An impressive nature walk by Stella Maris students at Semmozhi Poonga
The Hindu
Imparting knowledge to a mixed group of participants, some twice your age and some others almost half your age, can put even seasoned teachers in a quandry. Add to that the peculiar situation of the i
Imparting knowledge to a mixed group of participants, some twice your age and some others almost half your age, can put even seasoned teachers in a quandry. Add to that the peculiar situation of the instructor being a student of the subject themselves, the emerging picture does not instill confidence. Despite these factors being arrayed against them, Keertanaa K and Nikkitha Terasa held their own.
Recently, these third-year zoology students led a mixed group on a nature walk through the butterfly garden at Semmozhi Poonga on Dr Radhakrishnan Salai in Teynampet, as part of Urban Wilderness Walks, an internship programme offered by Madras Naturalists Society (MNS). The exercise skirted around providing descriptions of flora. It pivoted around teaching the participants how to record their impressions of what they had seen, heard, felt and experienced.
The duo had chosen nature journaling for their project, and a rangoon creeper and Hong Kong orchid tree would be the main objects of study for the participants. Their choise was dictated by the fact that this tree and plant offered colourful flowers and invite a lot of impressions.