‘Montessori education’ exposure to the parents of kinder garden kids of SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School supported by OFI

Montessori Activity based learning: a participating kid and mother

 Ms.Corlie,OFI Teacher volunteer in SEVAI School reports from SEVAI Shanthi School, as: "SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School Team of Pettavaithalai with the support of OFI,believes that working together with families and community in collaborative and respectful relationships plays a paramount role in children’s education and their development. That's why we ,SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School team, Pettavaithalai organized today(29th Feb 2020) an

opening session with the parents from Lower Kinder Garten and teachers to

Corlie Teacher

permit them having an exposure to the Montessori method and activities. We

were really glad to welcome in total 65 parents (on 81 children). The Montessori activities were disposed on benches under the auditorium. All the students respectively demonstrated their parents the process of each activity immersed in a calm environment. Then, all parents joined their children to share this learning experience. At the end, they were impressed about the ability of their children to stay focus during all

Inspired learning by school kids

the activity, especially when it comes to a precise and careful hands-on. It was also an excellent exchange opportunity between the parents, the students and the teachers. The parents appreciated the explanations of the teachers and the teachers showed satisfaction on this interchange.

They all testified the improvement of their children’s capacity for self-regulation and independence in their daily practice. Some parents were amazed by the significant gain in autonomy. They all gave the example

Kids learn with creative play-Excited Parents

of the mat and their habits to put everything in the right order. They surely testified that the method enhanced their daily routine gestures.  

The aim of the day was to combine the proven methodology of Montessori education and expose the parents to a deeper knowledge on their children's education. Both parents and teachers thought it was a wonderful and successful morning. They were all really thankful!  Next Saturday, it will be the turn of UKG's parents!"-posted by Govin

Kids share learning  demo with  their parents

SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School visited Rural and Watershed Technology centre of SEVAI supported by OFI.

Students visit Dasilnaikanor  watershed Replica

SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School Senior Students those learn Watershed as part of their study visited Watershed Technology centre in Sirugamani promoted by SEVAI with the support of OFI on 27^th February commuting by School bus supported by Hirzel Foundation. The subject teachers and Principal of the School accompanied the students. The students visited the Watershed replica and tree plantation and Tree Nursery growing process. The students are made to understand how the rain water is harvested through watershed, the students noted the locations of the watershed, functions of contour bunds, gully plugs, check dams and tree plantation, water recharge structures and plantation and Agriculture operations designed in the Watershed Technology Model.  The

Students note Importance of watershed tree plantation 

Technology centre expert enlightened the students that there are two watersheds are being implemented by SEVAI. This watershed replica of DasilNiackanoor watershed is a demo for the watershed learning. The Watershed expert added, “Water is essential for life to survive on earth. A watershed is the land through which all water flows as it enters a body of water. Watershed is a natural hydrologic entity that encompasses a 'specific area' stretch of land surface where from rainfall or run off flows to a 'specific defined drain. Watersheds have land that is at higher elevations and moves downhill from higher land to lower land. When rain falls, water moves through the watershed by either being absorbed into the ground or traveling on top of it. As water is absorbed underground, it becomes groundwater and can move through the rocks and minerals below the surface. Humans, plants, and animals all need water to survive, and

Students visit Tree Nursery and watershed model

watersheds are the source of all the water we use. Whether it's traveling underground or on the surface, humans use the water in a watershed for: drinking, washing, powering hydroelectric power plants, growing crops, and literally anything that uses water. Watershed education helps us to know the role of water in our collective future. The

Understanding of Watershed concept 

study of watersheds, rivers, lakes, and their ecological offers students opportunities to be aware of the importance of water, for ecological health, and development. Students who know where their water comes from and how watersheds are impacted by human and natural activities can become more engaged community members, better environmental stewards, and investigative witnesses within their local and global environments”. The watershed management experts narrated the importance tree Plantation as an integral part of watershed project as   as trees are important as they improve the life and fulfil essential

needs of mankind. The expert added, “Trees beautify our surroundings, purify our air, act as sound barriers, manufacture precious oxygen, and help us save energy through their cooling shade in summer and their wind reduction in winter. Tree Plantation drives combat many environmental issues like deforestation, erosion of soil, global warming and hence enhancing the beauty and balance of the environment”. The School Principal Ms.Chitra said that this exposure to watershed technology centre and tree nursery raising projects is very useful for the students of the school and she thanked SEVAI, OFI, for giving such an opportunity for students and school.-Govin

"Parents Blessing Ceremony" in SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School.

