Best Summer Camps For Children In Pune
Thinking about how to make sure your child has fun in a constructive way this summer? Look no further! Here are some summer camps happening in Pune that are sure to engage your child.
By Jasmine Kaur
Summer breaks are a good time for children to relax and take a step back from the pressures of school. However, some of this fun time can also be structured through summer camps. Such camps provide opportunities for your child to engage in interesting activities and learn new skills in a systemic manner. For those of you staying in Pune, here are a few summer camps where your child can hang out this year.
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1. Shreyans Gundecha’s Badminton Academy Summer Camp
Ages: 4 to 20 years
Location: ArmourTurf Sports Academy, 2, Grant Road, Vitthal Nagar, Eon IT Park Phase - 2, Kharadi
Activities: Badminton Coaching – from basic to advanced levels
Dates: March to May, 2020
Contact: Shreyans Gundecha – 72495 50344
About the camp: This camp offers professional badminton coaching from basic to advanced levels. It focusses on individual training, physical fitness, development of techniques and awareness about proper diet. Analysis of national and international level matches will be done to teach players better game skills.
2. Gary Kirsten Cricket India Summer Camp
Location: Divisional Sports Complex, Near Creaticity (Ishanya) Mall, Yerwada
Activities: Cricket coaching by international coaches
Dates: 1 April to 31 May
Contact: +91 9112295566; http://www.garykirstencricketindia.com/product/summer-camp/
About the camp: This exciting summer camp curriculum includes 10 skill-specific batting, bowling and fielding stations running per day and every player will get an opportunity to experience different skills for each month of summer camps. These skills will lead into the full time programs where players will continue to grow and take their games to another level.
3. Matrumandir Summer Camp
Ages: 6 months to 5.5 years
Location: ORUGA World, S.No.21 &22, Prathmesh Park, Baner
Summer camp activities: Storytelling, gymnastics, puppetry, languages, dance and so on.
Dates: 4 March to 9 April, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact: 8308321214
Fees: Rs 4,000
About the camp: Two different batches for toddlers and pre-schoolers. Toddlers get to have a batch on the weekends as well.
4. ScienceUtsav's STEM Summer Camp 2019
Ages: 5–14 years
Location: EduDeep Suraj Nagar bungalow, Opposite Jeevan Jyoti Vastigruha, Lane beside Maharaja Complex, Paud Road, Kothrud
Summer camp activities: Learning through experiments and workshops
Dates: 11 March to 1 May, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Contact: +91 9958446655
About the camp: ScienceUtsav summer camp aims to provide students with a curriculum that integrates maths, technology, engineering and science. This is a part of their attempt at sparking the curiosity of the students.
5. Foliage Outdoors
Ages: 10–16 years
Location: 103 Mahadkar Chambers, Above Papa John's Pizza
Summer camp activities: Safaris, animal tracking, exploring through trails and talking to local guides.
Dates: Various dates through April to June
Contact: 020 6644 7777
Fees: Rs 21,000
About the camp: Helps your child learn to love and respect nature and learn from wildlife experts.
6. Chinmaya Summer Camps
Ages: 11 to 18+ years
Location: Chinmaya Maauli Ashram, Chinmaya Nagar, Survey Number 16, Wadgaon Shinde Road, Lohegaon
Summer camp activities: Vedic maths, music, science, nature camp
Dates: 16 April to 9 June (separate dates for separate camps)
Contact: 098811 92859
Fees: Rs 6,000 per child per camp.
About the camp: This camp is a part of the Chinmaya Mission — an organisation that aims to bring out the spirituality in people. Children can enhance their science, maths, musical and life skills at the camp.
7. Starburst Aerospace STEM Summer Camp
Ages: 7 – 15 years
Location: Gurukool school, Viman nagar, Airport Road
Summer camp activities: Learning about space exploration, planets and aeronautics.
Dates: 25th March – 29 March, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Contact: 7387056310
Fees: Rs 12,000
About the camp: STARBURST aims to spread more awareness amongst children about space and related topics. It attempts this through sparking the curiosity of students from the ages of seven to fifteen, when it believes they would be most open to learn about space.
8. Dot2Dot Kids
Ages: 2 - 12 years
Location: Dot2Dot Kids, Elite Brookland
Summer camp activities: Dance, songs, taekwondo, shlokas, gardening, social awareness, art and craft, and so on.
Dates: 1- 13 April, 18-30 April, 6-17 May, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Contact: 08459146125
Fees: Rs. 2,000
About the camp: This is a preschool and a day-care centre focused on project-based learning. It even has learning centres to emphasise the focus on learning outcomes rather than test results.
Summer is a time for fun and learning new skills. Keep watching this space for more information on summer camps for children planned in your city.
About the author:
Written by Jasmine Kaur on 26 February 2019.
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