Wishing everyone peace, health, and happiness in 2007. Happy New Year!
V-Excel News
On 3rd December, 2006, World Disability Day was celebrated at Hotel Le Royal Meridien. Young adults with disabilities from
six schools in Chennai participated in the program. Mr. Murali, a popular VJ from the city conducted the event. The celebration
turned out to be very lively and all the children participated with enthusiasm. They sang and danced to popular numbers to their
hearts content. The event was followed by snacks and beverages. The event and the food was sponsored by the management of Le Royal
Meridien, Guindy, Chennai.
Seasonal Greeting cards – created by our children have been sold to companies like Infosys, Johnson & Johnson. We have
12 different designs of Greeting cards for sale @ Rs:10 per card.
Academy of Teacher Excellence News
The LD course conducted by Mrs. Sudha Chella culminated just before the Christmas vacation. Despite the course being very
exhaustive, it was very successful. The students felt really motivated after the LD course.
Mrs. Neela Chandramouli and Ms. Viji Shanmugha evaluated the internship of the trainees in the Learning Disability course.
Kaleidoscope Learning Center (KLC) News
It was Christmas time in the city! Well it certainly was Christmas time in KLC the whole month. The classes were agog with
Christmas activity and the cheerful songs were being taught and sung for almost two months. Finally the Christmas party (kind
courtesy Mrs. S Trehan who sponsored the event) was replete with Santa Claus, gifts, goodies and carols.
Dr. Lakshmi Prasana and Dr. Michael gave a talk on “Movement and Speech” as a continuation of a series of in-service training
that is being conducted for the teachers.
School closed on a festive note on 22nd December.
V-Excel Remedial Center (VRC) News
Christmas was celebrated with gusto. The children looked forward to meeting the Santa, receiving gifts and sharing snacks
with great enthusiasm. They listened to stories on Christ through the month and the spirit of Christmas was in the air. A shrine
was built and decorated both in Adyar and in Mandaveli.
Children from Mandaveli joined the KLC to be with Santa and had loads of fun.
Adyar center was lit up with candles lit by the children, parents and teachers. It was a silent time of togetherness for all
of us and very beautiful to watch the group in harmony. Arrival of the Santa ushered in a cheer that was infectious.
Some snippets from our classrooms:
Goutham achieved independence in working on the computer for using software to navigate learning new concepts leaving
behind verbal and physical prompts
Zubeir has overcome major sensory difficulties in playing with other children on the swing, slide and the jungle gym.
Vibhu has learnt to speak in full sentences and appears to be enjoying it too.
Jagan transitions better and with ease with verbal and visual prompts.
Dhanush has leant to be totally compliant to the teacher’s instruction through the one hour.
Mahima surprised all of us by verbalizing “Yeppadi Irukke” to Zubeir spontaneously.
Sri Charan has communicated that he is more settled at school and is happy there.
Shanmathi is thrilled to share that she has secured 60% in a math exam
Bridges Learning Academy
It was end of term at BLA: that meant end of term assessments, report writing and parent meetings! The three weeks of December
were over in a wink of an eye and before we knew it we were writing reports and scheduling parent meetings.
Christmas arrived with Santa, gifts and a nice party where the children had loads of fun, plenty to eat and laughs.
Disha - Parent Forum
On 2nd December, 2006, the First Disha meeting of this academic year began with a talk by eminent Educationist Mrs. Usha
Ramakrisnan, Chairperson of Vidyasagar. She addressed the parents of the children of our school on the topic “Emotionally
Intelligent Parenting”. The talk was followed by a question answer session. Overall, the talk was very inspiring and offered
beautiful insights on parenting.
V-Excel Outreach
On December 16th 2006, aids and appliances were distributed to thirty special children at Rishivandhiyam and Thyagaduram.
The function was presided over by the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Shri. K. Venkatapathy. The appliances
distributed include calipers, tricycles, hearing aids and spectacles.
Contact Info :: India:
V-Excel Educational Trust
#1 Norton 2nd Street
Mandaveli Chennai 600 028
Tel: 91 - 44 - 24620243
91 - 44 – 24956373 E-mail us or visit us at www.v-excel.org
Contact Info :: USA:
Academic Concepts, Inc.
1403 Merrywood Drive
Edison, NJ 08817
Tel: (732) 572-3748
Tax ID: 22-3632715 E-mail us
Volunteer Info:
Volunteers are an integral part of our success. Our most pressing needs are in the areas of occupational and speech therapies, and
as teacher aides. We also require assistance in library management.
If you have any of these and are interested in volunteering at V-Excel, please contact us.
An Appeal to all our readers and well-wishers
Start the New Year investing in a worthy cause!!
As you are all aware, we have increased the intensity of services for our children with special needs. Therefore our
resource requirements have increased exponentially.
We request the friends of V-Excel to step forward and support us so that we can continue to offer services for children with
disabilities.
You help can by:
Sponsoring a child for per term: Rs. 8,000 (USD 180)
Sponsoring therapy for a child per term: Rs. 10,000 (USD 220)
All contributions are tax exempted, both in USA and in India. Donations can be made online or through checks made out in favor of:
