tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-114659692012-01-29T02:10:54.560+05:30Miracle Garden Tsunami Children's Home & SchoolTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-20586840969493666192012-01-29T02:10:00.000+05:302012-01-29T02:10:54.568+05:30Christmas Pageant Kids put on a show for ChristmasTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-81842969049095315882012-01-25T17:06:00.002+05:302012-01-25T17:06:59.643+05:30 Kids with their Christmas gifts and toys,Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-77475024207497454492012-01-25T17:01:00.000+05:302012-01-25T17:01:00.320+05:303 Special Meals on Christmas Day kids enjoyed 3 special meals on Christmas Day. Breakfast was Dosa and Idli, Lunch was Special Veg-meals and for Dinner it was Chicken Biriyani.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-88223934706216140652012-01-25T04:04:00.000+05:302012-01-25T04:04:30.603+05:30 Thanks Sky Class UK for raising funds to help Miracle Garden Kids!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-55333988455011786222012-01-25T04:00:00.000+05:302012-01-25T04:00:44.826+05:30Thank you Judy Loveless and her sewing group for donating dresses & T-shirts for the girls!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-52224709848728126422012-01-25T03:57:00.000+05:302012-01-25T03:57:07.455+05:30Vitamins keep us healthy! Thank you for sending us Vitamins!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-26007595486419931592011-11-13T08:45:00.000+05:302011-11-13T08:45:29.268+05:30As John copies the tests, the kids study one last time before bed. Boys and girls alike read and practice writing facts and figures prior to quarterly exams in September.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-72851642054723998722011-11-13T08:42:00.000+05:302011-11-13T08:42:53.135+05:30Praise God, we have our new copy machine, thanks to the Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation! John stands next to our new copier and gets ready to copy all the teachers' quarterly exam papers.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-82586133018929904962011-11-13T08:39:00.000+05:302011-11-13T08:39:54.254+05:30New Uniforms for Physical Education! Thank you sponsor, Beverly Davies, for generously helping purchase the government-required P.E. uniforms for our kids. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-46105396129514085142011-11-13T08:35:00.000+05:302011-11-13T08:35:24.318+05:30New Bethany UMC School Classrooms are finally coming up on campus! Here you see the construction at various stages for the two classrooms being erected by a generous grant from Bethany UMC in Wisconsin. We can't wait until the rainy season dries up a bit so we can paint and install electric wiring! The kids are so excited to watch their own classrooms being built brick by brick. When the two rooms are completed, they will house either the Pre-K through 2nd Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-71701184513464078612011-11-13T08:29:00.000+05:302011-11-13T08:29:57.999+05:30Thank you to friends and sponsors who send things to the kids! Lancaster Presbyterian Church Jr. High Youth Group sent Bible story cassettes for our kids to listen to - what fun, Thank you! They did get some help with translation. :-) And sponsor Julia Stevens sent some Sunday School materials to her sponsored child, Karuppusamy, in which she has written some of the material. THANK YOU to everyone who sends gifts, materials, and other blessings to the Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-58421186523999394582011-11-13T08:24:00.000+05:302011-11-13T08:24:59.725+05:30Thank you Kettle Falls Community Church for the desperately needed children's vitamins! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-26435068552503496932011-11-13T08:19:00.000+05:302011-11-13T08:19:11.567+05:30All-School Drama related to Independence Day Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-7166006062805033282011-08-17T10:39:00.000+05:302011-08-17T10:39:23.620+05:30Indian Independence Day celebration A flag-raising ceremony was held during school, including special hats and hand-held flags for the kids to keep. August 15th is the date India celebrates its independence.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-84123315141693922672011-08-17T09:54:00.000+05:302011-08-17T09:54:34.943+05:30Kids get their new school IDs. Are they proud or what?Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-69396768800729043322011-08-17T08:25:00.001+05:302011-08-17T09:38:53.867+05:30Tsunami survivor and MG graduate/staff member Anis takes baptism Anis, who came back to work at MG last year as the watchman, took baptism this past weekend to proclaim his faith in Christ. :-) Every Sunday two pastors come and conduct Church for kids and staff. Once a month they also give communion to baptized members of the staff and kids who have taken baptism. