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Thank you teacher!
On September 5, every year, we honour the most important people in our lives after our parents- our teachers. We learn many important lessons from teachers – both academic and non-academic – guiding us whenever we stumble in the walk of life. All of us have a few teachers we remember fondly – these are the ones who are etched in our memories forever as torchbearers. This year, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, I am reminded of one of …
A Unique Bond
In wake of terrorism’s spread across the globe, love is our only hope. Love is the only antidote to acts of hatred. St Francis, in his famous prayer, entreats God: "Where there is hatred, let me sow love." Last week, over two hundred students from Thane sowed the seeds of love when they celebrated Rakshabandhan in a unique way. Ninety boys and girls in need of special care bonded with more than 150 students from 12 different regular schools …
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Gee! You are You
The contribution of teachers is perhaps greater than the contribution of anyone else. Indians have acknowledged this for ages and that’s why we celebrate Gurupournima, also known as Vyasa Poornima. The term guru means ‘dispeller of darkness’. The original Vedic texts were monolithic in nature and it was almost impossible for any individual to study them in a single lifetime. To make the wisdom of the Vedas more accessible, the great sage Vyasa, who is considered to be an incarnation …
The BIG Party
Children love birthdays. They love the cakes, the music, and the celebration. But not all children are fortunate to have their birthdays celebrated. Take for instance the students of Jidd School, who face the double whammy of being mentally challenged as well as hailing from poor families. Their parents are mostly daily wage earners who can barely manage a hand to mouth existence. Therefore birthday celebrations of their children are a luxury they cannot afford. But children being what they …
Triple talent
Rajesh Vilas Shinde is 17 years old and studies in Class VII. His father doesn’t have a permanent job and works as a daily wage earner. His mother works as a housemaid. Rajesh also has two sisters and a brother, all of who attend normal schools. According to his teachers, he is a good student and takes active interest in studies. He loves playing cricket and chess and is a good swimmer, too. Last year, he finished first in the …
Dressed to Thrill
Judging competitions involving children is always difficult. But when the participating children are those who need special care, the judgement becomes even more challenging. Ask Suneeta Jain and Ashwini Shinde, who recently judged a fancy dress competition with 70 special children participants held at the Jiddh School in Thane on March 29, 2006. Jain, a psychologist working with Hiranandani Hospital and Shinde, a teacher, found themselves struggling to decide between the participants, all of who displayed enormous talent, their disabilities …
Schooling Values
At the Sri Ma Group of Institutions (SMGI), the first week of February each year is a time for contemplation, reflection, learning and dedication. The annual celebrations mark the foundation of the group in 1975 by a spiritual-oriented woman called Sri Ma, fondly known as the Divine Mother. Right from its inception the educational institutes established by SMGI have promoted value-based education. One look at the annual calendar of the SMGI’s schools will convince you that the group practices what …
When Dreams Come True
According to a Japanese proverb, “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare”. But when vision meets action, then dreams become reality. One such dream-come-true story started fifty years ago in Thane, when a visionary woman decided to take upon her the mantle of setting up a school that will provide holistic education to its students. Vimalatai Karve, as we all know her, set up the Saraswati Vidya Mandir Trust’s Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary school in …
Transcending Challenges
Special children have been in the news recently for their remarkable achievements. Here’s another bright feather in their caps. Since last month special children from Anand Dighe Jiddh School and St John the Baptist School for Children in Need of Special Care have been learning a sport that not many students attempt – roller skating! And what’s more, according to their trainers, these children are learning the technique of skating twice as fast as other children. The special children never …
Special Scientists
Special achievements need special recognition. Three students of Anand Dighe Jidd School have proved that they are indeed special by becoming the first mentally challenged children whose project has been selected for the regional round of the 13th National Children’s Science Congress (CSC). While children from Thane have always excelled at the annual CSC, the Jidd School students have made this year extraordinary. Creating records is not new for Thane. Last year our city outperformed all others cities as …