Footprints

Footprints
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