Amrita Leap, themed as “Education for life”, organised a one-of-a-kind workshop on personality development for students of classes 5 to 7 on 10th February 2023 at Amrita Vidyalayam. The main objective of the workshop was to teach the children to fine tune their minds.
The workshop began with the lighting of the lamp and prayer. Introduction of the resource team was given by the principal. Our administrator Brni Sharanyamrita Chaitanya spoke about the Amrita Leap program and guided the students on the importance of Education for life, and how it can be inculcated in school students.
The workshop started with an ice-breaking session to hold the focus of the students. Later, resource person, Mr. Arjun Rajeev explained the two types of education which is education for life and education for living. The students actively participated in the discussion. He showed videos depicting how gadgets are taking control of our lives and minds. He also explained the pros and cons of gadgets.
The next resource person, Mr. Vivek Vijayan, with the help of a presentation, explained how to make our mind calm, know that happiness lies within ourselves and not outside, to appreciate others instead of being jealous, share every personal detail only with parents, and to meditate and pray every day.
In the second half of the session, the students were divided into two groups, and games were conducted where they learnt the concepts of team building, team spirit, how to face failures, and consider them as stepping stones to success.
At the end of the workshop, videos on qualities like leadership, selflessness and environmental damage done by humans were shown to the students.
The workshop helped students to develop various positive and enriching qualities through fun activities and stories. The Amrita Leap tagline, “Amrita Leap towards your dreams” had come true! Students truly enjoyed the whole program.
