FUN, LEARN ‘N’ GROW WAS A FOURDAY SUMMER CAMP CONDUCTED BY THE ROTARACT CLUB OF HINDUJA COLLEGE (RCHC) FOR LIGHTHOUSE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES – AND LEARN AND GROW THEY DID! The online camp was conducted from April 29th, 2021, to May 3rd, 2021, by Rtrs. Palin Rathor and Riya Jain. From cotton painting to spot...
APRIL 24TH, 2021, DAWNED TO AN EXCITED GROUP OF LIGHTHOUSE STUDENTS AS IT WAS THE FINALE OF THEIR SUMMER CAMP. STUDENT PERFORMANCES WERE PRE-RECORDED TO CIRCUMVENT CONNECTIVITY GLITCHES. The programme began with the oldest students (standards 3 to 5) taking turns to narrate the story of Walt Disney. This was followed by a guessing game where...
SCHOOL’S OUT AND SUMMER IS HERE, SO IT’S TIME FOR FUN! A SUMMER CAMP WITH PLENTY OF EXCITING ACTIVITIES WAS ORGANISED FOR LIGHTHOUSE STUDENTS IN APRIL. Despite the pandemic restrictions on offline classes, Lighthouse staff worked hard to plan stimulating activities online. The theme of this year’s summer camp was Disney. During the K.G. camp which commenced...
THE ANTICIPATION AND JOY WITH WHICH WE CAREFULLY SCRAPED OFF PORTIONS OF BLACK WAX COATING TO REVEAL A MULTIHUED DESIGN UNDERNEATH IS A CHILDHOOD MEMORY MANY OF US CHERISH. On Saturday, March 20th, our Lighthouse students of classes 3 to 5 experienced the same joy during their weekly art and craft class. The activity commenced with children...
SKETCHING THE VISION – A WEEKEND WORKSHOP WITH THE STREET CHILDREN OF SALAAM BAALAK SUPPORTED BY CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE OF RCB WAS ORGANISED BY THE ROTARACT CLUB OF H.R. COLLEGE ON MARCH 11TH, 2021. 35 children were taught the benefits of using a cloth bag over plastic. The main aim of the project was to educate...
MOSAIC ART, DANCING, MANNERS AND ETIQUETTE – ALL THESE WERE COVERED DURING SESSIONS CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM RCISME (ROTARACT CLUB OF INDIAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP), FOR OUR LIGHTHOUSE CHILDREN, RECENTLY. Sessions were spread over four weeks with each group of volunteers assigned a specific class – K.G., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th. From public speaking...
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY’S CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE WAS OVERJOYED TO PLAN AN EVENT FOR RTN. SATYAN ISRANI’S SON SAMAKSH AND WISHES HIM A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE. As Master Samaksh Israni turned seven, he shared his special day with the street children of Salaam Baalak supported by RCB. And when we say birthday party, we are...
Child Welfare Committee of Rotary Club of Bombay in association with Sai Samartha Sanstha organised a drawing competition on February 14th, to celebrate Valentine’s Day. 400 children from chawls of Lower Parel and under-privileged children from surrounding areas participated in an art competition that showed their creative skills. This was organised at the BMC school of GK...
‘Multiplication is vexation, Division is as bad’: thus goes a nursery rhyme but not for our Lighthouse students any more. A Vedic Maths course introduced by co-ordinator Manisha Ahuja from NGO Vidya is the newest addition to their activity roster. Biweekly online classes are conducted by Ms. Rajashree Patne, an experienced teacher from Pune for classes 1...
The Anusuya Devi Taparia Junior College in Talwada was set up in 2008 with a magnificent donation of Rs. 45 lakh from Rtn. Bharat Taparia. In the past 12 years, however, the Junior College needed repairs and renovation. When our Club approached Mr. Bharat Taparia, he magnanimously sanctioned Rs. 25 lakh for the same. We have...
Many fairy tales begin with ‘Once upon a time’. This popular beginning was used for a series of story sessions conducted for Lighthouse students recently. The sessions were the outcome of online workshops conducted by Ms. Jayshri Murali previously, to help teachers hone their storytelling skills. The sessions began with the KG tots listening attentively as the...
Flag From Home, an RCB event in collaboration with RCISME, celebrated Republic Day with Lighthouse kids. This project was organised for children ranging from Sr. Kg right up to the grade 5. It was a one-day project filled with fun, laughter and a lot of learning. While the project was held for kids, many elderly...