Events/

This are the events we have!

I. Achievements:

Sr.No. Events
1 The College received recognition under section 2(f) & 12(B) of the UGC Act 1956, on 18th May 2012.
2 Winners of 'Use of Technology in Classroom' competition organised by Waymade Alumni Association in month of June declared. Dr. Shamsha Emanuel, Ms. Shubhangi Bhardwaj, Ms. Rupal Solanki and Ms. Bindu Bhatt secured first rank.
3 Ms. Pallavi Kher secured the first position in the Elocution competition on the topic "Use of cellular Phones and students" organized at Post Graduate Dept of Economics, Sardar Patel University on 8th August 2012.
4 Waymade women's team Runner-up at Sardar Patel University Intercollegiate Table Tennis competition held at ARIBAS College on 22nd August 2012. Participants were Ms. Kinjal Bhatt, Ms. Niyati Vyas, Ms Hinal Patel and Ms. Sejal Bhagat.
5 Ms. Akanksha Singh topped the B Ed Advanced (English Medium) examination and was awarded Dr. C L Patel Anupam Gold Medal for securing the highest marks for external theory examination, held by Sardar Patel University in April 2012.
6 Ms. Shubhangi Bhardwaj M.Ed. scholar and faculty member at Waymade College of Education secured the highest marks at the College level in the academic year 2011-2012 and was awarded the Parshwanath Reyalti Private Ltd. Gold Medal by the Sardar Patel University.
7 Ms Dipali Gandhi has been awarded certificate for the Best Oral paper presentation ”NAAC Accredited Survey” at the NAAC sponsored National Seminar on Quality in Higher education organized by Anand Pharmacy College, Anand on 12th - 13th October 2012.
8 Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan, faculty member at Waymade College of Education has successfully cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) held in June 2012.
9 Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan, faculty member at Waymade awarded Gold medal for securing highest marks at the M Ed programme at CASE, The M. S. University, Vadodara.
10 Dr. Bharti Rathore recognized as a member of the Material production team for the Central Board of Secondary Education, which launched the book 'Value Education: A Handbook for Teachers'.
11 Ms. Jenny Joseph and Ms. Femy Francis were declared the winners of the All India Essay Writing Event 2012 at the Institutional level on 13th February 2013.

II. Competitions at Waymade:

Sr.No. Events
1 Chart making Competition on the theme "The Teacher" was organised at the college on 25th June 2012. The participants were the student teachers of Waymade College of Education. This event was coordinated by Dr. Nandita Nagar.
2 Talent Search Programme was organized on 30th June 2012. The programme was organized to give a platform to students to exhibit their talents.

3 Preparing Best out of Waste Competition was held on 7th July, 2012. Dr. Shamsha Emanuel Co-ordinated the event.

III. Competitions participated in (organised by Institutions other than Waymade):

Sr.No. Events
1 Ten students participated in the Bi-national Indo-Nepal essay contest organized by Sahajmarg Group on the topic "What lies before us and what lies around us is far less than what lies within us." on 7th August 2012.
2 Waymade Men's team reached Quarter Final at Sardar Patel University Intercollegiate Table Tennis competition held at ARIBAS College on 22nd August 2012.
3 Waymade women's team Runner-up at Sardar Patel University Intercollegiate Table Tennis competition held at ARIBAS College on 22nd August 2012. Participants were Ms. Kinjal Bhatt, Ms. Niyati Vyas, Ms Hinal Patel and Ms. Sejal Bhagat.
4 Waymade Men's team reached Quarter Final at Sardar Patel University Intercollegiate Basket Ball competition held at M B Patel Science College, Anand on 7th September 2012.
5 Ms. Niyati Vyas and Ms. Pallavi Kher participated in debate competition on the topic 'Open Schools' organised by M B Patel College of Education on 10th September 2012.
6 Students of the college participated in various events like Rangoli making, Mime, Skit, Spot photography and Cartooning at Sardar Patel University Youth Festival organized from 5th to 7th October 2012.
7 A student of the M. Ed. Programme Mr. Ishan Pandya represented and played for the Sardar Patel University Basket Ball (Mens) team at the West Zone Inter University Basketball Tournament 2012-13 from 15th to 17th October 2012.

