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Saturday, September 5, 2009

COLORS - a journey into the RAINBOW


CHILDREN love to play with C O L O R S !

Colors are the most beautiful gift we recieve from nature greatest Artist "Mother Earth"


The Seed of Life, also called the Colors Rose,

contains ALL there is in the UNIVERS!


To understand the language of COLOR helps to translate every aspect of Life there is and brings along integration HEALING on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level!

The exploration of the 13 Colors of the SEED of LIFE, in fusion with the 13 Tones of the MAYAN CALENDAR, is part in the daily activities of CHILDREN HERE and NOW "We learn together" -our Un-School COMMUNITY Project!

Join in and explore the RAINBOW with US!


The event COLORS - a journey to the RAINBOW of LIFE will last FOREVER.....

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Vaccination !! Flu Prevention !! Get In*Formed !!



Thanks for AWARENESS TRAINING!
Its TIME for ACTION - Spread the word, bring your friend in-FORMATION - they want to make VACCINATION MANDATORY - that means everyONE HAS TO BE Vaccinated... defend your RIGHT for FREEDOM!


159 million Americans are being urged to get the H1N1 vaccine when it's ready, including 78 million children.

H1N1 Vaccine is aimed at
Pregnant women
People in contact with children under 6 month
Children and young people 6-24 years
Adults with underlying conditions 24-64
Health Care and Emergency Workers
They say that this is about 40% of the American Population….. if you want to get SAVED by the American Pharmaceutical Industry…. now is the chance to line up for TEST Vaccination!

And if you want to know “How they will save you from the Swineflu” watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEdRujwc_M0&feature=related

and if you believe that they test the adults first watch this
H1N1 Tested on Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giHjjLZ0kFI

Need to be more manipulated?
The LIE, that H1n1 Vaccines contains nothing that will damage your children and the statement that you would be heartbroken if your child catches the Flu and lies in Hospital close to death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMwsvaPI9h8&NR=1


You going to be "heartbroken" if your child got sick or died from the VACCINATION!



India Import Swine Flu Vaccines
http://www.merinews.com/article/india-to-import-swine-flu-vaccine-health-minister/15780952.shtml


Prevention from Swine Flu:
As a follow up to the Vaccine Story I though it might help to in-Form about possible preventions from the Swine Flu!
DO NOT VACCINATE!
I can understand the FEAR you might experience especially if you have Children, yet essential is that you keep your Immune-System functioning!
So do whatever you know is GOOD for you and your family:
Through good Food and happy healthy Lifestyle you radiate a positive Energy!

For me key to good health is GOOD Food! Give your body the right amount of NUTRITION he needs in order to function for YOU!
Intake a bit more of this HEALTHY FOOD when you start to feel weak and take a REST!
- boost with a high level of Vitamin C available through LEMON SHOOTS (press out several Lemon a DAY and drink undiluted)
- You might add some pressed out fresh GINGER juice


In any case you have come across OSCILLO COCCINUM… that’s what I have found about
The TRUE Story of Oscillo Coccinum
http://www.homeowatch.org/history/oscillo.html

If you have more to share  please feel invited to share it with us!

Vaccination is NOT Immunisation





Vaccination is not Immunization.
Say NO to Vaccines.
It is important for ALL of you to understand the effects and danger of vaccination for you and your children!
With the swine flu comes along chance for us to get things back in-FORM!
So please get informed and make the RIGHT choice......

I received this email about a year ago and passed it around in our network!

"An email from a friend today reflected me the URGENCY of this matter!
He said as follows:
This is serious business nobody can look past. The prophecies have been warning us about this a long time ago. Now it is show time. Things move very fast now and we got to be prepared for anything. By becoming aware we can walk with more alertness and strengthen the circle in times of challenge. "

and added a long informative text about the SCAM the governments are up to!
Here an excerpt:

http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/22196/26/
Mass vaccination against flu
"The Norwegian health authorities will this fall begin a program of mass vaccination against the A H1N1 flu, also called the swine flu. A total of 9.4 million doses have been ordered from the suppliers."

