Busy Hands at the Montessori!

We have had a wonderful start to our academic year. Its been a busy few weeks and here are some pictures that capture all the action!



Understanding the Water Cycle





Salad Making was never so much Fun!!



The Thre C's: A life skills and personality development workshop

Gulmohar Days will host a special workshop on goal setting, time management and personality development for children ages 13 to 16 years. Please find details on our first module on goal setting below: A workshop on GOAL SETTING for kids ages 13 to 16 this Sat., July 7th, 2012, 10.30am to 1.30 pm • What is success? • What are stretch goals? • Difference between a dream and a goal • What are SMART goals? • Activity DIY: Goal Setting + Action Plan • How to tackle roadblocks and be on track? • Making a Contract with yourself Venue: Gulmohar Days, Kalyani Nagar, Pune Pls call 9890530248 or email us on gulmohardays@gmail.com for more information.

Bharathnatyam classes start this week

Our Bharathnatyam classes strt from the 7th of June. As always, classes will be held from 4 to 5 pm and 5 to 6 pm for children ages 5 years and above. Parents are requested to kindly drop by and register on Monday and Tuesday (4th and 5th June). As seats are limited, pls note enrolments will be on a first come first serve basis. Thanks!

Start of New Session

Hello everyone!! Gulmohar Days re-opens on the 4th after the summer break. Montessori starts 7th and evening activities begin as well. Please drop by on 4th and 5th to complete registration formalities. Looking forward to another fun school year!!

Summer Sparkle 2012 comes to a close

Dear Parents,   We come to the end of our summer workshops. Summer sparkle 2012 was well attended and I thank the mentors for doing such a fabulous job.   Our science club saw fanatstic participation and I am particulalry thrilled to hear feedback from parents that some of the children have asked for small science kits as gifts for the vacation. Nothing measures the success of a workshop more than this! (My only regret being we got so carried away with the experiments we forgot to take any pictures of the sessions in progress!!)   MCrafty Hands, our craft workshop was fun and filled with colour. Cut, glue, paste, paint, mould....we did it all. Some pictures are available ,on our Facebook page. Do take a look on http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gulmohar-Days/111030148911956   Our Potpourrie workshop was action packed!! We covered an amazing number of topics in 2 weeks. From facts on the solar system, phases of the moon, to ocean life, group games and quizzes to keep the team work going, followed by some delicious sandwich making, water play as we explored why some things float and others sink, and a little peek into how the digestive system works. How can we forget our little sniff and smell indian spices session! And a little volcano eruption that had the kids enthralled! The children were an absolute delight and I hope they enjoyed themselves too! A handful of pictures available on our Facebook page, do take a look!  ( http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gulmohar-Days/111030148911956)   Please do stay in touch via our blog and our Facebook Page. Simply "Like" our facebook page and all our updates regarding new actvities, clubs and events will keep reaching you! Gulmohar Days will remain closed this month. Our school office will reopen on the 5th of June 2012. Have a great vacation!

Summer Sparkle 2012: Workshops in April

Potpourri : (4 to 6 years) A 10 day workshop that is a lively combination of story telling, vocabulary building, GK and quizzes, science, craft projects, water play, cookery, yoga and music! A perfect blend of fun and learning, this gives your little one the perfect start to the summer vacation.
Mentor: Nandini Nair
Dates: 16th to 26th April
Time: 10.00 am to 12.00 am

Eureka –Science Club (Juniors):  (5 to 7 years): Buoyed by the success of our science club, we bring you a week long fun science workshop filled with hands-on experiments and fun facts! Topics for the week will be Magnetism and Water. Mentor:
Kirti Behal
Dates: 9th April to 13th April
Time: 10.00 am to 11.00 am


Eureka –Science Club (Seniors):  (8 to 10 years) A 5 day session with model making, experiments and quizzes! Explore and learn more about Sound and Light in the week long science session!
Mentor: Kirti Behal
Dates: 9th to 13th April
Time: 11.30 am to 1.00 pm


Crafty Hands!:  (4 to 6 years) Our little creative geniuses will learn to cut, glue, decorate, draw, paint and much more at this fun hands-on craft workshop. Fabric painting, stain glass painting and lots more on the cards…don’t miss this!
Mentor: Divya Easwar
Dates: 10th to 16th April
Time: 11.00 am to 12.30 pm


Paper Mache craft:  (7 years and above) A week long workshop that teaches the art of paper mache. Children will enjoy creating pencil holders, jewellery, artifacts and paint them in vibrant summer colours!
Mentor: Divya Easwar
Dates: 9th to 13th April 2012
Time:10.00 am to 11.00 am.

Free Play hours: (3 yrs to 5 yrs) This one is for all the kids who find the holiday afternoons and evenings long and boring!! Enroll in our free play programme. A mix of reading, easel time, board games, story telling, games and fun. Fee will be charged on an hourly basis.
Mentors: Ranji Pillai/Nandini Nair/Rekha Ganesh
Dates: 9th to 30th April
Free play hours: 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm

In the News!

Gulmohar Days is honoured to have been featured in this months issue of the Good Housekeeping magazine. The article features women who set up small and unique businesses at home and then expanded it. Thank you for all your support and encouragement. It feels wonderful to be recognised!

Eureka! - Our Science and Gk club starts this february!

Dear Parents,

Wishing you all a happy Republic Day!

Gulmohar Days is pleased to announce that Eureka!, our science and Gk club will reconvene from the month of February.
This time we plan to run two sessions, for ages 5 to 7 years and ages 8 to 10 years respectively. Please find course details below:

Eureka! ( science and Gk for ages 5 to 7 years)

Date and Day: Sessions held every Monday starting February 2012. First session on Feb 6th 2012.
Time: each session lasts 1 and a half hours. 4 to 5.30 pm. The first few sessions will focus on topics such as 'The Human Body' and 'Senses'.
Workshop Mentor: Mrs. Kirti Behal


Eureka! ( science and Gk for ages 8 to 10 years)

Date and Day: Sessions held every Wednesday starting February 2012. First session on Feb 8th 2012.
Time: each session lasts 1 and a half hours. 4 to 5.30 pm. The first few sessions will focus on topics such as 'Sound' and 'Magnets'
Workshop Mentor: Mrs. Kirti Behal

About the Mentor: Mrs Kirti Behal has a rich teaching experience of over 27 years. She served as Headmistress of Bombay International school for the last several years and now post-retirement has made Pune her home. She loves interacting with children and is passionate about teaching science in a manner that will encourage children to think, infer, discover and explore. Her sessions will include simple experiments, model making, small projects and the like. All equipment will be provided to the children during class.

As always, we would like to keep the group size to a maximum of 12-15 kids. So please do call/email or drop by to register your child's name. Please feel free to email us if you have any queries on fee and course structure.

Looking forward to your whole hearted participation as always!

Holiday workshops - pictures!

The month of December saw some hectic activity at Gulmohar Days. Our workshops received fantastic response and we are extremely thrilled to see how much the children enjoyed themselves. From paper quilling to fabric painting, math and story telling to fun craft activities, there wasnt a dull moment. We promised to share the pictures and here they are!