by Swetha Nambiar | Aug 26, 2021 | General
We know how hard last year has been for each one of us. Towards the end of the last academic year, when we were collectively wallowing in our pool of “all that we could have done, but couldn’t”, this sweet note from Vaishnavi and Harish brought great relief....
by Arif Vakil | Oct 31, 2019 | General
Baliga is a parent at ILM Montessori. She also volunteers as a Teacher at our school where she teaches Physics and other STEM subjects to our Elementary students. I requested Baliga to write a blog post on her teaching experience at ILM. Her response gave us all a...
by Arif Vakil | Jul 20, 2015 | Education, General
ILM. It stands for “Inspiring Lives with Meaning”. But I would like to back-track just a bit and question “What is a meaningful & purposeful life?” Search high and low, one generally finds fulfilment in acts that are done selflessly only. It’s...
by Arif Vakil | May 31, 2015 | General, School Updates
I bought it on a whim. Pure impulse. I didn’t really know what to expect. The cover has the picture of a monster pressing the button on a contraption while a person beside him holds a bottle with the legend ‘Milk’ and grins. I’m talking about the latest...
by Arif Vakil | Oct 19, 2014 | General
As we’re in the midst of the holiday season, children are in the midst of vacations, cartoons and toys. One of the toys that I was most fascinated with as a boy was Lego. I have fond memories of playing endlessly with Lego bricks. We couldn’t really...
by Sheeba | Aug 6, 2014 | General
“It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” ~ Frederick Douglass It is difficult writing about fun activities at ILM when I am so aware that an innocent child has been violated. A touch can destroy or heal a child. Any touch...
