Its that time of the year again; when children will not stay off
your hair. Cool off and put them in a summer camp. Chennaibest.com
speaks to Shama Shroff of Jest Riot about what
'summer camps' aim to do. Parents love summer camps, and from what
Shama says, children will too.
What was the inspiration behind starting this
summer camp?
Throughout the year children are under a lot of pressure of homework,
exams and academics. They get more drawn towards the television
and computers. In the bargain, the child’s creative instinct
gets lost somewhere along the way. So we have planned a camp, which
would focus on creative arts.
What are the objectives that each Camp aims
to achieve, in terms of Personality development of the child?
The
camps are specially designed to awaken the child’s latent creativity,
and to explore a world beyond books and television.
We do not conduct any competitions at the camp because, children
are already under pressure to perform at school everyday, with exams
and and getting a rank etc.
At the camp we divide the children in groups of five, where each
child gets to be the group leader for a day. So every child gets
the opportunity to be a winner. This also helps the child in terms
of personality development.
What activities are lined up for the children?
Folk
art, fun with paper, mask making, finger painting, touch
and feel painting, tattoo making, environmental awareness,
memory building, kite making, candle making, screen-printing, block
printing, tie and dye, paper bag toys, western dancing, basic
photography and much more. The activities are planned according
to the age groups.
The dance sessions will be handled by the John Britto Academy.
Typically how would you describe a day in
your summer camp?
Fun and creativity...
How
do you deal with noisy or troublesome kids?
We believe that there are no troublesome children. They get troublesome
only when they are bored or not challenged creatively. And we love
noisy children, as we feel that is the way they express their enthusiasm
and excitement.
How do you measure the efficacy of the camp?
At the end of the camp both the children and the parents should
be left with a feeling of having learnt something new and had a
lot of fun learning it.
PROJECT
X' by Jest Riot,
It will be held at two different areas in Chennai,
so as to cater to different localities. Each camp will
cater to two different age groups
Camp @T-Nagar: Karnataka Sangam,Habibullah Roadbetween
April 16th and April 30th. (9.30
a.m to 12.30 p.m)
Camp@YMCA, Vepery (In association with YMCA) between
May 2nd and May 15th. (9.30 a.m
to 12.30 p.m)
Course Fee: Rs 1000/- for
5-15 years and Rs 750/- for 3-5 years.
# All snacks and material provided free everyday. # On the final day of the camp we intend to have
a valedictory function along with an exhibition of the
Arts and Crafts done by the children, which will be
open to all parents as well as the general public. # The camp is supported by Nestle and YMCA.
How
do you deal with noisy or troublesome kids?
