This workshop was conducted in collaboration with Keystone Foundation. We were hosted by Paschim Banga Kheria Sabar Kalyan Samity (PBKSKS) at their office in Deorang (Rajnoagarh), Purulia. The participants were a group of 42 children of the Kheria-Sabar community, a sect of the Munda Adivasi people. We used birdwatching, illustrations and puppetry as our tools to conduct the sessions. And the children participated wholeheartedly and with unending enthusiasm.

Over the last three months we have organized three more nature walks for children including their parents and guardians. Just through word of mouth, our initial group of 9 parents has grown sizably to 61 active members who trust us to guide them and their children in activity-oriented nature education.

The children’s interest in Nature was notably high within the members of the Nature Club with very little scope for further improvement. However, within the short window of the 3-day workshop, we have been able to achieve a marked increase in the interests of those who attended the entire programme