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Six children from Chennai receive

National Bal Shree Award

Nikila Raman studying in Class 11 in PSBB Millennium For Kamala Devi Linga Ravindranath, a class 11 student of PSBB, KK Nagar, the
School receives the award for Creative writing award goes for her talent in Classical dance.

Six children from Chennai have been selected to awarded. Nikila Raman is passionate about writing and has been
receive the prestigious National Bal Shree honour The participants writing serious articles, poems, fictions. She also
recently. Anupama Ravichandran and Nikila Raman must be interviews inspiring personalities. She has been a
(Student reporter of YOCee) for Creative writing, nominated by Bal student reporter from 2012.
Muthukumaraswamy and K. Deepa Rakshnana for Bhavans and Bal Kamala Devi is a student of Sridevi Nrityalaya, a dance
Creative art, Kamala Devi Linga Ravindranath and Kendras affiliated academy run by guru Sheela Unnikrishnan. She has
Anandhitha Ramachandran for Creative to National Bal performed Bharatanatyam travelling extensively. She
performance. Bhavan. The takes keen interest in the art.
Every year National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi organise selection is in K. Muthukumaraswamy (insert photo on the left here) is
National Bal Shree Selection Camp in different three age groups - into arts, drawing and painting trained by his artist
streams for children of 9 to 16 years of age. This 9 to 11 years, 11+ father. He has won many prizes from very young age.
selection is organised in three levels viz., Local to 14 years and
Level, Zonal Level and National Level. 14+ to 15 years. YOCee congratulates all the awardees.
The aim of awarding this honour is to recognise and And the selection
tap creativity in children. The Bal Shree Scheme was goes through three
stages - Local, >>> To know more about National Bal Shree honour,
conceived in 1993 and since then Bal Shree honours visit the website- http://nationalbalbhavan.nic.in/
in Creative Performance, Creative Arts, Creative Zonal and
Scientific Innovations and Creative Writing are being National.
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For the enviro enthusiasts Exhibition on all things
The Environmentalist Foundation of conservation and combating pollution. Specially handmade made
India (EFI) is organising ‘Project The objective of the camp is to
E.100,’ a encourage more
summer camp number of school
for students students to
studying in volunteer for
class 6 to 10. environmental
Participants conservation
will be given projects.
training in The camps will be
street theatre, held at
creative Tambaram,
writing and Mylapore, Anna
music. There Nagar, Perambur
will be and
sessions on Thiruvanmiyur.
recycling EFI expects
degradable participation from
waste at those who are interested in
households. understanding environmental issues.
A debate and a quiz will also be For details, contact Arun
conducted. Krishnamurthy at 9940203871.
'Kalakkal Santhai' is the name they have come up with for this special initiative by
All the events will be based on Email: arun@indiaenvironment.org Vidya Sagar (formerly Spastics Society of India) in Kotturpuram.
environmental issues such as wildlife
The fair has everything handmade by differently abled people from across the
state. Gift articles, batik saris, embroidered dress materials, paper bags, pickles
and preserved juice mixes are on sale at this fair.

Mythology, Art through

Open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m, the exhibition is held at Vidya Sagar, 1, Ranjith
Road, Kotturpuram. On till April 13, 2014. Contact: Dipti Bhatia, deputy director,
Vidya Sagar. Phone: 98409 17314
stories
‘Narrative Through Art’ is a special group 4 to 8) will be held on May 4,
summer storytelling programme for 5, 6, and 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
children that combines art practices The fee is Rs. 1,000.
and art periods in history. Module 4,- a basic certificate
The storyteller is Asha Sampath and programme (age group 10 and
Uma Krishnaswamy, the art historian above), will teach the basics of
for these sessions. origami and will be held on
Module 1 - ‘Ramayana April 18, 19, 25, 26 and
for Children’ (age group May 2 and 3 from
8-12) will be held on 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fee
April 20, 21, 22 and 23 is Rs. 1,500.
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sessions will
The fee is Rs. 1,000. be held at
Module 2 - ‘The Story Apparao
of Christ’ for Children Galleries,
(age group 10 to 14) Nungambakkam.
will be held on April To register for
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SUMMER CAMPS in CHENNAI

