1. A group of students from Blue Bells Public School in Gurgaon conducted a week-long activity to teach and play with underprivileged children from a group called Ujala. 2. Over the course of a week, the Blue Bells students taught the Ujala children skills like meditation, reading, coloring, dancing, and sports. 3. Both the Blue Bells students and the Ujala children felt positive effects from interacting with each other, with the Blue Bells students feeling a sense of responsibility and the Ujala children feeling cared for by their community.

1. A Report
Design for Change
School Challenge

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.

6. 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).

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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”.

10. Breaking ice and
becoming friends.

11. 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.

12. Hold my hands and lead me on.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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 .

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

17. KEEP YOUR
PENCIL LIKE
THIS
HOW ??

18. 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 .

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

20. 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

21. 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.
One two
Cha Cha
Cha …….

22. Yes ! That’s the
way to go…
Aha ! Aha !

23. Raise your hands
and turn….

24. 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

25. 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.

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

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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 .

30. 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 .

31. 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.

32. Friends forever.

33. 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.

34. 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 !