| British Council India is rolling out an array of interesting workshops for the children this summer. It is an effort to make summer vacations interesting and productive. |
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The Workshops:
Learn to Make Pop up Greeting Cards
Conducted by: Sandhya Bansal
Date: 7 May, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Age: 7 - 11 years
Registration fee: 400/-
Birthdays are special occasions, especially for children and they love making greeting cards for their parents, friends and for the people they care about. Through this workshop they will learn how to make pop up greeting cards which will tickle their creative minds too. |
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| Tickle your child’s creative mind! |
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See, Think, Tell!
Conducted by: Bhavna Saxena
Date: 14 May, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Age: 4 - 6 years
Registration fee: 400/-
Why does something float in water? Why does it sink? These and more facts will be explained to the little minds using audio visual aids, making it fun for them. In addition, the enquiry based approach towards learning will be most effective. The workshop has been planned taking into account the natural curiosity of young children. The focus is on helping them ask their own questions and find their own answers. |
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| Encourage your child to think and express! |
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Understand Bio-Technology
Conducted by: Bhavna Saxena
Date: 14 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 13 - 16 years
Registration fee: 400/-
What does Gene therapy, fingerprinting, paternity test and cloning mean? Most importantly how is human cloning possible? What if we have human clones around? Is man going to be immortal in the days to come? More such interesting facets of biotechnology will be discussed using visuals. Designing of DNA model will further clarify their concepts and generate curiosity for the subject. |
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| Help your child understand the basics of biotechnology! |
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Disguise Yourself!
Conducted by: Asha Gulati
Date: 18 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 3 - 5 years
Registration fee: 400/-
Children often build their own imaginative world of birds, animals and fairy land. This workshop helps them live in their dreamland - fly like a bird, dress like a prince or a princess and fulfil their fantasies. |
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| Foster your child’s imagination! |
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Innovative Writing Skills
Conducted by: Shalu Mehra
Date: 19 - 20 May (two days workshop), 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Age: 10 - 12 years
Registration fee: 600/-
Writing skills are not developed effectively in the schools. This fun filled workshop promises to impart the right stimuli to the participants and help them develop their creative writing. Learn the art of writing stories, diary entries, poster making, letter writing, composing advertisements and much more. |
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| Help your child develop writing skills! |
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Advertise Creatively!
Conducted by: Nutan Chopra
Date: 20 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 10 - 14 years
Registration fee: 400/-
Create your own advertisement, give it a slogan, caption or tagline and be an entrepreneur. Learn the art of advertising and understand to sell your products in the market and enter the world of business. |
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| Foster your child’s entrepreneurial spirit! |
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Who I am makes a Difference
Conducted by: Skills for Life Foundation
Date: 21 May, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Age: 9 years and above
Registration fee: 750/- (inclusive of all the above)
This motivational program will take the participants to an altogether new level of relationships. It will create a new perspective for the participants where they can identify and acknowledge themselves as someone important, realise their true potential and make a difference in the life around them. On the completion of workshop, each participant will get a ‘I make a difference’
T-shirt, a set of four magnetic badges and a set of four acknowledgement cards. |
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| Help your child recognise his true worth! |
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Creativity Through Camera Lens
Facilitator: Anil Kumar
Date: 23 - 27 May, 9.30 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Age: 8 - 15 years
Registration fees: Library members - 1000/-,
Non members - 2000/-
Separate fee will be charged for participating in exhibition.
A unique workshop designed to help beginners express themselves creatively with photography as a medium. This workshop lays the foundation of photography in a nontechnical way. It will make the participants understand the functions of the camera using balance, portrait, macro, landscape and night photography. In addition, it will also help them use flash during daytime and learn the principles of composition and framing. It will also help them crack the megapixel myth and much more. Each participant on the completion of the workshop will receive the membership of the Delhi Photography Club. The workshop will end in an exhibition of the photographs taken.
About the Trainer: Anil Kumar is a management graduate from IIM Bangalore. He designs and implements innovative financial product designs for the poor and rural customers. |
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| Foster the photographer in your child! |
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Learn Paper Styling!
Conducted by: Asha Gulati
Date: 24 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 7 - 10 years
Registration fee: 400/-
Paper Styling improves co-ordination between the mind and hands. The children during the workshop will put their creativity to use by making unique gifts for their family and friends. |
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| Boost your child’s agility! |
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Create Your Own Dream land!
Conducted by: Asha Gulati
Date: 25 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 5 - 7 years
Registration fee: 400/-
This workshop will enable children to soar high on the wings of imagination and fantasy. They will also
learn to work independently and this would not only help them grow mentally but also develop their personalities. |
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| Help your child develop his mental capabilities! |
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Be an Editor!
Conducted by: Nutan Chopra
Date: 26 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 8 - 14 years
Registration fee: 400/-
This workshop will train participants to pick and choose interesting news to create a newspaper of their choice - be it fashion, sport, lifestyle or entertainment. They will get to be an editor for a day and peep into the life of one by creating their own newspaper. All this to help them understand the world of journalism. |
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| Foster the journalist in your child! |
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Vocabulary Games
Conducted by: Shalu Mehra
Date: 28 May, 11.00am - 1.00pm
Age: 9 - 12 years
Registration fee: 400/-
Words, words everywhere, but children have none to use! Facing a flood of information from all sides, be it from text books, newspapers, internet or other reading materials, the children are loaded with words from a multitude of spheres, like science, technology, medicine, social sciences and many more. To ease this pressure, British Council India, has designed an enjoyable workshop, where children will be exposed to new and interesting words. Most importantly, the training session will focus on the right use of these words, which the children can use to become expressive. |
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| Help your child strengthen his vocabulary! |
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World of Words
Conducted by: Shalu Mehra
Date: 28 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 5 - 7 years
Registration fee: 400/-
This workshop has been specially designed for the little minds to get the right exposure to vocabulary and help them communicate in everyday situations with ease. An added advantage is that the knowledge of words shall be intertwined with the social etiquettes. |
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| Empower your child to communicate effectively! |
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Handle your Desires!
Conducted by: Monisha Gupta
Date: 28 May, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Age: 13 - 18 years
Registration fee: 400/-
The common woe of a teenager’s parent, irrespective of their economic strata, is the long list of their demands - all of which are very important. This workshop will help teenagers understand the difference between needs and desires. The focus will be on the need to value money. |
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| Help your child prioritize his needs! |
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Speak to Impress
Conducted by: Monisha Gupta
Date: 30 - 31 May (Two day workshop), 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Age: 8 - 12 years
Registration fee: 600/-
This workshop will enhance the participant’s communication, which will further help them in developing their personality. It involves not just the act of speaking but of listening, analysing and reacting as well. Children will learn to use vocabulary to help them deliver a message in a clear and organised manner. They shall also learn the importance of non-verbal communication. |
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| Empower your child to become an effective communicator! |
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| Registration Details |
| Registration is on a first-come first-served basis and starts on 23 April onwards* for all the above listed workshops. All workshops are open to young members with family memberships of the British Council Library. Registration fees for workshops is not refundable or transferable |
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| Register Now! |
| For more information, call us at 011-42199000 or mail at [email protected] |
