We went to this school in Hydershakote called Joyland.
We taught English to 4 students in grade 9. We were told about this a day
before and I (Sreya), Rachana, Sushmita and Ankita teamed up and decided to
teach English. We didn’t exactly know how much of English the students we were
supposed to teach knew, so we decided on the following plan…
· Give
them a test to see where they stand.
· Teach
them accordingly.
Mr. Narinder assigned us to the ninth grade and showed
us to the 4 students we were to teach. They took us their classroom which was
on the ground floor. We gave them paper and gave them a test to see how good
they were. After we corrected the tests, we decided to teach them tenses since
they didn’t know a lot about tenses we taught them the three basic tenses:
Past, Present and Future.
Then we made them do a couple of exercises based on
this. After that, we taught them Figures of Speech like similes, metaphors,
etc. They were really easy to teach because they were mature and determined to
learn. I myself learned a lot from them because they listened well and learnt
as much as they could and, honestly, I take a lot of things for granted which
I’m not supposed to. I was really impressed by them. We taught them the
different figures of speech and then we decided to play a game- Sreya (grade 8)
Our eighth graders went to the joy land school located
in Hydershakote on 12th September.
My friends Noyonika, Sravya, Himika and I decided to
teach the eighth graders English. There were only ten students in the class.
They were something way beyond than what we four expected. They were active,
smart, intelligent and very good listeners.
We really didn’t face anything that was difficult as
they were very cooperative, it was not hot in the class and the class was big
enough. We were really comfortable. We made them write and play games that were
related to our topic. They all were ready to try to figure out answers and
answer. They all contributed to each other.
We felt so glad to teach them and also we found
ourselves as good and kind teachers. The school we went last year was something
really different. Then it was Himika, Sana and I who taught them dance. All the
students we taught were girls - Shweta Sunkari
On Thursday, September 12th, the students of 8H went to teach at Hydershakote, in this school
called ‘JoyLand School’. We’d all chosen grades beforehand based on our
ability, but we weren’t really sure of what to expect.
At first, we had science for the 7th graders in mind,
but by the time we got there we knew that we had to teach English for 9th
grade. It was daunting, originally, knowing that we were teaching students
older than us, but when we learned that there were only 4 people we were going
to teach, we relaxed slightly. It would be easier for us to teach them one on
one.
The students were very quiet and willing to learn. They
watched as we wrote and listened as we spoke. They spoke only when spoken to. I
know that may sound cheesy and unrealistic, but it was, quite honestly, truly.
Apart from tenses, we also taught those Figures of speech and active and
passive voice. It was fun yet tiring; at one point I wanted nothing but water.
But it doesn’t matter now. I’m happy and hydrated again.
If I had the chance to do anything differently, I
would’ve planned this out beforehand. I feel like we wasted precious time in
thinking about what to write and do for them, though it was not long, we did
take some time and in that time, we could’ve taught more than what we already
had. All in all, I had a great time at JoyLand for CAS, and I’d love to do it
again - Rachana Komatireddy
After a long assembly, my class hurried back to class.
We had to quickly get ready as we would be leaving for a CS trip (Its CAS
without Action). We were informed it was a school, but not the one that we had
been before too.
However, to my great shock I discovered that I had been
out of the team I had been in, and it was only Drama for which I had prepared a
plan. But, thanks to my friend Vinay, I was able to join the Science and Math
Team, two subjects which I had previously taught at Vivekanda Vidyala. My new
team consisted of Ayman, Thiru, Vinay, Karthik and Nishant. We all got into the
bus and after a long ride finally reached the Joy land school, which was in
Hydershakote.
The school was much bigger and cleaner than I had
anticipated, however in the 7th grade classroom in which we were going to teach
there were only 8 students! As we began our explanation in Maths however, we
learnt that they were very polite, friendly, quiet and eager to learn. We started
out with algebra which took a little while to be generally understood, and the
same applied for Powers. While the boys were a bit slow so we asked Thiru to
help explain to them what was going on. The girls however were quite bright and
answered almost all the questions. We taught Photosynthesis with a long
detailed diagram
But I think that this was the best thing that I have
ever experienced in CAS. It was hot tiring and boring to repeat everything
twice in three languages, yes. But I had fun and understood how mutual respect
and equal work from each side (we taught, they listened) are great tools for
learning and friendship. Another trip there? Count me in - Mruthyunjay Rao K
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