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From time to time, someone turns the ordinary into something extra-ordinary. A few years ago a complete stranger shaved his head and raised a significant amount for Bright Sparks. And… Read More »Snoods: a Christmas carol

Please enjoy our wonderful image gallery of the recent activities for Diwali in the Bright Sparks Community. Supporters, donors, teachers and family all come together for a truly enriching community… Read More »Diwali Preparations and Celebrations

From left to right: All ex students of Bright Sparks, Khushi, Suman, Raj-Kumari and Sikander & Kate Foster with back to camera During my visit earlier this year I asked… Read More »Class 10 Reflections

Arriving in Mohali at the end of January meant we were in for cold weather. Although we had prepared for this by bringing our thermals we weren’t quite prepared for… Read More »Hail and Hot Chocolate

During our first week at Bright Sparks School we were warmly greeted by Mrs. Tiwari. Mrs. Tiwari is the mother of the landlord who owns the building in which Bright… Read More »A Garden Tour

Since our last visit, there has been a noticeable change in something for Bright Sparks students – the way they travel to and from school. We all enjoy watching the… Read More »Bicycles at Bright Sparks

On a bitterly cold foggy day in January, three of us arrived in Mohali from the UK. ‘We’ being returning volunteers Kate Foster and Jack Butcher, and trustee Marion Rose.… Read More »Happy to be here…

The work of our Trustees is always varied – both in India and the UK. In Mohali this month, the Trustees organised a Free Dental Treatment Camp which involved bringing… Read More »Trustee work

Himesh, a student of grade 5, is one of the brightest pupils of Bright Sparks School. He was admitted in 2019 and his journey of transformation from a child with… Read More »Himesh (10 years) –  a case study from the school

Becoming a Bright Sparks Trustee gave me the perfect excuse to visit India for the first time, a country that has always been on my bucket list. So in February… Read More »A first visit to India