Over the past few months the words ‘Geodesic Dome’ have gone around Shibumi quite a lot. It’s unlikely there’s anyone who hasn’t heard the words. And in recent times we have had a strange structure sitting outside Bijitsu. Often you would find some of the youngest children climbing and playing on it. But what is a geodesic dome? And why has it become so popular at Shibumi? The Reporters club at Shibumi got together the group of students working on it to answer their questions... Who all are involved in this project?   Geodesic Group (GG):  Srishti, Asba, Gautam, Varun, Yashwant, Das and Kumaran uncle.   How did you get started on it?   GG: We had a choice between puzzles, triangulation and the geodesic dome. We chose this one because it was more hands-on.   What is a geodesic dome?   GG: A geodesic dome is any dome made only out of straight lines. (on the dome surface) The Geodesic Dome is the strongest structure for any curved surfa...

This summer term different clubs were formed by the teachers and children of the three younger groups (Tulsi, Ketaki and Palash). The clubs then came together three times a week for the whole of the term.   Here are some snippets from all the fun and learning.   Stitching club The stitching group was a delightful threesome, Mahiti ,Vibha and I; joined in the last few sessions by Nikhit. They came, all excited about using the sewing machine; but after the first two sessions of exploration decided on projects  and determinedly dived into cross stitch embroidery. While finishing the pattern seemed to take "forever" they soldiered on, enjoying creating patterns with colours. Finally on the last day the zip pouch and little sling bag were machine stitched. And Nikith had a decorated elastic hairband to create his ‘puff’. - Roopa Toys from Trash club The group (Dia, Dhatri and I) came together to make simple toys with junk materials suc...