Today, 29th April the Just One team are distributing mandarins to the approximately 300 students of Shiva Ji Mission School. Each student receives 2 mandarins, and there are huge grins all round. The students here love both the treat of receiving the fruit, and the attention they receive during the Just One teams’ visits.
The school is now almost full for the next year, with all the rooms except for the outdoor classroom now in use. Even half of the principal’s office is now reconfigured to be classroom and office combined. Looking around, there are still many students without uniforms (compulsory for all students in government recognised schools in India) and many looking unfamiliar in their surroundings, but this will have changed by the time the new school year begins in July.
The school is now almost full for the next year, with all the rooms except for the outdoor classroom now in use. Even half of the principal’s office is now reconfigured to be classroom and office combined. Looking around, there are still many students without uniforms (compulsory for all students in government recognised schools in India) and many looking unfamiliar in their surroundings, but this will have changed by the time the new school year begins in July.
The mandarins today are not of the high quality that Just One normally serves. Water has entered into the fruit crates allowing mould to grow in some of the straw bedding, affecting the fruit as well. This did not dampen the enthusiasm of the children, especially the younger ones who are gaining confidence in their surroundings after 4 weeks in school, however our supplier arranges to return the following week with grapes for the students to compensate for the quality, a generous gesture given he could not have foreseen the quality of the mandarins.
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