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Happy Birthday Bhumi

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As many of you know Bhumi is turning 8 this year, so we at Nakshatra Reach Out would like to Thank all the pioneers of Bhumi and the initial volunteers to have given us such a great opportunity and platform to reach out to the kids.

Here is one of our volunteers’ Beacon experience one of the biggest platform we ever got till now.

Those who can, Do.
Those who can do more, Volunteer.
Those who can do even more, Lead.

“Am clueless, I’ve got no idea as to how to start this. My experience at Beacon 2K14, was one of the best. I added a lot of knowledge to my bag and to the project. To be right on target it was more than theoretical enlightenment.

Each one of us registered our ideas into one, found the missing spark and realised the areas we lagged. It was a platform for us to explore ourselves. We realised that its not a ONE MAN’S SHOW but an ARMY’S that drives this boat

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Change Today..

Change Tomorrow..

NRO Sports

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“SPORTS DO NOT BUILD CHARACTER. THEY REVEAL IT”

 

Sports group has been an integral part of NRO for the past three years. Football and volleyball were taught to the kids during this course of time.

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Last year, the sports group worked in four centers where football and volleyball were taught to the kids. The basic rules and regulations were explained to the kids through videos and the various challenges and techniques were explained to them.

 

At first it was difficult to get the attention of the kids. But as the days progressed and as the sessions became more interactive, the kids developed an interest towards the game and started training hard to excel in it.

 

During Kutty Nakshatra as the competitive spirit of the game set in, we could sense an exponential rise in the interest level of the kids. We also found out that the kids were trained to different levels depending on their capabilities. To ensure that a fair competition exists amongst the kids of various houses, a structured syllabus was framed for both the games, keeping in mind the level and the amount of physical workout and the way the game was taught to the kids.

 

As of now, sports operate in six centers and we plan to expand it beyond the horizon in the coming days.

 

“SPORTS ARE THE MICROCOSM OF SOCIETY”

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FOOTBALL PC :  KAARTHIC RS

VOLLEYBALL PC : GERAD AMBROSE

HR :  ANERUDH

NRO Arts

“THIS WORLD IS BUT A CANVAS TO OUR IMAGINATION”

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What started as a pilot project with just one center has now expanded to three centers. Although the expansion might seem a little less, what the kids were taught was comparatively more.

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Arts class on the go!

During the initial stages, the numbers of volunteers were less and there was no structured syllabus framed. Art was just taught to those kids who expressed interest in learning it with full enthusiasm and dedication from the volunteers. What started with a class of 10 students slowly expanded to 25 students and currently it stands at 35 students per center.

Although we failed to evaluate the students in the initial stages a great deal of improvement was observed by the teachers. The children showed more interest towards competitions concerning art, and a few kids also won prizes.

As an evaluation part, kutty nakshatra which was conducted last year made us realize that while the kids showed a great interest, we as teachers failed to bring out the creativity in them.

And hence our future plans revolve around the word – ‘CREATIVITY’. So for this year, we plan to fuse art and theatre together which will be taught in 3 centers for approximately 90 kids. (a 4th center might be added as well).  The credits go to every single volunteer in this group for their hard work and determination without which nothing could have been achieved. Kudos to everyone..!!

 “ART IS THE MOST INTENSE MODE OF INDIVIDUALISM THAT THE WORLD HAS KNOWN”

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PC :  JOHN

PR :  ISHVAR & KATHYAYINI

HR :  JANAVI

NRO Music

“WHEN WORDS FAIL, MUSIC SPEAKS”

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With the intention of teaching the language of souls to the kids, NRO music was started last year. The volunteers spent some quality time interacting with the kids and teaching them songs that they wanted to learn, which in turn helped us to get a better understanding of the kids and the genres of music that they were exposed to. Through events like Nakshatra, raw talent was also spotted amongst many kids who could compose their own songs and play musical instruments as well.

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Keyboard class on the go!

With all these points in mind and together with the valuable input from the volunteers, a dedicated and structured plan has been formulated this year. NRO music has been split into two groups namely NRO vocals and NRO instruments.

 

The numbers of centers have been increased from one to three this year (a fourth center might be added as well), with 32- 40 students from each center. Three styles have been chosen namely folk, western and carnatic, whose basics are to be covered. Each style is to be taught for a period of three months. Since most of the volunteers had been trained in more than one genre of music, it was decided that instead of organizing workshops, jamming sessions would be held on a regular basis amongst the members of the group where ideas could be exchanged and help provided if needed.

 

We believe that the future volunteers of NRO music would capitalize on the foundation and help us in molding the “musicians of the future”

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“MUSIC CAN CHANGE THE WORLD BECAUSE IT CAN CHANGE PEOPLE”

PC :  PRATHYUSHA & VIGNESH

PR :  V.M.NIKILESH

HR :  SAHEE BHAVANA

NRO Dance

“DANCE IS THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL OF THE BODY”

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  Dance has been associated with NRO for the past three years. What started with just one center in the beginning has now expanded and spread out its wings to eight centers. During the initial stages, there was no structured syllabus that was followed. The kids were taught dance steps and routines based on their liking.

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Group Dance-Kutty Nakshatra

But throughout this time we were able to connect to the kids and understand as to what they wanted from us. This helped us in framing a structured syllabus keeping in mind the child’s liking and interests.

Right from the start of 2014, the plans had been well thought of. Although it was a bit difficult in the beginning to get the attention of the kids, once we started explaining to them as to what styles we were going to teach them, they were very much interested and keen to learn it. A few ice breaker games and activities helped us creating a good bond with the kids.

The kids could relate to a lot of dance moves that we showed them to some other movies they had seen and their persistence to teach us those steps showcased the amount of enthusiasm they had towards dance.

To ensure discipline, BMC chart had been implemented wherein the kids chose their own rules and punishments for themselves as well as the volunteers. Peer learning was also implemented on a large scale to bring out the leadership qualities in children.

As far as the syllabus is concerned, bollywood, hip-hop and ballet are the three styles that are to be taught over a period of three months in the above said order. Workshops will be conducted by Species Dance Academy to get the volunteers more accustomed to the different styles of dance.

 “DANCE IS THE POETRY OF FOOT”

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PC :  KASI VISWANATHAN R M

PR :  SURABHI GUTCH

HR :  SMITHI MANICKAM

Nakshatra Reach Out

NRO..?? What is it about..?? What do you guys do..?? What all programs do you run..?? These questions have been running in so many minds. 

Here we are..!! Providing you with answers through this letter..!! 

KOLORS-NRO NEWSLETTER

NRO-KOLORS

Hello everybody..!! I am sure most of us would be familiar with the proverb – “ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JOHN A DULL BOY”

 As much as education is important, it is equally important for a person to de-stress himself. It is similar to a pressure cooker. You have to let go of the steam, only then is the rice properly cooked. If you just let the steam build inside it, sometime or the other it is going to blast on your face. Education is like rice. We can’t live without food. Steam is the stress that is present in every one of us. We have to let go of it. The longer we keep it within ourselves, the quicker it is going to destroy us. 

Different people have different ways of de-stressing themselves. Some people sing, some play, some dance, some draw. 

 We have grouped the most common ways by which people de-stress themselves under one quotient which we would like to call ‘THE PLAY QUOTIENT’.

 The NRO team comprises of four teams namely the MUSIC team, ARTS team, SPORTS team and the DANCE team who work together in unison to ensure that every kid gets the ‘PLAY QUOTIENT’ in his routine.