IV. Celebrations/Exhibitions at Waymade:

Sr.No. Events
1 Student teachers celebrated Guru Purnima at the college on 3rd July, 2012.
2 Waymakers celebrated Teacher's day on 5thh September. Prof. J K Dave Former Head Dept. Of Education, Sardar Patel University was the chief guest and Prof. J D Patel, Hon. Jt. Secretary; Charutar Vidya Mandal presided over the function.
3 Mr. Chaturbhai Patel, renowned poet, Lok Kalakar recited his poems, Kahevats, Duhas, Chands in lok boli on the occasion of Teachers day.
4 Theme based Skits on various life skills were presented by Students Teachers on the occasion of Teachers day to bring about awareness towards Female foeticide, Dowry, Patriotism, Rationality, etc.
5 Ganpati festival celebrated at the college from 19th to 23rd September 2012.
6 Navratri festival was celebrated at our College on 16th October 2012.
7 AIDS Awareness day was observed on 1st December 2012. Students performed 'Nukkad Natak' at various places in Vallabh Vidyanagar and Anand.
8 Christmas was celebrated with great zeal and fervor at the college campus.
9 Sports day was organised on 29th December 2012. The students participated in various track and fields.
10 Swami Vivekanand's 151st birth anniversary was celebrated at the college. The students made presentations on Swami Vivekanand's contributions to the society and human well being.
11 The 64th Republic Day was celebrated at the college to honour the spirit of democracy.
12 The Value week was celebrated from 28th January to 5th February 2013.
13 Environmental Awareness Days celebrated by the students during the Assembly session from 6th February to 9th February 2013.
14 The 9th Annual Day was celebrated at the College on 27th February 2013. Dr. Piyushbhai Joshi, A Veteran Educationist was the Chief Guest of the function.

V. FDI/ Researchers' forum:

Sr.No. >Events
1 Ms. Sonu Gohil, Research Scholar, presented her research work on the topic "Presentation and Tryout of a set of materials through creative translation to enhance English language competence at graduate level" in the First Researchers Forum at the college on 2nd July 2012.
2 Ms. Rita Basu's public defence and viva for her Ph.D. Research were held on 24th November 2012. The topic of her research study was 'Environmental Education at the Mumbai University: An Impact Study'
3 Mr. Chirag Darji and Ms. Dipali Gandhi made presentations on their research work in the Researchers Forum on 2nd March 2013.

VI. Guest Lectures :

Sr.No. Events
1 A guest lecture on "Learners and Living" was delivered by Dr. Vijay Bhatia on 6th July 2012 and was attended by the Faculty members and students of the college.

2 A guest lecture on "Contributor Personality Development" was delivered by Mr. Pranil Nayak on 1st August 2012, which was attended by the Faculty members and students of the college.
3 Guest lecture was delivered by Ms. Inna and Mr, S G Sant, professors at Rama and Manubhai College of Music and Dance on importance of music and dance in life on 27th September 2012.
4 A Guest Lecture was held on "Maths Technique" by Mr. Ishwarbhai Barahambhatt on 28th December, 2012.
5 Guest Lecture on mathematics by Prof. N N Roghalia, Retd. Head Dept. of Mathematics, Gujarat University on 28th January 2013.

