St. Stanilaus High School, Bandra

St. Stanilaus High School, Bandra – 29^th July

The PTA representatives of St. Stanilaus High School, Bandra invited Fr. Leon Rodrigues sdb, the director of AVEC, to speak to the parents on the occasion of their annual PTA meeting.

 Fr. Leon addressed the gathering on the topic ‘Time out for Parents – Teenage Management’. He began his talk by highlighting the fact that Parents have a big responsibility on their hands – they are called to help their child venture into the big-bad world; they are called to help their child face the world.This would require that children be treated with respect and love.

He noted that adolescence is a great time and children need to be acknowledged during this phase of their growth. They need to be made partners in decision making. They need to be groomed for mature living and thus be given responsibilities.

Fr. Leon was thanked for his wonderful insight.

Loretto Convent, Chembur

 Loretto Convent, Chembur - 22nd July

 

The Avec Team conducted Value-Ed sessions for the students of Std X.

The Session was taken by Fr. Leon Rodrigues, Mr. Joshua Fernandes and Mr. Aditya Salunke.

Fr. Leon Rodrigues, the director of AVEC, started the proceedings by calling on the name of God. He helped the students through a process of meditation where they became aware of themselves. He then began his session on the meaning of life. He said that life is worth living and that one must never ever give up on life. He helped the students dwell on the life-span of an eagle. He highlighted the fact that an eagle goes through many tough situations in life and yet doesn’t give up. In-spite of it being against the odds, it comes out successful.

The latter part of the session saw the children being guided to a process of preparing their time-table for studies in view of their Std X exams.

Joshua and Aditya conducted games; especially the game ‘Mummy returns’ helped the students realize resource management.

The session ended with a vote of thanks.

Holy Family High School, Andheri

Holy Family High School, Andheri – 21^st July

The Avec Team conducted a Value-Ed session for the students of Std X.

The Session was taken by Fr. Leon Rodrigues and Mr. Joshua Fernandes.

Fr. Leon started the proceedings by invoking the name of God. He helped the students to meditate and become aware of themselves. Then going through the life of Nick Vujicic he helped the students understand the meaning of life. He stated that life is beautiful and that no one has the right to reject life. He said that Nick had a choice before – whether to end his life or live for others – Nick chose the latter.

Joshua drawing his inspiration from the pencil they helped the students understand that hardships and difficulties are necessary steps towards success in life.

The session ended with a vote of thanks.