Browsed by
Category: Centre for Experiential Living

Centre for Experiential Living

Climate Change Solution: Vijay Karnataka, 22nd March 2019

Climate Change Solution: Vijay Karnataka, 22nd March 2019

Sweden’s 16 year old Greta Thunberg was nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting global climate change. Inspired by her efforts, FSL-India, an international organisation, hosted an informative workshop at Mavinakatte High School. Schools’ Boycott for Climate Change Sweden’s Greta urged her class students to protest towards the clamp down on climate change solutions, her campaign is supported by 105 countries so far. In response to a call given by Thunberg on March 15th, some schools in Bengaluru…

Read More Read More

100 Turtle Eggs found at Maravanthe – Times of India, Mangalore dated 21.03.2019

100 Turtle Eggs found at Maravanthe – Times of India, Mangalore dated 21.03.2019

Alerted by the local fishermen, FSL-India’s Sea Turtle Conservation team rescued 100 sea turtle eggs found at Maravanthe beach. Along with the Forest Department, a hatchery has been built and we are eagerly waiting for the turtles to hatch. Rakesh Soans, FSL-India’s President spoke to Times of India, Mangalore about our FSL-India’s efforts to protect this beautiful marine creature.

Happy Holi at CEL!

Happy Holi at CEL!

On the 26th of March, FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living,  Shettrakatte was full of volunteers. The Final Evaluation for some German Long Term Volunteers, coming from Mysore and Kundapura area, was going on. FSL-India’s staff Manjunath also came from Mysore for the same reason. As usual, the SAP-K, EE, STC and 100th Monkey volunteers were working at our CEL as well. Suddenly, some colors started splashing in the air, as well as on the faces and bodies of people. Everybody…

Read More Read More

Drawing and Clay Modelling Competitions – Sea Turtle Conservation

Drawing and Clay Modelling Competitions – Sea Turtle Conservation

On the 15th of February, FSL-India’s, Sea Turtle Conservation project volunteers Emil and Melina and their Coordinator, Manjunath B went to the Government Higher Primary School at Koravadi village to create awareness on Sea Turtle Conservation. It is a very small and peaceful school with 208 children amidst nature, nearby the beach. FSL-India’s team conducted a drawing competition at the school and 36 children from the 6th and 7th Standards took part in the drawing competition. The 6th Standard children…

Read More Read More

Mavinakatte Primary School Visit FSL-India’s CEL

Mavinakatte Primary School Visit FSL-India’s CEL

On the morning of 27th February 2019, 93 students from Mavinakatte Government Primary School came to FSL-India’s Centre for Experiential Living with 3 teachers and their principal. The group was formed by the students of 6th and 7th standards, who came with the purpose of participating in an environmental awareness session. The group arrived with a big poster that stated “Make It Green” in Kannada. FSL-India welcomed them, and they all sat down in the meeting hall. After a short…

Read More Read More

Environmental Rally at Mavinakatte Village – “To Conserve our Nature for our Future”

Environmental Rally at Mavinakatte Village – “To Conserve our Nature for our Future”

On 17th February, FSL-India’s HBP team and the MSW students from the Master of Social Work Department of Government First Grade College, Tenkanidiyoor visited the Mavinakatte Higher Primary School. Their purpose was to create an awareness about the environmental issues among the village people, along with the schoolchildren which we are facing in our daily life, such as plastic, deforestation, harming the flora and fauna, garbage, pollution etc. A few days before the skit, the MSW students prepared the skit’s…

Read More Read More

Banana Circle Implementation at Mavinakatte Primary School

Banana Circle Implementation at Mavinakatte Primary School

During the morning of 19th of February, FSL-India implemented 2 banana circles at Mavinakatte Government Primary School. This task was carried out by some of FSL-India’s volunteers – Jan, Florian, Anna and Carlota, as well as Manjesh and Manju – FSL-India’s staff. The team could count on the help and support of the school staff, as well as the huge involvement of some students. The choice to implement a banana circle is because it follows a permaculture design. Permaculture is…

Read More Read More

STC Drawing Competition at Govt Schools, Kundapur

STC Drawing Competition at Govt Schools, Kundapur

On 21ST January 2019, FSL-India’s volunteers Melina and Emil and the Sea Turtle Conservation Contact Person Venkatesh visited the Primary School at Maravanthe.  We had made a presentation on the hazards faced by the sea turtles in the month of December. The children were now participating in a drawing competition to recall the knowledge they gained from the presentation. Within the Sea Turtle Conservation project, the volunteers brought some drawing sheets and colour pencils for all the children and rewards…

Read More Read More

Bag Garden Implementation at Angali Primary School, Kundapur

Bag Garden Implementation at Angali Primary School, Kundapur

On the 23rd of January 2019, FSL-India’s Sea Turtle Conservation (STC), Environmental Education (EE), Sustainable Agriculture Project-Kundapur (SAP-K), Social Entrepreneurship (SE) and Work Camp volunteers went to Angali Primary School with FSL-India’s Field Officer, Manjesh. It is a very small school with around 40 students who live nearby – some of them can see their houses from the school, and the classes have reduced groups. In that school, another FSL-India Long-Term Volunteer who teaches the schoolchildren, took the initiative to…

Read More Read More

Career Guidance Session At Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science College, Kundapur

Career Guidance Session At Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science College, Kundapur

On 16th January 2019, a mixed group of students from Bhandarkar’s Arts & Science College in Kundapur joined a Career Guidance session in the afternoon. The session was facilitated by FSL-India’s Field Officer, Manjesh and 2 international volunteers, Linda and Carlota. The session included many different activities: some energisers, an individual reflection activity, a discussion in pairs, and a group brainstorming. All these activities were related to the topic of the session, so the primary intention was that the students…

Read More Read More