November 20th, 2020, is universally designated as World Children’s Day by UNICEF. To mark the occasion, students from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, organised a fun workshop for children aged seven to 15 years. The event was part of the Xavier Social Involvement Programme which enriches the lives of the disadvantaged and underprivileged through various activities. The...
The Rotaract Club of H.R. College conducted a Diwali workshop with the students of Lighthouse on November 12th and 13th, 2020. The first session engaged kids with explaining the Ramayana to them with audio-visual aids. The students then participated in a diya making session. While younger kids made diyas on CDs with decorative materials, older kids...
ENLIGHTENING LIGHTHOUSE, A PROGRAMME FOR THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR LIGHTHOUSE KIDS WITH THE HELP OF FUN ACTIVITIES STARTED BY THE ROTARACT CLUB OF H.R. COLLEGE, WAS TAKEN TO A NEW HIGH THIS WEEK. KINDERGARTEN AND STANDARD ONE STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS AND THEIR COLOURS. Children can sometimes find it monotonous to see...
FORGIVE AND FORGET – THAT’S THE LESSON OUR LIGHTHOUSE STUDENTS LEARNT FROM THE STORY SESSION ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2020. STORYTELLER VARSHA, OF MYSTORYTIME.NET, CONDUCTED AN HOUR-LONG SESSION EXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR LIGHTHOUSE STUDENTS. MY STORY TIME, through online storytelling, entertains, educates, and instils moral values for children between the ages of five and eight. Around 25 children...
COLOURFUL TUSKERS, RAVANA PUPPETS AND ECO-FRIENDLY DANDIYAS, THESE WERE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NAVRATRI-DUSSEHRA CELEBRATIONS AT LIGHTHOUSE. The theme for this celebration was Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in keeping with the current pandemic situation and the need to conserve resources.The week began with the tiny tots of K.G. creating their own dandiya sticks by rolling old newspapers....
The Rotaract Club of H.R. College organised a dance and fitness workshop with the children of Lighthouse on October 16th, 2020. Lighthouse is a project under the Child Welfare Committee of Rotary Club of Bombay in association with the NGO Vidya. The first session was conducted for kids between three and five years old. The session...
On October 2, 2020, an extraordinary programme to celebrate the birth commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi was sorted out online for Lighthouse classes 1 to 5. This occasion was attended by Chairman Rtn. Rajesh Shah, co-chair Rtn. Charu Agrawal, Rtn. Ptn. Ekta Shah and VIDYA mentor Ms. Manisha Ahuja. It was threatening to see six- and seven-year-olds...
On September 27th, Rambo Circus scripted a digital show for Lighthouse children. The 60-minute show included eight acts: jugglers, trapeze artistes, acrobats performing stunts, interludes by a clown and a customised grand finale where artistes paid tributes to COVID-19 warriors. The children enjoyed the experience of watching the show online in safety of their homes. The...
With the current theme for Lighthouse students being Houses, children were engaged in building a house of cards on September 19th, Saturday. Students of classes 3 to 5 were instructed in creating houses by balancing playing cards during online class. Mothers got involved too, providing tips and guidance when required. Their expressions in the photos alongside...
With improving basic literacy levels being a priority at Lighthouse, storytelling can be used to raise standards while developing skills, knowledge and confidence in a range of other areas. The stories have academic level vocabulary and newer words. It is easy to teach the meanings of the words as children learn faster from the context of...
AT LIGHTHOUSE, OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO DEVELOP THE CHILDREN OF FISHERMEN COMMUNITY THROUGH EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. After having started regular classes on Zoom, we are overwhelmed with our parents’ support who motivated us to start our yoga session online every Sunday with Ms Archana Shah. Since Lighthouse is a community initiative, we encourage participation of parents and...
ROTARY CHILDREN ISHA AND TIA BHATNAGAR ENCOURAGE LIGHTHOUSE KIDS TO WEAR MASKS BY ARRANGING COLOURFUL, CHILD FRIENDLY AND FUN MASKS FOR THEM! A recent Forbes article estimated that India needs 38 million masks just for healthcare workers, out of which we have procured only nine million up until a few months ago. With a population of...