On February 6th 2015 Grade 7 of
Pathways School Noida went for a field trip to Akshay Pratisthan, a school for
differently abled children. This trip was part of our English unit on the Art
of Persuasion and also part of our Science unit on nutrition.
We went to this school to
interact with the
children and observe what they get to eat for their mid-day
meals. The mid-day meals were provided with the help of the organization MCKS
which runs the Ek Muthi Anaaj campaign.
The objectives for this trip were
for us to recognize the needs of these special children and persuade others to
help join in with the Ek Muthi Aanaj campaign.
We were touched as we entered
each classroom and saw the smiling faces of the children. Some even came up to
us and shook our hand. It was a memorable experience at the school and we
enjoyed it thoroughly.
At the beginning of the tour
there was a short assembly where the children performed for us. The
choreographer of the school who is physically challenged performed a dance for
us, while sitting in his wheelchair. It was amazing and taught us that even if
you have any kind of disability you can achieve a lot in life. We gave him a
standing ovation. We also were lucky to witness hearing impaired children perform
the national anthem using sign language.
Towards the end of the tour when
we were on the sports field the boys of both the schools made teams and played
a quick 5 minute basketball match.
As usual when you start to enjoy
things a lot time flies past without you knowing and soon it was time for us to
board the bus and go back to school with happy and cheery faces and memories.
We all knew that we should not be sorry for
these special children but we should appreciate them for who they are. Well
that really had an effect on us because all of us went home with that lesson
engraved in our soul.
Grade 7 will be starting a drive
wherein we will be collecting any types of grains such as rice and daal which
will help the campaign Ek Muthi Aanaj provide healthy and nutritious food for
the children in the school.
