The DP ESS course and creating great field trips with Guru Charan Kumar

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we talk to Guru Charan Kumar of India about his work teaching the IB Diploma ESS Course but mostly we talk about taking his students on exciting trips to support the classroom teaching with real life field experiences. Guru makes a great case for getting out there but he also has tips for those of you wanting to plan for such a trip. He even tells a couple harrowing tales which have created life-long memories for both he and his students.If you have a favorite place to take students please tweet it out and tag us @mattersIB and also tag Guru @greenguru2013. We would love to see where you take your students all over the world Links to connect with Guru and to see some of his trip videos:My website: https://gurucharanmantra.wixsite.com/mysiteTwitter: https://twitter.com/Greenguru2013LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurucharankumar/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsDy4JIHFQ1SMIUcQMXxFFgMy Club YouTube channel (I run a club called the "Clicking Club" for photographers at my school) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFt9LuEN1K5QqInE0UBx9jQMy Subject Website  https://www.essgurumantra.com/My Journey Website https://gurucharanmantra.wixsite.com/mysiteSlideshare : http://www.slideshare.net/kingcobra2012Symbaloo : http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/edutools297Instagram: gurumantra007Guru's list of recent trips:2011-Gangotri, Himalaya2012-Niligris & Assam 2013-Ropar Wetland & Gir Forest2014- Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad2015-Kashmir2016-Antodaynya-Travelling from Varanasi to Sundarbans2017-Dehradun, Uttarakhand2018 -Rishikesh2019-Sunderabans IB Matters WebsiteEmail IB Matters: [email protected] (IB_Matters)Twitter @MattersIBIB Matters websiteMN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) websiteDonate to IB MattersPodcast: Education by Design with host Phil EvansIB Matters T-shirts (and other MNIB clothing) To appear on the podcast or if you would like to sponsor the podcast, please contact us at the email above.