The Ashoka Tree Blog

A five year old might not know what Children's Day is about, but as adults we wanted them to feel what childhood is all about  -fun and magical! And what better way than to have them enjoy a magic show? For Children's Day, 6 anganwadis from the Tripunitura area got together in the morning. After tucking in hot pazhamporis and butter cookies, the children watched magician Kutty in awe as he pulled flowers out of an empty hat and made a table float. For most of them, it was their first magic show and they cheered on the whole time. After an hour of being entertained, happy children went back to their schools with many stories to tell their families when they got back home.

The Ashoka Tree decided to redo a patchy wall in an anganwadi so it could light up the room. We also decided that we would paint numbers, shapes and colours instead of random pictures so it can turn into an educational wall. After three days of scrapping, plastering, painting and drying, we had a lovely yellow wall. With the help of young volunteers, we painted numbers and shapes as well. The teacher can now teach children without having to point them out in a book.  The Ashoka Tree team believes that such innovative ideas can help change the way we teach and children learn.