A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 1)
To: Sri Sadguru Mahadeva Mata, Allipur, Ballari (11-12-2023) 2023-2024
On December11th 2023, 120 students with 4 teachers went to a trip to Allipur with an aim to visit the Mahadeva Thatha Mata in Ballari. It is about 9 km away from Dream World School. By 11: 00 a.m.the students reached the Mata.
The objective of the trip was to get to know the importance of the place, the intentions of the temple and to build values among students.
Field Observation
The students were guided by Mr. Gadhigappa, a member of the temple who explained in detail about the Mata and sadguru Mahadeva Thatha. According to his explanation Mahadeva Thatha left his home and family at the age of 8 or 9years and started his meditation. People say that the Yogi lived around 300 years of life, but no one knows in particular till when the Yogi lasted for. Mahadeva Thatha took his spiritual life lessons from Sri Nanjunda Guru. The Yogi took initiation from Devanuru Guru Malleshwara Swami and started travelling to different places to enlighten the people. After initiation Mahadeva Thatha was present in Mysore palace for many years. And he travelled across Andhra Pradesh and stayed in Gavi Mata and reached Ballari due to his friendship with his devotee Hanumanthappa. Later with great difficulty the present place was given to construct the temple by the British Governor of Madras. The Yogi stayed here for many years and worked for its development. He was very fond of cats and dogs so even today, we see many cats and dogs in the temple. There are 9 Matas in Karnataka and they are run by the trust under the control of Channana Goudaru the administrator of the trust.
In the year 2011, the Mata took its renovation and all the lingas that were present there are said to be 63 Sharanas who stayed in that area. The Mata also provides spiritual and subjective education with less fee structure to the poor students along with accommodation. Every new moon day, special rituals and worships are done and the Mata provides the devotees with a prasad i.e., food and water. Every year at pushyamasa the fair of Mahadeva Thatha is conducted. The yogi has many devotees all around Karnataka and people from different places visit here to take his blessings.
Students took the blessings of Mahadeva Thatha and chanted shlokas in the temple. They enjoyed having their lunch in the temple premises.
Conclusion
The field trip was successful and we believe that the objective was achieved as the students learnt about the great Yogi and the history of the place. We also got to know about the present status of the Mata. Over all it was an informative trip for the students.
We thank the management of the temple for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.
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A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class – 2)
To: New Bus Terminal, Ballari. (12-12-2023) 2023-2024
Bus Terminal is a common place where the buses stop. It is the place where passengers board and land from vehicles, where buses stand and wait before departure.
To learn more about the Bus Terminal in Ballari, we took the students of Class II to the Ballari New Bus Terminal on Tuesday 12 December 2023. It is approximately 7 km away from Dream World School.
As we reached the bus terminal, we were welcomed by Mr. Umapathi, the incharge person of Ballari New Bus Terminal. He explained us about the fifteen platforms in the bus terminal. Different buses are allotted with different numbers so that the passengers travelling could identify their respective buses easily and also buses are parked according to their destination points. Children were informed about buying tickets to travel in a bus and they were shown the Advance ticket booking counter. They have also visited the enquiry room where the timings and bus numbers are informed to the passengers.
Students have observed shops, hotels and ladies lounge in the bus terminal. They also have seen the parking zone of the bus terminal, where they have acknowledged that different locations are allotted for different vehicles to park.
We thank the management and staff of ‘Ballari New Bus Terminal’, for their
co-operation in making our field trip a successful one.
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A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 3)
To: Sub Post Office, Fort, Ballari. (07-12-2023) 2023-2024
The post office is a government’s organisation responsible for delivering letters and packages. It is a public facility through which people can send letters and packages to friends and institutions.
To learn practically about the postal communication, we took the students of Class III along with their teachers to the ‘Post Office’ Fort on Thursday, 7 December 2023. It is 5 km away from Dream World School which is located in Fort, Main Road, Ballari.
The main objective of the trip was to make the students understand and learn about the postal communication and different types of service with their uses, which plays an important role in overall status of the mankind and the nation.
