As we stood around the different hand made articles yesterday, now ready for the Christmas cheer event on 10th Dec. I had an unusual sense of excitement and gratitude- each item was more valuable than a sale price we can offer for it.
The thought, attention and time each of my colleagues gave during the in between time of regular work is beyond any price one can put into it. Most of the items now ready are gift articles that look artistic, aesthetic and colourful!
This is the time when we in the department get to discover the hidden abilities and skills of people, so it is a time of celebration even for that!
The idea of Christmas Cheer event dawned as an occasion for get-together for students and faculty as such occasions were few six years back in the college campus. The staff-student badminton matches, logo design competition for students for use in T-shirt for the occasion, One Rupee save campaign during the month of November to help a cause in the campus and the sale of hand made items and food in the first week of December were the different activities of the Christmas cheer during the last six occasions, between October and December of each year.
As a department we were five in number when we started and now we are 12. We have grown, and our activities have diversified.
We finished this month the health survey of 1100 children in a school close by as the first step towards creating an inclusive learning environment for children in school. Every child comes to school for learning and formation and those who need special help too can find it at school! This is what keeps us searching for new ways to be relevant to the needs of children!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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