Innocent Hearts College of Education, Jalandhar celebrated International Literacy Day

Jalandhar, September 8, 2021: The student-teachers of Innocent Hearts College of Education, Jalandhar celebrated International literacy day through virtual reality with 2021 theme given by UNESCO i.e. 'Literacy for a human-centred recovery, narrowing the digital divide’. Reaching out to the masses for educating them through mass media and spreading the importance of literacy was the main objective of the event.
A virtual drama was enacted by the student-teachers with different scenes depicting real-life situations. Ankita Suri performed as the narrator. Surabhi Sharma, Kritika Maggo, Deeksha, Amanpreet Kaur, Kiratpreet Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur, Imandeep Kaur, Richa Dhir and Tanisha played the roles of illiterate and literate individuals. Through the different scenes they highlighted the importance of education. In one scene they showed how an educated lady saved an uneducated woman from being fooled by a cunning shopkeeper at the grocery who was going to misuse her debit card with her mobile one time password. In another scene an educated daughter saved her illiterate mother from losing her property by reading the papers for her on which she was about to put her thumb impression. This way with various video clippings the students highlighted the importance of literacy in our daily life. They prepared their own script, composed dialogues themselves, chose appropriate costumes and props, they also added animated backgrounds and joined the clippings of each character.
Principal Dr. Arjinder Singh said that Drama incorporates the constructivist approach of teaching in which the teacher acts as a facilitator and students construct their own knowledge. The online drama on ‘Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope’ was almost like real drama performance. It was very well organised by the team. E-certificates were bestowed to all the participants.