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Be A Weekend Voyager- Be the Dream of Every Child

Weekend Voyager is a weekend activity initiative to provide numerous opportunities for students of all ages beyond academic learning. The Oakridge initiative Weekend Voyager is all set to kick start from 29th June for the next 12 Saturdays. Weekend Voyager encompasses various magnificent workshops for the children to learn and excel.

Venue: Oakridge International School, Khajaguda, Nanankramguda Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-8

Start Date: 29th June

Duration – 12 Saturday. Every Saturday 9 AM to 12 PM

Courses Offered:

Ethical hacking – A workshop with the aim to introduce children to the various online threats and ways to protect and safeguard from unauthorized interference of hackers into the valuable information source and also the misuse of personal information in social networking sites.

 Age – 10 to 15 years

Time: 90 min

Duration – 12 Saturdays

Cost – Rs. 7000/-

Financial Intelligence – A workshop to introduce children to the world of finance and budgeting with the aim to develop an intelligence towards the importance of the vast subject in daily life.

Age –6to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

Duration – 12 Saturdays

Cost – Rs. 6,500/-

Future Authors – A unique workshop to carve out the writers in the young ones through various activities.

 Age –6 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 6 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs. 6,000/-

Application Making – Game Design  – A workshop where children will be introduced to the Creation/release of game App Store for iPad and iPhone.

Age –6 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

Duration – 12 Saturdays

Cost – Rs. 7,000/-

Application Making – Mobile and internet Apps design  – A workshop where children will be introduced to the Creation/release of game App Store for iPad and iPhone.

 Age –6 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 12 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs. 7,000/-

Geospatial – The objective of this program is to foster interest amongst children on aspects of geography, mapping, surveying, environment and climate. The program has three components: (a) Surveying, (b) Cartography (c) 3D modelling.

 Age –6 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 12 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs. 6500/-

Fashion Designing – A workshop to introduce children to the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories.

 Age –6 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 12 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs. 7,000/-

Culinary Workshop - A beginner course for all those future chefs and food experts, making them they understand the art and science of food making and appreciate the taste/nutrition of it.

 Age –8 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 12 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs. 7,000/-

  Photography - Reintroduce the world to the children through the camera lens, making them understand the technicalities and the art of the third eyes, thereby carving the budding photographers so that they can capture the world in their own style.

 Age –7 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 12 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs. 4,500/-

 Creative Souls - To introduce children to the world of creativity in a more Scientific manner.

 Age –7 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 12 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs.6,000/-

 Skateboarding – A workshop to introduce children Skateboarding through creative and innovative ways.

 Age –7 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 6Saturdays

 Cost – Rs.3,000/-

 Rocket and Ship Building – A workshop to teach a number of scientific concepts , such as aerodynamics, center of gravity, point of balance, apogee, drag and thrust. It is also great for the teaching of math using problem solving, calculating formulas, geometry and determining altitude and speed.

 Age –7 to 10 years and  11 to 15 years

 Time: 90 min

 Duration – 12 Saturdays

 Cost – Rs.9,000/-

1.       Kids can select max two courses

2.       The above cost includes the transportation. Transportation available from fixed points.

Venue:Oakridge International School, Khajaguda, Nanankramguda Road,

  Summer vacations are on and children are eagerly waiting to join their respective summer camps. Summer camps have become a way of engaging little children into learning some productive skills, while their parents are busy with their working schedules and have nowhere else to leave their child, nor take them for a vacation.

Almost every school or summer camp kids club makes it a point to come up with new activities every year to grab the attention of maximum kids to be enrolled in the summer camp. The activities that are usually offered in each of these summer camps includes, yoga, singing, dancing, art and craft work along with these regular activities camp organizers these days include other fun activities such as clay modelling, balloon sculpting, theatre art, soft skills development, personality development, and communication skills.

