September Newsletter-The first effort

From the last August, I engaged in making News letter of DP. As I am a member of September News letter, I was waiting. As soon as turning September, I thought, "Now, it's my turn. What should I start(do)..." Then, I prepared one by one. This time, it was my first time to make News letter. Initially, I had no idea about News-how to make or write/which roles are there/which works I could take etc. So, when I engaged in making it, I searched those(Who, When, Where, What, How, Why). I really was waiting for that, however, when I had to make it, I felt nervous a little-Could I do well... . For covering it, I had to decide what would I take-the role-and I which topic would I take. News letter coordinator Prashant. B. pandey let me think which kind of articles would I write.

Finally, I decided to write special article-Difference and Similarity between India and Korea's traditional festival-because there is a traditional festival, called Chuseok, on September in Korea as similar as Diwali, the traditional festival of India, on November in this year. When I decided to write about it, News letter coordinator Prashant. B. pandey suggested me to write comparing festivals/ origin/ manner in which they are celebrated in detail and take a fun corner. Other member Nishad(DP 2) would be engaged in covering the first page (Teacher's day). In addition, he would also be the editor and Kaustabh(DP 2) would be engaged in doing the designing and covering one page with recent happenings in the school (Clay-modelling, Hindi divas et cetera). Although our members are only 3, we could devide our role properly and we didn't complain it. Rather, we tried to make benefits. A small number of members could decide quickly and discuss the way we would go in detail. As member of a same boat, I think our teamwork was perfect!!!

While looking for the informations, I could get so many informations which I didn't know differences between India and Korea if I didn't take to write article. I could compare the tradition of India to Korea properly. Also, I could know well which customs are different.

Here is September Newsletter 1st page and my special article part...

Once every other month, we would cover DP Newsletter. Everytime, I promise I'll do my best in writing it and try to take another role. While writing it, I seemed to feel 'I am in the editorial office of newspaper publishers'.

Here is my articles...

Difference and Similarity between India and Korea’s traditional festival

National industry, culture, and region have strong impact on the nation’s custom. In the same Asia continent, India and Korea have been primarily agriculture. So, they celebrate harvest and consider the weather importantly and there are so many superstitions regarding with agriculture. Perhaps, due to all these things, both have many similar but different aspects.


On this September, Korea has public festival called Chuseok(추석), originally known as Hangawi (from archaic Korean for "great middle"), is a major harvest festival and a three to five-day official holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Like many other harvest festivals, it is held around the Autumn Equinox. As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food. Historically and according to popular belief, Chuseok originates from Gabae started during the reign of the third king of the kingdom of Silla (57 BC - AD 935), when it was a month-long weaving contest between two teams. Come the day of Gabae, the team that had woven more cloth had won and was treated to a feast by the losing team. Many scholars also believe Chuseok may originate from ancient shamanistic celebrations of the harvest moon. New harvests are offered to local deities and ancestors, which means Chuseok may have originated as a worship ritual. In some areas, if there is no harvest, worship rituals are postponed, or in areas with no annual harvest, Chuseok is not celebrated.


In modern South Korea, on Chuseok there is a mass exodus of Koreans returning to their hometowns to pay respects to the spirits of one's ancestors. People perform ancestral worship rituals early in the morning. They often visit the tombs of their immediate ancestors to trim plants and clean the area around the tomb, and offer food, drink, and crops to their ancestors. Harvest crops are attributed to the blessing of ancestors. One of the major foods prepared and eaten during the Chuseok holiday is songpyeon, a crescent-shaped rice cake which is steamed upon pine needles. Other dishes commonly prepared are japchae, bulgogi and fruits. A variety of folk games are played on Chuseok to celebrate the coming of Autumn and rich harvest. Village folk dress themselves to look like a cow or a turtle, and go from house to house along with a Nongak band playing music. Other common folk games played on Chuseok are tug of war, ssireum, archery and gama fighting. Folk games also vary from region to region. Ganggangsullae dance which is forming a circle under a moon is performed by women and children in southwestern coastal regions, and cockfight or bullfighting in the southern regions.

Similarly, in India, there is a big festival called Diwali decided by the lunar calendar as like Chusoek. In celebrating it, there are so many reasons but, in here, let us observe to thank for the harvest and celebrate of the victory of good over evil; the uplifting of spiritual darkness more. Unlike Korea, India having huge land, there are so many kinds of region, history, and culture(even in one country!).

Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali is popularly known as the Festival of Lights. It is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Fiji. The origin of Diwali lies in different and varied legends and mythologies of the Hindu scriptures, mostly the Puranas. However, all of them have a single commonality, they all depict the triumph of the good over the evil. The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word Dīpāvali दीपावली (Dīpāvali), which translates into row of lamps (din Sanskrit). Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (diyas) (or Deep in Sanskrit: दीप) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. During Diwali celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with near and dear ones. Some Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali hoping for prosperity the following year. In Hinduism, Diwali marks the return of Lord Rama to his kingdom of Ayodhya after defeating (the demon king) Ravana, the ruler of Lanka in the epic Ramayana. It also celebrates the slaying of the demon king Narakasura by Lord Krishna. Both signify the victory of good over evil. In Jainism, Diwali marks the attainment of moksha by Mahavira in 527 BC. In Sikhism, Diwali commemorates the return of Guru Har Gobind Ji to Amritsar after freeing 52 Hindu kings imprisoned in Fort Gwalior by Emperor Jahangir; the people lit candles and diyas to celebrate his return. This is the reason Sikhs also refer to Diwali as Bandi Chhorh Divas, "the day of release of detainees".

There are several reasons behind Diwali celebrations and almost every region of India has its own reason to observe the occasion. Whatever the cause behind its celebration, Diwali is undoubtedly a national festival of India like chusoek is of Korea.

Help Old-aged/handicapped people-2nd group project

Now, it is time to get another course in life!
I'm READY. What can I learn from this activity!!!!?

At 8:40 am, I and Hyunju left to meeting place. About 1 month ago, one man visited our school to imform the Help Old Age. He said, 'Now, we should show it by our own hands and help them as a member in same century.' So, we decided to volunteer for them as well as a CAS activity.

This time is the first time to go 'Home for aged and handicapped, Untkhana, Nagpurl'. However, it is not a first time for me to go that kind of place. My family likes to go to volunteer for old-aged/handicapped people. So, we used to go nursing places, children shelter, etc. I was thinking my parents wanted to let me know 'What the life is'. They wanted to teach by doing activities with them, seeing how they're living 'how I have to live'. At that time, I couldn't realize it. Those works were hard, they weren't clean and I thought they are different from us. But, I was a different. I had a prejudice. All people in the world are equal. The difference is what they have, what are given to them only. After realizing those, I really look forward to do anything in my life. I must do those works whatever I could do. That's why I've waited for doing this work.

Also, I want to put one more thing. Keeping the promise, especially of time, is very important. We shouldn't interfere with other people. Not keeping the promise could mean a person does not respect the other person in relationship. Yesterday, we promised to meet at 9:30 am. But, some people didn't keep the promise so we had to wait. We cannot live separately so we should respect each other and keep the promise.

Today, we were just looking around where this place is. That place is clean and rounded well. CAS coordinater chiranjeet sir said,'Well rounded place and many plants help them keep calm mind. It is good for therapy.' We were meeting old-aged/handicapped people by saying 'Namaste!'.  Especially, I really enjoyed with children. I wanted to be with them more. It was so happy with them though we couldn't understand each other because of language problem. But, we actually could understand each other with mind. I think language is not a problem. I'll try to say in Hindi and teach them English(even Korean!!!!!). I could conversate with helping of Deepshiri ma'am. She would let me know basic Hindi to conversate with them.

Afterwards, I and my colleagues are going to go there at once of months. Whenever we are going to go there before, I'll plan specifically-how to approach to them, what I could do with them. Right now, we could just wait for them until they would open up their mind, wounds... I promise I'll wait for them with hearing their story or telling my story as much as I could.

International Literacy Day

September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. Celebrations take place around the world. Some 776 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 75 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 
 
'You know, my school bag is so light!' It was our saying on the way to school. Today, we celebrated International Literacy Day in D.Y.P.I.S. So, we took one book which we would read, and would take some books for donating.



Let us step one more!

Continuously, I am learning how to use water colours. Today, we got Introductions and built up our plan specifically. Here are some points.

