Karkhana

Don’t we feel sometimes that we, as Nepali could entitle everyone with the same pronoun? We know you might be thinking, “Yes English language does have that convenience, or say the similar homage of respect”, but what if the Nepali language had the same convention?

For context, the Nepali language consists of pronouns varying upon respect. “Hajur, Tapai” tops the tier while “Timi” is for friends, and “Ta” stands at the bottom of the table. We might remember our parents saying, “Afu bhanda…

Most people believe 14th Feb to be the day of love. However, my first day at Karkhana was the 14th of February coincidentally. 

I had a common narrative about Karkhana that the workplace there is all about having fun, learning, something with science, refreshment, and team bonding.

 Previously, I used to work in an organization located in the same building as Karkhana. We collectively made many memories in Gyaneshwor. Since then, I have always wondered how the people at Karkhana have been…

To introduce myself, I’m Preeti Lama and I am a part of the renowned POC (Partnership and Outreach Community), a community within our CoP. The designation I’ve been set is POC Co-ordinator. My major tasks include that all team members do their Huddle, and Scrum and have completed the bare minimum tasks of checking E-mails regularly, updating tasks on Google Tasks, and so on. So, the question here is how does it feel to be a POC Co-ordinator?

Being a coordinator comes with a humongous…

Have you ever had trouble in choosing among ideas? It’s a common experience and we all have gone through it multiple times. In this blog, we want to present some techniques that make the process of choosing ideas less confusing, less time consuming and more certain.

We hope you have come here from our blog on how to generate ideas using divergent thinking. If not, you might want to check that one out first because this blog builds on what we learnt previously.

Divergent thinking and the…

One of the major challenges faced by a content creator is deciding what to create, followed by how to create. There are so many interesting topics to cover depending on your motivation – entertainment, problem solving, information, social issues etc. Fortunately, there are techniques that help you generate better ideas in less time. We will break the whole topic in two parts and address them in two different blogs:

1.           Divergent thinking

2.           Convergent thinking

Our process…

Nowadays, schools have initiated the integration of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) into their curriculum.  It is crucial for preparing our children for the challenges they will face in their personal and professional lives in the 21st century. We have often heard about the benefits of STEAM education and its advantages. However, when our schools incorporate STEAM into their teaching methods, how can we best prepare our children for it?”

When preparing our…

While flipping through radio stations or watching TV, when we were young, we used to search for who was speaking inside, or when we saw how far a kite flew in the sky, elders would often scold us, saying, “What are you wondering around with?” Even now, if we see our children playing with soil, trying to open the remote, we advise them not to do so. But when we fiddle around, we play a significant role in teaching and understanding for children.

Let’s look at some benefits of fiddling around:

1…

Have any of you ever taken a class before. Classes can include a generic Science class, a Mathematics class, an English class, or even any classes related to numerous disciplines. If not, have you ever wondered how a desired information is conveyed to the audience/students?

For me, these were the two questions I had no prior thoughts to. However, I was intrigued when I was assigned to share roles in a “Karkhana Experience Class” for the first time since being a part of the Karkhana community.

He…

It was a busy day at Karkhana. We were trying to figure out some activities that could help students understand energy in action. After researching for a moment, a group of our team members came with a very exciting conclusion, ‘A PRANK BOX’. The basic idea of the activity is that it’s a small box with a cover and something pops out when we open it. We can teach students about how the stored energy in a box is converted into energy in action when we open the cover of the box.

We solved one…

As we grow up and gain this perspective of what is right and what is wrong, we forget what truly makes us happy. We happen to redefine our definition of fun and decide on a different “comfort level”.

As we greeted students while on a recent class, we saw the face of confusion in junior students and the boredom on the face of the senior students. They were obliged to gather in the ground under the harsh midday sun.

Nevertheless, we began the class, “We will start today’s camp by playing a…