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So many kids are not hurt – They are just going through the first aid training. Getting closer to our own life!

She is 14yrs old, she has just finished a filmmaking course, she wanted to share her learnings with us at Aarohi. She prepared a presentation on filmmaking and she took a session with us. She also worked on making a film with some of us. It was great having heratAarohi. We had a wonderful session…

No occasion No event It was just simply “Friday special”. Some like to play matches Some like to win Some likes to make teams All needs fell into place with one Friday special – early morning matches, then another match then another match and that’s all.

Just one theme “Analysis – thinking skills” allowed us to explore many other tools and concepts. We explored analysis using various modes: experimenting exploring, observing, watching videos. Graph, Venn diagrams, making of statements, comparison, cause, and effect, questioning Where all we make analysis in our daily life? We started our session with thinking of pondering…

Our kids want to become something – a cricketer, a football player, a pilot, a trainer….ever wondered why do they choose what they choose? We had three days intensive Jatre with some of them on “Intentions” of choosing what they choose. It began with visioning with what one wants to become – We wrote our…

Gratitude is a habit of mind! Yes, one can develop this attribute in our living provided we want it, we understand its value and we practice it. This week at the campus in Aarohi we celebrated “gratitude”, The purpose was to create the awareness and leave it to the individuals to explore, practice and make…

She believes in God, She believes in fasting, She believes in herself! She announced the celebration of Maha Shiv Ratri…it was not a community event but it was in the community! When one can announce “I am making a film”, then why one can’t announce “I am celebrating”. We live in the community, we also…

Two young enthusiastic Amature Astronomers visited the campus just for one night and they added fuel to our astronomy interests. They started stargazing when in 9th std and have been doing the same for last nine years now. They are not science students, they are just excited about stars. They are part of BAS (Bangalore…

Practicing for play conference using a format of playback (or improv) theatre where children think, create and present on their own in a spontaneous environment. No concept of rehearsals – rather the whole format challenges one to improvise in a team LIVE! Its fun, it’s cathartic, It’s expressive, It’s spontaneous, Its creative, it’s boundless, its…

SatSang – As we explored the meaning (like-minded people coming together) or Company of good (sat) people! Thank you, Anita, Kamaraj, Chetan, Prapulla and Mr. Bashu for this wonderful day. The place (Dega farm) is a peaceful place which brought a natural peace to the whole process. The delicious food, love, and care of our…

What is life education? What is open learning? Is it all about “what I want to learn, how want to learn and when I learn”? Is it so simple! Just the life…making a name plate using cross stitch, making bird house, cooking for all in the community, harvesting Ragi, going for film making workshop, attending…

Our first crop – we got the sack of hay in bonus along with the Ragi. After cutting it the hay sack was veryinviting to jump and play and just connect with. We have never touched a sack of hay or jumped into them. It was softer, it was bouncy, it was pure fun playing…

Ever since we started the journey of open learning, few questions are often asked, one of them is “If kids are allowed to learn on their own then they may miss learning everything?” Yes, one cannot learn everything at once and that’s not the idea also. But one can learn when the need arises. Our…

Carpentry with Murali…He creates wonder with coconut shells. He came to the campus to share his skills, joy and connection with coconut shells. He patiently guided each child who wanted to create with coconut shells. He shared the usages of various carpentry tools with passion and enthusiasm. He says “it’s not important what you do,…

14 adults from Russia to understand learning/ unlearning, visited Aarohi. They stayed for a week toexperience Aarohi. They were on their learning journey to India. Each one brought a different energy – While we continued with our life at the campus, they became part of us. Some joined us, some held themselves while some shared…

Bird race experience What is bird race? Bird race is an event that happens every January from 6am to 6pm it is a twelve hour event where anybody can join and do bird watching in Bangalore for the whole day. This event happens in many cities. The whole concept of the bird race is for…

A Jatre on Indus civilization with Advik.His first presentation.He was nervous to do in front of 14 guests at the campus, along with other kids.He planned for an hour but it got over in 20 minutes. But the topic of “Town Planning” triggered the curiosity to explore further more. We dealt with understanding our own…

Outdoor to planetarium We went to planetarium to watch a show about stars and our solar system. We left in the morning and caught the 8:40 train in the train we had lots of fun playing cards taking playing games reading etc. After the train journey we got off at Hebbal railway station and took…

We observe thing around us, what about observing inside us! Observing my thoughts, my feeling, my actions, my needs, my wants … just observe. No need to analyse what am I observing.

Just pause and Wonder! Just stop and Wander! Spend five minutes on wondering and wandering on the topic/task you start with. Why there is hurry to just start and stop the work? Let’s spend some time in wondering and Wandering. I wonder If my heart was outside my body! I wonder If mud was available…

We do Yoga. We do breathing. We have Yogasana in our environment. But when we hear more from the people who practice it daily and with devotion, it gives us a different perspective, sometimes reinforces, sometimes gives us direction. A session with Vikas from Isha Yoga was no different. Our breathing changes when our emotions…

Corrie sharing about her journey.Born in Philippine, lived in Canada, travelling to India since last year. She has been part of the various competition in swimming and boxing. Meeting a professional lady boxer was an event itself for most of us at the campus. Sports was an answer to not get into a destructive path.…

A session on brain and behaviour with Prashanth from Rishi Gurukulum Pune. The first question was “what is a brain? This was enough to explore inside/ outside of the brain, nodes, neurons, connections, various parts of brain, senses and so on. To understand our behaviour we needed to understand our brain. When we were Reptilian,…

His first presentation.His attempt to throw himself in front of the audience.He worked hard to know more about engines.He worked on himself to come out of his own inhibitions ( I can’t, I don’t, mistakes means others laugh).He worked on making the presentation.He worked on composing his flow of the session. An hour session where…

We do music to add value to our lives as well other’s life.Write something of your own and sing in your own voice. Lyrics give you something to connect. Why do you like music? Happy, peaceful, soothing, expression, changes mood, transformation, help to make more connections in brain, meditative, nostalgic, connection, synergy and just simple…

We visit exhibitions, we meet artists who have their own style, we see art in our homes, we see it in many different forms. Understanding about any art firms brings a different connection with the art form. A session on Madhubani or Mithila painting with Lakshmi brought step by step understanding about this art form.…

Monday with Chandu to explore Wikipedia. What do we use Wikipedia for?Have you ever wondered who put information in those Wikipedia pages?Why is in any research the first page is Wikipedia?Who is this Mr Wikipedia?Have you tried anything besides reading articles? The birth of Wikipedia came to establish the authentic knowledge-based as much authentic as…

Basic flow of Aarohi A typical Aarohi day starts in the morning at 6am we get up freshen up brush wash our faces and do all that stuff. After that we go for sunshine from 6:30 am till 7:30 am *sunshine is a session were we take care of our body and do fitness. In…

Doing is an integral part of Aarohi. We learn when we do, We fail when we do. We grow when we do. We explore when we do. We get feedback when we do. We assess when we do. Doing is all around us. Doing at Aarohi comes to us in many different forms – observing…