Author: Poovizhi

~Sandhiya, Poovizhi

At C3STREAM land we have sessions of continued practice of Radical Transformational Leadership sessions every Thursday within our group as well as being open to people from outside.
Few people in our team have attended the PC training with Dr. Monica Sharma and the team. To continue the practice of delivering the tools we have planned to deliver one tool in a week on Thursday mornings. I have created an excel with the number of PCs and the tools and invited the PC’s to choose the tools for which they feel they need more practice and came up with a plan for next 5 months.
Being able to practice tools each week and being able to present tools each week creates a culture of being rigorous in our practice – understanding the tool better and deeper.
The plan includes a backup person also. Whoever is delivering the tool prepares on their own first and have a call with Sanjeev a day before to get clarity on how to deliver the tool, check if the examples are suitable.
On 02/02/2023 it was Sandhiya’s turn to take Four Profile tools and I was the resource person. We worked on “My Four Profile”. Once Sandhiya completed her presentations, I gave feedback to her and Sanjeev coached her.

Reflection on being a resource person:
My name is Sandhiya, I stand for courage, care, and happiness for myself and others. I notice that growth happens beyond my comfort zone. Though we had done the exercise many times each time it gives us an opportunity to reflect and learn about ourselves. By delivering the tool I was able notice that I was uncomfortable but when worked through it I was able

Reflection on being a backup person:
My name is Poovizhi I deeply care about equality and equity. I learnt that I have all the four profiles ( wisdom profile, social profile, personality profile and professional profile). When I work from my wisdom profile I am able to notice that the way I see at my other three profiles changes.

Participants insights:
I have been thinking that the shift in social profile is happening only now a days but during the exercise with my partner he said his parents have done inter cast marriage. I learnt that the shift has been happening from earlier also.

I learnt that wisdom profile is important

I learnt that wisdom profile is important because even if I change my profession my wisdom profile remains the same.

I thought that personality profile is not important but I learnt that all profiles are important.

~ Duraisamy, Kugan

The 10th-grade students at the Udavi School in Edaiyanchavadi are preparing for their upcoming state board annual examination. With 13 students taking the exam this year, the school has implemented a mock examination every day as a method of preparation.

One of the unique aspects of the preparation process at the Udavi School is  the freedom given to the students to study wherever they want, whether it be in the classroom, under the banyan tree, or in the portico. This freedom allows the students to choose their preferred study environment.

Not only do the students have the freedom to choose their study environment, but they are also allowed to actively engage in learning by sharing information and concepts. The students are learning by memory, discussion, and active engagement with the material. This mode of learning has been shown to increase retention and understanding, which will serve the students well in their exams.

Additionally, by dedicating each day to one or two subjects and writing a mock exam, the students are gaining crucial practice in memory retention, writing, and time management. These are all important skills for the upcoming state board exams, and the mock exams will provide a sense of what to expect on exam day.

Finally, this mode of preparation is fostering confidence in the students. They can see their progress and feel prepared for the upcoming exams. Confidence is a key factor in exam success, and the Udavi School is doing a great job in helping the 10th-grade students build their confidence.

The Udavi School’s approach to preparing for the state board exams is innovative and effective. By giving the students freedom in their study environment and encouraging active learning, they are ensuring that their students are well-prepared and confident for the exams.  It is inspiring to see how the Udavi School is helping its students succeed.

~ Sanjay

One of the most important aspect of life is it’s nature of instability and unpredictability. One can’t experience Joyous states week after week and day after day, regardless of how hard one might try to create or hold on to them.

Thus, while I count the last two years of my life at C3StreamLand the two best of my life so far, I still have weeks where mental struggle comes to the surface. I usually have no trouble meditating every day, and I rarely struggle with exercising regularly but I struggle with things like waking up early or consuming too much sugar or my energy levels. The last week was one such where I encountered exhaustion more often than I usually do. However, two experiences stand out from that last week.

