The Perception activities of Chittagong cluster-2

According to British council Guideline and our last meeting (Monday, May17, 2010)
to completes successfully Project The Perception activities of Chittagong cluster-2

Category
Comments
Natural environment
Comments about climate, landscape, animals and plants

Not so hot
Sunny midday
Comfortable weather
Sunny 17% of the time.
Heavy rain in season
Comfortable environment
Flood effected area
Not so dry
Dogs and birds available but wolves are rare.
Wild animals in the forests


Built environment
Comments about houses, shops, schools, any area developed by man.

Has sheds those who are poor
Trying to develop
Shanty houses in rural areas
Many buildings made with modern technique and materials
All building are not old
Single floor housing except city areas
Education section is day by day improving
Have enough school books
Thatched roofs in rural areas


People and society
Comments about daily life, personal characteristics, food relationships, role of women.


Most of the people like fishing
We are not all poor and sad
Maximum people are rich
Not every one have pets
Good hospitals are available
Not everyone get water from the river
Maximum people go to work
Peoples have a lot of pens, pencils or paper
Maximum people are rich

Culture and history
Comments about religion, historical events, cultural life, language, sports


Most of the people believe in Allah
A few people celebrate Christmas but most of the people respect the Christmas day
Man pray in mosques and women at home
Has no terrorists




Energy, transport and communication
Comments about roads, air travel, computer technology, energy consumption and production
Maximum homes has electricity
Maximum people have TV & Mobile phone
Have reception for mobile phone
Not every one build fires to keep warms
Use only boats; cars, rickshaws and buses
Maximum people are fashionable
Economic activity
Comments about how people earn their living, trade, tourism
Progressive country
All people are not poor
Have tourism
Have normal shops
Lot of people do work
Named geographical features
Can the pupils name any rivers mountains? Do they know where in the world their partner country is situated
Maximum landscape are beautiful
Near India and Pakistan
Most of the comments about geographical features are right.

Children Rights

Connecting Classrooms Chittagong Clsuter-arrange an Essay Competition on Child Rights in Naziria Naymia Mahmudia Madrasha for their students

Coordinator’s Meeting

17th May 2010 Monday at 11.30 a.m. Connecting classrooms Chittagong cluster-02 school Coordinator’s Meeting held in Nasirabad Boy’s High School Presided over by Honorable Head Teacher Mr. Deb Brata Dass. Mr. Siaful Islam, Mr. Michael Rosario, Mrs. Kamrun Nessa,Mrs. Meher Nigar Mr. Sarwar Ahsan and Mr. Hafez Moulana Mohiul Hoque were present in the Meeting.

For successfully finishing Connecting classrooms project Plan activities by British council’s time line meeting has decided the followings:-

01. Perception activity. (22nd May2010) All Local Partners will attend in the activities Mrs. Kamrun Nessa and Mrs. Meher Nigar will send the Details to our UK Partners and British Council.

02. Exchange, Photograph, artwork writing “on our Local Community” (30th June 2010) In time line all coordinators will work with their group of students and the work will submit to Mrs. Kamrun Nessa. She, Mr. Mojib and Mr. Mohiul will send all the work to our UK Partners by the help of British council Chittagong Office for uploading the Photograph.

03. Celebrating English Day. (30th June2010) All local Partners will celebrate English Day. Mr. Saiful Islam will help to success this day in all Partners.

04. Introducing all Children Rights. (22nd May2010) All Coordinators will make group in their won Schools, the student’s focus group will discuss on “Children Rights”. Then out put of the group will submit to Mr. Michael Rosario. He will submit these to the UK Partners and British Council.

05. Establish schools council BGL School need to clarify about schools, how its work how teachers assist ----------------------etc. (22nd May2010) Mr. Mohiul will contact with all UK Partners regarding these. After getting response from UK Partners he will inform to the local Partners. In next meeting it will discuss again how to establish School Council etc.

06. Videoconference: According to Project plan and our UK Partner’s suggestions we are ready arrange video Conference. Following Subject fixed by all of our Partners

(i). Citizenship,
(ii). Human Rights
(iii) Rights of Child

We can use Web Channels (A) Goggle Talk, (B) Skype. About the place and groups will discuss in next meeting


Head teacher Mrs. Mary Alo Palma and Mr. Michael Rosario invited All Local Partners to attend science and Geography Fair in St Scholastic’s Girls High School On 20 and 21 May 2010.

