Ekadaksha Learning Center

Deepavali is the festival of lights.Deepavali or Diwali is one of the favorite festivals for children for the joy of bursting crackers.People celebrate Diwali by lighting diyas,preparing sweets and savories,performing Lakshmi puja and by bursting crackers.It is also believed that Diwali is celebrated to mark the triumph of light over darkness,destruction of the evil "Narakasura" and to celebrate the victory people light diyas and burst fireworks.

At Ekadaksha,Children came wearing bright colorful dress to celebrate Diwali with joy.A small story was narrated describing how god came and destroyed the evil asura "Narakasura".Once the evil was removed ,to symbolise the spread of brightness and light,Children came one by one and lit diyas.A big diya was stuck on the wall and all children stuck diyas in it and the center was illuminated with diyas looking bright and colorful.

Then came the most awaited part - Bursting of crackers.It was made children friendly where balloons were filled with colorpaper and then blown up balloons were tied on a rope.Instead of real crackers,children came one by one and pricked the balloon.The bursting sound and laughter filled the space.Few children were hesitant to burst the balloon while few came forward with interest to do it.They choose to say their option of "Yes or No" through the Avaz app using which they communicate their wants and needs.Few children like Deva,Sahana inititally said no to burst the balloon but seeing other children doing it,they too came forward to burst the balloon.Every one enjoyed the bursting sound and it was a different experience for the children.Loud noise and sound may be disturbing for our children and they at times get irritated,but this diwali,exposing them to different sounds gave us an opportunity to realize that children do enjoy sounds when given in a child friendly and customized manner.Once they get used to it,they are able to adapt well and accept the loud sound and noise that usually happens all around during diwali time.

They also had a lovely group photograph time with their classes and enjoyed the free dance and ended the celebration with joy and smiles.

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The remedial children also had a great time celebrating Diwali.They shared their thoughts speaking few lines about diwali and had a solo and group picture.

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Beyond the festive lights and decorations,deepavali carries a deeper message,that,it is a reminder that goodness and truth will always triumph over evil and darkness.Spreading light and love,Diwali is a time of happiness and togetherness.Lets celebrate it together and spread love and light.Happy Diwali to all.

Navratri is a nine-day festival celebrated in all parts of India,each region celebrating it in different forms.The festival is dedicated to the worship of goddess Durga and her nine forms. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil. In the south,people decorate their homes beautifully by putting "Bommai kolu", while in the North they decorate pandals and worship goddess durga. There are various dances like garba, dandiya, kolattam etc. which are performed in different parts of the country. 

At Ekadaksha Learning Center,Navratri was celebrated with a skit,dance performance and golu - A mix of all traditions followed in the country.

The message that,"Everyone has the power to chase the evil and make room for good things to happen" - was conveyed to the children by performing a simple skit. As everyone gathered to celebrate Navratri with their beautiful dresses and enthusiasm,the celebrations couldn't begin as a demon entered the place and was disturbing everyone. The demon was hindering them from celebrating happily. All the children and teachers then seeked help to chase the demon away.As they cried for help,Goddess Durga appeared before them and said that she would help them by giving power to each and every child to chase the demon(evil) away. One by one,all the children came and hit the demon with a painted arrow. Finally the demon got scared and ran out of the center.Thus,it was understood that everyone of us has the power to chase away the evil within us and around us. Once the bad is removed we make room for good things to happen.

Click here to see the pictures of our children chasing the demon away.

Then the festivities began with a simple kolu - a display of art and craft products made by our children using waste materials. Click here to see the "Art from waste" - a display of products made by children of Ekadaksha  which adorned the kolu.After this,a simple puja was done and the importance of Health,Wealth,Knowledge and Happiness was explained using charts and music.On the auspicious occasion of Navratri everyone offered prayers to Goddess Durga seeking good health,wealth,knowledge and happiness. The children were then given a chance to look at the kolu and clicked group pictures.

This was followed by a vibrant dance performance by the ExpressA children and teachers, celebrating the triumph of good over evil.

