Subharaj das

COVID-19: Digital Engagement ProgramGiven the unforeseen circumstances, we felt that there is an urgent need to find ways to stay engaged with our children remotely. This led to us designing and launching a Digital Engagement Program to enable us to interact with the children, keep a check on their well-being, and continue with our education and child development programs.Program Objectives:- Engaging the children in educational content and meaningful vocational activity- To ensure that they connect with teachers/mentors unable to visit them within CCI premises- To conduct online counselling/mentoring of children and young adultsEducation and Developmental Training:- Focus on remedial teaching and grade-specific learning for Math and English- Using videos, worksheets and games (Both online and offline)Recreation / Extracurricular activities:- Opportunity to learn with fun- To include indoor and outdoor games including Zumba and Yoga- To include creative learning forums like storytelling, Art and CraftPreparatory Program:- To focus on Career awareness to children who are 16 and above- To improve their spoken EnglishMy Wellness:- Emotional and stress management - Counselling as per requirementThe Way Forward:We see the tremendous value this program brings to our children. First and foremost, a world of content is available for them to learn across all the fields. This also caters to children at varying learning levels wherein children can learn at their own learning pace.Teacher capability is another aspect that gets addressed in digital learning. This also opens up the doors for a variety of teachers, volunteers, mentors and counsellors to interact with our children.