Single children of working parents are the ones who get bored during the entire summer holidays; because their only medium of preoccupation, i.e. the school is closed for a long period and they do not have friends to play with and have fun. Fun definitely is the agenda of the organizers but they ensure that each and every child who attends this camp takes back some sort of knowledge with him, when he goes home to display before his or her parents what have they learnt for the entire month. Parents feel very happy and proud to see the progress of their kids, especially when the very child they once taught how to walk, teaches them different yoga asana’s to reduce their stress.

Children at a tender age are able to learn and adapt to different skills, the more you teach them the more they will acquire. It is considered to be the most crucial and best learning days of their life, as small children can be moulded into different shapes and sizes, they have no inhibitions, no pre formed notions about things, they are simply ready to learn anything and everything that comes their way and have fun with whatever they are taught.

Summer camps are essential to boost up the morale for little children as they are already bored with their mundane school going, home-work doing routine. This comes as a splash of cool water in this hot sultry summer and gives them an opportunity to become creative in different ways and explore the world of theatre, dance, art, and other activities within their school premises.

Author Bio: Minu Aravind is a self-motivated writer and blogger with an ability to develop unique content, is associated with India’s largest international school hyderabad. She is a strong advocate of high-grade education, and focuses to develop blogs and articles in the field of education, parenting, and child development and so on.

One should be equipped with extra pair of the five senses, just so that we are always up to date with whatever goes around us. Children especially, are blessed by God to quickly grasp and retain information efficiently. Being generally aware of what is happening in the world, gives a sense of empowerment in every human.

General knowledge is a compulsory course incorporated in the syllabus, because kids don’t intend to read up on newspapers, they do not wish to know the current happenings of the country. But why should we blame the kids only, aren’t we supposed to be the role models for the kids. What examples do we set up for them? In reality, we ourselves hate this subject and were very happy to throw away the books the day we answered our last General Knowledge examination in school. If we do not like it ourselves, then how can we just aim the pistol at our kids and ask them to like it without questioning or arguing?

There are always several ways, in which things could be made to look or even sound interesting, but the trick or the art of it lies in the hands of the educator. Not every educator, is equipped to put things across in ways that leaves no option before the child but to love it. General knowledge as a subject, becomes boring when one has to remember dates and other chronological events that have occurred in the past or present. So there are times when kids might question the authenticity of learning these facts and how is it useful for them. That is the time when the teacher should talk to the child and make him count the importance that goes with this subject. Firstly, this is a very scoring subject, and fetching higher marks in this can simply pull up the ranking of a student in class. Secondly, if we know some basic facts about our own country, then during quizzes and other competitive events, our small piece of knowledge can set the puzzle right and make us the star of the event.

General knowledge might sound boring, but in reality it is not so boring, rather it surrounds a person with the sense of knowing the past and the present. And who knows how these small pieces of irrelevant information according to us become a powerful tool for us in future.

Author Bio: Minu Aravind is a self-motivated writer and blogger with an ability to develop unique content, is associated with India’s largest international school hyderabad. She is a strong advocate of high-grade education, and focuses to develop blogs and articles in the field of education, parenting, and child development and so on.

Through the practice of yoga, you can become more aware of your emotional, mental and physical health. Yoga includes physical poses called asana, breathing techniques and meditation.

 Flexibility

Stretching the muscles through yoga poses releases the lactic acid that builds up the muscles within, which can cause stiffness, pain, fatigue, and tension. For students who participate in sports, yoga can decrease the risk of injury through increased range of motion. Stretching increases joint lubrication and stretches the soft tissues of the body. Ligaments, tendons, and the fascia sheath surrounding the muscles are also stretched.

Decreased Stress

The life of a student can be stressful, and yoga can help you relax. Yoga and its precise movements draw focus away from the busy and hectic day and can have calming effects on the body. After practicing yoga, the person doing yoga will feel happier and will improve mental focus and concentration.

Detoxification

Yoga directly influences all of the organs and body systems and helps to create optimum blood supply to every area of the body. By stretching joints and muscles and massaging the organs, the blood supply is increased. This allows for toxins to be flushed out and provides nourishment to the body systems. Detoxification increases energy, which is an added benefit of yoga for students who are always on the go.

