HOLY CROSS SCHOOLHOLY CROSS SCHOOL

NEW THIPPASANDRA NEW THIPPASANDRA

BANGALORE -75BANGALORE -75

DESIGN FOR

CHANGE SCHOOL CONTEST -2010

The TeamThe Team From leftFrom left

Neelu Kesherwani M.Neelu Kesherwani M. Sharath Kumar CSharath Kumar C Vignesh K.Vignesh K. Swathi B.Swathi B. Mala K.AMala K.A

THE CHILDREN CAME ACROSS MANY THE CHILDREN CAME ACROSS MANY PROBLEMS IN THE SOCIETY THEN PROBLEMS IN THE SOCIETY THEN ONE OF THEM CAME UP WITH AN ONE OF THEM CAME UP WITH AN

IDEA OF HELPING THE PHYSICALLY IDEA OF HELPING THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN WHOM THEY CHALLENGED CHILDREN WHOM THEY

SEE DAILY IN THE SCHOOL ITSELF. SEE DAILY IN THE SCHOOL ITSELF. ADDING TO THAT THE OTHERS ALSO ADDING TO THAT THE OTHERS ALSO

SUPPORTED.SUPPORTED.

THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION TO THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION TO HELP ONE HANDI CAPPED GIRL HELP ONE HANDI CAPPED GIRL

CHILD AND A DUM AND DEAF BOY. CHILD AND A DUM AND DEAF BOY. THEY PLANNED TO GO TO THEIR THEY PLANNED TO GO TO THEIR HOUSES AND TALK TO THEM AND HOUSES AND TALK TO THEM AND STAY WITH THEM FOR SOME TIME STAY WITH THEM FOR SOME TIME AND SHARE THEIR FEELING AND AND SHARE THEIR FEELING AND

OPINIONSOPINIONS

Step – 1 FEELStep – 1 FEEL

The children went to the poor children’s House The children went to the poor children’s House of our own School Children.of our own School Children.

Children interacted with the parents and the Children interacted with the parents and the children in the house.children in the house.

Step – 2 IMAGINEStep – 2 IMAGINE Children sat together with the teacher mentor Children sat together with the teacher mentor

and discussed what it means to be a and discussed what it means to be a physically challenged.physically challenged.

Children discussed the problems of these Children discussed the problems of these children and the problems of the parents children and the problems of the parents facing in their houses.facing in their houses.

The children in order to experience these The children in order to experience these things tied their legs and started to walk as things tied their legs and started to walk as well as they shut their mouth for long hours well as they shut their mouth for long hours and they found the problems of these and they found the problems of these children.children.

The children got an idea of the The children got an idea of the problems that are faced by these problems that are faced by these children.children.

They came to know how difficult it is They came to know how difficult it is during some accidents during their during some accidents during their daily life.daily life.

They also came to know the They also came to know the communication problems of these communication problems of these children.children.

Step – 3 DOStep – 3 DO

Children collected the donations from the Children collected the donations from the people around the school as well as near people around the school as well as near to their houses. to their houses. The children collected nearly Rs. 3200 The children collected nearly Rs. 3200 within three days they were very happy within three days they were very happy and proud that they could do that.and proud that they could do that.They planned to pay the two month school They planned to pay the two month school fees, ration things for the family and a new fees, ration things for the family and a new dress to the children in the house.dress to the children in the house.

Children in the Physically challenged Children in the Physically challenged children’s houses giving them what they canchildren’s houses giving them what they can

The children paid the The children paid the fees of the poor fees of the poor children to the school.children to the school.

They preserved some They preserved some money to give to them money to give to them during school picnic.during school picnic.

Step – 4 SharingStep – 4 Sharing

The children shared their success story to the The children shared their success story to the school children. school children. The other children were happy with this and took The other children were happy with this and took a decision to help the physically challenged a decision to help the physically challenged children every year at least giving one share of children every year at least giving one share of their pocket money to them.their pocket money to them.The children also planned for these children to The children also planned for these children to provide pick and drop to the school.provide pick and drop to the school.The children got appreciation from the teachers The children got appreciation from the teachers as well as from the management.as well as from the management.

A THANKFUL HEART First and fore most we thank GOD for helping us

in this successful story. We thank “RIVERSIDE” school for helping us to

generate this idea in our school. We thank our school management for giving us

the opportunity to carry out this “DESIGN for CHANGE” school contest.

We thank everyone who contributed to our success.

A special thanks to our colleagues.