WARDS Events held in 2024
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Quizabled
-January 2024Our Children Arnald R & John Paul participated in the Quizabled finals held at BMS college Bangalore 0n 6th January 2024, organized by Seva In Action.
ADIP
-January 2024WARDS attended the ADIP(Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/ Appliances) distribution camp on 6th January 2024 at Ravindra Kala Kshetra organised by National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (Divyangjan) in collaboration with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt of India. The Chief Guest was Shri. Thawar Chand Gehlot, Excellency Governor of Karnataka and The Guest of Honour was Shri. Narayanaswamy, Hon’ble Minister of State – MSJ&E- GOI. We received 41 kits. The show put up by the 75 artists with disabilities from 5 different states including Karnataka was heart touching emphasizing “there is ability in disability”.
Rangoli Competition
-January 2024Rangoli competition was held on 11th January 2024. Children along with their teachers participated with much enthusiasm and we saw so much creativity on that day. It was indeed a artistic day enjoyed by all. Mrs. Rajalakshmi Varma was our judge for the day.
Sankranthi
-January 2024We celebrated Sankranthi with our children on the 12th of January 2024
Lalbagh Flower Show
-January 2024We visited the Lalbagh Flower Show 2024 for Republic Day at the Lalbagh Botanical Garden, renowned as one of South Asia's most diverse and beautiful gardens on 23rd January 2024.
TINY TOTS VISIT
-January 2024Mahatma Gandhi Rural Energy and Development Institute, functioning under the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka, has built a Model Heritage Village in Thanisandra, Bangalore in order to convince the next generation of Karnataka's village culture, heritage and goodwill. Our tiny tots from WARDS visited this model village and enjoyed the whole experience.
Republic Day
-January 2024WARDS celebrated 75th Republic Day on the 26th January 2024. Mrs & Mr L N Hegde were our chief guests. Our children did the march past and the tricolor was hoisted by Mrs. Sunanda Hegde. Our children performed two energetic dances to "Ettara Jenda" & Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani. Our staff sang Saare jahan se accha. The program came to an end with the distribution of sweets.
INTERNSHIP
-January 2024A group of 3 students Sandali Jain, Yashi Jain & Yashasvi Shree from Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship came and did their internship for a month in the month of January 2024.
GRS Fantasy Park
-February 2024Children from WARDS along with their teachers visited GRS Fantasy Park on 3rd February 2024 for a one day outing. It was a fun day where children and the staff enjoyed and relaxed.
1st day of school
-June 2024Inside every child is a rainbow waiting to shine” Our beloved children were welcomed warmly on their 1st day of school on 3rd June 2024 after 2 months of summer break.
World Environment Day
-June 2024Environment is no one's property to destroy; its everyone's responsibility to protect" - Mohith Agadi. We visited Cubbon Park today and celebrated "World Environment Day"
Founder's Birthday
-June 2024We celebrated the 75th Birthday of "Our Beloved Founder" Late C M Kathavarayan Sir on 15th June 2024. His life is truly an inspiration for each of us, even through his inability to see he achieved so much for the special needs children and love them unconditionally
Father's Day
-June 2024Our children celebrated Father's Day on June 18th 2024 by making beautiful cards for them.
International Yoga Day
-June 2024Yoga brings the body and mind together and is built on three main elements – movement, breathing and meditation. Yoga has many physical and mental health benefits including improved posture, flexibility, strength, balance and body awareness.Yoga is an ancient and complex practice, rooted in Indian philosophy. It began as a spiritual practice but has become popular as a way of promoting physical and mental well-being. We celebrated “International Yoga Day” on 21st June 2024.
Doctors Day
-July 2024We celebrated “Doctor’s Day’ by visiting Dr. Suhas Chakraborty from HAL hospital. He has been treating our children for many years now. Our children also did a small role play about doctors and patients at WARDS.
CGI VISIT
-July 2024A team from CGI visited WARDS along with their Chief Information Officer (CIO), Leslie McKay on the 4th of July 2024. They donated yoga mats for our children and also desks for a class. They even planted two fruit trees as a remembrance of their visit. We are very grateful to them.
Skillathon
-July 2024Friendship Foundation along with INAS SIVUS INDIA organized "Skillathon"(Celebrating Persons with Intellectual Impairment) for exploring potentials, building confidence, empowering, celebrating diversity and enabling talents on 6th July @ Cathedral High School, Bangalore. Children from WARDS participated in solo singing, group dance, flower arrangement, pottery painting, waste- reuse and fancy dress. We are extremely happy and proud of our children for winning 2nd in group dance, Mohammed Asif bagged the 1st place in pottery painting, Kalap Vinod Vaid bagged 1st place in flower arrangement and Claudia Joyceline bagged 3nr place in waste re-use. She made a photo frame out of dry twigs. It was indeed a wonderful day along with all the other institutions to come together and see the creative talents of our differently abled children.