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The remedial children too had a good time celebrating Navratri.They had an interaction about Navratri,each one sharing their thoughts on Navratri and showing their Art from waste. They took pictures showing the kolu craft they made and also had a group picture together. The celebration ended with a garba dance followed by yummy snacks. 

Click here to see the navratri celebration of remedial children.

Navratri is a celebration of faith,culture and unity.It brings people together. The colorful attire,energetic dance and devotional songs and music filling the air,it creates an atmosphere of joy,happiness and togetherness.Lets together celebrate Navratri making room for good and beautiful things to happen in our lives.Happy Navratri to everyone.

National Sports day is celebrated on August 29th of every year,honoring Major Dhyanchand who was a legendary Indian hockey player on his birth anniversary.On the occasion of National sports day,various sporting activities are conducted across schools and colleges.This day is a reminder of the vital role sports and fitness play in a person's health.It emphasizes the need for physical activity in an increasingly sedentary world.

Every year National sports day is celebrated at Ekadaksha Learning Center,engaging the children and teachers in active games and sports activities.Games and sports are a part of the curriculum and regular practise sessions too happen consistently for our children to understand and develop good knowledge and understanding about the rules of the games.

This year,National sports day was celebrated by organising the "ELC Cricket Match" at Whistle,Urban sports hub,Nungambakkam.The match was played between two teams,Team A with children under the captaincy of Mr.Kaushik ram and Ms.Uttara and Team B with children under the captaincy of Ms.Soundarya and Mr.Chandramouli.

Mr.Hiten Joshi,Trustee of Ekadaksha Learning Center,graced the event and the toss was done by him.Team B won the toss and Ms.Soundarya and team chose to bowl first.

The game was modified to suit the needs of our children and. With regular practise and cricket matches happening at school,the children are now familiar and play the game with only little prompt and guidance from their teachers. Many children have learnt the skill of following the ball and hit it independently.Team A finished their batting with a total of 44 runs.Team B who were the chasing team took up batting and it was a tough fight.They scored 46 runs and won the match by 2 runs.

Click here to see the pictures of ELC Cricket match

Here is the video link of the wonderful match.

All the children did their part in a wonderful manner - batting,bowling and fielding.They have definitely learnt to multi task. Sports and games have helped indirectly to pick up so many values and skills for life.

With so much enthusiasm,cheering up from the teachers,teammates and well wishers who attended the event,the match was so interesting with lot of fun moments too.End of the match,Ms.Madhavi,Ms.Sapna and Ms.Gita Ganesh,well wishers of Ekadaksha distributed the trophy and medals for the winners and runners of the match.

National sports day events encourage young people to participate in sports and develop their skills.This day also serves as an inspiration for people of all ages to embrace a healthy and active lifestyle.By incorporating active sports in our lifestyle lets together pledge to stay healthy and lead a happy,healthy life and collectively contribute towards developing a healthy nation.

Vinayakar Chathurthi festival celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha,the god of wisdom and remover of obstacles.Its not only a religious event,but also a social and cultural celebration that brings people together promoting unity and harmony.

At ELC,Ganesha's birthday was celebrated in a grand manner.The teachers welcomed Lord Ganesha with music and installed the idol of Lord Ganesha in the decorated pandal with great enthusiasm.They teachers sang bhajans and all the children participated actively playing along with musical instruments.Since laddoo is a favorite sweet of Lord Ganesha,the children engaged themselves in making laddoos with paper.They colored the papers in laddoo shades - yellow,orange and red,rolled the paper and shaped it to form laddoos.

The children then offered their hand made laddoos to Ganesha,lit diyas, offered flowers and prayed.They also took group pictures with their classmates and teachers in the decorated pandal background.A cartoon movie explaining the "Birth of Lord Ganesha" was played and everyone enjoyed watching the movie.

Click here to see the celebration of Lord Ganesha's birthday at Ekadaksha.

Sweet kozhukattai,the signature dish made for Lord Ganesha is one of the favorite sweet of our children too. They enjoyed eating the sweet kozhukattai and vadai as part of the Ganesh chathurthi celebration.

On this ausipicious day,lets all pray together to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles and to grant wisdom,prospertity and success in our lives.

Happy Vinayakar Chathurthi.