NILGIRIS UYIRSHOLAI

A Living Landscape for Learning

A place-based Climate Education Module designed to help students understand climate change through experiential learning and local knowledge.

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Nilgiris UyirSholai – Learning from Our Landscape

Nilgiris UyirSholai is a place-based climate education programme designed to help students, particularly those in public schools, understand and respond to the growing challenges of climate change.

At the heart of the programme is a place-based climate education module that enables educators to explore climate and environmental concepts through the socio-ecological context of the Nilgiris. The Nilgiris, with its rich biodiversity, changing weather patterns, and close relationships between communities and nature, provides a living classroom for climate learning.

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Our Impact

Reaching schools, teachers and students across the Nilgiris

Implementation Period: June 2025 – December 2026

Schools Covered

Teachers Trained

Students Reached

Learning Modules

OUR APPROACH

How We Learn

Learning happens both in the classroom and in the field, helping students connect concepts with real-world contexts.

Audio-Visual Learning

Using audio-visual tools to support learning.

Hands-on Activities

Learning through practical and experiential activities.

Observation

Observing the environment and changes in the local landscape.

Environmental Audits

Simple environmental audits that connect learning with everyday surroundings.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

What Students Gain

Through the curriculum, students develop knowledge, skills and a deeper connection with their local environment.

Understand Climate Change

Build a foundation in climate change and its local impacts.

Explore Our Surroundings

Observe and understand changes in water, waste, biodiversity and energy.

Learn from Local Knowledge

Appreciate indigenous knowledge and intergenerational perspectives.

Think, Connect & Act

Strengthen critical thinking and develop responsible environmental practices.

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SUCCESS STORIES

Success Stories

Discover the impact of the learning journey.

Muthuselvi

I am Muthuselvi, working at District Collectorate in the Nilgiris. We scaled up the project and successfully launched the Nilgiris Uyirsholai curriculum module with Tmt. Asha Ajit…

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Vidya S

I am Vidya S, Technical Coordinator at Keystone Foundation. I Work closely with the climate educators’ cohort it has been a very fulfilling experience. I was happy to see them gro…

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Sundaram L

I am L. Sundaram, a science teacher from Bakiyanagar School. I was very interested in the sessions and made sure my students used separate notebooks to take notes on each lesson p…

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Akshara M

I am Akshara M. 11th class from Sholada School in the Nilgiris. My learning through the Nilgiris Uyirsholai Project inspired me to write about the beauty of the Nilgiris landscape…

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FIELD VISIT STORIES

Field Visit Stories

Explore field experiences and learning moments.

Gudalur block : Gene pool

tudents of Classes 6–8 from Ooty visited the Gene Pool, a repository of genetically diverse species located in Gudalur, as part of their field learning on biod…

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Ooty block : Cairn hills

Students of Classes 6–8 from Gudalur visited Cairn Hills, a dense cypress shola forest located in Ooty, as part of their field learning on forest ecology and l…

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Coonoor block: Clean coonoor

Students of Classes 6–8 from Kotagiri visited Clean Coonoor, a waste management unit, as part of their field learning on responsible waste handling.
"In the …

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Kotagiri block: Longwood shola

Students of Classes 6–8 from Coonoor visited Longwood Shola, a Ramsar site located in Kotagiri, as part of their field learning on wetland ecosystems.
"Walki…

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