Thank You Cards by Siragu Children

Children are our Creative Guru. In Siragu, we ask the children to draw pictures with more imagination. It is also a class room activity and all the children participate in this. We were love to see the way they expressed their thoughts into action.

"Whenever a guest drop into the school, they prepare a gift on their own, by picking up the leaves of trees and plants and make use of scrap materials available in the school".

"Recently we clent the place and kept all the stuff in one room, that time two foreign guest have come to the school". "Children turned with gift with good packing and when guest got surprised to open it, there are lots of old teddy bear toys inside". "All of us thrilled with excitement and appreciated the group of children who did this job and respect their affection shown to other person".

They themselves designed their 'thank you' cards and we send the same to the donors along with the donation receipt. Look at some of the thank you cards shown here and may be some of them are already at your hand.

Contributions of our beloved Madras Knight Round Table 181

3 class rooms and Siragu children in the year 2006

The partnership between Madras Knights Round Table 181, the youngest Round Table in Chennai and "Siragu School" run by the Suyam Charitable Trust dates back to the year 2004.

MKRT 181, bowled over by the efforts and determination of Ms Uma and Mr Muthuram and understanding the importance of permanent infrastructure for the "Siragu School", pledged to take up the School as their Long Term Project, thereby committing to construct 9 classrooms from scratch in a phased manner for the School's Primary Block.

True to their committment, the Table constructed 3 class rooms in the year 2004-05, 1 class room in the year 2005-06 and is in the process of completing 3 classrooms in the year 2006-07 thereby completing 7 out of 9 classrooms that have been promised. The remaining 2 classrooms would be complete by the beginning of the Academic Year 2008-09 thus fulfilling the promise of putting up the primary block for the school.

children with tablers 25.06.06

The Table has also been meeting adhoc requirements of the school in terms of Electrical items ( Fans, Tubelights), provisions et al during various occassions.

bhoomi pooja held on 25.06.06 for 4th class room_Chairman Mr.Kaval

inaguration of 4th class room on 17.09.06_Chairman Mr.Balaji (left)

further 3 class rooms construction in progress as on 16.06.2007


<-- thank u all tablers for your contributions -->

Sports Day Celebration at Siragu on 03.03.2007

Siragu celebrated Sports Day on 03.03.2007. Compare to last year, this year there is more involvement of parents and teachers in the sports is the highlight of the celebration. Children won several prizes with medals and certificates and the staff members also given gifts. Team work once again proven. Our special thanks to Roundtabler Mr.Manjoj of MKRT181 towards his contribution of Rs.4000/- towards purchase of gift items and love and regards to all.

Peace Tree in Siragu!!!

Mitra (a filmmaker-teacher friend of the Acchor team) had asked if the kids at Siragu would build a Peace Tree if she gave them all the necessary materials and details.
The Peace Tree was initially done by kids at Ontario, Canada.
The kids at Siragu always love to do anything new and innovative and they are ever ready to take up creative workshops like these, especially where Peace is the issue!
Muthuram was given the details on Jan 31st 2007 about the kids implementing a Peace Tree at Siragu Montessori School.
On the 1st of February 2007, just one day after the Siragu kids got the details, they had implemented the Peace Tree in one hour!
This itself is proof that the kids are so enthusiastic about connecting with the kids across the world in a Peaceful manner.
If this continues, the kids will make friends with others around the world and also influence the adults into Peace activities!
The day is not far!

Let us join together with the kids and spread the Peace in our Planet!!!
For Further details on the Peace tree please visit http://sandalwoodproductions.com/peacetree/index.html
http://acchor.blogspot.com/2007/01/peace-tree.html

Children's cultural show in fund raising event

On 1st of February 2007, Leo Club of Madras Egmore - a chennai based club run by group of college students organised a fund raising event for our Siragu Montessori School.
Mime artists of Siragu.




Children displays dress code of different states of India.

a mime artist of siragu says he is come from Australia!

Sand Light House

We talk to trees...and of course they do listen to us

Activities and our Art Works

Togetherness

We all breathe the same air, walk the same earth, have the same sky and sun to protect us, drink the same water…there is an underlying cord that connects us all. We are all equal and unconditional love is possible.

Happy Family

We are a happppppppppyyyyyyyyyy family…join us anytime!

Unconditional love

Unconditional love is possible…take it from me and share it with the world!

Happiness

The happiness/ radiance that resides in the hearts and souls of the kids…shows on their faces… can you feel it?

Positive Environment

A wonderful positive environment to play ball or any other game and of course sliding. zooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm.

Ball Pass

Pass on the ball with the love… to all those who wait.

Bigger Family

A beautiful family that will soon get bigger and bigger!

No Fear for Camera

The kids have absolutely no inhibitions while standing amidst crowds or facing the camera. They recite poems, names of countries in the worlds, sing songs and talk about activities at Siragu Montessori school

Visiting the pavement dwellers

Uma and Muthuram visit the pavement dwellers very often and treat them as their own family. It took them almost 8 years to gain these peoples trust so that they would send their kids to school. These are first generation kids who have families that have never attended school

Pre School Activities

The pre school children sort out colors in the board with the pieces given to them. They are familiar with all the shapes and try to detect colors and shapes in everything they do and every place they go. When they see vegetables, walls etc., they relate to colors. At the same time when they see the sun or moon or the black board, they identify shapes instantly. They relate whatever they study in their class in their daily routines and come up with lots of examples

About Us

Siragu Montessori School started in June 2003 and is a unit of Suyam, which is a Charitable Trust. It was started especially for children of the pavement dwellers and mendicants. This community never had any real opportunities for breaking out of their situation. Siragu was started with the objective of providing quality education to first-generation learners. SIRAGU started not only for street children but also for children from brick chambers and various parts of the society