Students greet their parents, parents bless their children

SEVAI Shanthi Matric Higher Secondary School Team has organized "Parents

Parent's blessings

Blessing Ceremony" on 26,Feb at 7.30 AM, as part of motivational programme for the 10th, 11th and 12th standards students appearing for Government Board Examinations. School Teachers and the Parents of students piously participated in ‘blessing their children’. Mrs.P. Chitra, the Principal of the school appreciated the parents and students and teachers for this initiative of get-together.Mrs. R. Kavitha, the Tamil Teacher shared about the importance of Parents blessing for the all the students. She quoted a well known Tamil verse " Thayir sirantha..kovilum illai..thanthai soll mikka manthiram illai.", which means mother and father are the prime god and their words are divine for a child's holistic development. The parents blessed their children appearing for the public Examination for their excellent academic performance. The students also paid respects to their parents in these educational convention blessings with integrated prayer.   -Govin

State Girl Child Protection Day’ Observed by SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School.

SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School observed, the Former Chief Minister Ms.Jayalalithaa’s birthday, 24th February as the ‘State Girl Child Protection Day’, as announced by Government of Tamilnadu.

Principal Ms.Chitra appreciated the ICHEC Project 2020 in SEVAI School.

Principal Ms.Chitra appreciated the ICHEC Project 2020 in SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School and addressed on 21^st Morning, “Dear Mr. Vincent, Staff members of ICHEC and ICHEC SEVAI School Team-2020, and Allur Team,

Constructed classs rooms in SSMHSS,

Good morning. On behalf of the management, teachers and the students of SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, as Principal, I express my appreciation for the excellent work done by ICHEC school team-2020 in School class room with staircase and toilets in our annexure building construction for the past three weeks in group effort with our local construction professionals.SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School  is very grateful for the valuable contribution of ICHEC for the construction of class rooms and also community hall for the School. We, SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School started our journey with ICHEC 10 years back, when the school students’ strength was around 700 students. Currently 1700 students are pursuing their studies in our school. We needed class rooms as the school has to admit more number of rural students from the surrounding villages. Having understood the additional class rooms for the School, ICHEC extended helping hand for the construction of additional class rooms over the years; we are able to admit additional rural

Principal with ICHEC Staff

students in our school. We are also incredibly grateful for ICHEC and Smile Foundation for helping in the construction of school Auditorium in our school, this facility is extremely functional for conducting students’ assembly, tutoring students the afterschool program, conducting common examinations, using as the venue for observing the days of importance for School Students etc.  The School Auditorium has really made a difference in our schools’ performance standards. The efforts of ICHEC volunteers are a vital part of our school community. The students of ICHEC -2020 in SEVAI School followed the rules of the schools and interacted with the students, teachers and construction workers. The ICHEC students also visited the native villages of the students of the school and they traveled together with school students in school bus as socialization process with the school community and there is also mutual interactions took place  between ICHEC students and  SEVAI School students”. -Govin

K.Govindaraju, Director,SEVAI appreciates ICHEC –India 2020 projects.

Class room constructed in SEVAI School

K.Govindaraju, Director, SEVAI, Trichy based NGO appreciates ICHEC –India 2020 projects addressed,

“Dear Mr. Vincent Haurt, team Members and ICHEC students of Allur Community centre construction and School class room construction projects- 2020,

Good evening.

At the outset, as Director of SEVAI, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to ICHEC Senior Management, staff members and students of ICHEC both teams, Allur and SEVAI Shanthi School of -2020 for the efficient involvement of the construction projects in Allur and Shanthi School.

We are grateful to Senior Management of ICHEC Business School, Brussels and the Director of Mr. Vincent   Haurt and ably assisted by the supportive staff members for selecting SEVAI for this partnership nearly for two decades. SEVAI has been partners with ICHEC for 17 years now. ICHEC has been financing for housing, construction of school class rooms and construction community centers and wok sheds for livelihood projects for local poor people of the villages of Trichirapalli District.