For your information to protect You and Your loved ones.
Some scientists taking this to court have evidence indicating mass population control (genocide) by this mandatory vaccine.... Amidst these, Dr Jane Burgermeister (see below)

FULL PDF FACTS: "THE HORRORS OF VACCINATION" (think of the children)
"Horrors of Vaccination" http://projectcamelot.org/Horrors_of_Vaccination_Exposed.pdf

http://birdflu666.wordpress.com/
"WHO poised to take over governments around the globe after mandating toxic vaccines against H1N1 “swine flu” virus
July 14, 2009 by birdflu666

Yesterday, WHO formally instructed its 194 signatory countries to “vaccinate” their entire population in response to the H1N1 pandemic.
The transcript of the WHO press briefing can be found here.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/pandemic_h1n1_presstranscript_2009_07_13.pdf

I have not check all the details of the above links, but invite you to do so and pass on your gained knowledge...If you like to receive the 31 pages text which goes along with it, please send me a message with your email...

TAKE THE TIME AN READ ON.....

Deep from my heart I would like that ALL of you take the time and READ this email from Dr. Leo Rebollo which enlightens VERY well the actuall danger of Vaccination for ourselves and our CHILDREN!!

I feel its time to step up and get in-formed about how to take care of our Children in a way that they stay connected naturally with their environment and build up their IMMUNITY!
Please feel invited and DO circulate this information widely

SAY NO NO NO NO TO VACCINES
Dariya

Here some more links about the danger of Vaccination:
http://www.newdawnmagazine.com/Article/Are_Vaccines_Causing_More_Disease_Than_They_are_Curing.html

http://www.newdawnmagazine.com/Article/Cancer_Causing_Vaccines.html

http://www.kindredmedia.com.au/info/should_i_vaccinate_my_child_/98/1

http://www.kindredmedia.com.au/info/vaccination_know_your_choices/69/1


WORST VACCINE BILL EVER
ALL FEDERAL SHOTS WILL BECOME MANDATORY SOON

GREAT AMERICANS AND NEW YORKERS IN PARTICULAR
ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS ONSLAUGHT ON YOUR FAMILY, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS?
Asks Dr. Leo Rebello from Bombay India.
www.healthwisdom.org


I learn with shock that the worst vaccine law ever is proposed in New York since
the invention of the mandatory schedule. Assembly Bill 10942 would
make all vaccines recommended by the CDC mandatory for all children to attend school.

The bill was introduced at the request of Richard Daines,
the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.
The Rules Committee in the personal committee of the Assembly Speaker
Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan), I gather from a letter received by me
from a concerned parent.

The good news is that A-CHAMP is calling for rejection of this bill
and is demanding the passage of A5468/S3031, a bill that would give individuals
a right to a philosophical exemption from vaccine mandates and I think the
informed parents and others would ensure that obscure bureaucrats
with financial ties to the vaccine industry do not get the laws passed from
the backdoor defeating democracy and personal freedom itself.

Here are a few dangerous features of the proposed bill which should
be defeated :

* Your elected New York representatives would no longer determine
the mandatory schedule of vaccines to attend school; decisions made
by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
would automatically become mandatory.

* All children, infants and toddlers in New York would
be required to get all vaccines recommended by the ACIP according to
the ACIP schedule

* All children in New York up to age 18 would be required to get
annual flu shots.


* All girls in New York would be required to get a human papilloma
virus shot.

* All junior high school children and college students would be
required to get meningococcal shots.


* Doctors would be required to issue certificates for every shot
given and parents would be required to maintain the records and
provide them to school and other authorities.

* The rules committee claims that the new laws would have no
fiscal impact on the state despite the necessity of the state to
spend tens of millions on purchasing new vaccines, a vast increase in
mandatory record keeping and enforcement for schools, and a huge
increase that could be expected in the number of cases of
neurological damage, Guillian Barré syndrome and other vaccine-caused
injuries.

Today it is New York. If this law is allowed to be passed, tomorrow
the Vaccine Industry will press for passing such back door legislation
in other states. The Paediatricians whom you trust with the future of
your tiny tots are of no use because they get 60% of their income by
pushing these useless and deadly poisons.

So, my dear American friends if you are sleeping, it is time to wake up and defeat this bill.
Call up your Assembly Member, State Senator, Speaker, Governor, media persons,
and let them know that this is a disastrous idea which will not be tolerated.

Your well-wisher Dr. Leo Rebello sends you this FREE advice and the following
articles to educate you on the dangerous effects of Vaccination.


VACCINATION IS NOT IMMUNIZATION

by Dr. Leo Rebello

www.healthwisdom.org

Immunity is inbuilt -- it may be weak, medium or strong. If weak it can be built. For healthy immunity your blood should be 70% alkaline and 30% acidic. But because of the wrong food that we eat day in and day out this ratio is in inverse proportion. Impure blood then destroys the immunity and internal organs creating dis-ease state.

