The B Ed College
at MJC (Michael Job Memorial College of Education for Women) once again
organized our Citizenship Training Camp for
B.Ed., trainees with a view to sensitize
the participants on ‘ Civic sense and
social skills” and to be more aware of
the rights and duties of a good citizen. 
The participants
were divided into four groups, each with a leader. Each and every participant
was given clear responsibilities for the day with instructions and guidelines before
the commencement of the camp.
The five day
programme was conducted in the college premises from 19th Jan’15 to
23rd Jan 2015. The first day began with a grand inaugural function.Mrs.R.Gokilavani,
Asst.Prof in Bio.Sc.Edu, welcomed the gathering. Mr.Babu.V.Varu lit the
traditional lamp and declared the camp open. The camp
Co-ordinator
briefed the objectives of the camp. Mr.Mathew Philip, in his Presidential
address, indicated the importance of citizenship.
Dr.Ajex
Rumavathy, Principal, Bishop Appasamy college of Education, Coimbatore, clearly
explained the duties of a teacher in moulding the future citizens of our nation.
Mr.KuruvillaVarghese, Dr.Devanesan Sanjeevi,Principal, Mr.Shyam Trinath and
Mr.Venkataraman wished all the students for the success of the camp. Ms.Arthika,
student, proposed the Vote of Thanks.
Ten scientific
sessions were organized to equip the participants to gain knowledge about good
citizenship which included Bio-Diversity, Stress & Time Management,EPIC’3’
MADE, Tamil debate on Women’s Development ,Health Education , First aid, Child
Protection issues, Human Rights and Women Empowerment, Personality Development
and Positive Thinking. Experts in the concerned fields were invited to deliver
the seminars.
For the purpose of
developing different skills, Competitions like singing, oratorical, debate,
drawing and painting were organized for the participants.
An Exposure
visit was arranged to G.D Naidu Museum and Regional Science Center which gave a
different experience.
On The final
day, all the participants displayed the articles made of waste materials (on
the concept ‘Wealth from waste’). Prizes were distributed to the winners of the
various competitions.
All the
participants were enriched by the variety of experiences.
