Nirmala Institute of Education, Panaji, in collaboration with the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), organised an awareness session on "Waste Management and Home Composting" for the First-Year B.Ed. students on 24th July 2026. The programme aimed to promote environmental responsibility and sustainable living among future teachers.
Clay modelling session "MOULD-IT"
As part of the curriculum and under the aegis of the NIE Internal Quality Assurance Cell -IQAC; the Faculty of Art & Aesthetics -Visual Arts Mr. Raymond Pereira conducted a session on Clay modelling "MOULD-IT" from 17th-20th September 2024 for the F.Y. B.Ed. Trainees batch 2024-26.
The objective of the session was to introduce the young teacher aspirants to the finer nuances of plastic art form-Sculpture. The session helped focus on the different materials- types of clay, tools and understanding of the various aspects of a Form, its mass, volume, texture while in the process of art-making.
The trainees planned and executed various tile designs in relief patterns, using modelling, mould-it and air-drying clay.
Apart from this the trainees will also be taught to work on mould and cast form of sculpture with POP, wax, etc. Attaining these skills the trainees can commercially exploit and monetize on the crafts making fridge magnets, small curios and jewellery.
