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Supporting Children in Bodhgaya, India

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Supporting Children in Bodhgaya, India

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Who We Are

Since 2004, members of our organisation had been sponsoring school students on an individual basis in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India ....

Elsa Primary School

Elsa Primary School opened in 2010 in Harijan Colony, Bodhgaya. Then in 2015, it relocated to opposite the Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya ....

How You Can Help

Whatever you can give to support to Elsa Primary School will be greatly appreciated. Here are examples ....

Looking Good!

7 July, 2019

For the first time, students of Elsa Primary School have uniforms – a pleasant schema of yellow, white and brown! Wearing the uniforms will increase a sense of unity, identity and pride in the school. The students received their uniforms on return to school after the recent long summer break. Temperatures were extreme during the […]

All in the Maths

16 February, 2020

Recently, I and Michele Schmalvogl visited Elsa Primary School. It was lovely meeting with the students who were very polite and respectful. We conducted an impromptu maths class, writing problems on the whiteboad, with the students coming forward, one by one, to solve them. It was fascinating to see how the students worked with fractions […]

Happy Holi!

11 March, 2020

The Holi festival is sometimes called the ‘festival of love’, a time for meeting others, to play & laugh, and to forget & forgive. It is a joyful and colourful occasion as It is celebrated with the playful throwing of natural colours made from traditional herbs. At Elsa Primary School, both students & teachers joined […]

Celebrating Ten Years!

17 April, 2020

Elsa Primary School just celebrated its ten year anniversary! The school was opened in 2010 in Harijan Colony, Bodhgaya and since then has expanded in various ways, for example, numbers of students and teachers have increased. For some time, students of various grades were taught in one large class room. However, at the beginning of […]

Grateful!

1 January, 2022

Covid continues to be an ongoing problem in Bihar. However, Elsa Primary School was able to remain open throughout 2021. The only extended closure was the customary hot season break at the end of May. In 2021, new activities such as origami craft and gardening were introduced to enrich the students’ education. These are much […]

Republic Day

26 January, 2021

Republic Day takes place annually on 26th January. It is the celebration of India’s constitution coming into effect in 1950. This completed the transition of India becoming a republic with a democratic governmental system after gaining independence from Britain 1947. In schools, colleges & workplaces throughout the country, Republic Day is celebrated by raising of […]

Back at Last!

26 November, 2020

All educational institutions in Bihar were closed in mid-March due to Covid-19. We were hopeful at different times in May, June, July, August & September that Elsa Primary School would reopen. Finally, the school was given permission to operate again on 15th October! Our students are very happy to be back after missing so much […]

Planting Seeds for the Future

31 May, 2021

At the end of 2020, one of our supporters kindly donated extra books to Elsa Primary School to stimulate the students’ interest in nature. These included illustrated books on Indian garden flowers, trees, birds and animals. Also instructional books on gardening plus gardening tools were donated. Subsequently, students were given practical gardening lessons – planting […]

A Very Sad Day

7 March, 2022

Our school is named after Mrs Elsa Lalchere of Queensland, Australia. Thus, it was a very sad day for students, teachers and supporters when Elsa passed away on Monday, 7th March – just a few weeks shy of her 98th birthday. Elsa leaves behind three children, three grand children and seven great grandchildren of her own. In Bodhgaya, […]

Eager to Learn

27 July, 2020

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, all schools and colleges in Bihar were closed on 15th March. Initially, there was a nation wide lockdown for six weeks. After that, there was a series of rolling lockdowns with restrictions easing to some extent in June. However, in July after further Covid-19 cases in Bihar, lockdown was re-imposed in the state […]

Origami in Karmoni

6 September, 2021

‘Origami’ is a Japanese word formed from ‘ori’ meaning ‘folding’ and ‘gami’ meaning ‘paper’ – the Japanese art of paper folding. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques without cuts, glue, or markings on the paper. The small number of basic origami […]

Goddess of Education

23 February, 2021

In India, the prevailing religion is Hinduism which has multiple deities. One of these is Saraswati who is revered as the Goddess of Knowledge, Art & Creativity. It is believed that Saraswati was born on Vasant Panchami Day which fell this year on 16th February. Her birthday is celebrated by worshipping books, and all things […]

