Sunday, 26 May 2013

CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMP AT ST.PAUL'S CATHEDRAL: MAY 20-25, 2013

THE CHILDREN HAD AN EXCITING 6 DAYS AT THE CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMP AT THE ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FROM MAY 20-25. OUR BOYS AND GIRLS LED THE MUSIC TIME AND THE SINGING! SOME OF THEM ACTED IN SKITS/PLAYS IN THE CLOSING EVENT. WHAT A JOY TO SEE THEM GET THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR TALENTS IN FRONT OF OVER 200 CHILDREN, TEACHERS, VOLUNTEERS AND GUESTS!
LYDIA KEPT UP TO THE BEAT MOST OF THE TIME...

ESTHER WITH THE JUNIOR GROUP SINGING

JONAH WITH THE VIOLIN, NOAH ON HIS GUITAR AND LYDIA ON THE DRUMS....

THE OLDER GIRLS PRESENTING A SONG

ANUPAM (AMOS) ENACTED IN A SHORT DRAMA...

THIS IS SANJAYA...A LONG, LONG WAY FROM HIS HOMETOWN IN ORISSA...

JOEL AND ANUPAM AMONG OTHERS...

MANY PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AT THE END OF THE CLOSING EVENT AND APPRECIATED THE TALENTS OF THE CHILDREN...A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT CONSIDERING  HOW THEY WERE TREATED LAST YEAR IN MARCH-APRIL AND WERE ALMOST CRUSHED. GOD IS GOOD AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO HIM FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR THE CHILDREN!


Friday, 10 May 2013

RABINDRA JAYANTI (CELEBRATION OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE'S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY)

AFTER A YEAR'S GAP (THANKS TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPT. HARASSMENT), WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE-AN ICON OF INDIAN AND WORLD LITERATURE AND HISTORY! THIS WAS THE BEST EVENT WE HAD THIS YEAR AND ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF WORKED OVERTIME TO MAKE IT A GRAND SUCCESS!
NURSERY CHILDREN RECITING A BENGALI POEM!

RACHEL (KHUSBOO) WAS ABLE TO DANCE AFTER 15 MONTHS!! THE ORIGINAL DANCE FOUR-SOME (THE FANTASTIC FOUR!)

THE SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM (COMPOSED BY TAGORE)

GUITAR, DRUMS, VOCALS AND VIOLIN...OUR HOPE HOME BAND IS NOW COMPLETE!!


GRADE 3 STUDENTS RECITING A POEM!

 THE DANCING QUEENS!

 GRADE 8 RECITING A BENGALI POEM
DEV TRIED ON THIS BENGALI KURTA (OUTFIT) AFTER 4 YEARS!

THE STAFF AND STUDENTS...

WE ENDED THE CELEBRATIONS BY VIEWING THE ACCLAIMED FILM 'KABULIWALLAH' (WRITTEN BY TAGORE)

THERE WERE SONGS, DANCES, QUIZES, RECITATIONS, FOOD AND FUN! A GREAT WAY TO COMMENCE OUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS!!