Robotics, Engineering and Every Thing Else your Child Can Learn This Summer

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Schools out for summer! While we’re envious, it might make us feel better if you enroll your children in a short summer camp, so we’re not the only ones not being able to wile away our time. Just joking. These workshops are actually awesome, and from learning to design your own video game, to getting a cooking 101, here’s some super fun skills your child can learn this summer.

Engineering for Kids Summer Camp

Engineering camps offer innovation, imagination and fun learning. Your child should not miss out on this workshop if he/she aspires to be an engineer {even if it is a fleeting interest}. The engineering club workshop is non-stop fun to sharpen basic engineering skills where in your child will learn to make buzzers, ice-cream factories, lunar landers and much more. The classes are from Monday to Friday, and the kids will carry their finished project back home. The workshop is divided into two age groups, and prices differ.

Where: The Learning Place, 37,  Link Road, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi

Age Group: 4 to 7 years

Timings: 12.30 to 1.30 pm

Price: INR 3000

Second age group: 8 to 14 yrs

Timings: 10.30am – 12 noon

Date: 15th June to 19th June

Price: INR 4000

Roboclub Techno Camp II

It would be no surprise to us if you told us your child enjoys robots. He/she could spend the summer with RoboClub learning cool Robotics and Electronics. This techno camp has enthusiastic teachers who have guided several Roboclub teams to winning international robotics competitions. The best part of this workshop is that the class size is small and therefore kids get personal attention.

Where: Robo Club, B-14, Chirag Enclave, Opp. Nehru Place

Date: 15th – 19th   June

Timings: 10am – 2.30pm

Age group: 6 to 8yrs, 9 to 12 yrs and 13 to 16yrs

Price: INR 3000, INR 4000 and INR 4500 respectively

Video Game Designing Using Scratch

Okay, no questions asked, any child {especially those with an interest in video games} would love the opportunity to learn design his/her own. This programme is based on video game designing. The ability to code computer programs is almost a given in the current digital climate, and a skill kids should acquire. Learning to code can help them learn important strategies for solving problems, designing projects and communicating ideas.

Where: The Learning Place, 37 Link Road, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi

Age group: 4 to 10yrs

Date: 22nd June to 26th June

Timings: 12.30 – 1.30pm

Price: INR 3000

Young Chefs Academy

Unlike usual baking and cooking classes, this particular camp focusses on Italian and Mexican delicacies. The Young Chefs Academy is conducting a cool and frozen treats camp,  and will include Aqua De Horchata, Avocado Humus, Mexican Tostada, Ice cream Bombe and much more. If France is on their mind, and they want to experiment with exciting foods items including Alsatian Tart, Stuffed Mushroom, Courgettes au broccio, Finish Baguettes, Vanilla Souffle and much more, they can opt for the  Travel through France camp  conducted between 22d and 26th June. Limited seats are available, so snap to it.

Where: 37, Link Road, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi

Age: 3yrs and above

Date: Batch 1 – 15th June to 19th June/ Batch 2 – 22nd June to 26th June

Timings: 11 am to 1pm

Quilling Workshop

A way to hone hand movement and imagination is by learning the art of paper quilling. It’s super fun and improves creative and imaginative skills. Kids will learn to make a photo frame, two bookmarks, and gift tags during the course.

Where: A 703, Sukriti Apartments, Plot No. 58, Sector 56, Gurgaon

Age: 6yrs and above

Date: 19th and 20th June

Timings: 10am – 12.30 pm

Price: INR 800

Carpentry Workshop

They’re probably already singing how much wood can a wood… you know. Here’s giving them the reality of it. The amazing unique carpentry workshop conducted by YUTI  includes introduction to basic carpentry tools, designing & measurements and actual woodwork. Kids get to take home their finished creation.

Where: Epicentre, Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon

Age: 8yrs and above

Date: 22nd June to 26th June

Timings: 4pm to 6pm

Badminton Summer Camp

Enroll junior for this badminton summer camp and have your kids be trained by a professional coach. Dinesh Badminton Academy can take your kids’ games to a whole new level with International Level Sports Infrastructure & coaching during this camp. Registrations closed as of the tenth of June, but feel free to get in touch to check for last minute cancellations.

Where: DDA Siri Fort Sports Complex, August Kranti Marg, Siri Fort

Date: 16th June to 30th June

Timings: 10 am to 11.30am

Price: INR 1400

Clay Workshops for Kids

It is always amazing to see just what kids design when given the freedom to explore and express themselves creatively.  The clay workshop will help children explore their creativity, under expert instruction, and create clay objects of utility. They may take home any two items they make.

Where: Anandgram, MG Road, Sanskriti Kendra, Delhi

Age Group: 6 to 14 yrs

Date: 16th June to 19th June

Timings: 11 am to 1pm

Price: INR 1500

Yellow Cat Theatre Workshop-Making It!

Yet another unique and engaging workshop designed by Yellow Cat Theatre Group, it introduces children to the process of making and performing theater. Yellow Cat is a collective of artists/educators who use the medium of performance to create playful experiences for young people. In the workshop, in addition to theater games, children will also write stories and create their own short play scripts. A mini-workshop on photographs and stories is also part of the course. If your child takes a keen interest in acting, and all things stage related, this might be a good fit.

Where: Hanuman Road, Behind Regal Bldg, Institute Cervantes, New Delhi

Age: 8 to 12 yrs

Date: 15th June to 27th June

Timings: 9am to 12 noon

Price: INR 7000