Recently we celebrated Teacher and Mother's day at Shanti Bhavan. This was a chance for us to show our Aunties and teachers how much we love them and appreciate all their hard work. We got a day off from school too :) .








This is Bharat (a.k.a Barack) strutting his stuff in a fashion show as part of the Teacher and Mother's Day performance.

Rakshabhandan!

Here are Rajini and Manimala, and Prameela (teacher) demonstrating how we celebrate Rakshabandan. Rakshabandan is a day when sisters show affection for their brother by tying a Rakhi (woven bracelet). The tying of the Rakhi symbolizes that the sister is under the protection of her brother.

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!

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.

5th Grader Chethan leads PT Exercises

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

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.

Riddles, a MUST at Shanti Bhavan!

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

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!

"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)

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)