Review for Sishu Griha

i can swear with my life on the line that you are just jealous that your child didnt get into that amazing school.so please vent about it to your friends or husband but dont put it online coz you will regret that there are soooooo many people to prove you wrong.
and the situation about the gaurds not knowing kannada or english is coz they know HINDI.... HEARD ABOUT THAT LANGUAGE? YEAH THATS RIGHT OUR national LANGUAGE .
but if your still not planning to back down i just have one thing to say :
death to the one who hates my school.

Clearly ur dislike for the school is not because its bad but because ur child was not admitted. Can i just say i studied in that school for the 7 years and it is one of the best schools that i have ever studied in, and believe me i have studied in quite a few schools.
They may not have a school ground but as long as the kid can play how does it matter? The school provides great equipment and also has coaching for various sports like cricket ,basketball and football by well-renowned coaches. Students here are allowed to participate in various state level and national level competitions and it has also received an award from the British Council. And this 'one someone' has better stuff to do than go around barking at people and judging from ur post i'm assuming u did something stupid.
Now u better back off and get that post off the internet....some poor soul out there might read it and pass off a great opportunity because of u. And how does this watchman who doesn't speak english or kannada(because he knows hindi) know whether a person is capable of paying 2 laks or not? And i studied in that school from the 2nd to the 8th grade and each year we didn't pay 2 feakin' laks. The class rooms are not 'tiny' and the the toilets don't stink....clearly this 'someone' is not a very reliable source. And i don't blame u for being disgruntled, Sishu Griha is a great school and i would be pretty pissed if i didn't get in...so how about u stop blaming the school and get some help.

Sour Sour Grapes!!
My kid studies there. They don't let strangers inside because..... you cant figure out the reason? For me i feel relieved that they dont let unauthorized persons inside.
I'm not a well groomed, high flying person, nobody can tell me how many lakhs I can pay or not. Still they read my long letter on why i wanted to send my kid there and listened to me patiently during the interview.
What more, my child is one happy child, and thats what i wanted..

Ok who ever the hell this 'Seema' is, trust me if I ever come across you on the streets or anywhere I'm gonna disfigure your face. Who the hell are you to pass such comments if you have no god damn clue of how the school works??? And if the watchman allows everyone into the school then what's the use of even having a watchman??? It's only to make sure that the kids in there are safe and whoever's reading this PLEASE don't listen to what 'Seema' has to say...Sishu Griha is a brilliant school with highly experienced and influential teachers. The study method is totally different and unique and the values imparted to the students are way better than any school you may come across.
So Seema, you better shut your bloody mouth and think thrice and many more times before passing prejudiced comments.

I came across this post a while back and thought not to dignify it with a response. However, the discourse that it seems to have sparked off does merit a denunciation. I'm proud to deliver it.

First, my credentials. I studied in Sishu Griha from the second grade till I commenced (tenth grade). After which I studied at another of the better known schools in the city, following which I gained admission into the best law school in the country. Clearly, Sishu Griha hasn't really left me lacking anything academically.

My parents are affirmed middle class folk who neither can nor will pay the amount you suggest is an imperative for gaining admission into this institution. Yet, somehow, I made it in (in between the academic year, if I might add) and stayed in for a good eight years.

It amuses me greatly that the prime focus of this entire discourse has been:
1) The public playground
2) The toilets
3) The watchmen
4) Whether your child was admitted into Sishu Griha or not.

Let's start off by making it sufficiently clear that not even ONE of these forms a sensible criterion for denouncing or praising a school. Next, the public playground has posed no impediment to the growth of students and their sporting activities, producing national level throwball players and cricketers. Perhaps it is time we stepped down from our pedestal of thinking that what is owned by one alone can be of any use to one. As for the school being a nuisance to those in the neighbourhood - I lived in the neighbourhood and know innumerable people who live there and the rapport shared between the residents of Gitanjali Layout and Sishu Griha is commendable, to say the least.

I am a girl and the cleanliness of toilets certainly is of prime importance to me. I haven't ever contracted any infection because of the toilets at school and I would really like to meet someone who can claim that he/she has, to the complete exclusion of any unhygienic behaviour on his/her part.

Moving on to what ought to, and does, matter: the people. At Sishu Griha, the comfort of the student is of prime importance. I do not claim that every teacher or administrative staff worker there is a saint, but having studied in other schools and, now, in a college, I can claim with complete surety that I have not seen an atmosphere as open and conducive to the holistic growth of a child as Sishu Griha.

I would, personally, request you to refrain from making defamatory statements about an institution without backing it with the tiniest shreds of evidence. It is a school that innumerable students are proud to have studied in and playing with their collective sentiments is not the best modus operandi, I assure you.

This is definitely not true.... The watchman knows BOTH English and Kannada.. The classrooms are spacious and also the bothrooms are very good

I absolutely disagree with the derogatory comments made about the school.
This is the best / kid-friendly schools in the eastern part of Bangalore.

ok heres informing everyone that sishu griha is one of the best schools in the locality.
our love for the school shows in the fact that all the people commenting before me are actually students. im pretty sure in no other schools will you have so many students defending a school in an internet forum. having been in this school for 13 years i have had absolutely no problems whatsoever. instead of only scrutinizing the school for its negativity think about the positive aspects like the teacher to student ratio which is one of the best in bangalore. if btw the watchmans name is ranjan he speaks hindi english kannada tanil and telugu. im sorry he doesnt speak arabic and chinese if you tried those. yeah and the school charges a fees of around 20000. are you sure you know that 2 lakhs has 5 zeros. the fact that you actually went there to try for admission just shows that you initally felt the school was a good one.

