Community Living Camp

“Community Living camps help the students in understanding the core of rural life, their problems and needs, and help them in preparing a plan for social work practice and community development”

Objectives of Community Living Camps:

(i)         To make the student teachers understand the rural social system and importance of community living

(ii)        To promote social accommodation and broaden the mental abilities of the student-teachers, ie., to help them to develop capacities and attitudes suitable for group living

(iii)      To help the students develop their sense of care, compassion and social responsibility

(iv)      To assist the students in learning through the experience in group living so as to develop their social responsibility.

(v)       To acquire skills in planning, organizing,  administration and implementing camp programmes with productive use of time, communication skills, working with team spirit, handling relationships and conflicts, seeking co-operation and coordination whenever required, etc.

(vi)      To develop critical thinking about various social and educational issues

(vii)     To inquire in to the cultural, social, scientific, educational and environmental aspects of a community

(viii)   To develop personal, social, moral and cultural values like benevolence, compassion, commitment, character, co – operative living, fellow feeling,

(ix)      To promote dignity of labour

(x)       To develop life skills

Suggestive list for Programmes in Community Living

Ø       Community Interaction

Ø       Value Education

Ø       Premarital Counselling

Ø       Personality Development / Life Skill classes

Ø       Awareness programme

Ø       Legal Awareness – Rights, Consumer protection

Ø       Energy conservation strategies

Ø       Classes on overcoming examination anxiety

Ø       Geriatric and Pediatric care

Ø       Visiting Homes of Destitute

Ø       Social and Educational Surveys in your locality

Ø       Campus cleaning/beautification / planting tree sapling

Ø       Undertaking community productive work

Ø       Teaching the publicor self help groups soap making, book binding, paper bag, etc.

Ø       Camp fire and other recreational activities.

Ø       Interaction with a Psychologist.

Ø       Yoga Classes

Ø       Field tasks

Ø       Panel discussion  

CRITERIA FOR AWARDING SCORES IN COMMUNITY LIVING CAMP

Criteria	Very good	Good	Satisfa ctory	Need Improve ment
Participation in planning and implementing educational activities during the camp	4	3	2	1
Participation in the creative/ expressive/ demonstrative/ presentation aspects of different sections	4	3	2	1
Leadership quality/ Democratic culture/ Social accommodation & adaptability/ Group working skill	4	3	2	1
Participation in the community related programmes/ activities	4	3	2	1
Comprehensiveness of report (Record)	4	3	2	1

Structure of a Report (Record) of Community Living Camp

Ø      Community Living Camp- Introduction ( need and significance)

Ø      Main theme of the camp during the academic year

Ø      Objectives

Ø      Module

Ø      Session wise details (objective of the session, programme/ activity, consolidation/

      outcome with self assessment)

Ø      Conclusion

Ø      Appendix

                        - Organising committee

                        - List of groups/ members

                        - Responsibilities ( group wise)

(Maximum 10 page)