GGPSIANS CONDUCTED IN-HOUSE TEACHER’S TRAINING PROGRAMME ON HAPPY CLASSROOM
Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Bokaro conducted a workshop, Happy Classrooms on 09th September, 2023 for its teaching staffs. Approx 180 teachers of all three wings attended the informative seminar, which was divided into two modules: module I (10.00 a.m.–12p.m.) and module II (01.00 pm.–3.30 p.m.).
The initiative was taken by the Head of the institution Mr.Soumen Chakraborty, Principal, GGPS and Mr.C.P.Singh, Vice-principal .On the very occasion the programme was jewelled by the journey of lighting of lamp, bouquet presentation and welcome speech of Mr.Soumen Chakraborty, Principal. He gave a warm greeting to all the three resource persons, Mrs Kranti, Mrs.Snigdha Sinha and Mrs.Sushma Singh for their presentation.
Mrs.Kranti Srivastava started the workshop aimed to instill in teachers 4 main factors, namely, a curiosity to seek truth, a feeling of abundance, self-control, a healthy mind, and interpersonal harmony. These values help create a happier, more playful, and nimble state of mind. she added that thoughts were the most significant resource and should be properly harnessed.
Mrs.Snigdha Sinha ,the second speaker emphasised that, for teachers to create happy classrooms, they need to be happy from the inside; only then would they be able to instill happiness in their students. For this, she suggested that teachers should have self-awareness, they must understand relationships and student behaviour, and deal with interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.
She mentioned that if we understand ourselves, we might also understand others, thereby achieving natural acceptance. She also noted that every person’s intention is always good, but competence depends upon upbringing and sanskaras.
The second module was most ably conducted by Mrs.Sushma Singh. She divided the participating teachers into 3 groups: past, present, and future activities. She explained that the role of the present is to learn from the past, not grieve over it, and remind of the daunting future.
She focussed on self-reflection through emotional self-regulation by engaging the participants in various activities. The interactive segment saw the teachers name their respective groups based on happy emotions, introduce their group’s name, and share the inspiration or story underlying their choices in the context of the school/classroom.
These activities reveal if the teacher’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being, creates a positive learning environment in the classroom. To arrive at this state, she introduced the teacher’s toolkit for emotional self-regulation: Stop » take a deep breath » observe » pull back » practice and proceed.
She stressed acquiring and updating knowledge and recommended that teachers acknowledge desired behaviours for early detection and prevention.
The session concluded with group-wise presentations on the theme of Happy Classrooms. Each group aesthetically summarised the key elements of a happy classroom on charts using earth-friendly materials like leaves, thread, newspapers, etcetera. The head of the family Shri Tarsem Singh, President, GGES and Shri S.P.Singh, Secretary, GGES congratulated the Principal and the teachers for conducting such fruitful session for sharpening the knowledge and skills of the teachers. The program ended with Vote of thanks followed by National Anthem.