Decorating the chariots of Light..!

24 October, 2013

Diwali is widely celebrated in India. It is the festival of lights and also food!
To celebrate the occasion of diwali with our little PYP angels, we decided to teach them to decorate the chariot of light; the diyas. 
The children arrived at 11 and we took them to the badminton court and had seated them. We gave every child one diya and and as we had planned, we assigned 1 DP student to a group of three children. As all the groups had been assigned a student, I and one of my junior, Himanshu, were extra, so we went around the groups helping every child we could. We gave them glue and some decorative material and asked the angles to let their creative side wild and free. 
They decorated the diya's beautifully. After the activity was finished, we took the children back to the classroom. As their diwali gift, we had made paper lanterns and small paper baskets which contained sweets. They were very happy to see their gifts and they went back home with a wide, brightening smile on their face.

Till the next time :)

Medical Camp

6 October, 2013

On the occasion of Diwali, a free medical camp was organized by Nagarjuna Medical Trust. 
We DP students offered to volunteered to help the doctors during this camp.
I helped Dr. Sangeeta who is a pediatrician. I and children have a unbreakable bond! I always end up being surrounded by them. It is a boon :)
Many small children came up for the check up. Most of their mothers cribbed how their child was not eating properly. The doctor prescribed some medicines to them and gave them tonic. My work there was to check the height and weight of the patient. Then I took them to the doctor and give them their medicines. Most of the children suffered from iron deficiency and had poor health. Child mortality in India is very high. I feel more camps and more awareness is needed to protect the children. When the parents came for their ward's check up, we told them the proper diet that their child should have and also made them aware about the necessary medications (like polio drops) their child was going to need. It is important to safeguard the future of our country, that is the children of our nation.
Till next time :)

Gardening

1 October, 2013

Gardening is a hobby for many people. People say that gardening is a source of great delight and happiness. My mother is very fond of gardening. She loves plants and spend her free time taking care and strolling in the garden. I too sometimes like strolling and watering the plants. Its a great work out too. When you are sad or frustrated, gardening is a great way to let it go. 

 Today in school we did and also learned about gardening. I had never done gardening before. So this was a new challenge for me.The DP students and Vijayalaxmi Ma'am went down to the school garden and removed the weeds. Technique was need to pull out the weeds. We needed to tightly grab the weed from the bottom and pull hard. We almost weeded half of the garden. We worked tirelessly for 2 hours straight. We were tired, sweaty and muddy by the end of the activity. It was a great experience. We got to learn a lot of gardening tips from Ma'am. I hope we get to do it again soon!

Till next time :)