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  • A trip to Badami

    Travelling teaches so many lessons, difficult to even think while sitting in the comfort of our homes. The trip toBadamiwas nodifferent for us. A group of 25 (7 to 50 yrs old) people, needed to board train in two minutes…we did it. It’s not about that two minutes but the opportunity of a huge preparation…

  • Kids follow parents?

    Parents are not the only influencers in child’s life. They are a part of child’s surroundings. Shall we pay attention to “Will child follow me” or shall we facilitate an environment of exploration.

  • Habits of Mind – Celebrating

    Imagine when you get up in the morning you see a map on your mirror – a map of habits of mind. You randomly choose one of those, say perseverance. Now whatever happens during the day, in your you focus on perseverance. You voice your thoughts aloud, “I wish I was more perseverant with the…

  • Rock Climbing and Tools

    Rock climbing sounds exciting. Knowing and understanding our tools before we go for rock climbing is essential to begin our journey! Yes, this is what we did today with Kowshik (our guide and me tired for this rock climbing trip). What is Harness? Why do we need? How to use? How many loops? What is…

  • Outstation Preprations

    There are two aspects of any outdoor trip for us at Aarohi. One is the learning and other is living. One is understanding about the places we are visiting, other is understanding what all we need to pack. One is about the travel, other is about knowing the train number and timings One is about…

  • Celebrating Writing!

    Writing is often associated with “correct” grammar and good handwriting…and often kids think/feel that they are not good in either of them, hence not writing. Ever wondered what goes wrong in appreciating beauty of writing? Celebrating WRITING at Aarohi…writing expressions, writing notices, writing journal, taking notes…just write.

  • Learning by Reflection

    We have no concept of holidays at Aarohi – we live and learn all the days of the year! Our places changes – campus, home, travel etc. Each term break brings an opportunity to reflect – detailed discussion with each family and this add value to the whole Aarohi community, and the whole process gives…

  • Sickness

    I used to be very paranoid about anyone falling sick in the family – a simple fever or cold was a like a medical emergency for me (I don’t know about the sick person). May be because sickness for me meant slowing down my work and those headaches (specially cold and fever). But Ratnesh around…

  • How do Facilitator Grow?

    How do facilitators grow? learningfrom various people and experiences. Each Wednesday sharing circle for us to grow by reading related to parenting, growing or just adding value. Each week one of us bring any topic and conduit a training circle for allthe facilitators(kids invited too!) This Wednesday,Ishani, fromUdaipurvisitingAarohiwith family shared about “Parent Cafe – The…

  • Helpmates – Needs or Behaviour!

    HELPMATES-a system where we take help of community to resolve our social issues. We all agree that we all have some or other habit / actions / behaviour which can be annoying to others or even frustrating and stressful. Helpmates brings one of the opportunity to express to the community. Two kids complainant for each…

  • Team Voice – Harmony

    TEAM VOICE –A space and opportunity to understand the working of various teams and take decisions collectively. This week the teams shared teams facing various issues and needed community’sunderstandingand participation.Kitchen team announced“Understand the waste and put in appropriate dustbin”. Suggestion to them”make a list of waste for each dustbins for better understanding”. We have eight…

  • Opportunities – Jobs

    Jobs at Aarohi – another opportunity to explore, experiment and experience. The jobs have different flavour – just because they are “jobs” they comes with a a tag of “commitment”. The notice on job created various responses “what is this job, what all do I have to do, will I get paid and so on”.…

  • Beauty in learning!

    Kids see beauty in Embroidery and they want to learnKids see beauty in football and they want to do moreKids see beauty in cooking and they want to learn cookingKids see beauty in painting and they want to learn paintingKids see beauty in hoolahoop and they want to learn rolling it all around themKids see…

  • Helpmates – Is expression a skill?