List of camps that start this fortnight

Kodayil Thamizh Kondattam techniques and make children KK Nagar. What: Archery classes for children of 6
independent and responsible. Little years and above
What: Fun learning Tamil, traditions, When: April 21, 2014 onwards
Doctor – Health & Hygiene, Master Where: The Sun Smart Foundation, 123,
playing ancient games, enjoy choral Who: ThinkDiff S'kool. Contact Bhuvana
Stroke – Accelerated Learning Z block, 8th Avenue, Anna Nagar West.
music K A. Phone. 80561 00293. Email:
Techniques, Handwriting, Vedic Maths When: From April 15, 2014
Where: Various centres at Mandaveli, R bhuvana.ka@thinkdiffskool.com
Where: Shraddha, SI Shruti Lakshmi Who: Contact Dinesh 91506 27135
A Puram, Velachery, OMR, Vadapalani,
Saligramam, Valasaravakkam, Perambur, aptmts, 31 Prakasm Street, T. Nagar.
Kolapakkam When: April 15, 2014 onwards Baking and cake making
Who: Contact: 95000 42835, 98410
Science Camps by Curio Kids
When: Camp at Mandaveli begins on
April 15 and R.A. Puram Camp begins on 27276. Email – What: making cookies, cakes, chocolates What: Interactive science camps for
April 16. Sumathy.shraddha@gmail.com for children of 8 to 18 years of age. children
Who: Thamizhmozhikoodam. Contact Where: D7, Pragati Apts, 36, Lock Street, Where: In KK Nagar, Saligramam,
92821 3333, 90928 90459, 044- Kottur. Ramapuram – From April 15 to 19 and
42109486. Email: Inquisitive Minds Camp When: Start anytime from April 21 to 25; In Besant Nagar,
register@thamizhmozhi.com What: Logical Thinking, Problem Solving Who: Bharani. Contact 9952093377 Nungambakkam, Anna Nagar, Velachery
and Computation Skills through creative, – From April 28 to May 2; In T. Nagar,
fun-filled hands-on Activities and Kilpauk, Nolambur – From May 5 to 9.
Multi sport camp Projects. @ weeks programme. For Kashmir to Kanyakumari
When: April 15 onwards
What: Multi Sport Program for kids of 2.5 children above 7 years. What: The program is a journey through
years to 8 years. Introducing children to Where: InquisitiveMinds, Nat West Vijay India to experience the rich heritage and Who: Curiokids. Contact 97898 54247,
Soccer, Cricket, Tennis, Volley Ball, Apartments, Pallikaranai culture. A variety of activities, stories, 99621 66650, 94447 81123
Rugby, Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, When: In different batches according to games, public speaking competition and
Golf convenience. leadership and communication skills
Who: Contact 9500046144. Children get to take part in the ‘India Arts & crafts camp
Where: Adyar, OMR, Anna Nagar, ECR, https://www.facebook.com/InquisitiveMinds.Chennai
Velachery, Mylapore Quiz’ and win prizes. In two groups. What: Arts & crafts, junk art, jewellery
When: Start on any day. Juniors – Age 4-8 years, Senior - Age 8- making, designing, cuttin, pasting. In 4
Who: Sporty Beans. Contact 14 years. batches. April 15 & 16, April 29 & 30.
Science & programming camps for Five-day camps on April 21 to 25 and
Sophia@9841307716, 044-66044763. teens and kids Where: Dyna World Kids Club, 16,
Email: adyar@sportybeans.com Vyasar Street, T.Nagar May 5 to 9, 2014. For children of 6 to 12
What: Fun with electricity, simple years old
machines, law od Physics, creative When: April 14, 2014 onwards
Where: Loka, 14, 15 – 2nd Cross St,
Health, Mind Gym, Accelerated computing, design and developing Who: Contact 28151569, 7200823258. Ramappa Nagar, Perungudi
learning Androis apps. For children in various age Email: dynaworld2010@gmail.com When: April 15 onwards
groups from 6 years onwards Who: Hema. Phone: 9551667771
What: Building Confidence and (Continued on page 5)
Character through easy-to-use learning Where: 450/1, Lakshmanaswamy Salai,
Archery Camp
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SUMMER CAMPS ...