The lethal brew called the vaccinations made from disease cells and so many obnoxious ingredients do not build up immunity. Rather these vaccines are introduced to create more diseases. As I have said in my new doctor's oath, vaccinations are worse than rape. It is heinous and those who have made vaccination mandatory, like in USA and in the EU countries, are the mass murderers. Hitler pales into insignificance when it comes to genocide of small children due to vaccinations.

So many clandestine events are planned behind the closed doors of the medical laboratories which have a set agenda to follow, namely population control. For example, how many people (including doctors, parents, planners, politicians, advocates, administrators, consumer rights organisation) are even aware that now the required number of childhood vaccines has increased to dangerous levels. These are the weapons of mass destruction.

1980 20 vaccines
2003 40 vaccines
2004 53 vaccines
2005 58 vaccines
2006 63 vaccines
2008 68 vaccines

Why is this number going up every year and it is never reported or discussed in the media or in the parliaments of the nations? Earlier, vaccinations were given only to small children. Now they are recommended even to senior citizens and there are 73 vaccines for adults.

As a result people are getting sicker. Issues like, (a) Sudden Infant Death, (b) Autism, (c) Measles (d) Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine, (e) Flu Shots and Mercury in Vaccines, (f) Why infant deformities and deaths are increasing are deliberately not discussed.

New vaccines are being invented every year and routinely included in the "Mandated Immunization Schedule".

Who has made them mandatory and on what basis? Money decides everything. See how Bird Flu scare is created and then inadequately tested or costly Tami Flu is promoted. But cancer and AIDS vaccine is nowhere in sight. Because these two diseases are created by infecting bloodline itself.

Today, there are 68 vaccines mandated for use before a child is eighteen years old. And yet, our infant mortality rate and the health of our children are appalling. The incidence of both infectious diseases and degenerative diseases among Americans is skyrocketing. Allopathy is a pseudo science and allopathic vaccinations are based not on scientific premise but greed and more greed. The role of vaccinations over the past 100 years has been grossly exaggerated and the harm done has been carefully hidden from public view. Life-changing information is deliberately hidden by the immoral greed-driven industry. BBC recently removed the website on CAM. When I complained to them, they wrote saying they are improving it and it will be up again shortly. By the same token the Modern Medicine website, which gives much more misleading and dangerous information is not removed, I countered.

Veggie vaccines, urine vaccines, homeopathic vaccines (nosodes) are never discussed even though they are cheaper, safer and without any side effects. Likewise, the role of good diet and nutrition, as also herbs, fruits and vegetables (God's pharmacy) is never discussed. Now you require a doctor's prescription even to buy vitamins and minerals, even though banned and bannable drugs are freely available off the shelf.

Wake up folks, wake up. In this information explosion age if you do not get proper information or if you do not use your common sense than you are an educated fool. If you wish to remain in fool's paradise that is your look out. But do not rape your children willy-nilly.

THERE IS NO VACCINE AGAINST IGNORANCE
by Dr. Leo Rebello

www.healthwisdom.org



SLOGANS

There is no Vaccine against Ignorance.

Say NO to Vaccines.

Vaccination is worse than Rape. Atleast rape is rare and accidental.
Vaccination is deliberate madness.

Vaccination is not Immunisation.


Like formal education stunts the mental growth of a child;

Like religions stunt the spiritual growth of an individual;

Vaccinations and Drugs stunt the growth of the wondrous human body.

Stay Free from this Unholy Trinity.





1. What goes into making vaccines? What are the ingredients?
How are they made? How are they preserved?

-- Free-dried attenuated live bacteria of the disease.
-- Dextran glucose.

-- Triton WR 1339 (a detergent).

-- Sodium.

-- Human Foetal Tissue.

-- Various Antibiotics.

-- Preservatives and Sweeteners.

-- MSG, Thimerosal (preservative)



Polio Vaccine, for example, contains :

Three strains of Polio virus; formaldehyde; aluminium phosphate or aluminium hydroxide; neomycin, streptomycin and polymyxin B (antibiotics); 2-phenoxyethanol (a preservative); medium 199 which contains polysorbate 80 (an emulsifier); cultured on monkey kidney cells or calf foetus tissue. The inactivated (injectable) Polio vaccine is cultivated on Vero cells (African green monkey kidney cells).



2. What is the risk involved in vaccines? Why should I, as a parent, consider not giving them to my child?

Vaccines wiped out small-pox, polio, diphtheria, typhoid, influenza, we are told. In effect, however, the blood contamination from the vaccines not only causes the same disease in severe and even fatal forms, but the vaccine poisons cause other diseases, such as, blindness, brain damage, cancer, Autism, AIDS and deaths.



