The session for student members of Legal
Aid Society who had registered for the 'Legal
Literacy Project' was held on 13th September in the Seminar Hall of
Campus Law Centre. Dr. Raman Mittal encouraged the students to make the session
interactive and the entire session was vibrant with numerous questions and
suggestions shot by the students. Dr. Mittal presented the 'Legal
Literacy Module for School Children IX-XII' which formed the
backbone of the orientation. He went on to describe the objectives of the
project and the desired plan of action. Suggestions by students were welcome and
were instantly incorporated in the project.
Dr. Mittal explained the general themes
and the specific issues which were to be taken up in the project. Small teams
of 4-5 members were formed for each specific issue. The teams were directed to
work in a cohesive and consensual pattern. They were given deadlines for the
tasks assigned to them. An additional team of photographers, cartoonists and
other caricature developers was formed to make the modules and presentations
illustrative and desirable for school children. Special stress was given on
making the material attractive to students as Dr. Mittal wanted it to attract
large number of students and had the energetic nature of teenagers in mind.
Two components of the project were
decided to be acted upon. The first one included the preparation of module and
the other one involved conducting Legal Literacy classes in schools with the
help of the module. The module was to incorporate three qualities; It had to be
attractive, suggestive and informative. The modules were to be bilingual to
reach the maximum number of students. Delegating the entire responsibility of
the project to the students Dr. Mittal concluded the session by emphasizing on
the student led character of the project based on voluntary participation.
Ashay Anand
This is nice post , thanks for sharing this legal literacy project.
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