“The soul is healed by being with children.”

- Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Russian Novelist)

The quote above speaks volumes for each member of the team as we know that deep

inside our souls are healed when little feet enter the yellow gate and our lives every day!

This month we celebrated quite a few events, and each one revolved around the core values

that form such an important part of our institution – love, empathy, discipline and respect. All the

celebrations encapsulated the fact that these values extend beyond the realms of the school

and permeate much deeper, as every member who forms a part of our small family absorbs

these values and carries it with them wherever they go.

Valentine’s Day Celebrations

February is the month of love and to teach our children the deeper meaning of this beautiful

word we organized various activities throughout the week. On the 14th we decorated the school

with heart-shaped balloons, created a space where the little ones could sit and pose for pictures

and spoke to them about love. The children made several things for their parents and gave

them these handmade gifts of appreciation at the end of the day. The look on the loved ones

eyes when they received these little tokens was priceless!

Leadership Summit

In order to teach children the depth of words like empathy, love, discipline and respect; you not

only have to emulate it but it should become a part of the everyday lives of the learners so that

they absorb the true essence of these words. Children that think globally and act locally need to

be nurtured and at our centre we focus on this and showcase their learning during the

Leadership Summit. This year our learners not only filled their leadership files with reflection

sheets but also spoke about their understanding of the term – Leadership. Our Prep 1 learners

also tried to do their bit for our bhaiya’s and didi’s by collecting money by selling lemonade,

cookies and plants. The money collected will be used to buy their children goodies!

Learning in the Classroom

Our Nursery learners were introduced to the letter – T through a very interesting activity that

included making their own tea. The little ones listened to Ms. Sabah with rapt attention as she

spoke about the tea-pot and tea bags. It was interesting to note how easily they understood how

to make some yummy tea, under the supervision of the teacher. Other activities that helped

reinforce the concept was done once this activity was completed.

Incursion in Pre-Nursery

“Roles and responsibilities” might be something that we feel 2 year olds are too young to

understand, but when Jyoti didi came demonstrated what roles and responsibilities are it was a

pleasant surprise to see our Pre-nursery learners observe her and learn so much. The role play

by the teachers was something else that they watched with rapt attention! Once all this was over

the little ones helped didi with her chores, and continue to be responsible learners in the

classroom and at home.

Visit to “The Music Box”

Located in Koregaon Park, The Music Box is a place our children loved visiting. This month it

was the turn of our Prep 1 children who enjoyed every moment spent in the confines of this

beautiful place. Once there they got an opportunity to try their hand at different musical

instruments and sat in the audience and listened to the musician as he played the flute, the

piano and the violin for our little ones. They played in the courtyard and ate yummy goodies,

thoroughly loving the experience and learning so much from it!

Holi Celebrations

The vibrant colors of life add meaning to our existence and that is why “Holi” the festival of

colors is celebrated with much fervor in India. This year, we celebrated Holi by decorating the

school with colorful dupattas and rangolis. The younger children spent time throwing petals on

each other while the older ones played Holi with organic colors. At the end of the day the

children were happier, wiser and more knowledgeable about Indian culture.

Thank you for your love and cooperation. Looking forward to seeing you on Indus Day which is

scheduled to be held on the 10th of March 2018.

Warm Regards,

Rachna

Save the date!

March 10: Indus Day Celebration

March 16: Gudi Padwa Celebration

March 22: World Water Day

March 29: Easter Celebration

March 30: Good Friday Holiday