VIDYA Mumbai Annual Newsletter 2012-2013

Ancient WondersOne batch of students visited The Prince ofWales Museum to see an exhibition that hadtravelled all the way from London titled‘Mummy, the Inside Story’. Artefacts andactual Mummies from ancient Egyptiancivilization were on display here. In a 3D film,the children, teachers and volunteers wentinside the spine of a 3000-year-old Mummy. Apre-visit workshop on Egypt was conductedand at the end of it each child wrote theirnames in hieroglyphic script.Earth MelaWorld Wetland’s DayNehru PlanetariumStudents learned the importance of wetlandsand the need to conserve them in a field tripto the Sewri Mudflats, famed for itsmangroves, waders and especially theflamingos that visit annually from Gujarat.Nature trails, flamingo watching, aphotography workshop and art activities wereconducted by the host organization SPROUTS.Maharashtra Nature ParkOther memorable field trips included NehruPlanetarium, Earth Mela, and MaharashtraNature Park.8 | P a g e