Connecting children to birds
Esha Munshi is the founder of the Feather Library and associate curator of birds at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru. Her main goal of founding the Feather Library was to give something meaningful back to science and society. She feels bird feathers, sounds, and behaviours hold valuable insights into our ecosystems.
Nobina Gupta is a nature educator and Curator-Director of Disappearing Dialogues (dD) in Kolkata. As a nature educator, she focuses on process, practice, and everyday life, and uses art as a catalyst to address critical ecological issues and drive change. She adopts a multifaceted approach and creativity to make learning more engaging and relevant.
In this blog series, we showcase interesting and creative assignments received as part of The Wonder of Birds online course. Birds have always held a special place in our cultural narratives and everyday life, and crows have been particularly prominent due to their intelligence, adaptability and cultural relevance. Here are some crow-related stories!
The latest session in the Birding Buddies Online Series explored the connection between Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and artistic expression, emphasizing their roles in fostering a deeper connection with nature. The goal was to equip participants with creative tools to engage with the natural world by tapping into their emotions.
The Young Birders’ Workshop (YBW) is a 4-week online workshop for 10-13 year old kids, a unique opportunity for young birders to take the next step in their birding journey. The Young Birders’ Workshop (YBW) 2024 has just concluded, leaving behind a trail of fond memories and knowledge gained by enthusiastic participants.
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 Bird Colour Palette quiz! Let’s see how many you can get right!
Ovee Thorat is a nature educator who collaborates with school teachers in Kashmir on nature learning. She hopes that we will explore the nature socio-emotional learning (NSEL) aspects of nature learning. She aims to be more inclusive and context-based in her work. Ovee is currently a fellow with Nature Classrooms.
One such story, shared by Lynn Kemigisha from Uganda, speaks to the playful mystique surrounding Kamushungushungu. Children would eagerly seek guidance from the eagle, asking whimsical questions about their future paths. They believed that the Long-crested Eagle, held the key to revealing the origin of their future partners.
In this blog series, we showcase interesting and creative assignments received as part of The Wonder of Birds free online […]
Early Bird recently collaborated with the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Commission to foster linkages between children and nature through rural libraries. We trained 500 rural librarians in Karnataka to serve as bird educators who will provide children with the opportunity to learn all about birds through their libraries.