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LET'S CREATE

Family Camp · 5 Days · The Joy of Making

From consumers of finished things, to observers, problem-solvers, repairers, designers and creators. A five-day retreat built entirely around the joy of making — with your hands, and your mind, together.

Registrations Open 📅 Dec 30, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 📍 Iyal Farm, Sethumadai, Pollachi 5 Days Age: 0 - 99
What you will explore

Materials, tools, and how things work

Plumbing  |  Electrical  |  Automobiles

Tools & Mechanisms
Dismantling to Understand
Trial & Iteration
Activities Include

A closer look at the games and quests

Pipeline Puzzle
Circuit Quest
Auto Anatomy
Mystery Wiring
Tool Trails
Build & Balance
Repair Relay
Water Flow Game
The Missing Connection
The learning approach

The courage to try, make, and repair

Not About Perfection

The emphasis isn't a perfect final object — it's the courage to try, make, repair, adapt and create.

Hands and Mind Together

Developing confidence in using the hands and mind as one, not separately.

How Things Are Made

The satisfaction that comes from truly understanding how everyday things are made.

Learning Through Iteration

Trial, correction and iteration — the real path from idea to finished creation.

Your facilitators

Learn alongside the Aasans

Aatrral Bala Paramaguru Sangaran Venkata Aravind
Fees

Per-head pricing

AgeFee (per head)
18+ yearsAdults, parents, grandparents₹ 8,400
5 – 18 yearsChildren, teens & young learners₹ 7,400
Less than 5 yearsLittle ones (with family)₹ 2,000
Pricing is inclusive of food, accommodation, and activities.
Pricing is per individual, not per family.
Good to know before you arrive
  • Camp begins at 10:00 AM on Day 1 — please arrive by 9:00 AM for breakfast together
  • Prefer to arrive early? Come the previous evening, 5:00–9:00 PM — food & accommodation are complementary that night, though there are no camp activities until the official start the next morning
  • The camp concludes around 3:00–4:00 PM on the last day, after lunch and closing reflections
  • Movie nights are documentaries or animations only — no commercial films
  • All retreat activities are subject to availability, weather, and water conditions
Daily Rhythm

What a day looks like

  • Day begins at 7:00 AM, wraps up by 7:30 PM
  • Break from 1:00 – 3:30 PM
  • The rest of the day is a mix of learning sessions, activities, team games, and retreat experiences
  • Exact flow varies day to day — camp learning remains the primary focus throughout
Common to every Aatrral camp

The Aatrral Camp Experience

Whatever the theme, every family camp shares the same foundation — nature, community, and joyful living at Iyal Farm.

🌊 River Walk & Tank Time
🛁 Mud Bath
🌿 Farm Walk / Nature Time
🔥 Campfire & Folk Music
✨ Fireflies & Stargazing*
🏡 Community Living
🥗 Organic Vegetarian Food
🛏️ Hut & Mud-House Stay
Accommodation
  • Women stay in one of 6 huts, 5 people per hut — mothers and children together, on cots
  • Men stay in the mud house and bamboo hall, dormitory style — sleeping on the floor
  • Boys above age 10 stay in the dormitory along with the men
  • Bathrooms and toilets are common facilities, separate for men and women — both Western and Indian style available
  • Mattress, bedsheets and pillow are provided
Age & Inclusion
  • Age 10+ can attend independently or with family
  • Below age 10, a parent or family member must accompany them
  • This is an inclusive camp for all ages
  • Not a dedicated children's camp — kids should manage their own basic needs
  • Our team and adult participants are present throughout
Food at Camp

Simple, wholesome, mostly organic

We serve mostly organic food, without white sugar or maida. No milk products except curd/buttermilk.

🌅 Early Morning: Health Drink
🍳 Breakfast: Idli, Dosa, Pongal, Poori
🍋 Mid-Morning: Lemon Juice / Buttermilk
🍛 Lunch: Everyday Meals, Payasam, Rasam, Curd
🥜 Evening: Boiled Peanuts, Green Gram, Channa, Sukku Tea
🫓 Dinner: Chapati, Uthappam, Sevai, Arisi Paruppu/Thengai Paal Sadam

Come together. Build together. Create together.

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