Inspiring Words from a Soon-to-Be Author at Shanti Bhavan
Shilpa Raj: Shanti Bhavan alum, 4th Grade Teacher and Soon-to-Be Author Our guest blogger, Isabel, has been working closely with Shilpa Raj, a Shanti Bhavan alum who graduated last year and decided to...
View ArticleShanti Bhavan: A True Life Cinderella Story
A few weeks ago, we touched on the subject of the caste system in India, an archaic social structure that is preventing the Dalit caste, which is a large portion of India’s population, from getting the...
View ArticleShanti Bhavan Students Head to Japan
The 4 Shanti Bhavan finalists: Rahul, Akash, Catsiya and Yeshwini Have you ever dreamt of spending a summer in Japan? At Shanti Bhavan, 7th-9th graders have a great summer opportunity to attend ISAK, a...
View ArticleShanti Bhavan Student On How Education Empowered Her to Dream Big
[Editor's Note: This post is from guest blogger Isabel Rutherfurd, who is a volunteer teacher at Shanti Bhavan.] Catherine describes her dreams to study Psychology and reflects on the future she would...
View ArticleThe Daily Life of a Volunteer at Shanti Bhavan
[Editor's Note: This is the fourth installment from guest blogger Isabel Rutherfurd, who is a volunteer teacher at Shanti Bhavan.] Volunteering at Shanti Bhavan immediately pulls you from your world at...
View ArticleGuess Who’s Working for Goldman Sachs?!
After a brief summer blogging hiatus as your India liaison, I’m back feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to take on the world. I hope your summers left you feeling equally as refreshed. So I have...
View ArticleA Volunteer’s First Impressions of Shanti Bhavan in India
[Editor's Note: This is the first blog post from Caroline Orr, our guest blogger on the ground at Shanti Bhavan. Caroline is a rising sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She...
View ArticleGraduation Day at Shanti Bhavan in India
[Editor's Note: This is the second blog post from Caroline Orr, our guest blogger on the ground at Shanti Bhavan. For more information on Shanti Bhavan Graduation festivities, check out the STF in...
View ArticleExercise, Fitness and the Olympics in India
Editor’s Note: Recently She’s the First wrapped up its spring fundraising campaign, Run the World. We encouraged people all around the country to get active, and run, walk, zumba, do yoga or any form...
View ArticleMural Painting and the Arts at Shanti Bhavan
One of the things that makes Shanti Bhavan unique among Indian schools is that students have the opportunity to explore the arts. We’ve previously blogged about a large Rangoli project our previous...
View ArticleMural Painting and the Arts in India
One of the things that makes Shanti Bhavan unique among Indian schools is that students have the opportunity to explore the arts. We’ve previously blogged about a large Rangoli project our previous...
View ArticlePreetha Becomes a Nationally Recognized Poet!
I have some excellent news to share with you all! Our very own Preetha won the Times of India “New Voices in the New Age” poetry contest! The Times of India is one of the largest newspapers in India,...
View ArticleYeshwini, STF Scholar in India, Goes to Japan!
Two years ago I wrote about Yeshwini applying to go to Japan to attend ISAK (International School of Asia, Karuizawa) a summer school program in Japan that emphasizes diversity, creativity and...
View ArticleUpdates on the First-Ever STF Alumni Program
As an alumnus, have you ever thought about giving back to your high school? Maheshwari and Prathibha, both alumni of She’s the First partner school Shanti Bhavan in Bangalore, India, have found a great...
View ArticleExercise, Fitness and the Olympics in India
Editor’s Note: Recently She’s the First wrapped up its spring fundraising campaign, Run the World. We encouraged people all around the country to get active, and run, walk, zumba, do yoga or any form...
View ArticleMural Painting and the Arts in India
One of the things that makes Shanti Bhavan unique among Indian schools is that students have the opportunity to explore the arts. We’ve previously blogged about a large Rangoli project our previous...
View ArticlePreetha Becomes a Nationally Recognized Poet!
I have some excellent news to share with you all! Our very own Preetha won the Times of India “New Voices in the New Age” poetry contest! The Times of India is one of the largest newspapers in India,...
View ArticleYeshwini, STF Scholar in India, Goes to Japan!
Two years ago I wrote about Yeshwini applying to go to Japan to attend ISAK (International School of Asia, Karuizawa) a summer school program in Japan that emphasizes diversity, creativity and...
View ArticleGraduation Day at Shanti Bhavan in India
[Editor’s Note: This is the second blog post from Caroline Orr, our guest blogger on the ground at Shanti Bhavan. For more information on Shanti Bhavan Graduation festivities, check out the STF in...
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