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YOUNG NATURALIST’S CAMPS

May 2012

Children are born naturalists, born

with an affinity to nature which they

explore with all their senses.

This May, The Gerry Martin Project (TGMP) aims at providing children the opportunity to explore the natural world and a safe environment to test their knowledge through experience.

TGMP WILL BE RUNNING TWO CAMPS FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING NATURALIST

SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING VARIOUS

FACETS OF ECOLOGY

LARGE GAME AND BIRD ECOLOGY, JUNGLE RETREAT-MUDUMALAI

Jungle Retreat is a resort, located on over thirty-five acres of reforested farmland adjoining the Mudumalai National Park. It is the perfect setting to help children learn the basics in wildlife tracking,birdwatching, outdoor survival and the like. There will also be activities like camera trapping, pug mark identification, game drives, a visit to the elephant camp, etc. It is a perfect workshop for children who are interested in nature and would like to experience real wilderness and wildlife of all kinds.

1. Large Game and Bird Ecology at Jungle Retreat,

MudumalaiDates: 30th April to 4th May 2012

The Gerry Martin Project

A Bengal Tiger

Scoping for Game A long-tailed Shrike

2. Naturalist Skills and Field Biology at The Hunkal Woods, Chikmagalur

Dates: 14th to 18th May 2012

Age Bracket: 11 to 17 yrs

YOUNG NATURALIST’S CAMPS!

The Gerry Martin Project | +91-9972068300 | www.gerrymartin.in

NATURALIST SKILLS AND FIELD BIOLOGY, THE HUNKAL WOODS, CHIKMAGALUR

The Hunkal Woods is a 400 acre plantation nestled admist shola forest of the Western Ghats. This 100 yr. old heritage property is located in Karnataka’s oldest coffee belt of Chikmagalur. The plantation offers the perfect opportunity to experience nature and the outdoors and some great wildlife as well.

Here, we will learn how to build machaans, approach animals with stealth and efficiency, learn about various forest types, setting camera traps, some basics in nature photography, outdoor survival and tree climbing.

FACULTY Each of the workshops will be led by a per son wi th re levant sk i l l and experience. There will be also be support faculty who will help children during the activities and see to their general well-being and safety. We will maintain an adult to child ratio of at least 1:5 where we will only count actual faculty on the program and not include other adults who work at the locations. All our faculty will be screened and have prior experience with children.

SAFETYWe completely understand your trepidation about sending your children off on experiences like this. When it comes to safety, we keep a constant vigil on children to ensure that they donʼt get hurt, physically or emotionally. The ratio of adults to children that we maintain ensures that children are never alone and unwatched. We also keep a keen eye out for interpersonal dynamics and will step in if any children are being bullied or put down.Our equipment is all tested and cleared. Wherever necessary, we have certified and experienced instructors.

These camps build on the

child’s sense of wonder about

nature and invites them to explore

the natural world around them. Activities are

structured so that they blend social,

emotional, physical and

cognitive skills to help foster learning.

Shola Forests Birdwartching

To register or to get

more deta i ls p lease contact Conan on

+91-9972068300 or

conan@gerrymart in . in