Introduction: Ultimate Frisbee is designed to promote unity and equity as teams cannot compete unless they have a balanced number of boys and girls on each team. It is designed to build gender equity and confidence in the children. Thamarai has partnered with “Play equity” to start a program in Annai Nagar village. Learnings From Children: Bhavani 7th std“I like all … [Read more...] about Unity and Equity through Frisbee
Activities for Children
Cross-Cultural English Class with Sadhbh
"I have always loved working with children..." I started teaching English with the Thamarai Project, because I have always loved working with children and I have always been very interested in Thamarai Projects. I thought it would be a good opportunity to grow and learn as a person and also, to learn about life from a different perspective in another country. I taught … [Read more...] about Cross-Cultural English Class with Sadhbh
Cycle Trip to the Kalwari Hills
"We started our journey at 6 in the morning..." We started our journey at 6 in the morning, picked up the bicycles from SAIIER Transport then started to cycle in a line formation of one child after another. The children cycled very energetically and followed a certain protocol while cycling : – To stop : the first child would rise his hand then the next child would … [Read more...] about Cycle Trip to the Kalwari Hills
Mindmapping with the Children, an Interview with Swapnil
Swapnil started his sessions on Mindmapping with Thamarai’s children on January 28th. He conducts his sessions online from Mumbai and simplifies the complexity to make learning fun! What is mindmapping? Swapnil : Mind mapping is a visual tool that helps one organise their thoughts, information and ideas relevant to a particular topic. Usually, such information and ideas … [Read more...] about Mindmapping with the Children, an Interview with Swapnil
Children Happy to Plant Native Species
Planting a hedge along the side of the road As we are developing a new sports field in Annai Nagar, along with the youth of the village, we agreed to do a hedge along the side of the road. This hedge will be a pleasant visual barrier, and it will help the soil from getting washed away during the monsoon rains. All the chosen plants are drought resistant plants The … [Read more...] about Children Happy to Plant Native Species