Last year, I made the decision to leave my job in pursuit of a path that aligned with my deep passion for nature. I began exploring opportunities that would allow me to engage meaningfully with my interests, and that’s when I came across the TFN Fellowship Program. As I read through the brochure, I felt an immediate connection—it seemed like exactly what I had been searching for.
Dates: 30 September & 01 October 2024
Venue: NIMHANS Convention Center, Benguluru
Timings: 9:30 AM to 06:30 PM
Children have very little time with Nature. Less green time, more screen time...
Why is that a problem? There is an increasing body of research that shows that this reality of the modern world is leading to a range of health issues for children: from shortened attention spans to shortened telomeres of chromosomes; from depression and obesity to digital dementia and nature deficit disorder.
I The orientation program at Bhoomi College helped me gain insights into various topics like multiple intelligences, systems thinking, strengths theory, mind maps, food, water, waste, etc. The exploration of the four basic factors in types of learning—physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual (PESI)—added another layer to my understanding. The theatre sessions, focusing on voice modulation, plot-driven enactments, and creative imagination, have been especially useful in my role as a nature educator.
Aseem Shrivastava is an Indian Ecological Economist known for his critiques of unfettered capitalism and its impacts on the environment. He has written and spoken extensively about the global ecological crisis, emphasizing the need for deep structural changes in the global economy to address these challenges. He has been associated with various academic institutions and has been a voice in environmental and social debates both in India and internationally.
Balachandra Hegde is a Landscape Ecologist and practicing farmer from a remote village near Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. He is actively involved in wildlife and nature conservation across the Western Ghats for the last twenty-five years. He is presently working on understanding the impact of climate change on tropical forests and agroecosystems, with continuous monitoring in ecosystems.
He is also actively involved in developing nature-based holistic education facilities in a few schools of the Uttara Kannada district.
Bhoomi College is committed to joining the younger generation to co-create meaningful and empowering learning environments to address challenges for ecologically and socially sane living on Earth today.
Join us on a unique journey - to discover new possibilities, new co-travellers and new ways of perceiving our world.
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