#7 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT - Stories

We believe that children can decide what they want to learn, how they want to learn, with whom they want to learn, how much they want to learn, and how well they want to learn. In short we believe children can LEAD their own life.


Design to Reach NOwhere
Shiva is excited about butterflies. He spends a lot of time catching them, talking to them, talking about them, releasing them. He makes them listen to his favourite songs and observes how they dance to them.


Design to FAIL
Sahil is designing stand alone tippity taps. His tap leaks. He tries a ton of m-seal and it still leaks. He starts again and it still leaks. He tries a different way and it still leaks, a little.


More stories - https://aarohilife.org/home/how-create-self-directed-learning-environment

kept one broken side mirror of a car. It was written on the mirror “objects in the mirror appear....................”. I was apprehensive “just see in mirror and that all, what else will be done with this material in welcome?” But I moved ahead, ready for more surprises................

Blog - https://aarohilife.org/home/content/mirror-learning-resource

Umbrella, raincoat, Moustaches, Wigs, Hair buns (make out of waste paper, old threads etc), Caps, turban, Different size finger rings, bangles, non-working phones, Threads of one type, chart paper, puzzles, balls, juggling balls, seeds, beads, a board game, old dupattas, lids of different sizes, strips of clothes, old newspaper Stones, Leaves, Water, measuring cups, Weighing scale, Old caps, 

Blog - https://aarohilife.org/home/blog/welcome-photos

Can air be a resource to learn?

Yes it can!!!

We discovered it today in Floccinaucci.

We were watching a video on "how to suck an egg in a bottle".

We also explored how hot and cold air creates different pressures.

We also ponder on what all gases air contains and how do we filter oxygen from it.

We also saw experiment on how air balloon deflate in freezer and inflate in hot water.

And while we were exploring air, one child said "Air is not all around us,  and it is also a wonderful resource to work with. We can make so many magic (experiment) with it".

Never thought of air as a resource. it was wonderful to explore air with kids.

Blog - https://aarohilife.org/home/content/can-air-be-resource-learn

“How is my painting? Is it beautiful? Am I doing it fine? Can you tell me which color to fill? I am not good at painting, do it for me? You finish for me...we often hear this ANXIETY in children.

Last week asked kids to make ‘dirty painting’. Initially they rejected my idea. As we talked more about it, they realized I meant it and was not joking. They also expressed “yes, we want to make beautiful painting and are under stress to make it beautiful, If we make dirty painting people will not like”.
Read the full blog -  https://aarohilife.org/home/blog/dirty-painting

Old Magazines as a learning resource

Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpBE1DJoorM