First Day- Rediscovering Minds 2014

"The beginning is the most important part of the work".
Plato

First day at Pathways for Rediscovering Minds for all the students was wonderful and full of knowledge. The main aim in all the activities was introduction to the specialist as well as to the peers in the group.

Students had a fun time today with their paper mask making. They made paper mask individually which is depicted in the picture collage and expressed their feelings on the paper masks. Making the work colorful, beautiful and different expression was today's purpose.

ICT / Fun With Technology

"A picture is worth a thousand words".

Group I - In ICT, children played around with iPads, as the specialist was trying to get a general idea about their skill levels. Some of them chose to doodle on a scratch drawing tool, as in pictures.

Group II - The children were introduced to selfies and each one clicked a number of them in different expressions. As it was their first day, they created a narrative photo story using their selfies and gave a voice-over to introduced themselves with a brief  description about themselves.

They used Sonic Pix on the iPads to create these narratives.

Here are the links to their stories :-

·         Oorjit – http://youtu.be/JGs5mPXKPa0

·         Saahir – http://youtu.be/-qjGgsM_W78

·         Trisha – http://youtu.be/0VudyyUI58A

·         Nikhil – http://youtu.be/85riyb8OLAM

MUSIC

Group 1 did singing activities - singing twinkle twinkle little star and they played percussion instruments like Bongo, Shakers, Tambourine etc.

Group2 did singing activities with playing percussion instruments like Bongo, Shakers, Tambourine etc. they learnt a simple beat and notation of Drum kit.

Design & Technology

“ Students developed their ability to communicate future concepts utilizing a range of drawing techniques including oblique and isometric. The initial task started with students sketching letters representing their initials, from 2D line drawings to 3D graphical drawings. The students then examined a range of objects and disassembled the shapes which they were composed of, they were then asked to create the transition from letters to shapes, e.g. from a 2D triangle to a 3D prism.”

DRAMA

 In Drama children had introductory session among themselves, as knowing each other is very important in acting and drama. They played small games to memorize each others names. Children had fun time in drama. 

DANCE

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul"

 The children started with basics of jazz and belly, did different stretching exercises to improve range movement. Children enjoyed dancing with full enthusiasm.

Indoor Sports

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game".

Michael Jordan

In swimming try outs were taken by the coach to check the level of the students. Children enjoyed chilling out in the water and warming up their bodies in other indoor sports like badminton, squash and table tennis. Some of them stromed their brains by playing chess and carrom.