CTTE Students Spread Joy and Compassion at Udgita Old Age Home and Don Bosco Anbu Illam
The Student Council of Chevalier T. Thomas Elizabeth College for Women, in collaboration with the Electoral Club, organised a community outreach visit to Udgita Old Age Home and Don Bosco Anbu Illam on 14th October 2025.
The Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) initiative and Donation Drive aimed to foster civic awareness, moral responsibility, and compassion among students while extending support to the elderly and underprivileged children.
The initiative sought to instil empathy, social consciousness, and a spirit of humanitarian engagement among learners, providing them with an opportunity to experience the value of service and solidarity beyond the classroom. Through direct interaction with the residents, students reflected on intergenerational understanding, emotional resilience, and the importance of nurturing community bonds for a more inclusive society.
The students interacted warmly with the residents of Udgita Old Age Home, engaging in heartfelt conversations and activities that created an atmosphere of mutual respect and joy. Listening to the life experiences of the elderly offered them deep insights into endurance, gratitude, and hope.
At Don Bosco Anbu Illam, students shared laughter, music, and games with the children, promoting self-expression, trust, and optimism. As part of the Donation Drive, essential items such as provisions, mosquito nets, and clothing were distributed to support the daily needs of both institutions.
The Department of Psychology of CTTE College, in collaboration with Smt. Durgadevi Choudhary Vivekananda Vidyalaya, organised a Psychology Exhibition on the theme “Struggle to Success” on 20 August 2025. The exhibition featured stalls with psychometric tools, working models, charts, live demonstrations, and therapy-based interactive activities.
A total of thirty modules were curated and presented by seventy-eight students from all three years of study. Nearly five hundred participants, including parents, teachers, and students, attended the event.
The purpose of the exhibition was to showcase psychological concepts through practical and creative means, to raise awareness of mental health, motivation, and resilience, and to provide an opportunity for participants to engage in meaningful interactive learning.
The exhibition created a stimulating environment where visitors experienced psychological principles through activities on resilience, motivation, memory, and therapy.
They explored their own personality traits, sensory strengths, and cognitive abilities through hands-on experiments, which fostered both enjoyment and reflective self-awareness.
Students developed skills in teamwork, creativity, and presentation, while parents and teachers gained valuable insights into the applications of psychology in education and personal well-being.
Among the featured activities were Play to Heal, Power of Smiles – How Behaviour Affects Mood, Music Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, Dance Therapy, Art Therapy, ASMR Playhouse, Memory Lane, Stroop Effect, Span of Attention, Habit Interference, Concept Formation, Mirror Mapping, Memory Anchor, False Memory, Aroma Therapy, Guided Imagery, Therapy Putty, Self-Gratitude and Wall of Positivity, and Mindfulness – “Check in on Your Mind like You Do Your Phone.”
Each of these demonstrations highlighted the relevance of psychology in fostering self-awareness, growth, and resilience.
The Department of Psychology organized a community outreach programme titled Real Inclusion in Action at Nandhavanam Girls Home, Kolathur on 13th August 2025. Faculty members and students actively participated by donating essential items such as dresses, charts, notebooks, and snacks, thereby addressing both the material and educational needs of the children. The initiative placed equal emphasis on emotional well-being and psychological engagement.
The programme included an interactive workshop that encouraged the children to express their emotions through creative modalities such as art, storytelling, and dance. These activities were carefully chosen for their therapeutic value, enabling the children to externalize feelings, enhance self-expression, and develop interpersonal bonds in a safe and supportive environment.
