Education

In this article, Mythreyi K talks to Aravind Kudla, a government schoolteacher from Karnataka, who has been consistently engaging with contextually relevant work in nature education. In the piece, Aravind shares his own learning journey as a nature educator.

Environmental Education is regarded as the embodiment of a philosophy which should be pervasive, rather than a subject to be taught and learnt.

In her context-setting article, Vena Kapoor argues for making nature education central to learning/living processes, even in settings where we think there is very little of ‘nature’ to be found. She makes a case for engaging with all the living beings around us, ranging from the tiny but ubiquitous ants and spiders in our homes to the majestic trees in the neighborhood, so that we know, learn, and feel deeply for nature.

In this article, Geetha Ramaswami discusses a citizenship science project that studies seasonal, cyclical changes in trees across India, and makes teachers and students an integral part of this process of research and knowledge creation.

Bijal Vachharajani contributes her expertise by curating a diverse collection of audio-visual resources, enriching the educational content on nature in this edition of Samuhik Pahal.

This blog features insightful reflections on integrating nature education into our culture from various environmental educators. They emphasize the need for immersive, context-specific, and holistic experiences with the natural world to foster a deeper connection and commitment to conservation among children and communities.