July 15, 2008
by Vidyut
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Children naturally enjoy the outdoors. Apart from exercise, and health, adventure education helps children develop natural resilience from experience. Learning through experience is a natural state of being for a child, and while imparting information and training is necessary, it … Continue reading
June 14, 2008
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I see interest in our activities from all kinds of people – corporates, schools and other educational institutions, adult organizations and clubs, individual people in search of adventure, people who wish for counseling for their children/families….. Its just me, and … Continue reading
April 12, 2008
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Kanheri Caves is a good spot for children’s camps, with the ancient caves and their accompanying history, wildlife and abundant opportunities to experience mountaineering at a level a child can comprehend. Continue reading
January 21, 2007
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Surfing around for stuff to do with the kids on programmes, I came across this great idea. Of course, all the talk about short days in the winter, etc. is not really important to my interests, but what caught my … Continue reading
January 13, 2007
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An intervention for students of SIES College Matunga to encourage leadership, communication skills and learning to improve effectiveness through experiential learning. Continue reading
January 8, 2007
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I had blogged about the children’s outdoor education programmes Wide Aware is currently conducting at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. I’d like to share a brief and rather rough video of the proceedings. Do share information on similar programmes you … Continue reading
December 31, 2006
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We live in a chemical world. They are in use all around us – from pesticides to cosmetics and baby bottles to computers. Some chemicals are known to be toxic and we know very little about many others. There are … Continue reading
December 15, 2006
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It is a confusing image that India has and on all fronts. On one side we have our rich cultural traditions and diversity, on the other, we have orthodox beliefs and discrimination. We are growing as an economy, yet we … Continue reading
November 17, 2006
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I am not posting as frequently as I had imagined when I started this blog. I need to change that. Currently, I’m working on a series of programmes for the students of the five ACESs (Atomic Energy Central School) for … Continue reading
August 17, 2006
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These days, I spend a lot of time in the SGNP, in a series of nature trails for school children. Its been years since I did this kind of a thing this regularly, and it was like the good old … Continue reading