The second day of The Hindu Young World Summer Smart Camp conducted at two centres received a roaring response from schoolchildren across age groups.
The quiz session was held at Fitjee World School, Dilshuknagar. The session was attended by children between 8 and10 years in the morning and 11 and 13 years in the evening. Children took the challenge of fielding questions on a range of topics from basic general knowledge, including capital cities, sports and idioms.
Rama Savithri, one of the trainers for the session, said: “The response was amazing. The children smartly answered all the questions and had a lot of fun.” The theatre session was conducted by Triyashakti, a theatre group from Chennai. During this session, children were divided into junior and senior groups and instructed on the nuances of dramatics. The junior group with a strength of 35 kids, which was handled by five trainers, was taught different styles of walking and how one should have willingness to co-operate with one another for team work. Voice modulation exercises were conducted, as part of the programme. Besides, the children played games that were aimed at enhancing their acting and expressive skills enabling them to think out of the box.
The senior group, consisting of 75 children, was engaged in activities like acting as celebrities, singing with emotion and expression, as well as given the task of storytelling. All these practical exercises were aimed at adding to their confidence levels, acting ability and voice modulation capabilities.
