Green Life Conservancy facilitated the Nature Exploration Workshops organized by the Pratham Creativity Club in two areas of Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow and Moradabad. The camps/workshops are intended to connect and develop perspectives about nature for young minds. As a facilitator, I set my objectives to conduct activities beyond mere exploration.
The activities in the workshops were in a sequence. One activity led to another, and each had a set learning objective. It included –
- Games like Nature Bingo, Nature Art, Mice Hunting Owl, Fact or Fiction.
- Nature and Bird Walks opened a new perspective on their immediate environment for the participants.
- Activities such as video screenings and storytelling introduced them to Understanding Air Quality Index, Communications in Natural Environment, and similar topics.
- Hands-on activities included Creation of Bird Comics and Story and Poetry Writing.
The workshops included action-oriented activities towards climate change. In the region of the workshop, smog is a concern during this part of the year, so I introduced the AQI, Air Quality Index, to the students. The students were facilitated to express their emotional fluctuations to reduce the anxiety the subject attracts. I was taken by surprise by the students’ reciprocation. Beyond comprehending the concept, the students also wrote poems expressing their reflections.
Through a few games, films, and videos, the participants’ attention was drawn to ways of communicating in the wild/ natural environment. This learning, in turn, is echoed in their Bird comics. The stories created comically were logically also very much on point!
Check out our Instagram reel on Moradabad workshop-
Material references for the activities conducted were from Early Bird resources, Smash Out Loud Climate action curriculum.
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