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Cultural/Academic Activities & Accomplishments
An annual function is held every year, usually during the month of May, where prizes are given to the students as well as the their guardians and staff-members of the school as recognition of their respective performances during the previous year. The students perform cultural activities under the guidance of the teachers.
A semi-structured journal entitled ‘Autism Helpline’ is brought out by us at intervals, though not regularly. Till now we could publish two volumes of the same, the first in September 2001, and the second in August 2003. Those contained some valuable contributions from eminent personalities, both national and international. Though both the issues were acclaimed by its readers, its publication could not be made regular because of financial and allied problems.
The school has completed and submitted the research report on “THE EFFECT OF MUSIC ON AUTISM” funded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal. The report was already presented in two parts in two esteemed National level conferences and communicated to a scientific journal for publication.
The organization has also been selected as a member of Local Level Committee of National Trust in the year 2004 by the board members.
Human Resources Development Programme
has also been started by the organization. In the year 2003 a course of ‘Care Giver Training – Level III’ recognized and sponsored by the National Trust was conducted successfully. This year, in 2005, the second term of the course has started on February,28th and still continuing. Now we are going to start other two prestigious courses. The first one is Diploma in Special Education, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, approved by RCI and sponsored by National Trust, New Delhi. This course is first in West Bengal and fifth in India. The second one is the B.Ed course in Special Education (correspondence), This self-financed course is under Netaji Subhas Open University and approved by RCI. A separate accommodation has also been rented for holding these programmes.
Earlier there had been no book on Autism in Bengali earlier. One such has been written by the Honorary Director of the school. Though a small and concise one, it has met, to some extent, a long felt need of those Bengalee parents who are not comfortable in English or other non-vernaculars.
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has allotted a land, measuring about 7,000 sq. ft., on lease for 99 years at a cost of Rupees two lakh. We have a plan to construct a building of our own which will house not only the school but a vocational training center, a conference hall, a home for Autistic Children with maximum possible amenities etc. But we are not quite sure how and from where the fund will be arranged and thus we don’t know when our dreams will come true.
In a state level competition on Music and Dance, organized by Bodhayan, one of our students Punnotoya Majumder, secured third position in solo performance on Dance.In another state-level competition on Music and recitation, two of our children, Shouvik Goswami and Sudipto Barua secured 2nd and 3rd position in song and recitation respectively
The first All Bengal Congress of Rehabilitation Professionals was held at the auditorium of Yuva Bharati Krirangan during 24th to 26th August, 2001. Four of our teachers participated in the Congress. Two of them contested in the Young Scientist Competition. We are glad to inform that one of them was declared first in the sub-section, viz., autism, of on mentally disabled group.
Two of our teachers, Kakali Kar and Sudipa Bhadra, stood First among the candidates of West Bengal in DSEMR exam in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 respctively. Two of teachers obtained sixth position in DVTMR and fourth position in B.Ed (Rehab) exam in India 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 respectively. Other two teachers also obtained First Division in the same exam.
In 2005, it is our great pleasure to inform that Pradip has been awarded with this year's 'P.S.Chakraborty Stree Shakti Social Welfare Samman' as a mark of recognition to our work in the field of disability. The award giving ceremony was held on 14.2.05 at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata.
Cultural Programme
Cultural Programme
Talent of Autism
Rakhi Utsav
Sports Activities & Accomplishments
The first All Bengal Athletic Meet of Autistic Persons was organized by the organization in December, 2003 in which more than 130 boys and girls represented a number of institutions. In December 2004, the second year of this special Meet also carried out successfully.
The State-level Special Olympics
were held in the Yuva Bharati Krirangan on 7th, 8th and 9th February, 2001. Five of our students from the age-group 8 yrs. And above participated in the games and we are delighted to inform this gathering that they got 7 prizes in all which included 4gold medals and 3 silver medals. In the State-level Special Olympics, 2002, our students won medals ( 2 gold, 8 silver and 4bronze) in different groups of competitors for different events.
The Annual Aquatic Meet, 2001 organized by Calcutta Sports Association was held in July, at the Rabindra Sarobar. Four of our students won medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) in different groups of handicapped competitors.
The Rotary Club had arranged All Bengal ROTASWIM competition for disabled children. Three of our students secured 1st., 2nd.,and 3rd in 50 mtr. Free-Style event. Two of them were selected and competed in
National level swimming competition
, organized by Swimming Association of India for Disabled at Valechary Aquatic Complex, Chennai, 2001. In the same competition, two of our students had secured 1st and 3rd position and selected and competed for National level at Gwalior, 2002 and selected at Delhi,2003 for the same SWIMAD competition.
Pradip children in special olympic
Sports
Swimming Talent in Pradip; finishing way ahead than the rest
Prize Distribution
Prize distribution; honarable Subhas Chakraborty giving Trophy to Autistic Talent
Different Activities
Picnic time
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