LAST WEEK, THE K.G. TOTS OF LIGHTHOUSE CLASS CREATED EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE GOD GANESHA USING PAPER HEARTS. A variety of fun activities was organised for students throughout the week. As the ages and abilities of students aged three to 11 are vastly different, separate age-appropriate activities were planned for each batch. The week began with the tiny tots...
“WE ARE INDIANS, BOLD AND FREE,” SANG THE K.G. TOTS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE CLASS ON AUGUST 15TH, 2020. As it was not possible to hold a physical flag-hoisting ceremony due to the lockdown, it was decided to have an Independence Day assembly online using the Zoom platform. Over 30 students from K.G. to class 5 participated...
DAUGHTER OF RTN. ANAND SHAH, ANVITA RECENTLY RAISED RS 75,000 FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT, to educate and support the children of Machchimaar Nagar. Anvita, a senior at Parsons School of Design in New York, was troubled by the pandemic-resulting hardships being faced by distressed communities around her. Anvita, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Communication...
Lighthouse children visit Mongiland - Mongini’s Andheri factory. Monginis is an Indian pastry and bakery chain based in Mumbai with outlets in different cities in India and Egypt. Black forest, zebra torte, Ferrero Rocher cake, mixed fruit cake – these are just a few of the cakes confectionery giant Monginis produces everyday at their Andheri production...
Witty, spontaneous and a real entertainer – that’s how you’d describe well-known poet and author Jerry Pinto. Ahead of the launch of his new children’s book Postcards from Mumbai, the Goa-born writer conducted a story session at the Kitab Khana, the book haven at Flora Fountain, on Saturday February 8th. And, yes, 20 of our...
Where in Mumbai would you find jellyfish made out of scrap cloth, a sweet old grandma artist and a tableau by India Post? All of these can be found at the 21st edition of the Kala Ghoda Festival 2020 and that’s where our Lighthouse kids headed on February 7th. From watching a potter create beautiful earthenware...
While the tiny tots were taught to show gratitude to their community helpers , the elder kids were shown the Movie of the Month: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” which shows the true meaning of Christmas isn’t presents at all, but the people around you that you get to spend the day with. As part of...
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY thanks students from H R College and ITM for volunteering for a month and sharing their skills and love with the Machchimar community through Project Lighthouse. The Lighthouse programme believes in providing personalised attention to each student to enable him or her to reach full potential. That is exactly how the...
ON the evening of September 30th, a mini supermarket was set up in the Lighthouse classroom for kindergarten students. Stands of supermarket items like groceries, toiletries, fruits, vegetables and stationery were displayed for ‘purchase’. Categories were explained to the little ones and volunteers from HR College demonstrated the shopping process. Students spent the next 40 minutes...
The Child Welfare Committee organised an Independence Day celebration on August 15th, 2019 for Lighthouse students from classes 3 to 5.Held by the machimaar community, Rtn. Charu Agrawal and Ms. Manisha Ahuja from Vidya, our project partners, attended the celebration to encourage the children and the community. Around 300 people from the community gathered and, since...
SUJIT Singh, a 5th Dan Black Belt, holds weekly training sessions for our Lighthouse students in taekwondo, a Korean martial art form. Singh, who hails from a low-income family, began learning taekwondo at the age of 11. A black belt was conferred upon him by the Taekwondo Federation of India in 1997 and...
On February 7, 2019, 22 students aged 6 to 10, from the Lighthouse School visited the Kala Ghoda Art Festival. Four teachers and two mothers accompanied the group. The fair, currently in its 20th year, is a muchawaited event in the cultural calendar of Mumbaikars as it showcases the best of art, music, dance and...