The Sakthi Montessori School

Namma Veedu   "Our Home"

Thanks to all the contributors to help start the Sakthi Montessori school for  the underprivileged children in a southern Indian village called Sendurai, Madurai (Dindugal) District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Land was procured for the school in 2007. But due to insufficient funds to construct own building, we have started in a rental place in December 2007. Please see the photos. We plan to start construct own building in 2008.

Sakthi School building -2007                                                                      Our  School - A Journey towards Knowledge

The sacred lamp of wisdom                                                                   Our children involved in work

A child's true concentration                                                                  School's applied &  sensorial environment

Montessori material in namma veedu School                                       Evolution taught in school

Montessori is alive in his perfect pouring activity              Our reading corner                                            Our Stock Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Outer orderliness initiates the inner discipline                                   Pink tower under construction   Our EPL materials for the beginners

                                              

School Land for constructing own building in 2008                                                 Hidden Treasure        

Dr. Montessori and Ms. Rukmini Arundael                                                          Sendurai village view

    A DAY IN OUR MONTESSORI HOUSE OF CHILDREN

1. Morning 8.30 – 9 am. Teachers open the school and start welcoming the children.  
2. Children bring flowers and offer to the Almighty everyday.
3. Teachers and children settle for the morning prayers. We have our own chants from ancient scriptures in Tamil
    and Sanskrit languages. The chants are positive statements and are chanted loudly to bring positive vibrations
    to oneself and  the environment.
4. The sacred traditional lamp is  lighted as a symbol of knowledge . It is light that illuminates everything which
otherwise would be dark (Ignorance).
5. After the chants, we are practicing deep breathing exercise and simple muscular activities to warm up our body.
Good blood flow makes the brain active for excellent receptiveness and learning.
6. We meditate for a minute, by remaining silent and observe the breath and thoughts. We do the ‘’Shanthi mantra’’
[chants for inner and outer peace]. Then we look at   Dr. Montessori and Ms.Rukminidevi Arundael ‘s photo and
 thank them. After this,   we salute our nation flag.
7. Children choose their essential practical life activities [ EPL].
8. New presentation will be given based on the day, weekly  and monthly plans.
9. Individual plans for the children will be carried out based on the daily need.
10. From 9.20 to 11. 20 am this activity happens. After 10 minutes break, the school begins the English and Tamil
language program.
11. 12 pm , the children are involved in physical education.
12. 12.30pm, parents take back the children.
13. Before leaving again children pray for peace and leave the school.
14. The teachers  write every day report on every child’s activities of the day.
15. Teachers check the environment and prepare for the next day work with a helper.
16. The teachers also record the daily observation, accounts, attendance, regularly.
17. We restrict junk food for snacks.  We give only fresh fruits and nuts and cooked pulses and legumes.
18. The school demands the parents to see their children’s work on every Monday. Every day the exercises done
by the children are recorded in individual note books in local language (Tamil).
19. Every festival is getting celebrated in the school highlighting the reason and significance. This imparts the children
our tradition and rich cultural heritage.
20. Every 100th day will the school term ends.
21. All week ends are holidays.
22. Parents will be consulted regularly about the changes they see in their children after attending school.
23. The school is spreading Dr. Montessori’s ideas, thoughts and methods through simple writing in Tamil . Every 10 days
will hold one such Montessori saying in the school hall.
24. Every Friday art and craft classes are carried out.
25. Music and drama are also part of the classes helping the children to express their emotions, ideas and talents..
26. Every movement in a Montessori environment is a lesson. So we are aware about each activity.
27. We are planning to introduce short audio- video learning  sessions, outdoor field trips  in near future.
28. We make sure that Children are enjoying the school.

Dr.Madeshwaran Reports about the School

The One Month Old School  - Feb 2008. (Feb 2008)

The School Events - Feb 2008. (Feb 2008)

The School Events - Jan 2008. (Feb 2008)

The EPL activities of Children at our school. (Jan 2008)

The Sensorial Materials at our school. (Jan 2008)

Please help to meet our needs at school. (Jan 2008)

Dr.Madeswaran recollects  incidents in 2002-2007 that shaped the school.

Why we chose Sendurai Village for the school.

December 25th, 2007, the Day Namma Veeedu School Blossomed (Jan 2008).

Small and easy contributions/strong

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