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 Puppet theatre with Mereille

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Mireille, a puppeteer from France, worked with the children to teach puppetry. The sessions were held on Sundays and sometimes during our summer camp. In this class, students were learned to make their own puppets using art paper and sticks. They had so much fun drawing the characters and painting them. The main theme of the puppet show was a part of the Ramayana, where … [Read more...] about  Puppet theatre with Mereille

Visiting the seed festival in Auroville

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It was a warm Sunday morning, and students arrived one by one at Thamarai with permission slips signed by their parents. By 9:40 AM, everyone had gathered. There were 23 students and 6 facilitators, we sat in a circle, clapping to rhythmic beats created by the students. We divided into four groups, each with a student leader and a facilitator to guide them. Bridget, who had … [Read more...] about Visiting the seed festival in Auroville

Telling compelling stories with Action-Cams, Smartphones and Tabs

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Manu Bahuguna has brought his skills of commercial filmmaking to support youth with career opportunities beyond convention with a film making and communications course with the aims of 1) providing life-skills to young people to take-up film making as a profession or use it as an additional skill in their careers and lives and 2) to help Thamarai’s students and staff to … [Read more...] about Telling compelling stories with Action-Cams, Smartphones and Tabs

General Health Program Update from Carla

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A key aspect that has been evolving in our work supporting and enhancing the health and wellbeing of our students is a shift towards a more holistic and individualised approach; we are more intentionally considering the substantial range of factors that can impact and signal the wellbeing status of the children, and seeking to understand and more appropriately target supports … [Read more...] about General Health Program Update from Carla