Kookalthorai Govt School – Nature and Nurture

A unique program is underway at the Kookalthorai Govt School, near Kotagiri, in the Nilgiris. Located in an agricultural hotbed of the region, the school attracts many students from families involved in intensive agriculture in the landscape. The school, along with Keystone Foundation has embarked on a program that can well serve as a role […]

Anweshana Keystone visit

Anweshana Montessori School from Bengaluru, landed up in Kotagiri on a rainy November morning on 27th November, for a Keystone campus tour. While we had initially planned a village and community visit for them, that had to be cancelled as the heavens opened up on us. So the students assembled for a short screening of […]

Where the birds are

On 8th and 13th November, 2019, students of grade 9 from CSI school came in two groups (20 each, section wise) to be initiated into the subtle art of birding. Simple though it sounds, watching birds requires a lot of attention to detail – about the bird, about its environment, about its behavior in order […]

‘Nature and People’ winter film festival

To quote Isak Dinesen from ‘Out of Africa’, “to be a person is to have a story to tell”. And that is what we strove to bring to the Nilgiris, in this first film festival on the theme of ‘Nature and People’ – stories of people and their lands, from across the Indian peninsula; from […]

Wildlife awareness – CSI School

In celebration of Wildlife Week, NNHS and Keystone conducted a 2 hour workshop for students of grade 6-8, from CSI school at their campus on 4th October, 2019, between 2 – 4 pm. The workshop was intended to develop a sense of awareness and understanding about the wildlife seen around, types of interaction with humans […]

Kodaikanal International School – the call of the Nilgiris

The Kodai International School had been planning for this trip for a while and finally they arrived on the night of 29th September, bringing the monsoon showers along. Waking up to a rain drenched Kotagiri on 30th morning, the students assembled at the Keystone auditorium where they were given a sneak peek into the genesis […]

Goodearth School, Chennai – the Nilgiris experience

A team of 39 young and spirited 10th graders along with two of their teaching staff landed up on a bright  september  morning on 19th September, 2019. A train and a bus ride from Chennai, they found themselves in the cool surroundings of the upper Nilgiris in the Keystone campus. A short documentary on the […]

Of name and fame – Heritage walk, Kotagiri

A name can evoke a lot of memories. What are the stories that you know, of the place you are a part of? Join us on this first walking tour as we unearth the stories behind the seemingly obvious spaces and sites, right here in the heart of Kotagiri.Led by our rich treasure trove of […]

Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru (MSc. Botany Class) – exposure visit to the Nilgiris

A team of 18 students from Mount Carmel College (girls) visited Keystone between September 5-7, 2019 and undertook flora exploration and community interaction, with Keystone Foundation and NNHS. They were accompanied by faculty and admin staff. The faculty included Ms. Roshni Rao (HoD), Ms. Sumathi, Ms. Shalini and Ms. Jayanthi , and Mr. Kuppa, the […]

In search of liquid gold – Semmanarai

Our story of bees and humans is an age old one, and unfolds right here at Semmanarai, a little hamlet some distance away from Kotagiri. Join us on this unique tour to the beautiful landscape to the abode of the bees – a leisurely walking exploration of bees, flowers, streams and farms, as we take […]