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Summer Camps
JOINING A summer camp or attending a training program for about a month seems to be the craze of this techno-savvy era. Camps for college-goers and adults usually last for a few hours every day focussing almost entirely on the art, while those for children stretch out for the whole day with additional song, dance and story telling sessions, not to forget the refreshments and transport facilities provided!
These classes which are of moderate charge attract large masses today from in and around the city.
Be it varieties of painting or handicrafts for those nimble fingers, teacher training programs and computer education for the career minded, trekking and photography for the adventurous or yoga and swimming for the health conscious - the scope of learning and mastering them is vast.
The essence of these camps is that we are enriched with a skill which could broaden our prospects for the future in addition to making many new friends and acquaintances.
At the end of the camp, the skies are cool and clear and what lies ahead is a year of hard work... till next summer.
A.Madhuri,
Fatima College,
Maryland, Madurai-18.
THERE IS no dearth of institutions conducting summer camps and admitting students in full swing.
These camps are a boon to working parents.
But I view these camps as "Sum" making "Camps".
They advertise to teach Vocal, Violin, Mridangam, Veena, dance etc.
Is it possible to learn these wonderful arts in a short span of time? We may get only an introduction.
A fortnight or a month is definitely not an adequate time span.
Given the summer heat, I feel students would do good by opting for indoor games like chess swimming, table tennis.
After a year's hard work, students should be allowed to enjoy their vacation. Curtailing their vacation in the name of summer camps should be discouraged.
K.Venkatesan,
1/211, Meenakshiamman Nagar,
K.Pudur, Madurai-7.
SUMMER CAMPS are in vogue now. Different schools, NGOs, various sports clubs conduct summer camps teaching cricket, yoga, art, swimming, martial arts, music both vocal as well as in for instruments among other things. It is a welcome sign.
But the question is whether these summer camps really help the children? I think so otherwise children remain at home only watching TV. Whereas they should move out, mingle with people and use the opportunity to learn more and new things. Summer camps may not necessarily help in developing creative talents but at least the concept is introduced and if the child shows any aptitude it can be suitably followed up later.
However, summer camps conducted by some organizations for sake of money should be avoid as they lead to waste of money, time and talent.
But if right kind of activity is chosen, summer camps can definitely help in identifying the latent talent in a child.
R.Jawahar
20, Sarojini Street,
Chinna Chokkikulam,
Madurai-2.
IT IS essential for children to attend summer camps. During summer holidays children spend their time watching TV and playing in the hot sun. Summer camps provide a good exposure and helps them to learn music, slogans, craft and other art works in which they are interested and for which they hardly have time during school days. It increases their concentration power and makes them exhibit their talents.
Preetha Rengaswamy,
9-B, Visalakshipuram,
2nd Street, Madurai-14.
ONCE ANNUAL examinations are over, children are free to play around. But the scorching sun forces them to remain indoors and become TV addicts.
So summer camps are a good alternative. They not only help the students to spend their holidays constructively but also help them to got rid of their sedentary activity, and bring out their latent talent. They are also a boon for working parents.
I feel summer camps are a perfect blend of education and entertainment with the variety of courses/training they offer from martial arts to performing arts, communication skill to personality development, clay modelling to Aero modelling, Tanjore painting to Orissa painting, computer training to car driving, skating swimming, photography yoga, cookery and what not?
R.Ramaswamy
9-2-28, Maruthupandiar
II Cross, Viswanathapuram,
Madurai-14.
SUMMER CAMPS come with pros and cons.
If they are organised with a view to engaging the children seriously and providing them fun-filled hours, they serve the purpose. But if organised on a commercial basis, then it gives unnecessary stress to children.
Children need a break in hot summer. But eager parents send them off to camps to help them overcome their boredom. Often advertisements are misleading.
They claim honing skills of a child through crash courses. But that does not happen.
Only the organisations make money. Instead there could be short-term camps with local sight seeing, indoor games imparting arts and crafts.
Parents should find time to accompany their children to their friends or relatives house or some picnic or any other outing.
D J C Barnes,
1, South Street,
Singarayar Colony,
Madurai-2.
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