Strength

Yoga increases muscle strength and endurance. Holding standing poses for several long breaths increases strength within the quadriceps, hamstrings and abdominal muscles. Nearly all yoga poses help to build deep abdominal muscles and core strength. Increased strength allows for daily activities to be easier, and an increase in lean body mass increases your metabolism.

Weight Management

The fast-paced life of a student can cause them to eat processed and high calorie food and drinks. Practicing yoga regularly can help with weight management. The thyroid gland plays a large role in body metabolism and there are several yoga poses, such as the fish pose, that specifically target the thyroid gland. The deep breathing in yoga increases oxygen intake within the body cells, including fat cells, which can increase fat cell burn up. Fat metabolism is also increased, which causes increased calorie burn and increased energy.

If yoga is practiced everyday then it is very helpful in every student’s life as it can make a student stronger mentally as well as physically and is very helpful in this generation.

Knowledge is power

School is the basic foundation of knowledge being imparted to a child. It gives a chance to children to acquire knowledge on various fields of education, such as people, literature, history, mathematics, politics, and other numerous subjects. By obtaining knowledge, a person is in a better position to help other people

A ladder to college

Unless you complete your school education, a student cannot get himself/herself enrolled into a college. College is highly significant to succeed and achieve his/her dreams. With higher education, one can get a good job and lead a better life. Without academic career, one will not be able to make a living for oneself. 

Allows it to socialize

Attending school gives you a chance to meet new children of one’s age. While some remain only classmates, some get close only to become good friends for many years or even lifetime. Conversely, if one stays at home all day long, one will probably not be able to meet many such people of one’s age. Meeting new people and socializing also broadens one’s parameters of knowledge. Thus, if one wants to lead a good social life, it is best to attend school.

Keeps you engrossed

Unless one is much occupied with various tasks, staying without work during the day can be really boring and tiresome.  Attending school not only will it keep you active, it will also help you learn other useful skills. Though one might enjoy staying unoccupied for the first few days or a month, after some time, it will get boring and kill you. Thus, attend school to be a happy, successful person. 

Overall development

School does not mean just learning the events given in a history chapter or solving tough mathematical problems or reciting poems and sonnets. School is the first stepping stone in the life of a child, wherein he/she learns a lot more than just rote learning. Developing hobbies, refining them, learning basic etiquettes, getting skilled at multi tasking, developing social skills are some of the many things that a school equips a child with.

Especially if we look at the current trend in our country, international schools are coming up with lot more opportunity for children where the definition of education is getting changed into another level. The internal and external development of a student is being ensured by such international schools in India to grow and nurture.

Greetings from Oakridge! As another month winds down and we come even closer to the end of our first academic year, I find myself nostalgic for not just the weather but for also our path-breaking first year. As we moved from one building to the next and our school grew just like our children grow around us, we traversed through Founder's Day, celebrated another Republic Day and shared a phenomenally experiential day with Rob, the master craftsman.

Children of Bengaluru were taken into the world of colorful surprises with art guru Rob. It was a day of innovative learning for them through arts and crafts. Rob created wonders and amused all the participants. The event turned out to be a golden opportunity for those who are passionate about the artistic world.

As Oakridge put forth holistic education and experiential learning, students of Oakridge are given the opportunity to have on hand experience on theories which they learn in their classrooms.

We are about to come to the end of yet another exciting academic year. We are quite satisfied with the progress achieved in our academic transactions and also in our efforts to bring about holistic development in the children. We extend our gratitude to each one of you who has graciously supported school in various initiatives such as Oakfit, Time out, Night Camps, Rallies etc. We were also delighted to have you all in school during our 5th Founders Day celebrations. Children performed fabulously and the event was appreciated by one and all.

The school is gearing up for the forth coming session with a number of new initiatives to strengthen the teaching learning process and also conducting various co scholastic activities with a definite achievement that can be measured. We are also looking at providing wide exposure to the students by organizing Student Exchange Programs and also organizing International tours.

The school is sensitive to the modern day requirements of leaders and professionals and we will be conducting a wide range of activities to promote leadership. We have also drawn plans to provide hands on experience to children in their chosen areas by organizing internships with experts / firms.