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-50937127714815830072011-08-13T22:03:00.000+05:302011-08-13T22:03:11.789+05:30Textbook Problems in Tamil Nadu (and see our kids caught reading) Textbook Problems in Tamil Nadu in July 2011 The new Tamil Nadu State government, which took over in May, refused to pass out brand new, uniform school textbooks prepared under the previous government. They went to court to try and prevent distribution of the textbooks, and they lost. They then appealed to the Supreme Court. At Miracle Garden, school started mid-June without any text books – Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-78420628966133508832011-08-13T21:53:00.000+05:302011-08-13T21:53:12.014+05:30Enjoying our books! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-48224892928110025312011-08-13T21:44:00.000+05:302011-08-13T21:44:32.305+05:30Bethany UMC Gives Reading Books to Orphans!Thank you Bethany UMC for all the wonderful Tamil reading books. They match our curriculum! We have never had reading books before, so we are excited, even though we don't always show it (culturally people don't always smile for pictures in India). Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-33103777048589536682011-08-11T03:44:00.000+05:302011-08-11T03:44:25.736+05:30Kindergarten - 2nd standard classes get new educational English instruction DVDs The 3-7 year olds at MG now have new English DVDs to help them practice as they learn spoken English in school. Pictured here is the Upper Kindergarten group (UKG).Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-2101391574402849022011-08-11T03:41:00.000+05:302011-08-11T03:41:02.249+05:30A new visitor to MG shares his skills and talents with our orphans and students. Mr. Kim Sueng, a talented youth from England came to visit the Miracle Garden children this month. Staying on campus for 2 weeks, he taught the children soccer skills, helped out in school, helped them with their English, and played many games with them. His outgoing personality and energy were appreciated by all the kids. They will miss him for sure! Thank you, Kim, for sharing the love of GodTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-58917464223898512502011-08-11T03:34:00.000+05:302011-08-11T03:34:28.054+05:30A New Playmate from England! Mr. Kim Seung teaches the MG kids how to play soccer (or in his terms, "football.")Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-7067405758922588072011-08-11T03:30:00.000+05:302011-08-11T03:30:12.388+05:30Young Man Kim Seung Helps with Daily Chores at MG Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-81331729214364342802011-08-11T03:28:00.000+05:302011-08-11T03:28:10.846+05:30Older MG boys showing off uniforms Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-19040820312649760732011-08-10T04:17:00.000+05:302011-08-10T04:17:38.462+05:30Miracle Garden Elementary School kids and teachers Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-56805298659380651452011-08-10T04:10:00.000+05:302011-08-10T04:10:09.187+05:30Miracle Garden School - Highly Qualified Teachers and Principal Top to bottom: 1. Ms. Chitralekha, BS, 4th grade, Math for 3rd, English for 3rd – 5th, Science for 5th2. Ms. Easwari, BA/Bed. Kindergarten – Tamil & Math3. Mrs. Poongothai, BA/BEd., MA  Kindergarten - all subjects4. Principal: Mrs. Shemalatha, BS/BEd, MS, MPhil, Teaches Value Education & General Knowledge 1st-5th 5. Mrs. Stella Mary, BS/BEd., 2nd Grade, English/Science for K-2nd6. Ms. SubhaTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-75687901001147189032011-08-09T23:22:00.000+05:302011-08-09T23:22:11.879+05:30Thanks to several donors, our kids will get fish for dinner weekly in August.A large bucket of sardines.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-6980301282692128442011-08-09T23:19:00.000+05:302011-08-09T23:19:45.992+05:30Small electrical fire damages electric line and water tank motor for girls' dorm. We had a minor scare with a major expense on the1st of July. The water motor in the girls building caused a short and the girls building line caught on fire in the electrical room. One of the dogs noticed a lot of smoke started to bark and draw attention to it. Then we put out the fire by beating it down with rice sacks. But it ate away a lot of wiring. We did get electric back on in the Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-56188210514217727562011-08-09T23:07:00.000+05:302011-08-09T23:07:51.674+05:30Our kids get belts and ties to match the village children's school uniforms. Proper private school uniforms and stacks of blank notebooks with which to start the school year. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-4485628796032914132011-08-09T23:02:00.000+05:302011-08-09T23:02:17.142+05:30First Day of School - Morning Prayers & Exercises Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-68095279886167313032011-08-09T23:01:00.000+05:302011-08-09T23:01:03.865+05:30Third through 6th grades Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-89246231553721765352011-08-09T22:57:00.002+05:302011-08-09T22:57:37.821+05:30Kindergarten through 2nd grade classes Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-1656562891202123592011-08-09T22:55:00.000+05:302011-08-09T22:55:14.164+05:30First Day of School, June 17th, 2011 Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-48276091282986340392011-08-09T22:51:00.002+05:302011-08-09T22:51:54.226+05:30Kids present rhymes, songs, dances, and recitations learned at school. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-15843524385279411842011-08-09T22:47:00.000+05:302011-08-09T22:47:08.199+05:30Rev. Seelan Mathiaparanam and Dr. Poorna Mathiaparanam (our Correspondent) preside over Annual Day Celebrations Community members and parents of village children come to see the students' presentations.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-43219295243342170172011-08-09T22:41:00.002+05:302011-08-09T22:41:51.311+05:30Kids and teachers get ready for Annual Day dances and presentations. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-62347257367815974292011-08-09T22:35:00.002+05:302011-08-09T22:35:42.357+05:30After working so hard, our orphans enjoy a day at the water park! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-71275573154760815782011-08-09T22:32:00.000+05:302011-08-09T22:32:38.345+05:30SIFE team with the kids playing and presenting their work. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-74112855845403711462011-08-09T22:27:00.000+05:302011-08-09T22:27:25.271+05:30Roberts Wesleyan College SIFE Team visits Miracle Garden Orphans The Team came to teach our children about entrepreneurial skills and personal finance, as well as spend qulaity time playing with them and ministering God's love in person.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-57311683367781374382011-08-09T22:20:00.000+05:302011-08-09T22:20:07.562+05:30Thank you Faith UMC for the computers and desks! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-23314935165932088302011-03-08T09:44:00.000+05:302011-03-08T09:44:57.337+05:30Thank you Rev. Kunselman and Springville First Presbyterian ChurchNew bathroom plumbing, new hand-washing sinks, a new water tank, and improved cleaning facilities have been installed thanks to your generous donation! Thank you for helping us bring our school campus in line with requirements we must meet to expand the school to 8th grade. We can't do all these things without compassionate people like you!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-16174463927411596732011-03-06T04:46:00.000+05:302011-03-06T04:46:04.028+05:30Yemmimall reads her Christmas card...in English! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-48099042564997567772011-03-06T04:29:00.000+05:302011-03-06T04:29:09.813+05:30Girls share a song Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-60394953621437162022011-03-06T03:59:00.002+05:302011-03-06T03:59:19.157+05:30Beanie baby fun! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-63017584974157567922011-03-06T03:47:00.000+05:302011-03-06T03:47:52.111+05:30More wonderful gifts Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-81910726223103924962011-03-06T03:41:00.000+05:302011-03-06T03:41:14.496+05:30Exciting gifts Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-69320343099335678352011-03-06T03:29:00.000+05:302011-03-06T03:29:23.723+05:30Christmas prayers. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-70194550102123504912011-03-06T03:01:00.000+05:302011-03-06T03:01:31.357+05:30School schedules, etc. :-) Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-37782805382402270222011-03-06T02:47:00.002+05:302011-03-06T02:47:57.909+05:30Fun and games! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-68218272837568092682011-03-06T02:30:00.000+05:302011-03-06T02:30:05.220+05:30Friendly smiles. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-24792542657595768562011-03-06T02:19:00.000+05:302011-03-06T02:19:38.246+05:30Thank you Angle Covers for the blankets! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-70310224488594983052011-03-06T01:51:00.000+05:302011-03-06T01:51:42.529+05:30new t-shirts Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-55432785659546721882011-03-06T01:39:00.000+05:302011-03-06T01:39:59.412+05:30Creative card-making! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-48649588933641965862011-02-05T19:58:00.000+05:302011-02-05T19:58:25.971+05:30Orderly lines all around! Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-16829976272015080072011-02-05T19:53:00.000+05:302011-02-05T19:53:02.092+05:30School is open! (But not at Christmas) :-) Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-25295004342173313672011-02-05T19:20:00.000+05:302011-02-05T19:20:13.316+05:30Adam hands out Hersey's Kisses donated by his 1st grade class Choclolate - YUM! Everyone got 3. :-)Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-17052662163067574752011-02-05T19:06:00.000+05:302011-02-05T19:06:28.446+05:30 Twenty seven boys (23 shown) and seventeen girls (16 shown) had not gone back to visit relatives for the holidays. They were eager to play and celebrate Christmas with us!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-24784160485163058182011-02-05T19:01:00.000+05:302011-02-05T19:01:56.198+05:30Adam greets the staff Both Priscilla MD and Anis remember Adam when he was only 2 years old. Now he is shoulder height on Anis!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-10276327987352127642011-02-05T18:48:00.000+05:302011-02-05T18:48:16.365+05:30Together for Christmas Short-term missionary, Beverly Davies, also joined Adam and I at Miracle Garden to celebrate Christmas with the orphans.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-61311117256685318732011-02-05T18:44:00.002+05:302011-02-05T18:44:47.557+05:30Arrival! Jet-lagged but exicted we arrived in Coimbatore on Dec. 23rd.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-654152251003884352010-11-22T08:08:00.000+05:302010-11-22T08:08:44.027+05:30Children's Day - November 14th, Nehru's birthday.Mrs. Mathiaparanam, our correspondent, hands out awards to top students at the Children's Day celebration.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-55130773727415287222010-11-22T08:05:00.000+05:302010-11-22T08:05:44.354+05:30Children's Day games and more.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-57362403463980025032010-11-22T08:04:00.000+05:302010-11-22T08:04:00.297+05:30Children's Day games.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-42838596059066607062010-11-22T08:00:00.000+05:302010-11-22T08:00:57.412+05:30Children's DayTeachers introduce Children's Day, a celebration of children set up in honor of Jawaharlal Nehru, who loved children. Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman who was the first (and to date the longest-serving) prime minister of India, from 1947 until 1964.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-82239404699897981222010-11-22T07:56:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:56:03.045+05:30Face time, up close and personal.Volunteers make a difference at Miracle Garden, bringing out smiles, even if they don't know Tamil. Join us and picture yourself here.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-57398625717433530652010-11-22T07:52:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:52:40.893+05:30Girls enjoy some R & R with visiting volunteer, Amy.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-74853143001469660742010-11-22T07:51:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:51:25.139+05:30Boys do, too.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-38932365575538630812010-11-22T07:50:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:50:35.562+05:30Back to the books - time to take notes.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-84775257421460307332010-11-22T07:46:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:46:27.432+05:30MG kids at Taj Mahal!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-12056693381474424922010-11-22T07:45:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:45:00.023+05:30Kids' field trip to Agra??Actually the kids did not go to Agra, but a traveling exhibit brought an almost life-size replica of the Taj Mahal to Coimbatore. Our school kids went to see it and had a great time!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-4950811053228753962010-11-22T07:41:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:41:31.529+05:30Patiently waiting to get in to the Expo CenterTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-16527331794947628752010-11-22T07:38:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:38:28.694+05:30No field trip is complete without a snack. (popcorn)Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-62654938017555385592010-11-22T07:36:00.000+05:302010-11-22T07:36:31.582+05:30Field Trip Time - some MG boys are ready to board a hired busTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-25837306539553660752010-11-21T23:12:00.000+05:302010-11-21T23:12:12.604+05:303rd grade Health classTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-54888851351872695252010-11-21T23:09:00.000+05:302010-11-21T23:09:36.418+05:30Phy. Ed. classGirls and boys enjoy their physical education classes. The girls also finally have their new uniforms.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-3142842004050710122010-11-21T23:07:00.000+05:302010-11-21T23:07:14.717+05:30Girls eating lunchTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-69688943961295515702010-11-21T23:05:00.000+05:302010-11-21T23:05:57.449+05:30Lunch Time at School! MG School 3rd & 4th grade boys wait patiently for their food. Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-54500782654270545712010-08-30T08:10:00.000+05:302010-08-30T08:10:09.440+05:30Miracle Garden Matriculation School - Educating Girls, Reaching GenerationsTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-86510485070610796142010-08-30T08:04:00.001+05:302010-08-30T08:05:10.042+05:30Sreenithee at the chalk boardTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-37671512014783003232010-08-30T07:53:00.000+05:302010-08-30T07:53:06.756+05:30Abiraimi sings at the celebration.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-61249896383452993492010-08-30T07:51:00.000+05:302010-08-30T07:51:17.364+05:30Swathi's brother, R. VIjay, also shares.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-9020103307383429002010-08-30T07:47:00.000+05:302010-08-30T07:47:46.163+05:30Swathi sings on Independence DayTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-14222277784018576082010-08-30T07:11:00.000+05:302010-08-30T07:11:32.003+05:30Rev. Seelan opens the Independence Day Gathering in prayerTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-37229850646077927302010-08-30T04:40:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:40:45.728+05:30Boys proceed to the veranda after the flag-raising.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-17603003991246670042010-08-30T04:39:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:39:48.100+05:30Flags and hats make the festivities lively!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-26904837534649595572010-08-30T04:37:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:37:44.683+05:30Teachers and students present songs and prayers for Independence Day.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-43134623960992690672010-08-30T04:36:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:36:01.409+05:30MG School celebrates Indian Independence Day (August 15th)Kids participate in a flag-raising ceremony, followed by songs and a ceremony on the veranda of the main building.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-57402052359244692412010-08-30T04:29:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:29:25.922+05:30Boys and girls at morning exercises before schoolTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-82654977495990357422010-08-30T04:15:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:15:27.706+05:30Sreenithee gets a gift from her sponsor.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-36869044071862724482010-08-30T04:14:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:14:00.999+05:30Several MG girls show off new dresses.Thank you M.W. from AFUMC! Look at the smiles. :-)Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-68659761061528528342010-08-30T04:10:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:10:32.480+05:30Girls at prayer in the dormTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-34638523884822230932010-08-30T04:09:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:09:01.894+05:30K-1st graders' Tamil lesson outsideTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-24500178210994719452010-08-30T04:02:00.000+05:302010-08-30T04:02:38.052+05:30Second and Third graders' classTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-40567485748545203102010-08-30T03:56:00.000+05:302010-08-30T03:56:48.126+05:304th and 5th graders' history classTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-29351368016465307742010-08-30T03:50:00.000+05:302010-08-30T03:50:48.160+05:304th and 5th graders in classTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-76597315707383464102010-06-10T07:42:00.000+05:302010-06-10T07:42:21.832+05:30Swathi shows off the new girls' uniform for MG schoolTsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-3519250015901864342010-06-10T07:36:00.000+05:302010-06-10T07:36:40.012+05:30N. Prakash sports the new boys' uniform for MG school.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-13157767913748525092010-06-10T07:27:00.000+05:302010-06-10T07:27:13.398+05:30Selva Rani returns to MG as the new cook and girls' matron.Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-19096539129873419792010-06-09T20:41:00.000+05:302010-06-09T20:41:35.128+05:30You can change the world...for a child at Miracle Garden!Hi, I'm Nandini. I came to Miracle Garden two weeks ago. I can't wait to make new friends and learn English in Upper Kindergarten here. I need a sponsor to love me and share their heart with me. Could that person be you?Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11465969.post-19454233020530296662010-06-09T20:36:00.000+05:302010-06-09T20:36:06.348+05:30Vignesh greets our Miracle Garden partners.Hi, my name is Vignesh. I am in second grade. I'm so excited to be at Miracle Garden and go to school here!Tsunami Kidsnoreply@blogger.com