Blog - The SEED

A Teacher’s Bond Greater Than a Mother’s Love – A Mother’s Gratitude to Thankamani Teacher

June 10, 2026

Sabitha Kareem, Parent Just as a mother plays an essential role in a child’s life, so does a good teacher. But sometimes, that teacher-student relationship grows deeper and stronger than even a mother’s love. This is the story of such a rare and beautiful bond between my daughter and Thankamani Teacher. My daughter is intelectualy […]

My Life and My Children – A Teacher’s Note

June 10, 2026

Sri Venugopalan, Dance and Music Teacher, SEED School I am Sri Venugopalan, a dance and music teacher. My life does not belong to me alone – it belongs to the children I have taught and continue to teach. In 1980, I stepped into the world of music and dance education. After completing my studies at […]

My 36-Year Calling: From the Classroom to a Mission of Hope

June 10, 2026

P. Thankamani , Principal, The SEED School My journey in education began in 1982. For the first eight years, I served as a teacher in a general school, but I always felt there was a deeper purpose waiting for me. I believe it was a divine calling that, in 1990, redirected my path toward the […]

The ‘Duty’ of Giving

June 10, 2026

T J Mathew , Trustee, The SEED Late seventies San Francisco South Bay was still a farmland, popularly known as the Orchard. Apples and pears, oranges and lemons, cherries and apricots, tomatoes and zucchinis. And detached homes. That’s when we bought our first home. For $168,000! Soon after, ‘the orchard’ started reinventing itself as “The […]