Of the several cooking classes for children, one is temptingly titled, "Chocolate camp". The five-day camp at Lajpat Nagar's Young Chef's Academy comprises classes on making cookies, brownies, chocolate puddings and more. The same academy offers another camp where children as young as five (but no older than eight), are taught how to make calzones, ice-cream sandwiches and mocktails. Both will set you back by Rs 3,500 and Rs 4,000 respectively. "We try to teach children science and geometry through cooking. We tell them the effect of temperature on different ingredients. We try to teach shapes through cookies," says Jyoti Jain of the academy. Reality shows such as Masterchef have inspired these classes. "Such shows have created interest in both parents and children. We even prepare children to participate in such contests," she says.
While art has long been one of the favourites when it comes to children pursuing hobbies in summer, there's an off-beat alternative as well. Rural artists coming in from across the country will be holding workshops for adults and children alike. Organized by Intach (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) and a Delhi-based NGO called Happy Hands Foundation, the workshops will be on traditional calligraphy, Gond art, Soara tribal art, molela clay relief tile making and more. There will be eight such art forms in this program, with fees for each intensive three-hour classes spread over two days ranging from Rs 1,200 to Rs 2,500.
Medhavi Gandhi, founder of Happy Hands Foundation, says that though it is mostly adults who have shown interest so far, anyone over seven years old can apply before May 16: "We've called rural artisans who are state awardees from places like Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. People can take their artworks back home with them after the workshop is over."
Hobbies and fun skills apart, the more academically-minded have the option of adding to their scholarly pursuits. Era Business School in Dwarka has introduced a six weeklong "mini MBA" for children as young as 13. The program, that costs Rs 9,600, will have students doing case studies, presentations and even assignments. Program convener Anuj Verma says that he has already received applications in excess of the available seats for the course, and has had to turn away some parents trying to convince him to include their 12-year olds. With an MBA being a sought after degree for graduates, parents are keen to have their wards get a head start, says Verma. "Some parents also say their child lacks confidence, and perhaps a management course will help them be more social," says Verma, who adds the inspiration for this programme came from a US university offering a similar course.
The National Science Center is hosting several weeklong workshops including those on robotics and biotechnology from May 19. Meant for students of Class XI and XII, each batch will have 25 students. "We'll teach them about micro-controllers and embedded systems, using which they can build a small robot. The biotechnology classes will have an introduction to the discipline and students can perform experiments where they can isolate proteins," says N Ramdas Iyer, senior curator and head of education at the National Science Center. For students of Class VIII to X, there's a scientific toy-making workshop where they can make kits on Bernoulli's principle or construct a mechanical microphone.
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