Work Camp Updates (March 2012)
Wildlife / Environment (Mysore 12th to 25th March 2012)
Total Volunteers: 6
Camp Activities: In the first week of the camp volunteers were engaged in wall painting at a local Anganwadi Centre. They also did educational drawing and taught to school children of Primary School at Periyapatna. During the second week of the camp volunteers participated in educational drawing, teaching English to the children at Periyapatna Government School and country presentation.
Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers were invited by the local community to participate in an Indian Wedding. They also visited Temples and participated in Indian Cooking demonstration.
Yoga / Ayurveda / Culture (Kerala – 5th to 25th March 2012)
Total Volunteers: 7
Camp Activities: Volunteers attended Yoga lesson every day. They also painted the Special School and cleaned the garden and performed activities with kids and visually challenged children.
Inter-cultural Learning: Volunteers visited Muthappan Temple, learnt about Indian cooking, participated in country presentation and visited snake park and Kalari Payat (Martial Arts).
Tibetan Culture / Renovation (Dharamsala- 5th to 25th March 2012)
Total Volunteers: 7
Camp Activities: Volunteers were engaged in teaching school children, did educational drawing, painted walls, windows and doors in the class rooms of Naddi School.
Inter-cultural Learning: As part of inter-cultural exposure volunteers visited Narbulinga temple. They also attending Dalia Lama’s lecture at the main temple and had an audience with His Holiness. They also visited the Main Dalai Lama temple and learnt a bit on Tibetan Cooking.