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What it means to be a Free-Thinking Parent – An Interview with Monisha Nandy

Parents / By Cilre / April 14, 2020 April 15, 2020

Gowri Iyer Monisha Nandy has been brought up by parents who have always been supportive of her interests and passion. The armed forces background meant transfer to a new school every couple of years with a variety of interactions with a wide cross-section of the society. Her creative side was encouraged and honed to accomplish her …

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Our Very Own Young Word Master: An Interview with Pragun Pudukoli

Educators, Parents, Teachers / By Cilre / March 14, 2020 March 14, 2020

Gowri Iyer On this year’s list of winners of the Pradhanmantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar was our very own Pragun Pudukoli. He was a regular member of the Cilre Theater Club and the Cilre Book Club for a long time. Recently, he received this award in the field of art and culture for his exceptional …

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Sounds Like Greek (Gods) to Me!

Parents, Teachers / By Cilre / March 2, 2020 March 2, 2020

Yug Pachchhapurkar The Greek Gods were ancient Greek deities. There are 2 types of Greek Gods: major Greek Gods and minor Greek Gods. The major Greek Gods were basically the Olympian Gods. More on them later. The minor Greek Gods were other deities who had smaller parts to play in the universe. Now that we …

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Stress Management through Theater

Thought Leaders in Education / By Cilre / February 20, 2020 February 20, 2020

Gowri Iyer “Theater is the art form of the present: it exists only in the present, and then it’s gone.”- Simon McBurney It has been said enough times by enough people that being in the present, in the NOW, helps in managing stress. Well, theater is exactly all about that. It is done LIVE, in …

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What Not to Worry About with Teenagers

Parents / By Cilre / January 31, 2020 February 3, 2020

Srirajalakshmi Srirjalakshmi, or Raaji as she is fondly known, was trained under strict disciplinarians (her mother and her music teacher) but got influenced/attracted by the Multiple intelligence way of teaching. Apart from working with Cilre, she is also a music teacher and a social activist. *Teenager Image Source: clipart-library.com

Storytelling: A Child’s Play!

Educators, Parents, Teachers / By Cilre / January 23, 2020 January 23, 2020

Parvathy Eswaran What’s new! We all know that. I can see/hear your reactions. Hear me out before you agree to agree to your thoughts. I decided to get into the world of storytelling armed with a certificate to that effect. Without a certificate who believes you nowadays (of course, that is for another day). I …

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Powerful Educator: An Interview with Vidya Kodimoole

Educators / By Cilre / December 23, 2019 January 6, 2020

Gowri Iyer This article is based on a chat with Vidya Kodimoole, who is working to spread the power of education to all. It’s a challenge to engage children with serious content. The challenge becomes a passion, when you have tools like stories and activities. I, as a facilitator and a trainer, give and take …

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A Perspective on Homeschooling in Bangalore

Thought Leaders in Education / By Cilre / December 23, 2019 January 14, 2020

Sajjal S Rakhecha “There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.” -Gandhi Homeschooling is the option of not sending your child to a regular school but to educate them using the resources available to him/her and also through first- hand experiences. It’s a well thought out …

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Google Classroom Review for Out of School Educators in India

Educators / By Cilre / December 20, 2019 December 21, 2019

Meera Venkatesan Google Classroom is a free online Learning Management System (LMS) that allows teachers to connect with their students online. It is a part of Google Apps Suite for Education and is accessible to all google account holders. It is essentially a collaboration platform where the teachers can create online programs, lessons and students …

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How to Incorporate Mindfulness in a Noisy Classroom?

Teachers / By Cilre / December 20, 2019 December 23, 2019

Sahana Srinath Mindfulness is a state of being; of being in the present without any thoughts/ feelings of the past or the future. It is about focusing attention in the present and being aware of one’s current thoughts, feelings and state of mind and body. This would be very beneficial in a classroom set-up since …

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What it means to be a Free-Thinking Parent – An Interview with Monisha Nandy

Our Very Own Young Word Master: An Interview with Pragun Pudukoli

Sounds Like Greek (Gods) to Me!

Stress Management through Theater

What Not to Worry About with Teenagers

Storytelling: A Child’s Play!

Powerful Educator: An Interview with Vidya Kodimoole

A Perspective on Homeschooling in Bangalore

Google Classroom Review for Out of School Educators in India

How to Incorporate Mindfulness in a Noisy Classroom?

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