The Community Museum project emerged from the belief that education can become more meaningful when rooted in the landscapes that students inhabit. Conceived and facilitated by Aram Thinai in partnership with Chirpi Global School, the project adopted a place-based approach to help students understand the ecological and social histories of their own neighbourhoods. Situated within the Pallikaranai watershed, the landscapes of Nanganallur and Adambakkam were once part of an int