Newsletter-2016-’17
Happy New Year from Jeevanpushp Charitable Trust. This academic year ( 2015-’16) we have an enrollment of has 124 children with 5 children appearing for the 10th board exams next April. This year 43 children in our school have been sponsored by family & friends.
Last academic year, 9 of our students appeared for the 10th Board exams through NIOS (National Institute Of Schooling) & all of them, 7 girls and 2 boys have passed with 1st class. The top scorer was Safina with 70%. All the 9 children have enrolled in different colleges & we paid their 1st term fees.
On Aug 12, 2015, Lions Club of Mumbai Juhu Beach Heaven visited our school. The children were taught children to make paper flowers, crafts and given snacks.They also honored the 10th Standard graduates with watches. Our school is one of their permanent project, and they also organized a painting project for the bigger girls later in the year and the proceeds of the sales will be used for the school picnic in February 2016.
Vibha Kodancha, a 15 year old student from California,US, visited us as a part of a project for Girl Scouts to work with the under- privileged .She had 25 donors, who donated in cash & kind in the US. Vibha brought jewellery and craft supplies & taught the school children to make bracelets. At the end of her stay, they had a sale & donated Rs.19,000 to the school. She also taught students computers, general knowledge, health & hygiene. She also gave the children stationery kits and hygiene kits. This was a rewarding experience for the students as well as Vibha.
On September 2nd.,Lions Club Of Mumbai Beach Heaven donated 2 laptops, used but in good condition to the 2 toppers in Std.10.Board Exams. Geometry boxes were given to students of Std.5,6,7,& 8. Ln. Vaishali Joshi gave a talk on career & also gave some counseling on career.
We ended the year 2015 with a school Christmas party on Dec.22nd., with decorations, snacks and gifts for all children donated by local sponsors,