-General Instructions for Colouring-


There are some metarials which we need for learning it like 2B pencil, tube colours, felt-brush, etc. There are some tips also. Especially, I want to point out more important things(according to my own thought).

*1. Clean your brush before dipping it in the colour bottle.
*2. When you want to prepare a particular tint or shade of a colour by mixing two or more colours, make it in a quantity that would be a little more than required; for, it is very difficult to get the exact shade again, should you need more.
*3. On finishing your colour work, ----. Also, clean and dry your saucer or palette before keeping them in their places.

The *1 is the basic thing in learning water colour. I want to say the *2 is the beauty of water colour. After learning this, we/they could express our own colour or pictures depending on feelings of own by using a mixing colours. It will make us think creatively and improve our imagination. In every work, the most important thing is *3. This is the basic factor which we always have to remember when we are doing our work. Keeping it back which used by own itself is very important for others and ownself also. We learn it in our childhood. But, we usually forget it or just ignore it-'someone will keep it back..'.How amazing! Even from this activity, we could learn the basic of life. From this Introductions, we would step one more and I'll help them know about using water colours ,how to use this, and for what, why? All preparing for them is so interesting. In addition, it always makes me flutter!

Learning step by step

Basic is very important to build up.
But, sometimes, we miss it and just think 'it's easy'.

From today, we started laying the foundation. I printed out some exercises(practices) and gave it to my student Mrunal. I was explaining about it and solving together. It is said before, I'd planned specifically and prepared  papers and the exercises. During preparing, I was really feeling full and waiting for going there and teaching it.
Also, after specific planning, I could find out what the real enjoy is.
I teach one student. His name is Mrunal. He likes reading books, writing some sotries, and even he likes studying more than art or playing soccer. Whenever I teach him, I'm really impressed and surprised because he is so clever, catch the point easily, and understand well. That also stimulates me to teach more and more. Everytime, I really thank to him. He follows well our teaching even though there would be a language problem.
Before, I've wanted to give some books to them. But, I couldn't be sure 'I can give some books or not...'. By the way, we talked about that today with Vijaylakshmi ma'am and we planned to donate some books. All actions for them are very interesting and good! They bring good effections and wonderful results even for me. I'm really waiting for going there and I'll prepare another papers for them.

For our saplings and another ground development

Today, during CAS period, I went out to take care of the saplings and checked them. I couldn't take care of them well because of the rainy season. But, now, it is time to take care of them because I think there would be so many, big weeds around the saplings. I know weeds grow much faster than saplings. I must pull them out for saplings to grow.  Drawing the weeds enjoyed in spite of hot, sticky, and nasty because it makes my result! We could arrange there with helping from CAS supervisor Jackson Joy sir. But, I was really surprised. They are alive and growing even though they are blocked from the sun, interfere from other tall plants or weeds.  I was really happy. I could be a learner again. In life, there will always not be wants and needs. There will be so many obstacles like weeds. We need to overcome and stand up against difficulties to reach the goal. Whatever I spend my time and effort is never in vain. Ere, it helps me think about outer space, relationships, and broading the mind. This is the another reason I like the CAS activities!

It was short or long 2 hours, however, I could gain something important to live. I really look forward to the next activities...

Another ground develpment

During CAS periods, we checked previous valley ball ground, arena football and specifically planned another ground-athletics track, cricket (practice) field and drew the whole field(above). CAS supervisor Jackson sir and I and my colleagues were finding some information about international official lengths and made pre-plan. In our school, we cannot follow the international official lengths actually but we tried to keep the ratio by changing the actual lengths within the possible range. Later on, it will make me feel full when I will be able to see all children play freely and practice hard on there.

It was first experience for me to make gound or field. Also, during this activity, some facts would flash on my head. I usually have used already made-field by others so I couldn't know how difficult making it and even I didn't want to know how to make it. But, after planning and making it, I could understand it, feel another thanks. Meanwhile, I had forgotten to thank using it!

Whenever I do my CAS activity, I find out some facts that I already knew it but I had lived without thinking  it, i.e. it reminds me of what I should be thinking about those like thanks for small, piddling things...

Celebrate declaring national language!

14th September is celebrated as Hindi Day. The Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devnagari script as the Official Language of the Union on 14th September 1949. Hindi was declared official language unanimously by the Constitutional Assembly on 14th September, 1949. Since then, every year, 14th September is celebrated as Hindi Day in all Central Government Offices situated in India and abroad.

