MINDSMART Learning Strategies, is conducting a *MEMORY SUMMER CAMP* which includes – World Class Memory Techniques, Speed Reading, Mind Map, Neurobics, Public Speaking, Juggling, Puzzles, Mind Games, Skits, IQ Music, Brain Food & most importantly ACCELERATIVE LEARNING METHODS for Students (above class V) at:

– *CHIMES MONTESSORI- BASAVANAGUDI *
– *VIJAYANAGAR CLUB- RPC LAYOUT *
– *RENNAAISSANCEE SAROVAR PORTICO- HOSUR*

Parents can attend *FREE INTRODCTORY SEMINARS* and witness exciting Memory Demonstration, Limited Seats. For Registrations contact *Ravinder on 9243438911*.

Advanced Kids Batch (Year Round)
Start Date Ongoing
Timing 4.30-5.30 p.m. (till March 30th) 3.30pm to 4.30 from March 31st
Duration Monday to Friday
Fees: Non – Members: Rs 3000
Members: Rs 1600 (for those with annual pool subscrition, else annual pool subscription needs to be paid)
Additional

Requirements
Kids must be able to swim at least 10 laps of the pool and do at least 3 different types of strokes. Nisha will need to verify that they can join this batch prior to sign up.
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Directions: Come down Brigade Road until you reach St Josephs Commerce college on the left hand side of the road. Continue for about 50 meters up the road and look for a transformer on the left hand side of the road. The back gate to Catholic club is next to the transformer.
PLEASE NOTE:Registrations for adult batches are already open. Registration for kids batches opens March 20th, 2009
Please take a passport size photo of you / child otherwise ID card will not be issued
ADULT WEEKEND BEGINNERS BATCH (BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)
Start Date April 4th to May 24th
Timing 9.30-10.30 am
Duration Saturday and Sunday for 8 weekends (16 Classes) Participants can use the pool for practise anytime during the week apart from class hours.
Fees: Non – Members: Rs 3000 (Fees can be paid by cash or credit card at the cathlolic club reception)
Members: Rs 1600 (for those with annual pool subscription, else annual pool subscription needs to be paid)
Additional

Requirements and Info
Swimsuit, Towel and Cap (for long hair) are required to be purchased by the participant before attending classes.
Beginner and Intermediate Kids batch (Ages 6-15)
Start Date Batch 1 – March 30th to April 20th

Batch 2 – April 21st to May 12th

Batch 3 – May 13th to June 3rd
Timing 2.30 p.m – 3.30 p.m.
Duration Monday to Friday (16 classes across 3 weeks)
Fees: Non – Members: Rs 3000
Members: Rs 1600 (for those with annual pool subscrition, else annual pool subscription needs to be paid)
Additional

Requirements
No extra make up classes will be given in case of missed classes due to sickness, travel etc.
ADULT WEEKDAY MORNING BATCH (BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)
Start Date March 18th to April 8th
Timing 7.15 am to 8.15 am
Duration Monday to Friday for 3 weeks (16 Classes)
Fees: Non – Members: Rs 3000 (Fees can be paid by cash or credit card at the cathlolic club reception)
Members: Rs 1600 (for those with annual pool subscription, else annual pool subscription needs to be paid)
Additional

Requirements
Swimsuit, Towel and Cap (for long hair)
ADULT WEEKDAY EVENING BATCH (BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)
Start Date March 18th to April 8th
Timing 8-9 p.m.
Duration Monday to Friday for 3 weeks (16 Classes)
Fees: Non – Members: Rs 3000 (Fees can be paid by cash or credit card at the cathlolic club reception)
Members: Rs 1600 (for those with annual pool subscription, else annual pool subscription needs to be paid)
Additional

Requirements
Swimsuit, Towel and Cap (for long hair)

Parents’ Workshop
Faculty Neeraj Kabi, Mumbai
Description General theatre
Date April 24th to April 26th (Fri to Sun)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group Parents
Timings 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fees Rs. 1000

Workshop Contents

“If parents cannot become their children’s leader, motivator, inspiration and his/ her closest friend … somebody else will. And this is the beginning of conflict, distancing and arrogance in a child.”

