{"id":18425,"date":"2020-01-18T11:52:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T06:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/?p=18425"},"modified":"2020-01-18T16:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T10:32:44","slug":"my-treasure-box-madhuri-p-100th-monkey-facilitator-fsl-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/my-treasure-box-madhuri-p-100th-monkey-facilitator-fsl-india\/","title":{"rendered":"My Treasure Box \u2013 Madhuri P, 100th Monkey Facilitator, FSL India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What comes to your mind when you hear the word treasure box?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually Jewels, Gold, Silver and any other valuable materialistic\nthings that are kept very safe, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What\u2019s in my Treasure Box?\u2019 was the activity conducted at\nVidya Jyothi School in session 17, this session was the 5th session on self-exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Firstly I would like to share some interesting things I\nwitnessed with my group at this school from when the self-exploration\/awareness\nactivities have started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This bunch of 35 students mostly\nconsisted of very shy students who remained very silent in any energisers that\ninvolved physical movements, any activity which involved public speaking. Self-awareness\nactivities created magic. Not one student I could say, was not involved. Every\nstudent showed involvement in these activities, as they are individual\nactivities, they involved things about themselves (they did not have to share\nit with anyone).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Self-awareness and\nself-development go hand in hand. Self-awareness is a key that can help you not\nonly reach the goals but also discover who you are at the core and what is that\nyou want out of life. Becoming self-aware can help students understand their needs,\nwants and desires, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. When you are\nself-aware you know exactly what you want, it will help one choose the right\ncareer choices. At the same time, we show children how to be rooted to their\nsociety. This is why phase 2 of our 100th Monkey program is completely about\nself-exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With this, I would like to share 2\nactivities I conducted at Vidya Jyothi School and St Teresa\u2019s School, one of\nthem being \u201cTreasure Box\u201d activity and the other, \u201cPie of Life\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A meaningful life is one that is in balance, one in which adequate time is giving to the activities that express your values and priorities. To help students understand how important it is to find a balance in their schedule, \u2018Pie of Life\u2019 activity was used. This activity required the group to represent the amount of time they spend doing different things in a day. This lets them view their entire day in a pie and helps in reflecting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A boy had written about going on a long ride everyday for an hour. While debriefing, when asked if anyone thinks they can reduce the time they are spending on something that doesn\u2019t add value and start something new, he said \u201cYes ma\u2019am, I like to dance, so I would reduce the time I go out and concentrate on dancing\u201d. This came from the boy himself, there was no force or pointing towards any child\u2019s pie. At first when he said that, I personally felt the child is saying this because something has to be told when a question is put forward, but he is actually following it, which is a great beginning for a positive change – hopefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another activity was \u2018Treasure Box\u2019. Lots\nof wishes, desires, and hopes were seen in the eyes of the children as they\nwrote what are the things that they love and want to have in their lives that\nthey don\u2019t have now! This was the \u2018Treasure Box \u2018activity. So many wishes from\nsmall to big wishes such as their favourite food items, makeup sets for girls,\nbikes, ATM cards, cars, a big house, friends, family etc etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I would seriously like to admit\nthere was some kind of spark in everyone\u2019s eyes when they were involved in this\nactivity. At the end of this session, they were asked to reflect and write some\nthings they are supposed to do in order to achieve what they want in life. I\nreally hope they find their way and get all that they deserve and wish for!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What comes to your mind when you hear the word treasure box? Usually Jewels, Gold, Silver and any other valuable materialistic things that are kept very safe, right? \u2018What\u2019s in my Treasure Box?\u2019 was the activity conducted at Vidya Jyothi School in session 17, this session was the 5th session on self-exploration. Firstly I would like to share some interesting things I witnessed with my group at this school from when the self-exploration\/awareness activities have started. This bunch of 35…<\/p>\n

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