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Volunteering at Anand Vidyalaya, Bangalore

Shruti Acharya | July 29, 2012 | 21 Comments

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“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”

― Mother Teresa

Anand Vidyalaya – rightly means the “School of Happiness” .. for that’s what it was. A study center filled with joy, laughter & innumerable smiles. The DhyanYog Society run AnandVidyalaya Study Centre at Bangalore is a study center that provides free tuition to under privileged students from classes 1 to 10 everyday for around 4 hours.When the volunteers posted on Facebook  that they were looking at people to teach the kids some extra curricular activities over the weekend, I approached them that I would love to be part of the amazing work these people did.

Now to set up any art / craft class activity for nearly 80+ kids, a proper structure & plan needed to be put in place. Any model like this has to be sustainable in the long run. So I set up an inventory of items that we would need. Apart from this we needed to use materials that would be easily available and are economical. So we decided to work with donated recyclable materials as much as we could. We are looking at you to support us . Please find all the details on my FB page note – For-a-good-cause-please-donate

Thanks to all the people who took the time and effort to drop items at the set up drop points and special thanks to Preethi, Savitha & Art for their donations to buy the craft materials. Together, the three of us bought paints, brushes, glue, sketch pens, chart papers an stuff that can be used by these children. I will be transporting all the materials in the days to come.

So yesterday was my first day interacting with them . The volunteers run this study center in a government school in Ejipura. They have rented out space in their basement & also use two classrooms to teach. Overall there are 100+ kids and on any day more than 80 kids ranging from 6 yrs to 14 yrs attend the study center.
The challenge for me to teach any Art / craft to the kids was to first understand their skills & interest levels. The best way to do that I thought was to divide them into 8 groups that included a good mix of all ages. The kids made themselves comfortable on the floor in the basement.

  Then we gave them a box of crayons, a box of markers, a box of poster colors in 6 basic colors, lots of sponge, brushes, pencils & a large whit chart paper. The instructions were simple. Each group had to draw a large flower and paint it in. All white space had to be colored in. Each kid should have one or the other task to do.Here is what the groups made.. my daughter & the kids of the volunteers also got inspired to paint something too!

A close up of their art..

The collection drive is open the whole month. If you would like to read more about Anand Vidyalaya,
Here are some links for you.
http://www.dhyanyogsociety.org
http://www.facebook.com/dhyanyogsociety
Items that you can donate 

 They are also looking at Individuals /  corporate who would like to sponsor a day out for these kids – Maybe a trip to the zoo, planetarium ,  industrial museum or aquarium. You can drop me an email at mymindfulmeanderings(at)gmail.com  if you need more info or would like to volunteer.

PS: from next week onwards, we’ll be using all the donated materials.

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About Shruti Acharya

Shruti is a writer, photographer, DIY lover, passionate homemaker, and the chief dreamer at ArtsyCraftsyMom.com . Shruti lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and daughter. She loves showcasing fun art activities, crafts for kids, celebrations, childrens books & all the craziness that is India.

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Comments

  1. Shama Nagarajan says

    July 29, 2012 at 9:02 am

    lovely work dear !!!!

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  2. Swaram says

    July 29, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    Awesome Shruti! Wud luv to accompany u when am in Bengaluru 🙂

    Reply
  3. artnavy says

    July 29, 2012 at 11:39 am

    Gorgeous Shruti- sorry could not join in to help!

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  4. Priya Sreeram says

    July 29, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    tht’s lovely !

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  5. ArtsyCraftsyMom says

    July 29, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    @shama – Thanks 🙂
    @art – hugs. after anush / ad’s bday maybe.
    @priya – thank you.
    @swaram – that would be lovely! 🙂

    Reply
  6. sandhya says

    July 29, 2012 at 3:52 pm

    Wow, these paintings look so professional!

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  7. Lavs says

    July 29, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    Lovely Shruti. Your work is very inspiring.
    Tagged you in my latest post. do check it out. thanks.

    Reply
  8. ArtsyCraftsyMom says

    July 29, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    @Sandhya – Don’t they? I plan to get cards printed for diwali…

    Reply
  9. ArtsyCraftsyMom says

    July 29, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    @lavs – thank you so much.
    I’m really really bad with tags. I’m so sorry. In my last 750+ posts, I might have 1 post when someone tagged me. Don’t think i will be able to do it.

    Reply
  10. Obsessivemom says

    July 30, 2012 at 7:16 am

    Wow.. this is just great. Good going Shruti… and that Diwali card idea is just super.

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  11. Anuradha Shankar says

    July 30, 2012 at 8:21 am

    wow!!! this is just fantastic! great going, Shruti! keep it up!

    Reply
  12. Life Begins says

    July 30, 2012 at 8:27 am

    Brilliant initiative and ever better art work. These kids painted some really beautiful flowers there. BEAUTIFUL!

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  13. lifeissongoflove says

    July 30, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Great job! Keep it up 🙂
    Lovely work by the kids… they all look so enthusiastic and had a great time.

    Reply
  14. Priya says

    July 30, 2012 at 9:06 am

    This is awesome Shruti!! Lovely creations..

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2012 at 9:25 am

    Win scholarships worth Rs. 1 lakh for your kids.
    All you parents out there participate now.

    http://on.fb.me/QkUi3X

    Reply
  16. Chris says

    July 31, 2012 at 4:10 am

    Hi there, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
    http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.ca/

    Reply
  17. Upcyclearean Mom says

    July 31, 2012 at 5:46 am

    The flowers are so bright and beautiful. Spreading cheer is such a joy and you have done it well 🙂 Kudos to you Shruti! This is such an effort 🙂

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  18. Kids Creative Chaos says

    July 31, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    I love the new header. These flowers are beautiful! I’m sharing them on my FB page for The Play Connection as the KBN share of the day.

    Reply
  19. [email protected] Dream Canvas says

    August 1, 2012 at 5:17 am

    Great work!!!

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  20. Dr Sonia S V says

    August 1, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Such an awesome job and so wonderful of you!

    Reply
  21. ArtsyCraftsyMom says

    August 2, 2012 at 5:51 am

    @sonia, Anu, Upcyclearean mom – thank you.
    @Chris – Thank you. Will drop by soon.
    @priya – thanks. You can get ammu once if you are free.
    @lifeissongoflove – Yes. I enjoyed working with them.
    @life begins – will get some cards printed soon.
    @anuradha shankar – Thank you.
    @OM- Soon 🙂

    Reply

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