VII. Publications (Books, Papers and Articles):

Sr.No. Events
1 Dr. Sulabha Natraj contributed in preparation of text book as the core committee member of Gujarat State Text book Board.
2 An article by Dr. Nandita Nagar, "Focusing on Trust Behaviour: The Foundation stone of Cooperation Amongst Learners" got published in an edited book Innovative practices in Education.
3 An article by Dr. Bharti Rathore titled "Technology Integrated programme in English Medium Teacher Education Colleges: A comparative study" got published in ELT Quarterly with ISSN number 09750258 Volume 13 Issue 3-4, 2012.
4 An article by Dr. Shamsha Emanuel titled "Developing oral communication skills among Gujarati Medium Schools" got published in ELT Quarterly with ISSN number 09750258 Volume 13 Issue 3-4, 2012.
5 A book by Dr. Shamsha Emanuel titled "Teaching of periodic Table" has been published by LAP, Germany with ISBN number 978-3-8484-9739-3.
6 An article by Dr. Bharti Rathore titled "Role of the teachers in Developing Reading Skills" was published in the Journal of English language Teaching with ISSN number 0973 - 5208 Volume 50/3 2012 May June 2012.
7 Dr. Shamsha Emanuel and Ms. Dipali Gandhi's article "Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation through cartoons" published in Quest in Education Vol. XXXVI No 3 July 2012, Pg 35-40 with ISSN No: 0048-6434.
8 Dr Shamsha Emanuel and Ms Dipali Gandhi's article "Effectiveness of tasks in Developing Scientific attitude using scientific method" published in peer reviewed International journal, Multi disciplinary Edu Global Quest ISSN 2250-3048 Vol. 1 Issue 3 on 27th July 2012.
9 Dr Bharti Rathore's article "Education through Movies" got published in Journal of Contemporary Educational Research and Innovations, a peer reviewed journal with ISSN No. 2249-9636 Vol. 2 No 4, pp. 88-91, July-August 2012.
10 Dr. Rakesh Ranjan's book titled 'Self-financed English Medium Teacher Education Institutions of Gujarat' was published by Rambert Academic Publishing, Germany with ISBN No.- 978-3-659-22818-6 in October 2012.
11 Dr. Sulabha Natraj's paper 'CPD at Waymade: A case study' published by the British Council in CPD: Lessons from India.
12 Dr Bharti Rathore's research article "Classroom Interaction Patterns" got published in Journal of ACADEMICIA, An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal with ISSN No. 2249-7137 Vol. 2 Issue 12, pp. 295-302, December 2012.
13 Dr Bharti Rathore's article "Beyond the text: Values in Language Classes" got published in a book 'Value Education' - A Handbook for Teachers by CBSE, October 2012.
14 Dr Bharti Rathore's research article "Challenge in Primary Education" got published in peer reviewed Journal of Research Expo International, Multidisciplinary Research Journal Volume 11, Issue 111, Sept 2012 with ISSN No. 2250-1630.
15 Dr Bharti Rathore's research article "A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Critical Analysis" got published in peer reviewed Research Journal named Teaching and Research in English Literature Volume IV, No 3, January 2013 with ISSN No. 0975-8828.
16 Dr Bharti Rathore's research article "Use of Group Work in Teaching English" got published in peer reviewed Journal named Voice of Research Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2012 with ISSN No. 2277-33.
17 Dr Shamsha Emanuel's article "Managing Perpetual Learning" got published in peer reviewed Journal Synergy: Journal of Management Vol 13(2) July-December 2011 with ISSN No. 0973922x, Sardar Patel University.
18 Dr Shamsha Emanuel and MS. Dipali Gandhi's article "Developing Scientific attitude through Scientific Method" got published in SPARK International e-journal with ISSN No. 0975-7929
19 The annual magazine "Roots & Wings (2013)" was launched on the Annual Day.
20 NAAC sponsored Seminar book" Challenging Challenges: Towards Quality Higher Education", Compilation of selected papers with ISBN number 978-93-5087-900-9 launched on the Annual Day. Edited by Dr. Sulabha Natraj, Dr. Rakesh Ranjan and Ms. Amita Unnikrishanan.
21 Dr. Bharti Rathore's research article "Innovations in Teaching English" got published in peer reviewed Journal named The Journal of English language Teaching Volume 51/1, January-February 2013 with ISSN No. 0973-5208.
22 Dr Bharti Rathore's article "Preparing a Humane Man: The Biggest Challenge in Higher Education" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
23 Ms Amita Unnikrishnan's article "Mutilated Higher Education in India: Impotent Measures" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
24 Mr. Chirag Darji's article "Creating Healthy Relationship with Learners" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
25 Ms Dipali Gandhi's article "Cooperative Learning: A Pathway to Develop 21st Century Skills in the Learners" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
26 Dr Nandita Nagar's article "Removing the Cobwebs of Higher Education in India" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
27 Dr Rakesh Ranjan's article "Quality Education in India: A Myth" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
28 Dr Shamsha Emanuel's article "Benchmarking through Continuous Professional Development" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
29 Ms Shubhangi Bharadwaj's article "Relevance of Native Culture in a Globalized World" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
30 Dr Sulabha Natraj's article "Evaluation for Empowerment" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
31 Ms Happy Rajpurohit student teacher at Waymade college of education article "Employability Skills: Biggest Challenge of Higher Education" published in the book Challenging Challenges Towards Quality Higher Education, pp-18-20 ISBN No. 0978-93-5087-900 published by Waymade College of Education.
32 Dr. Bharti Rathore's article "Relevance of Jiddu Krishnamurty in 21st Century" got published in the Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Management Volume -IV, Issue -1, January-June 2013, ISSN-0974-9772

