Janmashtami is always a celebration with vibrant costumes. On 26th August, the students of ICanFlyy International school came dressed in Indian ethnic clothes in festive colors. Some boys came dressed as Krishna and some girls came dressed as Radha. A Dahi Matka (A...

The love a brother and sister is unbreakable even though it is tied with a simple thread. It’s the strongest bond and it stays on forever. At ICanFlyy International School Rakhi was celebrated on 19th August 2024. Children came dressed in traditional Indian clothes....

Independence Day Celebrations are always special at ICanFlyy International School. On 15th August students came dressed in colors of our National Flag. The older students made a scrap book in which they pasted pictures of our leaders. The younger students made a mat...

The Board Of advisors meeting was held on 14th August 2024. It was attended by all the BOA members. The meeting started with welcome remarks by our Founder- Director Dr Minu Budhia. She shared about few collaborations, about her Doctorate, talk in Kolkata Literary...

The safety of our students has always been a concern for us at ICanFlyy International School. As a new, innovative, safety initiative, ICanFlyy International School ideated and launched a QR Code Badge for identification of students with special needs. At a special...

The month of August started with a bang. Our founder director Dr. Minu Budhia signed a MOU with Jadavpur university on 6th August 2024. ICanFlyy International School starts Diploma in Special Education (Multiple Disability). This program is affiliated with Jadavpur...

On 24th July ICFI was graced by Ms. Ismat Hakim, wife of esteemed Shri Firhad Hakim, and her friend Ms. Indrani. They were welcomed by our founder director Dr. Minu Budhia and Ms. Preeyam Budhia, Co-founder ICanFlyy Tea Kafi. A facility tour was given by Ms. Sugandha...

Mother’s Day was in the month of May but we at ICanFlyy International School celebrated our special mothers on 6th July 2024. It was such a warm and fulfilling event. A chaat making competition was held. There was also a Hindi film song quiz. All mothers participated...

“In Jagannath's embrace, find peace, harmony, and the eternal connection with the divine. Jagannath's presence resonates in every heart, calling us to awaken to our true nature.” Ratha Yatra was celebrated on 5th July 2024 at ICFI. A wooden rath (Chariot) was...

ICanFlyy International School had the privilege to welcome Dr. Mehdi Qalbani, Regional Medical Officer [Psychiatrist], U.S. Consulate. He was accompanied by Dr. Mousumi Rao, Consultant Doctor at U.S. Consulate Kolkata and her colleague Ms. Debeshi Banerjee. The guests...

Dads are the best. We at ICanFlyy International celebrated this beautiful person in our lives on 16th June 2024. The 4th floor audio visual room was gaily decorated with festoons, balloons and streamers. Students and their dads came dressed in their Sunday best. There...

We celebrated our school’s foundation day on 15th June 2024. The 4th Floor was decorated with streamers and papers flowers. Our students and teachers were equally excited were looking forward to the celebration. Our founder director Dr. Minu Budhia along with the...

Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore is not only an icon but he is an integral part of every Indian. To commemorate his birthday which was on 8th May, students and staff of ICanFlyy International School celebrated Rabindra Jayanti on 3rd May 2024. This early celebration was...

It was hot and humid day. But guest visiting us always pumps up our energy. On 2nd May 2024 we had the privilege of welcoming Mr. Mukund T Narasimhan from USA. He was escorted by Mr. Sanjay Budhia, Director Patton to ICanFlyy International School. He was welcomed by...

The students of ICanFlyy International School went up on stage for their annual concert – Sabashiyan on 14th April 2024. It was a new year for many but the auditorium was full and we were sold out. The program started exactly on time and the master of ceremony was our...

“They say that no matter how old you become, when you are with your siblings, you revert back to childhood. Siblings-the definition that comprises love, strife, competition and forever friends.” We celebrated Siblings Day at ICanFlyy International School on 7th April...

Spring is celebrated with vibrant colours and students at ICFI celebrated Holi on 22nd March 2024. They came dressed in comfortable colourful dress. The day started with making cookies. The students then made an interesting holi craft. The day ended with them playing...

Sunday, 17th March 2024 was an memorable day for all at ICanFlyy International School. We had the honour of hosting Mrs Shireen Moghe & Major General Rajesh A Moghe, VSM General Officer Commanding, Bengal Sub Area. The guests were received by our founder director...

Our founder director Dr. Minu Budhia, Ms. Sugandha Ramkumar, Principal ICanFlyy International School and few students were invited to be a part of an one day seminar at Rabindra Bharati University, Salt Lake Campus on 23rd February 2024. The topic was Education And...

