FIELD TRIP REPORT

 FIELD TRIP REPORT 

Field trip can be a valuable tool in making learning more engaging and provide unique opportunities for learning certain concepts, including legal concept, values, aesthetics, Social values etc. field trip, by which, the learners obtain first-hand information by observing places, object, phenomena and process in their natural settings. as per the COVID-19 pandemic situation during these two years most of the students did note get the opportunity to attend for a  field trip. But we were lucky , that we are able to go for a field trip  because of complete vaccination and in accordance with the protocol. We had decided to visit neyyar dam ,kottur elephant rehabilitation centre, Deer Park along with a visit to the government high secondary school, neyyar dam 21 December 2021  and even from our prestigious kaviyattu College of education. We started our journey from 8:30 and end up at 7:00 PM. the trip left us with an unforgettable memory. 

NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE

Field trip provide some of the unforgettable moment in the college  life .going on a field trip enhances  critical thinking skills and gives students a chance to think about a topic or theme from a different perspective. we can experience what we learned in the school while going to field trip. This experience getting from field trip also makes capable of creating a scientific enquiry in students. The students are counted to their first-hand experience. It also helped to do some kind of community service. Field trip also strengthen classroom materials and bring classroom listen to life.

OBJECTIVES 

• know about the dam near and its habitat
• know about the re rehabilitation of crocodile and deer
• know about elephant habitat and its rehabilitation
• From the field trip we came to know about different plants and animals present in the neyyar dam.
• By visiting the school, we got a chance to know about the facilities and skill of the teacher

DESCRIPTION 

We had started our journey on 21 December 2021 at 8:30 am from kaviyattu College of education along with the students and the corresponding teachers. Our first destination is on government high secondary school near neyyar . we reached there at about 8:30 and we spend an hour there. We had visited the classroom, interacted with both  teachers and  students. Everyone looked around the school and its surroundings. After this, we went to see neyyar dam, crocodile park and deer rehabilitation center. All these places were close to each other that’s why it is easy to travel and time saving. These three places give beautiful and pleasing visual treat to the eyes and also  unforgettable memories. Our final destination  is on elephant rehabilitation center kottur. We reached there at approximately 3:00 PM we spend almost an hour there and return our journey.

GOV HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL NEYYAR DAM.

As part of our field trip we firstly visited  the government high secondary school on neyyar .As  a student teacher it was an awesome experience as it was our first visit to a school. we all  collected some study materials and had distributed among the students in the school itself. it was really very happiest moment. after that the school management had given  the opportunity to visit the playground, class room, office, staff room, kitchen, library etc.  We spend almost an hour there.

NEYYAR DAM 

We had visitor neyyar dam after the school visit. there were beautiful gardens, so many statues which shows our tradition and also there were a post office which were like the oldest time and half of it began to collapse. we had spent a lot of time in the dam. The garden there was very beautiful and we could see a variety of butterflies. As for the neyyar dam it is a gravity dam on the neyyar river in Trivandrum district of Kerala, located in the foot of the western Ghats about 30 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram. It was a established in the year 1958 and Picnic spot. Lying against the southern low hills of the western Ghats, neyyar dam has a scenic lake. The peak Agastya koodam is very near to neyyar dam. The dam was built in the land given by an agriculturist known as karivachiyil Krishnan panicker. One canal of the neyyar flow to the Western district of TamilNadu.The main river flow through kallikkadu, aryancode, kezharoor. All this information are encrypted with  bold letter on the corner of the dam. The main attraction of neyyar dam is the lion safari park the main attraction of neyyar dam is the lion’s safari park, boating, deer and crocodile rehabilitation center, watch tower etc.

ELEPHANT REHABILITATION CENTER KOTTUR

Flanked by the water of the neyyar dam and moist deciduous forest and grassland, the elephant rehabilitation center spread over 56 hectares and is surrounded by trenches to keep wild animals at bay. The place consists of a vast area for accommodating all the elephant. In 2019 Kerala government announced the project to expand it does an elephant rehabilitation center with international standard. It is the first rehabilitation center for elephant in India. There are many elephants of different ages. All are protected very healthy and eco-friendly manner. 30 elephants can be accommodated with in this comfortable zone at a time. during our visit there were only 18 elephants in total. A two-year-old rajju a 5-year-old poorna Once the main attraction there on that time. elephant on them were looked after by a team of experts. The caretakers were friendly in nature, they explained us about the details of every elephant on them like their behaviour name, food pattern age etc. One of the other attractions are the bamboo rafting and 93-kilometre trekking to kizhakkumalappara. The care taker sad it was a sight to behold when the elephant are bathed and fed. The elephant is fed with cooked rice and jaggery made in the shape of balls .They said that it is quite amazing to watch mahouts feeding the elephant but we missed it that sight because we got there in the evening .

DEER PARK NEYYAR 

Neyyar deer park has a long number of spotted deer's housed in the dense tropical  forest on the bank of neyyar river .The rehabilitation center has a concrete enclose where deers are rehabilitated and then let it free in the tropical forest . 

NEYYAR CROCODILE PARK 

We had visited Crocodile rehabilitation center near neyyar dam. it was started in the year 1977. it is a core cradle breeding and rearing park. The number of crocodile varieties such as muggers are raised and released to the reservoir. Park also accommodates other reptiles like snakes that are caught by the tribal staying at the tribal village nearby. for short periods, before they are released back into the forest. recently an Indian Python caught from the forest their and it can be seen in the park. Crocodile protected in cages with attached pond filled with full of water. The upper portion of the cages grilled open so it gets sufficient air and light.