#16 Thank you for being kind
“Thank you for being kind!” This is a phrase many of the parents said with beaming smiles as they left after their child had finished their interview with us this week. “It’s great that you are helping Sri Lankan students!” “This is a great project!” These are some of the other ideas they shared with […]
#15 Giving Hope. Creating Vision. Changing Lives.
This week’s blog title is us in six words. As Sanjiva always keeps reminding us – who is this all about anyway? The students, of course! This week has been all about the students. It’s been a personal highlight and I’m sure for many in the team as well. On Tuesday, we headed down to […]
#14 The Path to Building Trust
The Path to Building Trust Let me start this week’s blog with a story. It’s been sometime since I’ve been in the classroom, but I distinctly remember the students I have taught and have accumulated my own treasure trove of memories. I think these hold a special place in every teacher’s heart. Let me tell […]
#13 Hotdogs, Epicenters and Versatility
“If you’re opening a hot dog stand, you could worry about the condiments, the cart, the name, the decoration. But the first thing you should worry about is the hot dog. The hot dogs are the epicenter. Everything else is secondary.” Jason Fried What am I on about you may wonder? Since when does Avinya focus […]
#12 We are Live and Open for Admissions!
You know how last week I implied that this week would be a pretty special one for Team Avinya? Well, it’s been that and more! We ran the last stretch of testing our Admissions system and are now extremely happy to report that admissions are now open for our very first Avinya Academy in… Bandaragama. For […]
#11 Admissions, Recipe 120 and Forging ahead
This week, I have been tasked with the tall order of following on from the fantastic blog from our amazing educator team… I shall try to keep up! It’s been another wonderful week of incredible work. If you looked through the windows you would’ve seen so much of activity that it would have made your […]
#10 Jenga – rise, fall and rebuild
“Life is a game, you can play it safe and be good or you take a chance and be great” – Unknown Hello there! It’s the educators at Avinya taking over for this week. Staying true to Anju’s blog spirit we decided to start off with a quote that captures the essence of this week’s […]
#9 Sprint 7, floods and fire, careers that change the planet
This Monday, at our usual sprint planning call, we moved to sprint 7. I looked at sprint 7 and scrolled down casually…and down and down and then some…you get my drift. Sprint 7 is rather long! I almost put my head in my hands but I look over at Samisa, Rukmal and Dee and just […]
#8 Carrots, A-ha moments and Personal Visions
Have you ever found an answer or a solution staring you in the face but you couldn’t see it because you were just too close to it? As contradictory as that may sound, I have to be honest – it’s happened to me several times. This week has been a week of chaotic mornings and […]
#7 Milk Tea, Halapa and Hackathons
“A cup of tea solves everything.” (Unknown) Right, I’m not really sure where I should start this week. Once you’ve read through this you will understand my conundrum of finding a starting point. It’s been one of those weeks where everything has been happening at accelerated paces and parallel tug-of-wars. So instead of starting at […]