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I liked today's caravan very much. It was very relaxing. For the first time I was assigned to storytelling and theatre space and it was...

The feeling that I get from the caravan is always so beautiful and amazing as I get to spend time with those little ones as it feels so nic...

The dance part of the caravan always brings out smiles and joy to children. It is fun to observe how even our instructors act like children...

It felt refreshing to be back after a long time. The activity in the art space was a group activity where a group of children paint toget...

I saw that the building was being renovated and there was a shortage of space but that didn't stop the kids from enjoying themselves. I...

This was the first caravan of the new year and the first caravan held at <caravan location> in a long time. There was a lot of excite...

It was my second time to this school where the caravan was held. It's beautiful to work with younger children. They show so much respec...

I had an interesting experience as I'd never done anything like this. I've never facilitated a donation drive and so I was a little...

Since I live in a hostel I asked my housemates if they would be willing to contribute to the caravan resource drive. And since there was a ...

I felt like we were not in <caravan location> but a fest with all the music around and various stalls where children were completely ...

It was a beautiful experience yet again. It felt very nice to have met all the children and help them out in whatever little way possible. ...

Caravans are always fun. As days pass by, we are learning new things in every caravan we attend. We are actually getting familiarized with ...

Having interacted with the kids for the first time last week, I recognized many of the faces from the last week. Some of them recognized me...

Today was the first time that I got to experience anything like this and I had a wonderful time. There was one incident that caught my ey...

I felt so happy looking at little kids enjoying themselves with activities. Most of the boys and girls were working in groups and helping e...

I had forgotten what it feels like to be so naively happy about the little things in life and spending time with the kids reminded me of ju...

In the beginning I was really scared to meet the boys as I have never been to the (caravan location) before. I was nervous about interactin...

The past couple of months have been as exciting as they were tiring. All the hours of dancing, painting and running around is something I ...

The thing about 'play' I love the most is how it's such a happy word. There's always such a positive reaction that comes f...

Working with Headstreams has definitely been a life changing experience for me. The idea of just being with kids and playing with them...

My internship with Headstreams was impactful to the kids in a way that they showed great improvement in their interaction with others. Wh...

One Saturday afternoon, a group of us piled onto a bus and began our journey for our first Caravan session. The bus was filled with chatte...

Working with children, one very important aspect is patience. It is a virtue that is a must. Learning to be patient with them and teach th...

After a lot of searching, we finally found Headstreams. More specifically, Headstreams found us. We were in desperate need of an NGO and l...

Caravan is a very unique opportunity where I get to spend quality time with the most amazing children. I have been given a chance to build ...

At Headstreams, it's a two way learning process. There are times where children learn from the volunteers and at  times the volunteers...

This caravan, volunteered at the dance stall. We tried a new activity where we all stood in a circle, and while the music played anybody co...

The Headstreams Caravan sessions conducted so far have been an amazing learning experience. I've never been able to get along well with...

Free play week is when the children are provided with one material in abundance, this week's material was 'Wool'. Describing he...

During  Free play the children were given mud clay and were given the freedom to explore their creativity. One of our Interns shared how mu...

Sharing about her Caravan experience one of the Interns said, "There was this boy called Shiva constantly asking me whether I had lunc...

Talking about the Community walk experience, one of the Interns said, "Since it was the community walk today...I walked with these two...

Talking about the power of interaction and play, one of the Interns said, "Prabhu, who was rather aggressive last week, showed a great...

On being introduced to a revised version of Hide and seek, which involved greater interaction among the play-mates, one of the Intern resp...

Tackle Caravan is a place where the children are allowed to express themselves in the context of unconditional acceptance and support, whic...

Expressing her understanding of Free play, one of the Interns said, "Each child has different needs and interests. We should be able ...

Talking about how the children are amazing teachers, one of the Interns said, "More than what the kids get to learn from us....it'...

Expressing her joy of dancing for the first time, one of the Interns said, "To a person who has always shied away from activities like...

One of the volunteers became nostalgic while expressing her thoughts, she said, "I learnt to be a child again. I learnt that you shoul...

When one of the volunteers felt dizzy, the children took great care of her. She says, “I realized that the kids really care about us. When ...

Sharing her experience about how her first experiences, one of the Intern said, “This Saturday I just did everything that I never did in my...

Expressing her joy about the Caravan, one of the interns said, “I realized that the children really love us and wait for us to come every S...

Reflecting on the Caravan, one of the Interns said, “I learnt that children pay attention to each and everything we do. The way we react an...

“Highlight of the Caravan this time was Heera, so talented and creative. He just came and sat next to me. He asked if he could do the craft...

At the Caravan every ‘Akka’ and every ‘Anna” is special and so are the kids. The joys that these interactions may bring are intangible. Rec...

Tackle Caravan is not only a place where the interaction with the children, helps us understand them, but also a place where one is accepte...

Tackle Caravan is all about the Unconditional love and acceptance. It’s about about the bond we share. “The kids all remembered me by my na...

As one looks at the underlying meaning of life, one may ponder on thought of purpose of life. As one of our interns describes her experien...

One of the interns was overwhemled by the response of the children, expressing her happiness she said, "The kids were so welcoming eve...

The impact of play and its importance was also experienced through the activities at the Caravan. "It taught me that play as a powerfu...

The whole session is a stress buster in itself and our volunteers also swear by it. As one of the interns says “Blithesome and cheerful fac...

Sharing her experience one of the intern was completely awestruck by the talents of the children. She said “The highlight according to me w...

Language is often one of the greatest worries of the interns. Another intern also expressed how the child there played an important r...

Pleasantly surprised at the incident that happened at the Caravan, one of our intern says, "A kid named Aman was dancing so much that...

 As she recalled her childhood days and related it to her experiences at the Caravan, "I can still ride a bicycle and I can still be ...

One of our intern's first experience at the Caravan, reflecting on the session she says, “Even in my dreams I've never thought I...

One of the Interns shared an incident that brought a smile on all our faces. She says “I got a name : Noodle akka...  One girl came to me a...

Once upon a time, there was a girl who went for a caravan. She did this every week and wasn't expecting anything new, because she'...

Some of the kids decided to play a game of 'Building Blocks. The best part of the day was when one of the tacklers started playfully d...