Adventure Club

Navkshitij ADVENTURE CLUB, exclusively for MCFs, is a bright feather in our cap. Beginning with a four-day Pune-Lonavala walkathon in November 2003, our adventure activities have been a roaring success. These include treks to the forts and hills in and around Pune, Parvati Hill climbing contest, and Jal Dindi (boat travel from Alandi to Pandharpur, spreading the message of keeping the rivers clean through street plays to the villagers in the hamlets that dot the route) and parasailing, zorbing, river crossing, rappelling, paragliding in the Himalayan region.

Himalayan feat: Every May, our MCFs scale the lofty Himalayas, climbing to a height of 10,000 to 12,000 feet, as part of high altitude trekking. Our MCFs have done it unfailingly every year, since we first began in May 2006. This activity is open to all the children in schools for the MCF, above 12 years of age. MCFs from schools in Mumbai and Nashik join us on our annual high altitude trek in the Himalayan region.

Paragliding in the Kulu Manali region

Parvati Hill Climbing Contest is an event open to all schools for MCF. Sixteen schools participated the first time the event was held in February 2009.

Winner of Parvati Hill Climbing Contest

Jal Dindi is a journey from Alandi to Pandharpur, through waterway. Our MCF perform street plays on environmental issues such as how to care of the rivers, noise pollution and plastic pollution, in the schools, colleges and to an audience of local villagers, in the villages and hamlets along the way.

Jal Dindi

Trekking to the forts in and around Pune is an integral part of our routine. Many friends and volunteers, especially from IT companies, join us on our treks, adding zest and spirit and motivating our special friends. Our favourite haunts are Shivneri, Taljai, Mahabaleshwar, Neelkanteshwar and Raigad.

Trekking to Shivneri Fort

Natya Mohotsav

Natya Mahotsav is an annual drama competition exclusively for MCF, started by Navkshitij in Pune city. Initiated in 2008, the event saw at least ten different schools for the MCF participate. Two hundred MCFs performed on stage.

Press Report on Natya Mahotsav 2008 (Maharashtra Times, (September 17, 2008)

Holiday Home

Navkshitij offers parents of other MCFs an opportunity to leave their ward for a short time, while they attend to more demanding tasks or take a break. This becomes especially significant in the present times, when parents also need to pay attention to the needs of the other relatives in the family. The parents can rest assured that their wards will be taken care of with the same love, care and compassion that they shower on their child.

Traffic Discipline

Traffic Discipline Drive is a quarterly event. Our MCFs stand with placards at important junctions in the city, educating the public on the need for traffic discipline. We are so lucky to see the humane part of the stress-filled police personnel. Our MCFs love the police and feel so privileged sharing a cup of tea and snacks with them. The cops love our MCFs too.

"Together we are a force to reckon with!"

Traffic Discipline Drive at Wakad Junction on Mumbai-Pune Road

Tree Plantation and Plastic Collection Drive

Our MCFs are definitely contributing to ecology of the planet. Tree Plantation and Plastic Collection Drive is a regular part of our activities. Parvati, Taljai, Marunji and Vetal Tekdi are some of our usual haunts. During one such visit, we collected 33 bagfuls of plastic!!

Tree Plantation Drive at Marunji

Constant Social Interaction

The MCFs at Navkshitij are constantly interacting with mainstream society. We take them to movie halls and multiplexes, and we have friends and volunteers interacting with them constantly.

Friendship Day with friends from the Rotaract Club of Sports City