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1.    Sat April 20: A to Zee Astronomy overnight camp

2.    Mon April 22 – Fri April 26: Those maginificent flying machines! 
         (Ages 7-13,   2.30 - 5pm; final day at beach house so 7pm pick up.

3.    Mon April 29 – Fri May 3:  DOLLS DOLLS DOLLS! (2.30-4.30pm)

4.    Mon 6 May  - 10 May: WHAT A RACKET! (3-5pm)

5.    29 April - 10 May: RIO-themed dancing, singing, acting workshop at Hippocampus

6.    13 May - 17 May: MAD ABOUT DRAMA! (10am-1pm) Rs.5000
                                                                              (Meant for older children / teenagers)
7.     13 May  – 17 May (Mon-Fri, 2.30-5pm): Junk Art. Re-use, recycle is one of our mantras…so let’s create from  junk! All ages - varying levels of difficulty possible.

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1.      Saturday April 20^th, 2013

The very first A to Zee Overnight camp

(only for children we already know – we cannot take a chance with children we don’t know)

 Astronomy

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves...."

Maximum: 10 children, Ages 8 – 13
Time: 5.30pm Saturday April 20^th – 11am Sunday April 21st

5.30pm: Drop off with sleeping bag, pyjamas, tooth brush, change of clothes, torch, mini telescope if you have one. We have one large telescope.

6pm: The children will watch a presentation and learn about the stars, the constellations, and we will have a short group quiz on these. All led by an expert Physicist Dr.Jim Libby.

7pm: Dinner:  burgers – veg and non veg with fries (sorry), salad, and lemon tarts/brownies

7.45pm: Mosquito repellant and a silent trip to the terrace with five adults in tow…setting up telescopes and viewing the stars. We will spread mats out for those who wish to lie flat and view them.

8.30pm: Back to the A to Zee space, dancing to Thriller - complete with wolf howls…

9pm: queue for the bathroom – changing into pyjamas, laying out sleeping bags inside the room with the AC on (luxury camping) - there will be a maid outside on the verandah (poor soul) - beneath a mosquito net...others wanting to attempt sleeping beneath the stars under tents or mosquito net tents - please bring them and do so.

9.30pm: Movie time – film title tbc

11pm: Water for those who want it / Lights out

Please do not worry - we will be sleeping in the bedroom beside the children on the same floor as them. All your telephone numbers will be up on at least 3 tackboards in case we need to contact you.

8am: Chocolate milk, brush teeth, sit around the table for breakfast cereal, omelettes, sausages, toast, jam, marmalade, fruit….

8.30am: Queue for the bathroom – quick showers if desired – else change of clothes.

9.30am: Astronomy-related board games – and others. Writing down their experiences and which stars they spotted.

11am: Home time with individual charts of the constellations to put on their bedroom walls.

Cost: Rs.2000

2.      Monday April 22^nd – Friday April 26^th

Those incredible flying machines! (Ages 7 – 13)

2.30-5.00pm (final day including beach trip would be 2 – 7pm)

Aeroplanes, kites, boomerangs, parachtes, and all things inbetween that are airborne is our theme. We will chart the history and evolution of flying machines from the Wright brothers to today’s supersonic aircrafts and rockets. Our A to Zee art expert will be guiding the children in making their very own  different flying machine each day.

We plan to fly the kites on the beach on the last day of the camp…most likely at our beach house in Kovalam if that is alright by the parents. Also one field trip to the Science Museum in Guindy to the aircraft section is in the plan – they have some excellent displays. Snack included each day.

Cost including materials and field trips: Rs.4000

4.      Monday April 29 – Friday May 10^{th :} A to Zee Creativity will visit Hippocampus to present a RIO-themed theatre and movement camp. For full details please contact: Hippocampus  Library for Children in partnership with the Geothe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan – Chennai

10am – 12.30pm 

Old No.4, New No.11, 3rd Avenue, Indiranagar, Adyar, Chennai – 20, o44 24433544  /42116417 

5.      Monday April 29 – Friday May 3^rd 2013:  Dolls! (2.30-4.30pm)

For all the little girls and boys who enjoy making things - we will be making paper dolls - fairies, pirates, kings and queens, and princesses of course! 

You could also bring in your favourite paper dolls, and we will make lots of tiny clothes to fit. We will also help make a cardboard dolls house/ship  for each child to take home. Our A to Zee art expert will help you create dolls house furniture and to create and cut out paper dolls, and make clothes for them that you can cut out and colour or paint. Snack included each day.

Bring with you: Cardboard boxes of different shapes and sizes for the dolls house. Several shoe boxes would be ideal, and even little boxes like toothpaste boxes, empty matchboxes, etc. Start collecting now!

Cost: Rs.4000

6.      Monday May 6^th – Friday May 10^th 2013: What a racket! (3-5pm)

For lots of singing and dancing…we will have the little ones singing lots of Animal-related children’s songs, while our A to Zee dance choreographers will get them all having a blast dancing freestyle with lots of leaping, hopping, slithering, kicking, and wiggling thrown in for good measure !

Cost: Rs.4000

Spring 2013 (First Term)

A to Zee Creativity: Small informal end-of-term shows! 

Parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins welcome!

ORIGINAL BATCH COOKING COMPETITIONS were on Sat 30th March and Sat 6th April - all prizes will be distributed at the end of term show.....