3. What are your thoughts on immunity and the immune system?
How to build good health and strong immune system?

Immunity is inbuilt -- it may be weak, medium or strong. If weak it can be pumped up. For healthy immunity your blood should be 70% alkaline and 30% acidic. But because of the wrong food that we eat day in and day out this ratio is in inverse proportion. Impure blood then destroys the immunity and internal organs creating dis-ease state.



Immunity is intestine and liver related. If your intestine and liver are healthy, your immunity will be strong. Probiotics like curds, buttermilk, sprouts, fresh fruits and vegetables and herbs (God's pharmacy) improve your intestinal health and liver function. Oranges and lemons, or Vitamin C, in particular, and Vitamins A, E, K and B Complex help in building up immunity, as also Alfalfa, spirulina supplements.

For good immunity you should avoid antibiotics, steroids, soft and hard drugs, narcotic and psychotropic substances. Proper sleep and rest and exercise are also important for healthy immune system.

Biochemic remedies like the five phos (Calc. Phos, Ferrum Phos, Kali Phos, Mag Phos, Nat Phos) - the essential salts, two tablets thrice a day in 6x potency are very good in febrile condition.

Dr. Diet, Dr. Water, Dr. Sunshine, Dr. Exercise, Dr. Sleep, Dr. Humour and Dr. Leo Rebello are the best seven doctors of the world.

4. What are your personal experiences in your family with vaccines?

I did not give vaccinations to both my sons. My both boys do not know what bitter medicine is. They have always been brought up on sweet pills of homeopathy or biochemic remedies. Likewise, I have also influenced so many of my friends, patients, students and readers not to vaccinate.

5. If the vaccines are so dangerous, then why there are no discussions happening in India?

Awareness is there among the villagers as also among the netizens. But the medicine
mafia frightens people and does NOT allow the right information to reach theme through mass media. They buy off the media persons through heavy advertising. Sometimes vaccines are given routinely even without asking the parents. The corrupt Health Officials buy, prescribe, distribute vaccines because of heavy commissions. They even use the Presidents and Governors and ignorant filmstars and sportsmen to promote these vaccines. So, if your icon takes narcotic substances, millions of his blind followers too think it is fashionable to do so. Same applies to vaccines and cough syrups and antibiotics and multivitamins and anti-tetanus and calcium and iron injections or glucose saline being given routinely to pregnant mothers like HIV test is being done routinely without even asking the patient.

6. How can we reverse vaccines?

There are antidotes in Homeopathy - like Thuja, Kali Mur and Kali Phos.

As also liver flush, colon cleanse, lemon cleanse, kunjar kriya and shankhaprakshalana in nature cure and yoga.

7. What are your experiences with vaccine campaigns in India?

It is picking up. More and more people are becoming alert and wiser. But when ignorant school authorities, like in Chandigarh (because an Administrator of the UT has passed a law to that effect) ask for Vaccination proof, like if you have to visit some African countries you have to compulsorily take Yellow Fever vaccine (or produce a certificate by bribing) even though urban yellow fever has not been reported since 1942, the madness goes on.

Allopathic Vaccination is a programme designed to reduce the unwanted population. In short, it is a population control programme indulged in by the spiritually unevolved so-called Illuminati, who have now been warned by Ninja group of Japan, that if they do not withdraw from this sinister design they will be eliminated. Rightly so, because a few decadent families and their servants cannot ruin the billions of people of the world and turn Green Planet Earth into a Brown Planet of Death.


HEALTH CARE IS SELF CARE IS EARTH CARE

ARE YOU AWARE OF ALTERNATIVE VACCINES?

HERE ARE SOME HOMEOPATHIC NOSODES (VACCINES)

WHICH YOU MAY ASK YOUR PHARMA BEHOLDEN CDC

TO TRY.

AIDS -- Cyclosporin, Medorrhinum, Syphilinum, Thuja or
potentised blood of a confirmed AIDS patient.
Cancer -- Carcinocin.
Chicken Pox -- Malandrinum or Variolinum.
Diptheria -- Diphtherinum or Mercurius Cyanatus.
Infective Hepatitis -- Nux Vomica.
Influenza -- Arsenic Album or Influenzinum.
Measles (Rubella) -- Morbillinum or Pulsatilla.
Mumps -- Pilocarpus.
Polio -- Lathyrus or Polio Nosode.
Small Pox -- Variolinum.
Tetanus -- Hypericum.
Tuberculosis -- Bacillinum or Tuberculinum.
Typhoid -- Arsenic Album or Baptisia.
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) -- Drosera or Pertusin.

