Footprints

Footprints 


Anweshana Montessori House Of Children, No. 154, 9th Cross, Prakruthi Layout, 5th Block, Hennur Main Road, Bangalore - 560043.


Anweshana Montessori House Of Children 



Anweshana-the beginnings 

I vividly remember the first time I walked into a 

Montessori environment. It was in the year 1990 

when my search for the ‘right’ school for my son had 

taken me to Sishugriha Montessori house of children. 

I was thrilled by the novelty of what I saw! After 

interacting with the principal, Late Mrs. Sunanda 

Nagananda, I knew that my search for a school that is 

not confined to blackboards, textbooks and rote 

learning had come to a joyful end. I enrolled my son 

into the school and there began my passion to learn 

more about the method. 

I keenly observed the Montessori environment, read 

books authored by Dr. Maria Montessori and 

completed the Montessori training course under the 

guidance of Mrs. Meenakshi Sivaramkrishnan. 

At that time there were only about ten Montessori 

houses of children in Bangalore and I could see that 

there was a dire need for more Montessori schools. I 

grappled with the idea of opening one myself as the 

thought of neglecting my children was too painful. 

However my husband stood by me and empowered by 

his constant support and encouragement we started a 

house of children and named it Anweshana which 

means “to explore”. 

Anweshana had its beginnings in the year 1993, in a 

small rented house with 12 pre-primary children, my 

dear friend and co-educator Mrs. Shubha, Saraswathi 

and myself. 

A year later we moved into our own campus in 

Banaswadi. During that time, not many people had 

heard about the Montessori method of education. We 

got all the Montessori materials from Kaybee 

Manufacturing Company but that was not enough. So 

I had to wear many hats- working with children and 

familiarising parents about the method during the 

day; organising the environment and shopping for 

material in the evening and making material for 

Language and Culture late into the night. 

Gradually our team grew. I pursued my Elementary 

Montessori course along with Mrs. Rama who was a 

parent of Anweshana and together we started the 

elementary environment in 1997. We were soon 

joined by Mrs.Jayashree who has been my constant 

support. 

Our present campus in Hennur was at that point 

barren land with boggy soil. With a lot of effort, we 

managed to transform it into a green campus and 

moved in 2002. 

As Anweshana steps into it’s 27th year, I am filled 

with gratitude towards our entire team of educators, 

non-teaching staff, parents and children who have 

made this journey meaningful. 

Our journey through the years has been exciting, 

fulfilling, challenging and a true learning experience. 

There is a lot that I have learnt while working with 

children of different age groups. The children have 

shown me the beauty of living in the moment, the 

thrill in every day discoveries, the equality in interpersonal 

interactions, the creativity of an uninhibited 

mind and the joy of exploring nature’s abundance. 

This is the innate nature of children and in fact all of 

us. But for us adults, this innate nature has been 

buried beneath several layers of conditioning that we 

have acquired over the years. 

Children have naturally absorbent and observant 

minds. So, it is very easy for us to unintentionally 

pass on our acquired insecurities, fears, judgments 

and desires to children without even realizing it. We 

need to be watchful of what we say and do, because 

children observe our casual remarks and actions and 

use them to construct their ideas of the world around 

them. 

The society is merely a reflection of what is going on 

inside each and every one of us. So, let us do our part 

by leading a more conscious life where we take some 

time out from the frenzy of our daily lives and reflect 

upon the impact of our thoughts, words and actions 

on ourselves, our children, our neighbors, the society 

and the environment. 

- Bharathi D, Educator 

The child, making use of all that he finds around him, shapes himself for the future - Dr Maria Montessori


Anweshana Footprints 

My Voyage Through Anweshana 

I had dreamt of being a teacher in my childhood, but 

never knew who or what Montessori was. I took up 

the Montessori training course quite by chanceaccidentally, 

you can say. I did it mainly to avoid the 

tasks of correcting books and setting papers for tests 

and exams - the tedious monotony in a traditional 

school! But, little did I know that it will alter my 

outlook towards education and life itself. 

I finished my course in 1997 and stepped into 

Anweshana for a brief sojourn. I re-joined as a 

parent and an educator in January 2001. From then 

on, I have been on a continuous learning spree, 

where i have enjoyed, owned, battled conflicting 

emotions and opinions and above all blossomed into a 

mature human being. 

These are the few values which mean a lot to me and 

which I have imbibed by working here: 

 

 

 

 

 

To treat every living being with respect - be it 

a child, adult, a plant or an insect. 

To have faith in the child 

To accept and learn from my mistakes. 

To face any situation if it’s for the benefit of 

the child. 

To adopt and live a sustainable lifestyle. 

Bharathi's gentle ways of nudging and guiding has 

helped me develop a philosophical and holistic 

attitude towards life. Her positive attitude towards 

every individual has rubbed off on me and I'm striving 

to develop her creative outlook as well. 

I'm truly honored for the opportunity Anweshana has 

offered me to mould myself into a better human 

being. 

- Jayashree C S, Educator 

Anweshana 

Place of wisdom. 

Where learning is fun. 

Feels like home. 

Anweshana 

My favourite place 

Where I love to go to learn 

I build confidence 

and feel more independent 

Anweshana my second home 

- Ishana 

A child, more than anyone else, is a spontaneous observer of nature - Dr Maria Montessori


Thought of a Parent 

The fresh being came into my life on a cozy – rainy day 

What was it observing? What was it seeing? Very difficult to say! 

Absorbing everything happening around, it started growing day by day 

Then came the challenging task of finding a school where it can go happily every day! 

Started exploring different options, not knowing to look which way? 

All I wanted was a place which would not turn a happy child into a battered hay! 

A place which can let the child learn and explore everything as if it’s play! 

That’s when I came to know about the Montessori Method which looked like a bright ray! 

Montessori opens up a new avenue of possibilities and excitement in the child’s life 

Every child can here fearlessly and cheerfully thrive 

Whatever the child wants it can learn joyfully without having to painfully strive 

This is the place where the essence of cosmic leaving - every child is able to realize 

Here is where the child comes to know how not be selfish and still be alive! 

One should live and let others live, so that every creature can survive 

This is the only way through which our Mother Earth can revive 

Thank you Anweshana for letting my child thrive!!! 

- Sheela Dhareshwar, Parent 

My Journey at 

Anweshana 

My first year at Anweshana 

has been nothing short of 

joyful. I wake up everyday, 

looking forward to go to my 

environment and meet my 

children. Before starting at 

Anweshana, I imagined my 

role as a teacher to impart 

learning; but I realize now 

that I have learnt more than 

I have taught. Anweshana 

has given me the room to 

grow, to think and the 

freedom to explore my 

personality. I started with a 

passion towards Montessori 

method, born out of 

academic interest. I am very 

happy to say that 

Anweshana has helped my 

passion to grow by leaps and 

bounds as it follows the 

Montessori method in the 

true spirit. More than 

anything, I am in awe of my 

co-educators. They have 

established a very positive 

environment based on trust 

and respect. 

-Bharani Maram, Educator 

Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create. - Dr Maria Montessori


The Right Choice 

It is that time of the year again. When we welcome joy 

and good cheer into our homes, when we sing carols, 

decorate our houses, wear our best, and celebrate 

with our near and dear ones. Christmas, the day Jesus 

Christ was born, is one of the biggest celebrations 

around the world. Anweshana is not an exception. 

Here we celebrate Christmas every year with great 

enthusiasm. 

We had just returned from our trip to Goa and it was 

the time for Christmas celebration. We thought about 

many options but one thing was agreed upon: that the 

entire celebration has to be meaningful. The message 

of Christmas is after all spreading love and joy to 

others. So then we thought why not spread it with 

someone under privileged. We contacted the nearby 

orphanage, where 40 girls of age 6 to 14 were living. 

Fortunately their holidays had started and the nuns 

happily agreed. But since they live in a small place 

taking our children over there was difficult. When we 

discussed it with Bharathi ma'am she readily let us 

bring them to Anweshana. The gates of Anweshana 

were always open for any such cause. So it was all 

finalized. The girls were to come to Anweshana and 

spend the whole day with our children, interacting, 

learning, playing and having lunch with us. We 

planned for a love meal where each child was to carry 

an extra lunch box and share it with them. 

After all the planning, the day had arrived and we all 

were in for a surprise. Each child had not only carried 

an extra lunch but also payasam, varieties of 

homemade sweets and a box full of Agra petha. Even 

the parents were in true Christmas spirit. We were 

really overwhelmed. I can't forget one parent who 

came with story books, fancy hair clips and hair bands 

for the girls. Was he not the Santa Clause who 

distributes gifts to the needy? Can we then really say 

that Santa Clause is an imaginary person? 

Our children were also no exception. They wanted to 

share what they had learnt in the class with them, 

explained various concepts, served food, sang and 

when they danced clapped whole heartedly and 

encouraged them. 

The true spirit of Christmas comes when we find joy in 

making others happy. Sacrificing our comforts to make 

life more comfortable for others. This is precisely what 

our children did .It was in all sense a proud day for us 

adults in the class. If we could instil this virtue of 

kindness and respect for fellow beings in our children 

then I believe that they are getting the right 

education. As Dr. Montessori rightly said...” If 

education is always to be conceived along the same 

antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, 

there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of 

man's future." 

It is also said that the entire life of a human being can 

be represented with three alphabets ...B...C and D. B 

stands for birth and D for death. In the middle is C 

which represents all the choices man makes between 

birth and his death. This year's Christmas was one 

such right choice we did in our short life. 

- Dunly Rajeev, Educator 

Anweshana 

Filled with kids who laugh and scream, 

when we work, we always gleam. 

Enjoying our lessons and having fun, 

we work as a team all in one. 

Going green has been our goal 

in this task we’ve put our soul. 

- Geethashri & Leah. 

We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these mea ns are procured 

through education of the senses. - Dr Maria Montessori


My Experiences at Anweshana 

My journey at Anweshana started in the summer of 

2017. Since then it’s been more of a self-learning 

process through mistakes. I still remember when I 

would discuss with Lalitha as to why a particular child 

would choose the same place to work day in and day 

out and would take huge time to complete his work. 

I used to think about how to stimulate him to 

complete his work in a short time. 

In June 2018 when the session started, the child 

started to unroll his mat at different places in the 

environment and would complete his work in a short 

time. What made all these changes in him I still 

wonder?? I am yet to unravel the mysteries behind 

the happenings in the mind of a child. 

