Dear Friends,
Summer is here. The sun makes you yearn for “Sosegado”, peacefulness and the
feeling of being in no rush of doing anything. In the tranquil environs of our
camp young minds shall be gently guided by expert faculty in nature friendly
activities.
Two hours workshop on every Sunday morning ( 7:30 am to 10:00 am ). The schedule is as under:
1. Home Composting and Sowing Vegetable seeds – Sunday – 20th May 2012
2. Making Amrit Mitti in container – Sunday – 27th May 2012
3. Natural Dye’s – Sunday – 3rd June 2012
4. Shakespeare’s Garden – 10th June 2012
5. Recycling Waste To Create Art – 17th June 2012
6. Harvest and Prepare Fresh Organic Vegetables Meal– 24th June 2012
“Metamorphosis of Waste” is a workshop to demonstrate the conversion of the now ubiquitously used Tetra paks into paper. This transformation or up-cycling of a discarded product into a brand new one that now serves a completely different purpose is intended to motivate the children to recycle goods. (ex. Tetrapak cartons used as containers for storing milk or liquids are converted to reinforced roof tiles).
SHAKESPEARE’S GARDEN
Today, most children studying English in higher grades are familiar with Shakespeare’s writings such as “As you like it”, “Merchant of Venice” and “Tempest” which forms part of their curriculum. A “Shakespeare’s Garden” is a themed garden that cultivates plants mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare. There exist twenty-seven or more such known gardens, nurtured lovingly, in different parts of the world. This workshop will combine literature and gardening by bringing alive the flora mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. Participants will be guided in designing their own Shakespearian gardens on paper and maybe even identify some of them in real life. Closer home the concept of linking literature and gardening will be reinforced through the beautiful poetry on Indian flowers by our own beloved Poet Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
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ORGANIC COMPOSTING IN POTS , PLANTING A KITCHEN GARDEN CREATING NUTRIENT RICH SOIL (AMRUT MITTI)
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Two hours workshop on every Sunday morning ( 7:30 am to 10:00 am ). The schedule is as under:
1. Home Composting and Sowing Vegetable seeds – Sunday – 20th May 2012
2. Making Amrit Mitti in container – Sunday – 27th May 2012
3. Natural Dye’s – Sunday – 3rd June 2012
4. Shakespeare’s Garden – 10th June 2012
5. Recycling Waste To Create Art – 17th June 2012
6. Harvest and Prepare Fresh Organic Vegetables Meal– 24th June 2012
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RECYCLING WASTE TO CREATE ART
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| Trash Fashion from recycled waste |
“Metamorphosis of Waste” is a workshop to demonstrate the conversion of the now ubiquitously used Tetra paks into paper. This transformation or up-cycling of a discarded product into a brand new one that now serves a completely different purpose is intended to motivate the children to recycle goods. (ex. Tetrapak cartons used as containers for storing milk or liquids are converted to reinforced roof tiles).
By converting trash and giving it yet
another life we do our bit to reduce waste. The concept of recycling will be
reinforced through a humorous street play in Hindi enacted by the team members;
educating the young minds through entertaining methods. The participants will
also be given the opportunity to use their creativity in converting trash into
fashionable garments and accessories and then walk the ramp for fun! We hope this
will encourage the children to re-use creatively and enjoy the process.
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NATURAL DYES
We are surrounded by “colour” that
makes life so wonderful. Life without colour is unimaginable! Our workshop on
Natural Dyes will get the participants to question and discover the organic
sources of colour and its usage. The session aims at drawing the participants’
attention to the presence of colour in food, on fabric and on paper. An expert
faculty on painting with natural dyes on paper will demonstrate this painting
technique. Creating images and painting with natural dyes extracted from
beetroots, and flowers like copperpod and parijaat, will open a new world for
our youngsters who may only be aware of synthetic colours packaged in plastic
tubes and jars!