Childrens' Day

22 November, 2019

Children’s Day is celebrated across India to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children on 14 November every year as a tribute to India’s First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru was born this day in 1889. He was known for his love and affection for children and advocated for children to […]

Rakshan Bandhan

28 August, 2019

Rakshan Bandhan is a festival held in Hindu communities on the last day the Hindu lunar month in August. This year it was on 15th August, coinciding with Indian Independence Day. Ceremonies for both events were held at Elsa Primary School. Raksha means ‘protection’ and bandhan signifies the verb ‘to tie together’ – ‘the bond of protection, obligation […]

Welcome to 2021!

2 January, 2021

Whenever children in Bodhgaya have the opportunity to eat takeaway food, they invariably request chowmein, a Chinese noodle dish which is suprisingly available all over India. Another favourite dish for children is momos – Tibetan styled dumplings with vegetable or other fillings, steamed or fried. Through the kind generosity of one our supporters, we were […]

♥ Thank you ♥ Ali Djalilian, Allison Rourke, Ali Djalilan, Amal Karunaratna, Amarasiri & Shirley Manatunga, Andy Lewis, Ann Little, Anna Muresu, Anne McMahon, Anne Maxwell, Annemaree Wise, Anonymous, Antje Dun, Ashraf Uddin, Asoka (Townsville), Azita Gill, Beverley Pollard, BDMS Singapore, Cheryl Ingram, Chittapala, Connie & Phil Dyer ♥ Thank you ♥ Danera Wilkinson, Dani Ceccarelli, Danuse Murty, Darren Mould, David Lambert, David Leech, Dean & Simone Nixon-Harding, Deepthi, Dellora (Townsville), Denise Seabright, Elsa Lalchere, Eve (Townsville), Friends of the Dharma Townsville, Gary & Karen Scott, George Hirst & Pen Sheridan, Greg Haddow, Hans van Ginkel, Hazel Goldsack, Hector Ruiz, Hemanta (Townsville), Hoang Hoa Lam ♥Thank you ♥ Ian Westbrook, Inoka Manatunga, Isha Karivasam, Janaka Liyanage, Jane Dunstan, Jill Barnett, Jim & Doris Barnett, Jo Bingham, Joan McVill, John (Ireland), John Hallam & Mishka Jambor, John Scott, Julie Stark, Kathy Kelly, Ken Dun, Kerry Wright, Kylie O'Brien, Laurie Westbrook, Lee Ka Yan, Leslie Shaw, Likhit Budwal, Liz Oski, L.D.T.VU Stalreep ♥ Thank You ♥ Magdalena Glaus, Malanda Buddhist Group, Mandy Schneider, Manji & Walter Martin, Matthew Power, Marelle Aumend, Michael (Bluewater), Michele Conde, Michele Schmalvogl, Michelle Dyer, Nancy Bradley, Natalie Samuels, Nattarin Taveejaroonlak, Neve Mould, Öpel Kelsang, Padma Lim, Paula Greenslades, Pauline & Ian Clayton, Peta Wright, Peter Durrant, Peter Jackson, Pledgeling, Pooja Jagnatham, Pradeep, Prateek Singhal, Renee Tilley, Raj Kumar Roy, Roger Denoon, Ruth (Townsville), Samantha Siyambalapitiya, Sanjaya Rajapaksha, Sascha Jaiser, Sean Mould, Sharn Rocco, Shazzy Shizzazy, Shenoa Gittens, Shiranee Jayaratna ♥ Thank you ♥ S. Dhammika, Shiranthi Siyambalapitiya, Shobha Jawaharani, Shyam Kariavasam, Steven & Tori Sommers, Suhendra Silistyo, Sundara, Susan Gilmour, Suzanne Rehnberg, Suzanne Allesandro, Suzanne & Scott McCarthy, Tatyana Hanna, Tilaka Danister, Tom Westbrook, Tony Wickramasinghe, Townsville Baha'i Community, Vatsala Sahay, Vincent Tassiello & Nancy Dodge, Virginia Baker, Visuddhācāra, Viviana Miles, Wilma (Newport), Zuki.

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