The Children of Shanti Bhavan

Shanti Bhavan is a free residential school in Tamil Nadu for children from poor families. This photo blog contains images and voices of the children of the school. It is our way of communicating with the outside world. Please visit us at www.tgfworld.org

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Beware the Ides of March (if you don't study)!

The 10th grade studied very hard for their board exams this March,
but they still found time to have a little fun.
Here we're about to enjoy Julius Caesar on video.

A Motley Crew

3rd, 4th and 5th grade boys love soccer practice!

Friday, May 29, 2009

2nd Grade Loves Nature Walks

Weekends are a great opportunity for (l-r) Madhubala, Nandini, Maria Sneha, Shree Shakthi and James to enjoy the beauty of Shanti Bhavan.

KG Cuties

Kindergarteners enjoy a beautiful weekend afternoon on the playground.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

5th Grader Chethan leads PT Exercises

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"When I am leading PT I feel nervous because everyone is watching me, but I also feel excited." -Chethan (5th Grade)

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Kindergarteners Practicing their Plies


"Dance class is so fun, i like the music". -Thenmozhi (KG)

Kavitha and Vijay in Class



Kavitha (10th grade) cracking up during some free time.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Riddles, a MUST at Shanti Bhavan!

Bhavani (4th grade): The Master Riddle Smith.

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Spooky Moves Under the Black Light


"We danced so much and the black light was very nice". - Berkmans (5th grade)

Shanti Bhavan Masquerade Artisans

Pushpa from the 11th grade modeling her artwork.

"It will be really cool to see my mask glowing in the dark". - Abilash (10th grade)

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!

Ajay committed to win the spoon race on Halloween!

"It was so hard to hold the spoon with my teeth. I'm very happy my team won". - Ajay (4th grade)


Francis running in style during the Costume Relay Race!


"The churidar was so difficult to put on, but once it was on, I ran as fast as I could". - Francis (9th grade)


Kumar from the 9th grade captured these great moment during the Halloween carnival.

Halloween Dancing Fun!

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"For Halloween, I danced to a scary song and I was a zombie...we all practiced a lot for the dance. It was really fun"! - Bharath (4th grade)

Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Diwali!

7th graders enjoy a couple sparklers for Diwali at Shanti Bhavan earlier this week.

Grass Masala

"I'm sitting and making Masala. The Masala is grass. I make it with a rock." - Vikram (1st Grade)

Airborne

"I'm jumping from the extension building. I stay in the Gym dorm, but we were having class there. I'm not the best jumper but I'm pretty good." - Chetan (5th Grade)

Flower Children

"Some children plucked these flowers for us and I went and held them. These girls are my friends." Janani (4th grade) [also pictured: Nandini and Mary Sheela (4th grade)]

Organic Farmers

"We took a part of the stem of a banana plant by our dorm and planted it here. There were a lot of ants so we put anteseptic Neem leaves around the stump to keep the ants away from it." - Shakthivel 8th Grade [pictured: Akash (5th Grade), Puneeth and Babu (8th Grade).

Miss Premi's Hindi Class

"Here, Miss Premi is teaching us Hindi. She's drawing fruits. She is nice at teaching. My favorite subject is actually Hindi." - Vasanth (2nd Grade)

Friday, October 3, 2008



"We built this tractor for a social studies play. It was a project about the grasslands of the world. I took the design from the tractor I saw at Shanti Bhavan and ones I've seen in movies." - Arun V, Fifth Grade. [Also pictured: Arun Kumar, Richard, Rajesh, Rahul]

One Legged Jumping

"We play Hop-Scotch holding our leg. We draw some boxes and throw a stone in the first box. Then we must jump over that box. I play with Nitya and some other girls at P.T. time." - Tulsi Priya, Second Grade.

Aunti Annie

"Aunti Annie is our school nurse and she takes care of us very well. We were 8-years-old when she was our house mother. She is loving and she is from Ooty, Tamil Nadu." - Bhavani, Fourth Grade [Pictured: Bhavani, Bhavana, Yesheshwini, Auntie Annie]

Side Coach and Rainbow

"I was the side coach for the big soccer match. I was showing when it was an 'out-ball'. Mr Daniel had me as side coach for the girl's basketball game, and since I did well, he asked me to do it again. I play forward and halfback when I am in the game." G. Vijay, Seventh Grade.

Big Soccer Match

"We had a soccer match for the 9th, 10th and 11th grade boys. It was a fierce match but in the end the Purple 'Pingo' team won 2-1 with a penalty goal. I play defender and in this photo. I am trapping the ball. I love soccer." - Kumar 9th Grade