Just One arrived at the Shiva Ji Mission School today Saturday 22nd April and again there were parents in the principal’s office discussing enrolment of their children in the school. The formal start of the next school year will not be until after summer break, in July. However these preparatory months of April and May not only serve to prepare the children for the rigours of the formal upcoming school year, but also allow parents to discuss their children’s education with the schools. Often this is about deciding on a school, but often for those families at Shiva Ji Mission School it is about understanding the value of education for all children.
Today Just one is again distributing small pomegranates to the school children. Just at a glance we can see that the numbers of students are continuing to steadily increase. Each classroom has more students and all the independent classroom are now being used. The principal’s office and the outdoor classroom are still not in use, but this seems certain to change soon. When I walk into the room with the kindergarten room, the room seems to be exploding with children. 2 teachers are working with the children now and some of the smaller children are seated 5-6 on a bench. But they all joyous, and trying hard to concentrate on the teachers. However, this comes to an end when the fruit arrives and the teachers then let them chatter excitedly and receive their gifts before refocusing them again on the mathematics lesson.
Each child receives 2 small pomegranates, and some begin peeling and eating as soon as we leave the room. I am surprised at how popular the pomegranates are. Today there are 280 happy students that have received this gift of fruit from Just One and Sai Maa. As we walk back into the office after distributing to the students, a photo of Sai Maa on the wall opposite catches my eye, and in that moment I am reminded of the divine grace of Sai Maa present in each of these gifted pieces of fruit received by these children and the magnitude of the blessing they are receiving.
Each child receives 2 small pomegranates, and some begin peeling and eating as soon as we leave the room. I am surprised at how popular the pomegranates are. Today there are 280 happy students that have received this gift of fruit from Just One and Sai Maa. As we walk back into the office after distributing to the students, a photo of Sai Maa on the wall opposite catches my eye, and in that moment I am reminded of the divine grace of Sai Maa present in each of these gifted pieces of fruit received by these children and the magnitude of the blessing they are receiving.
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