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Know India Programme for Diaspora Youth

A delegation of 30 fellows from different countries of the world, under 18th Know India Programme for Diaspora Youth,
participated in various educational activities organized by CCRT from September 26 to 27, 2011.

Evaluation and Feedback

Evaluation is a process of assessing, measuring the effectiveness of the training programmes. The CCRT has been training AnnuAl RepoRt 2011-12
school teachers from all parts of the country both in the rural and urban areas. Evaluation is an essential component of each
training programme organised by the CCRT. In every training programme, three or four evaluation sessions are conducted. The
participants are given structured questionnaires so that they may express their views on different aspects of the course content.
Various techniques of formal and informal evaluations are applied to assess the knowledge during the training programmes.
The CCRT trains approximately 1700 in-service teachers in the various “Orientation Courses” and Workshops on “Role of
Puppetry in Education” organised from time to time in a year. A feedback programme has been designed to maintain regular
contact with trainees to study their follow-up work in schools and to evaluate the effectiveness of the programmes conducted
and use of educational material provided. The evaluations and suggestions from trainees working in the schools assist the CCRT
in revitalising and enriching its activities.

Extension and Community Feedback Programme

The CCRT believes in the fundamental value of enabling all children, young people and the community
at large to experience and access a diverse range of creative and cultural activities because this

• brings intrinsic pleasure and benefits;
• raises their aspirations;
• improves their achievements and skills;
• unlocks their imaginations, and
• brings about lasting improvements in the quality of their lives.

The CCRT organises a variety of educational activities for school students and children studying in non-formal schools run by voluntary
organizations under its Extension and Community Feedback Programme. The activities include:
• Educational tours to
• Monuments • Art Galleries • Craft Centres
• Museums • Zoological Parks/Gardens • Theme based special exhibitions
• Workshops on learning crafts using low cost locally available resources;
• Camps on Conservation of the Natural and Cultural Heritage;
• Lectures and demonstrations by artists and experts on various art forms;
• Demonstrations by artists and craft persons in schools and colleges;
• Slide-presentation supplementing class-room teaching;
• Workshops for children in resettlement and basti colonies;
• Workshops for specially challenged students;
• Workshops on Puppetry in Education.

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