Archive for December, 2007

St. Patrick’s Cathedral 25-12-07

st-pats-cathedral-058.jpgTahira and I attended the Christmas Mass with Mr And Mrs. D’Sa at 1000am. It was a great day with many people at the  beautiful church.

Christmas Party 24-12-2007

Christmas Party 2007On 24th evening, we celebrated christmas party along with Tahira’s and 9 other children’s birthday. The consul general of France and his wife spent the evening with the kids.

Urgently Required Items

The Garage School urgently requires blankets, warm clothing, medicines, a school van, donation for the van driver’s salary and sponsorship of short courses for teachers. Continue reading ‘Urgently Required Items’

International Day of Disabled People

Eight children of the Garage School were invited to celebrate the International day of Disabled People organized by the Childrens’ Museum for Peace and Human Rights on the 3rd of December, 2007. It was a campaign where the children had earlier participated by collecting signatures on a petition for the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Continue reading ‘International Day of Disabled People’

Teachers’ Training Programme

On December 1st 2007, Tahira and three other teachers attended a teachers’ training programme held at Family Educational Services Foundation run by Mary Rick. These courses help motivate the teachers and help improve their teaching abilities. Continue reading ‘Teachers’ Training Programme’

Visit of Recycling Team

A presentation on recycling polythene bagsOn 29th November, 2007 at 3pm, a team from recyclekarachi.org gave a presentation to the parents and children regarding the use of the 3 R’s - reduce, reuse and recycle of polythene bags. Continue reading ‘Visit of Recycling Team’

Visit to Ibne Qasim Park

Visit to Ibne Qasim ParkOn Friday, the 23rd of November 2007 at noon, all the children of the Garage School were taken to the Ibne Qasim park in Clifton, Karachi. They were taken in through the big gate next to the Clifton mosque. It is a beautifully laid out green park along the beach. Continue reading ‘Visit to Ibne Qasim Park’

Christmas Preparation 22-12-07

preparing for christmasYesterday Tahira and a few school students came and decorated the Christmas tree for the party on 24th December 2007 at the old Garage School. The children will be going to Church on the 25th, Christmas Day.

Parents Counselling Through Jugnoo Sabak

mr arshadToday, Mr. Rana and Arshad came to give awareness to the parents regarding the value of education. They could get the basic education within 3 months, whereby they will be able to read and write in Urdu .