The aim behind conducting an Educational tour was giving students the chance to build closer bonds with their classmates, experience new environments and enjoy a day away from the classroom, and to enhance their hidden skills and talents.

1. Report On Educational Tour
At
Nighoj, Ralegan Siddhi and
Morachi Chincholi
For
UPSC Students 2014-15 batch
CHANAKYA IAS ACADEMY
PUNE CENTRE
dated 13th October 2014

2. Purpose behind educational tour:
Educational tour had a major educational element, but along with it exploring to the nature environment and refreshment from hectic classroom training from competitive exams study. The aim behind conducting an Educational tour was giving students the chance to build closer bonds with their classmates, experience new environments and enjoy a day away from the classroom, and to enhance their hidden skills and talents.
Visit to Mr. Annaji aimed at to utilise his experiences that allow students to apply their lessons to the real world, and when they will be future bureaucrats then to executive their strong decision making skills. We tried to make this educational tour to the most memorable moments of a student's career.
Visit to Nighoj (for the view of Natural pot holes) provide an opportunity to the students for total immersion in the natural environment and social setting. On such excursions, the student practices his social skills and critical thinking abilities outside of the controlled class setting.
Pre planning and Preparation: Success of every event is depends on the strong planning and coordination. So we have given maximum time and used highest resources to plan the educational tour for our students.

3. Following are the factors that had been taken into consideration.
1. Selection of Location:
It is very important from the prospect of all the essential aspect as part of curriculum, education, inspirational and motivation. Keeping all the factors in mind we have decided to go to meet Annaji at Raleagaon siddhi “The Aadarsh Gram”then Nighoj to see natural Pot holes and in the beauty of nature Chincholi Morachi to explore all the students with nature.
1. Timing :
As we had to consider the hostel in timing of girls, we planned one day trip from 7.00 am to 8.00 pm.
2. Finalising date and day:
As we had to consider weekend as well as regular students for the trip so after consulting all the students we had finalised 13th Oct 2014
3. Bus booking:
After taking final nomination we have book the very comfortable bus of 50 seats and given names to RTO with application and taken permission.
4. Appointment with Annaji:
As Annaji had very tight schedule so Centre head had taken various follow ups for fixing the appointment and for student interaction session.
5. Arrangements for Breakfast and meal:
To give the best experience for meal we have searched various different resto and places, finally taken them to the place with highest degree of hospitality and best Maharashtriyan food experience in the lap of the nature.

4. Outline of Education Tour
6:45 AM
Reporting timing in Academy
7:15 AM
Started
8:30 AM
Breakfast (1/2 hr)
9:15 AM
Moved Ahead
10:30 AM
Reached Ralegan Siddhi and seen Projects initiated by Annaji
12.30 to 2.00 PM
Guidance by Annaji
02:00: PM
Moved Nighoj and seen pot-holes.
03:00:PM
Reached Chincholi Morachi For Lunch
04.00 PM
Started Activities
05.00 PM
Bullock cart ride
06.00 PM
Moved for Pune
08.00 PM
Reached Pune safely
Meet with Anna Hazare
Anna Hazare at his village Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra
Born Kisan Hazare 15 June 1937 (age 77) Bhingar, Bombay Province, British India
Other Name Kisan Baburao Hazare
Known For Indian anti-corruption movement – 2012, Indian anti-corruption movement – 2011, Watershed development programmes, Right to Information
Movement Indian anti-corruption movement, Peace movement

5. Parents Laxmibai Hazare Baburao Hazare
Awards Padma Shri (1990) Padma Bhushan (1992) and other 1500 different awards
Website www.annahazare.org
We are very glad to get opportunity to here Annaji for 90 Minutes.
Annaji said there should not be difference between doing and saying. He addressed student, that if you want to bring the change or revolution in the system then you have to bring change in yourself then your family your village your district and eventually there will be change in the system of the country.
Anna said when you will be future IAS, IPS don’t just perform your duty but take the vision of selfless service for the society.
Anna said don’t consider the IAS or IPS as part of your work but just explore yourself to all the horizons of Civil services.
Activities and Games:
Fun and entertainment activities undertook for all the students .One minute games, passing the parcel.
In order to enhance their creativity, coordination, team spirit and leadership group activity had organised.5 group has differentiated each contained 10 members.
Feedback from the students:
Students were very satisfied with the place selected by the management for ET.
They are overwhelmed with the most inspirational speech by Annaji. Student loved the journey and enjoyed at beauty of rock erosion pot holes. They loved the hospitality that had been taken care with the best food served at Morachi Chincholi. They also had ride of bullock cart first time. They got motivated through various team sprit games and had fun and joy with different activities.

6. This was the learning as well as fun oriented trip for all of them where they had developed close bonding with all the classmates and staff as well. Various inner hidden skills like leadership, creativity, acting, etc. came out during this trip. It was unforgettable experience for all of them. They have requested to go for similar educational tour on regular basis and had shown their sincere gratitude towards The Chanakya IAS Academy, Pune Centre.

8. .................................Thank You!