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News 2014-15

Workshops for students
Ms Gaurangini Kulkarni conducted workshops on (1) The Role of theatre in the teaching and learning process and (2) Enhancing Linguistic Skills.

Parent Teacher Meet
A Parent Teacher Meet was held on 22 November. Parents and teachers had a fruitful interaction to discuss the progress of the students. Principal Dr Mariamma Joseph gave inspiring inputs on 'Parenting Skills'.

Mathematics Day
Mathematics day was celebrated on 21 November. Games, puzzles, Mathematics learning resources, tangrams and origami were on display. Prior to this the students had conducted a Mathematics Trail.

Children's Day Celebrations
14 November was observed as Children's day and the presence of little children from our sister institution made the day even more special. A special assembly was conducted and the little ones beamed with joy as they received gifts.

20 October 2014
Diwali was celebrated with joy and enthusiasm. A prayer service was followed by rangoli and aarti decoration competitions. Stalls depicting various Indian states satisfied our gustatory and visual senses through an array of food items typical of these states.

2 October 2014
In response to the Prime Minister's initiative of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' students participated in community cleanliness drives at various places. The cleanliness drive at the Vasai beach had our students clearing the beach of garbage and litter. Inspired by Gandhiji's words "Be the change you wish to see', laudable initiatives were undertaken by our students.

1 October 2014
The Feast of Our patroness , st Therese was observed by celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Fr Kiran Lopes celebrated Mass and in his homily exhorted us to emulate our patroness in her virtues of humility and simplicity. A musical on the life of St Therese depicted her journey from a pampered child to a serene saint. The blend of dance, songs and dialogue brought to us all her message of 'doing ordinary things with extraordinary devotion'.

13 Sept 2014
Congratulations and Celebrations!!! Our students participated in Valeur an Intercollegiate Competition organised by Pillai's College of Education, Chembur. Our choir won the first place for Group Singing where they presented an East Indian song sung at Christmas. Ms Sonia Ruhi Goel won the Third Place in Extempore Elocution and Ms Rosmine DSilva won the third place in the Poster Competition. We congratulate all the participants. The college also won the Second Place in the Overall Championship.

4 Sept 2014

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius. Today we saw a combination of talent, hard work and genius as our batch of 2014-15 put up a superb programme to celebrate Teachers' Day. A very meaningful prayer started the programme on the right note. Presentations, games, surprise prizes and songs followed. The Talent Display saw wonderful works of art by many students.....the exquisite embroidery, the creative craft articles, passionate paintings and exquisite jewellery had us all mesmerized.

The Talent Search revealed different facets of the students' personalities as we swayed to melodious singing, enjoyed the graceful dances and laughed at the wonderful mimicry. The scintillating solo performances by Rosmine, Gayatri and Nimisha were applauded by all. The novel performance by Gayatri and group and the energetic dancing by Cynthia and group had our feet tapping. Students you made our day. Thanks a tonne! God Bless you all and may you use your talents for the benefit of those you interact with.

30 August 2014

We had a very inspiring session by Sneha D'Souza where we spent 90 minutes learning how to manage classroom behaviour using positive, non threatening means. Entitled 'Behaviour Management Cycle', this interactive session reminded us that the teacher is the one in charge of the classroom situation. This can be best achieved through sincere preparation bearing in mind the needs, the level and the aspirations of the learner. She led us through a series of strategies involving low key responses and high key responses that could help usher an organised classroom. Practice Teaching ethos is sure to be healthier due to this session. Three cheers for Sneha !

Click here for Sneha's presentation

23 August 2014
The newly elected Student Council was announced and the investiture ceremony was conducted. Ranjita Alphonso was elected Chairperson and Sonia Goel was elected as Secretary. Jenold Misquitta was elected as Treasurer.

Sr Sushila D'Silva, the manager was felicitated on her birthday. The Student Council greeted her and organised a prayer service.

25 August 2014
The college choir group won the Consolation prize in the Inter Institutional Singing Competiton organised by the Janandolan Samiti. Congrats dear students!

16 August 2014
Seminar on Constructivist Approach in Teaching Science

What a fantastic seminar! About 75 inservice and presevice Science teachers had an enlightening experience learning about Constructivist Approach in Teaching of Science. Resource Person Dr Narendra Deshmukh (Scientific Officer, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education) along with Sir Karun Hambir demonstrated how Science must be learned through inquiry and experiences. Demonstrations, hands on experiments and critical thinking ruled the seminar.

See the presentations
(i) Science Through Inquiry

(ii) Concept Formation in Science

16 August 2014
Visit to an Exemplary School
Students visited National English School, Virar to interact with the Principal and get first hand experience of the use of learning resources.

University Results
We are proud of our achievement at the University Examination 2013-14. The topper for the year is Ms Gaurangini Kulkarni with 74.5%. Ms Annu Kanda with 73.3 % stands second. The college result is a whooping 99%.

30 July 2014

Seminar on 'Identifying Chemical Dependence among Students'

This seminar was coordinated by PUSHPADEEP (Pushpanjali’s Department of Extension Education Programmes) in collaboration with the Diocesan Board of Education, Vasai. Fr Joe Pereira, the resource person, interacted with about sixty school teachers, who participated in the seminar. Fr Joe helped the participants to realize various factors that lead to addiction and said that addiction often arises due to genetic predisposition. ‘A healthy family ethos’, he said ‘is instrumental in nurturing a healthy human being’.

6 August 2014
Ushering the 25th year
Pushpanjali College enters its 25th year on 6 August 2014. Fr Thomas Lopes and Fr Peter Almeida celebrated Holy Mass . Members of the Local Managing Committee, friends and wellwishers, alumni and former teachers joined the staff to embark on the Silver Jubilee Year.

13 August 2014
Inter institutional Singing Competition
The college choir participated in an inter institutional singing competition

15 August 2014
Patriotic Singing Competition
The college echoed with patriotism as students participated in the Patriotic Singing Competition. this was followed by the Election of the Student Council.

Pushpanjali College of Education, Papdy, Vasai

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