‘Beacon of hope’ to transform lives
The project was meant to inspire all participants to serve the less fortunate and the marginalized
Thiruvananthapuram: The mammoth service project hosted by Trivandrum International School, ‘Beacon of Hope’, involving as many as 100 students from 11 schools belonging to the South Asia and Gulf chapter of the Round Square Organization, concluded here on Wednesday.
The delegates will meet Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday and share their experiences of the project which started on August 29. They will also join the students of Trivandrum International School in celebrating ‘Onam’, the same day. They undertook two projects, one at Cheshire Home and the other at Dr Ambedkar Mental Rehabilitation Centre.
At Cheshire Home, they transformed the barren plot of land into a veritable treasure trove of lush vegetables. At Dr Ambedkar Mental Rehabilitation Centre, they renovated the kitchen with neatly painted interiors and exteriors. The project was meant to inspire all participants to serve the less fortunate and the marginalized in society.
Of the six ideals of learning promoted by Round Square, Trivandrum International School selected ‘service’ as its theme project.
Round Square is a worldwide organization of over 100 schools of which 20 are in India.
The participating schools were The British School, New Delhi, Millennium School, Dubai, Rajkumar College , Rajkot, Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai, Daly College , Indore, Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ Public School, Jaipur, All Saints’ College, Nainital, Assam Valley School, Assam, Pine Grove School , Himachal Pradesh. Yadavindra Public School, Patiala and Trivandrum International School.