Category: Blogs

We laughed, we talked, we ate, we played and we also discussed- Yes! that was Manthan this time. Here are some notes. and some photographs of the event Growing together, the living together is bringing dynamic of ‘peer pressure’. Very nicely brought by Vidhya to look at it positively, we call it good news. Every…

We started the session with super brain Yoga…..Kids practiced with involvement. Then kids relaxed few moments in silence… Kids were asked, “where is air?” Few said everywhere, few said outside, few said up….. Then we experimented the presence of air by waving our hands. Everyone were able to feel the air.. Then kids were asked…

This session was to explore strengths. We greeted with arms lifted and bent at elbows… First with Right arm, then with left and then with both. Played connexions….. We start with a word and the next child tells another word that is some way related to the previous word. for e.g. sugar- white- color –…

We tapped our shoulders with crossed hands and clapped to greet. Then we sang a tribal song….”guma lali guma lali vesta………” Kids repeated after me. Then we sang the same song in different speed… from slow to fast. Kids were excited to sing the song and they enjoyed singing it in different speed. Then kids…

It began casually a child saying ‘ we should have a rope to cross over from Ambrosia (our kitchen) to Mud house our tools room). The experience of crossing Dhuandhar falls in Jabalpur was very fresh in our mind. Both together gave birth to zip line project at campus – distances were measured, ropes were…

Any music, any ground, any instruments…no limits of exploring music. We dance on Sufi and also on Hard rock. Each one is different, each one bring a different music to life at campus, we dance in many forms.

​​​​Can a campus teach? Can a small constraint of ‘no geyser’ teach us anything? Yes, we have been exploring many things – began with simple Chulha (wood fired stove), sometimes some of us spending hours to make fire happen. Then one day one of the nearby villager showed us how simple it can be, we…

HUman pyramid….. found it interesting to understand each other’s body. Never knew that body balance can be so exploratory. Overall fun.

One Aarohi Child initiated to share her skill of making loom bands. She joined to visit Govt school and shared her skill with many other children. We had various responses from the children. At school few children shared they already knew and few shared they did not know, few shared they can do different things…

​ We are blessed to get exposed to different cuisine at campus, as visitors of different walks of life come to Aarohi. In winter camp we got a food request ‘Jain food’. On day one, in our dining room, there was a curiosity ‘what is Jain food’. By day three, curiosity was high, so we…

Often when it comes to teaching we look up to someone ‘expert’, we forget that we carry a huge resource inside us. Here is an attempt to list down various things which parent can do… One is ​​ working with children – You could share anything that you are passionate about – could be playing…

Ask a teenager about wet dreams or confusion in their life or crush….and tell them it’s all natural! When we shared this with kids, they really felt RELIEVED that there is nothing wrong with them and it’s all natural. They were fine to share all those tiny winy thing they feel inside, have self doubt…

Young adults bringing joy and leaning with their experience at Aarohi campus. Preeti, an architect, her heart is in eco architecture. She sharing her skills with kids, making adobe mud bricks. She so naturally connected with kids. Guiding them to make bricks, sharing layout of our resource area, and sharing many different ways we can…

Living together allow us to experience life as it is. Revenge, hatred, greed and jealousy are part of living together. We read the first paragraph of the poem IF by Rudyard Kipling. Some kids immediately related “waiting and not get tired while we line up for food or cake distribution”. Some related to “If someone…

I could never thought of making video from speaker’s point of view. Amazing comparison of parks of city and forest. Never thought that ‘parks’ are same, but they are different. The END is beautiful. Liked ‘question’ way of documentation. Liked the questions and self explanations (thoughts and self exploration) and observations. I have heard basic…

Each entrepreneur has a story behind…some success to celebrate, some mistakes to learn from. Visit to KidKen factory was with many learnings for us. It began with knowing the story behind making of KidKen – the journey is inspiring, starting from a small place and nowhere, reaching to a place where one is producing complete…

Imagination is good, its creative………we nurture it in many ways at Aarohi, we also nurture structure!!! Well, we worked on making things using step by step instructions. The theme was ‘how things works’. We looked in various resources which gave us simple steps to make things . Some kids wanted to just read and watch…

Kitchen is considered a place to just cook that’s all. At aarohi kitchen is another learning space with people constantly visiting to share their passion in many different forms. Sangeetha, brought history, chemistry and baking together at campus. She began with sharing about history of baking, moved on chemical reaction of yeast and water and…

Nature brings joy! While working at campus one of the child spotted a snake eating a frog, Soon the whole campus was observing. We wondered how can such small mouth gulp such a big frog… we watched the whole process for an hour from a safe distance. All our questions were answered. Our inquiring mind…

Neighborhood walk began with a small wish to know neighbours around campus! Some kids joined in the journey. We go out for an hour almost every day. No agenda, no routes … we just walk in any field, follow any shepherd, talk to anyone … go around the country side. After rains road was damaged,…

We all know we need to exercise 🙂 But we all do not exercise!!!And so our kids At Aarohi journey began with regular sports. It took time for kids to come out and play organised sports…we realized that while kids play and play a lot but when it comes to organized sports it brings self…

Animals means ‘attack’. Knowing more about Tigers tells us that they are SHY animals!- very opposite of their images in human minds. Its November and Ragi grown commonly by villagers around the campus is in full bloom. Starting November Elephants also start crossing from around the campus and we call it ‘elephant season’. Elephants like…

This session was to explore ones beliefs using stories. This time we greeted by placing one hand on the back of head and one hand on tummy and bending down. Reversing hands alternatively. Kids participated joyfully. Then we played Yes/No game…. Kids answered a few question without verbalising, but with actions. For Yes, hands behind…

This session was to explore self. We greeted with thumb on nose and waving other fingers. Kids were excited and happy to greet this way… Played a game to perform different actions for different fruits… Kids were excited and involved in the game…. Then we watched Barfi song 8 times each time focussing on 8…

Exploring a game in different ways…. We started to discuss about cricket and most of them were in to it… some had already played the game, some had watched the game before… We were talking about the way the game was played and were reasoning out a few things like…. Why only 2 people enter…

This session began with greeting right with left hand and left with right hand wishing ‘Have a great day!’ Then kids crossed hands and shook hands with their neighbours forming an interconnected circle and wishing ‘Have a great day!’ Kids enjoyed shaking hands. Few kids didn’t know the meaning of ‘Have a great day’. Few…

Fastest Diwali preparations – no instructions, no pre plans. We all got something from home to celebrate Diwali – Diyas, Crackers, Sweets and our joy. At campus we opened two boxes full of Puja material, kids choose what and how they wanted … and we celebrated the festival of joy with our JOY.

Dance is therapeutic – Let newspaper guide you to dance. Let dupatta decide flow of your dance. Melt like a ice cream while dancing and meditating. Session with Asawari on dance therapy with kids.

When we went to Kanha Tiger Reserve, for most of us, TIGER was on top of our mind. After two days of Safari and roaming around we went for a Forest walk to experience what else the forest is made up of. We had already experienced Deer, Sambhar, Gaur, Swamp Deer, Owls, Eagles, Fox, Jackal,…

Trip to Kanha Tiger Reserve was not only about tigers! It began with preparation and understanding our own fears and beliefs about travelling in sleeper class. Then, next in the line was series of apprehensions on or rather images of travel – getting lost, fear of strangers, appropriate toilets, travel arrangements, food, away from parents,…