Update about our work in Learning Community, sep 2025

“ The secret of good teaching is to regard the Childs’ intelligence as a field field in which seeds may be sown , to grow under the heat of flaming imagination ”. – Dr.Maria Montessori Term 2 began with a bang and full of surprises. Whatever I felt as a challenge in July, it just disappeared and each one of them looked new in their own ways.   Something happened and we did not know what it is, but we trusted each other and the environment in a deeper level. August we began ou

A small step towards our vision of building a community for teens. This month "saavi" was a sweet experience as we finished our first residential workshop in our farm. It was a weekend full of nature, joy, Hardwork and togetherness. The teens designed and created a mini space for experiments with nature. The first session on day 1 was to create a design for the space in a way it is functional. They came up with few designs and finalised a design with boxes on 2 sides and in t

“ HARD WORK, CONSISTENCY, CREATIVITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION creates the magic ”. When we were stepping into July, students got...

The main idea of Saavi 14 was to give an introduction to carpentry and creating everyday product. This month we had 2 groups of...

Monthly update - June 2025

vinayaga model Smoke fountain was a fun and challenging thing to make when I came across a Facebook reel showing “How to make a smoke...

Every time I sit down to create a pamphlet for a session, it brings a new joy in my inner self. Working with the teens had become a rejuvenating process for my soul. We started Saavi workshops in Chennai 6 months back. I wanted to bring this to Pondicherry for past 3 months. For me personally the pamphlet is very special as it is the messenger between me and the participants. Once I come up with the date, idea behind the workshop the next biggest step is the creation of the p

“Everything is better when we are together”. That is the voice of the adolescents who love to be with their peers. Saavi 6 emerged based...

The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself. – Maria Montessori Saavi 5 began with a wish to explore the connection between thoughts...