The recent change that Anweshana has brought into 

my life is to love plants and to avoid using plastic. It 

is such a positive change that I am enjoying 

gardening and composting. Since July 2018, I wake 

up early in the morning, open my patio door and 

have a glance at all the plants and the blossomed 

flowers while having my cup of tea. Enjoying this 

serene beauty I feel rejuvenated. 

As far as possible I am trying to avoid plastic coming 

into my house. The feeling of giving back to mother 

Earth in even a small way makes me feel happy and 

great. 

-Mrunal Pappu, Educator 

G A I A 

G.A.I.A or “Green 

Awareness 

In 

Anweshana” was an 

exhibition based on the 

theme of 2018-2019 for 

Anweshana Montessori 

“Waste”. 

This exhibition happened 

in 3rd nov 2018. In the 

exhibition plants which 

was planted in milk 

cartons was for sale, 

impressive badges, paper 

tokens to play fun 

games, notebooks made 

out of recycled paper, 

cow dung lamps, 

tempting homemade 

snacks by Seema aunty, 

wonderful pani pooris by 

Sam uncle and his crew, 

Breads, bun and mouthwatering 

cake made by 

cottage loaf and more 

you’d love. Hope it 

happens again. 

Anweshana 

A place where we learn and play 

creative things we do always 

filled with greenery and even eco friendly 

activities are the main, like art and sports 

celebrations we do many in a year 

like Diwali, Christmas and New Year 

Montessori is the way we learn 

freedom is the most i love in the school 

Every year we have a big event 

all together this is the best school. 

- Geethashri 

-J P Nathan Samuel 

We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontan eously in the 

human being." - Dr Maria Montessori


Role of a teacher/As a teacher..... 

It has been a successful and joyous 17 years 

working with children in the age group of 2-1/2 to 11 

years. 

I have no idea why I chose to be a Montessori 

educator, but being a Montessori teacher is no small 

task. It requires a lot of effort from you. Is it worth 

it? Yes, very much so. You will find yourself as 

changed by the Montessori method as the children; 

and together, we’ll be able to change the world. 

Montessori Method has helped me to understand 

myself and the children year after year, and it is still 

an ongoing process. Learning and unlearning happens 

all the time along with the children. 

Personally, I do not believe that education is all about 

marks. Teaching should be life oriented. I firmly 

believe a good teacher should have a legacy to leave 

behind. Legacy in the form of successful students, 

who are lifelong learners, are an asset to the society. 

They should take the lead in shaping students not 

only for academic pursuit, but for life. 

Maria Montessori said early in her work: “The 

education of teachers who are able to kindle flames 

rather than just fill vessels is not easy.” The 

Montessori method is philosophically different from 

other educational methods, and also very different 

from the personal educational background of most 

adults who become Montessori teachers. Montessori 

education has worked all over the world, with all 

kinds of children and environments. And at 

Anweshana Montessori, we believe that it’s not the 

richness of the environment that determines the 

success of the Montessori method, but the passion 

and dedication of one and all as a community. 

ಮೊಂಟೆಸ್ಸೊರಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಗನ ನೀಡಿ ಒೊಂದು ರ್ಟ್ಟಿ ಅಡಿಪಾಯದೊಂತೆ ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿ ನಲ್ುುತ್ತದೆ. ನಾನು ಕ್ೊಂಡೊಂತೆ ಅನ್ವೀಷಣ ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲು 

ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸ್ಾವತ್ೊಂತ್್ಯ, ಜವಾಬ್ಾಾರಿ, ಸಮಸ್ಯಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ, ಸ್ಾಮಾನಯ ಜ್ಞಾನ ತ್ುೊಂಬುತ್ಾತರೆ. ಮರ್ುವಿಗೆ ಪರಿಸರದ ಅರಿವನುು ತಿಳಿಸಲ್ು ಹಲ್ವಾರು 

ಕಾಯಗಕ್್ಮರ್ಳನುು ಆಯೀಜಿಸುತ್ಾತರೆ. ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಪ್ತಿಭೆಯನುು ತೆಸೀರಿಸಲ್ು ಮೀಳ, ವಸುತ ಪ್ದರ್ಗನ ಏಪಗಡಿಸುತ್ಾತರೆ. ಇದರಿೊಂದ ಮಕ್ಕಳಲ್ಲು ಧೈಯಗ, 

ಮಾತ್ನಾಡುವ ಕೌರ್ಲ್ಯ, ಪ್ಯೀರ್ಶಿೀಲ್ತೆ ಹೆಚ್ುುತ್ತದೆ. ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಹೆಸರ ಜರ್ತಿತನ ಅರಿವನುು ಮಸಡಿಸಲ್ು ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ್ ಪ್ವಾಸರ್ಳನುು ಆಯೀಜಿಸುತ್ಾತರೆ. 

ಮಕ್ಕಳಲ್ಲು ಕ್ೊಂಡು ಬರುವ ಶಿಸುತ, ಸೊಂಯಮ ಮಚ್ುುವೊಂತ್ದುಾ. ಅನ್ವೀಷಣ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಸುತ್ತ ಮುತ್ತಲ್ಲನ ಪ್ಕ್ೃತಿ ನಜಕ್ಸಕ ಕ್ಣಮನ ಸ್ಳೆಯುವೊಂತ್ದುಾ. ನನು 

ಹದಿನ್ೈದು ವಷಗದ ಪಯಣದಲ್ಲು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಕ್ಲ್ಲಸಿ ಕಸಡುವ ಜಸತೆಗೆ ನಾನು ಕ್ಸಡ ಹಲ್ವಾರು ವಿಷಯರ್ಳನುು ಕ್ಲ್ಲತಿದೆಾೀನ್. 

- ಸಿೀಮಾ ರ್ಶಿಧರ್ 

Garage Sale 

We had a garage sale on Saturday 8th December 

2018 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Primary parents 

were invited to the sale. 

We had to bring e-waste, broken plastic toys, books 

we don’t read and toys we don’t play with anymore. 

The broken toys and e-waste were sent to recycle 

centers while the toys and books were sold to the 

parents who came to the sale. 

We did this to spread the awareness of how to reduce 

waste by exchanging toys books etc. I bought a book 

(Best joke Book) of which the original price was 

Rs150 but as it was second hand I got it for Rs 70. I 

also bought a car for my younger brother. 

We raised around Rs 14,000 in the garage sale and 

Anweshana used this money to clean the streets 

around the school. The leftover books and toys were 

given to the orphanages. 

-Tannistha 

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child. - Dr Maria Montessori


Role of a teacher/As a teacher..... 

I do not know anything more fulfilling than being a 

Montessori Educator. I believe that investing in young 

lives is a calling and this gives a great sense of 

purpose to one’s life. It has liberated me from all 

kinds of prejudice that I had about children. My 

journey as a Montessorian at Anweshana has been a 

pleasant one thus far. The way children evolve has 

always made me wonder and has challenged my 

principles and proven me wrong over and again! 

Working with children has humbled me as a person 

and has enabled me to become a better parent. The 

changing traits in the children, at different stages, is 

just like the metamorphosis of a butterfly. In each 

period, we rediscover a growing being, but one who is 

quite different every time. I have been blessed to 

witness such transformation in my children and every 

child whom I have touched has loved me immensely 

and that’s what keeps me going. The best thing about 

being an educator is that you get to laugh every 

single day! 

My Journey At Anweshana 

When I joined Anweshana I was in Chrysanthemum. I 

had two friends, Harshita and Lara. My Aunties were 

Dhanalakshmi aunty and Reshmi aunty. There were 

25 children in Chrysanthemum. My Favourite activity 

was the spindle box. 

I like to wear colour dress every day. I then went to 

Aster. I still had Lara as my friend. In Aster we use to 

have our snack at 10:30A.M. In Aster my favourite 

activity was antonyms. 

On June 6th, 2018 I went to Dandelion. In Dandelion 

my friends are Ritisha and Harshita. I still miss my 

aunties. 

There are many trees in Anweshana. 

- Avani Pappu. 

-Leeze , Educator 

Christmas 

We celebrate Christmas, because Jesus was born on 

that day. 

We celebrated Christmas on Dec-21 because holidays 

started from Dec-22. We went to school around 9:00 

clock. There were some orphanage children coming. 

We had to present some materials to them. I 

presented Mesopotamian Civilization. This was there 

till 11:00 O clock. Then there was cultural program till 

12:00 O clock. 

Then it was lunch time. We had got one extra lunch 

box because they were coming. We had lunch. Then 

we went out to play. When we came back it was 

around 1:15. It was time for them to go. So we did a 

type of quiz. 

E.g. If they tell paint a picture of football ground, we 

had to act it. Now it was time to leave so we left. 

- Shivanga 

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men. - Dr Maria Montessori


‘Going out’ at Anweshana 

Montessori education is based on a series of genuine 

discoveries of Dr. Maria Montessori. Her approach to 

education encompasses the whole development of 

man from birth to adulthood. 

‘Going Out’ is one of the needs of a primary child (age 

7 - 12 years). At this age the child shows us his 

desire to escape from the house (closed 

environment). 

“When the child goes out, it is the world itself that 

offers itself to him.” 

“The role of education is to interest the child 

profoundly in an external activity to which he will give 

all his potential.” 

The adults at Anweshana truly believe and understand 

this, thanks to Bharathi ma’am! She encourages the 

adults to take the children out to help them explore 

the world around them, at different levels. 

Anweshana has a beautiful outer environment. There 

are a variety of plants — medicinal, flowering and 

fruiting plants to study. They get to see, touch and 

feel various parts of the plants which further help 

them to learn the activities related to classification 

and determination. 

Outings at Anweshana are not limited to the 

surroundings. Children are taken to visit lakes, 

botanical gardens, stud farm, planetarium, etc., to 

give them experiences from the nearby areas. 

Children from the age group 8 yrs and above are also 

taken to field trips/educational tours for durations 

ranging from 2 days to a week for older children. 

These excursions are very well organized by the 

adults at Anweshana. The purpose of the trip, the 

planning-travel by train/bus, simple things to carry, 

the places to visit, the places of stay, safety rules to 

follow are all well discussed with the children and 

decided upon. 

All these outings are very well connected with the 

Montessori principles: 

 

 

 

To help the children become independent 

To help them understand the importance of 

working together in a group 

To help them find the links between, the various 

topics learnt in the classroom, to the outside real 

world. 

 

 

 

 

 

To help them explore the place of visit through 

Nature - animals and birds, plants and trees 

Geographical location and climate, land forms 

found there 

Sites and Monuments with historical importance 

Culturally and socially, by reaching out to the 

people/tribes living there. To get acquainted to 

their way of life — language spoken, art, craft, 

dance forms, their food and occupations. 

