City Explorers: Discovering Bangalore's Green Spaces
For our children, the city is a classroom. We trade four walls for open skies and sidewalks for park trails, finding science and poetry in every tree we climb and every leaf we touch.
A blindfolded child gently touches the bark of a tree, learning to identify it using her sense of touch. This sensory activity builds a deeper, more intimate connection with trees.
Teamwork and play combine as children use a large branch to carry their backpacks through Cubbon Park, turning a simple walk into a fun, collaborative challenge.
We find a quiet spot under the trees in the park for some nature journaling. These sessions encourage children to slow down, observe closely, and document their surroundings.
An older child shares his knowledge about a leaf he has found, teaching the younger children in a beautiful moment of peer-to-peer learning during our park visit.
Children create a beautiful gradient using leaves collected from the park floor, arranging them from green to brown to understand the lifecycle of a leaf.
Discovering fungi in the grass. Children gather around to gently touch and examine the mushrooms, a moment of shared curiosity during our exploration of Cubbon Park.
A child makes a bark rubbing, capturing the unique texture of a tree's skin. This is a wonderful way to combine art with scientific observation.
About this collection
When we head out for our nature walks, there is no rigid curriculum. A child might be blindfolded to feel the texture of ancient bark in Cubbon Park, or collecting fallen leaves to understand the cycle of life. It is about slowing down enough to notice the tiny fungi in the grass or the way a sprout breaks through the soil, turning a simple Tuesday afternoon into a profound lesson on the world right outside our front door.
Our urban nature programs turn Bengaluru’s public parks into living laboratories for young minds. We move beyond textbooks, encouraging children to build their own connections through sensory exploration.
What we observe
- Sensory Discovery: Children learn to identify trees by touch while blindfolded or record observations in nature journals during our 'Tree Loving Tuesday' sessions.
- Peer-to-Peer Learning: We see older children guiding younger ones, sharing knowledge about leaves and insects they have discovered.
- Scientific Inquiry: Physics becomes real when they test the balance of a seesaw, and biology comes alive when they examine fungi or sprout seeds found in the park.
Practical details
Our Urban Conservation Workshops (₹1200–₹1800 per session) are intimate, 2-3 hour explorations led by school faculty and naturalists. We provide all necessary materials—from magnifying loupes to nature journals—and ensure every session includes a contribution to animal welfare NGOs. Whether it is a morning in Cubbon Park or a local biodiversity study, the goal is simple: helping children see themselves as stewards of the natural world.
The Earth School
We are a community of kids, parents, and teachers who find poetry in everyday moments. At The Earth School, we trust that children are capable and curious, so we follow their lead—whether that means climbing trees to study a canopy or getting our hands dirty in the local soil.
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