The summer bring in its wake heat and sweat making it difficult for school children to enjoy their longest holiday break during the year. Television and video games provide limited respite. But then there are summer camps that help in shaping one’s personality, develop talent or hone their skills in a fun way. Though the activities vary from camp to camp each one of them tries to impart learning through games, language training, music, physical exercise, yoga and many more.
This season the Capital offers plenty of options. One such is Aktivortho, an international orthopaedic rehabilitation centre which has organised a campfor children between seven and 11 years under Aktivkids. The activities here are different from those held elsewhere with a team of experts focussing on the physical fitness of the participants. The primary aim is physical fitness and improvement of posture and balance while training the children perform better in sports.
“I had a problem in playing soccer as I suffered a lot of pain. Now it is going away and I feel very active. It is helping me a lot,” says 11-year-old Vansh Virdi about his experience at Aktivkids.
One found the ambience of the place very conducive and lively. The quiet environs and the highly trained staff ensures enhancement of over all strength, stamina and health of each child.
“This club was started in 2013. The children coming here are trained at a tender age about the ways to improve their posture, prevent sports injury and enhance stamina,” says Abdul Majeed, Senior Physiologist at Aktivortho.
A little different is the Sesame Street Preschool’s summer camp for kids in the age group of two and eight years. It offers children an opportunity to “travel” to different places and explore different landforms to understand the uniqueness of each place. Each week, kids explore new places with fun-filled activities that encourage them to enjoy and appreciate diversity from different angles. They began by training children through an Indian market setting, where they played roles of shopkeepers and shoppers. In second week they explored an Australian beach, where they learn about ocean life and diversity of animals and plants in the Great Barrier Reef. They played roles of marine scientists, scuba divers and enjoyed rain dance. Further they will explore Chinese culture, Chinese songs, and will celebrate Chinese festivals. Finally, by playing the role of archaeologists at Egypt’s desert monuments, they will be exposed to Egyptian history and culture.
“Our summer camp is different from others as our activities are result-oriented,” says Sarika Dubey, Academic head of Sesame street preschool.
So if summer is at its peak, can leisure learning be far behind?