As a parent at Anweshana, I have seen my daughter, 

looking forward to the outings every year and 

thoroughly enjoying them. A very big thanks to team 

Anweshana for creating such an opportunity for the 

children! 

-Dhanashree Kulkarni 

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. - Dr Maria Montessori

Anweshana Montessori, A 

place to self-learn and 

thrive! 

Every time I think of Anweshana 

Montessori, I think of a quote from 

Dr. Maria Montessori, “The child 

has a mind able to absorb 

knowledge. He has the power to 

teach himself.” It is because, I 

have realised that only the skill of 

self-teaching, stays forever with us 

and helps us succeed in any 

environment. We thrive in those 

moments when we have discovered 

something on our own and that 

discovery stays with us forever! 

This is the foundation of 

Anweshana Montessori. I was told 

about this school by one of my 

cousins, even before I become a 

mother. She had described this 

school to be a thriving place for 

children where children could be 

what they are and flourish without 

the pressure of learning. This was 

a new concept and opposite to 

what little understanding I had 

about the happening at any 

nursery schools where they stunt a 

child's growth by giving them strict 

instructions to follow. From that 

day onwards, I decided that when 

time comes, it will be this school 

that my children will go to! 

Oh! It was a treasure hunt and 

pulling teeth for me when finally, 

the time came to seek admission in 

this school for our firstborn son. It 

took several calls to friends of 

friends and cousins to find the new 

address and even a telephone 

number. But it was worth the 

trouble, finally we started our 

relationship with this earthy school 

that showed more human centric 

values and ethos, which are fading 

away in our fast-paced society 

these days. 

From a simple activity of cutting 

vegetables or sieving the flour to 

difficult activity of working without 

materials in the higher grades, I 

observed that children are all time 

aware of their surroundings. This 

awareness makes them connect 

with their own inner feelings. When 

one connects with their feelings, 

the brain automatically performs 

the required task with ease. The 

teachers in the school put every 

effort to push a child’s mind in 

discovering the outcome of any 

activity in an individualistic 

experience that no one can 

prescribe for them. 

No two children are same while 

they do the same activity, the 

impact is a world apart. I have 

witnessed this in my own children, 

hence find the philosophy of 

Montessori even more appealing 

now than ever before. 

This also applies to the child who 

may be comfortable and inclined 

towards receiving clear instructions 

than exploration. But in 

Anweshana, eventually that child 

also reaches the stage of 

independence and explores new 

ways to learn. The idea is never to 

give-up, if an educator had to give 

up on that child, the child would 

have never bloomed. That's why 

it's important to be a partner with 

the educator and implement such 

things back home. 

What I always loved about 

Anweshana was a must-have 

observation time. These 

observations are not for you to 

observe your child, but also to see 

how various other children are 


performing different tasks without 

being distracted by their 

colleagues, who are at a very 

different level and happy in their 

own zone of activity. Rarely we see 

these happening in the real life, we 

often get bogged down by 

competition in normal schools. 

The beauty of Anweshana 

Montessori in not only in nurturing 

and brining up happy, self-aware 

and responsible children of 

tomorrow, but also the families, 

who have been part of this 

journey. These are like-minded 

individuals who have provided their 

full support in keeping their 

children until primary grades. 

Anweshana Montessori has 

provided the best foundation to my 

children Gerard, Joshua and Jaden, 

their current teachers appreciate 

the quality of self-teaching and 

connection with surroundings. And 

the full credit goes to the educators 

at Anweshana staring from Ms. 

Sumana, Ms. Lakshami, Ms. Hajira, 

Ms. Anupama, Ms. Anita, Ms. 

Dhanashree, Ms. Rama, Ms. Dunly, 

Ms. Jayashree and above all the 

leadership and guidance of Ms. 

Bharathi. 

- Hema Santosh, 

Parent of 

Gerard, 

Joshua and 

Jaden 

If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little t o be hoped from it in 

the bettering of man's future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behin d? - Dr Maria 

Montessori


Anweshana through my eyes... 

Anweshana has been like a home away from home to 

me. It is a spectacular school with fresh air and 

green trees all around. Climbing the tough trees and 

poles, then dangling down from them, standing on 

our toes to pluck the sweet cherries and the sour 

gooseberries, I shall cherish these memories all my 

life. 

I feel blessed to be in this heavenly environment and 

the teachers, akkas, uncles and my friends are to be 

thanked. With freedom, discipline, independence, and 

care, I have been brought up by them. 

Many of the most fun memories that Anweshana has 

created for me is by taking us to trips. We've been on 

so many! and I loved them all!. We have journeyed 

to Ankola, Goa, Karle, Coorg, a farm where we star 

gazed, an eco-friendly housing community called 

Good Earth and many more places. Villages, cities, 

beaches, rivers, we have visited all; learnt a tribal 

dance, washed our plates with ash, ploughed the 

fields in a farm, milked cows, made bricks, played 

reach aata with village kids, we have done it all. 

Anweshana also teaches us several life lessons 

through field trips or classes conducted in school. 

We've learnt how to spin thread, carpentry work for 

the library, make paper out of old used-up paper, 

stitch bags out of clothes, weave baskets with leaves 

and branches and many other things that are 

important for us to know. 

All of this just adds to Anweshana's beauty and 

charm. And makes me love it even more! 

-Neethi Holla, 11 Years 

My Experience with Anweshana 

My son shifted from a Montessori environment in 

Hyderabad to Anweshana in Bangalore, four month 

back. Initially, we shifted here, I searched some schools 

online and liked Anweshana at first place due to its 

natural green space, and by following few positive 

Google reviews about the school, I visited and really 

liked the environment. 

With difficulty I got admission in mid-session (thanks to 

Bharti Mam for helping me in this regard), and we are 

very happy now. I could really find great change in my 

son in short time. He never liked to go to his old school 

in Hyderabad, but he is really happy here and admitted 

personally, and love to work in his environment, as he 

gets immense freedom to choose his activity and 

learning new things on regular basis, which was not 

there previously. 

Teachers at Anweshana, specially the leading authority, 

Bharathi mam and other educators are very kind and 

sensitive about everything we bring to their notice. 

Even for me, I came to understand the real meaning of 

what Montessori education is all about from 

"Anweshana” only, from their teachers, practicing 

parents and wonderful book of "Take Montessori home”. 

I got proper self-guidance to handle my child at home 

and involve him productively. Real Montessori ideas to 

be learnt here and it's really good and interactive 

experience. 

Thanks Anweshana and there wonderful and dedicated 

Educators. Great effort and keep growing. 

- Mona Priyadarshini, Parent 

Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create. – Dr Maria Montessori


My Journey in Anweshana 

My journey in Anweshana is not a 

long one as I am a recent one 

because I joined 1 year before. 

Now I am a part of Anweshana 

school and made a lot of friends 

whom I will never forget for the 

rest of my lives. I love 

Anweshana as it gives 

opportunities to display ones 

talent . I learnt how to play 

football from my friends and tried 

to be a good goalkeeper and 

striker in every match I play. 

The environment is very peaceful 

and quiet. it has also taught me 

how to be resourceful in using 

things. I thank Bharathi Aunty to 

give us all such a wonderful 

exposure to nature and how to 

save it. 

The aunties are very kind and 

motivating which has made all of 

my boring lessons interesting and 

it is very practical. English is my 

favorite as it is made me imagine 

a lot of things and with such 

fabulous aunties learning will be a 

lot of fun. 

My friends have taught me 

etiquettes and manners, and 

what true friendship is. They do 

not let anybody down and they 

put themselves into others shoes 

and understand others feelings. I 

will have a great year ahead with 

my classmates and such 

motivating and fabulous aunties. 

Snake bite - the most 

ignorant health crisis 

“Snake bite – the most 

ignorant health crisis”, 

was a documentary film. 

We started to the Indian 

Institute of science in the 

bus. We had lots of fun, 

we spoke, played games 

and ate our lunch. There 

we go ! We reached the 

place. We went inside. We 

saw the documentary 

film. This film was more 

about anti-venom and 

snake bites. After the film 

many audience asked 

questions to the people 

who studied about 

snakebites. We took some 

pictures in the institute. 

We started back to our 

school, that time also we 

played and spoke, then 

we reached our school 

and here the journey 

ends. 

- Khushi, 11 Years 

-Antara Pappu, 13 Years 

SIJO 

Waste, Waste, Waste, Everywhere 

See here and there everywhere, waste 

OK let us reduce making waste 

If we have a plastic cover 

Let us try to reuse it 

So will you help us reduce waste 

- Khushi, 11Years 

Neethi Holla, 11 Years 

SEPTET 

Waste, Waste, Waste 

No waste in Bangalore 

Let us reduce making waste 

Let us recycle, reduce, reuse 

Things that we use in our life 

Let us not make waste 

Let us stop. 

- Khushi, 11 Years 

Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment. - Dr Maria 

Montessori


Learnings at Parentsteachers 

meeting 

In our childhood, a parent-teachers 

meeting is an unscheduled 

encounter between parent and 

teacher on the road. It would start 

with a greeting and end with the 

teacher's answer to the parent's 

inquiry about how the child is 

doing. So we were excited to 

attend our first parent-teachers 

meeting at Anweshana. We 

reached early. There were a couple 

highlighting each step, starting 

with taking the mat, executing the 

activity, keeping the items back, 

folding the mat and returning the 

mat to the same place where it 

was taken from. When the floor 

was opened to parents, they 

started asking questions. 

Somewhere curious. Some 

questions were on the border of 

'Why not appreciate children with a 

star of appreciation to increase the 

confidence in them?' For every 

suggestion and question, reply 

bus and started making words he 

never heard before, the doubts 

vanished. 

As the children grew, so did we. 

Our confidence in the Montessori 

method increased. We arrive late 

at the parents-teachers meeting; 

just to clear other young parent's 

doubts and questions. All the 

actions or inactions that puzzled us 

in the beginning, started to 

become clear as we grew along 

with our children. We realized why 

competition is ineffective in 

of parents already waiting. From 

the look, they appeared like new 

parents, just like us. After a few 

minutes of small talk, the meeting 

started. Among other talks and 

presentation, one of the teachers 

demonstrated how a child is 

performing an 'activity'. It was 

dramatic and elaborate, 

from the principal, Bharathi was a 

not-so-obvious nod. I am sure it 

left the parents further puzzled. As 

with every parent who is new to 

the Montessori method, we had our 

doubts. Once When we saw our 

son, at the age of four, joined the 

letters written on the back of the 

motivating children, why we should 

do things that we do for selfsatisfaction, 

why we should learn 

'how to learn' rather than learning 

things. 

