On Oct 2nd, Gandhi Jayanthi Day, we gathered at the ward planning to do a lesson on Gandhi with the children. Tania and others got 4 neat books on Bapuji and we settle down for a fun afternoon with songs and learning about Gandhiji – his ideals, life and inspirations. As I struggled with the interactions in Kannada and English mixed up,and asked the moms to participate, one of the ward mothers, named Manjula, stood up to talk about the Mahatma. What started as a simple question-answer exercise, went on to be the most educative lessons on Gandhiji we ever had.
Tag Archives: Education
May You Have A Happy Birthday!
On Saturday the 8th of May, we plan to have a birthday party for six of our children who have their birthdays in April and May. It will be from 2:30 pm onwards, immediately after the yoga and art class. Kathalaya will have a storytelling session with the children between 3 and 4 pm.
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Summer At Samiksha Foundation
Internships are available at the Samiksha Foundation this summer for students. We require volunteers to teach children from grades 1 to 8, especially in Kannada. Those who can teach subjects like Maths, Science and Social Studies in Kannada would be particularly helpful. We would prefer college students studying fields such as Social Work, Mass Communication and Psychology.
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Orientation Program Feb 21
Our next volunteer orientation program will be held on the 21st of February at the Taj Gateway on Residency Road (near the Hyundai showroom). It will be held from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. All those who have been volunteering and working with us, particularly those who have spent time with the children, are requested to attend.
Happy New Year!
On the right side of this blog, take a look at the Wall of History, our archive of blog posts and announcements. Everything we have written about our work so far will soon be wrapped up into the 2009 folder, and a new one – 2010 – will be created.
Children’s Day Celebrations
We were experiencing site difficulties, and so we could not post this earlier. Sorry.
Children’s Day was another landmark day for the Foundation and for the children at Samiksha.
We are now in collaboration with a Theatre in Education group named Script People’s Theatre. We had a wonderful afternoon of playback theatre with them during which they heard personal experiences or favourite stories of the children and enacted them on stage. Among the most hilarious and engaging themes played back were the story of the Hare and the Tortoise and actor Ramya’s visit to a child at the hospital ward.