TRAINING
-July 2024Our teachers Ms. Shanta Pujar & Mr. Karthik Reddy attended a one day training program conducted by Enfold Proactive Health Trust at Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled at J.P Nagar, Bangalore on 11th July 2024. Training focused on practical inputs on strategies and methods to teach life skills, personal safety and sexuality and how to use the Suvidha Kit with children with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability and related conditions.
DOCTORS DAY @ GOVERNMENT SCHOOL
-July 2024Our teachers from WARDS visited Government Telugu Higher Primary School , Nelluru Puram , Bangalore on 24th July 2024 and celebrated "Doctor's Day" by having small skit with the children about doctor and patient. The children really enjoyed acting as doctors and patients. Our teachers also spoke about the importance of doctors and the work that they do for the betterment of the community.
Vidhana Soudha
-August 2024Our children visited the Vidhana Soudha along with our teachers as a part of their education trip on 13th August 2024.
Independence Day
-August 2024We celebrated our 78th Independence Day along with our children at WARDS. Mrs. Mythily, our student Guhan’s mother was our chief guest .
Ecotherapy
-August 2024Children from WARDS attended the 1st "Ecotherapy" session at Cubbon Park on 17th August 2024.
SADBHAVANA DIWAS
-August 2024We celebrated Sadbhavana Diwas, also known as Harmony Day on 20 August in India. The day is dedicated to promoting communal harmony, peace, and national integration. It commemorates Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary.
RAKSHABANDHAN
-August 2024A group from 'Bramha Kumaris' visited WARDS on 20th August 2024 and celebrated Rakshabandhan with our children.
Annual Sports Day
-August 2024WARDS had their annual sports day on the 29th of August 2024 which also happens to be 'National Sports Day'. We had our sports day in a public ground in Thippasandra, Bangalore as there is a ongoing construction at our school premises. Children participated with so much enthusiasm and sportsmanship.
Teachers Day
-August 2024Teachers Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers. It is celebrated on the 5th of September every year. This year we celebrated along with our children and our children put up a great show for us. The chief guest for our special day was Mr. Alexander Ninan , Our Board Member.
FOUNDERS MEMORIAL DAY
-September 2024We celebrated Our Founder's Memorial Day" on 12th September 2024. We paid homage to" Our Beloved Kathavarayan Sir" who laid the foundation of this esteemed institution. His dedication and foresight have shaped our school into what it is today. Children were most important to him and he loved them dearly. It is true that we miss him but we are always grateful to him for his life, his vision and his teachings.
Onam
-September 2024Onam is an annual harvest festival mostly celebrated by people of Kerala but now celebrated universally. Flower rangoli (Pookalam) is an Onam tradition. We celebrated Onam on 13th September 2024.
Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
-September 2024We visited Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium on 18th September along with our children and watched the show " Our Sun & Its Family". It highlights the important features of the eight planets of our solar system and extends to a brief mention of asteroids, Kuiper Belt Objects and 'Oort cloud' of comets through enthralling visualization supported by inspiring animations. Our children enjoyed the show. A big thank you to the director of "Taralaya" and the staff for being so supportive of our children.
Quizabled
-September 2024Our Children Arnald R & Harsha participated in the finals of Quizabled held in Chennai on 20th September 2024. We are very proud to announce that "Harsha" was declared the "2nd Runner Up" in "ID Junior Category" We are so proud of our boys. Congratulations Harsha!!!!" Its not our disabilities, its OUR ABILITIES that count"
CGI (HMD VISIT)
-September 2024A team from CGI along with their clients from HMD, Finland visited WARDS on 25th September 2024. They spent time at WARDS watching, observing, learning and participating. They joined along with our children at the vocational section and tried painting diyas. We are very grateful to CGI and HMD for their initiative to donate an OTG for our Vocational baking unit and an instant rice grinder to our kitchen.
Health Check Up
-September 2024A medical health check up camp was held at WARDS on 27th September 2024 through "Good thought charitable foundation (GTCF). The medical team included Dr. Deepa Srivatsava (MBBS) Ex-Medical Officer, ECHS(Command Hospital) Bangalore, Dr. Vibha Rathor (OBG) Rainbow Children Hospital & Motherhood Hospital, Bangalore, Dr. Kumar Manvendra, Physiotherapist, Well Pro Physio clinic, Bangalore. We are very thankful to GTCF for organizing this medical health check up camp for our children. Around 45 children participated in this and availed the services. Our heartfelt gratitude to the doctors who lovingly examined and made conversation with our children.
Gandhi Jayanthi
-October 2024Gandhi Jayanthi is celebrated on 2nd October every year to honour the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the key leaders of the Indian independence movement and a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.
Ayudha Pooja
-October 2024Ayudha Pooja was celebrated at WARDS on 1st Of October 2024 before the children began their Dussehra vacation.
N.S.HEMA MEMORIAL AWARD
-October 2024We are very happy to share that we were declared winners of N.S Hema Memorial Award 2024 by The Association of People with Disability (APD) on 4th October 2024 for outstanding NGOs in the Disability sector in South India. We are very grateful to APD for this recognition and encouragement.
DIWALI EXHIBITION
-October 2024Our staff put up a stall for Diwali in CGI on 28th & 29th October 2024.