VIII. Papers Presented:

Sr.No. Events
1 Dr. Bharti Rathore and Dr. Rakesh Ranjan presented a paper at the NAAC sponsored national seminar on "IQAC: A Cell for Maintaining and Sustaining Quality at Waymade College of Education" organized by S. S. Patel College of Education, Gandhinagar on 16th July 2012.
2 Dr. Shamsha Emanuel and Ms. Dipali Gandhi presented a paper on 'NAAC Accreditation vis-à-vis Quality Education' at the NAAC sponsored National seminar on "IQAC: Practices" organized by M H Patel Commerce and Arts College, Ahmedabad on 13th August 2012.
3 Dr. Shamsha Emanuel and Ms. Dipali Gandhi presented a paper titled 'Association Technique in teaching Chemistry' at NAAC sponsored National Seminar on Higher Education Quality Concerns organised by Anand Pharmacy College, Anand on 12th - 13th October 2012.
4 Ms. Dipali Gandhi and Dr. Shamsha Emanuel presented a paper titled 'NAAC Accredited Colleges: A Survey' at NAAC sponsored National Seminar on Higher Education Quality Concerns organised by Anand Pharmacy College, Anand on 12th - 13th October 2012.
5 Ms. Dipali Gandhi and Dr. Shamsha Emanuel's paper 'Teaching Educational Psychology Practices and Outcomes' got published in Multi Dimensional Educational Global Quest ISSN 2250-3048 on 1st November 2012.
6 Dr. Bharti Rathore presented a paper titled 'Educational Philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurthy' at the NAAC sponsored National Seminar at Anand Education College, Anand on 5th - 6th January 2013.
7 Dr. Rakesh Ranjan and Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan presented a paper titled 'Thinking your way to a thoughtful classroom' at the NAAC sponsored National Seminar at Anand Education College, Anand on 5th - 6th January 2013.
8 Ms. Dipali Gandhi and Ms. Shubhangi Bhardwaj presented a paper titled 'Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills through Cooperative learning approach' at the NAAC sponsored National Seminar at Anand Education College, Anand on 5th - 6th January 2013.

IX. Placements:

Sr.No. Events
1 Mock interviews were held at the college on 28th and 29th January 2013.
2 First phase of the campus Interviews held at the College on 30th January 2013. 14 schools both of CBSE and ICSE visited the college for recruitment purpose.
3 Second phase of the campus Interviews held at the College on 22nd February 2013. 7 schools visited the college for recruitment purpose.
4 78 students have been selected/ short listed by schools across Gujarat during the campus interviews.

X. Projects/ Consultancy work Completed:

Sr.No. Events
1 The college undertook a Consultancy work for Educational Initiative, Ahmedabad on Evaluating Teacher understands of Evaluation. Dr. Rakesh Ranjan evaluated the teachers' understanding of evaluation.
2 As a part of consultancy services, a 5 day workshop on "Communication skills and Innovative Teaching Practices" for 23 teachers of I B Patel English Medium School (Primary Section) was organized from 9th July 2012. Dr. Nandita Nagar coordinated the workshop. The sessions for the workshop were conducted by Dr. Sulabha Natraj, Dr. Bharti Rathore and Dr. Nandita Nagar.
3 The college has started providing consultancy services to C Z Patel College of Tourism and Hospitality, New Vallabh Vidyanagar from the month of July, 2012. This includes teaching of English and Business Communication for students of third year.