For after effects of Allopathic Vaccination or Vaccinosis give Thuja or Kali Mur.

These remedies are cheaper, without side effects and very effective.

For the EVOLUTION
For the CHILDREN of this planet
For the HERE and NOW
Keep it SIMPLE (;

In love
Dariya Avantario


CHILDREN HERE and NOWHolistic (Research) Center for Children268, Soccol VaddoAssagao Bardez - Goa 403507INDIAPhone: 0091 - (0) 832 - 2268158Handy: 0091 - (0) 9326127307email:children@healinghereandnow.com


MORE INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE

A film on vaccines
will be released soon
for further information www.swaraj.org/shikshantar

Are Vaccines Causing More Disease Than They are Curing?
By Alan Cantwell, M.D.

Cancer Causing Vaccines, Polio, AIDS & Monkey Business
By Alan Cantwell, M.D.

Isaac Golden
Any comments will be gratefully received by the author if sent to P.O. Box 155, Daylesford, Australia. 3460. Telephone (03) 5348 3667.
The author’s following publications are available from the above address. For postage within Australia allow $4.00 for one book or $6.00 for 2 or 3 books.
Vaccination? A Review of Risks and Alternatives - revised 5th edition, 1997. $A25.00.
Homoeoprophylaxis - A Practical and Philosophical Review - 2nd edition, 1997. $A10.00.
Homoeoprophylaxis - A Ten Year Clinical Study. 1997. $A15.00.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

August 2009

This is a short documentation of “what” is happening in CHILDREN Here and Now! I would like that ALL parents taking part of the project write down “simply and short” what they experience during the time with the children!
Whatever you feel is remarkable –physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually– write it down!
This material will serve to reflect for us, at least a part of, the experience our Children have when they are coming together!
For the EVOLUTION
For the CHILDREN of this planet
For the HERE and NOW
Keep it SIMPLE (;
(S) = Small STARS age 3-4
(M) = Middle Stars age 5-6
(B) = BIG Stars age 8


AUGUST 2009

13 Cosmic Skywalker OxLahun Ben
Tuesday 4th August 2009

RAM joined the group with the (B)
Salome our guest of the DAY

(B)+(M): Setting up Electricity Project “conduct” or “Insulate”

Children built the circuit by themselves and collected material out of the environment to see what conducts and insulates
Testing and Documentation of the project by the older children

(M) Found a Bird nest
This inspired them to start a “we make birds” project out of wool/glue/feathers – a continuum of the OCTOPUS Project

(M) simple Math 1-10
10 pots with 55 chickpeas
Make in each pot the numbers of peas from 1-10
Counting them together on the Abacus

(S) Kiyara simply joined into
Messed up the Chickpeas – disturbed the (M) during counting and gave us many possibilities to explore “Conscious Communication”




2 Lunar Eagle Ca MEN Thursday
6th August 2009

GARDENING DAY
ALL together:
We started our CHILDREN Here an Now “PLANT NURSERY”

o Everybody made his own little nursery in a flower pot
o Presented a collection of seed ask them identify the seed.
o Difference between fruit/food tree/plant and flower plants
o Exploration in the garden
o Custard Apple from seed to the fruit
o Harvesting our own basil and making pesto
o What is Pesto made of?
o Write Receipt of Ingredients
o Make it in the kitchen

Lunch: Pasta with homemade PESTO
After lunch FREE PLAY….everyONE can choose what the like to do:
Ram continued his OCTUPUS
Tara her 2nd Bird
Then they took of with a amazing improvised “SHOW”!
Ram – the Clown & Kalen – the Acrobat

ALL together:
I told them the STORY of the “SEED of LIFE”
and along made a drawing how Seed grow from “Seed to Seed”

(B) copied the Story and the drawings

Resonat SUN UC AHAU (Gap)
Tuesday 11th August 2009

(B) immediately went to the WOOL and started to make more bird
(M) Lego Build and play Zorah numbers.
- 10 pot and Abacus Repetition
-Number book practice.

(B) – Om the quest of the TUAIAKA
(M)
Kalen made Referral about his discoveries of the last living Dinosaur – see info
Sharing about what everyone knows.
Question and Answer
Characteristics of Reptiles
Ram: Turkey was a Dinosaur?
Kalen: Giant Shell Turtile alive?
Tara: Krokodile

News: People in Goa found a small crocodile
Snack Break
(B) Create Octahedron
- Repetition of


2D and 3D
(M) Zorah joined
- Raman back to Lego
(B) once completed back to continue with WOOL and BIRDS

IDEA- to create landscape with all Woolen Animals and photograph it. Miriam we do need the photos!

