Exhibition on Governmental systems

The Central Idea of our UOI; Governmental systems was, “Governmental systems and decisions can promote or deny equal opportunities and social justice”. The students had finished their summative assessments and started the preparations to have an exhibition to show their understanding of the topics.
The exhibition was held on Friday, the 6th of March. The various topics included;
· 5 types of Governments recognized in the world.
· Indian Government system.
· Indian Fundamental Rights and Duties.
· Human Rights Issues around the world.
· Human Rights abusers and Human Rights activists.
· Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
· Interview Reports about the knowledge of Human Rights at school.
· Human Rights Banners.
In addition to the above, we had an “On the Spot” activity for adults where they could express their feeling about any Human Rights issue, which is close to their hearts by painting, sketching, slogans, poetry, songs, essays, etc.
The response to the activity was wonderful with people planning in advance about what they were going to do.
The classroom in the first hour of the exhibition resembled a “fun-fair” with explanations going on all around and the “activity” going on in the middle. The enthusiasm and encouragement shown by visitors, including some parents was wonderful and has to be appreciated.

The students were able to explain the concepts to the best of their abilities and their efforts were well appreciated by the visitors.
The work of all the participants was put on display and it was found that “female infanticide” & “education”, specially of the girl child, were the topics close to the heart, for the majority of them.
All participants got to wear a badge, “I CARE”, to show how much they support the various issues they felt strongly about.
The exhibition ended with the Grade 5 students learning how different people feel about different issues and how they express these feelings. The exhibition truly proved to be an enriching experience to the visitors and me.

Gowri murali

Grade 5