Connecting children to birds
Joyshree Gogoi is a nature educator from Assam. She was a fellow of Green Hub and initiated Green School, through which she introduces children to nature through creative activities, storytelling, and outdoor exploration, in Gobuk, Arunachal Pradesh. Through her educational work, she hopes that children learn about nature and start thinking about it.
Ready to test your bird knowledge in a fun way? We’re happy to bring you this series of online quizzes and will try to publish one every month. Try out our new Birds on Currency Notes and Stamps quiz! Let’s see how many you can get right!
Dhaval Vargiya is a nature educator from Gujarat. By engaging communities in birdwatching and nature education, he hopes to cultivate a sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world. He organizes hands-on bird identification walks and workshops, and has also developed various resources for nature education.
On 15th and 16th February 2025, the second phase of these walks was planned in 8 cities: Bengaluru, Dimapur, Halol, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Ranchi, Trivandrum, and Ujjain. These walks coincided with the Great Backyard Bird Count 2025 (Feb 14-17), a global community science event held annually in mid-February.
Libraries in Karnataka are now evolving into vibrant spaces where children can explore, learn, and nurture their connection with the natural world. Children’s enthusiasm for birds continues to grow, with many eager to learn more and take part in additional bird-related programs.
Shonali Chenzira is a practitioner of nature-based education from Bengaluru. She has led initiatives that span themes, landscapes and critical issues and is inspired to pursue immersive, interactive and action-oriented biodiversity education. She hopes to not only inform, but move people to act, change and keep hope alive, for everybody’s sake.
Inquiry-based learning is an educational approach that taps into our natural curiosity. It’s a question-driven process where learners actively engage by asking, exploring, and discovering. The practice supports learners as they build upon their knowledge—while also encouraging critical thinking, creativity, and a deeper understanding of the world.
Across cultures, stories often serve as mirrors reflecting human behaviour and emotions. Two folktales about birds from India, one from West Bengal and the other from Manipur, share a common theme: the cruelty of a mother-in-law toward her daughter-in-law. Keep reading and get to know the birds we’re talking about and their backstories.
As part of the #YoungBirdersChallenge that took place in the last week of December 2024, we received some beautiful entries. Two young birders, Magizh C T and Abhinav Raha, have shared their thoughtful contributions with us. In this post, we take a closer look at their nature journals.
Titash Chakrabarti is a nature enthusiast and musician from Kolkata. With a background in music teaching, he integrates creative arts into nature education, emphasizing hands-on learning. He aims to foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills in children, advocating for a shift in educational approaches.