Lourdes Central School organizes the ‘KG Summer Amusement Camp 2023’

Mangaluru: Camp itself tells us that it is a wonderful way to keep children occupied with creative activities which bring out the little child in all of us. Lourdes Central School organized one such lovely” Summer Amusement Camp” for the little ones of Kindergarten which commenced on 4th April to 20th April.

The main purpose of this activity was to nurture in the kids building new friendships, enabling      them to socialize with others, developing their self-confidence. Various activities like Yoga,    Meditation, Zumba, Dance’, Singing, Colouring, Craft, extempore, Games were conducted. Nearly 69 children from Kindergarten were enrolled for the camp to experience home away from home. The camp helped to bring out the hidden talents like Socializing skills, confidence, pick and speak in the children. The teachers’ creative ideas also were brought out through this camp.

Various games like musical chair, bombing the city, tug of war, four corners balancing balloons were conducted, which the children enjoyed. Colourful drawing scenery and craft activities like paper folding, making windmill with colourful papers, wall hanging with paper plates and maple leaves.

Stories like punyakoti the cow, Hansel and Gratel, Honest woodcutter were narrated and dramatized. Pick and speak on toys like cow, teddy, car, book was conducted to build confidence in speaking. An Educational and recreational outing to Gandhi Park under the instructions of Principal Rev Fr Robert DSouza was organized.

 The Finale of Summer Amusement Camp was conducted on 20th April at 10.15am in Kindergarten Activity Hall. Vice Principal Ms Anitha Thomas and huge crowd of parents were present.

The programme began with a prayer song followed by a welcome dance which was well appreciated. A small skit on the value “Honesty is the best policy” was enacted by the children. There was a dance on enjoying the vacation “Hurray, Hurray it’s a holiday”. A small Zumba dance was displayed by the kids. Action songs were sung.

Vice Principal Ms Anitha Thomas who was the chief guest of the day gave her message, appreciated the parents for supporting the school in all their activities. She told the parents to spend as much as time with their kids during their holidays so that the children are away from their gadgets.  She appreciated children and teachers too. A parent expressed her views saying that teachers in Lourdes Central School give motherly love and children under their care become confident and independent. Time passed joyfully and happily at summer amusement camp for the Kindergarten children and teachers too. Daily the Summer Amusement Camp provided various refreshments like juice, lollipops, muffins, bauli the bread roll, cake, ice- cream etc.

The programme ended by honouring every child with a certificate and a giveaway gift. We could see smiles, excitement on the little ones faces and also their parents.

We thank our Principal Rev.Fr Robert Dsouza for the wonderful opportunity given to the teachers and students to conduct this lovely Summer Amusement Camp under the mantle of Lourdes Central School.