Dimapur, June 12 : Aliba village in Mokokchung district witnessed a new programme dubbed as ‘Vacation School,’ for the first which was introduced by few likeminded youngsters from June 7 -11.
‘Vacation School’ is a place where kids in the village were taught English phonics and life skills. The programme was initiated by N Jamir and Limaonen Imchen in collaboration with Aliba Student’s Union and the village council.
N Jamir, author of the book ‘The Reluctant Daughter,’ taught life skills to students from Classes VI-IX. She covered topics including ‘Knowing your identity’, ‘Confidence’ and ‘Self-Esteem’.
Hannah Brown taught phonics through activity based learning for students from Classes B-IX. The Vacation School was initiated to enable students to read and write more easily and to pronounce spoken English more clearly.
The Vacation School was also blessed to have a young lady visiting from the US, who taught basic sign language to a student with a hearing impairment, along with her friends and family to help them communicate more easily.
N Jamir and Limaonen Imchen, co founders of the School stated, “What we’ve taught this summer is just the first step. We will not only continue teaching phonics and life skills in future but also introduce the ‘activity learning’ concept on other subjects as well.”
The team was greatly encouraged by the response in the village and look forward to making the Vacation School a regular programme.
