Language & Cultural School Happenings

Donation for Teacher Appreciation 2023

LINK IS NOW CLOSED JULY 13, 2023

Should you wish to donate to teachers, you may do so at this link by the end of June 2023 and once thank you for your support. Funds will be donated as per teachers choice.

Hi Parents, it is that time of year again, the academic year draws to an end.  Many of you wanted to show your appreciation for the great volunteer work done by the ISW  Language Teachers, Assembly Teachers and Staff.  Our school has been going strong for 30+ years with the support  of our teachers, so thank you to them.  

In 2020  $900 was donated on behalf of teachers to Greater Worcester Community Foundation GWCF for the 'First Responders Fund'.

In 2021 The donation collected for 2021 went towards the ISW building expansion fund. Once again thanks to all the teachers and volunteers for their hard work and dedication.

In 2022 The donation $670 collected went to World Central Kitchen for their work in Ukraine, and the remaining amount was donated to local charities like Abby House, Floral Street School(for a family in need), Northborough Junior Woman club (Turkey earthquake relief fund) and Senior Center In Shrewsbury(Food Pantry)

2023, we collected approx $500, and amount was shared between $250  to  Shrewsbury Senior Cnter,  $150 to Abbey House shelter for Women, $50 to Beal School and $50 Floral School food bank

We had an amazing celebration for Holi and a fun Easter Egg Hunt and all the students,teachers and parents actively. We applaud Divya Gahlot, Swati and Mukul Agrawal, our Student teachers, and last but not least our lovely group of parents. It was really fun.

Check out the pictures

ISW School/IYG and WeCareCharity collaborate to collect gently used/new clothes for India

Collection Sites

April 2, India Center school hours
April 30, India Center school hours
May 13, Showcase India 

From April 1, 2023 to May 19, 2023, a collection will be made.

• Sarees with or without blouses
• Men's Western or Indian Clothes
• Children's Western clothes only
• We are unable to accept additional petticoats and blouses along with any salwar kameez at this time

Contact:

1. Tejal Doshi WeCareCharity rep for Worcester
2. Ruchi Chauhan/Shiamin Melville/Meetali Desai ISW School
3. Rahil Doshi/Priyanshu Sahu/Aryan Das IYG

New Saraswati painting at ISW School

Update:  Saraswati Puja was attended by the school kids, parents and teachers on March 12.  Anju Shukla guided the kids through the puja rituals with thali's prepared by Carolyn and Beena.  The new painting was tastefully displayed, and adorned with flowers.  Prasad prepared by the parents was handed out with special Saraswati statue brought from India by Carolyn and Sahdev Passey every year for the school kids

For Video and pictures

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CGUaHL34h2Fopayr8

Many years ago when the ISW school was established, Carolyn, Pushpaji and Ushaji started the tradition of honouring the Goddess of Education, Saraswatiji as part of the school curriculum. A large portrait of her was lovingly painted plus zari and fabric was incorporated Over the years it was restored by Dr Passey and used annually. Some time back we were gifted a beautiful large sized framed picture of Saraswatiji by the Arora family which was incorporated into the celebrations.

The tradition of Saraswati puja continued online during Covid lockdown and in 2022 we were fortunate to be back in our beautiful India Center. This year we are very fortunate to have Divya Gahlot present us with a gorgeous hand painted portrait of Saraswati Maa. It took her 68 hours over 19 days to complete the creation of the 20x30 painting starting in November 2022.

We invite all to attend Saraswati puja on March 12, 2023 and come and celebrate, plus see our forever gift.

Mahashivratri Assembly with Sonia Ji and Saraswati bhajan practice assembly with Sarita Ji, Dhruv and Aarush

ISW school hosted a Talent show where a lot of students participated. It was great to see so many hidden gems. Amazing performances were showcased by the kids during the Talent Show… Dancing, Singing, Drawing, Instruments and impromptu presentation.

The donation made by ISW School to help families in Turkey and Syria impacted by the catastrophic earthquake was dropped off at the home of a Northboro Junior Woman's Club member. The community's generous donations were loaded up to four vans and a UHaul truck and delivered to the Turkish Consulate and Syria’s collection centers by NuDay.

ISW school celebrated this year's Republic Day with Assembly presentation, learning about the Indian flag ,constitution, how it’s celebrated in India and more. We also had a veteran share their experience of Republic day parade with us. We concluded with making Flag of India.

As per tradition, the ISW Giving Tree has been set up in the School Lobby. We will be accepting donations of new hats /mittens and Walmart  gift cards (any number of gift cards accepted but each gift card in values of $10 only). The donation collected is for a shelter in need. We thank you all in advance for your support. 

ISW school students had a fun time preparing decorations for Xmas.  Check out the new pictures in the link

In preparation for Thanksgiving, the school Art teachers prepared a fun Turkey Headband and a classy Thanksgiving Card  The pictures in the link speak for themselves.  Bindiya, Ruchi, Divya, Mrunal, Sonia & Student teachers.

The ISW school had a Halloween assembly on October 30th. The kids dressed up in a variety of costumes from lawyer to fairy, and paraded around the school. Some teachers also joined in the fun by dressing up also. Many of the parents came to joined the fun and take pictures of their kids as well. We also played a game, on the patio, which the kids enjoyed ending with a group of winners. Treats were handed out to the kids to finish off the amazing halloween assembly. Overall, everyone enjoyed participating in the assembly from the kids to the teachers. By Divya Gahlot. Enjoy the Halloween pictures

November 6, 2022 assembly had a mixture of storytelling and energetic bollyfit dance During 1st part of our assembly Our story teller Subhasini Subhashini Sivasankaran ji did an amazing job of involving kids to make it more interactive. It was followed by a fun workout and it was a bonus was to see adults participating with kids and  Sunita Ramnani, instructor from the Y and a violin teacher. By Ruchi Chauhan. Enjoy storytelling and bollyfit dance pictures. 

ISW School Registrations open for Sept 2022!!

Signup by September 14, and get free books

Also announcing  New School Cultural Assembly only registrations. The kids can attend and participate in Culture Assembly at 10.30 am every Sunday.