Teaching through Story-Telling-Teacher workshop

A workshop was organised for the teachers- Teaching through Story-Telling on 27th April, 2018 at 2 pm in the AV room. The workshop was conducted by Ms. Aditi Kaul, Coordinator, Arts Based Therapist and Counselling Psychologist at the Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Fortis Healthcare. She completed her Post-Graduation in Counselling from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and is a UNESCO and CID certified creative arts therapist with a focus in movement-based work. Using art, movement, drama, writing and music, she works with both children and adults on a diverse range of issues that encompass, abuse and trauma, domestic violence, child sexual abuse, disaster mental health and crisis management, issues of depression and suicide, anxiety and anxiety spectrum disorders, grief work, childhood disorders and a variety of other mental health issues.

Ms. Kaul started off by highlighting the importance and purpose of story-telling. She pointed out that a story is told, to either convey an idea, inculcate some values or enhance a childs vocabulary. Story-telling is used to help children identify with the characters of the story and learn what we intend to teach them.

During the workshop she told us 3 stories, each containing a different message. Each story aimed at helping teachers learn the distinctive ways by which story telling can be woven into classroom teaching. It is believed that children learn best through stories. Perhaps that is the reason why grandparents resort to story telling while trying to teach moral values to the little ones!

Ms. Kaul mentioned how Panchatantra tales are able to teach the same values as enlisted by the WHO. It reiterates the fact that stories leave a strong and lasting impact on a persons mind and help to reach out to children in more ways than 1.

It was an thought- provoking workshop on enhancing the classroom transaction.

Ms. Suhina Roshangar.