilitators for Art Mela: Asha Madam, Sofia Madam, Kinnari Madam

Others volunteers for Art Mela: Gagan Kumar, Kavitha, Avinash, Piyuli, etc.

About School:

Brook field school is a private school in Bangalore, we did our Art Mela here itself with students and some teachers

Activities for Art Mela (Pre planning activities) on 16^{th &} 17^th; 23^rd & 24^th October-2017

1)    Madam made us in forming different groups. We all formed into 3 different groups as

a)     Craft and art group: Indira, Bharghava Shyam, Vikas Kumar, Satish, Rencitha & Ranjeet.

b)    Music Group: Vishnu, Jetha, Farheen, Pratiksha, Vivek & Shakoor.

c)     Drama Group: Aditi, Digeshwar, Shika, Vishnu Pareek, Vrushab & Sukesh.

2)    Selected us for different for organising things for Art Mela.

3)    All AEYE students meeting in 7^th floor. For buying gadgets, for making charts, caps, certificates, transport etc.  

4)    Bought the gadgets like Paints (Oil, Water, etc.), Brushes, salt, papers (plane & color), pins, pencils and pen (Sketches, markers)

5)    Pre Visit to school for basic understanding

6)    Made nearly 300 caps for children.

7)    Made charts with activities name we are going to do in Art Mela.

8)    Rehearsals before Art Mela. Organised the things what we need to do in school (Decoration, segregating the things)

9)    Arranging Transport to field place for practicum work

Interventions:

Pilot visit to school along with Indira & Pratiksha, I participated in making caps for school children, Helped in making charts for activities which are going to do school. I became the rotation team member I need to help all members. We tried to do complete rehearsals, but lack of time it was not completed.

Reflections:

Without our facilitator (Asha Madam), most of the students participated in Art Mela preparation activities, I felt very happy by seeing this and participating in this activities, in these two days we made around 200+ caps, started painting charts, discussing about Art Mela activities, these all gave me a good for bonding between among us (AEYE class students). For the 1^st time in AEYE class & 2^nd time in my APU life without any facilitator all students gathered together and working for something. This shows respect towards course and fellow students. I like and respect this type of conditions.

On 13^th October Friday when we all once again gather for buying the gadgets, utilizing the resources, explaining and knowing about school setting situations for Art Mela, makes me feel happier about pre-planning activities, this coordination and cooperation between others make me feel more responsible towards Art Mela.

I need to maintain the relation like this only with children, then they will participate and learn more things from groups. When I maintain good relation with students through interesting activities, even though faculty is there I think work will go very nice for this I need to be work with no expectations (We need to assign some responsibilities then only they can meet)

On 23^rd & 24^th we tried to maintain this AEYE period for completing the all pre-art mela activities. When we started painting the charts soon, the clean activity room became chaos with so many water painting cups, colored paint brushes, useless newspaper pieces, painted charts, clumsy gadgets in the box, paper cuttings, etc. By seeing the room I felt unhappy, any way we cleaned on the top generally, etc. I felt when we are using the gadgets we need to me more conscious to keep surroundings more clean.

 

Activities in Art Mela on 25^th October 2017

1)    Segregated the gadgets there according to the group

2)    Arranged stalls with charts, gadgets with the help of school management and by our volunteers

3)    Started the Art Mela with children according to the art, music and theatre groups

1)    Art & Craft Group: Indira, Bharghava Shyam, Vikas Kumar, Satish, Rencitha & Ranjeet

a)     Puppet show

b)    Salt Painting

c)     Dabbling Activities

d)    Origami

e)     Leaf art

f)      Vegetables art

2)    Music Group activities by Vishnu, Jetha, Farheen, Pratiksha, Vivek & Shakoor

They did some activities like recognizing animal voices, body orchestra, Dance on beats, etc.)

d)    Drama Group activities did by Aditi, Digeshwar, Shika, Vishnu Pareek, Vrushab & Sukesh.

Did some bodily activities

4)    Distributed the paper caps to the children

5)    Lunch Break

6)    Ice breaking activities with teachers

7)    Art Mela for Teachers

8)    Certificate Presentations to the teachers   

Interventions:

I also decorated the shamiyana with chart papers with our activities name along with other classmates. Before the Mela I visited all three places and saw the decorations there. Later I started arranging for my dabbling activity with children. 

I helped children in making dabbling art on newspaper, 1^st I demonstrated them and later directed them in making dabbling art with crushed newspaper on plain newspaper. I previously made some crushed newspaper for this activity. Later I changed my strategy to make that crush papers.

 I used to start this activity initially with some icebreaking activities, later I make to make the papers crush.

I also observed my co-art and craft member activities which is going around me.

 

Some photos of our interventions in Art Mela with children:

 

 
 

Reflection:

All students (including) helped each other in arranging gadgets (Paints, Brushes, Papers {White, Color, Chart, Newspaper, etc.}, pebbles, leafs, sketches, salt, water, pencils, glue) near stalls, decorating stalls with color papers, charts etc. It very good to watch this.

When I started my dabbling activity with four children I started happily, when the number of students increasing, the dabbling activity became mechanical than organic activity. When the children are less I am able to spend time on each Individual child, when numbers are increasing I feel it just became a normal activity than art activity. I started with some enthusiasm not more with more enthusiasm (I didn’t like my activity because art means creative activity with coordination, for children there is no need to include aesthetics), while doing this activities I felt that, there is not that much mental representation, coordination in this activity. That’s why I started this dabbling activity with some ice breaking activities then I feel satisfactory with my performance.

I feel we need to change according to the context while teaching, there is no need to follow same pattern same time, this gave me happiness including children also.

After Lunch when I attended drama session, I was happy with the performance of our students and also the teachers, I saw the smile on each one there, I feel all are happy there while watching drama and also by doing theatre and ice-breaking activities, Later some teachers came to “Art and Craft Mela” sub group, I intentionally didn’t add my dabbling activity there because I felt that there is not that much representation, coordination is there in that activity.

While Indira doing salt painting activity, Gagan & Vikas Puppetry activity, Ranjeet & Vishnu’s origami activity, Rencita’s raw vegetables activities I am completely facilitated by those activities while doing with children especially with teachers. I also fascinated to learn this, by seeing that I felt somewhat I learnt those activities because of some exposure.

Art Mela Idea is very nice idea and experience, because through this child & also teachers will get exposure to different forms of arts that can help in learning the art.

Feedback

 

Feedback

Naga,

Wonderfully written record of practicum visits. I particularly want to comment on your self-reflections on what you experienced. 

Your dislike of selecting, good drawings but not on theme. Perhaps for older children there can be choice from different set of themes

Changing strategies or modifying the classroom transaction according to the situation as you even mention the Art Mela. 

 

I liked the fact that you felt rewarded when students worked on their own, its rare but it happened. 

 

23/25 for the practical record