On
18th February, 2006 Four Steps hosted Gyan Manjari- 2006
(Inter School Quiz Competition for persons with special
needs). It was held in the amphitheatre of Hotel Ashoka.
To offer a truly enriching experience to the children,
Four Steps invited other special and integrated schools
and institutes of Delhi to participate in the Quiz. The
Quiz witnessed participation from thirty two special and
integrated schools of Delhi and NCR. The quiz competition
comprised of two main rounds- Preliminary round & Final
round, which further included various sub rounds. The schools
were sent guidelines and the Question Bank (comprising 100
Question on General Knowledge & Current Affairs and
100 Question on Activities of Daily Living) a month prior
to the Quiz Day. Details of every ensuing round were explained
to each team in the language they were comfortable with.
The Quiz Curriculum has in fact been adopted as a formal
General Knowledge Curriculum in many Special Schools of
Delhi.
The competition was won by the team from Shristi Rehabilitation
Centre. Kulachi Manovikkas Kendra and Frontline Special
School bagged the 2nd and 3rd position respectively.
Gyan Manjari is an important step towards
mass awareness about the intellectual ability of persons
with intellectual disability amongst our Indian society.
Over the years, an increase in the level of individual participation
in the Question Answer round has been noticed. The Quiz
has helped in tapping the potential of the participants
on this score. The ability to compete, the readiness to
enjoy it, the obvious learning from it, is all towards a
larger goal of rehabilitation.
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