PACKAGES

• Grameen Camp for Corporates

  Go back to your roots!

  How long has it been since you played Lagori or flew a kite? How long has it been since you raced a cycle tyre? Have you ever felt clay turn magically into an artistic pot? If your answer is never or years it is time you visited us ! You can experience all this and more in a day out at Grameen Camp!

  First of its kind in India, Grameen Camp was started with the idea of making both children and adults enjoy a farm/ village experience. It is a day out ; away from hectic life styles, away from air and sound pollution and most of all away from synthetic resorts. Grameen camp is merely getting back to your roots.

  
  

  Give your gadgets a break!

  By playing Indian traditional games without the help of expensive gadgets, we can reconnect with our heritage and inner self, and this can leave a deep and lifelong positive impact on us. This simple game stimulates the brain through logical thinking, encourage team work, help in socializing and benefits us in staying fit. Most rural games require agility of body and mind, which boosts the adrenalin, improves eye-hand coordination, and activates your mental ability by using tactics to defeat your opponent in turn helping them to strategize and resolve differences.

  Playing simple yet invigorating traditional games provides a venue for friends and colleagues to spend time together, to generate lively banter, and to communicate with one another all done in the spirit of fun. Life we say is not all about losing or winning, it is about having fun with friends and family!

  For instance Lagori makes you a quick runner, improves precision ability , enhances concentration and augments team building. Gili Danda improves hand-eye coordination and sharpens judgement skills.

  
  

  The activities at Grameen camp are plenty and each activity is allotted 45 minutes.

  
  

  Bring out the child in you!

  Play some lagori, gilli danda, race cycle tyres, aim at some marbles, catapult, spin a bugari and more!

  
  

  Be a farmer for a day! We are so used to easily picking up vegetables and fruits from the market. For a change, amidst swaying coconut trees, sow some seeds, til the land with oxen, have fun spraying organic repellent, see how drip irrigations works, go on a tractor ride and learn about medicinal plants which our ancestors used.

  
  

  Explore the artisan in you!

  Art is an important hobby for self-expression. Mould clay on the potter’s wheel and shape it into your very own creation. As the wheel spins and the clay begins to form, both your mind and body are synergized with your surroundings and with the universe. It is here where you can find the therapeutic benefits of pottery.

  You can also indulge in creating some organic toys with an artist from Channapatna which has the sobriquet – Land of Toys or Gombegala ooru.

  
  

  Indulge in scrumptious cuisine:

  At Grameen camp food is prepared according to your preference of cuisine and specifications exclusively for you and your team! In harmony with our village theme, our plantain leaf ( Baale yele Oota) of south Indian cuisine is popular! Our chefs are excellent at cooking north Indian cuisine too. Please do co-ordinate and confirm with us the menu one day prior of arrival.

  Corporate Social Responsibility- We also have some CSR activities which you can participate in such as aiding government village schools or serving nearby villages in any capacity you deem appropriate.

  
  

  Please note:

  The entire premises of Grameen Camp is blocked exclusively for you, hence you need to block our dates in advance!

  
  

  Initiator:

  Kavitha Lankesh is an International award winning film maker.

  She embarked on this novel project called Grameen Camp five years back. Her idea behind Grameen Camp was to have a holistic approach towards life and all its beauty in a simple yet enjoyable manner.

  She felt it is important to know about our culture and tradition as it is to learn new age technology.

  In contrast to customary resorts in Bangalore, Ms. Lankesh wanted to start something in harmony with nature, organic and environment friendly.

  Hence at Grameen Camp, as a rule, we do not use pesticides, plastic cups or plates to reduce our carbon footprint. In fact, we even compost all our wet waste. We believe water is precious, hence we do not have swimming pool or green lawns instead we maintain a tree belt.

• Grameen Camp Higher Class

  Education Tour
  Should high school mean only academics? Or should a day outing mean only fun? Or can it be both?

  That's why we at grameen camp have designed a one day outing for high school class students which is both fun and learing.the first half of the day is filled with loads of fun playing rural games which are being rapidly forgotten.athe second half is for getting close to nature and learning several things.
  Students are introduced to channapatna organic painted products organic farming vermicompost spraying non toxic medicine plants etc.
  They will also learn about different trees, the kind of care they need,etc.they are also taught about how long a tree lives and approximately how many fruits they bear in a life time etc..
  They also taken on a village tour where they question farmers about what crops they grow and learn about their farming methods and the challenges they face.
  By doing this exercise students will learn to appreciate the farmers effort in bringing food to our table.

• PROJECT REPORT:
  When you block a date with us for your school children, prior to the trip we give out a paper with few questions all related to the activities/experience they shall have at Grameen camp.after the trip children are allotted a time frame to submit their project report to the concerned class teacher. living.

• Grameen Camp for families

  
  A day outing specially designed for families. Grameen Camp makes you have fun with a novelty. Forget the same old paint ball or the swimming pool. Get down to basics and play team building activities the desi way. Get close to mother earth and do some farming. Kite flying ( Seasonal) pottery making, Channapatna bead making the traditional way, tractor ride and much more!

• Grameen Camp for Junior & Middle School

  
  A one day outing specially designed for children from 1st Standard to 7th standards.Grameen Camp introduces them to aseveral fun traditional ruralgames,provides a glimpse into village life,pottery and organic channapatana toy making and also gives insight into the many Ayurveda plants,fruits trees etc..the children can see farm animals play on the manyt jungle gyms.we also introduce them to many fruit and vegetanleplantation.the high light is the bumpy fun tractor ride to a babyan tree where they can swing and play games.

• Grameen Camp pre nursery

  
  Why keep small children who are still learning to speak and walk properly be locked in the four walls of a class room? Children as young as 2 – 6 years like to spend time outdoors in nature freely. Bring them to Grameen Camp where they can see and feed domestic animals such as cows,sheep,goats,hens,ducks,fish and more. Let them play with some clay and go a nice tractor ride. Keeping in mind that they are very small we have designed a package for the tiny tots for a few hours (Depending on your comfort with or without snacks)