-Padmanabha Holla, Parent of 

Navaneeth and Neethi 

Montessori is an education for independence, preparing not just for school, but for life - Dr Maria Montessori


Memories 

I shall never ever forget my memories, 

Of the path I have taken to become me, 

Storing them carefully in my mind's treasury 

Walking through my school, 

Always I shall remember, my teachers, 

With all perfect and imperfect features. 

Some strict, some friendly, some meek, 

All ready to help me. 

I, the captain of the boat of my life, 

Had them always by my side, 

Helping me steer through seas of 

Maths, English, History, Science and more. 

Guiding my life through stormy oceans. 

My friends were plenty and I was happy. 

They stood by me when sad, 

Laughed with me when merry 

Supported me when life seemed low, 

And teased me when I was joyous. 

Bad and good memories with each other, 

We have carefully stored in separate containers 

To laugh over them when time is ripe. 

Chirp away with stories containing no moral or use 

Flying everywhere to share their views 

The flowers swaying with the caressing wind, 

And with the fancies of innocent minds 

Never remain stationary for long 

Their flowers form decorations on cakes of mud 

Their leaves, green flags on caves shaped by tiny hands 

Trampled underfoot by mischievous guys 

Torn apart for childish games 

Beautify with their statuesque prescence 

The snakes too visit like old maiden aunts 

Without informing their arrival. 

They create quite a sensation, 

And their visits are not missed. 

They are seen by sharp and clear eyes 

Seeking excitement in a normal school day. 

All this I have learnt to interpret 

Through natures gentle guidance. 

A special place in my heart holds this school 

With my teachers, friends and nature 

All instruments of God 

Their roles in my life planned by Him. 

I am grateful for these blessings endowed upon me 

And for so much more. 

Nature too played its part in bringing me up. 

Well acquainted am I 

-Niveda Mariam Rajeev, 12 years 

With trees, flowers, animals, birds and insects. 

The trees whisper stories of generations gone, 

Old soldiers reminiscing the days of their prime. 

Children clamber up in fruitless attempts to perceive 

The words are not heard only the rustling of leaves 

The insects listening closely to tales of sorrow and joy 

Glide away to share them to those who enjoy. 

The vain birds regardless that the old are wise 

Thinking that life is full of clear skies 

Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers —Joseph Albers


Parent’s View 

Real success is to find pleasure in 

what we do every moment, 

regardless of however magnificent 

or trivial it is to the society. This 

is the key to lead happy and 

fulfilling life. We wished to bring in 

this kind of ‘passion for life’ in my 

daughter. And my quest ended in 

Anweshana with its Montessori 

system. 

I found, Montessori Method seeds 

all the possible, necessary 

qualities in a child for the 

wholesome growth. Apart from 

teaching fixed scientific / 

mathematical systems, it also 

teaches the core human values 

and life skills. Like empathy, 

focussed involvement, respecting 

an individual with his needs and 

spaces, taking turns, sharing, 

being considerate, working as a 

team etc. It also focuses on 

enhancing the capabilities of our 

all sensory organs. Any article on 

parenting or studies on child 

psychology, will invariably have 

one or other aspects which 

Montessori system follows. I 

realised if we apply this system 

completely, then there is no need 

to refer anything else. It has all 

the right guidance for parenting. 

In the process of practicing it with 

our kids, it becomes a part of us 

and we start vibrating its 

philosophy. In turn we reap our 

own benefits which are beyond 

words. 

Anweshana has imbibed 

Montessori philosophy completely. 

It has taken a step ahead and also 

teaching my child humility, 

simplicity, healthy eating, 

conscious use of resources, being 

sensitive to nature and its 

inhabitants, being inclusive and 

the list goes on. In short it’s 

“conscious living and conscious 

learning” which is the need of the 

hour. 

They say, with every child a 

mother is born. And with my child, 

I am also evolving every day. Be it 

in terms of improved patience, 

conscious effort to make our 

experiences enriching, steps to 

improve quality of our living, 

observing and taking positives 

from day to day mundane affairs. 

Hearty thanks to Anweshana for 

facilitating all this. 

Anything which refuses to grow or 

change becomes obsolete or 

extinct. I appreciate team 

Anweshana’s positive spirit in 

being open to diverse opinions and 

humility in acceptance. I am sure 

with this spirit Anweshana will 

continue to surpass its own 

standards and soar high with its 

values. 

-Sheetal Kumaresh, Parent of Khushi 

“I always felt our Education 

system needs to transform and we 

need to look at new ways of 

teaching our Children” 

In the year 2012, I came across 

Anweshana Montessori house of 

Children and was very keen to 

enrol my 1 year and 10 month old 

daughter into this type of 

Education. I met Bharathi Mam 

and we had a very interesting 

conversation on the Montessori 

learning methodology. At the end 

of the half hour discussion, I was 

very clear this is the school for my 

child. That is how it all started. 

My daughter is currently studying 

in the Dandelion Environment 

(Primary Section) and is enjoying 

every moment of her schooling at 

Anweshana. This school was the 

perfect choice we made for our 

child as each day she is all excited 

to go to school and comes back 

from school completely energetic 

and lively. 

The traditional learning model says 

to children, “Do what you’re told 

when you’re told to do it.” Then 

after twelve years, the expectation 

is that children will become 

successful, independent adults. In 

the Montessori Education, children 

learn how to be self-directed. They 

choose the activities that most 

appeal to them and they are free 

to explore these activities at their 

own pace. Sometimes they make 

mistakes, but that is the beauty of 

independence. 

The mixed age group learning 

brings in responsibility, team 

work, discipline and leadership 

naturally to the child. 

The concept of no exams, allowing 

the child to explore and learn at 

their pace is the key to this 

education system. 

We congratulate Anweshana and 

its teachers on the successful 

completion of 25 years of 

contribution towards building 

powerful leaders for the future. 

The greatest sign of success for a 

teacher... is to be able to say, ’The 

children are now working as if I 

did not exist.’--- Maria Montessori 

-Aruna G, Parent of Gamini N 

The child's progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to look around him. - Maria Montessori



Anweshana means “Search after”, 

“seeking for” and “inquiry into”. As 

the name suggests, “Anweshana 

Montessori House of children” lead 

us into a new space in education. 

Anweshana guided us to ‘search 

after’ new boundaries in the 

holistic way of looking at life with 

our children. 

With Anweshana we learned a lot. 

We saw two of our children grow 

as independent, confident, caring, 

calm and composed human beings. 

Anweshana taught our children 

“how to learn” in the true sense of 

what education is supposed to do. 

With Anweshana, we have become 

true believers of Dr Maria 

Montessori and the Montessori 

Method of education. We 

experienced our children’s 

foundation becoming strong and 

saw them better adapt to any 

changes in their living 

environment. We can confidently 

say that our children are more 

matured, confident, selfdisciplined, 

joyful and playful than 

any other children of the same age 

group of other traditional 

methodology of teaching. Our 

children have grown academically, 

emotionally and socially strong. 

When it comes to adaptation to 

change, which is very much 

required in the changing world, we 

realize that Montessori is the best 

methodology to prepare the child. 

Our seventeen years of connection 

with Anweshana taught us to 

believe that Bharathi is this 

century’s Maria Montessori and she 

breathes Montessori in the true 

sense and leads Anweshana 

implementing Montessori ideology 

to the fullest. 

Along with Montessori ideology, 

Anweshana cares to educate 

children on ‘caring for mother 

earth’ and ‘green environment’. 

Every year’s Mela themes are 

evident to this. Anweshana also 

tries to mould children on 

Becoming Minimalist. The way 

Anweshana organizes their annual 

Mela, field trips, garage sale, 

child’s birthday celebrations are 

illustrative of this. Charging 

nominal fees and following “Right 

to Education” long before the 

actual Act (enacted in 2009) itself 

is Anweshana’s, in turn, Bharathi’s 

service to the society and 

humanity. 

We are really grateful and 

fortunate for getting involved and 

connected with such a holistic 

school and to see our children 

flourish to their fullest through 

this. On the occasion of 

Anweshana completing 25 years of 

its journey, our heartfelt wishes for 

Anweshana to serve humanity 

many more years with its own 

ideologies and footprints, and 

become one of its kind. 

- Savitha Holla, Parent of Navaneeth and 

My experience in Art class 

Arpitha aunty takes our art classes 

at our school. We work individually 

most of the time. She gives us 

creative topics to draw, sometimes 

we will have to work in pairs. Once 

the topic was to draw about a 

mirror of any shape and decorate 

the frame using our creativity. 

Another day she gave us a topic on 

festivals, Jahnavi, Malavika and I 

drew about Diwali. I along with 

Jahnavi drew a girl holding 

sparklers and Malavika drew lamps. 

I love art class because I feel very 

relaxed and creative. 

-Mahima 

Treat a child as though he already is the person he is capable of becoming - Haim Ginott


ಅನ್ವೀಷಣಾ ನಾನು ಕ್ೊಂಡೊಂತೆ 

ಈರ್ ನಮಮ ಶಾಲೆಯು ಬೆಳಿಿ ಹಬಬ ಕ್ೊಂಡಿರುವುದು 

ತ್ುೊಂಬ್ಾ ಹೆಮಮಯಾಗಿದೆ. ವೈಯಕ್ತತಕ್ವಾಗಿ 

ನಾವಲ್ುರಸ ಬೆೀರೆ ಬೆೀರೆ ಕ್ುಟುೊಂಬದವರು. ಆದರೆ 

ಇಲ್ಲು ನಾವಲ್ುರಸ ಒೊಂದೆೀ ಪರಿವಾರದವರೊಂತೆ 

ಕಾಯಗಪ್ವೃತ್ತರಾಗಿದೆಾೀವ. ಇದಕಕ ಮಸಲ್ 

ಕಾರಣ ನಮಗೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಸವತ್ೊಂತ್್ತೆಯ 

ವಾತ್ಾವರಣ. ಇದೆೀ ನಮಮ ಶಾಲೆಯ ವೈಶಿಷಿತೆ. 

