Celebration of our 1st Birthday

We started our morning at the Morwadi centre which celebrated its first birthday today. The kids had decked themselves up in their finest. Now these kids love games so Reeves Bhaiyya played the role of a Mathemagician with them and enthralled them with a Math trick. After this, he introduced them to the fantastic Sudoku, to some the answers came easy while the rest decided to spend the day at home, cracking the code! The kids were then treated to some yummy cake.

A visit to the Vetalnagar centre was filled with a pleasant surprise. The kids had decided to speak in English about this festive day and had come well prepared. We do not know how they managed to put this together but they did a fantastic job. Some of them had their script in English, some English written in Marathi and some, part English and part Marathi. Guddi played anchor to the morning and the following is what they presented:

Good Morning Bhaiya and Didis.


At first Bhaiya taught us English and Dimple Didi taught us Drawing very nice. We like that very much.


I like Rashmi didi because Rashmi didi taught very nice, games also she took so that we like. Then Swati Didi taught us very good things. Swati didi tell us very nicely when we make mistakes, she take easily and Swati didi share all things in life. Swati didi live always happy. Swati didi tell about other good things which are not in books. Then Stella didi came and taught us. I like Stella didi. Now Seema didi teach very nice.


We have no tension about science and math. Seema didi teach us so we can’t fail in science and math.


So thankful to all didis and bhaiyas for teaching us good things.

Now my friend Sonali will tell us about what they learn in one year.


“Good Morning bhaiya and didis. Today we celebrate one year. I am happy today because I can speak English. I like Bhaiya and all didis.”


Now my friend Ashwini will come.


“Good morning Bhaiya and didis. At first bhaiya and didi came in our school, they met to our principal. Next day they came to our community. They take our small test. They told us they will teach us English, Math and Science. They take very less fees from us.


Bhaiya and didis teach us very nicely. Bhaiya give us good opportunity to learn so we can become good person when we will big. So who come to class they are very lucky.


Thanks to didis and bhaiya.”


Reshma come.


“Welcome to bhaiya and didi. At first we can’t speak English but now can speak English. When this centre open bhaiya and didi taught us good things. Other than book we learn about around us what happen. They arrange our trip to Shaniwarwadi, Aga Khan Palace, Empress Garden etc. They told all information about all points. We enjoyed our trip very much.


Thank to Bhaiya and Didi, they open this centre for us and we learn very good things in this year.”


I request to bhaiya to tell us about this centre what you feel.


“Well I am always really happy to come to this centre for three reasons:


First, you are all girls and I believe that girls in India must get educated and have the opportunity to learn, to earn and be independent. Second, you are always full of life.


Third, you ask – Bhaiyya how, Bhaiyya why, Bhaiyya please repeat. Children should always be inquisitive and want to learn more and you are inquisitive children and that is good.


One thing I would like to see better in your centre is the attendance, because if you come to centre everyday and come on time, you will learn more. I do not mind if you make masti, this is your age to make masti and enjoy. But you must come every day, that is more important.”


Thank you bhaiyya and didis.

The celebrated ended with a cake party.

Celebrating our First Birthday at Morwadi- Kids Speak

I like my centre so much because the teachers in the class I like so much. They teach so nice.


They can’t do difference between boys and girls. My centre’s name is Poveda Foundation, it is in Siddhalaxmi Company. Rajendra Bhaiyya was give we some place for teach. Dimple didi was do every day a special activity.

If we wrong or do any mistake then didi said no problem. I will again teach you. Dimple didi and Reeves bhayya was teach English. Swati Didi was Science and Math also teach so nicely.

Last year we were go to trip and Pune were saw. This year we will go to camp. When first day I will come to centre, I will afraid but next day I will happy. I have prize for speaking English, We were drawing. They show movies on the laptop. I am so lucky I am came to centre.

We have 30 children in our centre. They was take game everyday that’s why I like my centre so much.

- Rohit, Shubham N, Raju.


First day Dimple Didi and Reeves Bhaiya teach English ten Swati Didi teach Math and Science. When we came to centre then we try to talk in English. We learn English by playing games, we went to trip and had lots of fun. Swati didi teach very good. Many didis and bhaiyas come to our centre and we play games with them. They give us many things. We love our centre and Dimple Didi and Reeves bhaiya.

- Shraddha, Amrapali, Monika and Aarti


We give a few test in Dimple Didi’s room and we pass the test. Then we came into centre. There were Swati Didi, Dimple Didi, Kanchan Didi, Pooja Didi and some bhaiyyas.

Swati Didi teach us science and Math and Dimple Didi teach us English. It is very different from school, here we learn by playing games. First we did not know English but now we can speak in English and write English.

We love the centre.

- Raziya, Kajal, Pravin.

First day we were very afraid to come but when we saw Didi and Bhaiyya we were happy. There were many didis and bhaiyyas, we play games with them.

Swati Didi teaches us very nicely, I love coming to my centre and learning English.

- Joseph, Komal, Rubina, Akshay

I am first came to the centre, I met did and bhaiyya. I was very bad boy. But I came to the centre. I am very good boy. Today I can speak in English. First my math was very bad and today my. math is good because of Swati didi.

I am proud of my centre.

- Sagar

My name is Kailash, I first came to the center, I met to Swati Didi and Dimple Didi. Two didi is very good and bhaiyya very good.

Dimple didi English teach is very nice.

I love my centre.

- Kailash.

Poveda Kids- 3 months today!

Teaching young kids is a skill I thought I never had until I began teaching at the Nursery.


Each day of these 3 foundational months of the nursery has been filled with tremendous joy and learning. Nothing can compare to the smile you see on the face of these less than 3 year olds walking up to you early in the morning. I greet each student with a high five! And now even some of the non English speaking grandparents will tell their kids- high five de na bhaiyya la!

Learning at this age is fun, kids are extremely curious to know and see for themselves, they imitate quickly and remember fast. The kids are already familiar with alphabets and related words from A to H, they are familiar with a few colours, they know the days of the week and can count from 1 to 3. They are good at singing and know over a dozen rhymes.

The kids have been on a learning and fun excursion to the vegetable and fruit market and later to a park. They have celebrated Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami at the centre.

Their motor skills have developed fairly, they are good at sorting, at colouring and sticking and enjoy art and craft a lot.

Parents use a monthly schedule provided by us to send in snacks with the kids, this helps us maintain uniformity and link what’s in their snack boxes to what they are learning.

These kiddos totally and absolutely love the outdoors. Pre monsoon dry days and the brief respite we had in August gave the kids the opportunity to scurry and saunter all over the lawn.

The class starts with a few moments of silence and ends with a prayer. We have these young ones end each day’s class with the national anthem and exclaim Bharat Mata ki Jai!

Kids above 3 stay back every day for half an hour of writing initiation.


- Reeves Rodrigues