Language and Communication 12 years. Writing ,Photography and Science.

What: Language, music, drawing,
Where: Alwarpet /CIT Colony For children of 3 to 12 years old Summer Journalism
When: April16 to 19, 2014
yoga, personality development,
creative and non conventional
Who: Contact: 840118711
Where: Hippocampus Children’s
Company, 4/11, 3rd Avenue, Training Course
thinking, using E Blocks, a multi- Indiranagar, Adyar Lead teacher is Vincent D’ Souza,
sensory language learning tool When: April 21 to May 31, 2014 senior journalist
which focuses on phonetics,
Dancing, sports, colourplay
vocabulary acquisition and What: Bollywood dancing, sports Who: Contact 42116417,
communication skills.. For children activities,Brain train activities for 24433544. Website: Annual Journalism training course hosted by the
of ages two and a half years to 15 children of 3 to 7 years. www.blog.hippocampus.in neighbourhood newspaper Mylapore Times will be on
years. Where: Sprouts Montessori House, from April 21 to May 9, 2014.
Where: Door no. 3/19, Rajeswari 10, Luz Avenue, Bhaskarapuram, The course is suitable for students of class 9 to12.
Nagar ist Cross St, Karambakkam, Mylapore Nature walks, Carpentry,
Selected participants will undergo training through
Porur. When: April 16 to 20, 2014 Cooking
lectures and practical assignments to report.
When: April 15 to May 15, 2014 Who: Contact: 9940050697- What: A series of hands-on
Who: The EB Club. Contact 99400 Srividhya Course fee is Rs. 1500.
workshops, Nature walk, science
21334 session, carpentry, math, cooking, Venue is Mylapore Times office. Corporation
campfire, documentary-making, Complex, 77, C. P. Ramaswamy Rd., Alwarpet.
Summer Residential Camp dance and art, public speaking. Course will be held on weekdays from 9 to 10.30 a.m.
Communication through arts, What: Residential Camp for Where: 89, Bishop Garden, To sign up for the course, E-mail a short report in 5
crafts children in two batches. Batch 1 : Greenways Road, R.A. Puram. lines on any recent development in your campus /
What: Arts, crafts, story, drama, fun April 18 to 27 and Batch 2 : May 2 When: From April 21, 2014 your area. If it impresses the course director, you will
with math & science to 11. Sports – Skating, Swimming, Who: Vanilla Children Place. be invited to join the course.
Where: 6/22, 2nd Cross Street, Tennis, Cricket, TT, Badminton, Contact: 42066660, 99400 12785 Mail to- mytimesedit@gmail.com
Raghavan Reddy Colony, Ashok Basket Ball. Volley Ball, Foot Ball.
Nagar Activities: Robotics, Animation,
When: April 15 onwards Music, Public Speaking, Fine Arts, Theatre, dance, craft and
Who: Kriyative Kids. Contact Crafts, Dance. creative writing
24744623, 9445359884 Where: Velammal Knowledge Park, What: Various camps in thetare,
Ponneri (25 kms from Chennai) storytelling, dance, writing and
When: From April 18, 2014 crafts for children in two groups. 4 to
Electronics and 7 years and 8 to 14 years. Camp
Aeromodelling Who: Contact: 91597 05557, 72990 culminates into a performance on
67906, 72990 87912, 72990 90862 May 24.
What: Camp on science for
students from Standard II to IX . Where: Adyar & KK Nagar
Electronics and aeromodelling will When: April 21 onwards
be focus of the workshop. Craft Camp Who: Alchemy Kids. Contact
Where: Eagle Aerosports, What: Learn 10 different items like Radhika Vijay – 98410 47620,
Pallavaram party décor, home décor and fancy Sumangali – 98413 27673 (For
When: April 15 to May 31, 2014 gifts like festive banners, pom-poms Adyar sessions), Sandhana – 89391
Who: Contact Vivekanand Ila. and magnetic name boards. For 95919, Vidya – 89397 52980
Phone: 9962028061. Email : children of 10 years and above.
vivekanand.ila@gmail.com Where: D7, 3rd Floor, 76/81, Mukta Camp for special children
Nirmaan Apts., Mt.Poonamalee
Road, Porur What: Music, dance, craft, camps,
Kolam: the Pulli Mantra When: April 21 to 25, 2014 story and play time, photography for
What: Dance, Sing and Draw Who: The Nifty Crafter. Phone: special children.
kolams, first on paper and then on 98407 12328 Where: Ekadaksha Learning
the floor with Kolam Powder. Centre, 3, Jeth Nagar 1st Main
Conducted by Dr.Gayathri Road, R.A.Puram
Shankarnarayan, a researcher in Variety of activities When: From April 21 to 30, 2014
Kolam & Carnatic music and Grace Who: Contact 97909 12759. 99625
What: Robotics , Aero- modelling, 69285.
Gitadelila, dancer and drawing Theatre , Public Speaking, Creative
therapist. Camp for children of 6 to (Continued on page 6)
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Young Fashion designing and sewing

