Warli Art

Students were taught Warli art and the importance of using natural colours in their art work.
These are few samples :

Art and Nature

Children love outdoor activities.This activity helped children understand that simple,natural objects can be used for artwork.Different painting styles practiced hundreds of years ago used only natural colours. Be2 Aware members explored the Warli art in one of the sessions.

Art with Nature

Does the title intrigue you?But that's exactly what the club members did.Students picked up natural objects from the ground and created beautiful pieces of art!This activity fosters team work and kindles imagination.Art using found objects make children realize that they can pick up objects,make something good and it need not be permanent.The best part is when they throw away this 'art' piece ,it is going back to earth and will be taken care of Nature.Why then do we need to use thermocol,sun boards during exhibitions?Can we think of our displays differently?

Here are few photos of the work done by class 7 A students :

Terrarium Session

September 22,2017

Madusudhan Sir conducted an interesting session today on Terrariums.The demonstration helped students understand how to make different terrariums.There are many tutorials online on this topic but seeing a live demo helped the students understand better.Thanks so much,Madhu Sir!!

Here are few resources,shared by Sir :

Resource 1

Resource 2

Trip to an Organic Farm

On 12th August , a group of 35 students visited Chiguru farm. It is an organic farm located in the outskirts of Bangalore in Kanakpura Taluk.

Here, crops are grown without the usage of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. They practice vermicomposting and rain water harvesting. As a substitute for fertilizers they use  the protein rich compost and manure from cow dung.

            We were enlightened on various topics such as bees, pollination, species of trees etc.

The organic lunch served here tasted different from the one we have in restaurants.Before we left we planted a few saplings. The experience left me feeling a new sense of purpose and I decided to support organic farming. This was truly an experience we can never forget.

Ananya Karthikeyan , 7F

Field Trip

Field Trip

Be-2 Aware club members went to Chiguru Farm on August 12,2017.They had an insightful and fun filled day long experience.As a follow up,Ms.Kavya from Green Ventures who organized the Field trip has asked students to work on the following :

1. What are the three main functions of bees? What is their most important role and how does this benefit us?

2. What is the phermone trapper? Why is this method used?

3. Name five fruit bearing trees that you saw at the farm

4. What is the insect which pollinates a certain tree and is the only one to do so?

5. The banana tree is the largest _______.
They reproduce by growing ______ from the base of the plant.
Name the two vatieties seen at the farm

6. Water is conserved through practicing ______ ______ while watering plants and trees in organic farms

7. Name the trees that you plucked fruit from today (at least 2)

8. Name 2 herbs which are used for medicinal treatment in ayurveda

9. ________ is the medicinal herbs used to treat broken bones

10. _______ is called the _______ of the farmer

Write an essay outlining how nature helps in growing our food, brief on at least 3 areas in organic farming responsible for this.

List of stores to buy organic products

1. Buffalo back - Jayanagar and Yellahanka get farm fresh on Wednesday and Friday, authentic and unique store which deals with small.and marginal natural farmers across India. 080 2654 8654

2. The eco store - HSR Layout, fresh vegetables and fruits .Please call before going.The store also has a wide range of organic products 080 2258 0132

3. Farm-fresh vegetables and fruits from Mapletree farms located in Bangalore outskirts run by urban farmer Shankar, speak to him for home delivery on +91 97909 48235

4. Jivabhumi - Amazing range of groceries, oils, Staples and organic laundry, bath and eco friendly solutions
http://www.jivabhumi.com

5. Native cow milk products from swarg or indus milk
http://swargfood.com
http://www.indusmilk.com

An exhibition platform offering all the solutions above is coming up on August 27,2017  called 'Oota from your Thota' at Durga Parmeshwar grounds (opp RangaShankara).It will be a good opportunity to buy organic products and interact with farmers.All are requested to make use of this opportunity.
Students are advised to make notes about their visit to "Oota from your Thota".

Story Telling Session

We love to listen to stories.What better way to connect to Nature than through stories? Ms.Vijita narrated a story of a tree that is a friend forever.Here's a journal entry by a student :

In the auditorium today, Vijita ma’am narrated her version of a popular story 'Giving Tree' to all the students of 7th grade. It spoke of a tree which felt pleased to help a man despite the pain he had to endure in order to do it. The tree never regretted helping his friend. The tree knew him since he was a young boy with black curly hair ,bright  shiny eyes and dimples on his cheek. The story ends when the tree stump and the old man share each other's experience.
At all times when the man faced predicaments , he approached his old friend without expecting any reward, yet the tree always found a solution to the man's problem. The story depicted the beautiful relationship the man shared with the tree.

Pranav C. Madhukar
7C