1. A group of students at Blue Bells Public School conducted a week-long activity to teach and interact with underprivileged children from the local community, called the Ujala group. 2. Over the course of a week, the Blue Bells students taught skills like meditation, reading, coloring, dancing and sports to the Ujala children. 3. Both the Blue Bells students and the Ujala children enjoyed interacting and learning from each other, and felt proud, confident and caring from their participation in the activity.

3. Design for change - A report
ACTIVITY CONDUCTED AT BLUE BELLS PUBLIC
SCHOOL
SECTOR 10 GURGAON
STUDENT MEMBERS: DEEPTI, BHAVYA, ,SAKSHI,
KOMAL AND ARMAAN
TEAM MEMBERS: MS. DIVYA,
MS. JAYA, MR.BRAHAM, MS. ARVINDER AND
MR. SONU
TEACHER IN CHARGE: MS. DEBRANI

4. How we began …..
To begin the activity we visited
some places near our school and
invited the children from
underprivileged background to visit
our school for a week. They were
told that this would be a week of
fun, activity, interaction and
games.

5. OUR AIM …………
Our aim was to spread
1. The awareness of education and
its importance in a play way
method. (For the underprivileged
children called the Ujala group)
2. The awareness of our society
and how we can help to better it.
(For our students).

6. The children participating in the activity
formed a team of five . Their activity was to
interact with the UJALA children who come
from underprivileged background .
We are all alike, alive
and a part of this
society. We care for all.

7. The Blue Bells team undertook
many activities like teaching the
Ujala children to meditate, colour,
read, play, sing and dance.
Let’s make a circle.
Copy my steps

8. DAY 1 [October 5TH 2011]
Both the groups of children after
the initial ice breaking activity got
along very well. Bhavya of the Blue
Bells team taught meditation. The
children sat in neat rows and
followed the instructions to the “T”.

9. The outcome was a wonderful
session of meditation. The activity
continued for half an hour to forty
minutes. After the session the
students felt energised and there
was a sense of well being.

10. DAY 2 [Oct 7th 2011]
The team taught the children to read
for better understanding. The team
members Komal and Sakshi did a
great job. The younger ones of the
Ujala group needed more guidance
but the older ones were quick to
grasp the learning strategies and
apply them.

11. Hindi ,English ,Maths and General
Knowledge were few of the topics
touched. Craft work was also done and
greatly appreciated. Some of the Ujala
members did a commendable job.

12. Day 3[ Oct 11th ]
The team and the Ujala children spent
time colouring the sheets provided by the
school .The ability to colour and use the
colour schemes produced a scintillating
rainbow effect .

13. Most of the children used vibrant
colours and the outcome was
meticulously done great pieces of
art.
FOLD THE PAPER….

14. KEEP YOUR PENCIL LIKE
THIS
HOW ??

15. Day 4 [Oct 12th ,2011]
The team gave the Ujala children
greeting cards. The children were
delighted with this gesture. The Blue
Bells team on their part had gone to
each class of the primary wing and
asked the students to participate in
the activity by making a card for the
Ujala children .

16. The response to the team
members’ appeal was terrific. There
was a lot of revelry and happiness.
HAPPY DIWALI !
SPREAD THE CHEER.

17. DAY 5 [ Oct 13 ,2011]
Dancing is an expression of joy. To give
expression to this joy the Ujala students learnt
to dance Indian and Contemporary dances
from the Blue Bells team members. They were
helped by Mr. Braham and Mr. Sonu
YOU LOOK NICE
WHEN YOU STAND
STRAIGHT

18. Our Teacher leaders took it to the
highest level when they taught the
children how to change these simple
heartfelt steps to a piece of artistry.
All the participants participated in it
wholeheartedly and that too with an
amazing grace. It was a happy blend
of song and dance.

19. Day 6 [Oct 14 ,2011]
The last day of the activity was a fun and frolic
day. Everyone participated in sporting events
like running, frog jump, lemon and spoon race .
The Ujala students were divided into teams
according to their age.
OUR GANG OF
HAPPY CHILDREN

20. The younger children did the frog
jump race. The little ones did their
best to be the fastest frog! All this
was very entertaining for the
onlookers. The older girls had the
lemon and spoon race while the
boys had relay race.

21. AT THE
STARTING
LINE……….
HERE WE
COME !

22. Each and every student of the Ujala
group participated in the games. It
was a win-win situation for all
because everyone had fun. The day
ended with prize distribution.

23. How the interacting
students felt.......
The Ujala students felt very nice to
learn more from the Bluebells
team members and felt looked
after by the society.

24. The Blue Bells team members felt
very honoured and wanted to do
many such activities in the future.
They felt proud to shoulder
responsibilities and showed their
teachers how capable they all were .

25. They all learned to work as a team
and put in hard work to make a
success of the event. In their words
this activity has made them
sensitive, caring and more
confident .

26. The School leader and the Wing
In charge were involved at
every step and took immense
interest in the outcome of each
day’s activity.

27. They congratulated the team
members on successful completion
of this activity. They were happy to
see a subtle change in the
members and hoped that the
members would continue in the
same way.

28. Indeed a way to go ! We ,the
teacher leaders felt very proud of
our children and we wish them
luck in all their future endeavours.
THANK YOU !