Young Indians have a moto “We Can, We Will”. This moto inspires this group of young, enterprising and energetic people to look out for ways and means to bring inclusiveness in the society. A very crucial step to make a better nation. On 17th February 2024, a group of...

Vasant Panchami is celebrated as Saraswathi Puja. Its celebration the onset of spring, its celebrating the goddess of knowledge Saraswathi. ICFI was abuzz with excitement. The teachers and students all came dressed in different shades of yellow, orange and white....

9th February 2024 is a very important and joyous day for all of us at ICanFlyy International School. Our founder director Minu Budhia was conferred The Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate) for her work in Mental Health by none other than noble Peace Laureate Sri....

Team ICanFlyy had the privilege to welcome Ms. Mina Gupta. She was welcomed by our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia and a facility tour was given by Ms. Sugandha Ramkumar, Principal ICanFlyy international School. A welcome speech was given by our student. The students...

“The tricolour paints your soul, the anthem fills your heart. Celebrate freedom, unite for a brighter tomorrow.” On 26th January, Republic day was celebrated with enthusiasm at ICanFlyy International School. All students came dressed in tricoloured Indian dress. They...

The Board Of Advisors meeting was held on 25th January 2024 on Zoom from 7 pm onwards. It was attended by: Board of Advisors: Dr. Manoj R. Shah Mr. Sanjay Budhia Mr. Debanjan Mandal Ms. Mahima Ms. Rinu Agarwal Manga Mr. Rajiv Agarwal Ms. Swati Sarawagi Ms. Preeyam...

Netaji’s birthday on 23rd January 2024 was a busy day at ICanFlyy International School. The terrace was decorated with balloons and streamers in bright colours. The younger students of ICFI had their Fun Fest. The students came dressed in their comfortable outdoor...

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday on 23rd January 2024 was celebrated at ICanFlyy International School in a different way. Keeping the spirit of freedom in mind for which Netaji fought, our students were out of their class rooms to spend a day full of fun. They...

Cold winter days are made warm when guests visit us at ICanFlyy International School. On 18th January 2024, we had a very young and bright Dr. Sakhi visiting us with her family. She was received by our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia and a facility tour was given by...

"Arise! Awake! And Stop not until the goal is reached." We at ICanFlyy International School strongly believe in not stopping till we reach our goals. Celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday on 12th January 2024 was as usual full of activities. The students used bits...

New year started with a group of 23 young and bright students from St. Joseph’s University and their dean visiting ICanFlyy International School on 4th January 2024. They were welcomed by our Creative Head Sreepurna Ray along with the Principal Ms. Sugandha Ramkumar....

Christmas and New Year party on 22nd December 2023 at ICanFlyy International Schools was full of action and excitement. The students came dressed in festive best in Red/White/Green colours. The students baked a cake and made a dessert which looked like Santa. They...

Just 10 days to Christmas, students of ICanFlyy International school were all excited about the coming holiday season. On 15th December 2023 like every year the Christmas tree decoration started. There was a lot of excitement in the air as the tree is taken out of its...

ICanFlyy International School and Café ICanFlyy have been an active participants in Wonder On Wheels (WOW) car rally every year. Our student Arushi Malakar represented ICanFlyy International School and Café ICanFlyy along with two of her special educators. The rally...

SNEH club of Sushila Birla Girls School, in an attempted to integrate and accept special needs in the larger society conducted competitions on 5th December 2023. Samayan this year saw a very enthusiastic participation from various schools and institutions for special...

ICanFlyy International School is proud to be associated with a Lawn Tennis Team. The team members were welcomed by our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia and Mr. Sanjay Budhia, Director, Patton on 3rd December, 2024. A facility tour was given to the members by the...

ICanFlyy International School bagged the first prize in the Non Flame Cooking category of the competition held at Sushila Birla School on 2nd December 2023. ICFI was represented by Meghna Sood and Kushboo Kothari. They made Bread Dahi Vada and it was...

It was a regular working day at ICanFlyy International School on 27th November 2023 but there was a sense of reverence in the air. It was Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday and students were looking forward to the celebrations. They took turns and made a beautiful...

Prachi, the WHY behind ICanFlyy International School celebrated her birthday on 24th November 2023. The venue for the party was Café ICanFlyy, which was beautifully decorated with colourful streamers. The theme for the day was “Dress Like A Wow”. All...

Students of ICanFlyy International School were taken on a joy ride on the oldest mode of transport in Kolkata TRAM on 23rd November 2023. Trams are a part of our life and a part of many of our childhood. To experience this heritage mode of ansport a joy...

