School Programs at Panapara Tea Estate
By Sophie Bernstein, Shansi Fellow, Biodiversity Conservation On November 19th, students from The Lawrence School, followed by students from the Chamraj School on November 26th, 2024, visited one of Keystone’s restoration sites, the Panapara Tea Estate in the Nilgiris. The events started off with a thorough explanation of the estate and its environment. This included […]
Exploring Inclusive Pedagogies and Language Diversity at an International Conference
The 7th International Conference On Language And Education: Multilingual Education For Transformative Education Systems And Resilient Futures (#7MLE) was organised by the Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group (MLE WG) of UNESCO. The conference was organised as a bid to unite educators, linguists, researchers, policymakers, and language enthusiasts from around the world. The event was held […]
World Migratory Bird Day Celebration in Krishnapudur
May 13, 2023 By Silambarasan, Project Assistant – Biodiversity Keystone’s Biodiversity team celebrated World Migration Day on May 13, by conducting an awareness activity in Krishnapudur village, Kotagiri. Attendees were given insight into migration and its importance in the ecosystem. The event saw the participation of 22 students, of which six were girls. The team […]
Week 6_Livelihoods and Governance
What changed our livelihoods pattern? Environmental history fades away by the time a nation establishes its post-industrial era! The livelihood opportunities of the students from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) are predominantly dependent on nature like agriculture, gathering forest produce, rearing cattle, etc. They are primarily engaged in seasonal work based in and around their communities. […]
Week 3_Governance
Fun is an essential part of learning at the NFLC. The third week, titled Governance and anchored by Pratim Roy, Founder Director of Keystone Foundation, proved to be just so. While governance might not be easily and directly associated with fun as a first thought, Pratim ensured that the learning path was through an enriching […]
Week 2_Livelihoods in transition and social enterprise
The second week of the NFLC flew by as fast as the first. Archana Sivaramakrishnan anchored the first half of the week, capturing the livelihoods in transition of the NBR, followed by Mathew John who brought out the relevance and importance of market and social enterprises (Last Forest Enterprises) and explained its place in Keystone. […]
Week 1_Ecology
Keystone Foundation, one of Kotagiri’s popular ‘eco-systems’ welcomed the NFLC 2016 cohort into the newly constructed dorms after a tiring journey from across the globe. Even though jet lag was a dampener for some, the Cornelians’ counterparts here soon helped them settle into a comfortable rhythm and absorb the ambience in and around the Keystone […]