At Tribeni Tissues Vidyapith, Ummeed conducted educators workshop on 'Strategies for Ensuring Social and Emotional Wellness of children in their care'. Mrs. Salony Priya, Director of Ummeed, shared characteristic features of teenage years with everyday life experiences that teachers identified and found practical on 15th May, 2017.
Feedback of the teachers:

• "The workshop was very intresting and enriching. Three things that i learnt from today's session are how to help children with their personal and group skills, understanding student's needs and social wellbeing and different problems adolescents face and the solutions to it. Salony Ma’am is an excellent spokesperson with a bag full of experiences and an urge to guide the teachers to help them deal better with students"- APARNA MUKHERJEE
• "Today's workshop was very gripping. Three things that i learnt today are Average child- concept and myths, adolescent problems and understanding students needs and their social wellbeing. “Salony Ma’am is an excellent spokesperson with a bag full of experiences and an urge to guide the teachers to help them deal better with students.”- AMRITA SADHU
• "Today's workshop taught me ABCDE of dealing with children, how to recognize adolescent or teenage concerns and how a teacher should look into behavioral problems and deal with it. “ The resource person was very experienced and was able to train us with examples related to our day to day teaching experiences.” – PAROMITA ROY DASTIDAR
  

Ummeed conducted a basic counselling skills session on "Suicide and Self-Harm" at Gems Akademia International School  on 12th May' 2017. The session was conducted  by Mrs. Salony Priya, Director of Ummeed.
Feedbacks:

• “Thank you Ma’am Salony Priya for creating an awareness of different skills,understanding of emotions and enhancing sensitivity to the feelings of others.An insight that will help me touch many other lives.My sincere gratitude to you and Ummeed on behalf of Gems Akademia International school.” - SRABANTI BASU, HEADMISTRESS
• “Basic counselling skill helped me to understand my role as a teacher,i.e., not only teaching but beyond that. Thanks to Ummeed to make me understand myself once again as a teacher.” - MD. TARIQUE
• “It has been a good learning experience and has helped me to be more peaceful and handle situations in a much better way.I have noticed changes in my behaviour during and after the session.It has helped me feel privileged to act as a support for someone and to be of help to someone. Thank you!” - MANVI YAQUB

Ummeed conducted a Life-Skill session with class VI students of Lions Calcutta (Greater) Vidyamandir on Good Friendship on 11th May,2017 by Sarbani Samanta (Counsellor & Life-skill Trainer) and Sneha Bhattacharya (Trainee Counsellor).
Feedback of the students :-

• "I felt very happy. We spent out first two periods of our day in this workshop. we even got energy for our day. We learnt what friendship means. We even learnt about unity and got the happiness of working together. It's really full of fun. Such workshops must be conducted more,especially with school children. The topics are very useful and help us in life skills." - Sruja Chakraborty, Class VI A
• "Today in workshop of my school, I learnt that we should work in a group, help others and behave properly with others. In the workshop, we also achieved some important knowledge. Our workshop teacher immensely helped us for this workshop. Gaining knowledge is an important thing for our day to day life and for our future." - Souradip Pramanik, Class VI C

Ummeed in partnership with Julien Day School, Howrah; providing year round holistic interventions to its teachers, parents and students conducted a Teachers Orientation Session on 'Counselling Adolescents' and 'What do Adolescents need?' with the faculty members by Ms Salony Priya, Director of Ummeed on 11th May, 2017.
Feedback of the teachers :

• It was a nice session with ma’am. We learnt about the social and emotional problems that the students are facing. We learnt how to interact with the student and how to support them.”- Mrs. Sanjukta Banerjee
• “The workshop was very interesting. Enjoyed every bit of it and very happy to know that now we have somebody to help and solve problems. This workshop has built self confidence in me and how to tackle situations and problems that will arise. The workshop was very fruitful and enjoyable”- Mr. Neil William
• “I learnt a lot about what counselling actually is. I think with your support and help we can improve many problems which the children are facing nowadays. Really it is going to help us and the society.”- Aparna Upadhyay

Ummeed conducted a session with Teachers of Birla Education Trust of Pilani, on Social and Emotional Issues of Adolescence & Pro - active classroom strategies on 10th May, 2017 by Ms. Salony Priya, Director of Ummeed.
Feedback of the teachers:-

• “We learnt various techniques to improve child growth in each region. You also told us various good things that will help in educating children. We learnt how to deal with different classroom situations. Ma’am your seminar was very good and I am highly obliged to you.”- V.B. Tyagi
• “The workshop was very informative and knowledge enhancing. It made me realise my self-worth. I have been discharging my duties with the best of my abilities but this session has provided in me more energy to do better. I assure you ma’am that we will leave no stones unturned to bear our responsibilities in the days to come. Thank you very much indeed.”- Pawan Mallick