Salome came as a guest

13:15 Lunch

(B) Wool animals
Tara made a white horse
Ram made a Squid
Kalen played Lego

(M) Raman played Lego all day.
Raman sang a song
Zorah sang a song
Kiyara made a show which ended up in a big drama

(S) The break out of Kiyara has a certain intensity to be observed and attention is needed.


(M) play family and giving Birth
Zorah –Mama
Salome – Baby

Raman – I believe I am the Doctor



9 Solar WIND Bolon IK (Gap)
Thursday 13th August 2009

(B) Completing writing text of Tuatara
(M) Introduction of e (egg writing practices) – Lego
(B) Compile nature and spirit Folder
All repeat the Tuatara and watch the film about Henry.- who became a father at age 100 years..;)

SNACK late during snack we explore how to make Yogurt
- what is needed
- What kind of Milk there is
- - Bacteria
- (M) – taste the Yogurt.

Next week:-
Tue – Make Yogurt
Thur : cheese

(B) They wanted to do the next shape. - Dodecahedron

Zorah joined in with her story about her boyfriend and meanwhile coloring they talked about the how the imaginative Boyfriend of Zorah looks like meanwhile Tara made a Phantom Picture of him

Late Lunch 13:45

Free play and again WOOL
Ram& Tara
Kalen played Lego with Raman
- Make Children Here and Now Planer.

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1 week all children Cold and cough
Take a rest all at home
On their own learning journey
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3 Electric MOON OX Muluc
Thursday 20th August 2009


We made Thursday an Unschool Adventure day
See photos
- Flower collection
- Bicycle tour later
- Dischungell Walk
- Crossing River
- Pooja Temple
- Identifying flowers



Ganesha
8 Galactic WIZARD Vaxac IX

Tuesday 25/08/2009

Ganesha Holiday

What’s happening in Children Here and now

I was wondering what to write to you..
How to reflect for you what is actually happening with Children Here an Now.!

Well rather than sending you a concept or structure of what we are planning for Children Here and now, and we will…. Yet, I thought I simply tell you what is happening in Assagao on the LAND in the HERE and NOW!

We are just recovering from some physical challenges the kids were going through.
They all catch up a cold and needed a time of rest for healing!
So the realization for us in this process is that from NOW on, whenever the children are feeling tired and they a on the way to enter a HEALING crisis, they stay at home, relax and REST!
It for the well-BEING of ALL of us!

We are just completing the week of celebration of the birthday of Lord GANESHA!
It’s always a great time, since all the children have school-HOLI-DAY and we organize with some parents a GANESHA CAMP!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Reflection from a parent Nov. 2008 to April 2009 :)

The Biology of Natural learning
from November- 2008 to April 2009

At Children Here And Now
Assagao, Goa.

A case study in the World of LANGUAGE

Age 8-12 years 2/3 (Boys) so far! Sessions: 9.30 – 1p.m(Monday and Fri)

Location: Anjuna (Hill/Home) Environment: Natural World/Family Home
Topic/Concept/Subject: Communications and Media Method: Sensory Learning of language.


Breaking, swimming, moving away from the sheltered protection of the last 7 years,(Conception to Family Nurturance) children are now, literally dancing and embracing their way into the OUTSIDE – WORLD/ENVIRONMENT. From 8-12 years)
Gone are the days of point and Seek, its now Reach Out and Do! Children can, at this stage SPEAK AND EXPRESS themselves. Their “I”/I AM WHO AM I? is taking fight. They are more than curious and ready to reach for the skies and worms under the earth! They flaunt and show Off, tumble and persistently explore their growing skills and aptitude for results. For a response from this outside world.

What they say, Act. Write, Draw, Recite Sing. How they Re-Act with ease or Trouble, with interest or fear, with joy or Indifference or Aggression…. Opens them up into the WHOLE WEB WORLD OF COMMUNICATION

Compared to Animals(other than living things), we as children and human beings, use 15-30% of our sense of Smell and Taste. We restrict and limit its use for survival. Our instinct for danger, threat, fights or flee, comfort and pleasure, is driven by our senses of smell and taste.
We can therefore “smell” good food and get hunger pangs , because juices reach our mouth, from the stomach muscles- which get exited enough to produce an enzyme! Or we can simply scream, cry, and hide from danger.
Till 7 years, children (like our animal cousins) use their senses of smell and taste to seek food, nourishment, security and sleep, and safe growth. From 8th upwards(till 12) these 2 senses get taken over by their senses of vision(eyes)/sound(ears) and touch (hands/Body/Movement) to EXPLORE and EXPERIENCE their outside world, outside environment.

