The students of Std X visited’Farm Guru’, an agricultural field in Cholavaram in December 2023. This visit enabled the students to learn about the traditional and modern agricultural practices and organic farming methods. The students had hands-on experience of all the practices like ploughing, sowing, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, threshing, pounding and winnowing. They learnt about vermi-composting and bio pesticides, which are used for an eco-friendly way of cultivating crops. They also learnt about hybridization techniques for improving the crop yield.

The day was filled with traditional fun games and activities, with organic breakfast, snacks and lunch. Students also had an experience of bullock cart and tractor rides. Working in the field made them understand the efforts of the farmers for growing every grain. This gave them a realization of how important farming was and they pledged that they will always be supportive to the farmers, will never waste food and care for all organisms in the environment.

This trip was an experiential learning session for the students.