The first is that in the middle of the day, I was exhausted and could not get any cognitive work done for Aura. Neither was I able to get any work done on debugging the inverter/adaptor circuit I was building for the lab. My mind would just not work. It was sluggish. It did not want to think analytically. I would look at any task that required a certain level of analytical skill and my mind would just go blank. As for my body, it was sluggish as well, not having exercised for a while and in no mood to either.

These are usually the times I use to get some other chores done such as washing clothes, cleaning my room, go shopping or do some work related to volunteering such as Vipassana course registration or SAC Finances. I usually always experience a mild sense of satisfaction and not a little pleasure from my volunteer work. However, this time, after an hour or doing some SAC Finance work, I could not believe the effect it had on my mind. It’s almost like my mind had a nice hot bath and some massage afterwards. It was suddenly sharp and refreshed and able to tackle some hard cognitive problems. In the middle of the afternoon, I was motivated enough to get some physical exercise. The rest of the day went as smooth as any of my best days.

My thoughts after experiencing this were, This is incredible. This is the sort of work that energizes and refreshes. Certainly, I have experienced this sort of thing before, but not very frequently. If there was a pill that could do this, it would be the wonder drug of the century. It is a great fortune to be able to have some activity that can do this.

~ Durai

It’s been a year now since I made the switch to an electric cycle, and I must say, it has been a wonderful experience. I used to commute from Alankuppam to Stemland at Udavi on my motorbike, but the long rides left me with chronic back pain. However, after switching to an electric cycle, my daily routine has changed for the better.

The electric cycle has been a game-changer for me, not just in terms of comfort, but also in terms of saving money and being eco-friendly. I used to spend around 1700 on petrol every month, but now I have saved all of that. I start my day with a smile, knowing I am doing my bit for the environment while saving some money.

Riding my electric cycle through the tranquil roads of Auroville has become a joy for me. It’s a great way to start the day and keeps me active and energetic. I can easily cover some good kilometers every day, and it has helped me stay fit and healthy.

switching to an electric cycle has been a life-changing decision for me. Not only have I recovered from my back pain, but I am also able to save money and contribute to the environment. It’s been a year now, and I have no regrets. If you too are looking for a comfortable, eco-friendly, and cost-effective mode of transportation, I would highly recommend you to consider an electric cycle.

~Durai

I always enjoy finding fun and educational activities to do with my 3-year-old. Recently, we discovered Dobble, a memory game that has become one of our favorite pastimes. In this blog, I’ll share my experience playing Dobble at Udavi STEMland in Edaiyanchavadi.

What is Dobble?

Dobble is a fast-paced card game where players try to find matching symbols between two cards. It’s a great game for improving memory and concentration skills and also a lot of fun. The game comes with 55 cards, each featuring eight different symbols. The objective of the game is to be the first to find the matching symbol between two cards.

Playing Dobble with Ariyavarma:

Ariyavarma and I had a blast playing Dobble at Udavi STEMland. The game is simple enough for a 3-year-old to understand, but challenging enough to keep both of us engaged. We played several rounds of Dobble, and Ariyavarma was able to improve his memory and concentration skills with each game.

The best part of playing Dobble with Ariyavarma was seeing his excitement and joy as he discovered matching symbols between the cards. It was great to see him develop his memory skills while having fun at the same time.

Playing Dobble with my son Ariyavarma was a great bonding experience for both of us. The game is simple, fun, and educational, making it a perfect activity for children and parents to do together. If you’re looking for a fun and educational activity to do with children.

~Poovizhi, Meganathan, Durai, Sandhiya

Annual reflection Insights

Saranya had posted some insights from having reviewed our year with the annual reflection and review form. Once all the seniors had filled out the forms we made the review a workshop of sorts where Sanjeev had a conversation with one of us to help others understand the questions and the different lenses to look at the last year. Over three weeks we reviewed the last year and came up with what we would like to accomplish this year. We worked across teams to break silos of only working with the same people everyday. Here are some insights we had on doing our reviews.

