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Smile Foundation supports initiatives on Child-focused interventions,
directly reaching out to over a hundred thousand beneficiaries across
15 states of Federal India through various welfare projects.
Taking its commitment for children’s quality
education and growth, Smile Foundation is organizing a programme,
named ‘Smile Super Summer Camp’ in Delhi and National
Capital Region.
Introducing Summer Camp
Summer is the time for children to take time off
from the regular chore of going to school and getting down to the
curriculum. So, the summer vacation is, in another way, an opportunity
to horn certain life skills while having fun.
What can it Make a Difference
 Children in the age group of seven to teen years
are in the moulding stage. Right skills imparted now can help them
shape their life and future. Smile Super Summer Camp has come up
with ingredients to help children gain different life skills which
will not only help themselves but also their surroundings. Saving
water, sensitizing and helping fellow children in the immediate
neighbourhood, maintaining a healthy dietary habit since such an
early age, beginning to set clear goals in life, managing time,
keeping discipline in day-to-day life, even sensitizing elders would
be what the children are supposed to grasp through the innovative
design of the modules.
The Smile Super Summer Camp introduces innovative
ways of learning life skills and management skills among children
in the age group of 7–14 years belonging to various communities
and schools.
Summer Camp Schedule:
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Camp |
Place |
Dates |
Children |
1 |
East Delhi Mall, Kaushambi, Delhi NCR |
May 15, 2006 to June 15, 2006. |
200 |
2 |
Nai Disha, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh |
May 18 to May 2006 |
52 |
3 |
NTPC, Dadri, Uttar Pradesh |
May 25, 2006 to May 27, 2006 |
50 |
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 Vision of the Camps:
Smile Foundation’s vision of summer
camp is focused on overall Personality Development along with
creative sessions on art & craft and other activities.
“You can a make a difference”
“You can a make a difference”
is also an inimitable and unique concept of the workshop,
which helps children become creative, dynamic, productive
and sensitive citizen of India and by instilling the belief
that each individual is capable of making a difference.
What People Say About the Camps:
“In this summer camp all the sessions
were enjoyable and it was made more interesting by the faculty
members. I thank them for telling us the minute things which
are often neglected by us, but in the long run these are the
most useful. I thank SMILE Foundation for changing the way
we look at the world and at ourselves”.
- Medhavi Saxena NTPC, Dadri.
“This camp has introduced me to myself.
Now I see myself as a capable and confident person. I thank
the faculty members for being so friendly with us and sparing
some with.”
“I have no words to thank you for all
that you have done for us, especially althrough you are pre-occupied.
I also want to thank Smile Foundation for sending such perfect
hands to mould us in a better channel”.
- Niladri, NTPC, Dadri
 “Keeping in view the present scenario
we strongly feel that a child should learn different skills
of life, as it is a very important part of the growing stage
of the child. We were thankful to Smile Foundation, who took
the initiative and, more so, showed its interest in organizing
this type of unique and purpose-based workshops and campaigns.
- Mr. S K Masuriha, General Secretary, NTPC Club.
“I enjoyed this camp a lot & want
to join it again whenever it will organize. I also apprise
all my friends about the camp,” said Shardul with effervescent.
“I learnt various art & craft
i.e. pin wheel, pencil decoration, vegetable painting especially
puppets and frogs”.
- Rehka, Nai Disha, Noida.
“We learnt various things first time
in this camp which were not taught in the school. This workshop
increases my confidence and also helped me to learn various
skills”.
- Shyam 3rd class student of Nai Disha, Noida |
Target Group
Children in the age group of 7 to 15 years from
different organizations, communities, schools, in Delhi and NCR
are the beneficiaries from this programme.
Objective
This programme is designed for the enhancement
and management of skills required to achieve success and opportunities
for personal growth that last a lifetime.
The core ingredients of the programme are
as follows:
• Personality Development
• Life Skill Management
• Time management and goal setting skills
• Communication skills
• Basic safety and self-defence techniques
• A session on awareness regarding child abuse
• Health, nutrition and dietary habit
• Workshop on Parenting Skills
Methodology for Implementation:
• Role plays
• Dramatization and demonstrations
• Lectures and discussions
• Colouring and painting
• Pictorial and chart presentation
• Yogic Kriyas
• Quiz sessions
Age Groups:
• Set I: 7yrs. – 9yrs.
• Set II: 10yrs. – 15yrs.
• Set III: 15yrs. onwards
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