Children between age 10 & 15 are invited for a workshop on rocketry with Dr. Kulkarni, PhD (Astrophysics) happening on _October 14 & 15_. The details are:
"Rocket...Rock It!" Workshop on Rocketry Oct 14 (2:00 pm - 6:30 pm) & Oct 15 (9:00 am - 1:30 pm) Venue: Akshara Maney, next to Hanuman Temple, Thataguni, Off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru - 560082 Contact us ASAP for _registration_ since the seats are limited. Email: [email protected] Phone/WhatsApp: (+91) 9902013167 This is the first workshop in the series, and there will be more such by "Mukta : Space for Learning in Freedom" a _thematic learning space_ where children can _learn practically, experientially and experimentially to understand in depth_. Remembering and answering becomes burden for a child when there is lack of proper understanding. Here in Mukta, our attempt is to let child experience actually and thereby understand the things thoroughly so that remembering doesn't remain any difficult task. Our thematic approach takes a child through the whole life cycle and develops the multiple intelligence. This helps children in building their confidence, sharpening the understanding, developing better memory, scientifically expressing the creativity, acquiring soft skills and learning the life skills. Please do contact us for further details on the above mentioned contact details. Change is a flow of life...the new form of "Awakening of Intelligence" is:
“Awakening of Intelligence is in the present form is undefined space for learning in inward freedom based on the principles of Learn as you Live (LayL) that finds its source in unschooling concepts of John Holt. It is an attempt to deinstitutionalize the education and learning of children and align it to very living from moment to moment. It is also an attempt for adults to deschool, unlearn and learn along with unschooling children. At the core, there is Flowering of Goodness organism with its source in the Teachings of J. Krishnamurti and that sows a seed of goodness in the heart, which when given right environment grows and transforms into aware, sensitive, passionate, compassionate, creative, intelligent and integrated human being." Hi! We are happy to announce: “Awakening of Intelligence” organic learning space is opening up a “Learn as you Live” co-ex studio in Srinagar, Bangalore…thanks to Vidya Rao, who is offering place for free to use. Learn as you Live – Studio@AoI Address: #802/A 5th Main Road, 50 Ft Road Near PES College, Raghavendra Block Srinagar, Bangalore Contact Person: MJ Mobile/WhatsApp/Telegram: (+91)9902013167 E-mail: [email protected] Day/Timings: Tuesday & Saturday – 11 AM to 4 PM Hi Friends!
The "Flowering of Goodness - Organism of Awareness" has transformed reflecting into FoG learning initiative as "Awakening of Intelligence - Space for Learning in Freedom" (AoI)...resulting in renaming of our Facebook page too... AoI asks: ...school without school?...or earth as a school?...or child not attending daily a dull physical structure called school with boring rooms named as classrooms??? How about a child sitting on a beach and writing letters and words on the sand while watching a serene sea…learning arithmetic operations while buying vegetables and fruits in a busy shop… gazing stars in the night while lying down on the grass below the ceiling of infinite sky in some village to learn about celestial bodies…trekking in a jungle and sitting below some big old sage-like banyan tree to unfold biological mysteries...singing sonnets and understating them while sitting on top of a hill…learning about bloody human history of wars and killings inside broken boundaries of some castle…Making DIY science tools and experimenting with them to discover scientific explorations…building mud and stone structures to have insights into concepts of mechanics…visiting a guru’s house to explore music…sitting in a farm, painting a sunset while sun is rising in front…and so on and so forth…???????????????? The quest is on…................... After experimentation in "Abheek" the organism of FoG has evolved further. As a result of this, new academic year will be bringing in "Awakening of Intelligence" (AoI), which is not going to be conventional school but an open space of learning with an environment of total inward freedom. There is also proposed community for sensitive living, "Transformation of Life" (ToL). The logos have changed accordingly. More updates as the things come into picture.... :)
One finds an immense joy to declare that we are opening up our first FoG school, "Abheek - Forum for Holistic Education" on June 8, 2015, at 9:00 AM. Prior to that, we are going to begin with "Educating the Educator - Art & Craft of Learning" program for the staff as well as parents. The details will be published very soon.
Summer camp is going on in our school, and I am spending some time with children daily; we do play new game everyday and have been doing some craft work using old newspapers. We all the children are happy with each other. There is one small girl who seldom talks to strangers. We all have been trying to communicate with her but in vain. Today, she was singing a poem, and we happened to ask her what she is singing, and she at last began her conversation, which though lasted only for a couple of statements. It seems a touch of affection, a gaze of love, a speech of care can trigger an inward change.
We were trying to figure out how to make a butterfly from newspaper as we had never made one previously. With some trials and errors, we could express out our first butterfly. Some children were trying their best with one or two smart ones were doing a fairly good job. Some were less attentive and were unable to do it properly. We somehow finished the activity. One girl was unhappy with her butterfly because it wasn’t really looking like how it supposed to be. And she was wearing a frown on her face because she wanted to take our butterfly in place of her. Parents have become demanding and want to see what a child has done in the day, and that puts a burden of pressure on the child. So much importance is given to perfection…parents want their children to be perfect and score highest marks in the examination. Results have become all important, and the process of creation is ignored. Children are loaded with expectation of performance, and cannot really enjoy the journey of creativity, which is much more beautiful and important than the end expression. Can we as educators, both teachers and parents, not allow children to express creatively without any pressures of our demands? Our very school Abheek is in urgent need of funds due to insufficient number of children this year as survival is present issue. We do not want the children and the school to suffer for this reason and request you to kindly give us some donations, no matter how much. You can visit the "Help" page and donate through the PayPal link or you may contact us to get the bank account details for direct transfer. Thank you in advance! :)
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