Have an attitude of gratitude, rightly said by Welham Boys’ School.
Six students - Paridhi Mehta, Suhani Baheti, Aditi Shekhawat, Natasha Misra, Yashvi Jain, Aditi Jaju with their Teacher Escort Ms Khushboo Changra participated in
Round Square Service Project hosted by Welham Boys’ School, in Deoli (Bharatpur) from 1st February to 2nd February 2023. Students boarded their train on the 31st January with high spirits and curiosity to learn and explore about the village life and help the unprivileged for the betterment of the community. They were warmly welcomed by the host school, at Udai Vilas Palace. After dinner, the delegates were assembled in the conference room for a briefing session about the 2 days of project.
In this Round Square Project, 8 member schools participated from across the country with 6 delegates from each school from schools like Mayo College Ajmer, Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar, Pathways World School, Gurgaon, Welham Boys’ School, Welham Girls’ School, The Punjab Public School, Nabha, and Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls’ Public School, Jodhpur. A student from Welham Boys’ School briefed all the delegates about it, followed by an interesting presentation by the Chairman and Ma’am Principal of the school on Bharatpur and the motive behind choosing Deoli as the service project, village. Continued, by remarks from Mr Rajeev Bhatia and Ms Monica that ended with a short ice breaking session and it was indeed a fun one. At 6 in the morning with 6 teams, 6 delegates from each school, in a 6 walled room, no one knows each other, yes a dream like experience indeed. Off the participants would go to watch birds, in the Keoladeo National Park which is recognised as one of the world's most important bird breeding and feeding ground. A surreal experience, to witness different species of birds, although the weather was utterly cold & frigid. Students learnt a lot about birds and travelling in the rickshaw was quite an awesome experience. On reaching Deoli they were busy making tons of new friends, making stools, weaving stools, learning new words from them and indeed the traditional attire they wore was very diverse. The wall we painted, a thoughtful one, about service, caring, sharing, bonding and Global warming. The haveli they went was quite an experience, felt like a living fable, folklore. The visit enabled us to experience the rich heritage and legacy of Deoli village, which will be always in hearts, evergreen. 2nd day, the participants went back to the village, completed unfinished work, followed by a presentation from Barefoot College International, about their methods and motives of helping the villagers. Then, they were divided into two groups, one for making sanitary napkins and other for making solar lanterns. Both the groups, learnt new skills, like team work, sewing, working with circuits, using a melting machine, testing products, and service indeed. Followed by, a street play by each school on different awareness and apprehension discourses. RKK team performed a street play on, ‘Menstrual Hygiene and Menstrual Cycle’. Everyone was felicitated with certificates. By this, the evening came to an end and schools departed. RKKians made many friends from all over the country and their memories with them will last forever. The visit enabled their experience the rich culture & sustainable environment of villages, crucial global issues imbibing the responsibility to become an empowered global citizen.
