Come, lets build our school...




It all seems to be a magic! Suddenly we met with Varun and Jeremie, great souls and experts in low cost, mud buildings. May be it is true that all our delay is just to wait for these people to hold our hands and take us forward.
Now, we need your help to build the first structure on our site! Entirely made of earth, with a minimal use of cement and chemicals, the building will serve as a camp site to train children. It will also be a resource centre for Organic farming, alternative education, alternative medicine and alternative politics.

The workshop

From the 6th to the 15th of July 2015
10 days of fun, learnings and hard work to build the first building of the Cuckoo Forest School!

What will you learn?

The 2 stories building is entirely made of adobes (raw earth bricks) and earth mortar. You will discover all the steps to build an earthen structure made of arches and domes :
  • Identification of soil
  • Brick masonry
  • Construction of arches
  • Making of domes with the free spanning technique (no centering / formwork)
  • Lime based plaster for water proofing

Program

Dates : from the 6th to the 15th of July 2015
The workshop will start on the 6th of July at 10am.
The exact workshop timing will be defined collectively on the first day.
Apart from the construction activities there will be discussions, cultural events and movies in the evenings.

Accommodation and food

Very basic accommodation will be provided since there is no infrastructure on the site yet.
In a few words : You will be very close to nature surrounded by a mind blowing landscape 
Tents and temporary toilets will be installed on the site and all 3 meals will be provided to the participants.

Equipment

Be ready to get dirty!
Carry a good hat and a water bottle that you can fill on site.
You can also bring bed-sheets for the night / blankets.

Venue

Cuckoo Forest School,
Puliyanur Village,
Singarapettai
Tamil Nadu
GPS (exact location) : 12.279661, 78.642571

Fees

The workshop is free: kids get a school, you get to learn!
However, the budget of the cuckoo movement being extremely limited, we ask you to consider giving a small contribution for the food and if you feel like, for the rest of the project.
All accounts will be transparently shared.
Example of contribution : 150 Rs / day
You will find the payment detail in the registration form.

Registration

Please fill this online form :  http://tinyurl.com/njngya2
Any doubt? call Senthil  0 9902410113
or Sivaraj 09965689020

Organizers

Varun Thautam
www.varunthautam.com
Made In Earth Collective
www.madeinearth.in

Comments

  1. சந்தோஷ் குமார் 31 July 2015 at 16:37

    hi frnds
    Wen is the next event?
    Will u accept interested peoples as volunteer?

    ReplyDelete

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