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The Garage School is committed to providing a useful education to the under-privileged children in and around the Clifton area. We hope to form a socially, financially and environmentally self sustaining model that is accessible to many, so that individual development may follow a sustainable path.
Category Archives: Events
Fun activity with Mary Reik
On Sunday, 3rd February 2008, all the students of the Garage school throughly enjoyed themselves on a fun activity with Mary Reik and her volunteers. During the day children indulged in drawing, colouring, pot painting, building houses with recycled material and other such activities.
Recycling in Shah Rasool Colony
Showing the bag to put in garbage for recycling at student Pershan’s home on January 23, 2008. It is very important to introduce the concept of recyling to both the students and their parents.
Teacher training course
Mr. salman conducted a professional teachers’ training course at ERDC. This is a 6 month course which Tahira and I are attending. This will help us to better train our own teachers in the future.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral 25-12-07
Tahira 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
On 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.
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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 [...]
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.
Visit of Recycling Team
On 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.
Visit to Ibne Qasim Park
On 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.
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Pilot Projects 2008