Volunteers for Environment Camps

Location: India  |  09/20/07

ANUBHAV (meaning: Experience) ( Outdoor Experiantial Education Program) is planned to relocate the study of environment to its rightful place enhancing the curriculum of classroom learning. The outdoors becomes a living laboratory for the learners in understanding the elements of nature available in and around us. The nature study conceived here is not so much about the learning of names and classification but giving an inexplicable experience that would become a continuous process of learning.

We arrange Camping program where experience of outdoors are used as tool to educate. also sensitivity for environment is aroused in young minds.To reinstate the study of nature in to its rightful place is the aim of OEEP along with introducing the participants to the responsibilities of our social and democratic system. We take care to specify that the nature study conceived here is not so much the learning of names and classifications. . It is the ability to see a story in a drop of water, to construct an adventure from the silver ribbon left behind by a passing snail, to watch and wonder at the gliding and turning of the gull in flight, and to interpret the coming storm by the shape and movement of the clouds.

We have around 3-4 programs every month at each location for school students of different grades of Urban area.

We welcome adults of any country, any sex, who can speak English, having normal physical capabilities. Volunteers who has sensitive heart towards Environment, loves to spend time with children, in areas having natural richness.

Volunteer may design different ways like art, games etc. for children which can help

young minds to learn & understand Environment.
They will have opportunity for bird watching, visiting different schools, colleges, eco-habitats, interact with youngsters, tribal, teachers.

Applicant should be at least 18 year old.

Charges: We do not ask for fortune, only enough to meet expenses :

$250/- for Three weeks.
$180/- for Two weeks.
$110/- for One week.

Includes
* Family home stay or Hostel stays, whichever available at the time,
* Three home cooked vegetarian meals every day,
* Filtered drinking water,
* Local transportation,
* Pick up from Baroda airport or Anand railway station.
* Coordination in return travel and other parts will be provided.
* Social activities,
* Daily internet (personal) usage up to 1 hour.
* Local excursion, bird watching trips etc.

Personal expense may not exceed $10/- per week (i.e. bottled water, laundry)

Cost of airfare and transportation up to Baroda or Anand shall be borne by Applicant.

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