A Closer Look at Hands-on Learning at Ekya Nava
Education doesn't stop at the classroom door. We invite you to explore our maker spaces, family treks, and parenting sessions where we learn, build, and grow together.
A mother and her young son share a smile as they paint together, capturing a moment of pure connection and creative joy. This is what my workshops are all about: providing a space for families to bond and create lasting memories through shared activities like our Portrait Puzzle workshop.
Experience the thrill of adventure with your child in our Eco Venture Camps. This video showcases families trekking on sunlit trails and setting up for an overnight camping experience, highlighting the teamwork and unforgettable memories forged in nature.
A father guides his son in a woodworking project, demonstrating the focus and confidence that hands-on learning builds. My Maker Space workshops are designed to empower children to think, plan, and create with their own hands, with parents joining in to encourage and learn alongside them.
Hear directly from a parent about his two sons' fantastic three-week summer camp experience. This heartfelt testimonial speaks to the joy, creativity, and surprising lessons that both children and parents take away from our programs.
Here is a sample of a monthly calendar, showcasing the variety of workshops and parent wellness sessions available at Ekya Nava. From crafting with clay to sessions on conscious parenting and screen time management, there is always an opportunity to learn and grow with us.
In this clip, Dr. Shefali Tsabary speaks on the power of conscious parenting, a core philosophy I embrace. My workshops are designed to help you model this enlightened consciousness, understanding that global transformation begins with how we parent.
A parent shares her positive feedback on our Building Blocks workshop, praising how it sparked imagination and free expression in her child. This testimonial highlights my focus on unstructured, creative play that allows a child's natural creativity to flourish.
About Featured
Our workshops at the Panathur campus focus on the process rather than a perfect final result. Whether you are using power tools in our Maker Space or navigating a nature trail, we keep our facilitator-to-participant ratio low at 1:5. This ensures you receive actual guidance on your project, rather than just supervision, allowing you and your child to really focus on the work in front of you.
Building Skills at the Maker Space
Our Maker Space is not a showroom. It is a working lab equipped with industrial-grade tools like power drills and carving equipment. When you join a workshop here, you are not just watching a demo. You are using treated pine, air-dry clay, or robotics kits to build something tangible. We provide the safety gear and the expert oversight, but the design and the execution belong to you and your child.
Conscious Parenting and Wellness
Parenting is often presented as a series of 'right' or 'wrong' choices. We step away from that. Our sessions connect you with clinical psychologists and pediatricians to address the reality of raising children today—managing screen time, dealing with childhood fears, and coping with the inevitable parental guilt. These are not lectures; they are interactive masterclasses with Q&A segments designed to give you actionable steps you can try at home.
Family Adventures in Nature
We know that some of the best lessons happen outside. Our Eco Venture Camps, departing from Panathur, are designed to get families off their devices and onto the trails. We handle the logistics—chartered transport, forest permits, and first aid—so you can focus on the trek. Whether it is an overnight camping trip or a guided nature walk, the goal is simple: helping families reconnect without the distractions of daily life.
Why Panathur?
Our campus is intentionally built to serve as a hub for the local community. By hosting these sessions on weekends, we make it possible for working parents to stay involved. Everything we offer, from the woodworking benches to the seminar halls for wellness talks, is designed to keep families learning long after the school bell rings.
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