Ekadaksha Learning Center
A unit of Ekadaksha trust
Special education for special children
Ganesh chathurthi is one of the most significant festival celebrated by people all over the country. Children love and fondly adore Lord Ganesha for his big ears and trunk and consider the lord as their friend who will remove obstacles from their life.Ganesha,the god of wisdom and god of beginnings is worshipped by everyone and people seek Ganesha’s blessings before starting any work.Everyone celebrate Ganesh chathurthi in a joyous manner.They bring clay idol of Ganesha to their home,keep it in a decorated pandal and perform puja.
At Ekadaksha Learning Center,Ganesh chathurthi was celebrated in a creative manner,making eco-friendly Ganesha idols followed by a skit performance.
In the morning assembly,children and teachers sang the “Happy birthday” song for Ganesha which created a mood of celebration for everyone right from the morning.Relishing the traditional “Sweet kozhukattai”,”vadai” and the “Sundal” during their snack time – all ganesha’s favorite snack items – further increased the tempo to the celebration.After enjoying their snacks,children and teachers assembled in the ELC hall for the celebration.
The celebration began with children making their own Ganesha idol using turmeric.Each class was given a big ball of turmeric paste and children made idols of Ganesha in their own creative way.The Ganesha idol’s looked so cute and lovely and one child from each class came forward to place their idol in the decorated pandal.After the children placed their Ganesha idols,lamps were lit and puja performed.
The Skit:
Children of ELC performed a small skit titled “Fruit of wisdom” and the characters were -
Vishal as Lord Shiva,Safa Fathima as Goddess Parvathi,SaiPriyanthan as Lord Ganesha,Pandi Ashok as Lord Muruga and Raghavan as Narada.
The teacher narrated the scenes and children enacted it scene by scene.
The narrator explained about the fruit of wisdom briefly and went into the story.The story began with introducing the Happy Family of Lord shiva with his wife Parvati and their children Ganesha and Muruga playing happily,singing and dancing.Then entered Narada – who is known for creating confusions.Narada entered and gave the mango fruit, the fruit of wisdom to Lord shiva and said it has to be eaten without cutting it. To choose who has to be given the fruit,Lord shiva then announced a race – Whoever goes around the world three times and comes back first will be the winner. The winner will be given the fruit.
Listening to this,Muruga set out to go around the world in his vehicle. Pandi Ashok,our Lord Muruga used a small cycle,a modified version of his peacock vehicle and rode in it around the world.
Meanwhile,Saipriyanthan,our Lord Ganesha known for his smart thinking, thought carefully. He considered his parents as his world,and hence he went around his amma and appa three times using his small vahanam - the mouse vehicle. In this way, he won the game.Lord shiva then handed over the fruit to Ganesha and the skit ended happily.
The narrator then conveyed the moral of the story to the children – Always listen to your parents,Love your parents and think smartly.Children enjoyed performing the skit.They did it independently listening to the instructions from their teachers.
Here are the pictures of our skit - 'The fruit of wisdom'
Ganesha idol Visarjan:
Visarjan is the immersion ritual performed at the end of Ganesh chathurthi celebration,the respectful farewell,where the idols are immersed in water.
Our celebration at ELC too ended with the visarjan of our Ganesha idols by the children.One child from each class came forward,took the Ganesha idol made by them and took it to a makeshift pond kept in the hall.They immersed their “turmeric idol” into water and saw the idol getting dissolved and mixing with water.
Click here to see our eco-friendly ganesha idols,the pandal and children doing the visarjan.
It was a lovely celebration where right from making the Ganesha idol ,performing the skit and finally doing the visarjan - all children did their roles independently with enthusiasm and joy.
Here is the video of our Ganesh Chathurthi Celebrations
The festival encourages unity, gratitude, and happiness. It also helps children learn about India’s rich culture and the value of celebrating together. Happy Ganesh Chathurthi to everyone.
Ekadaksha conducted a workshop for teachers on 5th of September 2026.Teachers day turned out to be a wonderful day with learning as well as having lots of fun.
