The penultimate week of the summer camp was packed with activities as usual and we were thrilled to have Mrs Ratnamala Nori , of the Nori Art and Puppetry Centre visit us this week!
The review follows:
Day 1:
Level 1:
Let's talk stories was all about making up stories and telling them effecrtively using the right expression and voice modulation. This session by Ms Srilatha Reddy was geared towards getting the children use their imagination to make up stories
The second session of the day was a Drawing session with Ms Rajashri using Shading techniques which was designed to help them get better pencil control to get the right colour
Level 2:
The day started off with a drawing session using shading techniques with Ms Rajashri who worked with the children to help them portray light and dark shades and get better pencil control.
The second session was Public Speaking-Module 1 where the children learnt to write an effective speech.
Day 2:
Level 1:
The day started off with "Tell Me a story"- a communication skills exercise for the juniors with Ms Srilatha Reddy. They heard the story of the Good Fox-Bad Fox ; then they made up chain stories and stories with prompts .
The second session was Puppet making with Ms Rajashri (Periscope was postponed to Day 3 due to lack of materials) The children made puppets with paper cups .
Level 2:
The seniors made two types of puppets with Ms Rajashri- Paper Cup Puppets and Origami Puppets. It was a fun filled and very creative session with the children.
The second session with Ms Srilatha Reddy was Public Speaking-Module 2 which was a session on effective speaking techniques including voice modulation and effective delivery
Day 3:
Level 1:
The 1'st and 2'nd session of the day was devoted to making the Periscope with Ms Indra Linga. The children took much longer than we had anticipated to make the Periscope. It was a fun filled double session where they discovered the magic of the Periscope
Level 2:
The seniors therefore had a double session on life skills with Ms Kavitha k and Ms Saritha Yadav , with the much anticipated Periscope making pushed to the next day :(..but the life skills session on Conflict Resolution , Competition and Collaboration proved to be a very interesting and thought provoking one as the children learnt strategies to deal with conflict and also how to handle competition
Day 4:
Level 1:
The Juniors had the first session on Conflict, Competition and Collaboration- 2 sessions rolled into one . The main instruction methodology used was "Role Play" which helped the children internalise the lessons effectively without any preaching !The session was conducted by Ms Kavitha Krishnaraj and Ms Saritha Yadav
The second session of the day was a fun storytime with plush puppets by Ms Gladys Francis who took the children through some fun classic stories using the puppets. The children also engaged ion free play with the puppets
Level 2:
The day started with a fun quiz on Indian Mythology by Ms Gladys Francis who covered the Ramayana and Mahabharata in her action packed quiz.
The second session of the day was the much anticipated Periscope making session with Ms Indra Linga
Day 5:
Level 1:
The first session was the stand out of this week..a personalised Puppet Show with Mrs Ratnamala Nori who told them the stories of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar ";"The Cat and The Mouse" and "The story of Kubera and Ganesha".The children were all agog to hear the stories and for 1 hr plus she totally enthralled them with her puppets .
The second session was a light hearted songs session with Ms Gladys Francis where the children sang some old favourites and a few new songs too!
Level 2:
The day started off with an inspiring Poetry Reading Session with Ms Gladys Franscis who took the children through some childhood classics- The Coromandel Fishers , by Sarojini Naidu ; The Road Less Travelled by Robert Frost and finally the rib ticklingly funny Macavity the Mystery Cat by T.S.Elliott..
The second session of the day was a Puppetry Session by Ms Ratnamala Nori where she took the children through the origin of Puppetry , it's uses and also how to tell stories through Puppets. The children also had many questions about why she chose puppetry as her career , how she manages to make all her puppets etc
Day 6:
Level 1:
The first session of the day was a French session where the children learnt some French songs and heard some simple stories in French
The second session on JAM was on getting the children to make up small speeches on different topics and speak
Level 2:
The first session was the Speech Competition . Topics were given to the children like: "Why should pocket money be given?" ," Importance of technology in maintaining friendships " etc . The children were given 10 mins to prepare . They spoke very well on the different topics
The second session of the day was a French session where the children learnt some French songs and heard some simple stories in French
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