ಈ ವಾತ್ಾವರಣ 'ನಾನು', 'ನೀನು' ಎೊಂಬುದನುು 

ಮರೆತ್ು ನಾವಲ್ುರಸ ಒೊಂದೆೀ ಎೊಂಬ ಭಾವ 

ನಮಮಲ್ಲು ಮಸಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಇದರಿೊಂದ 

ಎಲ್ುರೆಸೊಂದಿರ್ಸ ಬೆರೆತ್ು, ಅೊಂಜಿಕಯನುು 

ದಸರವಿಟುಿ, ನಮಮದೆೀ ಆದ ಇತಿ ಮಿತಿರ್ಳನುು 

ಅರಿತ್ು ತ್ೃಪ್ತತಯೊಂದ ಕಲ್ಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಅವಕಾರ್ 

ನನಗೆ ಬೊಂದಿದೆ. 

ಸಮಾನತೆ, ಸಮಯಾವಕಾರ್, ಸದವಕಾರ್ 

ಎಲ್ುಕ್ತಕೊಂತ್ ಹೆಚ್ಾುಗಿ ಗೌರವದಿೊಂದ ಕಾಣುವುದೆೀ 

ಇಲ್ಲುಯ ವಿಧಾನದ ನಯಮವಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಲ್ವು 

ಸನುವೀರ್ರ್ಳು ಈ ಮೀಲ್ಲನ ವಿಧಾನದ 

ವಿಷಯರ್ಳನುು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕಸೊಂಡು ಉಪಯೀರ್ಕಕ 

ತ್ೊಂದಾರ್, ನನುಲೆುೀ ಮನವರಿಕಯಾಗಿ, 

ಪುನಃಪರಿವತ್ಗನ್ಗೆ ಅನುಭವದ ಮಸಲ್ಕ್ ಅವಕಾರ್ 

ಲ್ಭಿಸಿದೆ. ಅದು ಹೆೀಗೆೊಂದರೆ, ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲು ಕಲ್ವು 

ಕಾಯಗಕ್್ಮರ್ಳನುು ಹಮಿಮಕಸೊಂಡ ಸೊಂದಭಗದಲ್ಲು 

ನಯಮಿತ್ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಅವರ ಪಾತ್್ ವಹಿಸಲ್ು 

ಸ್ಾಧಯವಿಲ್ು ಎೊಂಬ ಭಾವನ್ ನನುಲ್ಲು 

ಉಧಭವಿಸಿದುಾೊಂಟು. ಆದರೆ ಇಲ್ಲು ಪ್ತಿೀ 

ಮರ್ುವಿರ್ಸ ಅವರದೆೀ ರಿೀತಿಯನುು 

ರ್ಮನದಲ್ಲುಟುಿ ಅವಕಾರ್ ಕ್ಲ್ಲಿಸಲೆೀಬೆೀಕ್ು 

ಎೊಂಬುದು ದೃಢಸಸತ್್. ಇದನುು 

ಕಾಯಗರಸಪದಲ್ಲು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕಸೊಂಡು ಅವಕಾರ್ 

ಕಸಟ್ಾಿರ್ ಆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹುಮಮಸುೊ ಮತ್ುತ ಅವರ 

ಸೊಂತೆಸೀಷ ಹೆೀಳತಿೀರದು. 

ಅೊಂದಿನೊಂದ ಎಲ್ಾು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿರ್ಸ ಅವಕಾರ್ 

ಕ್ಲ್ಲಿಸುವುದು ಮತ್ುತ ಅವರ ಅವರ್ಯಕ್ತೆಗೆ 

ಅನುರ್ುಣವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಾಧಯವಾದಷುಿ ಸಮಯಾನುತ್ 

ಸಹಾಯ ಹಸತವನುು ನೀಡಬೆೀಕ್ು ಎೊಂಬ 

ಸಸತ್್ವನುು ನನುಲ್ಲು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕಸೊಂಡಿದೆಾೀನ್. 

ನಮಮ ಶಾಲೆಯು ಪರಿಸರ ಸೊಂರಕ್ಷಣೆ 

ಕಾಯಗಕ್್ಮರ್ಳಿಗೆ ಕೈ ಜಸೀಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಇದು ನನರ್ಸ 

ಆಸಕ್ತತಕ್ರ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ನಾನು ಆದಷುಿ 

ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಅನಾವರ್ಯಕ್ವಾಗಿ ಹೆಸಸದಾಗಿ ಪಾುಸಿಿಕ್ 

ನುು ಉಪಯೀಗಿಸುವುದನುು 

ನಯೊಂತ್್ಣದಲ್ಲುಡಲ್ು ತಿೀಮಾಗನಸಿದೆಾೀನ್. 

ನನು ಸುತ್ತ ಮುತ್ತ ಇರುವವರಿಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಾುಗಿ ಸಸಿ 

ನ್ಡಲ್ು ಉತೆತೀಜನ ಮತ್ುತ ನನುೊಂದಾದ 

ಸಸಯರ್ಳನುು ಕಸಟುಿ ಗಿಡ ಮರರ್ಳನುು ಬೆಳೆಸಲ್ು 

ಮುೊಂದಾರ್ಲ್ು ಆಸ್ಯನುು ತ್ುೊಂಬಲ್ು 

ಪ್ಯತಿುಸುತಿದೆಾೀನ್. 

ಇೊಂತ್ಹ ಒೊಂದು ಸಮೃಧಧವಾದ ಶಾಲೆಯ 

ಪರಿಸರದಲ್ಲು ಹಲ್ವು ದಿನರ್ಳಿೊಂದ ವೈಖರಿಯನುು 

ಸುಲ್ಭವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ುತ ಸಫಲ್ವಾಗಿ ಮುೊಂದುವರಿಸಲ್ು 

ಅನುವು ಮಾಡಿ ಸದಾವಕಾರ್ ಕ್ಲ್ಲಿಸಿದಾಕಕ ನನಗೆ 

ಬಹಳ ಸೊಂತೆಸೀಷವಾಗಿದೆ. 

- ಧನಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ 

Want to raise kind children? Be kind to your children. - L.R. Knost



"Montessori".....This word came to 

my life when I was about 20 years 

of age. My uncle and aunt were 

bringing up their infant in a 

Montessori way. The then-6 month 

old was given a choice. They 

waited for a response and MOST 

important part was that choice was 

respected. I used to be super 

amused with that whole scene. 

Like “you want to read this book or 

that book?” “Do you want to eat 

this banana or that banana?” There 

were quiet periods of work and 

play with the baby. Lots of books 

were read for the infant. Lots of 

water play. I, her much older 

cousin was the wild and noisy 

person in her life. 

Cut to the year 2001, my aunt was 

pursuing a Montessori course. 

What hit me hard there is that the 

amount of writing and reading she 

did for the course as assignments 

and the exams was WAY MORE 

than what I did in my school, 

college and endless tuitions put 

together. I made a mental note to 

myself: This course is not for you. 

So never do the course. 

The now-turned toddler was 

thriving in a healthy environment. 

She was folding clothes, mopping 

the floor, washing clothes, washing 

dishes, washing vehicles, watering 

plants, flipping through pages of 

books, reading. Every toddler does 

it. Except here, she was never a 

hindrance to the adults. She was 

very much part of the house as a 

respectful member. The things 

around her height were childfriendly. 

The adult-only-friendly 

items were stashed away into 

oblivion. THIS experience will stay 

with me for life. 

My first visit to Anweshana was 

sometime in 2002-2003. My preprimary 

aged cousin was put in 

Anweshana almost right next door. 

I was visiting them at that time. I 

had volunteered to drop her off at 

her school out of excitement. That 

day, she was crying loudly that she 

did not want to change her clothes 

to go to school (she was in her 

sleepwear). The parents packed a 

new set of clothes for her and 

asked me to just tell the adult 

about it. That was my first shock. 

I had NO IDEA how this was going 

to work since the only “schooling” I 

know was the strict one where by 

now the child would have been hit 

and the clothes changed forcefully. 

Reluctantly I took the crying child 

with a packed set of clothes and 

set off. When I reached 

Anweshana campus, I thought it 

was a park. Lot of trees, no-frills 

classroom and everything very 

school-unlikely...The child stopped 

crying as soon as she stepped into 

the campus. The adult was 

standing at the entrance (It was 

Jayashree mam). She said a 

Namasthe. And the superembarrassed 

me meekly told her 

she did not want to change her 

clothes from her sleepwear. She 

turned to the child, made an eye 

contact and respectfully asked 

"Will you please change your old 

clothes?" The child immediately 

turned to me for the change and 

then went into her environment 

and started her work as though the 

tsunami before never happened. 

The Montessori adult and the child 

were very calm. The other 

“adult” (me) could not make head 

or tail of that situation. That day 

another switch happened in my 

life. A child is treated like a little 

and real person. I decided that day 

that when I have my own child, 

she would definitely be put in a 

Montessori house.Fast-forward 15 

years later, my daughter Swathi 

joined Anweshana. Life came to a 

full circle. It has been 2.5 years 

now and we are happy parents. 

How is the Montessori Method of 

education helping my child? How 

we as parents support Montessori 

at home? 

Well... 

The adults in her environment 

have had a very positive impact in 

her. 

She cried every single day until 

she was 3.5 years of age inside her 

environment. Now it is fuss-free. 

We ensure that we her parents, 

and the Montessori adults in her 

environment are on the same page 

and consistent with her about her. 

She gets good peaceful sleep on all 

days. We don't need to wake her 

up in the mornings. 

We do follow Montessori 

Philosophy at home for most part 

and that itself has had a huge 

positive impact in our life as a 

family. 

- Parvathi Subramaniam, Parent of 

Swathi 

To stimulate life, leaving it free, however, to unfold itself, that is the first duty of the educator - Dr Maria Montessori


Blessed to be an Educator 

I am an educator, presenting my 

ride of 12 years through the 

amazing world of Anweshana house 

of Children. It was in 2006 while 

undergoing my Montessori training I 

had an opportunity to visit 

Anweshana for my Observation and 

that’s when I felt that it was my 

calling. After I finished my training 

successfully I had called Bharathi 

Ma’am to check about an 

opportunity to work, the meeting 

was set for the next day and it was 

very informal, then she said I can 

join. Thus my journey began. 

When I joined there were only 2 pre 

-primary environments. Now there 

are 4 pre-primary environments and 

good to see the institution grow and 

for being part of its 25 years 

journey. It sure has given me plenty 

of experiences both good and bad, 

which have helped me groom 

myself personally and 

professionally. 

Learning in School is not limited to 

children, we teachers learn a lot 

from the children. Children are very 

spontaneous and look at everything 

in a very positive way. They are 

open-minded and have no 

inhibitions in saying whatever is on 

their mind. They analyse what ever 

taught to them in their own special 

way. Children find everything 

around them exciting. They are so 

full of energy, which surely is 

contagious for us teachers and 

makes us feel a lot younger too. I 

can proudly say that I am lucky and 

blessed to be an educator. 

