Metanoia Kleos Empowerment Foundation (MKEF) conducted a two day counselling & awareness session at Oakwood International School, Bengaluru on 8th August 2024 & 9th August 2024 respectively. These sessions were aimed at spreading awareness about mental health as a whole & about the five pillars of our organization in particular. These five pillars namely being :
- Good touch & bad touch
- Bullying
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Low self-esteem
As stated earlier the session spanned over the course of two days. The first day was aimed at counselling students from grades one to six. Being such young kids their minds are extremely impressionable, hence we had to extra cautious as to how to approach these topics & how to convey it to them in an extremely creative way. This was of course hardly a task for our extremely talented & qualified counsellors. On the second day the session was aimed at the students from grades seven to ten. With them our counsellors could be bit more open & free in their approach.
Over the course of these two days our counsellors employed various different techniques & methods to raise awareness about these five pillars. These were kept as interactive as possible so as to make sure the sessions weren’t just a one way street. The students were urged to take part in various activities & to share their experiences which they may have faced. This not only ensures that they become comfortable with our counsellors but this also helps them identify such situations in the future & how to best deal with them.
Being children they might have already faced these circumstances or symptoms in their life but they generally do not have an idea on how to identify them. With these exercises they can not only identify them now but also work towards their prevention & further course of action in case of their occurrence.
The students, teachers & other respectable staff of Oakwood International School were extremely jovial & welcoming. They were eager to learn & this helped us tremendously. Our counsellors got through to them in no time & made sure they understood each & every minute detail. The children were overjoyed to have such an interactive experience. In the guise of fun & playful activities everything was conveyed to them in such a manner which they will not forget easily. The teachers & staff members were extremely supportive as well & provided us with all sorts of necessary assistance. To sum it up both these days were an absolute success & another medal in the chest for MKEF. It is these little things which empower & encourage us to stride forward with our goal. No matter the scale we slept that knowing we had touched several little hearts in those two days. The response received motivates us to further our cause & to make our difference in our own little way. We shall even follow up with them for free one on one mental health & legal counselling for those who may require it. We request your utmost support & prayers to go forward.