July is the 2nd month of the current academic year.  Children are well settled and are marching ahead into our renewed curriculum.  This newsletter you would note the emphasis on the remarkable education that we provide at ABC Freesia School.  AlphaBet Club like to brag about how we provide these impoverished children with world class privileges and make them a global citizen of tomorrow.  Sharing these proud moments from this month with you all!  Please accept a big thank you from AlphaBet Club Foundation to all its supporters.

Attendance and Nutrition
No. of students enrolled: 97

Total number of meals served this month: 3,318

No. of school days: 21

No. of students enrolled (Day): 87

Average attendance: 79

Attendance in %: 90.8

No. of students enrolled (ASP): 10

Total breakfasts served: 1,659
Total lunches served: 1,659
Total meals served at ASP
(After School Program): NIL

Total number meals served since opening at Freesia: 52,032
Total ABC-BB School partnership meals since opening: 160,346

A latest UNESCO report declares India’s illiterate population largest in the world.

India has millions of children who are not in school and many of their parents do not realize that education can change their lives.  AlphaBet Club with its implementation partner Building Blocks India are changing lives of many such families in Bangalore, India.  These children live in slums in Bangalore and attend ABC Freesia School.  Here they gain respect, equality with peers, confidence and willingness to learn to succeed in school.  ABC Freesia is currently working with 97 children this academic year.

Here’s a peek of how Freesia provides all this at no cost to their students.

Learning is great fun – is what we show children at Freesia.  Activities are child centric and the paramount is, they learn as they are playing!  Learning is a “way of life” at Freesia.  Thanks to all the teachers, support staff and the curriculum coordinators who are dedicated to their work and love what they do.

On a typical day, child learns Math in “Math is Fun”, Blending sounds of the English alphabet, alphabet writing practice, circle time highlighting what is the date, day, weather and what they would learn on that day, social studies for improving social skills, health and hygiene.  They are also well fed with a balanced nutritious meal twice a day.

Writing practice to reinforce what they learn visually.

Learning to blend “Sh”

Learning to blend sounds

Quality time at the library

Learning about animals

Joseph a story teller and a clown, entertaining Freesia Children!

Nutrition:  How much of importance we give to this can be only justified by the pictures that we can show.  Lot of thought process is involved in picking the fresh veggies to washing them thoroughly to cooking them with lots of love and serving to the children.  Our kitchen staff keeps the kitchen clean and cooks meals in hygienic conditions.

 Jonathan a volunteer, who visits Freesia every Monday, trains the teachers in English grammar.

Some visitors to Freesia

Special Thanks to the staff that supports Freesia at our Implementation Partner, Building Blocks, and also to all Infrastructure Funding Partners, AlphaBet Club donors and volunteers, Rotary Club Amsterdam International and Wilde Ganzen.