Note: My reflection as participant impression
Reflection on HPE
Respected
Chief GSD, DYS
Chief Education Office, Pemagatshel
Sr. Program Officer
Principal, PMSS
Dated: 17th to 20th May
Well,
it’s been a humbling pleasure for me to share few words on this happy ending
for week long training on HPE orientation. Thanks to my circles of training
mates for letting me to speak on your behave.
In
a move to ensure a uniform and effective implementation of Health and physical education
(HPE) in all lower primary classes, 18 instructors of us attended a week-long
orientation program here at
Pemagatshel school.
As
we are aware of the objectives of the orientation program is to revive and
strengthen the glory of health and physical education in the school.
One
of the participants, Tashi Gyeltshen of Khangma primary school, said that until
now HPE classes did not receive attention because of lack of clear guidelines
on how to conduct such classes.
The
HPE classes are mandated to conduct atleast once a week remained inactive in
school because it was not treated as important as academic curriculum. Now with
this workshop, it has been a timely rainfall to nurture the seed of HPE smiles
in the school.
For
three days we were familiarized on revised activity book from classes PP to
three. It has lots of meaningful activities to keep primary students engaged.
“I am excited to teach the children back at
school.” Kelang said. one of the active participants.
Going
back to the story of the past, HPE classes in the school remained idle without
an instructor because the instructors would be teacher of other academic
subjects or no trained instructors were the reason of excuses in the schools.
Having
attended this orientation and familiarization of the various activities- we
leant that HPE has major role in bringing up the overall development of the
children, shaping the mind, intervening the psycho-motor skills and teaching the
values from the activity. All of the participants, promised to convince our
teachers that HPE is not only a play but teaching of life long lessons to the
children that they learn how to survive with good practices like a daily
exercise and teaching a habit of drinking water.
In
changing life styles ours- we eat big size of the cheese and do less excise.
Our eating habits has changed from organic to inorganic, we eat what is
available in the market and it has
caused serious health problem to many- HPE workshop is going to make aware of the food
we eat, the importance of the exercise and nurturing the healthy mind for learning. It is also going
to show way forward in nurturing ones passion for games and sports and dreams
for living and earning.
We
are touched and inspired by teachings of the two resource persons here. Their
spark of inspiration was exceptional and everyone here is taking a good amount of
energy to share in the schools. All of the participants shared a common
understanding that we are going to fulfill the expectation of all.
The
practical sessions on micro teaching seems a version of army training for the
first day, listening to the long instructions and hearing the timely whistle
brought kind of uneasyness in a hot burning sun- but suddenly on second day of
teachings -some kind of electrified energy took place in all the participants
and had fun-unlike other workshop, if I have to remember the most challenging
and interesting workshop, I feel this workshop answers all. It was interactive, enriching and all the
targeted teachings were on experiential level.
We
got the skills- the skills to plan and integrate the HPE lessons with the
music, arts, dance and locally available materials, those skills were
impressive, simple and effective. I am
attending this kind of workshop for the second time, while learning from the
first workshop, it didn’t chase away my lazy brain and bone but now I am ready
to teach in the school with my heart- it has helped me to induce my creative
energy.
From
this work shop we are taking the energy of- love. Energy of passion- endurance,
energy of self-dignity as competent HPE teachers. I hope all would take the HPE teaching and
learning process in the heart and bring a smile in the life of a stressful children.
Finally, it was a happy holiday for all of us
here. We ate enough-. We forgot the worries of the school.We had enough fun
and learnt many.
Thanks.