India includes varied ecological formations along with cultural diversity and historical heritage. Over the years, India has grown manifold and embraced changes to keep up with the dynamics of the world. ICHEC Students, Being volunteers in SEVAI in India can be complex as well as rewarding experiences of life. You students of ICHEC, coming and working on voluntary basis in SEVAI in India would have gained familiarity about this part of the country and its language and culture and would have developed leadership skills, self-confidence and a greater understanding of the local work culture around you in both projects.

As students’ volunteers from Belgium coming for three weeks you, ICHEC Students

Community centre constructed in SEVAI Allur

must have certainly come across things that amazed, challenged, and changed you. In spite of the rapid development, India still faces several socio-economic problems including illiteracy, issues pertaining to women and children, poverty, lack of sanitation facilities etc. You might find yourself questioning and constantly evaluating your definitions of ‘social work’, ‘volunteerism’ and ‘service’. We, SEVAI sincerely appreciate ICHEC Business School Students team students’ labor-intensive support of the construction process of Community Hall construction situated in SEVAI centre, Allur as well as SEVAI Shanthi School class room constructions. ICHEC Team students worked friendly with community people, students, construction workers, masons,electricians,painters and roof fixing professionals, barbenders and plumbers etc.in both Allur and SEVAI School projects and it also gave happiness for the local construction workers for expressive communication with quality construction works.

ICHEC Volunteers provided a selfless service with no financial benefit for the ICHEC students but for the students of SEVAI School and rural community of Allur. The community center in Allur is constructed in a manner, which is conductive to the rural communities needs for accommodating around 150 persons at a time with the stage facilities and electrical fittings and eye pleasing colors.

Workshed Roofing for training youth

The Classroom constructed by ICHEC in SEVAI Shanthi School has ventilation, veranda space and adequate space for learning and teaching process as teacher - students’ friendly, the best place and mark of experiences and emotions and educational memories of each and every student. Both the projects in Allur and SEVAI School will be put in use as soon the inauguration is over for the purpose of the construction of buildings aimed at.

"We, SEVAI are very happy to receive ICHEC Team as volunteer in Trichy Villages. The ICHEC Students are cheerful and adaptive to local culture and living conditions, foods and work culture.  They are work conscious and respect local customs   and during their stay of thee weeks, they were always eager to learn and inquire about our community life as they also share their experiences with us.

The ICHEC students are quick learners and as they understood the daily

ICHEC Staff expresses her happiness

working, they took initiatives to help with things on their own but falling in line with the targeted community Centre construction works with construction field professionals. The students liked being in the nature and was engaged in many physical tasks. Each time we inquired about their well-being, the students smile and say "everything is fine, we are always fine". The students have positive attitude to work and socialize with local community people.

On behalf of SEVAI and target villages’ community of Allur and SEVAI Shanthi School, I want to express our great appreciation for the management of ICHEC and its students for sincere efforts in the construction of  school class rooms in SEVAI Shanthi School, Allur Community Centre and up gradation of rural technology centre in Sirugamani.We wish more success and hope to strengthen our relationship with mutual cooperation with ICHEC and great success for the students in their studies”.

Equal Health Australia and SEVAI Trichy organized free spectacles distribution project.

Providing suitable spectacles to a villager by Equal Health

Equal Health Australia has provided spectacles to 2458 persons in February 2020 in SEVAI target Villages, such as Arumbuhal Nagar- Pettavaithalai, Allur and Amoor of Trichirapalli District and Melapatty of Karur District of Tamilnadu from 3^rd to 12^th February, 2020.Mr.Paul Clarke, Director of Equal Health with six more health volunteers namely Ms. Hardie Angela, Ms.Ashlea Rusby, Mr. Khyber Alam, Ms. Na Pham,  Ms.Sue Strachan and Ms. Unnamalai Chidambaram in collaboration of SEVAI team conducted the spectacles to the needy population after professional screening of the vision of the villages. Equal Health, Australia conducts this program more than a decade in these village localities and villagers express their appreciation to Equal Health and SEVAI for organizing such an important vision support program.K.Govindaraju, Director SEVAI 

Certificate of Appreciation to a volunteer

appreciated the services of Equal Health Team and said, “Optical services provided by Equal Health not only improves the vision of the people and it is also a powerful social and economic development tool as equal Health provides free spectacles, vision screening and bring the wonder of clear vision to the poor people those need support of spectacles and the spectacles improve daily functioning, productivity, and earning potential, creating a better probability of eliminating  poverty, enhancing learning, and with  spectacles, the beneficiaries of this project  see well.” SEVAI Shanthi Higher Secondary School students, SEVAI volunteers and rural people volunteered in organizing the spectacles distribution projects in remote villages.-Kris

Boys Club launched in SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School with the initiative of Police officials in Pettavaithalai.