ICanFlyy International School opened its door to warmly welcome spouses of CII committee members on 21st November, 2023. They were welcomed by our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia. They were taken on a tour of the facility. Students put up a fantastic dance...

The festival of lights is one celebration that we look forward to at ICanFlyy International School. The celebrations started on 9th November 2023 morning. Keeping with the ideal of ICanflyy, the celebration was environment friendly and we were a NO...

ICanFlyy was visited by the esteemed Chancellor of Adamas University Prof. (Dr) Samit Ray, The Vice Chancellor, Professor Suranjan Das and Smt. Mallika Roy, Academic Administrator on 7th November 2023. They were escorted to ICanFlyy International School by...

We had the privilege of meeting Mr. Tridip Chaterjee, the General Secretary of the Publishers & Booksellers Guild, organiser of International Kolkata Book Fair on 3rd November 2023. He was accompanied by his daughter Ms Esha Chaterjee, CEO Bee Books. They...

Halloween is spooky but fun too. At ICanFlyy International School we never miss a chance to celebrate anything that’s quirky and different. On 31st October, 2023 children dressed as witches and ghosts carrying broom and pumpkin, wearing pointed witch hats, shining...

The Mother Goddess comes to her paternal home with her four children and it’s a much awaited festival for all. There was a lot of buzz and excitement as the festival days were nearing. On 13th October 2023 Durga Puja Celebrations were in full swing in...

On 6th October, 2023 we had the honor to welcome Dr Almeida & Dr Raju Senior Nephrologists to our Happy Place. The guests were welcomed by our Founder Director Ms. Minu Budhia. A facility tour was given, and the guests were very appreciative of the work...

2nd October is synonymous with Gandhiji, Father of Our Nation. But it is also the birthday of our 2nd Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. At ICanFlyy International School, students celebrated these 2 great men in their own small and enthusiastic way. There...

A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world." —Charles and Ann Morse. Grandparents are the best gift given by god and celebrating them at ICanFlyy on 10th September was a privilege and a joy...

At Icanflyy, we do not miss out on any celebrations. On 6th September we celebrated Janmashtami. The students came dressed as Radha and Krishna. They made a beautiful Jhula, a crown decorated with peacock feather and a flute. There was story telling...

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai. Being a teacher is a not just a job but a source of knowledge and inspiration. Being a teacher to special needs students is a service. Celebrating our special educators...

2nd September was a very exciting day for all. We were hosting some very special guests. They were eminent people from various walks of life. The guests were welcomed and taken on a facility tour by our Academic Head Ms. Monidipa Nandi, our Creative Head...

A fragile thread that ties the most strongest of all relationships – The bond between a brother and sister. Rakhi is a festival that we all look forward to. There was a lot of excitement among the students as we started the celebrations on 29th August....

We had the honour to host Mr. Shantanu Chakraborty, Vice President-Business Development, WH Smith on 16th August 2023. He was escorted to ICanFlyy International School by our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia and Mr. Sanjay Budhia, MD, Patton. A facility...

We celebrated our 76th Independence day on 15th August with a lot of joy and cheer. Students came wearing traditional Indian clothes. The colour code of the day was the Indian tri colour. So, some came dressed in orange, some in white, some in green and...

At Icanflyy International School we are committed to empower not only our students but their parents and care givers. On 5th August there was interactive session with Ms. Mohini Ojha, special educator and counsellor at Caring Minds. She spoke on...

We had the privilege of having Padmashree Ms. Bhavna Soumaya, renowned film journalist and biographer to be with us on 26th July 2023. She was welcomed by our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia. She was taken on a facility tour by ICanFlyy principal Ms....

The quarterly Board of Advisors Meeting was held on 26th July from 6.30 pm onwards. It was attended by: Board of Advisors: Dr. Manoj R. Shah Dr. Prerna Shah Dr. Sudha Kaul Mr. Sanjay Budhia Mr. Debanjan MandaL Mr. Rudra Chatterjee Ms. Preeyam Budhia Team...

ICanFlyy welcomed esteemed guests from Calcutta International School on 14th July. We had the privilege to have amongst us Mrs. Tina Servaia, Principal Senior School, Mrs. Pratima Nayar, Principal Junior School, and the school counsellors. They were...

The Rath Yatra is the biggest festival in Odisha and in many parts of India. This festival is dedicated to Lord Jagannath, his brother Bal Bhadra and sister Subhadra. On 20th June, Students took turn to decorate the Rath with fresh flowers. An offering of...