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| Shakespeare Themed Garden |
Today, most children studying English in higher grades are familiar with Shakespeare’s writings such as “As you like it”, “Merchant of Venice” and “Tempest” which forms part of their curriculum. A “Shakespeare’s Garden” is a themed garden that cultivates plants mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare. There exist twenty-seven or more such known gardens, nurtured lovingly, in different parts of the world. This workshop will combine literature and gardening by bringing alive the flora mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. Participants will be guided in designing their own Shakespearian gardens on paper and maybe even identify some of them in real life. Closer home the concept of linking literature and gardening will be reinforced through the beautiful poetry on Indian flowers by our own beloved Poet Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
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| The magic pot of composting! |
The young participants attending the
workshop will learn the art of composting, making “Amrut Mitti” sowing seeds
and techniques of setting up urban kitchen gardens. This will make them realize
that food and waste are components of the same continuum. These natueco gardens
which will eventually become the source of their food shall show the undeniable
connection between food and waste. The participants will engage in a hands-on
session of gardening and composting activities during the camp. At the end of
the session each one will carry home composting pots, a tub full of “Amrut
Mitti” and a tub of seeds sown in “Amrut Mitti” thereby starting their own
kitchen gardens!
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HARVESTING AND PREPARING AN ORGANIC MEAL
As a finale to this 6 day workshop,
participants will harvest fruits and vegetables from the organic farm at the
Maharashtra Nature Park. Our instructor, a cooking and gardening enthusiast and
expert on healthy cooking will demonstrate techniques and recipes to create
fresh sumptuous organic snacks from the harvest. In the process of creating
food from one’s own garden the youngsters will reflect on questions relating to
food and eating habits. Where does their food come from? Who produces it and
how? What does the food contain? How far does it travel before reaching the
consumer? Through these questions and explorations they will learn about the
current food production paradigm, food miles, pesticide contamination, the threat
of GM foods, additives in food, processed foods and unhealthy eating and so on.
We hope this workshop will encourage the participants to think about healthy
food habits.
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The overall idea that drives the workshop is to expose young minds to
the concept that everything ultimately comes from nature and should go back to
nature. Food waste art, gardening are all part of the same cycle and our
biggest achievement is to use nature’s gifts without causing harm to oneself
and the planet. Therefore eat what you grow, recycle your waste and use
naturally available sources to create art as this is what constitutes sustainable
and healthy living. These are not utopian or unrealized ideas but rather they
are do-able concepts which make our lives fun and artistic and help us enjoy
scrumptious healthy meals.
CAMP DAYS: Every Sunday from 20th May to 24th June 2012
TIME: 7:30 am to 10:00 am
AGE GROUP: No limit
FEE: Rs.500/- for each session. In case interested in all six sessions the fee shall be Rs. 2500/- All material will be provided
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Mode of Payment
These are the various options to make your payment in advance for the workshop. This shall ensure your seat is confirmed.
Cheque in favor of Vidya Vaaridhi Trust and courier to :
Mr. Uday Acharya Vidya Vaaridhi Trust,
A-101 Mani Bhavan, 11th Road, Chembur
Mumbai 400071. Tel:
Mr. Uday Acharya Vidya Vaaridhi Trust,
A-101 Mani Bhavan, 11th Road, Chembur
Mumbai 400071. Tel:
ECS Transfer
Account Name - Vidya Vaaridhi Trust
Saving Account No. - 52009032981
PAN Number of Trust - AAATV2294B
Saving Account No. - 52009032981
PAN Number of Trust - AAATV2294B
Bank - State Bank of Hyderabad
Type of Bank A/c - Savings
Address of Bank - 1st Road, Near M-Ward Office, Chembur Mumbai 400071
IFSC Code of Bank - SBHY0020408
Cash
Sabrina -, parveez.modak@gmail.com
Sabrina -, parveez.modak@gmail.com
Purvita -, purvita10@gmail.com
Come join for lots of fun and gardening
Team
Urban Leaves
