We welcomed 2026 with a joyful picnic under the gentle winter sun. Children and teacher-learners came together to cook, share meals, sing, and celebrate. It was a simple yet powerful reminder that learning communities are built not just in classrooms, but around shared plates, laughter, and time spent together. This spirit of togetherness defined theContinue reading “January 2026: Welcoming 2026 in Jeevanshala’s unique way and a winter break”
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November 2025 : Students return to Jeevanshala
In the first week of November, children return to everyday learning at Jeevanshala after the festive break. Children came back refreshed, excited, and full of stories. They shared moments from their holidays – days spent fishing, playing cricket, visiting fairs, and enjoying time with family – bringing a sense of lived experience into the classroomContinue reading “November 2025 : Students return to Jeevanshala”
September 2025: Jeevanshala’s first-ever Science, Art and Craft Exhibition
September was a month of deep engagement, joyful collaboration, and powerful imagination at Jeevanshala. Learning moved far beyond textbooks as children explored ideas through role reversal, hands-on experiments, storytelling, and collective creation.The month began with a memorable Teacher’s Day celebration, where older students stepped into the role of Teacher-Learners and taught younger children. From history,Continue reading “September 2025: Jeevanshala’s first-ever Science, Art and Craft Exhibition”
August 2025: Celebrating Independence Day and a short monsoon break
This month at Jeevanshala was all about settling into the rhythm of the centre for new students, a 10-day monsoon break and creating unique systems for learning and growth. Learning was truly in full bloom. Children strengthened their English-speaking skills, explored maths and science through hands-on activities, and engaged joyfully with lessons designed as gamesContinue reading “August 2025: Celebrating Independence Day and a short monsoon break”
June 2025 – Learning under the tree and in open air
June at Jeevanshala was a vibrant month of learning that moved seamlessly between classrooms, playgrounds, trees, and community spaces. The month opened with children diving into hands-on activities that blended creativity with curiosity. Children participated in a bunch of things apart from academics from cleanliness drives and waste-to-art projects to counting pebbles under trees andContinue reading “June 2025 – Learning under the tree and in open air”
May 2025 – Welcoming New Students to Jeevanshala
May 2025 was a vibrant and meaningful month at Jeevanshala. Our learning spaces were filled with curiosity, creativity, and collective joy as children engaged in a wide range of academic, artistic, and outdoor activities. Through group learning, individual practice, and guided sessions with teachers, the children continued to grow not only academically, but also emotionallyContinue reading “May 2025 – Welcoming New Students to Jeevanshala”
April 2025 – Year ends on a high note with a Patna trip
In April, Jeevanshala halted operations for a Spring Break for the children, but before they went back to their homes, the senior children were beaming with energy for an educational trip to Patna that we organised for them. The younger ones went back home with their parents after the Parents-Teachers Meeting, and a total ofContinue reading “April 2025 – Year ends on a high note with a Patna trip”
Nov-Dec, 2023 – Wishing well for 2024!
We closed on 14th Oct and we came back in action on 25th November. The Teacher Learners (TL) team met to plan the children’s return. We made our day plans for the first week and also chalked out how to ensure the children were well equipped to deal with the cold. We started by watchingContinue reading “Nov-Dec, 2023 – Wishing well for 2024!”
August, 2023 – Learning and festivities go hand in hand!
After a short break in July, we were back in August. Like all other semesters this period was also marked by learning in and outside the classroom. Along with textbooks computers and non-textbook reading, of story books in and outside the library class, makes a large part of our children’s learning. And this month wasContinue reading “August, 2023 – Learning and festivities go hand in hand!”
Mosamat Budhiya Shiksha Nirman Sangathan 