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

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
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 Middle/Secondary/Senior Secondary School teachers and Teacher Educators
(referred as teachers henceforth) from all parts of the country. It is approximately of three weeks duration and consists of a
variety of programmes such as lectures, lecture-demonstrations, practical classes and educational tours to places of natural
and cultural interest. The Training Programme introduces the participating teachers to the rich fabric of our artistic and cultural
heritage. It is designed to give the teachers 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. Members of the community and specially the younger generation need to understand
the cultural heritage and the variety of geo-physical features and racial, 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.

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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