Green Pencil Foundation

Connecting Communities with Nature: Birding Sessions at Dayal Singh College and Sikanderpur Pahadi CategoriesClimate

Connecting Communities with Nature: Birding Sessions at Dayal Singh College and Sikanderpur Pahadi

Green Pencil Foundation is organising two engaging birding and nature education activities on 5 and 6 September 2026, creating opportunities for students, communities and nature enthusiasts to learn about birds and experience local biodiversity. The first Birding Session will take place on 5 September 2026, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, at Dayal Singh College, […]

Why Bird Walks Matter: Discover Nature, Understand Bird Behaviour and Reconnect With the Outdoors CategoriesClimate

Why Bird Walks Matter: Discover Nature, Understand Bird Behaviour and Reconnect With the Outdoors

There is something different about a morning spent looking for birds. You walk into a forest thinking you are going to see birds. But after a while, you realise that you are actually learning to see the forest itself. You begin noticing movement in the branches, sounds coming from different directions, insects moving through the […]

Why Outdoor Nature Education Matters for School Children CategoriesChildren Education Climate

Outdoor Nature Education: How School Gardens Are Helping Children Discover the Natural World

Sometimes, the best lessons begin when children leave their desks. On 2 September 2026, something different was happening at a Government School in Delhi. There were no pages to turn and no answers to memorise. Instead, children were walking slowly through the school garden, looking under leaves, observing the soil, searching around plants and pointing […]

When Nature Became the Classroom: Students Discover Butterflies, Slugs and the Art of Fallen Leaves in Delhi CategoriesChildren Education Climate

Beyond the Classroom: How Children at a Delhi School Discovered Nature in Their Own Backyard

On 25 August 2026, an ordinary school garden became a space for curiosity, creativity and discovery. Green Pencil Foundation organised eight Nature Education Classes at Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Dhakka, Delhi, led by Mr. Sandy Khanda, Founder of Green Pencil Foundation, under his Teach For Nature Fellowship. Instead of learning about nature only through books, students […]

Learning Beyond the Classroom: How Bird Walks and Nature Exposure Help Students Connect, Learn and Thrive CategoriesClimate

How Nature Exposure Benefits Students: Bird Walks, Mental Well-being & Experiential Learning

Green Pencil Foundation, in collaboration with Ataavi Bird Foundation and Green Brigade, College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, organised a Campus Bird Walk at Sanjay Van, Delhi. Led by Mr. Sandy Khanda, the walk brought students into a learning environment that had no walls, no blackboard and no fixed textbook chapter just trees, birds, […]