When did you last #PlayinNature? Happy Children’s day! Nov 14th is celebrated as Children’s Day across India to increase awareness of the rights, care and education of children. At GRIN, we are also celebrating a Child’s right to Nature! We are halfway through the 30 day #PlayinNature Challenge and have been sharing these amazing moments […]
Training of Social entrepreneurs for Nature Connection from GRIN
This project empowers people to take up nature connection as a career option. To do this we will be running a free training program for a select few. We are looking for young adults (roughly between the ages of 18 and 21) who have passed out of govt schools or are from an underprivileged background […]
A WORLD OF POSITIVITY: Stories of Hope from India
This post was originally written as a guest post for Children and Nature Network This is a story about my grandfather, we call him Thatha. Thatha is wearing his usual Banian and Veshti — a comfortable white cotton outfit. His head is bowed, studying the base of the rose bush. He squats down comfortably, expertly tucking in […]
Outdoor games for teenagers couldn’t be easier than this!
If there is a question parents often ask me, it is how do I plan outdoor games for teenagers? Younger children easily slip into organised games and they enjoy playing thoroughly. What do you do when you have children or even adults who want to be more independent of instruction in connecting to nature? I […]
A morning with 80 high-schoolers in nature
All things great and small Janani needed someone to come with her to record her Nature Connect classes in one of the government schools in Bangalore. It was her first for the year and as everyone else was busy, I decided that I would go with her myself. I wished to experience first hand her […]