The month began with ‘Friendship day’ celebration and horde of visitors. Our Volunteer Maxina, visited the Home and tied Friendship Bands to the children.The children were engaged with their 1^st term exam and are doing pretty well in their studies too. Our Managers are monitoring their progress and always available to assist them in difficulties. School for the tiny tots keeps them engaged in painting, drawing, games and dances and other fun activities.

They, in the Home are being taught at Home to recognize alphabets, numbers, colours, shapes and parts of the body. They are also being taught Nursery rhymes. Activities and games were conducted indoors due to the wet weather. (more…)

“Various activities at Shanti Niketan School kept the staff and children engaged during the entire Month of August.”

The month of August has been a month of intense activities and the school witnessed interesting events. Although it was raining heavily and wet, the staff of the school managed to conduct all the programmes as planned for the month. Almost all the children were involved in the activities and it is a joy to see the excitement and the interest generated from simple activities among the children. Various competitions marked the beginning of the month and Students were busy preparing one after the other; a time when they were getting prepared for short vacations too!

An Elocution competition was organised and the performance was based on the criteria of the speaker’s enthusiasm, delivery, strategies, informative and logical content and body language. Jupiter house was the overall winner with 75 points followed by Neptune house with 70 points and Saturn with 60 points. Mars house was placed fourth with 50 points.

The Children were also engaged in creative activities for an “Egg-Shell display” competition. Students from each class worked hard to collect Egg shells and with respective class teacher’s assistance, the students prepared various items on display, depicting the theme “We are all in this together”.

The ultimate winners were Grade VI and Grade I class. Grade VI won the prize in the senior category for displaying the theme of unity, with coloured eggshells placed on the handcrafted map of India. Grade I won the prize in the lower section for beautifully decorating giant grapes out of the coloured eggshells. Respective class students were given merit points and chocolates, for their creativity. The children enjoy this activity tremendously. (more…)

Welcome back to School!

Our Shanti Niketan faculty and staff wish to extend a warm welcome to all our students and friends.

We are looking forward to a happy and successful school year. With 240 plus students the school has increased its population to its largest size. (more…)

Heavy rains lashed Goa during the month; our children and staff are safe and comfortable. All educational, recreational and office work at the Homes and Shelters are in full swing despite the wet weather conditions. The children here settled comfortably after the hectic re opening in June, with books, uniforms and new faces and the staff. The children in the Homes and School have been divided into groups like the year before and Captains and Assistant Captains appointed. The month of July too was exciting and active. (more…)

The month of July has been a mixed month for the boys and staff of Victory House. To begin with, we had Johnny Father former In-charge of Little Acorns joining as the Manager. He is a soft spoken man and has proved to be very efficient, intelligent and hardworking. (more…)

The month of July saw a few changes in the Shelter. Large number of children visits the Shelter looking for the basic necessities of life and once here they find more than that….childhood. Our fieldworkers, staff and volunteers are always ready and willing to lend a helping hand in every way possible. Health, hygiene and safety of the children have been given high priority. There has been an increase in the number of school children who have been attending the shelter. Tuitions and other educational assistance is being provided to all. (more…)

July has been an exciting month for the children of the school and since a month of re-opening the children have now almost settled down and are taking their studies seriously. (more…)

The month of July was an eventful month. We started the month with a Prayer for protection, on our children. The new admissions have helped Children experience childhood, the way they should. (more…)

The word ‘RAINBOW’, inspires beauty and joy. It reminds us of the promise made for all generations. The girls of Rainbow House believe it is “God smiling”. The House has settled into a rhythm and we hope all would be well in the coming months. (more…)

“Little Acorns”, Our Day Care and Night Shelter, in Calangute the most famous Goan beach, has little respite during the monsoon season or the “slow” season. Inspite of the rains coming down in torrents, we at Little Acorns have had a very fruitful month. (more…)