I was just host, not taken on a task in this time. But, I could say as an one of members of my school. Hindi diwas was celebrated in DYPIS, Nagpur. Before celebrating, whole school prepared it to celebrate by cutting some quotations, attaching them on the wall, and decorating entrance.

Having own national language is wonderful. If a country doesn't have own language, it should borrow another countury's language and wouldn't communicate well, even between people. Old Korea did borrow a Chinese because there was no country's language. Since declared the alphabet(han-gul) by the Choson Dynasty in 1448, the day called "Hangul-nal" is celebrated each year on October 9th. Hangul Day-also called Hangul Proclamation Day or Korean Alphabet Day-is a Korean national commemorative day marking the invention and the proclamation of hangul (한글), the native alphabet of the Korean language, by King Sejong the Great. It is observed on October 9 in South Korea and on January 15 in North Korea. In North Korea, the day is called Chosun gul Day.

◀ Hunmin-jungem(Han-gul)

 
 
 
 
 

 
I celebrated this day in India even though Hindi is not my mothertongue. But, it made me to think about my nation, national language, and being of my country. All of these support me whenever I'm not in Korea. I really happy and thank for my nation's presenting itself. I would like to add one more thing, I am going to try to spread out 'Korean' in the world with informing Korea!

Math in Mathematics

Do you think you could do progress without any outlines or plans?

OH,my god!! I faced problems with teaching...

While teaching, I was thinking what I did something wrong. Then, I found out my problem-from the starting point. I thought I began with faulty way. When I and Hyunju started the study-Math-with Murnal. We, just, just started without any plan. In retrospect, I had no big picture. I mean I didn't think seriously about what I would teach and how I would teach. This seems like the attitude of an on-looker and I thought it was irresponsible. As I would undertake the role, I have to take the respinsibility about that role and be serious for doing it.

Before reaching there, we already knew the supervisor of today is Shiv Santish Jha sir as well as our math teacher. So, we thought 'He is our math teacher and we have to teach math. Then, when we face some problems or difficulties, we ask sir and let him explain it to him!' But, our expectation diverged completely. There was no help and no ask. We had to solve the problems with our hands because those are ours. There is an old saying: If we do not solve their own work, nobody could solve. It is not just your job is your job and my job os my job but you have to solve your problems yourself and try to find the solution because they know most well themselves their own problems. I feel shamed about the careless think, irresponsible attitude, and selfish thoughts which is 'just give him or let him do it'.

So, we made a plan-how would we go(which direction, which way, by what) and take the chart written on our needed materials. We would prepare and then reach toward!

Thanks for all teachers!

We all are students as well as teachers.
Grace is the valuable thing only in human.
Big or small, its size is not a problem.

It is the recompense of the grace not to forget it. -Angin You

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This was my mission.
 
10. Decoration: Dasom and Hunju
Requirements: i ) Pipe balloons (any colour, atleast 120)
                      ii) Balloons (any colour, 70)
                      iii) Satin ribbons (Red and Sky blue, One role)

It looked very simple. However, I had to realize nothing is easy to do(achieve), i.e. I have to think deeper than simple, go and act wisely!


With helping of CAS supervisor Deepshri harve ma'am, we planned and designed to decorate the Multi purpose room before a week. In preparing it, it was a little hard to find our requirments, materials. At last, we felt tired. But, the tiredness was not a just annoying feeling...it was delight getting from tiredness, my own effort, and a drop of sweat. Preparing something for others always requires the tiredness but it is always pleasant. And, I also can get the basic enjoy can get from my 'Mental attitude'.

And I really impressed  it to celebrate together-all school students, like an one class, all the students of a school became one class, enjoyed together and celebrated together. In Korea, also, we celebrate the Teacher's day in 6th May. But, in usual, we celebrate each class, each grade seperately. This way is also good. This makes competition between classes and between teachers they would get different experiences, gifts, surprise stories. However, I like this celebration much more which all the students of a school take each part and enjoy together for teachers. In fact, I wasn't aware of one thing. In preparing this, we divided our roles and tried to make one balanced celebration. We again used cooperation! Like this, when we do something, we use the important things to live with someone else but, usually, we are not aware of it.