SELF EXPRESSION THROUGH ART
Art workshops in collaboration with The Walking School Bus, (A Vancouver based NGO) in Uttarakhand, 2018
As a part of the The Walking School Bus team (TWSB) I worked as a traveling art facilitator at Satkhol village, near Nainitaal in Uttarakhand. I set up a small library and art corner within the school. I hand-picked 350 beautifully illustrated storybooks sourced from across India for the library.
The primary purpose was to work closely with their art teacher to use storybooks effectively as a medium for teaching art. I worked with 200 children from two local schools; Himalayan Public School (HPS) Suyalgarh and Chopra. We used the Indian concept of ‘jugaad’ to focus on frugal innovation to address the enormous challenges they faced everyday. Despite abundant greenery, fresh air, clear water and picturesque views locals still face hurdles with regards to limited transport, drinking water, access to teaching materials across this terrain. We worked on developing local solutions to these problems. This led to the publication of a multilingual book called ‘How Himani solves a problem’ published by Pratham Books.