STORY WRITING

STORY WRITING

Task : write a story
Number of rounds per each group: 4 rounds
Rules :

• All the members has to face back to the white board.
• Can write only one word at time.
• Cannot communicate with each other

Objective : write a meaningful story in a less time

In our PPD session we did above mentioned activity by getting into 3 groups. Each group had given a marker pen to write the story.

Our group has being trying to write a story about a ghost in a childs dream. It was very hard to make a meaningful  story without communicating. But we somehow managed to make the story. But it was not very meaningful one.

After completing the story we read all stories. each and every group have done the same thing as our group. that was a great activity which teach us communicating is very important for any kind of group activity.

Things that we learned :

1. Without communicating a group work cannot be done as expected.
2. Communication is a must to our success.
3. fixing a half ended activity might be hard if we have no idea about how the previous guys have done it.

PAPER ROCKETS

 PAPER ROCKETS

Mterials : 6 A4 sheets

Task : Make highest numbers of airplanes fly over the given length

Time : 23 minutes

Number of members : 8

Rules : No other papers can be used and after the given time 2 members of each team has to fly those planes.

On our PPD(personal progress and  Development) session we have given the above task by our madam. There were only two groups. We planned our strategy by the weight of the paper and other environment issues like wind and so we did test drives to get the idea about the size of our planes and also to overcome our issues.

we  made 36 rockets and 23 got over the margin. Our team won the game even though our team had less members.

Things we learnt by this activity:

1. Time managing
2. Work as a team
3. Overcome obstacles
4. Choose the best members  to compete with other teams(eg:- to fly the planes)

LOOKS BACK

LOOKS BACK

"We must become the change we want to see "

                                                              -Mahatma Gandhi-

At first day of PPD session I had no idea about what was PPD. That was the beginning and now I'm explaining you all how great and valuable that subject was.

 Personal Progress and Development is known as PPD. I got improve my skills thanks to PPD.

                                       

 I had a chance to add so many things to my life and take my life into a whole new level.We did both individual and group activities.We created a blog about each day and shared our experiences with others and also explained achievements of new skills and improving them.

Some of the activities which we did are lava river,paper tower, stand on the paper ,barter puzzle , life goal etc. Below mentioned are the things we gained and improved from these PPD sessions.

• time management                                
• self confidence                          
• communication skills
• leadership
• problem-solving ability
• organising
• face unexpected situations                    
• help each other 
• have positive attitudes
• improve potential
• achieve our goals

At the we had a chance to have a out bound training for 2 days in Trincomalee navy camp.It was a new great experience for all of us .We learned new things and enjoyed every second of it.
We had a wonderful dinner with the navy officers and had a chance to visit navy museum as well.
                                         

So at last when I look back from the position where I am now I can say that I have climbed my ladder of life a bit with the help of these skills that I learned and improved each day.
                                               

BARTER PUZZLE

Barter Puzzle

Puzzles are especially good for improving short-term memory. And also improves the ability to solve problems creatively. Puzzles help to develop our visual special skills aswell. It also may help to lower our stress levels and improve our attention.

We solved a Barta puzzle in our PPD session.

We solved a puzzle of 100 pieces and 20 pieces of our puzzle are mixed with other two groups and we had to negotiate with them to get our pieces.

We had a time frame of 30 minutes. In the middle of sloving the puzzle the instructor gave us a distraction. We successfully faced all the situations but unable to solve within the time.

There were 3 groups. group no3  won the game.

Things that we learned,

• Time management.
• How to work as a group.
• How to negotiate with others.
• How to protect our own things.
• How to face unexpected situation.

LIFE GOALS

Life Goals

                    "The harder you work for reach your goals
                      The greater you'll feel when you achieve those"

A goal is an idea of future or decided result that a person or group of people envisions, plans and commit to achieve.

We can devide goals into several categories. For an example goals can be devided as
short term goals (within 5 years)
long term goals (more than 5 years)

Not only that but we can devide goals into 3 parts
1-personal goals
2-academic goals
3-professional goals

we did a goal setting activity for our ppd session. my future goals are mentioned below according to categories.

• Personal Goals  

Travel Around Europe
Watch a football match at old trafford-Manchester.
Build a house
Get a car
Have a good wife and happy life

• Academic Goals 

Complete my degree with a higher GPA

• Professional Goals

To be a skillful software engineer
Start my own bussiness apart from my job.

LAVA RIVER & SHRINKING ISLAND

Lava River

This is a competitive fast pace game that requires team work and speed. This game can improve team dynamics within a group.

• Materials : 5 pieces of cardboard
• Two parallel lines are created around 10-15 meters apart. The space in between these two lines represents the river. The players cant touch the river. 

Objective

All the members of the team should cross the river without time limit then come back as a whole team within a specific time period.

Learning Outcomes

• Communication
• Co-operatiom
• Time management
• Leadership
• Problem Solving

Shrinking Island

It is a great game to play when resources are limited and as a way to encourage your group to work as a team.

• Resources : A large piece of paper for each team.
• All the group members have to  stand on the paper without stepping outside.
• The paper must be folded over and over again after each round and have to stand on it.
• The group that can survive with the smallest piece of paper wins.

To win, the participants can use possible strategies like stading on one feet, standing on each others foot or taking off their shoes.

                                             University of Kelaniya

                                              
                             Motto  -  Pannaya Parisujjhati [self purification is by insight]
 
               Chancellor - Ven.Welamitiyawe Dharmakirthi Sri Kusala Dhamma Thero.

                  Vice Chancellor  -  Prof.Semasinghe Dissanayake

                     Administrative staff  -  771 adcademic 637 non academic


                                   

                                           Vidyalankara Privena has been founded in 1875 by Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thero as a centre of learning for Buddhist monks.It became Vidyalankara University in 1959. First Vice chancellor was ven.Kiriwaththuduwe Sri Pragnasara Nayaka Thero.In 1978 it was renamed as University of Kelaniya. The first female student was taken in 1966.
                                         

                     

                          University of kelaniya has many facilities for students.There is a main library which includes thousands of books and also there are 9 canteens.Food is cheaper than the outside.Girls' hostels and boys' hostels are also provided for students to stay while they are studying.2 Grounds and a gymnasium are there for sports activities. 

                                           

                              This state university is located in Dalugama, Kelaniya.Today it consists of 7 faculties and 50 departments.

                   The faculties are,

• Humanities
• Social sciences
• Science  -  8 departments 
• Medicine
• Commerce and Management studies
• Graduate studies 
• Computing and Technology

                                             

 
       The faculty of medicine is situated in Ragama.The main hall of the university is Dharmaloka hall and also the whole university has a free WiFi network.University provides free medical treatments for students and for staff members.There are bookshops inside the university.University of kelaniya is the first ever green university in Sri Lanka.
       The official website is www.kln.ac.lk