Cultural practices, care for the environment, and traditions help communities express their values, beliefs, and identity.
How We Express Ourselves
Culture • Beliefs • Values • Traditions • Environmental & Artistic Expression
Age Group: MYP 2 (12–13 years)
Duration: 3 Nights / 4 Days
Venue: Trivandrum • Kovalam • Ponmudi • Poovar
Learning Style: Inquiry-Based • Experiential • Observational • Reflective • Collaborative
Includes: Structured Pre-Tour, On-Tour & Post-Tour Learning Cycle
This four-day experiential learning programme uses Kerala’s coastal, hill, and backwater landscapes as living classrooms. Students explore how communities express values and beliefs through environmental care, traditional art forms, daily livelihoods, architecture, and conservation practices.
Learning is grounded in observation, documentation, interaction, and reflection. Students develop an understanding of how culture and environment communicate meaning, responsibility, and continuity in an age-appropriate and engaging way.
Communication
Observation notes • Questioning • Sharing ideas clearly
Thinking
Identifying meaning • Simple interpretation • Cause–effect understanding
Research
Field observation • Evidence recording • Basic documentation
Social
Collaboration • Cultural respect • Responsible participation
Self-Management
Organisation • Reflection • Respectful conduct
Students will:
• Explore how traditions, art, and daily life express cultural values
• Understand environmental care as a form of responsibility
• Use observations to explain cultural and environmental practices
• Communicate ideas using examples and reflection
• Develop respect for cultural diversity and nature
By the end of the programme, students can:
• Describe how culture and environment show shared values
• Explain traditional practices using simple evidence
• Share views on conservation and responsibility
• Demonstrate cultural awareness through reflection
• Present learning through notes, visuals, or discussion