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Mrs. Sudha Mahesh, was the chief guest at Bala Vidya Mandir for their kindergarten annual day celebration on 15th Feb, 2006.
On 6th March, she will also address a gathering of teachers attending a teacher training programme at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan. Transcript of the first speech will soon be available online.

Children from classes 3 to 7 were out on field trips between 23rd Feb and 28th Feb, 2006. Photos from their trip will soon be available for parents to see. The children had a lot of fun. Any discussion on their field trip can be had in the school's discussion board.

Headstart celebrated its 11th Annual Day programme on 3rd December, 2005, with much fun fare and aplomb. The Chief guest for the evening was Ms.Shakuntala Sharma, Secretary, Children's Garden School, Chennai. She praised Mrs.Sudha Mahesh, Headstart's Principal, for her committment to child development and quality education, and applauded the parents who chose Headstart for their children.

   She said that she has known Mrs.Mahesh for many years and that she was proud to have been her mentor for over two decades. She also said that there was so much fun and learning going on at Headstart and praised the institution for raising above the clutter of schools in Chennai, and delivering on all it promises.

   Earlier in the year, Head of Preschool, Ministry of Education, Republic of Singapore, Mrs.Christina Ratnam, came to see Headstart in session and had these words of praise.

"The pleasure was ours, and we truly appreciated the warmth with which you welcomed us, and shared with us your ideas and teaching materials. We were very touched by your generosity in sharing what many may consider as "trade secrets" in the profession.,"

Headstart Nursery & Primary School, has government recognition now. The building has been spruced up and facilities have been added for all classes. As a result of these renovations, the classes can now function efficiently. There are also additional rooms available now for children we might admit later in the year.

Headstart Learning Centre, was opened at the begining of the academic year 2005-06. The facility is very spacious. Grades 1 through 7 attended classes here. Directions to this facility is available here.

In being recognised as an Educational and Charitable Trust, the School has obtained the approval of the Income Tax Department to receive donations eligible for tax exemption under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act. Since the school caters to a wide segment of the society comprising the affluent as well as the lower income groups and children from refugee families, any contribution will go for this noble cause and we welcome visitors to this site to consider the same favourably.

We started the year with some contributions that are invaluable to us now. We received a printer from one of our ardent supporters, Mr. Y.Ananthanarayanan of Bangalore. Mr. Ananth also donated an excellent collection of encyclopedia. Mr Kumar Subramaniam of Kumaran Software Ltd (Taramani, Chennai) contributed a computer with monitor, keyboard and speakers. We're thankful to him as well.

We invite both parents and well wishers to support us and help grow Headstart. If you would like to contribute and need to get in touch with us, use our contact page to reach us.

The school is organising a Reach Out programme to the people in the neighbourhood, putting on display the educational aids and methodologies we employ. The "Open House" programme was scheduled on the 28th of July 2003.