A project on ‘Patriotism’ was conducted for class IX in which students studied about the
personalities from Bangladesh, South Africa and India that associated the
concept of patriotism in context to the freedom of the country from ill
practices and beliefs, laws and ideologies that acted as obstacles in the path
of progress of any segment of the society besides freedom from foreign rule.
Students had
done research about various factors that contributed to the identity of the patriots . They
studied closely the journey of the patriots who contributed in bringing social
change for women empowerment, upliftment of backward classes, child rights,
access to education. The learning was
further shared through various creative
mediums.
The students
closely studied the struggle and patience of the patriotic leaders. Various
aspects pertaining to patriotism were discussed through which students
highlighted between constructive and blind patriotism.
SKYPE Session was also organized with a
partner school in Bangladesh – CIDER International under the collaborative project in which
students interacted about the contribution of great patriots from India and
Bangladesh and also exchanged views about various aspects of patriotism in
present scenario. The initiative linked the students of India and Bangladesh
through technology giving a connect to interact and know more about the
culture, patriotic philosophy and views of the students in the international
collaborative project.
