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)
Trip
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
Visit to Terrasoul & Eco Service
Since I arrived from Mumbai as a volunteer, Thamarai has taken me on a lot of trips around Auroville. However, the visit to the recycling units have been the most educational and eye-opening ones. Vignesh, from our team, very kindly organised the trip for the children and us. First stop – Terrasoul As soon as we entered, we were welcomed by a large spaceship-type … [Read more...] about Visit to Terrasoul & Eco Service