Faculty Enrichment Workshop for South Goa Teaching Faculty

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Forest Minister Alina Saldanha inaugurates “Fuller Life Program”
for South Goa teaching faculty

Forest Minister Mrs. Alina Saldanha inaugurated the Faculty enrichment
Workshop called the “Fuller Life Program” for the teaching faculty of
South Goa, at Ravindra Bhavan recently. Present for the inaugural
function were Fr. William Rodrigues, Headmaster, Loyola High School,
Fr. Avinash Rebello, Parish Priest of Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Mr.
Honarato Velho, Past Principal and educationist, Dr. Carmo Gracias,
eminent gynaecologist and Mr. Leo D’Mello, Workshop Facilitator and
Director of Academy of Self-Actualization.

A total of 120 teaching faculty from the South Goa schools
participated in the workshop, which was organized jointly by Loyola
High School, Margao and the Academy of Self-Actualization.

In her address, Mrs. Alina Saldanha touched and charmed the hearts of
one and all with her personal testimony, her simplicity of life and
her great love for the teaching profession. It was commented that she
may be the Minister for Forests, Mines and Environment but she was
indeed ‘a teacher at heart’. She expressed a desire to be associated
with the Academy of Self-Actualization in any shape or form to enrich
the teachers, with skill, motivational and support workshops. She
reminisced how her late husband, Mathany had helped her find
fulfillment in life and working with him made her feel a self-
actualized person.

Earlier, Dr. Carmo Gracias kept the audience in splits with his
welcome address, while Fr. Avinash Rebello and Mr. Honarato Velho
impressed on the audience the need to keep the “student” at the
forefront and centre of all their focus, love and direction. The
teachers were exhorted to continually update and upgrade themselves to
keep on par with the latest developments in science, technology and
education. Fr William Rodrigues proposed the Vote of Thanks.

Later the day long workshop took on the form of a roller coaster ride
with multi media presentations, humorous anecdotes and thought
provoking insights into Breathing, Brain, Meditation, NLP, better
communication skills and a challenge to the teachers – the child is a
clay in your hands, mould them into value-filled, humane and educated
citizens of tomorrow.