“A dad is someone who wants to catch you when you fall. Instead he picks you up, brushes you off and lets you try again.” —Unknown Father’s Day is the perfect time of year to celebrate the loving and caring men in our lives. At ICanFlyy, like every year...

15th June is the most important day for all at ICanFlyy. This was the day our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia’s vision of a safe haven for persons with special needs became a reality. This day like every year was celebrated with a lot of cheer and joy....

Children with special needs, while travelling need more care, support and sensitivity. On 12th June 2023, an interactive workshop addressing this need was held at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. Our Founder Director, Minu Budhia, along...

On 7th June we had the honour of Ms. Hema Chennupaty, principal RP Goenka International School, visiting us along with her colleagues. She was warmly welcomed by our Founder Director Ms. Minu Budhia and Ms. Preeyam Budhia, Co-founder Café ICanFlyy. A...

ICanFlyy strongly believes in keeping the surroundings green. On 5th June , the students enthusiastically watered the vertical garden at the entrance to the facility. They also had an interactive circle time on the importance surrounding ourselves with...

The holy month of Ramadan culminated on 21st April 2023. At ICanflyy Eid was celebrated with a lot of good will and happiness. The students came dressed in ethnic dresses. The students cooked up a mini storm in the kitchen when they made Sheer Kurma. They...

We were reeling under the heatwave when we had the privilege to welcome esteemed guests on 19th April 2023. They came all the way from Rajasthan. They were escorted to ICanFlyy by our Founder Director Ms. Minu Budhia. A facility tour was given to them by...

Bengali New Year was celebrated on 14th April 2023. New year brings new hope, new ideas and new ways to grow. With this prayer we at ICanFlyy welcomed the new year. The students painted an earthen pot with scared symbols for prosperity and decorated it...

On 12th April 2023, the Consular Corps of Kolkata (CCK) had their monthly meeting at ICanFlyy. The guests arrived and were welcomed by team ICanFlyy. A facility tour was given by Principal Ms. Sugandha Ramkumar, Creative Head Sreepurna Ray and Café Manager...

“God makes siblings face many happy and difficult situations together and that is the strength that keeps them bonded with love and memories.” The 9th of April 2023 started off with a lot of cheer. The activity room was gaily decorated with balloons and...

As a part of parent empowerment program on 23rd March 2023 our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia had an interaction with parents. She elaborated on the core value of ICanFlyy and also gave assurance to parents that she is available for open discussion to...

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. For WDSD 2023, we call for people and organisations around the world to be With Us Not For Us. The students at ICanFlyy...

The Board of Advisors meet was held on 16th March 2023. It was attended by: Board of Advisors: Dr. Manoj R. Shah Dr. Sudha Kaul Mr. Sanjay Budhia Mr. Debanjan MandaL Mr. Rudra Chatterjee Ms. Swati Sarawagi Ms. Preeyam Budhia Team ICanFlyy: Ms. Minu Budhia...

We had to privilege to host senior IAS and IPS officers on 12th March 2023. The guest were taken on a tour of the facility by the institute principal Ms. Sugandha Ramkumar and Café ICanFlyy manager Ms. Sadaf Fatema. The guest interacted with the students...

We said bye bye to winter in style. Holi the festival of love and colours was celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and joy. The students started the preparation at least a couple of day before the actual celebration. They created unique designs in T-shirts...

Our founder director was awarded Bengal International Excellence Award for work in the Mental Health sector. The award function was held at a popular five star hotel in the city. She received the award from Ms. Sharmila Tagore, a renowned Indian Film star....

ICanFlyy had a very distinguished visitor on 24th February 2023, Mr. Ameya Prabhu, Sr. Vice President, Indian Chamber of Commerce. He was received by ICanflyy principal and a tour of the facility was given. He interacted with our students and was all...

Our founder director Minu Budhia was live on 91.9 Friends FM. She was in conversation with RJ Jimmy. She spoke from her heart (Dil Se) about her journey as a special needs mom, and her battle with depression. She also spoke about her memoir Death of a...

We had the privilege of having Dr. Suresh Gupta, renowned doctor from USA and his family on 16th February 2023. The guests were accompanied by our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia, Mr, Sanjay Budhia, Managing Director, Patton and Shri. H.P. Budhia,...

ICanFlyy students celebrated Republic Day and Saraswati puja at the institute on 26th January 2023. They came dressed in traditional Indian dressed in various shades of Orange, Yellow, White and Green. The audio visual room looked festive as the students...

