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The Snehagram program by SPANDAN holds visits by different departments on alternative weekends, taking turns to send 10 of their volunteers and 2 faculty coordinators to encourage and guide the students in the subjects of their respective departments.

The department of psychology held their visits of 10 volunteers with Dr. Sudhesh N. T. & Dr. Sreenath K. as faculty coordinators on the last weekend of every month. The visit consisted of morning classes based on the time of our arrival, lunch session, and the second hour of the day followed by an evening break for the volunteers and playtime for the students, and the conclusion of the first day by another short evening session. The second day includes breakfast and the first session of teaching followed by lunch and then departure of the volunteers. The breaks in between enabled us to interact with the students and improve our bonds which directly impact the effectiveness of the instruction of the lessons, which when experienced in physical classes maintained a personal connection with the students.

Unfortunately, all of these benefits were lost due to the pandemic which brought the functioning of the Snehagram programme to a halt. The work could only restart with the adaptation of the online format with took a year to familiarize with; including accommodations made both, by the facilities and the volunteers.

Snehagram online now functioned for its first semester. This semester canceled the academic aspects for the students of the institution which called for the students to find creative ways to facilitate non-academic extra-curricular and engage the students in the learning process.  The volunteers met their mark by sending their prerecorded videos, personalized to the request of the students in the domains of; dance, creative writing, moral story reading, arts, and creative writing. The mediation worked by interactive meeting sessions held every Saturday to collect feedback and track progress. This procedure was followed throughout the span of the academic semester for the students which concluded by a presentation of all the work and progress made with the current system and will hopefully continue to function till it is deemed safe to resume physical interaction in light of the pandemic.

“Nothing is impossible; the students of Christ prove that even at the time of the pandemic crisis, we can do something meaningful.” –Babu Seenappa, Facilitator, Snehagram.

- Azra Anjum,

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

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