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A chill in the weatherThe memories of traditional food from Bihar – Litti ChokhaThe taste of grilled foodRocket ovenBonfireANDInvolvementCommitment to set barbecue, campfire, spotting a suitable spot, sufficient wood, research on the grill, DedicationjoyLaughterAll together created a night of barbecuing, singing and dancingIt was not only barbequing but trying and experimenting with fire and recipeExperiencing…

This story began with a need to drive daily to get a license in a foreign country – she found a course in cake decoration where she could drive daily. She learned a few basic techniques of decoration and started experimenting. She baked her first cake for her friend’s child’s bday and discovered her creative…

Ever asked WHY?Try asking WHY? Play with WHY and see what it does I made soup todayWhy did I make soup?It was cold and rainy weatherWhy was it rainyClouds came upWhy did they come up?They evaporatedAnd let the game of WHY to continue… Explored three analysis tools to understand self 1 “Why” tool to understand…

Every Opportunity is a Learning Experience in the event.The Learning Mela Event where other school children conducting sessions for us was another experience to experience breaking the barrier of learning of language, working with all age groups and learning from anyone to anyone interested irrespective of different space and people. It was amazing to see…

Some learning stories – They look very simple, but they have loads of thinking and planning behind all this. First I was not getting how to make, I was making a mistake. Second I was not CONCENTRATING on pot making and I TRIED to do and I was FORGETTING how to make and Finally, I…

Children prooved “I am Capable” ” I decide, I do”. All the projects decided by children were in progress without any adult support or reminders. It was all their wish, all their decision, it was all driven by children and did by children. As an adult, we were just observers and supporters to stand by…

Blog By Lakshmi:Today, it also marked a new beginning for all the 6 projects as they are now handed over to the children and from now on being guided by their respective class teachers. The children will parent their projects and we might only be consulted if needed. Continuous four to five weeks of project-based…

Found some feathers on his way to nowhere Just a nature walk Wanted to take home the feathers We pondered why not take the photo home and leave the feather in nature where they belong to Read about the feathers immediately by self, none could disturb the flow And obviously told people again and again…

A cold cloudy and rainy Sunday was the perfect day to plan pizza in our wood fire oven Few chop the veg and continued chopping Someone made the sauce Someone made dough and base Someone took the charge of oven firing In between Someone decided to make cookies Someone made dough Few together made Ragi…

The story of A Philosopher and a King in a Jaatre with Vihaan on “thinkers and great kings”. He made the topic easy for us, he brought Socrates and Alexander closer to us.So, here is a man in Athens who was born to a Sculptor and a midwife.And he also worked as a stonemason. And…

It was not only a trip to the nearby village, but an experience to understand self through the experiences. The trip was to experience “acting kindly”, by planning a visit to a nearby village and do any act of kindness like join them in cleaning or cooking, play with kids or just simply talk. We…

What’s cooking?He likes cooking and he wanted to cook.He tried the “dum Biriyani” style with all coal flavor and dough beading.One more joined himTogether they created the magic for self – some success some failure, a bit less salt spoiled the show for some, overcooked rice with water was not the tase for some.It was…

Words affect us – positive or negative both. Positive words make us vulnerable for the future as we wrap ourselves in those images, negative words makes us vulnerable for now, as we get affected by those images. Thank you Sunitha for introducing orange chair – here is version 1.2 of orange chair We called it…

We played Hide and Seek – hide under the bushes, over the bushes, in a ditch, on the rock, under the tree, over the tree…all over the campus in teams and reflected together “what instinct used to hide and seek?” When we played, we just played but at the end of the play, when we…

SINGING, often is not sung! We don’t sing – either we are good or bad at singing, we don’t sing as we smile. Dedicated a week to singing and simple singing – Understand singing beyond just performance or good and bad singing, Sing for joy, sing while working, sing to kill boredom, sing alone, sing…

Indian democracy and elections with Randheer to start understanding current affairs Few questions we heard – Who is our ruler? Do we any ruler? Who is making rules? Who is giving us the facilities? Who is protecting us? If we have prime minister, then why do we have a chief minister? Who is working to…

An appointment with death in Teen Club – just to talk about itSharing an experience of death in the familySharing views about a statement “death is an inevitable part of life”.Reflecting “how does media/world is representing death to you”. And what about after death? Word we harvested – death is inevitable, creepy, scary, sad, happy,…

JUSTICE was the topic – we feel it, we face it, we see it, we hear it… but not explored it. Thank you, Kanaka for bringing this topic to our attention. The words we heard in the session – some new, some old – Justice, Latin, Just means right, Righteousness, Dike, goddesses of Justice, Themis…

Nature gives us an abundance of opportunities to be with self, explore and explore our strengths, our fears, new possibilities, throws new challenges and abundance of peace. One such nature trek was Muneshwara temple hill at D.Kondapalli. Glimpses of our experiences – One child who had never done any trek did trek for the first…

Little Millet harvest. Little Millet , Little Millet, Hold Me to cut Held me with love Collect in bunches Dry me, Crush me to remove my husk Fry or boil to cook and serve . Cutting Knife – Kodali in Kannada I am Sharp and active, Held me with care, else I shall cut you,…

Self Learning Model Think of anything you have learned – let it move like a movie in your mind|What was the purpose?What were your feelings at different stages?What were the constraints?Who all facilitated?What all support?What did you plan?What all the resources you used?What motivated you?Who all supported? Share with others your learning model, listen to…

Manthan is about coming together and churning our thoughts on this open path of learning. We created our portfolios and shared them with the community-wide spectrum of learners in one space. Some are focused on developing one skill/interest, while some are in the exploratory or multi-channels zone. For some, the learning of language is important,…

He was in the menu this week Menu making brings an opportunity to put dishes of your homes and taste He came up with an idea of “cheela” He was confident of the recipeI showed apprehension “will everyone like it?”But He was excited with the recipe We came up with an idea of “sample making”He…

Few names appeared in physical violence during train travel Each one was written a note to join us for a restorative circle In Sahayavani each one shared their version of the story We all just listened – all stories were the same with different experience Each one made “A REQUEST” to all OTHERS Each one…

“I like to write,” said Ramya in Lenzen Cirkle What I write it just rhymes And that happens to be called poetry And by that She has been 5yr old write And would insist others read her poetry We just chit-chatted over poetry Is rap poetry? It’s therapy It’s a game And it becomes a…

AKD, Aarohi ki Dukaan, came alive with “buying snacks, a budget of Rs 13, and count your nutritional value” and that all! Not to teach about carbohydrates or proteins or balanced food but to bring an awareness that our food contains various things and it’s all about the choices we make when we are choosing…

First aid stalls brought an opportunity to learn and understand about safety – first aid is not about me knowing, it creates an asset inside me and I can be of help to anyone in need.

Did we wonder how to measure the height of a tree? We don’t know what all is in measuring tape? We observed the tree, it was very tall, we did not know how to measure? We choose a tree that we could climb. One child climbed the tree, another child gave the tape to his…

The story of clay pots They wanted to make a pot with clay But the clay was hard and dry They first prepared the clay And then played with it to create They created in their own way No one taught them They taught themselves with their own experiences Imagine Aarohi which does not make…