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Sometimes we underestimate the impact of our actions Two recent storiesPreeti, she is 28 yrs old now. When she was around 12 yrs old, she did a summer program based on the Multiple Intelligence “discover me” program with us in Bangalore. Last week she called up and said “the experience which I got in that…

MADE TO BELIEVE We have created more than 5000 blogs, more than 800 videos of various experiences of learning, around more than 1000 videos of various programs, 100’s of articles, 100’s of newsletters, few podcasts, 1000’s sessions designs, 100’s of programs, a few public talks…all are not being used/monetized/apprenticed by others, For that matter not…

In free play, there is no right or wrong. So our recommendation – Cut out the judgment; let the child just play ( if possible join them, have fun, and burn calories for free!) Play not just with games and toys, but play with knowledge, with concepts, with skills, with images, with emotions, with the…

The construction of understanding and learning not only is natural in children (just how a toddler constructed a whole mother tongue) it is the way they enhance their cognitive powers. The child uses his thinking to experiment, to know, to make sense, to create his own learning. The child naturally explores, invents, copies from peers,…

LAKSHMI, MOTHER OF AVANICame to the campus to pick up AvaniCame with a need “I want to paint anything on the “telescope room”She picked up the need from the campus to “label the wall”.Designed as per the needAdded her masala with different fontsComposed with elements of the sky (Astronomy”Discussed the designComposed the wallCollected the colors,…

We began with two questionsDo we need Teen/Tween Klub?What do we want to do in this Klub?I informed, “I am not part of this discussion”. I sat in the back seat. And captured some of these conversations We don’t want to, but we may need it.If anyone doesn’t want to join, just don’t join.That anyway…

One announcement – anyone would like to try wall painting? She wanted to paint on the wall She has never painted She designed on paper Started to work on the wall Few more joined We decided to use charcoal for the outline She used different combinations to get what color she wanted This too was…

They got togetherCreated this magazineThey had to work on getting the entries – multiple reminders, different ways of communication They had to work as a team They had to work on editing They had to put it togetherAnd they did it!

Says Vishruthi, So before I present the audio story to you, here is a small (though looks very big ) STORY behind the AUDIO STORY (Ratnesh named it ) So it was an impromptu idea of Ratnesh “Vishruti, would you like to create an audio story with children?” I loved the idea and it was…

Isn’t the child’s future in open learning insecure? What if the child is denied opportunities of Jobs etc because he/she does not have a degree?”A good question that we should delve into! Dwiji, a parent sharingFirst, it is important to clarify Open learning does not imply that the individual does not get a degree. They…

The question was asked, “What are the pros and cons of open learning vis-s-via conventional schooling?” ROSHANI sharing, mother of 5yrs old Ronak, doing open learning for last one yearOpen learning = seamless extension of real life. Open learning = integration of individual/ family/ society. Open learning = freedom of self-expression while considering the interests…

Story of co-creation When mixer jar and shin pads joined hands:) For the last two weeks, Krishiv has taken up the responsibility of repairing things in the home under his contribution to the home. He had two tasks 1. Repair mixer jar 2. Repair handle of his bicycle Bicycle thing got done but mixer jar…

A parent asked “How does this reflection help me to understand my child? LET’s THINK IT THIS WAYIt will be difficult to “understand the child” – this claim “understand child/you” is a “mirage or a trap” (good feel factor type). The information which the child is giving you now will be soon outdated. As the…

At Aarohi – learning comes in millions of ways. Children decide what they want to do/learn (content) and how they want to do/learn it (process). Often these goals involve making (a cake), creating (a movie), building (a house of pets), exploring (gardening or poetry), researching (about Ashoka the king), and so on. Most of the…

Three teams coming together for Planning, Preparing, and Participating Posters, Communication, Calls, Discussions were just some of the actions to make it happen How, What, When, were some of the questions to take us forward Excitement, Apprehensions, Eagerness, Confusion, Joy, were just some of the emotions Listening, Sharing, Cocreating, were some of the Ingredients of…

Imagine aarohi which guarantees one definitive outcome – that learning will be self-discovery. Every day in the morning we meet to coordinate – our coordination sessions are chaotic, full of chatter and voices “I am making bulbs and want a volunteer help me, I am organizing trek – sign up, I am practicing dance, Kitchen…

AAROHI – X is a BUSY place with more than 40 collaborations throughout the week – each space is created with “I decide”. All ages participate, someone leads, someone follows – no age barriers. All spaces are self-organized and have different styles, The style of each space is created by the participants of the space.…

We rejoice when we see a child leading himself and herself in so many walks of his/her life (just as they led themselves in learning how to walk).In their leadership of themselves they stumble, fumble, go astray, even come to a grinding halt. We rejoice, because this way they are developing into better leaders of…

We read a book called HELLO RUBY which is a very nice exploration of a computer..then he spent a few days exploring my old sony vaio himself (i wasn’t part of it but could see him sitting with it everyday)..then yesterday he decided to just make it himself..both hardware part and software part…explaining all the…

My skill development is my responsibility – we can create this awareness, create the opportunity to reflect, and create our own planning to develop. We cannot develop for others. At the campus daily we get approx 6 hours of skills development – 9 hrs of sleep, 2 hrs of planning/reflection, 2hrs of community engagements, 5…

It was just at back of the campusWe wanted to go to a particular rock we call “owl rock”. Soon we realised that we are lost.We realised that I am confidently bad with the directionsAchalesh took the leadWe found the owl rock from another sideIt was getting darkOn the way, we had an adventure with…

So what is the child’s interest?What if the child is not going deeper or leaving it?What is the parent’s role?” This week we explored “choices and nonchoices”.We say one of the roles is to bring the awareness that when I continue with one interest, I am leaving other interests. When I am leaving one and…

Shreyas has been learning and playing piano for the past 2.5 years. He likes to play the music of the songs that he has heard. He likes to recreate the music only by hearing. He does not look at the notes and play any songs. For the past year, it had been mostly online and…

It began with an idea “how about a radio channel of Aarohi”RJ Visrtuhi conducted a session on how to start your radio shadow to spark the idea and the rest is a creation story. The first show was super enjoyable. Enjoyed the energy to bring music, speech, talk, story collection, technology, teamwork, planning, creation, and…

The action of doing brings an opportunity for reality checks – your own questioning, understanding, learning, emotions, challenge, and a lot more……. The story started with the Child’s need for a drum pad. She knew the design and referred to the existing pad and did it with little effort and peer help and the making…