Whoever wrote this has absolutely no idea of what they are talking about.
i have attended this school for more than 5 years and personally feel it is a lot better that many other schools in the locality, and the person who wrote this did so probably because they did not attain admission for their child. please do not write such nonsense about this prestigious academy, just because of a grudge.
you are a moron to think such rubbish, and please do not do such things in the future, because it spoils the name of a perfectly good school

dear seema,
its obvious that the watchmen dont allow you inside the gates after a particular time..as the school will be in progress. im sure they will allow you to enter to pick up your child or for admission enquiries.
it is very short sighted of you to say that about our watchmen.
i use the toilets of sishu griha everyday... they don't STINK AT ALL. they are maintained very well by our support staff..in fact, they are cleaned everyday.
class rooms being tiny isnt something bad..or something that you can criticize as the quality of education doesnt differ whether the class rooms are big or small.
sishu griha's staff is very welcoming and they treat all visitors with respect. i really dont know how you think they will bark at you!
another totally absurd misunderstanding on your part is that you think that the watchmen are instructed to allow only people who are rich and wealthy... under no cicumstances is that the case. do you really think that they ask for your bank balance before allowing anyone in!!!??? you are completely wrong.
sishu griha is a wonderful place to be educated. i have spent my entire learning period of 13 years in sishu griha and not even once have my parents or I found fault with their management. and just so that you know, sishu griha is HEAVEN. i am and always will be proud to be a sishu grihite. SISHU GRIHA ROCKS!

I strongly disagree.
I used to be a student at Sishu Griha around 6 years ago.
I now study at a prestigeous in Mumbai. It's top class- swimming pool, air conditioned class rooms, the works.
But even after 6 years away from SG, I still miss it and in my opinion, no other school can hold a candle to it.
I remember all my teachers- a few of whom I'm still in touch with- and the rest of the staff, and if my memory serves me right, they were awesome. I don't remember disliking anyone of them.
And, I doubt that a playground is necessary for a child's education. Play is important- don't get me wrong, but they are making do with a ground. The more important thing is the education.
You can say what you want to, but my entire family and I agree that Sishu Griha is the best school in the world.

Shishu Griha has a stupid admission criteria that prevents right to education to kids who are not born in some duration of the year. My son was born in Feb and he was not in the bracket of 2.5 years to 3 years as of June as per their criteria. Which means, you have to plan to make your baby, if you are thinking to admit him/her to this school. I did complain about this when it happened last year to the Indian Mont. Association where they are affiliated to and don't know whether something got changed.

- dates for appilication were told well in advance
- SG doesn't make money like other schools by selling forms, self written applications do
- fees for mont 1 is only 84,000 ( we have paid it)
- office staff is polite

do u know the selection criteria for any other school. no school has published it. why blame SG.

Just came across one shocking incident about shishugriha's very irresponsible management, Shishugriha admits children with special needs who also have emotional issues and violent tendencies. some of the staff lack training to handle such children, as a result, children who are rather normal, coming to study and enlighten their lives are subjected to emotional. physical and verbal abuse by these "special need " kids.

I had gone to the school for some work and was horrified to see the principal's (Sujatha Mohandas) Innova driver coming out of Std I classroom. The classroom door was closed and I was just passing the corridor when I saw this horrifying scene. I tried to see if my child and other children inside the classroom were safe inside with the class teacher but another horrifying scene - the class teacher was not present - instead the sports teacher (a tall dark male - not Mr. Babu - the other one) was inside. I looked around in panic and saw the class teacher talking to another teacher in a nearby Std I classroom near the stairs.

WHAT WAS THE PRINCIPAL'S DRIVER DOING INSIDE THE STD. I CLASSROOM BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WHILE THE SCHOOL WAS RUNNING?

The toilets are highly unhygienic, dirty and children are forced to use those toilets. The ladies kept to clean those toilets don't do their duty, but the teachers don't care as the teachers' toilets are kept clean. It is a shame no one cares for these children.

Moreover, most of the times there is no water supply in the toilets. Many students are on the verge of getting infected because of the miserable condition of the toilets and this report will stand as evidence that NOTHING was done inspite of complaints!

I wonder if your story is like the "Sour Grapes" Story. Whoever told you about the rich and the famous.

Please note that I do not earn the kind of money that you are talking about but I did get admission into the school. They may have a reason to select students based on multiple criteria (which I myself am not aware of) but it does not auger well for you to talk brashly about the school just because someone didnt allow you inside.

And oh by the way I have used the toilets in the school and they are maintained neatly - I wonder whoever told you about the toilets. If you expect the toilets to be so clean that you can sleep in it, then I guess I am wrong.

Regards,
Vijay

hey Seema,,,
Thats a real harsh tone to take against Sishugriha. I agree that they are very strict regarding the entry inside and that they dont entertain anybody unless u have an appointment. But look at it this way, when I went to Vagdevi Vilas school, the guard wasnt even looking who i was, where i was parking my vehicle... he wasnt even aware if any child was walking out of the gates. In today's world a little caution goes a long way. we live in a world of terrorists and bomb blasts, and i really appreciate the caution and care the school takes in not letting unknown ppl inside their gates.
My son studies at mont 1 and we too werent allowed inside to even see the place. But once we were selected for the interview we were allowed all over the school.
and FOR THE RECORD- THE CLASSROOMS ARE BIG, AIRY, AND THE TOILETS DONT STINK.