sharing folk dances in the learning center brings teachers and children together in rhythm, harmony and a collective cultural experience. Dancing also develops the kinesthetic skills.

Stimulating tactile skills and more.....with potter's clay

The teacher becomes a facilitator, sharing the journey with her children

Teachers re live childhood during a training session

One of my most rewarding moments in the joy of this little orphan boy living in

the SOS Village Home in Saswad, outside Pune.

Children in a community center in Tannery Road, Bangalore

working with potter's clay seems to evoke collective sub conscious responses.

visually impaired children work with clay

Making art come alive in the classroom

When we work with children and teachers through the different arts, the responses are universal. I don't want to sound too pedantic but educators may recognize these as "higher order responses" I have had great opportunities to use Art in Education techniques and work with children and teachers in different parts of India and from diverse backgrounds. Expression, though the arts- visual and tactile, and through drama, or with puppets or in dance- all evoke higher order responses in the most spontaneous ways. The Art in Education practitioner is not a teacher, but a facilitator. My work has been a journey of explorations into learning responses of children and teachers.

A Dedication

I dedicate this site to schools, teachers and children of Bangalore, Calcutta, Pune, and in many rural parts of Karnataka and India where I have shared sheer joy with others through my work.