Child of the Week: Shilpa Kamraj
Child of the Week: Shilpa Kamraj Grade: 6 Age: 11 Family Background: My father makes rubber sheets from goat skins. I have two sisters. Yamuna is the eldest and is 18 years old. Ganga is 14 years old. My elder sister makes food for us at home. She makes yummy chapatti, tomato chutney and...
Child of the Week: Jayanthi Kanthalal
Child of the Week: Jayanthi Kanthalal Grade: Kindergarten Family Background: I am from Bangalore. My dad works in the slippers (cobbler) and my mom she works in a house for a family. Hobbies: I like to color. I like to write ABC and 123. Future Goals: I want to be a teacher. Favorite thing about Shanti...
Child of the Week: Prem Prasath
Child of the Week: Prem Prasath Name: Prem Prasath Grade: 11th Family Background: My mother’s name is Tulasi Bai and my dad’s name is Ravi Prasath. Both my parents grew up really poor, my mother being a little better off than my dad. My mom grew up with both parents, three brothers and one sister....
Child of the Week: Naveen Kumar
Child of the Week: Naveen Kumar Grade: 4th From: Arni, Tamil Nadu Family Background: My father’s name is Shiva and he is a driver. My mother’s name is Akila. She works on a farm. My parents never finished high school. I have one brother named Satish. He is seven years old. In his school...
Holiday Cheer from the kids at Shanti Bhavan
Dear friends, We hope you have enjoyed the holidays and had a wonderful season. The children of Shanti Bhavan have been busy too, and they have plenty to share. So please sit back and enjoy this journey with us as we bring you stories, poetry, photos and a little holiday cheer from the kids! ...
Child of the Week: Sathya Gayathri
Child of the Week Week 1: December 19, 2011 Contributed by: Marisa Plescia, Darius Alemzadeh, Rahil Tejani Name: Sathya Gayathri Grade: 10 From: Krishnaguri, Tamil Nadu Family Background: At home, I have my mother and stepfather. I never met my real father. My stepdad is Muslim but we are Hindus. At...
Fall 2011 Newsletter
Dear friends, The New Year is just around the corner, but at Shanti Bhavan there are still plenty of exciting things going on! Here are two stories, written by our very our own children, about their trip to Mercedes Benz and the celebrations for Diwali. We hope you enjoy. In this Newsletter: Diwali Celebration...
Recent graduate Karthika featured in local News 9 interview
Watch the wonderful 2 part interview on YouTube.
Shanti Bhavan Presents: The Class of 2011
Meet the Class of 2011 in this stunning video. Each graduate shares their favorite memories of Shanti Bhavan and their dreams. See how much the children have grown since they came to our school 13 years ago!
The Spring 2011 newsletter out featuring our new graduates
Dear friends, We couldn’t be more excited about our second graduation which will take place on June 3rd through the 5th! There will be performances by the children, staff and volunteers, as well as panels to help our graduates prepare for college. It is an exciting time for our entire community as we celebrate our children’s...
2011 Personal Statements – Hope Risen From Flame
Hope Risen From Flame I was five when I faced my first enemy. I watched helplessly as the man, who called me, ‘son’, poured kerosene over my mother. My hatred for him rose up in angry flames like the ones eating away at my mother’s skin, as I tried to pull him away from her....
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