XI. Seminars, workshops, programmes attended/ Participated:

Sr.No. Events
1 Students of B. Ed. Advanced and faculty members attended Inaugural session of International Conference on "Bridging the Gap through English Education" jointly organised by HMPIETR and SCOPE on 22nd June, 2012.
2 Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan along with three girl students attended a state level seminar on 'Peace for Women in Society' organised by Women Development Cell, Sardar Patel University on 28th August 2012.
3 Dr. Sulabha Natraj, Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan and M Ed Scholars attended a talk on energy management organised by Grace Lifestyle Foundation on 9th September 2012.
4 Dr. Sulabha Natraj attended a Short term course for Principals organized by Academic Staff College, Sardar Patel University from 1st to 3rd October 2012.
5 Mr. Chirag Darji attended a talk by Vivekjivan Swami on the greatest Secret of Success at GCET Auditorium on 8th October 2012.
6 Ms. Shubhangi Bharadwaj attended a workshop on 'Preventing Dengue, Chikanguniya and Malaria' organized by Nagarpalika, Bakrol and Vallabh Vidyanagar.
7 Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan and Ms. Komal Macwan attended a workshop on "Developing e-content' at H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research on 9th and 10th February 2013.
8 Dr. Sulabha Natraj attended an International Conference jointly organised by UNESCO, MHRD & Intel New Delhi. The theme of the conference was "Translating ICT policy into Action - Beyond 2015'. Approximately 130 delegates from South Asian countries and some European countries attended the conference from 10th to 12th February 2013.
9 Dr. Sulabha Natraj participated at a panel discussion at a National Seminar organized by the CASE, The M. S. University, Vadodara. The theme of the seminar was "Educational Research: Issues & concerns".
10 Shri Bimal Patel, Shri Amit Macwan, Shri Keval Thaker and Shri Bhavin Prajapati attended A one day NAAC sponsored State level workshop on "General Awareness of Library & Office Administration" at C P Patel & F H Shah Commerce College, Anand on 16th March 2013.
11 Dr, Bharti Rathore, Dr. Rakesh Ranjan, Mr. Chirag Diarji, Ms. Shubhangi Bhardwaj and Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan attended State level seminar organized by GCERT at M B Patel College of Education, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 15th and 16th March 2013.
12 Dr. Sulabha Natraj conducted an interactive session on "Leadership Thinking" at GCET Engg. College under the Women's Cell on 17th March 2013. Over 150 female students & faculty members participated in the event.
13 Dr. Sulabha Natraj made a presentation on the theme "Life in 3D: Dream, Dedication and Discipline" at N V Patel College of Pure and Applied Science, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 20th march 2013.

XII. Visit/ Excursions:

Sr.No. Events
1 Dr. Sulabha Natraj worked on the panel of experts for selection of Asst. Prof. at Raipur University, Chhattisgarh in the capacity on the VC's nominee, on 16th July 2012.
2 Students of B Ed Advanced Course visited, interacted with and taught primary students in 5 Municipal schools at Anand on 30th and 31st August 2012 as a part of Community Outreach Programme.
3 Dr. Sulabha Natraj and Ms. Amita Unnikrishnan visited the Sri Aurobindo School at Ompuri, Matar and interacted with the teachers regarding classroom practices followed at the school on 28th December 2012.
4 Dr. Sulabha Natraj along with M Ed Students visited Old age home and Hanumanji Temple at Lambhvel on 5th January 2013.
5 Mr. Chirag Darji delivered a speech in the International Conference on Indo-Thai Education Society and Culture on the topic Highlights of Indian Education, at Dept. of Education Kakanpur, Gujarat on 18th January 2013.
6 Students and faculty members attended Sarva Dharma Mela organised by the University at the Humanities Building on 7th and 8th February, 2013.
7 100 Student Teachers and 8 Teacher Educators from Amity B.Ed. College, Bharuch visited the college and interacted with Waymakers on 25th February 2013.
8 Dr. Sulabha Natraj gave a talk on the occasion of Women's Day at Umreth Brahmkumaris center. The theme was "STRI SANSKRUTI NI RAKSHAK" on 8th March 2013.
9 Dr. Sulabha Natraj gave a talk on "Life Skills Education" at a State level seminar organized by GCERT at M B Patel College of Education, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 16th March 2013.
10 Dr Sulabha Natraj rendered her services as an expert at various institutions like P K Inamdar College of Education, Anand College of Education, N H Patel College of Education, Boriavi Kelvani Mandal and AMCOST, Anand.