The journey from the womb – home – planet – world – social/cultural/political/environment is developing and taking off from this age. Language, words and sounds scripts and focused vision, hands and heads and creating shaping to EXPRESS OURSELVES.


Language is nothing but SOUNDS.
Different Tones and Rhythms as learnt from chants, prayers world music singing songs, recitation – rhymes, story reading – telling cartoon sounds and phonics.
Through music and story CDs and Audio- visuals, this world of sound and language is introduced (Primary English but Hindi/Germanic- French/DutchoSpanish, have been tasted and sung to!
For Example : Children start the session with Om chanting then sing Bhajan chants (with or without instruments)and end with saying their own made up spontaneous prayers for the day. Each one says one in any language.

Singing along with CD’S reading Aloud with Audio tapes, Pointing and reading from books discovering speech rhythm tone expressions

Retelling stories/ relating – describing experiences explain maps, illustrations, diagrams/expressing emotions.

Through the frame- work of the phonics – system we explore diction, punctuation, rhymes – meter, and clarity of sounds spoken/expressed.

Language: is also more than sounds – put together in a pre designed order language is how we order or make sense of our outside world It is our vision our sense of sight, through our eyes, that tells us about the world. More than 80% of our information/knowledge comes from vision what we see we believe and vision is 50% of mental choice
We play around and train our sense of vision through binoculars/ spy glasses/telescope camera/kaleidoscopes magnifying glasses reading identification and observation.
(Identification of words, places trees flowers leaves shapes sizes etc and observations)
Sound and vision are combined in the session through exploratory identification both outdoors and on a work table. We use sound and vision to build and develop everyday ad fantasy concepts or ideas about the world around and within this conceptual development or concept building – capacity, makes speech, a form of communication!
We have something to express, to say – the sounds we make, the words we use, to describe what we see what we feel or hear, is communicating – an EXPERIENCE

For example: Every alternate session (or at least 4 sessions in the month ( We climb down 310 up , a fairly steep hill, Anjuna hill, which opens up into an altar-cum- sky clad amphi theatre! Perched under the wild cashew, mango, swinging langurs, dragon flies and twitters of birds, we overlook Chapora fort and dock on the west, St. Michael church north east bounded by lush green foliage to the south. Using balloons/cameras/magnifying glasses/light catchers/eyes and vision- we have drawn maps, played ‘I spy’ identified species, counted and subtracted steps, learnt about chimps – langurs and orangutans and made natural colors from the leaves/flowers/altar ash/clay around …. Learning about Distance – Directions- shapes/forms – nature.
Which leaves our hands/body and capacity for movement, to express and communicate. While there are many areas here from physical theatre to crafts, dance and drama, we have explored so far – two areas here: YOGA and HANDSKILLS(ie: writing/sketching /colouring)

Yoga – children’s yoga with visual cards are randomly chosen from the world of nature(Birds/Animals/objects/natural features) They identify and do a selection of 6-12 “postures – every session. Practicing, holding on and experimenting with breath, chanting (A/U/M) and ease/discomfort of performance. Sessions (20 mins – ½ hr) end with deep relaxation.

Of course the sprint climb scramble up the hill, and race down Anjuna hill steps, is full physical theater, at its natural best! We have had a few sessions, in the garden around home, touching and smelling the 40 different species of herbs/fruit vegetable/medicinal/ornamental/wild species in them. The garden has been the laboratory to discover Nouns and Adjectives species and colors, shapes and smells/tastes/uses.

HANDSKILLS have been guided through “Table-Work, largely. This includes the use of workbooks, puzzles, dictionaries, encyclopedias, cards, picture books, phonic – practice, math’s, word- building searching, story writing, drawing and illustrating. We have created cards/files/books/maps/timelines/cartoon and stories. We have illustrated stories. We have used pencils/pens/crayons/felts/paints/natural dyes/clay forms/paper cut outs to express an idea. At least 40=45% of the session is focused on this form of communicating. We have had two sessions on the computer learning to “write” on it. Much more can unfold!

