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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their
personal experiences. 2. To become able to Identify own strength &
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making
decisions for the coming future, choosing
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by
using correct Language
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their
personal experiences. 2. To become able to Identify own strength &
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making
decisions for the coming future, choosing
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian,
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee.
Designed by Hafeez Contractor
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their
personal experiences. 2. To become able to Identify own strength &
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making
decisions for the coming future, choosing
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian,
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee.
Designed by Hafeez Contractor Hafeez Contractor is a leading architect of
India. But as a school boy, he did not do
well. From the third standard onwards, he
seemed to have lost all interest in studies.
He was bad at languages. He hated
Mathematics. He had nightmares about his
Mathematics exam. He used to copy in
every test until he reached Class- 11.He was
pulled up at school. He received a caning
every week. He didn’t bother and he was
interested in playing and nothing else. His School life
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their
personal experiences. 2. To become able to Identify own strength &
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making
decisions for the coming future, choosing
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian,
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee.
Designed by Hafeez Contractor Hafeez Contractor is a leading architect of
India. But as a school boy, he did not do
well. From the third standard onwards, he
seemed to have lost all interest in studies.
He was bad at languages. He hated
Mathematics. He had nightmares about his
Mathematics exam. He used to copy in
every test until he reached Class- 11.He was
pulled up at school. He received a caning
every week. He didn’t bother and he was
interested in playing and nothing else. His School life Action Loving- Hafeez ? As a school boy, Hafeez Contractor
was more interested in games and
playing funny pranks on others. He
was a gang leader and would have
gang fights. He would plan
strategies. He was the Captain of
school Cricket teram. Hafeez says
that he has learned more by doing
than from the books. As for himself,
the school life made him a
‘street-smart’.
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their
personal experiences. 2. To become able to Identify own strength &
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making
decisions for the coming future, choosing
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian,
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee.
Designed by Hafeez Contractor Hafeez Contractor is a leading architect of
India. But as a school boy, he did not do
well. From the third standard onwards, he
seemed to have lost all interest in studies.
He was bad at languages. He hated
Mathematics. He had nightmares about his
Mathematics exam. He used to copy in
every test until he reached Class- 11.He was
pulled up at school. He received a caning
every week. He didn’t bother and he was
interested in playing and nothing else. His School life Action Loving- Hafeez ? As a school boy, Hafeez Contractor
was more interested in games and
playing funny pranks on others. He
was a gang leader and would have
gang fights. He would plan
strategies. He was the Captain of
school Cricket teram. Hafeez says
that he has learned more by doing
than from the books. As for himself,
the school life made him a
‘street-smart’. Special Interests ? At school, Contractor was more
interested in other things than
studies. If it rained outside the
class, he would think of the
flowing water into a dam. He
would dream how much water
the dam would hold. Every
Saturday, the students were
allowed to go to a movie. Hafeez
was the leader and he collected
money from students to book
tickets.
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