The wonders that clay activities can do for children
Earlier activities like clay work, wood work, and handwork were in the middle of the day. I was designing the timetable as per my preconditioning…
Category: Natural Learning
Waldorf Inspired alternative school for natural learning
A very subtle observation of knowledge creation
Today my children had the wood working class. They asked me what on the agenda today. I told them today you choose what to do.…
The crab story
Nature keeps children 🧐 curious all the time. We were going to the North Western part of the land to measure and mark where we…
Can a 12 years old child climb 30 feet tall Coconut tree 🌴?
This is a 12 year old open learner who learnt to climb coconut tree on his own. No guidance is given or teaching he learnt…
How flowers help in child development(Soundarya Dristi in our Culture)
Sensory development Flowers engage children’s senses of sight, touch, and smell. Children can explore different textures, like silky petals and tough stems, and smell various…
Putharekulu – failures of children should be celebrated
2 children in our community approached me and told me that they wanted to make Putharekulu (A sweet involves a very complex process and patience…
In nature children naturally become curious
Nature makes children more curiousIn nature children become keen observers I was sitting on a rock for 30 minutes but I didn’t notice the old…
The joy of harvesting and the experience of one crop cycle
Everyday we are getting one or other vegetables from our garden now. Such a lovely feeling to harvest ❤️ Children have seen one complete crop…
Shramadhan at Jeevashila forest farm
Half of Paripoornam 🌕🪷☀️ visited Jeevashila forest farm near Kaduru(Chikmagaluru), Karnataka and offered shramadhan for betterment of the farm.
The one with Ashgourd
Children of Paripoornam 🌕 🪷 ☀️ have procured a huge number of ash gourds from local natural farmer. Today at school we are having a…
How our cows are helping our children inculcate empathy
How emotional cows are‼️Almost like humans. They don’t leave their friends behind ‼️ See how Nandhi is waiting for Gowri to catch up. From pedagogy:A…
Stole a few groundnuts from the neighboring farm
Maybe stolen food tastes better because of the trill associated with it. Caught these thieves' red handed. What's the punishment for them‼️😅?
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Visit to Pyramid Jetha Vanam
Saturday rhythm : Rock climbing, trekking, visit to hills, mountains, natural places, places humans have not visited
The confidence of children is bu…
Peacock fight in forest
They were cow grazing in the forest today and found 2 peacocks fighting (live). They silently observed and then went to inspect the place and…
Edible Cactus 🌵 leaves!!
In a community of diversity the learning happens all the time. A parent in our community made chutney from cactus leaves. Children of Paripoornam 🌕🪷☀️…
Nature visit to Obuleshwara mountain near Chinthaparthi
From Paripoornam pedagogy: The confidence of children is built with challenges. But the challenge should be from small to big. If you challenge a child…
Lovely Ganesha made by children of Paripoornam 🌕🪷☀️
Children with between 4.5 to 12 years worked together and made this. As we kept it for Pooja while putting the mala the hand and…
Wet on wet painting
Before children dive deeper into learning we have prepared them (mental calmness) through wet on wet painting. Parents should also try wet-on-wet painting with their…