Monthly Archives: December 2016

Five Things You Can Spot in the Night Sky with Your Naked Eyes

The City skies are Polluted but not dead yet. In our busy lives, we rarely look up to observe the wonders in the sky above. The is mainly due to two reasons: – We don’t have access to clear night skies. We are too busy looking into our computers and smart devices. What we have […]

Posted in STEM in the Outdoors | Tagged constellations, festival, jupiter, mercury, meteor, Moon, night sky, photography, Planets, pollution, Satellite, saturn, shooting stars, Sky, universe, venus | 3 Comments

Why are Science & Technology important?

Can you imagine a single day without reading the news or travelling in a vehicle or drinking clean water. Can you imagine a day without electricity or without medicine when you fall sick. Can you imagine not wearing clothes or shoes and going on a hunt for animals in the jungle every time you feel […]

Posted in STEM in the Outdoors | Tagged engineering, evolution, Lunar, mathematics, Meteor Shower, Meteors, Moon, Planets, robot, Satellite, SCIENCE, Sky, Sputnik, Sun, technology | Leave a comment

WHEN PHYSICS AND ADVENTURE MEET

“Science is organised knowledge. Wisdom is organised life.” […]

Posted in STEM in the Outdoors | Tagged adventure, CLIMBING, FRICTION, HIKING, KNOWLEDGE, pHYSICS, Rappelling, ROPE, SCIENCE, Travel, TREKKING, WISDOM | 1 Comment

STUDENT EDUCATION TRAVEL: TIME TO REDEFINE

Six year old Arundhati goes on a day long school trip to Agra. The itinerary covers Taj Mahal, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World and the old capital city of the Mughals, the Red Fort. The school group returns satisfied, the parents are happy, the children excited and the photos of the […]

Posted in Director's Notes | Tagged educationaltravel, Redefining Student Travel, School Travel, Student Education Travel, Student Travel, Travel, Travel to Knowledge, travel with edterra, Truly Educational Travel | Leave a comment

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: EXPLORE SPACE AND BEYOND

At EdTerra, I have had the good fortune of making numerous visits to USA. I have been mentoring the US East Coast Space Adventure journeys for over 5 years now, and each time I find myself back at Kennedy Space Center (the core focus of our US East Coast journeys), I find myself getting goose […]

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JAPAN – REINVENTING PERFECTION

WABI-SABI (Japanese): A way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japan has truly outdone its own philosophies and values when it comes to preaching and practicing them. It is as if each and every citizen of the country […]

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ANATOMY OF FEAR

Throughout our childhood we have been told to be brave; that to be scared is a sign of weakness and is unacceptable. That fear is a negative emotion. Over the years, fear even became a convoluted gender issue. It became acceptable for women to express fear, but for men it became a matter of shame. […]

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DIARY OF A SCUBA DIVING STUDENT

At EdTerra, we breathe, eat, sleep and practically live ‘travel’! So it really is no surprise that travel is our chosen form of relaxation, even when we are not working! As an avid adventure-seeker, with a love for the waters, it was inevitable that I got myself a PADI scuba diving certification. For the uninitiated, […]

Posted in EdTerra's Travel Nerds | Tagged adventure, adventureaddict, andaman, bayofbengal, diveindia, diving, havlock, marinelife, oceanlife, padi, scubadiving, underwater | 3 Comments

FIVE EMOTIONS THAT ITALY CAN EVOKE IN YOUR MIND

Italy is often stereotyped as a nation of emotional people. Whether there is any truth in that or not, we do not know. What we know is, this country can evoke emotions in your heart and mind owing to its blowing diversity. 1) FEEL POWERFUL Whether you are a shutterbug or not, you simply cannot miss […]