Music workshop by Ramana Gogula-a well known name in music industry, on 23rd and 24th of February 2013 at Oakridge International School, Visakhapatnam.

2nd February 2013, Visakhapatnam: Music heals every pain and frees the soul from hardships of life. Music therapy is getting appreciation all over the world and this could be the main reason for it. Music go hand in hand with all the living things from our heart beat to the flowing of water.  Imagine a situation where you can play your own music for refreshment and relaxation and that too under the guidance of an iconic musician. Just imagine!

Oakridge- India’s largest International School, announces a music workshop on 23rd and 24th February for children under the age group of 6-16. The workshop will be held in Oakridge International School Visakhapatnam. Children who have some basic understanding about music are eligible for this workshop.

The workshop will be conducted by famous music director in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada music industry Mr. Ramana Gogula.

Lt. Col. (Retd.)YHVS Prasad, principal of Oakridge Visakhapatnam campus, says, “We are organizing our Weekend voyager program to introduce our children to world of art and technology through various workshops. Music is one thing that brings all people together no matter from which ever background they come from. Keeping this idea in mind we planned a workshop on music to carry forward the thought of togetherness among our students and just experience the world of tune. I hope this is going to be a soulful memory for our students. Other than a magnificent experience, the participants will be creating a music album under the guidance of Ramana Gogula at conclusion of the workshop.”  

Ramana Gogula: Ramana Gogula is one of the key names when it comes to music. He is considered as a trend setter who brought out a drastic change in the conventional style of Telugu music through his movies like “Thammudu, Badri, Johnny, Premante Idera and Yuvaraju.” At the age of 17 he made his own rock and roll music band in Vizag. Though he is passionate in music he also software professional and Co- founder and former CEO of a Bangalore based company Liqwid Krystal. Apart from Telugu music industry, he created magic through his music in Tamil and Kannada industry.

Audition for the workshop will be conducted at Oakridge Visakhapatnam Campus on 9th-10th, and 16th-17th of February 2013. For further clarification contact on: 9948764111/1-800-200-8171 or write to [email protected] or visit www.oakridge.in.

23rd February 2013, Bengaluru: Arts and colors is what make our life beautiful. Children are known as synonyms for these two words. The introduction of children into the world of colors is very crucial as this is going to add color to the world they live.

Oakridge International School is providing an opportunity to get into this world with an art workshop. Oakridge - India’s Largest International School has always been the constant platform for world-class learning. On February 23rd, children of Bengaluru will celebrate the day with more colors and zest, as they will be taken into the world of art & magic. Their guide and pal for the day will be none other than Indian children’s most loved art guru ‘ROB’. ROB has struck an instant connect with kids across the world and has a made a wide fan base among them with very popular ‘MAD’ Show in POGO TV.

Arjun Rao- Principal of Oakridge Bengaluru campus says: “The art work shop is going to be a golden opportunity for children who are passionate about the artistic world as they get to learn the magical tricks from the most proficient in the field. As we all know Rob is very famous for his magic tricks, painting skills, art from the waste and not to forget his ‘larger than life’ BIG Picture making using spray paints. No wonder, ROB has inspired millions of children to choose painting as their main interest.”

“We welcome everyone to a fun filled and interactive journey with Rob. Children who participate in the art workshop will win a certificate of participation” he adds.

Now as this Art Man in collaboration with Oakridge International School after three successful shows in Hyderabad, Mohali and Vizag (all at Oakridge campuses) are coming to show the city of Bengaluru – how capable their children are.

Rob says: ““I am more excited to come and spend time on a very larger platform like Oakridge.  I have indeed with the school for three grand shows at Hyderabad, Mohali and Vizag. More than 4,000 audiences in each of the city have welcomed me with great interest for learning. Kids loved it and learned a lot and parents were more than happy to see their kids’ faces beaming with joy.”

The workshop will take place from Oakridge International School Bengaluru from 10 am to 4.30 pm. For more information log on to www.oakridge.in or contact 1800-200-8171.