Volunteering Weekend at Cuckoo Forest School, Feb 4-5
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Peter Van Geit
Jan 31, 2017, 5:31:29 AM1/31/17
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| Volunteering Weekend at Cuckoo Forest School, Feb 4-5 |
| In need of volunteers குக்கூ குழந்தைகள் வெளி ( Cuckoo Movement for Children) at Cuckoo Forest School ! As they are moving closer towards the finishing of the school, they are in need of volunteers to help finish the last stage of work. Story of Cuckoo in their own words We are from the Cuckoo Movement for Children. It was started by a group of friends in 2004. Our objective — letting children discover themselves. We mostly work with little ones from rural Tamilnadu, who lack the opportunities that children from urban environments take for granted. We introduce them to Nature, good books and movies. We tell them stories, play with them, draw and paint with them, introduce them to the colorful world of photography, traditional folk arts, music, martial arts, theater, and also engage them in exciting discussions on socio-political and environmental issues. We wish to bring out the inherent spark in every child. And more than anything, we want to learn from them, for their world is the most beautiful place on earth. We have established libraries across Tamil Nadu, where local volunteers work with children from the area. Our libraries are not just a place to read – it’s a place for kids to meet on a regular basis. We have nurseries attached to the libraries where children raise saplings using seeds they collect themselves, plant them in their localities and tend to them. Hey, we want you to note that we aren’t an NGO. We are just a bunch of happy friends, who absolutely adore children and everything related to them. Here is a nice video by the school : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_nNw61hoSI Schedule Car/bike pool together Start Friday 5:30pm from Chennai (5 hours journey) Return back on Sunday night to the city by 10pm Agenda We will be working on the garden, digging potholes, planting, watering, collecting mulch, digging stones and making path with stones on both saturday and sunday, few hours in the morning and few hours in the afternoon when the climate is pleasant. During mid-day (stronger sun) we take lunch / power nap, sadly no water to take a refreshing dip in a stream/lake. Food We can take dinner on Friday night on the way to cuckoo. For both saturday and Sunday cuckoo requested us to bring our own groceries and they will arrange someone for cooking and we can help them. Expense Share fuel cost among car/bike owners + food expense Venue Cuckoo Forest School, Puliyanur Village, Singarapettai Tamil Nadu Google Maps Accommodation and food : Very basic accommodation will be provided since there is no infrastructure on the site yet, food on sharing basis. In a few words : You will be very close to nature surrounded by a mind blowing landscape. Things to carry Comfortable clothing, warm cloth for cold nights, shoes/sandals. Carry a good hat/scarf and reusable water bottle that you can fill on site. Camera, if you want. NOTE : We need Cars! Participant Guidelines https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B97Sb1o-r5OeMWJiYTc0NjQtYWI1NS00YjJkLWI4NjEtZDI0MTFhZWYwYmY4&hl=en_GB&authkey=CLn-0Z4L -> "CTC is a non-profit group and accounts will be shared transparently with all participants" -> "Participants who engage in irresponsible, disrespectful or unsafe behavior will be blacklisted from future CTC events" -> "Feedback or complaint from any CTC member on the group, event, organizer, safety or accounts can be raised to co...@chennaitrekkers.org" Organisers Raja - itz.u...@gmail.com Peter - peter....@gmail.com Be ready to get dirty! :) |
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Peter Van Geit
Life starts at the end of our comfort zone
Life starts at the end of our comfort zone
Peter Van Geit
Feb 8, 2017, 12:59:42 AM2/8/17
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Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don’t live in the world all of your own!
A great weekend volunteering at குக்கூ குழந்தைகள் வெளி ( Cuckoo Movement for Children) , Cuckoo Forest School near Singarapettai - a community set up close to nature with a vision to teach children a sustainable way of living through traditional farming, eco house building, natural cloth weaving, arts and dance. Cuckoo welcomes anyone to come visit and volunteer at the school!
Do join us as we visit this wonderfully community periodically in the near future.
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குக்கூ குழந்தைகள் வெளி ( Cuckoo Movement for Children) Cuckoo Forest School !
Story of Cuckoo in their own words
We are from the Cuckoo Movement for Children. It was started by a group of friends in 2004. Our objective — letting children discover themselves. We mostly work with little ones from rural Tamilnadu, who lack the opportunities that children from urban environments take for granted. We introduce them to Nature, good books and movies. We tell them stories, play with them, draw and paint with them, introduce them to the colorful world of photography, traditional folk arts, music, martial arts, theater, and also engage them in exciting discussions on socio-political and environmental issues. We wish to bring out the inherent spark in every child. And more than anything, we want to learn from them, for their world is the most beautiful place on earth.
We have established libraries across Tamil Nadu, where local volunteers work with children from the area. Our libraries are not just a place to read – it’s a place for kids to meet on a regular basis. We have nurseries attached to the libraries where children raise saplings using seeds they collect themselves, plant them in their localities and tend to them.
Hey, we want you to note that we aren’t an NGO. We are just a bunch of happy friends, who absolutely adore children and everything related to them.
Here is a nice video by the school :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_nNw61hoSI
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