Coordinators thanked to Mr. Deb Brata Dass for his great hosting.
Hafez Moulana MD. Mohiul Hoque

Our Project time line to finish activities

To be closely finish our connecting classrooms activities, we decided Our time line to continue the project as follows:
01. May 11,12,13 will be Video "conference on Citizenship" depending on UK Partners
02. May 15-17 Coordinators meeting
03. May-21 Preparing students for doing all previous activities
04. May 25-26 coordinators Meeting and evaluating Project plan
05. June 14, all cluster meeting will be held in chittagong Government Girls high Schools
06. Preparing next Project plan and Budget.
= For Video Conference Mr. Mohiul and for Next Plan, Budget Mr. Mojib will contact with all Partners,
= All Coordinators and schools will actively work for finishing successfully Project plan
Please, if you have any query on that time line kindly don't hesitate to contact us
Most Regards
MOHAMMAD MOHIUL HOQUE
Deputy Coordinator
Chittagong cluster-02

We meet in St. Scholastic’s girl’s high school

Connecting Classrooms cluster meeting was held in St. Scholastic’s girl’s high school presided over by Mr. S.M. Mujibor Rahman Cluster Coordinator, Head Teacher, Mriza Ahmed Ispahani High School.
Mrs. Monwara Sultana Head Teacher, Chittagong Government Girls High School, Ms. Mary Alo Palma Head Teacher, St. Scholastic’s girl’s high school. Coordinator Mr. Saiful Islam, Mrs. Meher Nigar, Mrs. Kamrunnessa Mr. Michel Rosario, Mr. Sarwar Ahsan and Mr. Hafez Moulana Md. Mohiul Hoque were present in the Meeting.
Ms. Mary Alo Palma organized very well in her premises for the meeting.
We decided the following:
01. We must ensure our project plan perfectly to work
02. We must finish our previous activities by the Guideline of British Council and Project Plan
03. According to Project plan we should arrange videoconference for May 2010 Mr. Mohiul will arrange video conference contact with UK Partners.
04. We discuss on budget and next plan. Mr. Mojib will take steps for the future plan with contact UK Partners.
05. School's coordinators will actively finish their work in timeline.
06. Preparing students to active on “Citizenship English”
07. Replying Baseline questionnaire Perfectly.
After discussion we fisnihed the meeting with thanks to Ms. Mary Alo Palma for her great hosting

Thanks and regards

Hafez Moulana Md. Mohiul Hoque
NAZIRIA NAYMIA MAHMUDIA MADRASHA
Chandgaon, Chittagong, Bangladesh
hmhoq@hotmail.com
0088-01554314744

Let’s enjoy Traditional Fairs in the Chittagong City.

Boishakh (Bengali name) Month is the First month of the Bengali year. Bangladeshi people enjoy this New Year with their traditional activitiesEvery year of Boishakh month in Chittagong City holds some traditional Fair which Bengali names areLal Dighi jabbar’s Boli Khela, Molovi Mela, Chuhur Kahn Khela etcThese three are very old fair in the city(In Bengali Year)29th Chaitra (10th April) Chuhur Kahn Khela since 19502nd Boishakh (15th April) Moulovi Mela sicne 195012th Boishakh (25th April) LalDighi Jabbar’s Boli Khela, started 1909 (101st fair holds in 2010)Newly started these two fairs in the city1st Boishakh (14th April) DC’s Hill fair since 20001st Boishakh (14th April) CRB’s Hill fair since 2009All Fairs are staying about 3-5 days longPeople enjoy their traditional Items all kind of Items are sale and buy in the fair and many items made by soil, papers, cloths, trees, leafs, grass, bamboo, Wood, Iron, Plastic, Nokshi Khatas etc.People come with their family members and children; some people come with their Boy and girl’s friends, or neighbors. People decorated themselves by Multi color of seasonal dress such Saree, Panjabi, Fatua, shorts, Genjee, Women choose many things housework Items and cosmetics, Children choose their Playing Items, Man choose their working essential Items in the fairThere also run Circus, Doll’s dance, Motorcycle ride, Magic, Drumming, Playing on flute Carousel, Rounding Plan etc many more eventsVarieties competition role-play in the fair such as, rally, Wrestling, Marveling, Playing Drums, Striking, Swimming, Dancing, Singing, Reciting poem, Traditional Drama etc.Many kinds of seasonal fruits foods, cakes are sold but Hilsha Fishes with water boiled rice is top of the choosing Chart for people in the fair.On the 1st Boishkh (14th April) whole city Peoples try to take special mixed vegetable foods and fruits in their lunch and dinner Really peoples felt with joy and happiness whole day in the fair, they inspired by the fair to continue their lives with a great success and loving people each other, working together making a peaceful-meaningful society and world.

