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Session on CreativityChildren were busy with the preparation for Exhibition as special for “Teachers day”. As I saw children were preparing, I gave the choice of continuing their project and only who were interested to do the activity can join for the session..We started with a jig “Rum Sum Sum”. We took little time to…

Three parts of this story – visit HAL museum Preparation and my struggles My visit and my exploration Kids visit and their exploration Well, this began with a child taking the responsibility of organizing a trip to HAL museum, Bangalore. He is skilled in interacting with people, finding routes, finding information, planning travel, etc. All…

A child describes Aarohi as Aarohi is the place where you learn with the grace Open learning a power you can embrace at Aarohi Life at Aarohi is not a race We are often asked “do you follow any philosophy? And we say none. As we believe so many, so so many – people have…

he loves birds – talking birds, dreaming birds, hearing birds, watching birds, chasing birds, reading birds, drawing birds and sleeping birds. And if at all he got some time this week, talking/sleeping/dreaming/drawing… animals and insects.

A session with Sonal on feelings and body. Yes, this is part of our curriculum – curriculum which comes out of our living and learning. Teencafe – an exclusive space for Tween and Teen to understand self and social needs. In TEEN CAFE this week it was about body and emotions – Body has a…

Agastya foundation sharing science experiment with the community, their mission is to reach out to rural areas to create understanding about science. We explored science with them and words we heard – Eddie current, magnets, magic, metal, laser light, light traveling, fog light. convex, concave, reflection, mirrors, difference, snell’s law, focal point, imaginary focal point,…

Do you know about survival of the fittest? Do you know birds are modern dinosaurs? Contact her to learn more about evolution – She is 8yrs old, She read about evolution, she read about it from different sources. And She took a session on “evolution”. She left some of us with wondering “did in Ice…

Asawari is a 21-year-old unschooler who has not given any exam nor got any certification. She in this session shares her journey of unschooling and responds to queries from other homeschooler or unschooling parents from her point of view. Aarohi – An Open Learning Community Education at Aarohi is an endeavor to Understand oneself and…

It began with a desire “I want to organize sports day” – and it happened! The community came together to play – the day started at 5 in the morning with football, then kho-kho, races, volleyball, Kabbadi and Table tennis – four teams competing with each other to discover self. For some, the pleasure was…

Just one announcement “let’s celebrate Ganesha” by one of us who likes to celebrate festivals. The community came together to celebrate Some joined in making sweets Some decorated the place Few together made clay Ganesha Statue And all came together to have a meal! And that was all about our celebrating life and living!

Multi Jaatre are the session taken by different ages. Although the sessions are for the community, most of us know each other very well – but the act of standing in front of people and sharing our knowledge brings a different experience for most of us. A session on Stock market by a 12yr old…

Using different ways our body to play the games in thought club – just awareness and experience that the body exists! And there are unlimited possibilities with it – carry a ball between shoulder, keep the ball in between knees and take from one point to another, keep on the forehead and drop from one…

Pillow fight was the part of the planning session, followed by alternate relaxation – Just to bring awareness of different states of minds and response of the body.

Just one announcement “let’s celebrate Ganesha” by Leela, she likes to celebrate festivals. The community came together to celebrate Some joined in making sweets Some decorated the place Few together made clay Ganesha Statue And all came together to have a meal! And that was all about our celebrating life and living!

What happens to our brain when we play different sports, games, do yoga, dance, do fine motor activities like crochet, stitching, painting, etc. The idea was to explore and experience.

13adults from Bhoomi college – visiting Aarohi to learn about learning!

A session with Sonal, This Teen cafe we explored 6 Wisdom points in the body by Suzanne Scurlock Durana. 1. Brain – The logical mind 2. Heart – Our feelings 3. Gut – Instinct. Does it feels right or not – Why we don’t listen to our guts? May be brain overrule. 4. Hips –…

Who are our teachers? Who inspires us? Well, parents are the source of inspiration – the belief that EACH individual is a rich resource. It does not matter what do they read? Satyajit Ray or Galesiti Baruti? About evolution or astronomy? Whatever they read – they just share with the young population of Aarohi? Lenzen…

Is our mind and body connected? Awareness of mind and body Awareness of stillness – Close eyes and sit as still as possible, open eyes and write your experience Awareness of sight – Gaze at one point and that’s all Awareness of movements – Close eyes and move one by one body para ( as…

Three days of carpentree from his eyes, he is 10 years old. He has lot of dreams, he is understanding his dreams, that the path to reach out to those dreams is by DOING. His story of three days in his words (unedited). So, today everybody was excited for doing carpentree with murli uncle. Everybody…

Understanding about “Getting in touch with my thoughts and feelings” with Sonal. Sonal runs an organization called Journey 2selfhood. She is a mother of 2 homeschooler’s teenagers, a counselor for children and parents and a life coach. Imagine Aarohi, An Open Learning Community, where there are no classes Imagine a learning community where there is…

Swim in the pond Eat snacks Mulch the trees Pluck and eat rose apples Play with rabbits Eat lunch Pluck wine cherries and eat And express gratitude And that’s all we did for five hours this Friday!

Session to Explore Multiple intelligence:The session started and ended with clapping actions in a circle which they were catching up. The clarity in instruction and setting code: starting instruction “Dosa” for do and “Pongal” for pause and listen caught understanding and the musical tool to grab attention Visually and auditory helped to pause, listen and…

Craft club with Kanchan – not only about making jewellery but self-discovery. 1-½ hours of work in making loops and putting beads brought an opportunity to know self-limitations and possibilities – some made, some made crude, some left, some tried many times – each one worked at different levels with different skills and possibilities! Consistent…

A session with Dwiji on simple machines – it was simple! We wondered about the tools, machines and that’s all! It was creative to look at our body, at our tools, playing with pulleys and exploring machines! What are Machines? – Works on itself, Makes human life easier, Something does by itself, Makes it precise,…

We asked this question while celebrating creativity during the week. “Ever wondered that, how we use ourselves in many different ways?” Creativity is not only about creating something beautifully or differently – it’s all about in daily use how I use myself. Do you know you are creative! The way we use our skills, our…

The welcome action of HIFI, clapping and a jig caught their attention. JIG – ” I am the tower of Strength,from within and without” was connecting to the session topic. Code setting– reassuring codes – “Listen to others, talk turn by turn and choice to participate”. Planned versus Practical experience:We planned to give strength cards…

Hmm… campus care – a platform to contribute – A social responsibility for the campus – Resource, Campus and Kitchen team – rotate team, rotate work do every chore in the campus. But what it does to me – does it adds value to me or to the campus was the question we pondered. Sometimes…

Guru Purnima was just a reason to celebrate and CREATE! And we experienced community, culture, empathy, love planning, cooperation, and LIFE!