It was shop time at Shibumi on Thursday, Oct 4th and it was the turn of the Malhars and Bihags to set upshop. Well laid out plans were showing in the way each stall was put out; painstakingly pr
October19, 2018
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July11, 2018
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Ta-ki-ta Ta-ka-dhi-mi
The first week of July started off on a musical note with Ranjani Sivakumar, a Carnatic vocalist, spending four days at Shibumi conducting a music workshop.The children huddled around Ranjini and enjo
July11, 2018
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Seeds for an interaction
Ramavatar ji, an avid cyclist and self-made naturalist, visited Shibumi last week. He hails from a farming family in Rajasthan. He conducts cycling trips for people who are interested in immersing the
May10, 2018
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The Geodesic Dome Project
Over the past few months the words ‘Geodesic Dome’ have gone around Shibumi quite a lot. It’s unlikely there’s anyone who hasn’t heard the words. And in recent times we have had a strange structure si
May6, 2018
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Clubs come alive
This summer term different clubs were formed by the teachers and children of the three younger groups (Tulsi, Ketaki and Palash). The clubs then came together three times a week for the whole of the t
March3, 2018
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Turtle Walk in Chennai
When news that the olive ridley turtles had started to nest in the beaches of Chennai reached us, at the beginning of last week, we quickly put together a plan for our visit. Tickets were booked and c