    Helpmate on Fridays is like community coming together to grow emotionally! This typically starts with an event which troubled someone or an action which someone is feeling unsafe. And This typically ends up with an insight, a tool or explaining thinking beyond obvious. And most insights comes from children! Last two days, two incidents where…

  • Word war INSIDE

    Two kids fighting…we let this happens Few kids not able to work together…we let this continue One child is not accepted…we let this continue ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ fight over ‘silly’ things…we let that happen jealousy, revenge, putting down, friendship, support, acceptance, rejections…all are part of the environment. There is nothing to CHANGE! There is only…

  • Teen Cafe

    Emotions – Thoughts – Doubts – Future – Confusions – Career Choices – Media – a space for teens of Aarohi to share/ think/ and talk in a safe and healthy environment. Growing needs, changes in body – mind – feelings, curiosity, social influence, anxiety of future, relationships, self images, uncertainty of future…does one needs…

  • A day with Craftsmen – Visit to Craft Centre

    Enthusiastic Artist, face to face interaction and demonstration. Some hungry kids to learn from the artist, some tired, some mesmerized, some inspired to practice more….that was the outdoor of today. Handicrafts is an art,Handicraft to handwriting…all is craft. Handmade is unique. Meeting artist at Craft Center in Bangalore brought us closer to the craft and…

  • Learning History with A child

    How do we learn History? No history classes, no history teachers, no curriculum of history, and no exam of history….Imagine,Aarohia learning Community where learning can happen from anyone, it can happen for no reason except the interest! He is 13yrs old’ He likes warHe likes weaponsHe admires US fighter pilotsHe is admirer of courageTheme of…

  • A day with Supratim

    Imagine Aarohi, a learning community where we learn from anyone…just like that! Photography is an art or science or both? A day (just few hours) with Supratim was enriching to explore photography as a science and an art too! He shared Photography began even before cameras were born!Is it drawing with light?It’s all stated with…

  • A day with Aunradha and Theatre

    ImagineAarohi, a learning community where we experience different aspects ofliving – learning and living are not different. Professionals from the fields and ourteachersare no different – we learn whomsoever we meet as we grow! The session on theatre with Theatre artist Anuradha to understand “How hardwork theatre is!” It began with questioning “What is theater?”…

  • Gratitude Circle

    On the last day of LSUc there was an announcement “experience this magical journey”. This was to experience gratitude circle. It was really MAGICAL! The process is very simple – You sit with eyes closed and people whisper in your ear about you (strengths, affirmation or just simple gratitude to you). And thats all! All…

  • Craft with Kanchan

    Kanchan, she is precise with art and craft, she is creative, she has style, she composes, she creates, she get siersed in craft, she has been doing since her childhood, she has “an eye” for Craft, she is our inspiration for craft Online sessions with her to explore various techniques of crafts are no less…

  • Poetry coming Alive!

    Poetry coming alive at Campus – Just one person and few books on display, few prompts, few poems, some words, some experiences (stimulus like wind) and we create our own poetry as we live our life!

  • Wondering with scientific thinking!

    .Where does wind comes from? What difference it would have made if all the fingers are of different size? Why eraser rub the pencil? Why trees goes up? Why we can’t listen from nose? What is scientific thinking? – Is it wondering…keep thinking..not one thought but continue to think… thinking which does not stop with…

  • Empower!

    Some worry about maths, we worry about that basic ability to apply maths.Some worry about food, we worry about that understanding of food and body.Some worry about English, we worry about the basic ability to express using various mediums.Some worry about the level (grade), we worry about the ability to assessSome worry about hygiene, we…

  • Planning Mela

    Learning is often associated with teaching. The moment there is a thought of learning, another thought follows is “who will teach me”? But we miss out a HUGE resource force “our own peers (friends)”. “Planning Mela ” brought an opportunity to share details with peers. Each one set up their learning stall to share about…

  • Teaching Conflicts!

    Do you have any conflict with Grand Parents/ Spouse on how to teach your child who is goingthroughopen learning/unschooling/homeschooling Here aresomethoughts – Situation – One child 7yrs old, Grand father wants her to learn Kannada language and believe that this is the age to learn language, absorption is high and this is the time to…

  • Manthan – Empower!

    Manthan, brought an opportunity to come together and explore – empowerment, various elements of Aarohi and share/express concerns, feedback and involvement. Empower means “I have power in me – to decide, to act, to response, to decide and so on”. In our day to day life we come across these situations – Self Doubt –…

  • Three days with a chef – Shaunak

    Three wonderful days with Shaunak, a chef, an entrepreneur and restaurateur at the campus was full of action and compassion. Cooking our own pasta, Thai curry and Italian thin crust pizza were just not some dishes – but a lot more interaction on food, each ingredient, each cooking step. Each food was created from scratch,…

  • Missed the Flight? Catch the Train

    Fly off the handle – so what? Let’s hop on to the train of reflection from the station of guilt. This slow journey will give ample time to shave better understanding of self.