Tell us a little about yourself! I am a Security Consultant with IBM India (Bengaluru), I have spent five beautiful years with Bhumi! A volunteer from heart, I love to talk to new people which also makes me a great volunteer. I am complete foodie & a tea lover who likes to make new friends & believes in […]
Art, they say, is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. The human brain, in my opinion, models things in two ways: Rules and Arts. While the former is laid down to set the boundaries to human behaviors and actions, the latter has no boundaries; and in most fields of work, once […]
Learning aids increase children’s understanding significantly and have an invaluable purpose in the classroom. But, if you think getting these is time-consuming and expensive, read on! Inspired by some of their teachers’ efforts in the classroom, children at one of our partner schools thought it wasn’t challenging to create a 3D model of an algebraic […]
Teachers are seldom out of ideas. The textbook often confines them to a limited source of information. Enabling them to become tech-savvy makes their work easy, efficient and effective and leads to happier classrooms. Furthermore, creating access to the plethora of information out there improves learning outcomes. In an initiative to enable teachers to use […]
I have been working with individuals to break the myths around eye donation while encouraging them to do their bit. The most recent event was with the community volunteers of the Ignite programme in Chennai. We opened by asking everyone to close their eyes, look up and walk without bumping into each other. In no […]
A changemaker lives life in a way that writes history that cannot be denied or disputed. In a quest to find those changemakers, The Model School program by TIDE along with Bhumi enables children to lead sustainable lives, and to respect and fight for the conservation of Earth’s resources. The four-module programme, delivered to Grade […]
Recently one of our teachers from the School Transformation Program made a change in her classroom after experiencing a powerful practice in one of Bhumi’s workshops. Shanthi, a teacher of Seva Samajam Nursery and Primary School says, “As a teacher, I want to concentrate on my children physically and mentally. The setup of a classroom […]
When Chennai Got Talent competition contacted one of our homes for a special performance by special children, we really didn’t have a lot of time in hand! However, as the training kicked off, we were absolutely stunned to see how the children were able to quickly learn and respond. We learnt only two words in […]
