“PUPPETRY IN THE CLASSROOM”

WELCOME ADDRESS AT A DAY’S WORKSHOP “PUPPETRY IN THE CLASSROOM” AT VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY, MARGAO, ON 6TH DECEMBER 2008, SPONSORED BY GOA SUDHAROP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC. USA IN ASSOCIATION WITH VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY, MARGAO.





GOOD MORNING!



MR. ALLEN RODRIGUES, PRINCIPAL, VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY, OUR RESOUCE PERSONS; SUJATA NORONHA, AND ELAINE MENDONSA FROM BOOKWORM, PANJIM, TEACHERS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, AND GUESTS. I AM IMMENSELY DELIGHTED TO EXTEND TO YOU ALL A HEARTY WELCOME TO THIS TEACHERS TRAINING WORKSHOP “PUPPETRY IN THE CLASSROOM” SPONSORED BY GOA SUDHAROP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC. USA. IN ASSOCIATION WITH VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY, MARGAO.



GOA SUDHAROP IS A GOAN DIASPORA, VOLUNTEER , NON-PROFIT NGO WORKING FOR BETTERMENT OF GOA AND GOANS WORLDWIDE FOR OVER A DECADE, AND HUMBLY CONTRIBUTING IN ALL AREAS OF GOA’S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ITS ANNUAL THEME-BASED PROGRAMMES. VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY IMPARTS QUALITY EDUCATION AND BUILDS SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS WITH STRONG INDIAN VALUES, AND IS RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE FINEST SCHOOLS IN GOA.



GOA SUDHAROP OBSERVES THIS YEAR AS “YEAR OF EDUCATION” , BELIEVING THAT TO PROMOTE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REMOVE POVERTY WITH ALL ITS ATTENDANT ILLS IN SOCIETY, VALUE-BASED OR HOLISTIC EDUCATION IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE ALONG WITH OTHER MEASURES. THEREFORE, IN LINE WITH ITS THEME YEAR, GOA SUDHAROP HAS CHOSEN TO SPECIALLY FOCUS ON THE TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT OF SCHOOL TEACHERS RIGHT FROM THE PRE-PRIMARY LEVEL. HENCE, THIS WORKSHOP TODAY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MANY SUCH TYPE OF PROGRAMMES GOA SUDHAROP HAS BEEN CONDUCTING THIS YEAR TARGETTING PARTICULARLY STUDENTS, YOUTH, TEACHERS AND PARENTS AS WELL



I SINCERELY APPRECIATE AND ACKNOWLEDGTE THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCELLENT CO-OPERATION OF PRINCIPAL, MR. ALLEN RODRIGUES, AND HIS STAFF MEMBERS IN HELPING GOA SUDHAROP IN PRESENTING THIS WORKSHOP IN ASSOCIATION WITH VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY. I ALSO ENDORSE MY APPRECIATION OF THE KEEN EFFORTS PUT IN BY GOA SUDHAROP VOLUNTEER MRS. MELINDA POWELL WHO COMPERES THIS PROGRAMME.



THANKS TO OUR RESOURCE PERSONS SUJATA NORONHA AND ELAINE MENDONSA FOR COMING ALL THE WAY FROM PANJIM TO SHOW US HOW

PUPPETRY CAN BE EFFECTIVELY USED IN THE CLASSROOM. THANKS TO DR. IRA ALMEIDA TOO FOR SUGGESTING TO US THIS WORKSHOP BY SUJATA NORONHA.



SPECIAL COMPLIMENTS TO YOU, DEAR TEACHERS, FOR TAKING INTEREST AND TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT WORKSHOP WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCE YOUR TEACHING SKILLS. YOU ARE DOING WHAT ALL GOOD TEACHERS DO, THAT IS KEEP ON LEARNING ALWAYS IN ORDER TO GIVE YOUR BEST TO THE SMALL ONES IN YOUR CARE. I DO WISH THAT AT THE SUCCESSFUL END OF THIS WORKSHOP EVERY ONE OF YOU WOULD HAVE BENEFITED IN GOOD MEASURE TO RENDER YOUR TEACHING MORE EFFECTIVE AS WELL AS FULFILLING, AND AT THE SAME TIME, SERVE BETTER THE SOCIETY AND THE NATION AT LARGE.



AGAIN, A BIG WELCOME TO A PRODUCTIVE WORKSHOP, AND THANK YOU!



IBONIO D’SOUZA, BOARD MEMBER, GOA SUDHAROP.

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