Culture Sharing Session about Czech Republic

Date: Saturday, April 23

Location: Patel Government School, Bangalore, India

On Saturday, April 23, four SCEAD Foundation’s delegates delivered a culture sharing session in the Patel Government School.

Delegates:

- Daniel, the founder of SCEAD Foundation;

- Suravi, a volunteer from Christ University Bangalore;

- Miska (or Michaela) a singer from Czech Republic, who has been volunteering in Bangalore already for 1 month;

- Vlada from Czech Republic, also SCEAD's volunteer from Czech Republic;

- Nikhil, a volunteer from Symantec Software Solutions

The session's main topic was Czech Republic, a country in the heart of Europe from which 2 SCEAD’s delegates are coming from. Miska and Vlada teached the children variety things about Czech Republic such as its location, capital city Prague, typical food, brands, culture, landscape, climate, president, currency.

In exchange of a song that the children sang for the delegates, Miska taught a czech kids’ song&dance “Pásla ovečky”.

At the end Vlada had a speach about the importance of learning English language in today’s world. Vlada is a student and a member of international student organization AIESEC. Thanks to his long time experience working in international environment he was able to give detail examples of how English connects young people from all over the world and opens incredible amount of opportunities to them.

Government Kannada & Tamil School Model Primary School,

Project Name - Adopt a School (15th February 2011 onward) Government Kannada & Tamil School Model Primary School , Cleveland Town Robertson Road (Frazer town) Bangalore INDIA Accede to start up volunteering the school with hands of magic - Providing computers/funding for computer training of students. - Strengthening of Library. - Adoption of slums near the school. - Hand holding handicapped students to lead a normal life. - Training Students on the art (Dance, Music & Singing) - Physical training (Rugby, Football…..) - Providing play materials - ...

In collaboration with the student council of St. Joseph's College of Commerce working on the Peace project.

In collaboration with the student council of St. Joseph's College of Commerce working on the Peace project.The Peace project is a program dedicated to Hiroshima-Nagasaki day on 9th of August to remember the tragic effect of nuclear weapon. It’s a speech of peace all over the world provided by our volunteers and dignitaries. Also we will be organizing a signature campaign on this day in which the students will be signing in support of this campaign.

Karla Rancic, a volunteer from Croatia

June/July 2013 Even though only one week has passed since I arrived in Bangalore, I can tell that my experience in SCEAD Foundation is and will be incredible. Everything in SCEAD is about children. Accordingly, all of my activities are focused on children and their progress and prosperity. It is a great pleasure to work with children and young boys and girls and impart my knowledge and skills to them. I teach them Ballet, History, Geography, English and Public Speaking. Their huge interest and happy faces compensate all the culture shocks I have had in India. In the next few weeks, I will also work in orphanages through the Foundation, and I am really looking forward to that experience. I hope that this experience will help me love better, for love is the most important thing in our lives. As Mother Teresa said - "It is not how much we do, it is how much love we put in that action". Not only am I a teacher to these children, they are also teachers to me. They taugh...

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