Our students were excited to visit the post office and know about how the postal department works. The Sub Post Office Fort is 120 years old and was established by British government in India. One of the staff named Mr. Ravi Kumar gave us the information about the post office and the services which they offer. This post office accepts and delivers inland letters, postcards, parcels, postal stamps, money orders, speed post, bank saving services, insurance like PPF (Public Provident Fund), SSA (Sukanya Samriddhi Account) and SBA (Savings Bank Account), international mail service and many more. He also explained in detail about each and every service offered in their department with great patience.
Later, we moved inside the office where our students were shown post cards, inland letters, different postage stamps and saving bank passbook. Mr Ravi Kumar had also practically showed the coloured postage stamp called Philately. Which amazed our students.
Our students were wonder stuck by hearing the different types of postal services, insurance policies and philately. We thank the Head Post Master and the whole management of postal department for their co-operation in making our field trip a successful one.
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A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 4)
To: The Moka Forest, Moka Road, Ballari. (08/12/2023) 2023-2024
Forests are considered as the natural resources and it is a large area densely forested with various tree species. It is home to a variety of animals, insects, and birds. They facilitate for good rainfall and oxygen that we breathe. Forests play a vital role in ecological balance which is the equilibrium between the organisms and their environment.
On Friday, 8 December 2023, the students of Class IV along with the teachers visited The Moka Forest. It is approximately 16 km away from Dream World School. The Moka Forest is spread over 1200 acres.
Our students were excited to visit the ‘Moka Forest’, as they wanted to know about the plant and animal life in forests. The forest is taken care by the government. Mr. Mallikarjun, is the in-charge person of the Moka Forest. The Moka Forest has two workers in all to look after the forest.
From the data given by Mr. Mallikarjun we came to know that the forest includes the trees like tamarind, neem, thorny plants and rubber trees. Students were happy to know that animals like rabbit, bats and birds like peacock are found in the forest. Most of the birds and animals can be seen only in the morning and evening times in the forest. The types of soil in Moka Forest are desert, red and black soil. They also learnt about the parts of plants and their function, types of plants and different types of roots in the forest.
This visit has helped our students gain the practical knowledge about the Forest. We thank the management and staff of ‘The Moka Forest’, for their support and co-operation in the successful completion of the field trip.
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A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 5)
To: The Venkatadri Cold Storage, Ballari. (05/12/2023) 2023-2024
On Tuesday, 5th December 2023, the students of V Standard along with teachers and assistant teacher visited Venkatadri Cold Storage, located in industrial area Ballari. It is 9 km away from Dream World School. We left for the cold storage from school at 10:15 a.m.
We all know that food storage is very important to preserve the food for future. It helps the farmers to store their yield in the cold storage. With the objective of knowing how the food is preserved and stored we have visited the cold storage.
We were guided by the person Mr. Vijay Kumar and his team. He explained to the students about the entire building of cold storage. It has 4 floors and it can store about 1,00,000 bags. Farmers usually get inside after the harvesting period to store the stock. The 4th floor has 6 units where the cold fans work under the mechanism of refrigeration controlled by 3 compressors present in another building by the use of liquid ammonia. The temperature maintained to preserve the stock like red dried chillies, pulses, tamarind and coriander seeds is about 5 to 6 degrees.
Food storage is very important to preserve the food for future helping the farmers to store their yield before supplying it to the market. The cold storages are like a boon for the farmers which helps in lowering the rate of chemical changes in foods. In simple words, the rate of food spoiling is lowered down to a great extent due to cold storages.
This visit has helped our students gain real life learning experience. We thank Mr. K.L. Thippa Reddy and Mr. Vijay Kumar for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.
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A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 6)
To: Leo Blues Clothing Company, Pollux Jeans, Ballari.(18/12/2023) 2023-2024
Jeans are a type of trousers typically made from denim fabric, known for their durability and versatility. They were originally designed as sturdy workwear for miners and cowboys in the 19th century. Over time, they evolved into a fashion staple, worn by people of all ages and styles worldwide.
