Five learnings from my workshop

Children are said to be the purest form of human existence. I love spending time with them; in particular with those who are aged ten years or below!

Conducting workshops for these kids makes me feel very happy and satisfied. It is not that I am 'teaching' them, and they are sitting down and listening. I maintain a very good rapport with all the kids. I always try and keep my workshops different from other classes. The agenda for my classes rarely includes much time where the kids sit down and listen. I only narrate stories to kids and introduce them to new words to enhance their vocabulary. I spend more time playing games or conducting activities like singing and origami.
Here are a few of my learnings from all the workshops conducted by me thus far:-
1. The energy of kids:-
I do charge a nominal fee for my workshops. But, it is not the monetary factor which keeps me going. It is the feeling of being in the company of kids which actually motivates me and refreshes me. Kids exude positive energy. Their energy is indeed sublime, and I feel blessed in their presence.

2. The feeling of adding value to someone else:-

When the kids perform well in front of their parents, I feel very touched. The Finale is always like a Result Day for me. My last workshop, ‘Nurturing Young Minds’ concluded just three days before my Tenth Standard result was declared. But, I considered the Finale to be any day more important than my Result. Yes, Results are important in deciding which college or school I have to join. But, tell me one thing, which college or school in this world will give me this kind of exposure, where I learn how to teach kids and bring out the best in them?

3. Learning more about children:-

In this process, I have learnt a lot about child psychology! Having taken up psychology in my eleventh standard, the experience surely taught me many new things about kids. Children cannot be made to sit at one place and listen to someone teaching them. They love activities and games. Handling them for a few days all by myself was a tough task. I had to face many challenges, but successfully overcame them. I believe that those challenges will take me ahead in life.

4. Learning how to sell my product:-

 But, yes, I think the most important learning out of this workshop was that I learnt how to sell a product. When I was struggling for registrations, I got really worried. I was literally on the streets trying to convince people to get their kids enrolled for this workshop. Ultimately, I got a substantial number of registrations towards the end, but those moments where I struggled will remain in my memory for sure!

5. Handling money effectively:-
I learnt how to maintain an account, and note down all the overhead and rental costs. It is always good to have the experience of managing money effectively.

Those moments spent with kids will surely be cherished by me throughout my life. I would always keep those in memory as I move ahead in my life. 

I pen down my learnings so that when I look back upon them many years from now, I feel proud of the start I had made, and how I had to toil it out to achieve something substantial.