Yoga and Meditation 2013-14
10th March – 15th March 2014
Yoga and meditation sessions were organized for the women student teachers for a week from 11:00 – 11:30 am. The sessions were conducted by Mrs. Bharati Iyer, an alumnus of PCER and also a member of professional yoga community. The sessions included yogic exercises, power yoga, accupuncture and laughter therapy. These sessions helped rejuvenate the mind, body and soul.
Women’s Day 2013-14
8th March 2014
PCER, New Panvel celebrated Women’s Day by organizing a road rally along with a street play at three different places in the neighbourhood of Khanda Colony. The banners and dialogues stressed on the positive aspects of being born a girl child. The street play put across the message to the audience that women are excellent managers and have an multifaceted personality and if proper support and opportunities are rendered to the girls, then they can also achieve great heights in life.
Workshop on Varicose Veins 2013-14
25th February, 2014
A workshop on varicose veins was conducted by Dr. Kavita Puri from Preventive Healthcare initiative, specially designed for women teachers and students. Varicose vein is a condition when the veins of our legs become enlarged and tortuous. It is a professional hazard hence the session focused on its causes and measures for its prevention. She demonstrated some easy exercises which would help everyone in the prevention of varicose veins to a large extent. This was followed by a free checkup to measure the venous influx and outflow in the leg veins.
Empower the Women Students 2013-14
January to March 2014
To empower the women students, add-on course in English language skills and a certificate course in LibreOffice, an open source software on computers, were started free of cost from January to March, before and after college hours in the college premises. It enabled to develop confidence in the students in the usage of English and also to face the challenges of technology.
Child Sex Abuse 2013-14
14th September, 2013
PCER-Panvel along with Soroptimist International Bombay and Dr. Pillai Global Academy organized a session on ‘Child Sex Abuse’ and POSCO Act. The speaker Ms. Pinki Virani, a renowned human right activist and the author of four bestselling books, said, “One in every four girls under the age of 16 and an equal number of boys are sexually harassed. Of the total number of cases on child sexual abuse, 50% of the victims were abused by close family members.” The session was an eye opener and gave an insight to the student teachers about the present day scenario. It provided guidelines for identification of the signs and symptoms in such cases.