The workshop is based on science and philosophy. The course technique would be to teach through a continuous series of psychological games, physical games, theatre exercises, theatre arts such as painting, music, masks, etc. so that the parents participate in mind, body and spirit to understand the workshop and apply it.

Neeraj Kabi and the Parents’ Workshop

Every year, Neeraj Kabi invites parents of the participants on the last day of his workshop. He gives a glimpse of what their children learnt in the workshop by making them do it themselves too!

And every year, we have had demands from parents for a workshop for themselves. Ranga Shankara is happy to introduce this workshop in Summer Express 2009.
Become a child again to understand your children better!

Age Group: 12 – 16 years
Faculty Yet to be decided
Description Car mechanics
Date April 16th to 18th (Thu to Sat)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 12 to 16 years as of 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1992 and before 31st March 1997
Timings 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm
Fees Rs. 750

Workshop Contents

This workshop will answer questions like; what lies beneath the hood of the car? What makes some cars faster than the others?

The ‘car mechanics’ workshop will give children all the dirt on the four-wheeled wonders and teach them a thing or two about changing tyres, unlocking a stuck steering wheel and much more!

Age Group: 12 – 16 years
Faculty Jayanth Sharma, Bangalore Photography Club
Description Basics of Photography
Date May 4th to May 6th (Mon to Wed)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 12 to 16 years as of 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1992 and before 31st March 1997
Timings 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Fees Rs. 750

Workshop Contents –
Its time to get ‘shutter-happy’! This workshop will give the children an insight into photography and will cover topics such as composition, framing, background, lighting and the most critical aspect of “post processing” on a computer. By the end of this workshop, children will see the world with new ‘eyes’.

About Bangalore Photography Club (BPC)
BPC started off in late 2004 with four people who met on a Yahoo group. By 2005, considering the enthusiasm in the group growing in number, it was envisioned that BPC could go long way in the field of photography. Group projects such as shoot-trips to nearby locations helped bring the members together as a team, rather than just online peers. Today, BPC is an association of more 800 members. This is an open forum where anyone could come up with ideas aligned with the vision of the club or to promote the club itself. ‘Frames of Mind’ is the annual photography exhibition which all members look forward to every year.

Age Group: 9 to 16 years

Faculty Traditional Artistes from Tanjavur
Description Rhythm through the traditional art of “Thappattam”
Date April 27th to April 30th (Mon to Thu)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 9 to 16 years as on 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1992 and before 31st March 1999
Timings 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fees Rs. 750

Workshop Contents

Rhythm makes music flow and rhythm makes the body move. Come and explore the world of rhythm with ‘Thappattam’, a folk dance of Tamil Nadu. The children will learn not only the basics about handling and playing a ‘Thappu’ [circular drum] but also learn to appreciate rhythm and its importance in theatre and their daily lives. The beats of the drum and the movements of the body meet in unison to become an expressive dance form. There is no end to innovation with this dance and musical form and one can create music even with stainless steel plates!

Age Group: 9 to 16 years
Faculty Anju
Description Life Skills – Fixing a meal – The Fun and Health Foods Workshop
Date May 1st to May 3rd (Fri to Sun)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 9 to 16 years as on 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1992 and before 31st March 1999
Timings 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fees Rs. 750

Workshop Contents:

Aimed at equipping children to fix a quick meal, this workshop shows them how cooking is fun too. “Junk” food need not be bad for you after all! This workshop teaches you to make your favourite dishes using healthy ingredients.

With going away to far off lands to study or work being common in today’s world, the participants of this workshop will gratefully remember Anju Aunty for imparting skills that will help them fix a meal instead of going hungry after a long day’s work somewhere in the world!

