Goa trip Year IX May 2006

37 Students from year 9 B, C along with 5 teachers (Ananda, Neelendu, Manjiri, Malabika, Sree) went to Goa from 16th May 2006 to 19th May 2006 for a geography course work trip. The purpose of the trip was to study "landforms as a resource".

Day 1 (16/7)_ Reached the hotel in the evening. After an hour took the students to the beach to survey the area that they were going to study

Day 2 (17/7)_ The students studied beach formation and measured the gradient of the land. We worked from 6 to 8.30.The children had breakfast and a break of an hour. Then they were asked to sit with their respective groups and tabulate the data. After lunch they were given some free time and we went back to work on the beach by 5.The children had to carry out a survey interviewing people using a questionnaire that they had prepared after lunch. We completed the work and retuned to the hotel at 7pm.After dinner the students prepared a presentation on what they had studied as a group.

Day 3 (18/7)_ In the morning at 6 the students were taken to the beach to complete whatever work was remaining. Came back to the hotel by 8.Had breakfast. One Mr.Almeda came at 9 and gave the students a talk on history of Goa.We gave the students some free time after the talk and then assembled in the conference room where each group gave a presentation. They had some free time after lunch and left to sea a bay and headland and took photographs of the features. They were then taken on a river cruise, which they enjoyed thoroughly. They came back to the hotel and after dinner they had some free time before retiring to bed.

Day 4 (19/7)_Morning was free for the students. Had lunch at 12.30 and left for the airport to catch a flight to Mumbai, which was delayed by 2 hours.

The students had a lovely time learning geography in a novel way and they have done a wonderful job.