Who said Summer Camp
can’t be cool?
On Saturday 10th May 2014 , 61 kids poured into
the gates of Chattarpati Rajayshree Shahu Maharaj Vidyalaya at 9 in the morning
with eager, smiling faces. Our CRY volunteers, who were already there
beforehand, welcomed them.
The kids had absolutely no idea about the fun that was in store for them!
Amey and Kiran CRY volunteers conducting theater and yoga class
The kids had absolutely no idea about the fun that was in store for them!
The summer camp started off with an encouraging speech by
the Mr. Sudhakar S Sonawane , Chairman Education Committee following which all the volunteers
introduced themselves to the children.
We started the day with a yoga session headed by our
enthusiastic volunteer Amy, who made them get in touch with their inner self by
making the child within them scream out loud. Amused to see this rendition of
yoga, the kids joined in whole-heartedly.
Modern Melody Team
Once the kids were all pumped up we had a volunteer group
called Modern Melody come in and surprise them with a music session. Putting
themselves in the children’s shoes, the group managed to pick the perfect songs
to teach the children. They started off with Aashayein from the movie Iqbal.
The children were more than thrilled to see a guitarist accompany them. The
singer also gave a small speech explaining the meaning of the lyrics of the
song and gave them reason to believe and hope for a better future. Following
this, the kids screamed and laughed while singing Bum Bum Bole from the movie
Taare Zameen Par. Sadly, this session couldn’t go on forever but the children
weren’t disappointed for too long since the next session was equally fun.
Rasika conducting Art and Craft Workshop
Our very own CRY volunteer, Rasika headed the art and craft
session where the children learnt to make 3D Greeting Cards. The children were
divided into groups and material was provided to them. Rasika taught them how
to make the card step by step and in half an hour each of them was proudly holding
up their very own greeting card.
With that we ended the art and craft session and began the
introductory theatre session where the volunteers displayed a series of comical
acts which the kids found highly amusing.
After the theatre session, Hersh from Kodak conducted a
photography workshop where he spoke about the history of photography, the
science behind the camera and how cameras help us capture different moments of
our life.
Hersh Lulla conducting phtoworkshop with children
After the brief on photography the kids were given some
snacks. Then they were sent out with volunteers to click pictures of their
surroundings. This was a part of Photo Voices. The children had a gala time
clicking pictures in the school playground and garden. With this we concluded
Day 1 of Summer camp.
A Big thank you to all our CRY volunteers for all the help
and support!
Sagar, Suman, Rasika, Pooja, Mohit, Kiran, Prakhar, Rohan,
Yash, Yashashree, Apoorva, Karan, Raakesh, Amey, Rajdeep, Rahul, Kush,
Volunteers from Modern Melody , Hersh Lulla , Cynthia Dias, Radhika and Anuja Kothari
Press Coverage got for the summer camp
Press Coverage got for the summer camp
http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=64335&boxid=9583&ed_date=2014-5-15&ed_code=820015&ed_page=3
hatsoff. :)
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