Researcher for teens
Meet
Smart Skills’s Sewing School in Virugambakkam invites
On April 20, 2014 teens for full time and part time course in fashion designing.
Applicants should have completed minimum 10th Std. to join
10:30 am – 12:30 pm the diploma courses.
Basics in tailoring, machine embroidery, aari and zardosi,
making smocking, cushion covers, jute bags and chudidars
will be part of the course.
Learning hours are flexible. For more details on the
course,contact Smart Skills 257, Alagirisamy Salai, in K .K
Nagar (Ph. 7401127223) or at 175,Arcot Road,
Virugambakkam (Ph. 9092041560)

SUMMER CAMPS ...

Sports & Yoga years.
What: Cricket, TT, Badminton, Chess & Summer theatre training Where: Goli Soda, 33, Fifth Avenue,
Yoga. Morning sessions. 2 modules. workshops Besant Nagar.
Where: The Children’s Club Society, When: April 21 to 25, 2014
213, V.M. Street, Mylapore What: Theatre training programme for
CurioKidz , a Centre for Hands on
When: April 25 to May 21, 2014 children of ages of 7 to 15. Basic acting, Who: Origami Artist Philip Sathyaraj
Science in its pursuit to identify &
Who: Contact 9444026237, voice, story-telling, writing and poetry conducts. Contact 97910 88189
nurture scientific talent is
9962016632, 9841037373. Email: skills. Storytelling basics, Creating masks
organising a Young researcher
childrensclub1947@yahoo.com for the characters of story.
Meet for children from classes 3 –
class 9 & their parents / teachers. Batch 1: April 28 to May 10; Batch 2: May Scrapbooking camp
Residential Camp at
19 to May 31. What: Learn to preserve memories in
DakshinaChitra
Children will get to hear from Where: StudYo, Old No.35, New No.77, scrapbooks. For children of above 8
eminent speakers about regional, What: Pottery, painting, beading, folk art, Mandaveli Street, Mandaveli. years.
national , International science & theatre art, cookery and traditional
Where: Hobby & Art (Global Art), Gandhi
research competitions. They will games and a visit to Crocodile Bank. For When: From April 28, 2014
Nagar, Adyar
also get to know what it takes for children of 8 to 14 years. Who: Contact – 9884070796. Email –
an award winning project and Where: DakshinaChitra, Muttukadu theatrey@gmail.com When: April 21 to 25, 2014
learn about simple projects and (ECR) Who: Snapshot Memories. Contact
inspiring ideas, say the When: April 26 & 27, 2014 99401 46502, 98400 56218
organisers. Who: Contact 98417 77779, 044 – 2446 Music, cooking, photography
2435, 2491 8943 activities
The event is held in association What: Summer camp in Keyboard,
Summer Camp at the farm -
with IWMA, INSEF, IRIS, the Outbound
Summer School by British Council Guitar, Robotics, Fireless cooking,
leading organisations in the public Theatre, Art and Crafts, Pottery, Kung-fu, What: Three-day camps at a farm.
& private sector, working on English Language Centre
Photography. For kids in 2 different age Handson experience of planting a seed,
promoting scientific research in What: Fifth edition of Summer Intensive groups – 4 – 10 years and 11 – 16 years. milking a cow, tales around campfire,
school children. English Courses for Young Learners. tree climbing and lots of fun. Starts on
Aimed at improve speaking, writing, Where: Velachery
April 15, 29, May 6, 13, 20.
The Meet is held at HippoCampus, listening and reading skills, grammar and When: April 28, 2014 onwards
3rd Avenue, Indiranagar, Adyar. vocabulary. For children of age groups 8 Where: Semmancheri Village, OMR
Who: Contact 8438888984, 9042806148
Partcipation in the Meet Is free. to 10, 11 to 12 and 13 to 15 years. When: April 15 onwards
However, it is strictly by prior Where: British Council, 737, Anna Salai Who: The Farm, Semmancheri. Contact:
registration. Origami with recycled paper 99528 99393
When: April 28 to May 16, 2014
Who: Contact 044 – 4205 0610 Email: What: Make origami flowers, boxes,
To register, contact on phone:
pooja.parasuraman@britishcouncil.org clothes, animals. aeroplanes from re-
24433544, 42116417, 97898 54247 cycled papers. For children over 12