Anju Sudarshan – The warm café lady at Ranga Shankara, Anju is famous for her culinary skills that range from making mouth-watering Akki Rotti to delicious pastas and Greek Salad. She experiments with food all the time and loves to cook and feed people.

Age Group: 7 – 9 years
Faculty Arvind Gupta
Description Science toys
Date May 4th to 7th (Mon to Thu)
Timings B1 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
B2 – 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group B1- 7 to 9 years as on 1st April 2009. To be born on or after 1st April 1999 and before 31st March 2002
B2 – 10 to 16 years as on 1st April 2009.
Fees Rs. 1000

Workshop Contents

Children love to make dynamic toys which spin, jump, fly, twirl, and make sound. Science is best understood if a child can see the science principle in a toy. Using simple throwaway materials children will make close to 25 science toys – a cricket cap, a protractor, a spinner, sprinkler, an electric motor and many more.

About Arvind Gupta

Arvind Gupta graduated from IIT Kanpur in 1975. He won the first National Award for Science Popularisation with Children (1988). For close to 30 years, he has been making science fun for children through low-cost activities. His website, www.arvindguptatoys.com is a veritable treasure on this subject. Currently, he is working on a unique children’s science centre at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pane. He tours extensively all over India with his Science Toys workshops.

Age Group: 13 – 16 years
Faculty Neeraj Kabi, Mumbai
Description The Power of Expression — A Theatre Workshop with emphasis on Speech
Date April 13th to April 23rd (no classes on Sun, 19th April)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 13 to 16 years as on 1st April 2009 To be born on or after 1st april 1992 and before 31st march 1997
Timings 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Fees Rs. 3000

Workshop Contents

This is a workshop on self-expression that explores breathing skills, belief, emotions, clarity, projection, sound and techniques of approaching classic text pieces from literature, poetry and drama. The workshop attempts to remove the fear of speaking and inculcates a strong self-belief. It makes children realize that speech is a very powerful tool to reach out and connect to the world regardless of who you are speaking to. The workshop ultimately opens the entire vocal system and teaches the child to be one (in body and mind) with what she/he speaks, to be herself/ himself and not put on an act of speech.

About Neeraj Kabi

An actor, director and human resource trainer, Neeraj Kabi’s workshops at Ranga Shankara are much sought after. His systematic approach to workshopping, the pleasant manner in which he works with children and the individual attention he gives to every participant make his workshops an unforgettable experience. Neeraj has designed this brand new workshop for Summer Express ’09.

Neeraj Kabi is also the Founder and Director of Pravah Theatre, a group that has several productions to its credit and performs regularly all over India.

Age Group — 13 – 16 years
Faculty Jaimini Pathak and Nayantara Roy, Mumbai
Description The Truth in Fantasy — Playwriting and Acting Workshop
Date April 27th to 2nd may. (Mon to Sat)
Venue Ranga Shankara
Age Group 13 to 16 years as on 1st April 2009 To be born on or after 1st april 1992 and before 31st march 1997
Timings 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Fees Rs. 2000

Workshop Contents

Writers and Actors will be exposed to various kinds of theatrical scripts and genres. This will be facilitated by theatre games and exercises on the workshop floor. Writers will be encouraged to develop short scripts of their own and Actors will be closely involved in the process of breathing life into these scripts, in addition to the other texts chosen for the workshop.

About Jaimini Pathak

Actor, Director and Writer, Jaimini Pathak is a well-reckoned name in the Indian English Theatre circuit today. As an actor, Jaimini has delivered some remarkable performances, recent amongst which has been his solo performance in the play Mahadevbhai.

Nayantara Roy

Nayantara Roy is a young theatre actor with immense potential. Her recent work in Tukra’s Dream was much appreciated. She loves engaging with children through workshops as she feels, “Children come without any baggage – they are not bound by the complexities and principles of theatrical traditions and always ask questions!”