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FEZANA - Hands on with Happy Hearts!

Thursday, July 29, 2021 10:01 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

The following presentation is Zoroastrian religion class teachers in North America. The contents of this presentation will be geared towards that target audience.

FEZANA RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTEE PRESENTS

HANDS ON WITH HAPPY HEARTS!

Fun - filled religious class activities for the young Zarthushtis

A Workshop by Vehishta Kaikobad

Sat August 7, 2021, 3 PM Pacific | 6 PM Eastern

Synopsis

This workshop is geared towards encouraging educators to create and use hands on material and get ideas on activities that make learning fun in imparting religious education to children in their formative years.

The session includes:

A glimpse at hands on , teacher made material on multiple topics.
Visual demonstration of activities, games , songs and projects related to topics such as the Jashan ceremony, and Haft Seen, or any topic requested by teachers prior to the workshop.

About Vehishta Kaikobad

Vehishta Kaikobad has been an educator for over 25 years working in the field of early childhood education based on the Montessori Method. She obtained her Montessori Diploma from St. Nicholas College, England. She was nominated and recognized by the Houston Children’s Museum for the “Spirros Martell Teacher of the Year” award in 2000.

She currently works as a Teaching Artist at the Glassell Junior School, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and also as an Educator at large, conducting innovative workshops and offering Outreach Programs.

Vehishta also conducts educational programs at Asia Society Texas Center both in the capacity of an educator and a volunteer. She has been a Senior Docent at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston for over 15 years earning the prestigious “Mary Benedict Docent of the Year” award in 2008.

Vehishta continues to serve her community in the capacity of a Sunday School Educator at the Zoroastrian Association of Houston and beyond, since the 1980's. She has conducted Sunday School Workshops at national and international level using innovative teaching aids and methods. She spearheaded the first "Kids Congress" for NAZC in 2010 held in Houston and later, in New York in 2012 and Los Angeles in 2014.

Vehishta remains dedicated to the cause of promoting Zoroastrian heritage and culture within the community and globally.

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