British Council visited us

April 28, 2010, Wednesday at 12 pm British Council High Officials visited our Madrasha lead by Mr. Dominic Regester, Regional Manager, Connecting Classrooms. Mr. Faisal Obaid Project Manager, connecting classrooms, Head Teacher of Mirza Ahmed Ispahani School Mr. Muzibur Rahman Cluster Coordinator; Chittagong Cluster-02, was with him.Guests received by boys and girls students with throwing flower, warmest Congratulation. Guests enjoyed the Pictures of Madrash’s activities, Mr. Hafez Moulana Md. Mohiul Hoque expressed all activities to the guests.They visit Exam Hall, classrooms, and then they meet with all teachers and staff. Guests team very much pleased observing classes, and other education related co curricular activities with the Community engagement of the Madrashs. They remarked didn’t see any Madrasha like this in the country because engagement with community people Madrasha has many Extra curricular activities such as to prepare 21 century Managing Classrooms and educatinal skills, Millennium Development Goal, Mother and child Heath care, Vaccination, free ENT, eye and physiotherapy Camp, Information and resource Center for Youth, encourage Dialogue, Leadership and Motivational skills, Promote respect for Human life, Protect the environment, reduce Poverty, social welfare, Creating opportunity for young people, AIDS , Anti trafficking Awareness etc many more youth related activities .

Guests talk with Students to know about their progress and study. They also meet our student who have visited UK by winning 100 Words DRAMA. Students feel proud and lucky to meet with honorable Guests. Some student’s taken pictures with the Guests.The Madrasha is lucky by getting chance to meet with the Guests

Thanks and regards

Hafez Moulana Md. Mohiul Hoque

NAZIRIA NAYMIA MAHMUDIA MADRASHA

Chandgaon, Chittagong, Bangladesh

hmhoq@hotmail.com

0088-01554314744

Connecting Classrooms meeting held in British Council Chittagong Office.

27th April 2010, Tuesday evening we passed a great moment of Connecting Classrooms activities with our Chittagong Partner school's Head Teachers, Schools Coordinators. Mr. Dominic Regester Regional Manager, connecting classrooms Britsh Council, Mr. Fasial Obaid Project Manager, CC also present in the meeting. Meeting started by speech of Mr. Dominic. He expressed all about the activities, connections, future plan, relationship and Working with partners, locally, Internationally etc. He also added there are important things we should do in our project activities by following Monitoring, evaluation, and budgets, we need emphasis our Dialogue, communications, sharing, Ideas and information, exchange Ideas and understanding with the all Partners etc.

Mr. Faisal Obaid wondered that the project activities are running very slow. He paid a displeasure to all Schools, requested all Partners to follow Project Plan monthwise. He also directed about Budget and future plan

Partners shared their problems, and committed to meet every month in a school to run activities firstly, Mr. Mohiul Hoque of Naziria Naymia Mahmudia Madrasha said about the communicating and uploading to the connecting classrooms web site, he requested to make easy uploading system, and open a blog so that students, teachers of partner schools can meet and share their Ideas, information in the blog of Connecting classrooms web site.

After meeting all Partners Chittagong Cluster 01 and 02 attend in a Dinner party hosted by British Council in a renowned Hotel.

Then Mr. Dominic and Mr. Faisl finished the party with thanks to all for participating in the program

Thanks