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Training

he Centre for Cultural Resources and Training is one of the premier institutions working in the field of linking education
Twith culture.

In order to fulfil its aims and objectives and also to share and enlarge the scope of CCRT’s work in the field of education, it
conducts a variety of in-service school teachers training programmes throughout the year, which are held in different parts AnnuAl RepoRt 2011-12
of the country. The emphasis of the training programmes organised for in-service school teachers, Heads of Institutions and
teacher educators is on devising methodologies for development of the child’s personality particularly in terms of helping the
child to discover his/her latent talent and to express it creatively. The thrust is on building up a pervasive consciousness of the
Indian Cultural Heritage through the utilization of local material and community interaction and also by involving students in
conservation of the natural and cultural heritage.
Each art is unique and essential in the curriculum because of the particular avenues of perception that it develops. Heightened
perception provides a stimulus for imagination and creativity. It also has an impact on all learning creative activities to inculcate
aesthetic sensibility and values incorporated in the programmes. To develop aesthetic values, the participants study the sensory,
intellectual, emotional and philosophic bases for understanding the artistic manifestations and cultural traditions.

Over the years, the CCRT has conducted action research and worked out methodologies for providing cultural components in
classroom teaching, thereby to some extent, achieving the objectives of the integrated approach to education using a culture
base to understand the various school disciplines.

Orientation Course

• Orientation Course (s) for in-service teachers
• Orientation Course (s) for teacher educators

The Orientation Course is organised for in-service school teachers and teacher educators from all parts of the country. Strategies
for the implementation of multicultural education are discussed as participants learn how to design well balanced lessons that
reflect sensitivity and respect for diverse cultures. It is approximately of three to four weeks duration and consists of a variety of
programmes such as lectures, lecture-demonstrations, practical classes on handicrafts, learning of songs in national languages,
preparation of projects / lesson plans and educational tours to places of natural and cultural interest, evaluations, etc.

Art is presented as a reflection of culture and a vehicle for enriched communication. Members of the community and
specially the younger generation need to understand the cultural heritage and the variety of geo-physical features and
religious, linguistic groups that have contributed to the aesthetic quality and richness of our culture. It is this awareness
that fosters love for all mankind and helps in producing better citizens. Orientation Course is a comprehensive training
programme that offers many opportunities for interdisciplinary instruction, making connections between languages,
arts, social studies and science and mathematics. The teachers learn how to integrate arts across their curriculum.

Aims of the Orientation Course

• Create an awareness of the fundamental principles underlying the development of Indian culture in order to foster a
spirit of national integration;
• Provide 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;
• Provide teachers an occasion to interact with scholars and artists in order to devise ways of making education a total
experience;
• Provide skills and training in creative activities in order to improve class-room teaching techniques and,
• Provide an opportunity to the participants, teaching different disciplines from all parts of the country to work together.

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