Author: journal jotting

One of the books that I read last year was 'Totochan'.This really made me enter a fantasy world that is magical,where learning is super fun and exciting!! If you are not familiar with the story,just click on this http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/Tottochan.pdf When I read Totochan the first time, I thought that it was really cool to have … Continue reading Totochan

Baba black sheep, have you any books? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!Burden on Back and Stress on MindThree bags full is the minimum number of bags that children nowadays go with – one for school, one for activities and one for tuition and special classes. As I thought of the need for so … Continue reading Indian School and American School – A Parent’s Perspective

Neha G  Utmani is a Visual art facilitator who believes in teaching children to create an everlasting impact. She has a rich experience of several years in working with children. This post was published on her blog: http://nehautmani.blogspot.com/2016/10/identity.html and is made available here, with her kind permission. The session plan below is structured and facilitated … Continue reading Visual Art – Understanding Identity

Happy to be a seed planter… It is heartening to look back at the huge learning through the years of teaching across academic calendars and grades as an English language facilitator. The English language has its own twists and idiosyncrasies and to make each class meaningful and interesting is sometimes an arduous task especially with … Continue reading Teacher’s Story

Originally published on this blog : https://bookslockdown.blogspot.com/2020/06/book-1-tuesdays-with-morrie.html by Smitha Ravindran Book 1: Tuesdays With Morrie Author : Mitch Albom Genre: Memoir Tone: Inspiring Published: 1997 Why I chose this book: I had first come across this book in 2002.All of 26 , and heavily pregnant I neither had the maturity or the motivation to scan through … Continue reading Book 1: Tuesdays With Morrie

Neha G  Utmani is a Visual art facilitator who believes in teaching children to create an everlasting impact. She has a rich experience of several years in working with children. The session plan below is structured and facilitated by Neha G Utmani – Visual Art and Art Appreciation facilitator for EY, PYP, and MS at … Continue reading Migration – A Creative Session

Children connect well to Nature and what better way to connect than to watch a garden grow in school? The sense of wonder, awe and reverence stays for life!- Journal Jotting All of us are aware of the effects spending time in Nature has on us. Our students seldom get opportunities to appreciate Nature. One … Continue reading Gardens in Schools

Can sustainability and development go hand in hand? In two places that I recently visited, I believe this is possible.Maui,HawaiiAloha!!There was no littering anywhere. The resort where I stayed had many waste-water-energy management techniques in place. Here are a few : Variable energy drives efficient motors installed in water features systems. Engineering department standard operating … Continue reading Sustainability

Everybody's life is different but we all need a space / method that helps us become calm. There are many who are well advanced into their meditation practice - a good practitioner can call upon the power of imagination to feel calm. But there are many of us who intend to start meditating and feel … Continue reading Creating a Meditation Space

Simple affirmations can help in giving us a sense of peace when we make this an interesting activity.I had low back pain and was introspecting about life. Then decided to snap out of this and instead of feeling low, decided to do something easy and enjoyable. Try this and am sure you will experience a feeling … Continue reading Simple Affirmations