Ms. Salony Priya was felicitated for her commendable contribution in the field of empowering educators by Birla Education Trust, Pilani on 9th May, 2017.  At  the workshop she shared her diverse experience with over 200 educators.
Mr. Nair, Director Birla Education Trust has led this diverse power packed teacher development activity with great zeal. Accompanied by exemplary teamwork from all 5 Birla schools -

• Birla Public School, Pilani
• Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani
• Birla School Pilani, Pilani
• Birla Shishu Vihar, Pilani
• Birla International School, Kishangarh
  

Feedback of the teachers:-

• "Dear Salony mam. We were doing things and had concerns on our mind. You came as light n gave direction to our thoughts. Sometimes very good things happen in life. You are one wonderful interaction for me. May god bless you and your family." - Dr Chitra Singh (Dean, academics)
• "Thank you ma'am for taking the pain for standing for almost 6 hrs. That also to develop us, to make us better in our teaching and become a good listener for our student. I ask god to bless you with his choicest  blessings to give you the strength to care on your work with the same spirit. Salute to you and all women of the nation." - Vineet Sir (Teacher from Birla International school, Kishangarh)

 

Ummeed conducted a session with secondary section teachers of Bhavan's Gungabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Kolkata for understanding Stress Management Strategies and adolescent behavior on 6th May, 2017 by Ms. Salony Priya, Founder Director of Ummeed.
Feedbacks of the Teachers:

• "Today at the session I learnt that we as teachers should value, love and appreciate our students and deal effectively with the challenges faced by the new generations. Ma'am you are a very good orator, highly experienced in the field of dealing with the psyche of the people specially students and teachers".- Saswati Ghosh 

• "Today I understood that if a child's emotional and social needs are significantly satisfied then problems will be rare or never happen. I also learnt how to reduce my own stress level. Ma’am you are a very competent and inspiring speaker". - Suman Mukharjee

•  ”Thank you very much Salony Ma'am for giving some excellent tips to understand, motivate and give valuable time to be empathetic to adolescents. Today I learnt to understand the emotions and feelings of the students by listening to them and motivating them. I also learnt about eustress and distress". - Sampita Chakrabarty

• "I learnt to understand the student and identify their problems, deal with more patience and care. Ma’am you are a very nice personality on whom children have faith and can rely on". - Sujata Sen

Ummeed conducted a session for empowering and enabling teachers of Bhavans Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, kolkata on Adolescent Issues  & stress management strategies for students and self  on 6th May, 2017 by Ms. Salony Priya, Director of Ummeed.
Feedbacks:

• “It was really very good ad helpful for the teachers as these senior and senior secondary teachers are always with the age group of 12-18 years which are all coming under adolescence where many of them are having various types of problems which must be tackled in a proper manner to help the child to overcome the problems. If we have more such seminars and workshops with Ms.Salony Priya it will be truly helpful for us as well as for the modern society". -   SUJATA GHOSH, Vice Principal, Bhavan’s G.K Vidyamandir.
• "Thank you very much Salony Ma'am for giving some excellent tips to understand,motivate and give valuable time to be empathetic to adolescents.Today I  learnt to understand the emotions and feelings of the students by listening to them and motivating them.I also learnt about eustress and distress".- SAMPITA CHAKRABARTI, Psychology teacher, Bhavan’s G.K Vidyamandir.

Ummeed conducted a session with secondary section teachers of Bhavan's Gungabux Kanoria Vidyamandir, Calcutta for Understanding Stress Management Strategies and Adolescent Behavior on 6th May, 2017 by Ms. Salony Priya, Director of Ummeed.
Feedbacks of the teachers :-

• "Today at the session I learnt that we as teachers should value, love and appreciate our students and deal effectively with the challenges faced by the new generations. Ma'am you are a very good orator,highly experienced in the field of dealing with the psyche of the people specially students and teachers". - Saswati Ghosh
• "Today I understood that if a child's emotional and social needs are significantly satisfied then problems will be rare or never happen. I also learnt how to reduce my own stress level. Ma'am you are a very competent and inspiring speaker".- Suman Mukherjee
• "Thank you very much Salony Ma'am for giving some excellent tips to understand, motivate and give valuable time to be empathetic to adolescents. Today I  learnt to understand the emotions and feelings of the students by listening to them and motivating them. I also learnt about eustress and distress".- Sampita Chakrabarti
• "I learnt to understand the student and identify their problems, deal with more patience and care. Ma'am you are a very nice personality on whom children have faith and can rely on".- Sujata Sen