Apart from the children who were 

with me, those who have added 

lovely flowers to the bouquet of my 

memories are Mrs. Bharathi, who 

has been so supportive and helped 

me in grooming myself. How can I 

not mention Mrs. Jayashree, who 

has been a pillar of immense 

support through thick and thin of 

various experiences at Anweshana. 

What do I write about my 

colleagues? They have a major 

share in shaping the person I am 

today. All of them have been loving 

and helpful, some though not so 

much. 

Never the less all have taught me 

that always accept the people as 

they are, like the saying goes “All 

fingers of a hand are not same”. To 

conclude it, the management has 

always been a role model. We are 

constantly motivated to give our 

100%, 12 years has not changed it, 

I have a few more working years 

ahead. I am confident I will 

continue to relish the relationship 

with Anweshana. I would like to end 

with a cliché “Anweshana is a 

second home to me” 

-Sumana, Pre Primary Educator 

A - An awesome place to be 

N- Nature all around 

W- Where there is lots of Laughter 

E- Every second is fun 

S- Smart children around 

H- Happy kids everywhere 

A- Amazing place to play 

N- No time to waste 

A- Anweshana is the Best 

-Lipi Aliza and chaarvi 

When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength - Dr Maria Montessori


Testimony On Silver Jubilee 

"Hey, beautiful people! I hope whoever reading 

this right now is having an amazing day! 

I would like to share a few thoughts on what 

Anweshana Montessori House of Children 

means to me. 

As people would say, home is where is the 

heart is. That's what I would consider 

Anweshana to me as it has made me what I 

am, as a person, given me a basic foundation 

to live life the right way and to treat all people 

with utmost respect. I joined Anweshana in the 

year, 2000. I was a pretty tiny tot back then. 

Well, I could say that my parents made the 

best decision of their lives to make me be a 

part of such a wonderful school. I am 

absolutely blessed to have received my 

education from Anweshana as it was no 

ordinary school. I had the privilege to learn 

everything, the way I wanted. The first word 

that we all learnt in the school was Namaste, 

which means greetings in the utmost respect. 

Well, isn't that enough for you to know how 

awesome my school is? 

Anweshana is what has moulded me into an 

independent, responsible, and a happy go 

lucky person after being able to go through the 

whole Montessori Method of learning. The 

multiple excursions, the early morning yoga 

sessions, the mid - day singing classes, the 

rolling of the mats, the world books, the Melas 

we had every year, the eco-friendly way of 

living and everything that happened in 

Anweshana are what I'm nostalgic about every 

day and I can't imagine experiencing all of this 

in any other school. Hence, I am forever 

grateful to all my teachers, friends, Akkas, 

Shakti uncle and Mariappa Uncle for learning a 

new lesson of life every day. 

I was pretty devastated to leave Anweshana and join a 

public school in my later years as it was a completely 

different environment compared to that of Anweshana. 

That claustrophobic feeling of having being restricted 

to learn what I want came into existence and the 

whole idea of school changed for me. 

Well, in short, I believe, once a student of Anweshana, 

always a student of Anweshana! 

Thank you!" 

-Devid Mathews,Year 2000 Batch 

There is a school that we can’t imagine. 

It is like the place we are meant to be. 

It is the place where we learn happily. 

It is the place where we have a lot of fun. 

It is my school it is my school it is my school 

Anweshana. 

It is the place where we have so much to do. 

It is the place where children wear colourful clothes. 

It is the place where we learn to save our planet. 

It is my school it is my school it is my school 

Anweshana. 

- Aahana, Dalhia 

No one who has ever done anything really great or successful has ever done it simply because he was attracted by what we call a "Reward" or


Anweshana - Alumni View 

A typical mainstream school would 

consist of chairs, desks, 

blackboards, pen, paper and 

exams. Well, this wasn’t the case 

for me. I studied at Anweshana, a 

school that followed the 

Montessori methodology of 

teaching. We sit on the floor on 

mats and use a variety of 

materials to develop not only our 

education but other aspects of life 

as well. Working with materials 

gives us a freedom to work at our 

own will and learn at our own 

pace. At a young age, we as 

children do not have the capacity 

to concentrate on what the teacher 

is teaching. We would want do 

things ourselves and try out 

things. Teaching on a blackboard 

would seem very monotonous and 

boring. Learning by working with 

materials, makes it enjoyable for 

the child and brings a sense of 

pleasure as well. There is no 

pressure of being forced to learn. 

Why are children’s books colourful 

and lively? Because children find it 

more interesting to look at visuals 

and extend their imagination. Just 

like that I would gladly say my 

education was also colourful and 

lively. Like an old saying goes "I 

hear and I forget. I see and I 

remember. I do and I understand." 

– Confucius. This is what the 

Montessori system teaches us. We 

learnt to do things ourselves, 

stumble upon questions ourselves, 

and discover the answers 

ourselves. 

Often, when talking about which 

school I go to, I find myself 

sharing that I did not have exams 

in school. This is another highlight 

of the Montessori system. Well 

then, what’s the point of studying? 

That is exactly what the 

Montessori system has taught me. 

Education isn’t about studying to 

clear exams but to learn for the 

joy of learning. We learn for 

ourselves; not for the sake of the 

teacher or our parents but for 

ourselves. In fact, exams more 

often than not, discourage one's 

abilities and talent and hinder the 

growth of a child. I can proudly 

say, not having to write exams 

helped me enjoy and cherish my 

childhood, unlike many others. No 

fear of failure, no pressure, no 

stress; just like how a child should 

be. One might question the 

absence of exams in my childhood. 

At some point in life, we should 

get used to writing exams, isn’t it? 

To answer that let us dig deeper 

into what exams actually are 

meant for. They are basically 

meant to test our understanding 

and knowledge of a subject. If we 

are well prepared for an exam, 

there is no need to fear it. It is 

just a matter of displaying our 

understanding on paper. Having 

studied at Anweshana, I can say 

that I did not have to put much 

effort into exam preparation. My 

way of learning was such that 

what I learn will stay with me for a 

long time and I did not have to do 

any special preparation for exams. 

Of course, from high school 

onwards a minimal effort was 

required but I feel I had it easy. 

When one learns for the joy of 

learning, the knowledge obtained 

has more value and is retained for 

a longer period. 

- Navaneeth Holla, Batch 2002 

There's joy and wonder everywhere when you see the world through the eyes of a child.


My Experience at 

Anweshana 

From the age of five, I have known 

that regular schooling methods was 

not for me. Obviously, I wasn’t 

“aware” of it, but a part of me 

knew it. And so did my parents. I 

remember spending hours on math 

homework in LKG and having to go 

to the principal’s office every time I 

removed my braids. And I then 

joined Anweshana. Anweshana was 

like being at home. I would go 

Chrysanthemum class and pull a 

chowki and start on my latest 

fascination. We had Headquarters 

for secret members meetings and 

tall trees for best friends. And I 

remember when these huge 

classrooms got emptier with 

parents pulling out their children 

because they thought Anweshana 

was idealistic and not practical in 

the real world, which I never 

understood. And to date I am 

grateful to my parents for putting 

here and for not taking me out. 

Anweshana ignited a new way I 

wanted to learn. I think it’s 

completely pointless putting 

children below the ages of 13 go 

through tests and exams because 

it’s not the years of exams that 

give you the knowledge you need. 

It’s the years of learning square 

numbers on the peg board, of 

actually feeling the material in your 

hands, not just pencils. It sets a 

solid foundation because your mind 

is learning at its pace. I could 

spend the entire day on one 

material or a few minutes. It was 

up to me. It got me where I am 

today. 

Adapting to different 

environment 

Moving out of Anweshana was hard 

at the time. How do you find a 

place that could match up to 

picking gooseberries behind the 

school during lunch to learning 

about carnivorous plants in 

Wayanad’s Botanical Gardens? But 

it was the next phase. Everyone 

talks about how tough the real 

world is, that it’s a competitive 

world and you need to be the best 

to be anywhere worthy. It’s 

unnecessary pressure on kids. And 

I know that I could never work 

under pressure. 

Moving to a new school was not a 

problem. It was an alternative 

school but it was still different from 

what I was used to. We didn’t have 

materials anymore, the campus 

was so much smaller, and there 

were these new classes that I had 

never heard of. But learning was 

never an issue. I had the materials 

from chrysanthemum class in the 

back of my head, helping me with 

long division and square numbers. 

The years of practice was stuck in 

my mind. 

The first time I wrote an exam was 

my tenth grade boards. And I think 

one of the reasons I am where I 

am right now is because I practice. 

I spent years working on the same 

materials, until I learnt everything 

that I could from them. Even 

today, I need to write my notes at 

least three times because that way 

I feel like it will stay in my head. 

That’s what I did for my twelfth 

boards. And it has worked 

tremendously well for me. 

-Yasha Chandradeep, Batch 2005 

It is easier to build up a child than it is to repair an adult. - Dr Maria Montessori


Anweshana - Alumni View 

I joined Anweshana when I was 2 

years old for pre-primary 

environment. I studied in the old 

campus which was in HRBR layout 

and which us currently vision PU 

college now. Anweshana is always 

different from any other schools 

I've been to in my life. I learnt a 

lot of things in Anweshana. I learnt 

my manners, how to respect 

people, how to accept them in the 

way they are, I learnt the ethics 

and a lot more. For anyone in their 

life the base always has to be 

strong and for me Anweshana 

made it strong. Anweshana was 

always my 2nd home. All the 

teacher were like my parents. The 

whole time I was studying in 

Anweshana all of us has to call our 

teachers aunty and uncle and the 

non-teaching staff was called as 

Akka and Anna. I still call all my 

teachers at Anweshana aunty and 

uncle itself. 

I don't really remember having any 

text books for our subjects expect 

English which was called 

Gulmohar. We worked out stuff 

only with materials physically. It 

was always fun. We had to 

complete with our friends when we 

had to work with any materials. I 

learnt my basics like this. Not just 

me but most of the students did. 

Our classrooms were named as 

flower names. Each class had 

different flower name. We were 

never separated grade wise. We 

were all together at all times. 

We moved on from HRBR layout to 

Hennur campus which is next to 

Bharathi aunty's house. It was 

such a beautiful campus filled with 

greenery. I never used to miss 

school. I loved going to school. 

My class was of two grades. 

Though they were my juniors they 

studied with us. Talking about 

friends in Anweshana, they were 

the best. Whatever happened we 

all stood beside each other at all 

times. The bonds, friendship, 

memories can never be changed. 