Through this language tools of sound/vision/touch we have entered into the areas/subjects of history, Geography, Maths and natural world. We are starting to build on a foundation of basic concepts ideas in the following way:

History: Starting with first birthday to our grandparents schooling, we have got into the idea of His(Her) STORY! OR THE Past. The Ancient History of the world is our basic theme, and we have moved through stone age(old-new), Civilization and Jericho, and landed at Egypt. We have touched on the world of Hanuman and king Arthur, spears and computers.

Geography: Using our cultural diversity as a starting point, and Goa as a melting point we have traced Goa from Anjuna Hill to Rishikesh and Nepal, to Europe and the rest of the world. We have looked at Maps/Atlases/Puzzles to find out about capitals, languages, mountains and rivers. India, with ( Goa included) and is the area of study for a the next couple of sessions.

Maths: Numbers, counting, adding, subtracting ease with 2 digits (3 and 4 digit numbers for the older along with multiplication measurement (ruler measuring tape and use of compass set square have been introduced.

Natural World: Species Identification (Plants) + Habitat/Environment destruction or loss
Monkeys and wildlife Dictionary encyclopedia habitat
Seasons and celebrating natural cycles: x mas, holi ,morning ritual

Myself: connecting with Hygiene/sense of self/behavior Attitude family tree relationships.

A typical session

a. At home
Ritual of lighting incense./candle followed by holding hands, chanting om, prayer, singing, yoga – 20-1/2 hr songs from Karadi rhymes) singing reciting reading memorizing recognizing tune finding unknown words using instruments to sing – dance move beat along Identifying concepts trough songs from colour/seasons/culture places through questions practicing poetry illustrating any one song in between phonics/grammar workbook word puzzles are used.
There is normally a 20-30 min break depending and energy and motivation.

b. Outside Kill – Trek from home (identifying counting transport/moving creatures wild plants to kill (7 mins walk) climb uphill(310 steps, stopping at each cross (story of Jesus – to explore everything from good/evil/sacrifice/ born again, to peacocks, langurs, flowers or a passing snake On top – ritual to altar – prayers songs . Focus on any one them(eg: with the spotting of the langurs came the entry into the world of monkeys, our ancestors the stone age and their habitat, food and communication with Holi came collecting colours from nature and discussing celebrations- rituals festivals and card making with the binoculars came geography distance maps and places……. And so on….

There is so much more available to us and we have just begun tasting our possibilities!

The biggest lesson has been the ease and comfort of communication and interaction between the children they have gravitated towards helping, prodding, supporting, testing, teasing each other- in thier own”specialized” areas of skill and aptitude. Reading and computer skills flexibility and strength sketching and counting memory and spelling have freely been exchanged between them leaping out of their own contexts of interests an motivation.
In this all the tools(Books/Workbooks/ Enclopedias Dictionaries /Audio’ Binocs/computer etc) have been accessible to them at all times.

The idea of “free- play” has largely been let loose in the thinking mental emotional realms our sessions are structured in the sense that I am mostly in an around them there is a general plan for the session but depending on motivation and energy I follow the flow.

In the 20 odd sessions that we have had, so far 2-3 have swung off- couse Free play with ideas imagination, fantasy, concepts words and language, free play in communicating with each of us, democratically and respectfully is our growing skill. There is no natural liking for writing bur there is more than a natural willingness to know and explore more about History/Geography/mythology, maths and the natural world

The writing therefore is in the form of expressing first and then communicating – through both spoken written and illustrated word. Every session then is a little bit of practice – Regularity + discipline)thrown in. More than anything else it is their commitment to Learning itself that is growing.

Can we CONTINUR /PROGRESS WITHING THIS FORMAT?

Yes for sure maybe another “communicator” or language “lover” to bring in Science, Geometry, Drama or computer skills could do with some Mathematically minded guides too. Would love to bring in more Crafts and Poetry food Health and world Mythology into it but the start has been fun. It has been a learning curve for me too, learning to trust my inner sense of only doing/putting out what I enjoy most! The learning then naturally unfolds I am more than open to keeping these 2 sessions per week with 2-4 kids (Our trial with 3 was too short, erratic and temperamentally opposite!) But I have a better sense of our strengths, interest, natural inclination and weakness. More than anything else I am ready to commit my energy, time and space towards this growth cycle.

Look forward to picking up in October 2009!


Navina Venkat 0- Sondergaard
Tel:09370603060

Any Comments/Suggestions on this are welcome!

Also you can pass it to other parents of 8-12 yrs olds, for future possibilities.

May the spirit of Natural Learning Flourish /Om



References for more on Biology of learning, look at JBNNAN/ Joseph Chilton Pearce:
Magical child/magical child matures/Biology of Transcender