On Monday 18 December 2023, the students of class VI visited Leo Blues Clothing Company and washing sector of jeans trousers along with respective teachers as a part of the educational programme. They are located 6 km and 10 km away from Dream World School respectively.
Leo Blues Clothing Company, Pollux Jeans was established on 14 June 1976, which is located at 2nd floor of Kaveri Tower near Benki Maremma Temple, Bangalore Road, Ballari. It is a garment enterprise that manufactures bottom wears for men, women, and kids in diverse range of design and colours.
Mr. Mallikarjuna H gave us the information about the different works being done in the company to our students. Mr. Mallikarjuna said that in their company they had employed around 80 people to do different works. Approximately 600 pieces of garments will get ready which would be supplied to southern part of our country and some are exported to Singapore, Srilanka and Dubai.
In Leo Blues Clothing Company, students observed how fabric is marked with different measurements, cutting of clothes with machine and stitching of different parts done by workers on different machines. Students saw the process of stitching loops for trousers.
Once the pants are completely stitched, they are sent to washing sector located in Mundargi Industrial Area for stage 2, where the process of washing, drying, bleaching, dying to different colours, scrapping, shading and designing is done by large size washing machines, boilers and driers. After the completion of process at washing sector the pants are again brought back to Leo Blues Clothing Company, where they are ironed and buttons are attached to trousers. Students saw workers trimming the extra threads and sorting the damaged pieces and at last the price tag is tagged and the finished product is packed for sale.
This visit helped our students to gain knowledge regarding how fabric is converted into a garment. The work and different steps under which a fabric goes before it reaches a merchant.
We are thankful to Mr. Mallikarjuna for their support in fulfilling our objective of the field trip more productively..
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A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 7)
To: Canara Bank Rural Self-Employment Training Institute(19/12/20 2023-2024
On 19th December 2023, the students of Class VII, along with teachers, visited the Canara Bank Rural Self-Employment Training Institute, DIC Compound, Near Government Polytechnic College, Hospet Road, Ballari. It is 4 kms away from Dream World School. We left for the place from school at 10:30 a.m.
The objective of the visit was to learn about the empowerment of the women by skill training and self-employment by the Government.
The students were excited to know about the RSETI. We were guided about the origin and history of this institute by the trainer Mr. Jadesh.
Field Observation:
RSETI is a Government organized institution especially for the poor women who cannot afford to learn in private institutions. There are 586 RSETI institutions throughout Bharath. RSETI helps the rural women to learn the skills and to lead an independent life and support their families financially.The faculty in this institution are a director, 2 trainers, 2 officers and 1 attender. In Ballari the foundation of this institute was done by Mr.Veerendra Hegde in the year 2002. The managing director of this institute is Mr. Praveen Bassappa and the incharge trainer Mr. Jadesh.
Women empowerment can be done by concentrating on four sectors 1) Education 2) Self-employment 3) Skill training 4) Financial state improvement. They teach the following skillful works like tailoring, beauty parlor course, electric and motor repair, bangle making, photography, cloth and paper bag making. And the non-skillful works like papad and pickle making, agarbathi making, dairy farming, and driving services. The age limit to enroll in these courses is 18-45 years. Government conducts the Entrepreneur Awareness Programme (EAP) in villages through sponsorship by banks, advertising through radio and T.V. Free training along with residential and food arrangements are done for the trainees. They even conduct FLCRP-Finance Literary Councellor Programme i.e. through games (Snake & Ladder) they teach the trainees how to manage the finances of their business.
Overall out of 100% of trainees 70% women are successful in learning the skills and setting up their own business and financially supporting their families. RSETI is an asset to women, which everyone must be made aware of, to avail the facilities.
We thank Mr Praveen Bassappa and Mr Jadesh for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.
