Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)

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Orientation Course

The Orientation Course is organised for middle/secondary/ senior secondary school in-service teachers and teacher educators from all parts of the country, throughout the year. It consists of a variety of programmes such as lectures, lecture-demonstrations, practical classes in handicrafts, theatrical skill, songs in different languages and educational tours to places of natural and cultural interest. The Training Programme introduces the participants to the rich fabric of our artistic and cultural heritage. It is designed to give the teachers/ teacher educators an idea of the variety of creative expressions in India and how the school children can be exposed to the beauty in nature and art.

Aims of the Orientation Course

Creating an awareness of the fundamental principles underlying the development of Indian culture in order to foster a spirit of national integration.
Providing an opportunity to formulate methodologies in which aspects of Indian culture and creative activities constitute an integral part of the
process of learning and teaching.
Providing teachers an occasion to interact with scholars and artists in order to devise ways of making education a total experience.
Providing skills and training in creative activities in order to improve class-room teaching techniques.
Providing an opportunity to teachers/ teacher educators, teaching different disciplines from all parts of the country to work together.

Orientation Course comprises the following six major components :-

Theoretical Study of Art and Culture

Practical Training in Arts and Crafts

Preparation of Educational Aids

Educational tours

Evaluation

Other Activities

Duration :		11 working days for Teacher Educators 18 working days for inservice teachers
Participants' Level:		Middle/Secondary/Senior Secondary school teachers and Teacher Educators from Teacher Training Institutions/ DIETs /SCERTs
Venue:		Delhi, Hyderabad, Udaipur and Guwahati
Downlod Forms:	1.	Orientation Course
	2.	Annexures of the Orientation Course for Lecturer of DIET & B.Ed Colleges
	3.	Form for Half Yearly Report