The school's 50th birthday

Happy birthday to the school. I was privileged to have attended the celebration today. Many of the alumuni had shared their memories and what the school means to them, so thought of adding my contributions as well. I vivdly remember my interview for admission at the school. The moment I was with all the other students i decided that from that moment I'm going to change my life. There was Bina akka and Vaishnavi akka. They had asked us to draw a school we were to begin. Like if we were to start a school how would it look what would it have ect ...

I was wasn't able to draw ..as I couldn't express myself through drawing much. So I went up to akka and gave her a blank paper, and asked her if I could write instead of drawing as I felt I can't express myself through drawing much. She urged me to draw but i insisted so she gave in to writing. After a while all the others had done their drawings...all so magnificent and I gave my paper with writings here and there. Akka asked me a few questions and then said I could go. And I was on waiting list and got in the next year, as school admits on vacancy basis for classes other than 11th, 5th and 1st I think.

I studied at school only for 3 years from 6th to 8th grade, but I assure it was those three year that changed my perspective of life. The school gave me self-confidence, the maturity to accept myself and take responsibility on my decisions, my best friends and my fav teachers.

Now out in this competitive world , I see the meaning behind the value they rooted in us from respect ,the helping tendency to giving us the space to think and voice our opinions.

Circle times, games and singing togather are the things I loved he most about school, and the class teachers period when we were allowed to play. During classes I would mainly be at two places, games ground or the library! Assemblies were a huge part of learning new things. We all did the Buddha play when we were leaving the old campus, that was one of a kind of production. Otherwise the other class plays for English and Hindi, I feel the main objective was to put yourself out of that comfort space and find your abilities. Not to miss the weaving classes the field trips,the night stay at the old campus, nature walks and Jayshree akka's English classes. The amounts of memories I hold are uncountable owing to the person I've become. The unique assignments, the freedom with discipline and the speech with respect, I'm grateful to The school for being instumental in finding myself.

- Bharathi Senthilkumar

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