Summer fun

Students wear masks at a summer camp organised by DAV Public School, Pokhariput, in Bhubaneswar. Telegraph pictures

More than 200 students took part in the summer camp organised by DAV Public School, Pokhariput, which concluded on Thursday. The students learnt various forms of art such as terracotta and mask making under the guidance of eminent artist Debraj Sahoo and Purushottam Mohapatra.

Many students also learnt Bollywood dance steps. This apart, they took part in yoga and music classes. They learnt to play different musical instruments and tried to catch the rhythm of famous songs in Odia and Assamese. Several students also chose to hone their skills in chess, badminton, athletics, kho kho and basketball. On the concluding session, school principal Sujata congratulated students for utilising a week from their summer vacation for their creative pursuits. “We should develop a specific hobby and summer camps help us in discover the right hobby to chose,’’ she said.

Creative streak

Children at an art camp titled Fine Heart at the Odisha Modern Art Gallery

An art camp titled ‘Fine Heart’ that started on May 1 at the Odisha Modern Art Gallery in Bhubaneswar has attracted several child artists, who are expressing their imagination in myriad ways.

The little ones can be seen brushing up their creativity with the guidance of professional resource persons who are qualified artists in the fields of painting, traditional art forms, paper mache, terracotta and so on.

The little campers are finding the art workshop helpful in building the self-confidence as well as creative excellence. Much more is in store for the coming two months, said camp organiser Tarakant Parida.

The classes are held in two shifts during the day.

“It is a lot of fun to create something beautiful out of waste or on plain canvas or paper. The best part is we are given freedom to draw or make crafts the way we want and with the designs and colours of our choice,” said Trupti, a 12-year-old camper.

Community service

As a part of the international community day of service, students from Sai International School organised a day of service in the city. The students visited the Missionaries of Charity on the May 7 and rendered services to the inmates of the old age home and orphan kids.

“The bonding that took place in those three hours was indeed heart-warming. Students of Class XI and XII took care of the toddlers and infants, cleaned their beds and fed them. It was a beautiful sight indeed,” said a teacher. The students also spent time with the elderly people listening to their words of wisdom and looking after them. They also planned a dress-up activity with the toddlers, where they dressed up as characters such as Spiderman, nanhi pari, kings, queens, police officer, soldier and Superman and indulged in fun activities and dance. There was also an art and craft session for the children where they made pieces of art with play dough unleashing their imagination.

Concern for planet

Captain Anand Singh Verma, regional officer, CBSE gives away certificates to students at the CBSE regional-level science exhibition at KIIT International School in Bhubaneswar

A three-day CBSE regional-level science exhibition was organised at the KIIT International School. About 45 CBSE recognised schools throughout Odisha and one from Chhattisgarh took part in the exhibition. About 140 students presented 73 projects on health care, environment, natural resources, energy and other science related projects. Of these, the jury selected 15 projects for national-level exhibition. Captain Anand Singh Verma, regional officer, CBSE and Achyuta Samanta, founder, KIIT and KISS addressed the valedictory event. Verma advised students to have a scientific temper always. Expressing his satisfaction Samanta, said this type of platform would help students to enhance more knowledge, because at present knowledge is more useful than degree.

Teachers’ training

The teachers’ enrichment programme –“A Step Forward Phase 3” — was organised at the Mother’s Public School. The two-day programme was held to improve and sharpen teaching as well as communicative, collaborative and leadership skills. All the 40 teachers of Mother’s Public School and 20 from other participating institutions took part in the programme.