After a few months of coming to Children’s Land, the Aikiam School did some brainstorming about everything they had done and experimented with since their first visit.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN CHILDREN’S LAND?
- Planting trees
- Water conservation – bunding
- Watering the plants
- Collecting leaves
- Giving compost to the plants
- Making mounds for tree planting
- Collecting sticks for raised beds
- Carrying tools in wheel barrow and using then
- Making circle gardens
- Meeting people from around the world
- Playing concentration games
- Playing and learning music and rhythm
- Laughing yoga
- Playing non-competitive games
- Taking care of the animals
- Collecting stones to make circle gardens
- Singing many songs
- Having poojas, a Tamil ceremony
- Swimming in the mudpool
- Collecting food waste for compost
- Soaking leaves in human pee and water
- Body percussion
- Planting pineapples
- Collecting cowdung for compost
- Putting flower seeds in the beds
- Collecting blackberries
- Giving love and energy to the plants
- Sharing love and berries
- Taking pictures
- Planning the children’s land hut
- Making models with natural material
- Walking in the forest
- Planting fruit trees
It was really great to see that they could learn all the activities and we believe the cause is the experiencial education. All the memories got printed in their bodies through practise and having fun.