Ms.Hemalatha Swaminathan,Clinical Psychologist conducted the workshop for the Teachers on this wonderful day, a day to celebrate and honour the dedication and hardwork of the teachers. The teachers enacted various real life situations to understand how certain words and ways of saying or doing things can affect a person's well being and state of mind. They appreciated themselves and their peers. These words of appreciation were wonderful to hear. One part of the workshop gave them the opportunity to choose a song that described themselves, got them to be the center while everyone else danced and enjoyed the song. Appreciating themselves and appreciating the good in others,listening to their inner voice and keeping their inner voice positive were the key takeaways of the workshop. The teachers had lot of fun and also learnt many valuable things. The workshop was followed by taking different poses for photos, cake cutting and a lovely team lunch.
Krishna Jayanthi also known as Janmashtami is a vibrant festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna.Krishna is a cherished figure renowned for his wisdom,truth and also for his joyful and playful nature.People celebrate krishna's birthday by offering prayers,singing bhajans,decorating their homes and drawing tiny footprints in their homes to welcome krishna.
At Ekadaksha,Children did puja by lighting lamps,offering flowers and prayers to Lord Krishna.Once the puja was done,they took group pictures with their friends and enjoyed having krishna's favorite snack - Appam and Murukku.
The children then sat with their classmates and the children's handprints and footprints were drawn.Teachers made the outline of children's hands and legs and cut them into handprints and footprints.The lovely,cute hands and footprints of the children were then displayed on the decorative board. Click here to see our team making the colorful,lovely hands and footprints
After the art works,children played a fun game.Children have to pick up the doll kept in one end,walk in their respective tracks and drop the toy kept in the tray at other end.Obstacles were kept in the path.Bricks were kept and Lotus were stuck on the track. However,there was a catch. If the child stepped over the brick they were out of the game and if they chose the lotus path then they could walk further to reach the other end. Click here to see the fun race.
Click here for the pictures of our krishna jayanthi celebrations.
Krishna jayanthi is a celebration of life,love and devotion.The festival highlights the importance to remember and follow krishna's teachings,carry the joy,fun and playfulness of krishna,integrate the messages of love and wisdom into our lives.Happy Krishna Jayanthi.
National sports day in India is celebrated every year on August 29th,to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
At Ekadaksha,utmost importance is given to sports activities.Games are a part of our daily schedule.Children learn tennis,football,cricket,basketball and they also practice drills,marchpast,exercises and other gross motor activities.These activities incorporated in the daily lives of our children help them to actively participate in game. They happily and enthusiastically participate in sports events.
To celebrate National Sports Day 2026,Team Ekadaksha conducted a sports event at Wesley Turf,Royapettah.Friends and well wishers of Ekadaksha also participated in the event.Friends coming in to play with our children has been followed regularly in the past few years.This gives exposure to our children to socialise and mingle with new people in the society. It also gives an awareness to the society about how to interact with our children, understand them and include them respectfully and appropriately.
The event began with the Marchpast and hoisting of our School flag.The friends who came to play with our children were divided into groups.Each class had around 3-4 friends alloted.The friend alloted for each child was their partner in all the games throughout the day.The class children and teachers welcomed their friends,sat in circles and had some interactions - introducing themselves to their partners and having brief conversations with them verbally and through the avaz app.After the introduction,everyone formed a big circle for the warm up.
Then began the fun games.
Group running race - The child stood along with their partner,everyone together ran the race in group.Deva,Pandi ashok and Athidev were the winners of the group running race.They were awarded with medals and they took picture with their partner.
Bean bag pass race - Each group sat in a semi-circle and were alloted ten bean bags each.They had to pass it among themselves and put them in the tray kept at the other end. Express A group were the winners of this race.
Picking up balls - Express A and Express B children with their partners formed one Team and Experience group and Mini Vocational group with their partners formed the other Team.A lot of balls were put in the center of the field.The child with their partner had to pick up the balls and put them in the tray.Whichever team collected the maximum number of balls were the winners. It was the Express group who won this game.
Click here to see our children in action - Part 1
Click here to see our children in action - Part 2
The games were so much fun and everyone enjoyed playing them.Our children were so happy playing with their partner.The well wishers who came to spend time with our children were so energetic and lovely that our children mingled with them so well with ease and comfort.This kind of interactions and socialising is a much needed one for the socio-emotional growth of children with special needs.We are grateful to the wonderful people who volunteered to spend their time with us,making the day a wonderful and memorable one.
Click here to see our young sportsmen playing and having fun
National sports day is a reminder to make fitness a daily habit.Participating and involving ourselves in sports activities helps us stay strong and healthy with a strong mind and body.Lets make efforts to keep ourselves fit and lead a happy,healthy life.