XIII. Workshops, Training Programmes and Lectures Conducted:

Sr.No. Events
1 A workshop for principals of English Medium Schools in and around Vallabh Vidyanagar was jointly organised by MICROSOFT and Waymade College of Education on 8th June 2012.
2 Dr. Rakesh Ranjan and Dr. Shamsha Emanuel conducted an Interactive session on "NAAC: purpose and process" for faculty members of C Z Patel College of Hospitality and Tourism, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, on 7th July 2012.
3 WMCE in collaboration with Suresh Shushila Manaviya Sambandh Pratisthan organized book review session under Book Lovers forum's at the college. Dr. Mahendra Nai, Asst Professor, Gujarati Dept., Bhavans Arts College, Dakor presented his review on the book Ravindranath Tagore's Shikshan Vichar on 27th July 2012.
4 A Symposium on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for English Language Teachers and Educators was organised by British Council and Waymade College of Education on 22nd November 2012. Over 150 teacher delegates, researchers participated in the symposium. Prof. Rod Bolitho, Director, Norwich Institute of Language Education (NILE) was the chief resource person at the Symposium.
5 NAAC sponsored National Seminar on Challenging Challenges: Towards Quality Higher Education was organized by Waymade College of Education on 23rd and 24th November 2012. Over 150 delegates attended the event and presented papers related to the theme.
6 Dr. Sulabha Natraj conducted a Workshop on 26-27, November 2012 on 'Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for faculty members at CHARUSAT, Changa.
7 Dr. Sulabha Natraj conducted a session at the Academic Staff College, Sardar Patel University on 3rd December 2012, on the theme 'Status of Women and Children'. Faculty members from Universities across the Western India participated in the programme.
8 Dr. Sulabha Natraj conducted a workshop on 12th January 2013 at Naran Lala college of Education, Navsari for teachers of English from South Gujarat. The programme was attended by 120 school teachers. The focus was on 'Developing Oral Skills'.
9 7th Memorial Lecture on role of teacher in 21st century was jointly organized by Suresh Sushila Foundation for Humane Relationship & Waymade College of Education on 16th February 2013. Dr. Sulabha Natraj was Chief Speaker at the event. A book titled "The teacher in the 21st C" by Dr. Sulabha Natraj was also launched on the occasion.
10 Dr Sulabha Natraj conducted a workshop on "ELT" at Bhaikhabhai Patel Arts College, Anand on 22nd February 2013.
11 Dr. Sulabha Natraj monitored a panel discussion at ADIT Engineering College, New Vallabh Vidyanagar on the theme Seriousness of the Industrial Sector towards Environmental Awareness on 6th March 2013.
12 A One Day workshop on "New Frontiers in Primary Education" was organised at the college on 19th April 2013. The resource persons were Mr. Muzammil Khan, Director, I-school & Mrs. Riddhi Khan, Principal, I-school Vallabh Vidyanagar. 27 primary teachers, some principals/ coordinators at the primary level & faculty members from Waymade College participated.

XIV. Other Activities:

Sr.No. Events
1 Practice Teaching Phase begins. 8th standard students of I B Patel English Medium School and 11th standard students of T V Patel School were invited to the college on 13th July, 2012 for demonstration of Science, English, Sanskrit, Social Science and Commerce lessons respectively.
2 As an Extension work under Women Development Cell, 12 students of WMCE B Ed. (Advanced) course along with Dr. Shamsha Emanuel prepared educational materials and flash cards for the Anganvadi in Mahivas colony on 17th and 18th September 2012.
3 As a part of college - community link, a meeting was held with Kannada Sangh on 29th September in which 90 participants participated. Discussion on Kannada literature and cultural items were part of the programme.
4 Dr. Bharti Rathore was one of the judges in Inter collegiate Self composed Poetry recitation competition organised at Christian College of Education, Anand on 1st October 2012.
5 Dr Sulabha Natraj offered her services as a resource person in a one-day workshop on the topic 'Content Oriented Language Teaching' organised by Swaminarayan Vidyapith, Valasan on 27th October 2012.The programme was meant for teachers of Sahodaya schools across the state. 53 teachers participated at the programme.
6 Ms. Sonu Gohil's viva for her Ph. D. Research was conducted on 30th November 2012. The topic of her research study was 'Preparation and Tryout of a Set of Materials to Develop Communicative Competence through Creative Translation among Students at Graduate Level'.
7 Ms. Dipali Gandhi made a Defense of her Ph. D. work "Effectiveness of Group Learning Approaches in Teaching of Science and Technology" at the Department of Education, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 4th March 2013.
8 Mr. Chirag Darji made a Defense of his Ph. D. work "Developing & Try-out of Sensitivity Development Programme for B. Ed. Students" at the Department of Education, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar on 4th March 2013.
9 Viva voce of M Ed Scholars of Academic year 2012-2013 was held on 18th April 2013 at the Department of Education, Sardar Patel University.