Children and nature
Some notes based on some sharing by Vijetha.



Thanks to the supportive teacher esp Ms. Manju in this school, a kuthoohala session was conducted here, summarized in these videos. It started with some nature… And moved on to science…. This session was possible thanks to the science kits for all children kindly sponsored by LeanWisdom – a curated professional course provider for Project…
It was a great privilege to have an hour’s live call with the amazing author of this fascinating book The Last Child in the Woods …worth re-reading every once in a way! Just some of the points discussed… Sharing a few moments of awe and wonder during a recent solitary walk… The audience had people…
Majakali is in the northern part of India, where my daughter and me went on a retreat. Though not actually in the Himalayas, it was exciting to know that it was near it, and one may see the peaks in the distance… …depending on the weather! The group turned out to be a group of…
A star fruit tree at a friend’s house was in full blossom… it has this phase for just a week’s time or so. It had rained heavily and though it had stopped, it was fun to feel it raining again from the tree while picking the fruits, for sharing with friends. There were tiny pink…
Had the opportunity to conduct a Kutoohala (curiosity – with experiential science) workshop at Kalkunte Village… Though these experiments were the same, and a repetition for me… they were new and very special for these children. And that enthusiasm and curiosity brings new life to those very same experiments! There were 60+ children from two…
Ranganthittu in Karnataka is well known for its beautiful bird sanctuary. One not-so-well known place near it is a curious place, a village where one can walk around, and find on the rooftops of a lot of houses, many beautiful birds nesting on them! Most of them are painted storks, and the villagers have over…