School boys club with Police Officials and School teachers

Boys Club was launched in SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School with the initiative of Police officials in Pettavaithalai on 12th February 2020. Mrs. Rubini, Sub Inspector of Police, Pettavaithalai and her associates commenced Boys Club with the association of the School Administration of SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pettavaithalai. Higher Secondary classes’ students actively enrolled themselves of the members of the Boys club. School Physcial Directors of School Mrs.K.Maheswari and Mr.N.Kannan organized a volley ball match event between two houses of SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School team with the guidance and support and presence of Police Officials. The School students, teachers and especially police officials encouraged the school teams those were playing volley ball match.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Ms.Rubini  presented the prizes to winners at the end of the sports meet.  Mr.K.Devendran, School Welfare officer and the School Principal Ms.Chitra and senior management team of School coordinated the program and thanked the Police Officials for their initiative of launching the Boys club in the School. When the Blog Writer contacted the Principal over phone, Madam Principal Chitra enlightened the salient features of the function and especially  appreciated the involvement Sub-Inspector of Police and shared her views as, “engaging children in sports has health benefits and  education benefits such as motor, cognitive, social, cultural and moral developments in the  areas of learning.The club managed by a Physical Director of School with the guidance of Police Officials will be functional in the school, providing children a space for recreation and reading apart from engaging in sports and games. This would create a chance for students from the margins to grab unique opportunities to showcase and sharpen their talents and ensure that their time is spent in productive ways".-Govin

SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School celebrated its 23rd Annual Day on 8, Feb.2020.

Principal Ms.Chitra presents introductory speech

SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School celebrated its 23^rd Annual Day on 8^th February 2020. Principal Chita Balasubramainan welcomed the gathering and also presented the school annual report.In the School Annual Report, the Principal highlighted,"SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Pettavaithalai was established 23 years back with around 72 children and today we proudly educate nearly around 1700 students.  What defines us is our warm and dedicated team of teaching and support staff who work as one cohesive unit to create a learning environment that is lively, motivating and fun for each child with eventual objective at SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School is to offer each student with a strong foundation for life, so that the student can flourish as a energetic student and the school also believes that education will allow the child to bloom, blossom and thrives, giving them the right platform where they work towards becoming a responsible citizen. The School offers Comprehensive Coaching for public examination appearing students with result based focused coaching for students and special coaching for needy students’ of ninth standard. The SSMHS School gives opportunities of school students for perform cultural events as being invaluable and enjoyable as their  own right and  participation. Extracurricular activities offered in this school helps students succeed in much more than just their academic endeavors such as gaining a stronger mind, Training in professional skills, a wider social circle, Better time management, Exploration of interests. These are just some of the reasons why it's so important to celebrate different cultures in the School. It helps build tolerance, curiosity and respect for others. Celebrating events and festivals in SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary School have become an integral part of learning and building a strong cultural belief. Such events bring students closer to traditional and cultural belief. A close bond is built between the students as they understand each other’s different interests. Apart from building relationship and friendship, such celebration brings happiness and love among-st the students".

 Smt. Kamala, Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Trichy presided over the function.Smt.Geetha, District Child Protection officer; Trichy delivered the key note address.  Mr. Vincent Haurt, Director of ICHCE Business school, Belgium, Mr. Paul Clarke, Director, equal Health Australia, Dr.Aleem, Trichy District Welfare Committee   member felicitated on this occasions. The School Toppers and winner of sports were given prizes by the guests of honor.  School Children performed cultural events on this occasion.Smt.Meena Senior Teacher proposed vote of thanks.-Govin
           Cultural events performed by school students and guests.