Almanac International Voluntary Adventure Youth Club, Mysore, organises training for the 8-16 year olds in trekking, rock-climbing, swimming and other adventure sports. Besides, participants are put through an orientation course on building up team spirits, personality and leadership development, time-management and safety precautions, says the youth club secretary Rukmmini Chandran. Call 9448354648 or e-mail her - leetoms@rediffmail.com
Vivekananda Trust has devised a summer camp programme for Class V - X students to help them develop social and communication skills, memory improvement and public-speaking. Call 9880813600. (March 24, 2005)
Sree Kalaniketana School of Art, 64, New Sayyaji Rao Road, Khille Mohalla, conducts painting and art workshop, starting April 4. The workshop for children covers painting, clay modelling, paper-cutting and greeting cards making. Call 8448773607 or 9880418010.
Theatre activities : Summer camp, starting April 5, with focus on theatre activities and personality development. Contact Anuradha Nandakumar, Namana Kala Mantapa, 1231, 2nd Cross, Krishnamurthipura. Phone - 2332667, 2542722.
Deepshik i.t. Kingdom, a computer training academy for women and children, runs summer courses (April-June) for 3-15 year olds in drawing, painting, aerobics, story-telling, singing, elocution, essay writing etc. Contact Vanishri Arun at 2544763. New Saraswathipuram (behind Cauvery Hospital).
S V Infotech: The 5-14 year olds interested in summer course for hand-writing improvement and Internet usage, apart from personality development guidance could contact 2832, Chamundipuram Main Road, next to Mythri Hospital. Cell. 984402764
Animaster: Summer course in animation for children, at Haripriya Complex, V V Mohalla. Call 5287870
Summer course for school students and teachers in computer fundamentals, MS Office, Internet usage, and introduction to Kannada software - Nudi. Courses start April 4, at the University Computer Centre, Manasagangotri. Details from systems manager, Library Building, next to Higginbotham's, Manasagangotri. Phone 2514824.
Karate Camp: Okinawa School of Karate will hold month-long training camp, starting April 15, (6-8 a m ) at Doddakere Maidan; Gaurishankar School, Dattanagar and at Pachchappa Circle in Chamarajanagar. Call 9845105165 or 9448322731.
Mysore Zoo: The zoo authorities to hold summer camp (Apl.24-30) for the 12-18 year old students. The course includes animal behavour studies, feeding habits, animal inventory, interaction with animal-keepers and plant identification. Enrolment (Apl10-20) limited 25 participants.
