CategoriesClimateThere 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 […]
CategoriesChildren Education ClimateSometimes, 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 […]
CategoriesClimateWhat happens when you slow down for a few hours and really look at the landscape around you? You begin to notice life everywhere. A bird calling from a tree. A butterfly moving quietly between plants. A dragonfly flying over the grass. And, if you’re lucky, a Rat Snake making its way through the landscape. […]
CategoriesClimateGreen Pencil Foundation, in collaboration with Ataavi Bird Foundation, organised a Bird Guide Walk at Bhondsi, Gurugram, bringing together nature enthusiasts for a morning of birdwatching, learning, and meaningful connection with the natural world. For many of us, birds are simply part of the background of our daily lives. We hear them in the morning, […]
CategoriesChildren Education ClimateOn 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 […]
CategoriesClimateGreen 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, […]
CategoriesClimateGreen Pencil Foundation, in collaboration with Ataavi Bird Foundation, organised a Campus Bird Walk for students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The walk offered students an opportunity to step away from their regular routines, slow down, and discover the rich birdlife that shares space with them on campus. More than simply spotting birds, the experience […]
CategoriesClimateArt has always been more than colours, shapes and imagination. In many cultures, it has also been a way of understanding nature and using natural resources with care. This connection came alive at the Art, Soil & Environment Workshop, organised by Green Pencil Foundation during the Afsana Art Festival at Shiv Nadar School, Gurugram, on […]
CategoriesClimate Mental HealthThere is something special about starting a morning surrounded by trees, fresh air and the sound of birds. This Independence Day, Green Pencil Foundation, in collaboration with Ataavi Bird Foundation, brought participants together for a 2.5-hour guided bird watching walk at Bhondsi Nature Park, Gurugram. The walk was designed not simply as a birding activity, […]
CategoriesClimateNature education becomes more meaningful when young people get the opportunity to step away from classrooms and experience the natural world through observation. Taking this idea forward, Green Pencil Foundation, in collaboration with Ataavi Bird Foundation, organized an engaging Birding Workshop at Amity University, bringing together 40 students from the Department of Political Science. The […]
