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Our Rocket oven was not working, an opportunity to do the test-fire again! The test fire took just five minute but understanding about fire took 55 minutes. Understanding about fire took just 5 minutes, it took 50 minutes to observe the fire. Throughout the session, Dwilji was insisting on “let’s observe” – the flame, the…

Two Suggestions to bring changes in our scheduleSuggestions –“Planning to reduce to 45 minutes” –DIscussion in various groups – The challenge is to cater to different needs, different levels of clarity of planning, Different views, various suggestions – as a community we came up with solution which we all agreed upon “45 minutes of planning…

Have you heard the songDo (do) re (re) mi (mi)Fa (fa) so (so) la (la) ti (ti) do (do)Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do!doe, a deer, a female deer(Re!) ray, a drop of golden sun(Mi!) me, a name I call myself(Fa!) far, a long, long way to run(So!) sew, a needle pulling thread(La!)…

Manji Akka did not come What to do was the questions One said, let’s fast, have some fruits One said, go to a hotel One said, rice and curd Some said we will join in the cooking Few joined together and made Molli and Paratha, not Mooli Paratha Raw papaya salad made with a lot…

Celebrated reviewing HYGIENE– A game played to explore how the mind works – play a game to be played, swap the instructions and see the reaction body! Hygiene of the BODY– Played Tambola for just play and look at hygiene from a different window. Hygiene of the MIND– Image we carry about self – for…

One child was dragged, hit and chokedThe forum of three kids (8,9 and 12yrs old) took up the caseThey listened to all, called witnesses and solved the case amicablyThey did what I would have done – ask questions, question their actions, advise them of safety and so on.The only difference was that they did not…

What – Experiencing a water factory Why – just like that Many questions in mind (each one had 23 questions in their kitty) – the following questions were answered during the visit What is the material used for bottle making? Why do we need a high-pressure motor? How can the bottle blow from small to…

There are 101 ways to do anything, even football is just not playing – let’s explore many many more ways of doing/creating/connecting with our interest. Imagine, Aarohi an Open Learning Community,Aarohi …an Open Learning Community for learners of all ages. Open to all kinds of interests, abilities, styles and content areas. Learning by doing what…

Some younger member feel that they are being bulliedSome elder member feel that they are being bulliedIt’s not that all are being bulliedIt’s just that it is part of living A session on Bully was to explore options – Parents to connect with kids and explore roles in bully and being bullied and being part…

Two teamsTwo pairs of slippers to saveAll members to go from one island to anotherFew constraints of only one time crossing the riverAnd that’s allDifferent minds, different strategies but one teamDifferent reactions, but one teamDifferent options, but one teamSome were a listener in the teamSome were thinkerSome were followerSome co-operated, some did not,One fell down,…

I felt a child acting on my nerves (I here am facilitators) The list was long of my discomfort with his behavior and attitudes and responses and actions and blah blah! (you know facilitators are also human, we also have many good days and many bad days) Ah! I felt helpless and overwhelmed I felt…

Celebrating the gift of language – Some of us know basic language, some of us are developing the language, but how do we refine when communicating with the world, how to make it descriptive, beautiful, bring quality, bring clarity, vocabulary, etc. – So its all about STYLE, BEAUTY, and CLARITY! Words have stories Words have…

Identification of effort in any task needed “Efforts” – Reflection of efforts put in my own work, gave us an insight on efforts! Efforts of resources, time management, initiatives, make a plan, making checklist, commitment, stay focused and peeing self, not satisfied, be regular and punctual, time management, reaching out to people, finding new resources,…

He likes animals He likes movie making He is clear he does not want to do make movies on animals which torture them during the shoot He is also scared of holding animals He started an Internship with Prani every Friday Each Friday is a new experience for him His session on “All about rodents”…

Sex educationThe weirdness of the topicMYths of the topicHesitation to talk about the topicTalk about the topic in a whisperMaking fun of body parts, double meaning slang to tease or to provokeHmmm, the young community needed to know that there are healthy ways to talk about this beautiful topic called “body and sex”.Began with drawing…

The meaningful conversation around the books in a sharing circle – Pick a book (new, never read), read for 15 minutes, share with the group and initiate a conversation – we call it collecting wisdom! Imagine, Aarohi an open learning community where we have no classes, the whole world is our classroom.

Our session was about Difference between boys and girls, man and woman We started the session with a small stimulation. Children were asked to pick a pista shells. All of them picked hand full…. A basket was labeled as Tween Café’s thoughts…They were asked to imagine the pista shells as the different thoughts and ideas…

The story is very simpleShe came with a dream of “want to make movies”. Initial few days did not took out the camera, one day shared “itching to do something with my camera”.She came up with an idea of “a day at Aarohi” – took the brief, created the movie, got feedback, worked again just…

REVERENCE means “deep respect for someone or something. This week was about looking at our life from the REVERENCE window. – Reverence for resources, opportunity, time, people, own body, skills, relationships, spaces, etc – whatever we have received. What all will I revere today – how about living every day as a gift, how we…

One announcement “going to buy monthly grocery to the Kelmanagalm market, anyone interested can join”.She joined, it was not just going to the market for shopping but also included pre-preparation for the market – making list, preparing boxes, collecting bags, and taking money. After the trip, she also took part in organizingSeeing her interest, she…

She wanted to learn how to DRAW. She felt that she does not have the skills, gets stuck when she wants to draw, does not know…hence not drawing. Well, first we recorded her thoughts. Then she went around and asked, “any ideas how to draw?” Here are the ideas she collected on “how to learn…

What do you know about China – Food, Hardworking, population, food, looks, language etc? This is how he began his session on China. He went to China for a business trip with parents and shared his experience with the community taking a session about China. Words we heard during his session – Shanghai, Xi’an, (terracotta…

When I say the word doctor? When I say farmer what image comes to your mind? What are gender-specific words or professions? Doctor – male, Farmer – Male, House servant – Female, Watchman – Male Just a small game “Prove me wrong” Whatever statement is said, prove it wrong with an example in a dating…

We needed cooking fire to cook for a larger group Bigger LPG gas stove was one choice but there are other choices too We decided to explore other choices And that became a reason o understand fire We made new chulha – now we needed to test fire it (does it work?) Well, that brought…

Learning mela – a concept so simple to experience learning – At one place, on the same day, people gathering: Children, young adults, parents, senior citizens … all with different gifts, coming together to create the magic of co-learning. Learning Mela, where anyone can teach, anyone can learn … A day to experience the joy…

Gift of Rain, Gift of Hill behind Campus, Gift of Seeds and Sowing, Gift of Experiencing Togetherness,

Experiencing a visit to Police station to understand self and the systems around us. Expressions and Emotions after the visit:Fear of police station, Police baton, prison, feeling of being in the police station, Experience of being locked in jail? Scary Handprints in Prison? Excitement? Feeling satisfied that I have visited jail also IInterviewing Sub Inspector…

On Monday, He said, “let’s play a friendly match with Model school kids”. His first struggle to go and talk to the principal of the school – first he turned to the more comfortable option “Facilitator can talk”, when denied this option, he took the help of another peer. When they made the first trip…

PLANNING MELA – It’s simple – Each child set up their planning stall, shared term planning with others in the community, others added value in their planning by listening and questioning, we got to learn from each other. Imagine, Aarohi an Open Learning Community where Open also means Aarohi is open to all kinds of…

You are a boy, You are a girl. Girl talks to boy OH MY GOD! The pairing of opposite genders happens in the community? Gossip about a boy talking to a girl happens? We have gender images (pink and blue, soft and hard, emotional and logical) – Are these a part of the community? Do…