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
Trip
Christmas Holiday Camp
Magic Show with Juergen on Christmas-Eve! German volunteer Oscar invite Magic-man Juergen to perform a show for the Thamarai students and community. It was a non stop extravaganza of magic with the audience laughing throughout and excited to find out how Juergen created the tricks. The finale was exciting as Juergen showed us how the final trick worked! The show was followed … [Read more...] about Christmas Holiday Camp
Travelling Korean Arts: “A Tree and a Boy” (Non-Verbal Puppet Theatre)
At Thamarai, we have puppet-making and puppeting activities with our volunteer Mireille on weekends. With technology taking over, we wanted to bring puppetry back and show young people how it’s done by making and using our own puppets. This activity helped students build confidence, foster a love for theater, and improve their English since the class was taught in English. The … [Read more...] about Travelling Korean Arts: “A Tree and a Boy” (Non-Verbal Puppet Theatre)
Learning to Cook with Native Plants at Solitude Farm
Krishna Invited Us to His Farm Thamarai arranged a Solitude farm visit on the 24th of December 2021 with 26 people who went to the farm, 2 women, 4 youth,13 children and our team. It was very nice to visit the place where we had a chance to re-discover the Indian food and culture. Krishna is an Aurovillian and a very good Tamil speaker. His words really inspired everyone. … [Read more...] about Learning to Cook with Native Plants at Solitude Farm
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