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When it is 'Chithirai', the Tamil month, many trees begin Royal Society of Chemistry in association with Nehru
to blossom. It is the time peoplw would like to walk Children’s Cultural Association will conduct a science
under the shades as mercury begins to rise each day. workshop for students from Standard V to IX at the
University of Madras, Guindy campus from April 19 to
Nizhal, an organisation that cares for the trees is May 18, 2014
organising Chithirai Tree Walks in the city from April 20.
Professors T.S. Natarajan (physics), R.
These will be conducted inside campuses and parks. Sivaraman(mathematics), T.R. Mani (aptitude),
To know the schedule and details of the walks, contact E. Murugan (physical chemistry),
program co-ordinator Usha Sreedhar at 97910 29568 P.T. Kalaichelvan(botany), M. Arumugam and
S. Janarthanan(zoology), A.R. Ganesan(physics) will
give a lecture demonstration.
For details, contact 8144416484.
If you love trees, nature and your
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Watch this space in the environment, volunteer at Nizhal. Details on
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Pictorial J.K. Tripathy is Discommissioned
autobiography new CoP of INS Vagli reaches
of a Carnatic Chennai Mamallapuram
composer Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) T.K. A maritime heritage musuen is
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After a series of pictorial books are legendary Carnatic
music singers, writer-researcher Lakshmi Devnath has After 36 years of glorious service, INS Vagli, the oldest
added the composer Maharaja Swati Tirunal to her operational submarine of the Indian Navy that was
basket. She has launched this new title in her 'Picture decommissioned in Visakhapatnam in December 2010,
of Melody' is all set to become an added tourist attraction in
series of books
on April 12.
Observing
many children
learning music
and the books
available on
Carnatic
musicians are
for mature
readers,
Lakshmi began
working on the
series of books
that are in Mamallapuram. It was the last of the Foxtrot class, built
comic strip by USSR.
format.
The submarine which was towed in by the Navy from
The stories Visakhapatnam to Chennai Port in March 2013 finally
narrated in reaches Mamallapuram.
these books are in simple language and attractively
illustrated. This submarine will be beached at Mamallapuram on a
specially erected platform. It will remain as a
In this series, books on M.S. Subbulakshmi, G.N. Tripathy has taken over as the 99th Commissioner of centrepiece of maritime heritage museum.
Balasubramaniam, Madurai Mani Iyer and T. Brinda, Police of Chennai city recently.
all yesteryear legends have already been published It will undergo certain modifications like air-conditioning,
and are on sale. The latest on Swati Tirunal is the first Tripathy took over charges from S. George who has ventilation, power, mannequins and other display items.
in the series that is on a composer. assumed charge as ADGP of Tamil Nadu Prison Dept. It will have facilities such as maritime heritage, marine
The transfers were effected following the orders of the technology, food courts, audio-visual studio, souvenir
The books are priced at Rs. 125 and available in Election Commission of India. shops and aquarium.
leading bookstores. They can be purchased online at
http://.kalakendra.com

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