Summer@Todden
Summer@Todden
Summer@Todden
“It’s easier to keep pedaling a bicycle than to start one again after a stop; why would the process be any different with learning?” - Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy
The Summer@Todden program has been carefully crafted to help children continue their learning journey through the holiday season and explore varied avenues such as STEM, Cooking, Art, Theatre and Music. In the Summer@Todden program your children will learn nifty skills, make new friends, and just have a whole lot of fun!
The offerings are for three age groups - 3 to 5 year olds, 5 to 8 year olds and 8 to 12 year olds. Programs for all age groups will run for 3 hours everyday for 3 weeks - each week of the program has been designed as a thematic workshop.
Dates - 27th April to 15th May, 2020
Time - 9 am to 12:15pm (8 to 12 year olds will stay till 1 pm for Week 1 and Week 3)
Parents can sign up for the program for one or more weeks.
Tod Makerspace
Week 1 of 3
This week is for your curious little balls of energy to discover answers to all the whys and hows! Children will investigate and explore, learning in an active, hands-on way that makes them an active participant in their own learning.
As a part of Tod Makerspace, children will:
- Indulge their curiosity in fun science experiments
- Enter a world as dreamy as theirs and create magic from the mundane
- Have fun creating colourful kindness potions, galaxy jar bottles and lots more
- participate in a range of culinary experiences
Rhythm Rockstars
Week 2 of 3
It’s your tod’s time to rise and shine! Get your child to explore the world of beats and rhythm this week. They’ll groove to their favourite tunes, paint to the beats of music and indulge in some creative movement sessions.
As a part of Rhythm Rockstars, children will:
- Learn to match their steps to music and be introduced to different dance genres
- Use sensory play, empathy and motion movement to paint with music
- Learn basic steps and rhythm while enhancing strength, gross motor skills
- Hone body awareness in space and social learning
Art-a-la-carte
Week 3 of 3
Watch your child go on an art adventure! This week is all about nurturing imaginations and confidence as your little tod selects how their ‘once upon a time’ looks like, takes centre stage and gets messy and creative in fantastic art sessions!
As a part of Art-a-la-carte, children will:
- Engage in read-alouds, storybook-making, sensory play and pretend play
- Build their attention span and listening skills, while also developing vocabulary and speech
- Respond to drama and gain essential life skills
- Channel their artistic energy into exploring the elements of art
Young Explorers
Week 1 of 3
This week will Ignite a love for science in your child! Budding explorers will love to tinker and fulfill their curious and imaginative minds while indulging in some fun sensory learning!
As a part of Young Explorers, children will:
- dive deep in learning the how’s and why’s of how things work through STEM experiments
- Get close to nature and learn about the types of and needs of plants, soils, and a diverse range of gardening techniques
- Do fun engineering activities to build and invent something cool or even take something apart to examine its inner workings
Dance, Music, Eat, Repeat!
Week 2 of 3
Dance, Music, Eat, Repeat - that’s literally what the children will be doing through the week! Whether your child wants to twirl, tap, or whip something up, these sessions will get them to bust a move!
As a part of this week, children will:
- Get a taste of several dance styles with a focus on dance technique and original choreography
- look at famous art inspired by music and create their own art project in combination with different pieces of music
- Cultivate culinary skills while learning healthy habits and life skills such as budgeting, problem-solving, grocery shopping and more
Artellectuals
Week 3 of 3
Let your child’s creative juices flow and watch their ideas and stories unfold! This week will forge a love for reading and storytelling in children, get them sharpen their acting chops and inspire lifelong appreciation of great art!
As a part of Artellectuals, children will:
- Take an idea, develop it, and then create a story they can share
- Immerse themselves in a character and learn what it takes to transform themselves on stage
- Discover the famous works of master artists and be introduced to the techniques which made the art revolutionary
Film Making
Week 1 of 3
Let your child enter the world of film and discover the magic of film making! This workshop will demystify the process of filmmaking and walk them through the entire process chain from end to end. Cinevidya is ‘Learning by Doing’. So in this workshop, you learn as you do and you do as you learn.
As a part of Young Explorers, children will:
- Experience how it’s like being on a film set
- Learn to use the latest, professional grade filming equipment
- Make a short film of their own by the end of the workshop
Design Thinking
Week 2 of 3
Give your child the confidence to make the world a better place using technology through this Design Thinking workshop conducted by Bits and Circuits. Design thinking draws upon logic, intuition, and systemic reasoning to explore possibilities of solutions and improving it through iterative design.
As a part of Design Thinking, children will:
- Identify a problem and use materials and technologies to build solutions
- Work in teams exploring interdisciplinary topics
- Learn to manipulate the world around them to solve a real-life problem
Theatre and Digital Storytelling
Week 3 of 3
In these sessions, children will bring their imaginations to life! The Digital Storytelling workshop by Ever After will combine traditional and modern forms of storytelling for the digital natives of today. The Theatre workshop by Happy Cow will have children delve deeper into Play Creation and work on techniques.
As a part of Theatre and Digital Storytelling, children will:
- Write short, crisp stories, use images, audio and video tools to create a powerful 3 minute film on a subject
- Develop visual literacy, writing skills, analytical thinking - all essential skills for the contemporary young adult
- Come up with their own original ideas, and then collaborate with others to put together a complete, original piece of theater