The Manzil Winter
Camp was organised from December 12, 2016 to December 26, 2016 and consisted of
multiple sessions conducted by teachers to make the holidays more fun for the
students of Manzil. The sessions were organised from 3 pm to 6 pm, Monday to
Friday, to ensure maximum participation.
When we think of
camps in general, we always think it is only for private school students. Government
school students usually don’t have any options to attend camps and they just stay
at home. So we thought why can’t we start camps here at Manzil? We wanted to
provide our students learning that is beyond the normal structure of their
classes, and thus started the Manzil camps. Our Manzil students aren’t always able
to try all the diverse classes we offer, but in a camp the students are able to
get exposure in a short amount of time to different sessions and topics. This helps them discover new interests and
skills within themselves.
The Winter Camp
sessions were kicked off by a theatre camp on the 12th, conducted by
Shrikant and focused on confidence building and enabling the students to be
comfortable to speak in front of people. A game Ho Ha Haiya was also played
where the objective of was to ensure everyone is alert all the time and snap
second responses were the crux of the game.
On the 13th, a drawing session was conducted by Pradipta on the theme Happiness. The students had to draw their own representation of happiness, and each drawing was unique and gave an insight into the small things that make us immensely happy.
On the 13th, a drawing session was conducted by Pradipta on the theme Happiness. The students had to draw their own representation of happiness, and each drawing was unique and gave an insight into the small things that make us immensely happy.
14th
was the day of the movie screening, Nisha and Pradipta decided to screen
Finding Nemo, which taught the students how to be positive against all odds,
along with being a very entertaining watch.
On the 15th, Shubham organised computer games for the younger students of Manzil in order to develop their motor skills and increase their familiarity with computers.
As the week was ending, Nisha and Raagini conducted a quiz on basic science, mathematics and general knowledge on the 16th.
On the 15th, Shubham organised computer games for the younger students of Manzil in order to develop their motor skills and increase their familiarity with computers.
As the week was ending, Nisha and Raagini conducted a quiz on basic science, mathematics and general knowledge on the 16th.
Keeping up with the physical activity aspect
of traditional camps, a game of Frisbee was organised by Pushpa on the 19th.
A music session
was organised by Saad and Anurag on the 20th, and received a roaring
response from the students.
On the 21st a
photography session was organised by Lalit who taught the students how to click
good quality photos using mobile phones. The students were taught technical
basics like angles and lighting and how they affect the outcome of the
photographs.
In the true Manzil
tradition of cooking sessions, Sakshi taught the students some more lip
smacking dishes on the 22nd.
The most eagerly
anticipated session was the dance session conducted on the 23rd by
Prakash, who taught the students the steps to The Hamma Song.
The last session
was indeed ending the Winter Camp with a bang, and recorded the maximum number
of participants and was Kabaad se Jugaad on the 26th, where Anurag
taught the students how to make a doll.
With so many
activities and sessions, Manzil ensured a very happy holiday for its students
once again beyond Manzil regular classes. Now we are ready for our second Summer Camp in May :)
By: Kriti Karnavat
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