Grandparents are the best teachers when it comes to learning valuable lessons like giving charity, being polite or even basic etiquettes like being respectful to your neighbors. They shower our kids with love but also know when to pull strings when the going gets tough. Additionally, grandparents are often known to entertain children with stories of family history with a valuable lesson, in the end, accompanied by a good laugh and occasional tears of joy.
As a part of our quest program, at Ekya JP Nagar Campus the Montessori Juniors had an opportunity to interact with two sets of grandparents. The grandparents were invited to the campus to interact with our students.
The students welcomed the grandparents with roses. Students posed questions about their names, favorite food, favorite color and so on. The grandparents had a few photographs of their past to share with the students and they realized how the photographs differed from digital pictures what they see on mobiles or lap-tops, to hard copies which were collected in the form of albums.
Grandparents shared with students how the days differed from then to now. They spoke about how they lived without electricity during their time. Students were astonished to hear that they traveled to school by walking or tongas. It surprised them, even more, when they heard that cooking was on fire-wood. Students were surprised to hear that the grandparents never cut cakes, but rather cut Kesari-bath or distributed idlis to friends on their birthdays.
Students thanked the grandparents for sparing their valuable time and sharing their experiences with them and sent them with smiles.
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