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Jerry (father of Aaron) with his team joined us for live station at O-campus for a week. They were working on developing a software product on self assessment and hiring new people. They began with sharing what all they are doing and how they are doing coding and testing. Jerry took us through the project…

We can see caterpillars and Butterflies @campus.

As a part of stimulation we explored thinking skill analysis. We got introduced to different analysis tool like: fish bone diagram, swot analysis, cause and effect diagram and so on. We used mean, median and mode to decide convenient height of the handle for front as well as back door. We also explored why questions…

Till now, for me,Space was restricted to solar system and names of planets.Astronomy was only some stars in the asky and something unapproachable.Astronauts – image of astronauts in that white huge spongy suits.Rockets and Space shuttle – vocabulary which comes from another planet, not belongs to me at earth and only for NASA and ISRO.…

We started with getting introduced to the word space. We watched videos and went through a presentation to know about how astronauts live in space shuttle? What are the challenges? How do they do their daily chores? What type of clothes do they wear? Then we decided to make space costume for us. We decided…

Glimpse of children doing different things.

We continued the case with a questions “Was 50 sit ups was a consequence ? What could have been consequence?” Some of the thoughts dicussed during case Q – How did we decide that this is the time to give punishment?Response – We did not think too much at that time.Q – Did the problem…

One child expressed in thought club “how do we decide when to use soap nut and when to use detergent to clean”. She also shared, “when I want to have nice smell I use detergent, rest of the times I use soap nut. I use soap nut because it does not have chemical – but…

“I do what I want to” is misunderstood term. Often we get confused what does it mean? How does one defines “child led” learning? I was discussing open house goal with kids – one of them expressed “I want to play in open house”. Open house is a place where we are evolving government at…

My first Job was in Mumbai – I had to speak to clients in English as all clients were from international banks. With colleagues I had option of English or Marathi. I continued speaking with broken English (I was pure Hindi medium student). When I came to Banaglore, I had to write many letters to…

Often when we shift from schooling to homeschooling, the anxiety of “not missing an opportunity” can put a lot of pressure on parents as well as on to the kids. Here are some ideas to begin and slowly fond your own way to move ahead Everyday bring one planned exposure for your child – something…

Manthan – Churning together, an occassion to be together and connect with each other. This Manthan was different.

One child is keen to earn money. He looked at Aarohi mela as an opportunity to earn money by putting stall. He started exploring making boats. The theme of Mela being “eco” he used leaves and reused plastic bottles and caps. Two more kids joined him, For a week they worked endlessly on boats. All…

Thank you Saji for teaching us this African song.

Do you wonder “how will my child read and write”? Here is learning with Experience, Exploration and Expression. None of our activities claim to teach anything to any child – all the component of Aarohi cubs (Sunshine, Reading time, Weekly special, Daily diet, Activity and expresso) are designed to give rich experience and allow child…

One child using F word and S word. Some kids brought in thought club. The meaning of the words were discussed. Some went to dictionary to find words. Some shared what they know about the usage and meanings. One notice was put on the board Topic – “F word and S word”. Complete the followings…

Gardening team at i-campus was troubled by ‘infections’. They made an organic insecticide for their kitchen garden. Chilli and garlic paste and that looks more like yummy spicy chutneyto us. We got our share from it, 0.85 milligrams.

This outdoor was quite different. We visited metro rangoli. It was an open space. We decided to use one vehicle and multiple trips to reduce the cost of outdoor and be in budget. Our goal was to observe and observe in detail. Every outdoor brings new learning for me as a facilitator. There was a…

“WAR” This word is so huge for me. As soon as I hear the word history pops up in my mind. I want to run away from it. As a part of flocci I was supposed to introduce the topic. I was so nervous. I started reading about wars, different strategies of war and so…

During reflection few kids shared “I enjoyed stimulation, it was different”. Today we had stimulation on “Thinking skills – questioning”. Hmmmmm liked it, then what? Announced “how about doing thought club with questioning?” Some had immediate response “noooooooooooooo”. Some said “how will it be to share thoughts with questioning? This set the stage for the…

I was on my way to resource roomI saw a little snailWho looked at me with love’I made a home for herwith leaves and mudSome thoughts it was a decorative pieceWhat you think? Where is my snail? Snail pet by a child

Last week I opened Google doc to type reflection. All kids logged in together and they were typing. This brought its own challenge – once all the matter also got deleted. Some expressed “its tough”. This week, I asked, do you want to try the challenge again, they were ready. Today also many problems…………they continued.

One child likes MusicShe also likes moviesShe was organizing music resourcesShe started with sorting themPutting them in different categoriesListening to many of themRecommending for different purposesShe brings music at campusShe brings variety at campusShe is consultant to many for music.

Last year we introduced literature clubRread one novel togetherThis year I did not start Last year in Flocci we introduced “different genre of books”This year we did not repeat One child who was working in libraryMade a list of different “genre” of books (It was easy to make list)Collected from library and displayed (but difficult…

Last year, our kitchen garden failed – we could not give water daily, one truck ran over our seeds and so on. We did not stop!!! We continued Collected all kinds of seedsSmall and big hands working togetherCleaned up landMade bedsMade water channelsMessed up our hands with d’wat waterPlanned with the groupWe were confused –…

This was not poetry session, one child shared reflction through a poem Like the river I let the day flow and let the earth define my path.Like a raindrop i worked in a group.Like a tear i caressed the dogs with my love.Like the wind, music swayed in my day, brightening up my day.

It began with a notice “Setting up a debate in thought club. Past few months concerned with the environment of talks and topics at Aarohi. My concern is about “self awareness” and knowing one’s needs. Group 1 in favour and Group 2 in opposition”. It began with “what is the topic of debate?” I did…

During art week at Aarohi, I had a wonderful exposure of my own struggle. One of the resource person began with “comparing kids, putting down, analyzing”. He was encouraging by comparing. I had my own struggle – should this happens in Aarohi or not? I let this happen. I let this make me understand my…

Two kids went inside the toilet together. The action was questioned. They went around and asked everyone in the community “are you ok with this action”. Some said, not okay, some said “its your choice”. One said “I am okay till I am not the other person, and it is not me, and secondly other…