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23rd
October 2008
Namaste!
For 4 weeks I have been with students and
teachers of VSN School now and I like to give you my experience,
as a volunteer worker, coming from Switzerland teaching health
and health care. In fact, it started all very nice for me, while
my first 4 days I participated with 8 groups of students on an
excursion.
I was happy to be in the bus, who took us to Lumbini and
further, with a group of male students age 16 and 4 teachers.
The group was eager to learn on several objects, culture, nature
and to see a train on the Indian boarder, the first time in
their life!
Discussions between students and teachers have been very much
supporting their educational Excursion; the atmosphere was
pleasant, happy and joyful, for all of us.
Evening time each group could give their impression of the day=
the was they have enjoyed and experienced new items, critics
also have been given to the teachers and principal. So every
participant learned something from the other=discipline- joy and
even mistakes- have been discussed. I think that this way of
education is the way you make your pupils aware of their
responsibility, responsibility toward themselves, towards their
parents, towards the teacher, towards nature (protecting) and
environment (social).
Pupils are aware of their unique chance to be capable to visit
and learn VSN School - their being proud stimulates them to
study and work hard.
When people realize the chance given to them to get education
they all react thankfully – taking that chance to develop wisdom
– knowledge. In "rich" countries, where education is compulsory
and free until 16 years, students are not aware of this. Very
often they waste their time, don't feel inspired by teachings
fail examines because of laziness.
I see this very clearly and am thankful to be at this school
with this group of teachers and the principal her in Nepal -
Thimi; because I do realize that lots of my experience will be
at help to those in the "rich" countries.
I will continue my work and my moments of learning from all of
you – for another 4 weeks.
Dhanyabad.
Maria |
