CAS trip to the SOS village

 

The students of IBDP XI went on a CAS trip to the SOS village. The SOS children’s village is an NGO that operates all over India to help children integrate into society. The idea behind it is that children in need are taken into the village, and kept in foster homes, with foster mothers. They go to different schools, and when they come home in the evenings, they can receive tuitions to help them in subjects they don’t understand. The foster mothers cook and look after around 10 children in each house.

We entered the village ready with our teaching materials and snacks. The children and mothers were very friendly and welcoming, and all houses offered us refreshments. For an hour, we helped the children with their schoolwork. We then went out to a field to play football and socialize with the children. They, however, had to go to an exhibition, and left early. The manager of the Hyderabad branch told us that their main aim was to send the children back into society when they are ready. We were very surprised to find that one child had sung on the all India radio, one was selected for the state football team, and one was currently employed in Wipro. As we left, we realized that not only had the children learnt something from us, but we had learnt something from them as well! It was a great learning experience for us all.

Shruti Koti

IBDP XI