Climb a wall this summer
Five days without gadgets at the foothills of the Western Ghats: KoDesam, a sustainable livelihood institute, presents a summer camp at a farm in Sethumadai near Pollachi. According to M Ganesh Karthik, the founder, the idea is to introduce a life close to Nature to children from the city.
The retreat will include a stay in a rural setup, with activities such as trekking, visit to a karupatti making facility, bullock cart ride, eld observation, crafting clay pots, star gazing, meditation, bathing in a stream nearby, traditional games, among other team-building activities. The highlights include meals cooked with organic ingredients and cold-pressed oils and an insight into the working of a farm.
The summer retreat is open for children aged 10 and above. A three-day, two night’s stay costs ₹5000, and a ve-day, four night’s stay costs ₹8000. At Sethumadai, Pollachi. On from April 24 to June 2. For
details, call 7373566644.
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What goes into the making of a self-portrait? This question forms the crux of artist Ashik Jaer-Ali’s workshop,
Identity. Ashik will encourage participants to explore the works of established artists from around the world.
“I will introduce four to ve artists to children and talk about where they are from, and the techniques they use,” says Ashik, adding that they will be oered exercises to do based on what they have learned. “By the end of the class, they will be able to understand the artist and their work,” she says. For the workshop, she has picked artists who are known for self-portraits, such as Frida Kahlo. Participants will also be taught concepts such as surrealism, and will be able to apply such knowledge in their work.
She is also hosting another workshop in which children will be taught to build their own stools using a carpentry kit. “They will be able to understand basic wood working, and will paint their own stools too, so each one will be unique.”
Identity (for children aged seven to 11) is on from April 29 to May 3, 3pm to 5.30pm, at The Little Gym, Bharathi Colony Road. Build Your Own Stool (for children aged over eight) is on April 25, 3pm to 5.30pm at The Little Furnette, Sungam Bypass Road. Call 9500927790.