The 23rd of January is celebrated as Prakram Divas, commemorating the birth of our very own national hero Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. At ICanFlyy this day is when our students with their teachers go out on a picnic. This year the students were taken out...

The much awaited book “Death Of A Caterpillar” was launched on the 7th of January 2023 at a 5 star hotel in the city. This memoir is all about our founder director, Ms. Minu Budhia’s journey and struggles as a mother of a special child. It was a momentous...

The year-end celebration is a much awaited one for all at ICanFlyy. The students came dressed in white, red and greencoloured smart casual dress. They took turn to decorate the Christmas tree. The students made a wall hanging which was a bright and cute...

ICanFlyy has been a part of Vanity Street Exhibition for few years now. Like every year this year too we were a part of this colourful and vibrant exhibition which was at Forum Courtyard on 15th and 16th December 2022. ICanflyy put its handcrafted products...

ICanFlyy very strongly believes in empowering parents of our students. As a part of “International Day of Disabled Persons” celebration, an interactive session on Behaviour Management was held on 4th November 2022. Parents of our students attended the...

SNEH club of Sushila Birla Girls School, in an attempted to integrate and accept special needs in the larger society conducted a daylong event in their school premises on 26th November. Samayan 2022-23 this year saw a very enthusiastic participation from...

ICanFlyy principal ,Ms. Sugandha Ramkumar was invited to the FWAPPS inside Fort William to have an interactive session with their teachers of primary section on 25th November. It was an enriching session and all issues and challenges related to children...

ICanFlyy was a part of Johari Bazar. An exhibition of hand crafted products and food items. This was held on 20th November at Bengal Rowing Club. The stall was visited by many and our hand crafted products were well received.

Our founder director’s birthday is celebrated on 15th November with a lot of cheer. The student and staff of Icanflyy look forward to this day every year. A beautiful chocolate cake was cut by Ma’am along with all the children. Photographs were taken and...

Our 1st Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday is celebrated all over the country by celebrating children on 14th November. Children’s day at Icanflyy was fun. The students came dressed in casuals. Among various activities that was done on that day...

ICanflyy always strives to give the best to their students. Keeping this in mind Speech Therapy has been introduced. On Saturday, 29th October,Ms. Chandrima Bhattacharya, speech and language therapist, had an interactive session with the parents of our...

Prachi is the WHY behind ICanFlyy. It’s because of her, our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia opened this institute for special needs. Prachi’s birthday is a gala event which all our students look forward to. The students came dressed in different shades of...

The festival of lights at ICanFlyy is full of sparkle and cheer. As we very strongly believe in being conscious about our environment the students did not have any fireworks. Instead they painted and decorated handmade diyas and used old CD discs as stand...

ICanFlyy showcased its craft factory and food factory products at Soil to Soul exhibition which was held on 15th September at Daga Nikunj. Our stall was visited by honourable minister Dr.Sashi Panja who was accompanied by our Founder Director Ms. Minu...

The homecoming of mother goddess calls for celebration. We at ICanFlyy celebrated Durga Puja in style on 28th September 2022. The students came dress in bright festive colours. They handpainted an earthen Kalash and decorated it with mango leaves and Shish...

Grandparents Day was celebrated on 11th September with a lot of cheer. Grandparents came gaily dressed in their Sunday best with their grandkid. The 4th Floor Audio Visual room was decorated with balloons and a red carpet was rolled out on which the Grand...

Icanflyy craft and food factory displayed their products at an exhibition curated by FLO Bazaar on 6th September 2022 at Taj Bengal. Colourful paper bags, handmade coasters, handwoven cloth bags, pouches, laptop sleeve and many more handcrafted products...

5th September is extra special at ICanFlyy. Teachers are special but teachers of our special children are extra special. We are grateful to have a team of dedicated and sincere teachers at ICanFlyy. Our founder director Ms. Minu Budhia as always took that...

Ganesh Chaturthi, also called Vinayaka Chaturthi, in Hinduism, 10-day festival marking the birth of the elephant-headed deity Ganesh, the god of prosperity and wisdom. Students at Icanflyy celebrated the festival in their own creative way. The decorated...

India celebrated its 75th Year of Independence and Icanflyy celebrated this milestone year with a difference. Our students made 75 Indian flags and decorated the art and craft hall with these flags. A chart was made with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav painted on...

ICanFlyy had the honour of hosting Honourable minister Babul Supriyo along with his wife Rachna Ma’am and daughter little Naina on 12th August. Honourable minister celebrated his daughter’s 5th birthday with the students. Honourable minister and his family...