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A Report on Field Trip # 2 (Class - 8)
To: The Management Sanje Vani Press Ballari. 2022-2023
On 18th January 2023, the students of VIII Std along with teachers visited Sanje Vani Press, Ballari. It is 7 km away from Dream World School. We left for the place from school at 11:05 a.m.
With the objective of knowing how the newspaper is printed in the press, we have visited Sanje Vani Press.
The students were excited to know about the Printing Press viz, Sanje Vani press. We were guided by the reporter Mr Veerabhadra Gowda and the manager Mr Hanumanthappa. They gave information and the historical background of the press and the working of printing process.
Sanje Vani is a major Kannada afternoon paper which has its headquarters in Bangalore. It is the leading Kannada newspaper in Karnataka. Since its inception on 10th December 1982, it has led the revolution of print media reporting. It was the first south Indian language newspaper to be put onto the World Wide Web in the year 1998. Currently, the newspaper is published in 10 cities across the state of Karnataka.
Sanje Vani is the leading Kannada newspaper in Ballari since 19th November 1997. Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the aluminium sheet and then it is placed on the printing surface. Using chemicals and fountain solution the information was printed on the newspaper. It is the traditional method they followed previously but now they have switched on to the digital printing.
With the information provided by the guide Mr Veerabhadra Gowda and the staff of the press, our students came to know about the traditional way of printing in this digital age.
We thank Mr Veerabhadra Gowda and staff for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.
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A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 9)
To: The Fish Hatchery, Moka, Ballari (Dist.) 2023-2024
On Saturday 17th February 2024, the students of Class IX along with respective teachers visited a fish hatchery, situated in Moka, Ballari, managed by the Department of Fisheries. It is about 20 km away from Dream World School.
Fish is an important item of food for many people as it is rich in proteins, minerals and vitamins like A and D. We visited the fish hatchery to gain practical knowledge about Composite Fish Culture. There are two ways of obtaining fishes. They are Capture Fishery and Culture Fishery. In capture fishery, fishes are captured from their natural habitats and are sold. As all the people are not accessible to the fishes by the capture fishery method, culture fishery was introduced. In the culture fishery, eggs of the fishes are collected and they are cultured in natural sources of water or artificial ponds. ‘Composite Fish Culture’ is the main type of Culture Fishery. It includes rearing of different types of fishes in the same pond. This helps people to get more profit economically.
At the fish hatchery, we were guided by Mr Vishwanath and Mr Shivayya the staff of the Department of Fisheries. The hatchery consists of sixteen ponds with the depth of 5 feet and the length and breadth of 20 X 40 feet each. In all the ponds composite fish culture is done with three types of fishes namely catla, common carp and rohu. These three fishes are grown in the same pond as they do not compete for food. The next set of fishes grown in the same pond which do not compete for food is mrigal, silver carp and grass carp. Catla and silver carp are surface feeders, rohu and grass carp are column/middle zone feeders and mrigal and common carp are bottom feeders.
The students went around the ponds and observed the varieties of hatchlings that are reared. The hatchlings are brought from the hatchling hapas at Bhadravati dam. There are around 5,00,000 hatchlings in the ponds. Once the hatchlings are grown to a size of 2-3 cm fingerlings they sell these fingerlings to the farmers to rear them in their fish farm at a minimal price ranging between `700 – `1200 per 1000 fingerlings. The fingerlings are packed in the large polythene bags with half-filled water and oxygen. The quantity of oxygen in these bags used in transportation depends upon distance to be covered and size of the fingerlings.
The fishes are fed with rice bran cakes and groundnut oil cakes every morning. They periodically check the ponds for the proper growth of the fingerlings and also keep the ponds clean.
Fish culturing is an economically important activity done not only to obtain fish as it is the main source of food but also it is a provider of employment to many people. The visit to the hatchery was a practical learning experience for the students to understand the concept of animal husbandry.
Apart from hatchery, the students were also taken to the social forest where they saw different types of plants grown, which will later be supplied to the road side plantations, government schools and hospitals too.
We thank the Department of Fisheries and the staff for their support and cooperation in providing this opportunity of learning for our students.
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