All students in Anweshana loved 

the trips that we went. We have 

been to so many places and every 

place that we visited to, all of us 

have made amazing memories that 

can be cherished throughout our 

life. I loved my classmates and I 

still do. I enjoyed every minute 

that I stayed in Anweshana. 

After 5th grade because of reasons 

I had to shift my school. At the 

beginning I was very scared 

because I didn't know what exams 

were and I had to write an 

entrance exam. I wrote my first 

exam and my parents were called 

by the principal. I had 2 papers 

(maths & English). I did my maths 

paper very good but English was 

bad for me because major paper 

was of essays and I didn't know 

what essays were. Finally I got 

into that school. I walked up to my 

principal asking whether I should 

call her ma'am or aunty. She 

laughed and she asked me to call 

her ma'am. Since that day I 

started Calling my teachers ma'am 

and sir. 

In the beginning of school it was 

very difficult for me to get 

adjusted to the ambience and the 

people around me. Though all my 

classmates were very sweet to me 

I always had that fear if they 

would accept me the way I am. I 

stayed away from them for a year. 

I used to get scared of exams 

because it was all very new to me. 

I didn't know how to prepare for 

the exam. Teachers suggested me 

to read daily whatever has been 

taught for that day. It was very 

difficult for me to get used to that. 

But as days passed I got used to 

the way they teach, text books, 

exams etc. Also people started 

accepting me the way I was and 

that's when my journey started off 

in that school. It went amazing till 

I passed out. 

When I was in Anweshana, I 

always wanted to see how other 

schools looked, taught and were 

with students and only when I 

changed from Anweshana I got to 

know how other schools work. I 

learnt a lot from that school also. 

Again how Anweshana works is 

completely different from other 

schools as far as I have seen. 

Today I stand here studying my B 

Com at Mount Carmel College 

Bangalore. Every time someone 

talks about Anweshana I proudly 

tell that I'm a student from 

Anweshana. 

-Vidisha Reddy A , Batch 2001 

The best thing you can do for your kids is to stop doing so much for them. - Brooke Hampton


My unforgettable journey 

through Anweshana 

First of all I would like to thank 

God for giving me this golden 

opportunity to be a part of 

Anweshana and thank my parents 

for choosing the best one among 

all schools for me and an 

inestimable thanks to our most 

beloved Bharathi aunty for creating 

such a beautiful environment 

where Montessori reveals its true 

identity. 

My journey through Anweshana 

was wonderful, where I felt 

Anweshana more like my abode 

rather than a school, since the 

atmosphere and environment of 

Anweshana was more liberating 

and empowering. Our teachers at 

Anweshana, I felt were the most 

loving, most friendly and 

motivating and always supporting 

The teaching techniques at 

Anweshana are always with the 

agenda of learning with freedom, 

where in the concepts were 

Explained from basics to the most 

intense and complicated concepts, 

in the most fascinating & 

uncomplicated techniques using 

various materials which helped in 

easy gripping of the concepts & 

made them very interesting and 

unforgettable. 

We basically learnt everything 

without any/much difficulty in 

understanding at Anweshana, since 

every concept was thought through 

materials where we can feel 

everything and understand the 

concepts easily. We understood all 

concepts without the need to mug 

up or rote at Anweshana unlike 

most of the other schools. We had 

a lot of practical exposure as we 

grew up, which made things even 

easier. The methodology was very 

different comparatively since 

individual attention was given to 

each and every student so there 

was minimal or no chance of any 

student to lag behind. Teachers 

made sure that every student has 

perceived whatever was thought 

and then progress further once 

everybody was clear with it. 

From the basics such as rolling 

chapathis, extracting sandalwood 

paste, how to use scissors, 

cutting patterns from paper, 

learning to colour, sandpaper 

tracing to reading, writing on air to 

writing on paper, learning long 

division, square roots, fractions, 

chemistry physics and other 

subjects, everything was easily 

learnt by us because of the use of 

materials and different ways of 

teaching. Learning like this was the 

main reason for our improved 

concentration and lack of 

distraction 

We all just knew we were learning 

and having fun, but didn't realize 

we were making memories. If I 

were given a chance to choose the 

most everlasting bits of memories, 

they would be 

Dancing, balancing a row of pots 

of my tiny heart at the age of 

five 

Playing with fishes and turtles of 

our favorite pond 

Trip to Mysore at the age of six 

Plucking gooseberries and 

cherries everyday 

Playing holi with 100%natural 

colours 

Playing hide and seek with my 

huge bunch of friends 

throughout the school campus 

Celebrating almost all the 

festivals following its own 

particular customs and rituals 

Singing and learning to dance 

with Uma aunty and vidya aunty 

I can never forget being bharti 

aunty's secret Santa and 

receiving such a beautiful 

handmade gift from her 

Adventurous trips to chitradurga 

and avalanche 

Making mini chocolate houses 

@ bharti aunty's kitchen 

My presentation on 

homoeopathy in the Melanie 

And lot more. 

Anweshana was basically the best 

ever foundation possibly built in 

our lives. From our basics to the 

most detailed concepts whatever 

taught at Anweshana always 

unforgettable because of the way it 

was taught, which formed the 

strongest roots in our lives which 

are the main cause of growth of 

this huge luscious green tree and 

the tree to remain fruitful and 

serving, and be helpful by 

providing shade and other 

possibilities to others 

I thought getting admitted in other 

traditional schools after Anweshana 

would be very difficult, but 

fortunately it wasn't exactly as 

what I thought. All of a sudden 

wishing Namaste changed into 

good morning maaaaaaaaaam 

songs, staying confined to our 

particular desks the entire day, 

wearing uniforms was all like a new 

experience. And I did definitely 

take a few days to get 

accommodated to the new set up 

and was later almost completely 

adapted and to new environment 

also. I never felt much difficulty 

with academics in fact most of the 

things were easier now. I was 

happy to top in my exams for all 3 

years of high school. 

I never even had a single thought 

feeling discharged studying at 

Anweshana. 

Anweshana was the best thing that 

ever happened to me. 

- Pragnya Jahnavi, Batch 2002 

To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom - Dr Maria Montessori


This Academic Year At 

Anweshana 

My school started in the year 

1994. It is 25 years old now. In 

my school there are lots of trees 

and plants. I like my school 

because it has a different way of 

learning. 

On 18th January I went to a trip 

with my friends in Anweshana. It 

was a night stay trip. I got to stay 

without my parents. We went to a 

dam. We played in the water. We 

also found shells near the dam. 

On 4th February we went to a 

tender coconut stall. We drank 

only the tender coconut water. 

We did not use the straw, carried 

our own water bottle or glass. 

When we went back to class we 

ate the tender coconut flesh. 

On 13th February we had taken a 

class photo. On that day we had 

to wear green dress because 

green stands for go green. We 

are going to have a go green Mela 

on March 2nd . We are going to 

get a partner and a topic. My 

topic is about tooth powder. 

In our school we had a GAIA 

Mela for pre-primary children. I 

had taken kheer. Aunties had 

organised some games for us. In 

one of the games I won and got 

a prize. The prize was a key 

chain. We also grew new plants 

in our school. 

When I celebrated my birthday 

at school I took oranges. I chose 

Veeraa as my birthday helper. 

Veeraa had to put a chowki and 

on that she placed a globe and 

candle. Veeraa also had to light 

the candle. I had to go around 

the chowki with the globe seven 

times (representing the age). 

After each round my friends 

used to ask me questions. Then 

I would blow the candle and all 

my friends used to sing happy 

birthday song. 

I love my school. 

-Samara Abishekam 

The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say "The children are now working as if i did not exist" - Dr Maria Montessori


Transition From a 

Montessori Parent To A 

Montessori Educator 

This is my ninth year as a parent 

and first year as an educator in 

Anweshana. I believe that I am 

blessed to have found such a 

school (in fact another home) for 

our children. Initially, it was a 

bundle of doubts and fears. I just 

could not take 

it when I was 

told there is no 

board as such. 

But slowly and 

gradually, I 

grew (still 

growing) with 

my children to 

understanding 

the method 

and the impact 

it is having on 

the children. 

The 

orientations 

held every year 

were very 

helpful, 

especially the 

times when we 

parents were 

taught like 

children. Every 

time, I came 

for 

an 

observation, my only regret was 

that I did not get such a school 

when I was a child. 

As the years went by, I became 

fascinated with the Montessori 

method so much so that in 2017, I 

decided to do the Montessori 

course. I must admit that it was 

far more difficult to transition from 

the role of a parent to that of an 

educator. What appeared to me as 

a parent as a stress free and 

involving way of learning turned 

out almost the opposite for me.I 

had to unlearn everything I had 

learnt till now and had to come 

down to the level of a first timer in 

school. Unlearning took a long time 

and just when I thought that the 

worst is over, I had to start 

learning the art of teaching from 

scratch. Easier said than done ! 

The method demolishes and grinds 

to the dust everything you have 

carefully nurtured, built and 

understood about education and 

the way it is taught. This method 

forces you to get down to the level 

of the children, think from their 

point of view and make the 

method appeal to them. It is a 

liberating view for both the 

educator and the child once we 

understand the intent behind the 

method. Education becomes an 

experiential, relaxing, knowledge 

enhancing experience which is 

what it was supposed to be instead 

of the results driven, pressured 

and restrictive environment it has 

become now. 

I am grateful for all the wonderful 

and unique experiences being 

woven into our lives. If I do not 

mention my colleagues who have 

helped me in this journey of 

discovery, it would be unfair. Even 

as I was dreading the start of my 

alternate career and joining 

Anweshana, my teammates put me 

completely at ease. Here it was a 

completely different world. I 

nervously joined the school but my 

fears were unfounded. They put 

me at ease and helped me sail 

through. Even as I asked doubts, 

clarifications and suggestion many 

times, they patiently dealt with all 

my queries and fears. They kept 

reassuring and encouraging me by 

relating their own experiences and 

the challenges they faced and how 

they overcame it. 

I wish that my children will be able 

to finish their education here 

before going on to college. 

-Pushpa Thomas (Parent /Educator) 

Everything you say to your child is absorbed, catalogued and remembered - Dr Maria Montessori


Glimpses 

of Goa 

Trip 

2018…. 

