Media Release
Bangalore, Jun 25: St Joseph’s Arts and Science College, Bangalore witnessed one of the rare moments of fun and learning with a difference as part of their orientation program at the beginning of the year June 17.
Team IGNITORS, who took them through this event, got the students to think, reflect and plan ahead of their academic year. St Joseph’s Campus looked on fire as the students were on their toes enjoying every moment. IGNITORS came out with much deserved appreciation from all the quarters.
“A few years ago, when we did our schooling, the whole focus was on study….study…and study. I believe, till recent times, the educational system that we practiced, was stressing more and more on memory and a head level approach”, says the spokesperson
In this system, students in general were passive and too much focus was on the functioning of the left brain. Of late there is a paradigm shift taking place in every sphere of life, including education. In the new paradigm, the focus is more and more on analysis, judgment and imagination.
“The focus on 3H’s – Head, Heart, Hands- has given an opportunity to the students to participate actively in the learning process, thus internalizing the knowledge that’s being learnt. I believe this process needs a solid and a strong initiation, which in a long run would help our kids as the competent visionaries of tomorrow,” he said.
“The world, our kids are going to live in, is changing four times faster than schools” , the words of Dr. Willard Daggett – Director of International Center for Leadership and Education, give us the idea of the change, we are in and the need to adopt.
In this regard, IGNITORS, have been doing a marvelous job initiating and orienting the students and staff and leading them towards the integral formation and holistic growth.
IGNITORS are team of qualified staff, on various topics, moving around into various renowned institutions in Bangalore and Mangalore, so far, giving orientation programs. The activity based, IGNITOR’s sessions, include art forms, analysis, reflection and multimedia presentations, have received much appreciation from the staff and students, all over.
Team consists of doctors, lawyers, priests, scholastics, nuns, lecturers, artists (world famous dancers), and trainers trained in reputed institutions like XLRI etc.
The topics that are discussed, in IGNITOR’s session : Individuality, Positive Attitude, Crisis and Stress Management, Team Work, Communication and Problem Solving Skills, Decision Making, motivation, social etiquette and civic sense, heroic leadership etc. Social Awareness and Analysis. Retreat for Catholics under the leadership of Fr Lester – a Redemptorist priest from Goa.
In the past two years, the team IGNITORS have reached out to nearly 35,000 youth both in rural and urban areas of Karnataka through their programs. IGNITORS, in the year 2013, aim, to reach out to another 50, 000 young men and women.
IGNITORS is an initiative of Ashirvad Youth Apostolate, Bangalore (St Mark’s Road), led by the inspirational leadership of a Jesuit Priest, Fr Brian Pereira. IGNITORS aim is to make a difference in the lives of 1, 50,000 youth by 2017 through AICUF, MAGIS, Tarumitra, Kairos, (Various youth groups).
The ignitors will be in Mangalore at St Aloysius College, from the June 26 - July 3.
For further details please contact:
E-mail: briansj@jesuits.net
Ph: 9535183210(Fr Brian Pereira,SJ)