Sanjay Tumati:

I do different activities including work and teaching. When I meditate, I am able to switch activities and interruptions easily. When I spend time on an activity we can either get exhausted or go into a zone where we get better results. When we take breaks it can break the flow, but meditation can bring us back to where we were or sometimes even come up with a better solution.

Pratap

I learnt each question is checking my integrity. For things I did well I don’t rejoice and for things I was out of integrity I don’t feel sad. I just noticed. This exercise helps me to see my gaps and I work on my gaps. It helps me to see where and how I can take the organization forward.

Glasika

I have a feeling of accomplishment by noticing what I did last year. I also noticed the missing parts. In courage to create, I relooked at it and found that the missing part was myself and being creative about self care. It reminded me that when I am uncomfortable, I can use it as my growth space. The review gave me granularity so that I am able to see things as they are to do something rather than leaving it as a general feeling.

Rajesh

I was able to differentiate my last year into two halves. The first one was before I joined the Shifu program and this was not progressive and the other  whenI joined BNB Shifu program and I found myself progressive. When I was progressive, I was able to learn in a way that it will last. I have learnt to see the gaps and work on it.

Arun

It helped me to notice and see how I progressed in last year. RTL helped to still myself and notice rather than judge. I learned not to give up easily. I need to work on my concentrated mind. When I see my progress I do more. When I see myself in others I feel inspired.

Sivaraman

I found myself whole and it helped me to find gaps. I plan to work on my gaps to observe if I am moving towards my goal in life.

Meganathan

My name is Meganathan and I deeply care about courage, love and equality for myself and others. After doing the annual review I feel accomplished, moving forward in my growth to next step and understand about the real time math problems and worked with children to use materials for learning.

Duraisamy

I feel accomplished that I supported children in understanding mathematical concepts in day-to-day life. And children can apply mathematics in Real-time problems. We designed a new curriculum for the B. Voc computer programming and machine learning program, partnering with AIAT. These syllabuses will meet the industrial requirements to full fill their needs. I feel myself being part of the stem land to support multiple youths and children for their growth. I look forward to the new opportunity for everyone.

Sandhiya

Only when I revisited my last year came to know that I have learnt many things. I feel accomplished that I was able to update the school software after 3 years for both Udavi and Isai ambalam. I was able to support my team members at work. I was able to mentor two Shifuians. I am able to handle more than 3 clients in a day in testing. I found it as a new experience to handle my work as well as take care of my daughter and I learnt that I am able to do both.

~ Durai, Kugan

The super hexagon is a special diagram that helps the children to remember all the trigonometric identities and trigonometric functions visually [also requires memory].

How to draw the super hexogen

Draw the hexagon and we need to join all the opposite vertices and place the value 1 in the center of the hexagon.

Write the tan on the left vertex of the hexagon and use the quotient to identify the tangent ongoing clockwise, starting with tan = sin/cos.

Then add:

• cot (which is cotangent) on the opposite
  side of the hexagon to tan
• csc (which is cosecant) next, and
• sec (which is secant) last

Fill the reciprocal identities on the opposite side. Now the super magic hexagon is ready

Create Quotient identities

To understand the first set of formulae will let try around the hexagon in the clockwise direction, for the next set of directions will let try around the hexagon in the anti-clockwise direction.

Now we take any three continuing functions in the hexagon like  . If the product of the first and the third functions result in the function between them

Now focus on the function diagonally opposite vertices. They are reciprocal of each other

Focus the hexagon we found the six triangles. Focus only three triangle which s shadow in the image. Here we go clockwise within each one of the triangles starting with top left position. Square of the sum top two point of the triangle is equal to square off the bottom point of the triangle.

Anti-clock wise Here we go anti-clockwise within each one of the triangles starting with top left position. Square of the subtraction top two point of the triangle is equal to square off the bottom point of the triangle