Our Adventurous Trek 

I had never ever expected that the 

trek was going to be so hard 

though I knew we were climbing 

Goa's third highest peak. With us 

several villagers, kids and adults, 

Shraddha aunty and Parag uncle 

came. The trek was steep and 

therefore very tiring. The more I 

walked the more drenched in sweat 

I became. At the bottom it was 

shady but humid. On top the air 

became more dry and so it was 

much more hot.We saw many 

different kinds of plants, we also 

saw a Green Vine snake. It was 

thin and humble but as it noticed 

the loud and noisy children 

standing around it became proud 

and arrogant. This caused it to puff 

up and get spots all over itself. 

When we reached on top I 

felt exhilarated and energetic which 

made me feel I could do anything. 

It was a nice feeling but I would 

have preferred to feel it while 

climbing up. The wind blew 

strongly, cooling our sweat 

drenched bodies. The view was 

breathtaking. Everyone's spirits 

soared high with the wind. None of 

us felt like going down to the 

commonplace world. It was a nice 

experience...... The wind 

mischievously blowing our hair 

about our faces, the sky stooping 

low to embrace us with its blue 

arms, the Sun's golden rays 

dancing about, the clouds putting 

on a show by displaying various - 

rather vague - figures and the 

mountain holding not only our 

heads but our whole body on cloud 

nine. 

Going down was much 

harder than I thought. It was really 

slippery as the path held loose soil. 

Everyone kept falling down. The 

villagers climbed up and down 

blithely. While we took about one 

and a half hour, the villagers 

usually only took half an hour. We 

all got down dead tired. But 

everyone had enjoyed and this was 

an experience I don't think anyone 

would want to forget. I shall never 

ever forget this memory. 

Niveda, 12 years 

Plouging: 

When we journeyed to goa, there 

were many activities that we did; 

ploughing the fields was one of 

them. Although I wouldn’t consider 

it fun, it was a very memorable 

experience. 

We walked through the wet, slushy 

mud with utmost disgust. Our legs 

were coated with a thick layer of 

the mud and we stood there 

carefully listening to the man who 

owned the farm. He explained what 

our task was and why we were 

doing it. 

“This soil has cow dung and other 

substances to make it fertile so 

that plants can grow quite easily,” 

he explained. We erupted into 

“Eww!” and “yuck!” and other 

expressions of disgust. Eventually, 

we got used to the soil.. 

We were to mix up the soil in the 

nursery, where the initial growth of 

plants would happen. Later, when 

they mature enough, they would 

be placed elsewhere. So we held 

ploughs and dug deep. Then we 

brought the soil from underneath 

to the top and mixed it all up. I 

have to agree, the work of a 

farmer is hard and tiring. 

Then we had some water to wash 

up. Some of us kept falling and 

falling, it took a while for them to 

clean up. The rest of us had a quick 

wash and then we headed back to 

our stay where we were served a 

traditional farmer’s snack. 

-Neethi Holla, 11 Years 

Education can not be effective unless it helps a child open up himself to life - Dr Maria Montessori


Glimpses of 

Goa Trip 

2018…. 

Village Vs City Life 

Verlem 

Bangalore 

 

They keep their whole surroundings much 

cleaner and have many trees. 

 

We can look around and see that our surroundings are 

not that clean or green 

 

They have much healthier life style which 

includes the food they eat and work they do 

 

We don’t have such a healthy lifestyle, our foods are 

mostly pesticides and junk the greens and proteins 

 

 

They learn to live with the bear minimum and 

to value everything they have 

People in villages have to really struggle and 

travel a long distance to get education and 

health facilities. Every week or so doctors 

from cities goes to villages to visit the 

patients 

 

 

 

Our jobs just include seating on desk 

We need so many things in our life that we forget to 

value what we have, our lives are more materialistic 

Cities has better education institutes and health care 

available with ease 

As a summary, we see that life in a village is much more better, healthier and more 

contended than city. People are more happier even though they have less, maybe is it 

because they have less?? 

- Ishita Pisute, 11 Years 

GROWTH is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a TRANSFORMATION - Dr Maria Montessori


A few of Our Alumni 

1993 - the first batch 

Arpitha Gupta 

Mounika Amaresh 

Niketha 

Shekar V. Reddy 

Tilak V. Reddy 

Malashri 

Anurag K. 

Varun Vijayakumar 

Navyatha L. 

Keerthana 

Ashwini G. 

Ajay G. 

Tanmayi G. 

Ipshita Ghosh 

1994 

Shravya D. 

Tejash S. Uchil 

Tarun D. 

Dheeraj Yadav 

Joel Peters 

Vaishnavi A. D. 

Chandan R. K. 

Gokul G. 

Meghashree P. 

Shwetha S. Kumar 

1995 

Meghashree P. 

Tejas M. Reddy 

Manasa 

1996 

Pooja Kamath 

Abhimanyu K. 

1997 

Abhishek S. 

Amiti Verma 

Veena N. 

Lakshmi Bhavana 

Nikith 

1998 

Mathew P. Abraham 

Srujana S. Ramaswamy 

1999 

Shivangi K. 

Shreya S. Rao 

Jeevan Kamat 

Pavan Sai Brahma 

Hitha C. 

Keerthana 

2000 

Chiranjeevi 

Vathsa Rao Pawar 

Krupa R. 

Jaydeep Prakash 

Supreeth S. Chadaga 

Anu J. Reddy 

Charita I. 

David George Mathews 

Natasha Sathyaraj 

Bhoomika N. 

2001 

Pranav Prasad G. 

Shourinanda P. 

Gayathri S. Uchil 

Shreya D. Kumar 

Shika Pai 

Adreeja Bardhan 

Divija G. 

Yaami Gupta 

R. V. Prithvi 

Tanisha G. Hegde 

Tanvi Bala Waghray 

Shivani 




2002 

2004 

 

Akshaj Gupta 

D.R. Rakshith 

Keya M. Shaw 

Vishnu M. 

Pragnya Ramjee 

Riya Varma 

Lavanya S. M. 

Vikas V. S. Gowda 

Hari Rohit M. 

Vidisha A. Reddy 

Daraqsha I. 

Adesh S. 

Pragna Jahnavi 

Aileen Sarah Viji 

Prathap P. 

Sankalp Narahari 

Navaneeth Holla 

2003 

Keerthana R. 

Likhith Bhargav 

Sneha S. Karanth 

Revathi A. Nair 

Varun Hemanth 

Krithika S. 

Akhila Sasikumar 

Shreshta Satheesh 

Ishaan Pai 

Pradyumna Maiya 

Reshma R. Prakash 

Shawn Shashank 

Sujay K. J 

Suraj S. 

Elia 

Shravan S. 

Yuktha N. 

Sudhanva R. 

Vaishnavi J. Reddy 

Manavi Rao 

2005 

Srishti Karanth 

Yasha Chandradeep 

Hiba F. Zamindar 

Suraj Subramani G. 

Adith John Rajeev 

Rohan Prakash 

Susan Anthony 

Siddhanth S. Ramaswamy 

Dhruva D. 

Tarun Muthyala 

Vinay M. Kolekar 

Keerthi Narendran 

Kanya C. 

2006 

Aparajitha Dutta 

Karan Sai R. 

Yashvardhan J 

Smrithi Viswanathan 

Lena Sosa Viji 

Paavana Pawar 

Akshayaditya N. S. 

Himaja Bardhan 

Shreya Viswanathan 

Rose Maria Alexis 

Santosh S. 

Jahnavi H. Reddy 

Shruthi Rajiv 

Saahil R. Menon 

2007 

Shradha Avanshi 

Hithashree 

Shreeja Aryahi S. 

Dhavala T.S. 

Nandana S.Kumar 

Ron Aby Alexis 

Manas Gowda M. 

SiddhanthSingh Rathore 

Vyshnavi Kathrine Sebastian 

Suryanarayan Prasad 




Jahnavi M. Reddy 

Saranya S.P. 

Chandana Ganesh 

Adam Saidu 

Aida Saidu 

Niharika Hemanth 

Abraham 

Ahana Devaraj 

2008 

Bhuvanesh P. 

Reyhaan Parambath 

G. Pranav 

Dikshith R. 

Harshith R. 

Gerard Joseph Santhosh 

Aaron George Abraham 

Disha Sri G. 

Arunduti Banerjee 

Rishitha Reddy V. 

Aarush C. B. 

Yesmithaa R. 

Siddharth Nagaraj 

Jayanth R. P. 

Arjun M. S. 

Ram Babu B. 

Rakshitha S. 

Joshik M. 

Nikhila T. S. 

Greetal Pawar 

Mithil Kumar 

Tanushree S. 

Vaanya Manoj 

Talha I. Hussain 

Kiranatrupti Shree 

2009 

Joann Reha Paul 

Adwitha P. 

Kashvi Chandan 

Pranathi Agnihotri S. 

Amrita Chhabra 

Tejas Nandakumar 

Sudiksha Singh 

Naiesha Nawle 

Christopher 

Harshini Potu 

Adwait Zorba Bhave 

Gnanendra S. Santhosh 

Pratyusha Satheesh 

Sandeep R. 

Rishab Nair 

Rishan Nair 

Reva Subramanian 

Sarayu Subramanian 

2010 

Niharika Vincent 

Aniket Bardhan 

Ponnappa K.K. 

Laasya S. 

Nidhi Kolekar 

Krishith Vadivel 

Hari Arun 

Eva Maria Babu 

Dylan Babu 

Shatha Keerthi 

Fathima 

Adithi Hanninamane 

Adithya H. 

Vivek Acharya 

Sneha Vibin 

Ethan Vazhappilly 

Aniket M. Shastri 




2011 

Khyathi J. Vangali 

Tara Menon 

Ritwik Sharma 

Dhruvansh Goud 

Dishan Jason 

Sachi Jain 

Nishchal P. Goud 

Mahima John 

Taha M. Hussain 

Charvik C. 

Shravan Nagaraj 

Sri Nandana 

Prisha Shodhan 

Bhargav Balaji 

Sai Surya G. 

Jedidiah Arun 

Nidhi Nagaraj 

Lavanya S. 

Joshua Gareth Santhosh 

2012 

Gnana Vinayaka K. 

Tharun Kumar A. R. 

Pragati M. 

Sampratha R. Pillai 

Tanmay Santrupt 

Vinil Sherwin Cutinha 

Madhav Kiran 

Zarah Vincent 

Akhil M. 

2013 

Saanvi 

Vishal Gowda 

Ridhima 

Skanda 

Ameya Harathi 

Pranit 

Sai Rithika 

2014 

Avner Varghese 

Phalguni 

Venya 

Yaana Somanna 

Kriday B. 

Devasena 

Siddharth G. Reddy 

2015 

Achintya 

Sai Darsh 

Saahithi Reddy 

Deepak Reddy 

2016 

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