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
July11, 2018
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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
March3, 2018
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Celebrating Holi at an Art Museum
Some of us spent Holi at National Gallery of Modern Art yesterday. We had gone to see the exhibition by Balan Nambiar. The exhibition had drawings in Indian ink, charcoal, pastels and paintings in wat
February13, 2018
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WOLPE (Women – Our Little Play, Episodes)
At the beginning of the academic year, a group of the older children were introduced to Little Women, a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott published in 1880. The novel follows the lives