? LETTER TO THE EDITOR – 2 Dear Editor, We did not like your recent article about sanitary pads. We feel such topics should not be read aloud to children. — Concerned Parent ?️ Editor’s Reply Dear Concerned Parent, Thank you for writing in. Conversations begin with courage — and you …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – 1 Dear Editor, I don’t like your newspaper because it does not give enough incentives. Children enjoy gifts. If there are more prizes and free things, more children will read it. — A principal from a school ?️ Editor’s Reply Dear Reader, Thank you for being …
Infant Jesus High School, Colva, hosted a lively Bazaar Day in December 2025, inaugurated by Rev. Fr. Polly Lobo, Parish Priest of Colva Church. Also present was the Manager Rev. Fr. Jude Coelho, Headmistress Mrs. Ciete Da Cunha e Mello, staff, students, parents and well wishers. The bazaar blossomed with local delicacies like laddoos …
In a nation where even coconuts are secured with ropes, Indian children continue to travel in cars under a bold constitution: no buckle, no boundaries, full freedom. Across India every morning, children enter vehicles and immediately convert the back seat into a multi-purpose activity zone — climbing seats, swapping snacks, singing loudly, kicking siblings, negotiating …
May in India is more than a month — it’s a memory. A golden haze of sunshine and sweat, of freedom and far-off fields, of trains chugging towards native places and hearts fluttering with holiday joy. Yes, the sun rules the skies. It scorches, it stings, it melts the noon hours into stillness. But …
In the Netherlands, a 5-year-old can calmly explain “private parts are private.” In India, a 15-year-old still thinks saying “period” out loud summons demons. Abroad, sex education is treated like health class. In India, it's treated like a scandal no one wants to be caught teaching. We separate boys and girls like they’re radioactive. Draw …
?? Every language carries a mood. Some sound calm, others serious, but Spanish? Spanish sounds like sunshine dancing on water. It sings, it sparkles, it smiles. Curious scientists once asked: Which language makes people the happiest? To find out, they gathered thousands of everyday words from English, French, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, and more. People were …
Back in early India, learning didn’t need Wi-Fi, tuition apps, or “study hacks.” Education was raw, direct, and deliciously effective. Children sat under banyan trees, not fluorescent tube lights, and wisdom was passed down orally — no copy-paste, no Ctrl+Z. You actually had to remember things! Imagine that. The Gurukul system made students wake …
We humans enter every new year with big ideas. “Gym from tomorrow.” “Eat clean.” “Be nicer.” And then January ends, and we’re staring at a cheesecake like it personally cheated on us. But here’s a gentler thought for 2026: before we promise the world, can we just look around our own street? There’s a …
Janet Mascarenhas brings you an update from schools around town 1. Our Lady of Succour High School, Nagao The school often conducts outdoor lessons for their students, where they learn alongside nature. They maintain a kitchen garden on the terrace. Children are exposed to gardening with first hand. Students witnessed and were …
