Name of Program Name of Organizers Dates Venue Number of Participants Coordinator

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1 PROGRAM REPORT Name of Program: Training of Master Trainers on Art Integrated Learning Name of Organizers: National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi and British Council India Dates: 17 th to 26 th October, 2013 Venue: District Institute of Education & Training, SIEMAT Building, Shymla Ghat, Shimla Number of Participants: 32 Honorary Director Program : Sh D.S. Rana, SPD SSA, Shimla, HP Local Coordinator: Dr Manjula Sharma, SIEMAT, Shimla, HP Coordinator: Prof. Pawan Sudhir, Head, DEAA, NCERT and Ms. Shaguna Gahlot, British Council, India A ten-day training workshop for the Capacity Building of Master Trainers (MTs) on Art Integrated Learning (AIL) was organized for the teachers and teacher educators of primary schools and DIETs. The training workshop was a collaboration of the Department of Education in Arts and Aesthetics, NCERT and British Council, India. The workshop was inaugurated by Ms. Manjula Sharma, the program co-ordinator at Shimla and the BCI team of Resource Persons. The main objective of the workshop was to bring quality in primary education through the integration of arts into the curriculum. The teachers were trained on music teaching and learning, and its connect with education in the daily classroom transactions. Children from Portmore School, Shimla were given facilitation to learn two songs, which they performed in front of Sh. Mohit Chauhan, the brand ambassador of the World Voice Programme (India). The Principal Secy Education and his team graced the occasion. The team of Resource Persons from NCERT trained the participants on the pedagogy of Art Integrated Learning. AIL Resource Persons (RPs), the practicing teachers of Delhi schools shared their classroom experiences of art integrated learning through narratives and classroom videos. Special emphasis was given to children with special needs and how classes were transformed into inclusive set-ups with arts integration in school subjects. The sessions in the workshop were based on the modules of the Training Package such as Ice Breakers, Arts in Everyday Activities, Methods and Materials of Visual and Performing Arts, Role of Museums in Education, Integration of Arts in Subjects, and Evaluation. The sessions were fully interactive and involved brain storming sessions with participants actively developing exemplary materials and having mock sessions in each session. Through mock sessions, the participants had hands-on experience on all the art forms and pedagogical skills. The participants showcased their artistic skills in organizing the morning assemblies. Apart from this, they participated in all the activities of visual and performing arts. The training workshop was supported with the viewing of the video films/ppts from the Training Package to enable participants to develop an understanding of integrating arts in the daily teaching learning facilitation in the classroom. The field study trip by the participants was an enriching experience that gave an insight into the varied cultural festivals, local specific arts and crafts, traditions and places of artistic and historical value in the State, which could also be linked with the school education.

2 A special session on performing arts was organized on the last day of the workshop wherein the participants performed the traditional dances of Himachal Pradesh. The State Project Director (SSA), Director Education and other officers from the Education department embraced the occasion. The State Project Director (SSA) also participated in the performing arts session along with the participants. He stated that the art integrated learning pedagogy would be beneficial in connecting the experiences of children with the curriculum, and also create a fresh and lively environment in the classroom. A Participant showing his Math concept An activity of Performing Arts Assembly Conduction Assembly

3 Children dancing Children performing a dance Cultural Show Discussing lesson plans Exhibition Group showing a Science concept

4 Lesson Presentation Lesson through a Puppet Show Lesson with Music Integration Making Birds out of Paper Making Birds out of Paper Marble Painting Mohit Chauhan, brand ambassador of World Voice Program

5 Muppet Construction Participant enacting his role Participant sharing a concept Participants attending the Assembly Participants displaying their Identity Cards Participants having hands-on experience

6 Participants involved in their work Participants performing the Natti Participants trying their hand on Marble Painting Participants working on lessons