Prerna has been bustling with activities between October 06 and January 2007. Here is a brief newsletter on the events...

Considering that the dyslexic children have to make huge efforts to read and write, it was a commendable feat that our students from Prerna took part in a "READING MISSION".  ‘The Reading Mission Project’ was organized by the British Library where, alongwith Prerna, nine schools from Ahmedabad had participated. The project was aimed at forming a reading habit amongst the children and spreading awareness about the pleasures of reading. From Prerna, 26 children participated and they read 52 books in total. Also, as part of this our children performed a skit, based on the book “Deep End” by Sam Hutton, the Grand Finale of which was held at Bhaikaka Bhavan on 14th of October.

A workshop was conducted on ‘Dyslexia’ by the Calorx Foundation, in order to create awareness and acceptance of dyslexic children by their parents as well as in the society. The workshop, by Mrs Shaila Vora on 27th November, consisted of activities of which the audience was involved making it interactive and equally beneficial. The workshop was open to all and received a good response.
Celebrity Meeting
Grade 8 students from Prerna and children from Visamo Kids interviewed TV star Gautam Rhode. The interview was arranged with the purpose of having our children socialize and interact with a celebrity. As their excitement and anxiousness calmed down, they became more comfortable before him, up to the point where they eagerly questioned Mr. Rhode. Since this interview was their first interaction with a celebrity.		 Our budding model from Prerna
On the 25th of December, Ahmedabad hosted a modelling competition organized by ‘Yugma Institute’ in order to discover talented youth and give them a chance in the fashion sector. Our very own student, Apurva Maheshwari has also participated in the competition of which the finale took place in Town Hall. Apurva Maheshwari was felicitated as the ‘Star of Gujarat’ giving him the opportunity to sign a contract with a leading modeling agency. This is a great achievement for Apurva and Prerna and we will support Apurva in fulfilling his dreams. We, as Prerna staff, are very proud of his success.

Prerna student wins a Prize
‘Pogo Amazing Kids’ competition in October has two participants from Prerna: Reshma Hans and Sanjay Parmar from grades 5 and 6, respectively . Reshma Hans won the second prize.

Social Work at an NGO
Grade 9 students were taken to an NGO working for the development of the lower strata of the society called Samvedana. Not only that the students had a day of observing how an NGO works but moreover, three of our students Bhagya, Amitanshu and Divya volunteered their services at the life-skills camp and hence had the chance of assisting slum children learn to decorate earthen pots.

Educational trip to CERC
In November, Grade 9 and 10 students went for a school trip to CERC (Consumer Education and Research Centre). They were also shown a video on the affairs of CERC where they got an inside look. This was a very informative visit for the teachers and the students.

Air Show marvel
Students of Prerna were taken to an ‘Air Show’ held at the Domestic Airport of Ahmedabad in order to give them a chance to witness the biggest ‘Air Show’ of Gujarat. Children have enjoyed watching the aerobatics performed by the Indian Air Force Team ‘Sarang’.

Lothal trip cements learning
Students of Prerna had an educational trip to Lothal to visit the Archeological Site of Indus Valley Civilization and the Lothal Museum. Indus Valley Civilization was part of their syllabus thus giving them the opportunity to explore what they had studied throughout the course.

Sharings of an ex-student
Jinesha Gandhi, ex-student of Prerna, visited Prerna to share her experiences as a dyslexic child now studying Graphics Animation. She had a very interactive session with the Prerna students, answering their queries. As Prerna teachers, we were very happy to witness a complete transformation of a dyslexic child who is very confident and successful in her career.

Assessment Workshop
Assessment Workshop was conducted with the purpose of training the teachers on how to strengthen the syllabus as well as lifelong skills of a dyslexic child, which would help them in developing their potential in the future. In conclusion, teachers were trained in preparing a rubric according to different assessments.

Traffic Safety Week
In order to celebrate ‘Traffic Safety Week’, Prerna students prepared posters approximately 100 ft. in length. These posters depicting slogans on traffic safety were displayed at ‘Helmet Crossroads’ Memnagar, Ahmedabad.

Prerna students shine in sports activities
Apart from the academics, Prerna students also participated in various sports events whose names are listed below. During October, Nishit Patel from class 10 participated in a football match held at St. Xaviers Loyola Hall. Apurva Maheshwari from class 9 participated in athletics competition held at Panchgini. During September, Paritosh Patel from class 7 took part in athletics competition held at Naroda. He stood 3rd in the competition.
Also for the DPS Annual Sports Day, Sanjay Parmar and Raju Sapre from class 6, Piyush Deora from class 7, Apurva Maheshwari from class 9 have participated from Prerna. Sanjay, Raju and Apurva were awarded with medals and certificates in different sports events.

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