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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Solar Eclipses at Loyola School this July

“A dream is not what you see in sleep, but that thing which does not let you sleep.” These words of Bill Gates were very much suitable to the children at Loyola. More than 50 students participated in Prabitha Karanji at Beretena Agrahara on 23rd & 24th of this month. They bagged almost all prizes & came out with flying colours. The confidence of the children was very high & positive, though a few competitions were hard to crack; they still put their heart, mind & soul & finally stole the show.

“The greatest gift you can give to someone is your time. Because when you give someone your time you are giving them a portion of your life that you will never get back.” We are at present having seven students of R V Teachers College, Bangalore for their block teaching. They are as good as gold. They did bell the cat with a right note and still they are carrying their point. They are very happy and grateful to be in this institution along with Sch. Santhosh as their leader. No doubt that at present they are in full feather.

“A person who can explain the meaning of colour to the Blind can explain anything in life ...” this was the main aim of the one day seminar given by Fr Melwyn Pinto to our staff on 20 July. The final message he gave to the staff apart from other exercises was that we should be builders and not destroyers of a child’s future. Moreover we are not merely teachers who make the students book worms rather train their hands with skills; heart with love and mind with wisdom and then send them out as the best products of Loyola, where the need is the most.

“Life sometimes takes an unknown turn, don’t be afraid to travel it , someday that turn will take you to untouched weights on top of the world,” was the message delivered by Fr Henry as he celebrated his birthday with his much-loved students. He shared his past with the students and boosted their confidence beckoning them to be something different in life, for which we need only one thing, i.e.: Hard Work. He also shared his future dreams and aspirations about the school. We had a throw ball and a friendly Cricket match in the afternoon which helped students and teachers know each other better.

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