ZEEBEES show: Sat 13 April: 

Please be seated at 9.30am upstairs for a 9.45am start

Duration: Approximately 30 minutes

A TO ZEE ORIGINAL BATCH (8-12s) & A TO ZEE TEENS show: 

Saturday 13 April: 

Please be seated at 4pm for 4.30pm start

Duratoin: Approximately 1.5 hours

Rehearsal schedule before the shows:

Wednesday 10th April 2013: 

Teen batch rehearsal

2.30 - 3.30pm: The Purloined Letter

3.30 - 4.30pm: Perfect Stillness

Thursday 11th April 2013

ZEEBEES Rehearsal: 9.30am-12noon

TEENS Rehearsal: 2-4pm

A TO ZEE original: 4pm - 6.30pm

FRIDAY: NO CLASS / NO REHEARSAL

SATURDAY: END OF TERM SHOWS - PLS SEE TIMINGS ABOVE.

Very excited to be training our first batch of students aged 8-17 years for the Trinity College London exams in the following areas: Speech & Drama and Communication. 

There are at present four slots available in the week...do get in touch if you are interested. Groups will be no more than 6 individuals.

Session 11 – Friday 5^th April 2013

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)

4pm: Poetry and plays (in batches)

4.30pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby

5pm: Snack

5.15pm: Dance practice with theatre run-throughs in parallel (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)

6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)

Session 12 - Sat 6th April 2013

Cooking competition for the following starts at 9am!

Aalia/Muskan, Dhruv/Aron, Chahna/Kyra Philip, Kaushik/Shibya, Anushka/Vanshika, Riyah/Taraa, Mahima/Nikash

RULES FOR THE COOKING COMPETITION:

Please will each pair bring between them: 

Mixing bowl - 1

Whisk- 1

Spatula-1

chopping board/rolling pin if needed

any measurement instruments

hand-held mixie - 1

any decorative items that you are willing to share – like sprinkles or silver balls.

We will provide: Ingredients for brownies, cup cakes, biscuits

Recipes will also be provided – or you can bring your own.

Moulds/baking trays will be provided.

We will provide the plates for you to display your bakery items on.

You will have 1hour and 15mins to work…after displaying your items you will go upstairs for class.

Your plates will all look identical with only have a number beside each.

The judges will not know who made each item. After all points are awarded and taken away to be added, we will reveal which number was which team…and the team members will then be invited downstairs to talk to the judges. Prizes will be given at the end of term show.

First, second, third prizes for both days of competition. No final.

10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline

Interspersed with Woodwork (final steps of bird houses)

11.15am: Snack

11.20pm: Poetry interspersed with Singing.

Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)

12.15pm: Dancing

1pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s) - Sat 6th April 2013

2pm: Run-through of skit 1

2.45pm: Run-through of skit 2

3.30pm: Discussion of debate topic for end-of-term show

3.45pm: Skit 1

4.10pm: Skit 2

4.30pm: Dance – getting the jive perfect

5.30pm: Home

Session 10 – Thursday 28 March 2013 (INSTEAD OF GOOD FRIDAY)

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)

4pm: Poetry and plays (in batches)

4.30pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby

5pm: Snack

5.15pm: Dance practice with theatre run-throughs in parallel (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)

6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)

Session 11 - Sat 30th March 2013

(Pls send a packed lunch - since it is a movie-watching day)

Cooking competition for the following starts at 9am!

Cooking pairs: Adam/Rohan, Anisha/Vanshika, Nikash/Ayush, , Kyra Patel/Isra, Reha/Rishaa, Mahima/Sadhvi/Tulasi, Akshith/Arham

Cooking competition for the following will be on the following Saturday 6^th April at 9am:

Aalia/Muskan, Dhruv/Aron, Chahna/Kyra Philip, Kaushik/Shibya, Anushka/Rahelle, Riyah/Taraa

RULES FOR THE COOKING COMPETITION:

Please bring: Mixing bowl

Whisk

Spatula

chopping board/rolling pin if needed,

any measurement instruments

hand held mixie

any decorative items that you are willing to share!

We will provide: Ingredients for brownies, cup cakes, biscuits

Recipes will also be provided – or you can bring your own.

Moulds/baking trays will be provided.

We will provide the plates for you to display your bakery items on.

You will have 1hour and 15mins to work…after displaying your items you will go upstairs for class.

Your plates will all look identical with only have a number beside each.

The judges will not know who made each item. After all points are awarded and taken away to be added, we will reveal which number was which team…and the team members will then be invited downstairs to talk to the judges. Prizes will be given at the end of term show. First, second, third prizes for both days of competition. No final.

10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline

Interspersed with Woodwork (final steps of bird houses)

11.15am: Snack

11.20pm: Poetry interspersed with Singing.

Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)

12.15pm: Dancing

1pm: Movie - Madeline
3.30pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s)

SINCE MOST CHILDREN HAVE EXAMS, THERE IS NO CLASS THIS SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER. MAKE UP CLASSES ON THURSDAY 4th APRIL AND THURSDAY  11TH APRIL (3-5.30PM).

Session 7 – Saturday 6^th April 2013

(2-4.30pm)

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)

4pm: Poetry and plays (in batches)

4.30pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby

5pm: Snack

5.15pm: Art with theatre run-throughs in parallel (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)

6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)

Session 10 - Sat 23rd March 2013

10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline

11.15am: Snack

11.20pm: Woodwork interspersed with singing.

Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)

12.15pm: Dancing

1pm: Movie time - Fantastic Mr.Fox

(Please send a packed lunch)

Popcorn and juice will be provided.

3.30pm: Home time

Teen batch (13-17s)

Session 7 - Sat 23rd March 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises / voice

2.15pm: Skit 2 rehearsal

3pm: Snack

3.10pm: Skit 1 rehearsal

3.45pm: Jiving

4.30pm: Home

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)

Session 8 - Fri 15 March 2013

4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)

4.30pm: Theatre - runthroughs (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)

5pm: Snack

 5.10pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby

 5.20pm: Art and Craft

6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)

Session 9 - Sat 16 March 2013

9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 (chocolate fudge) - those who have not had a chance yet...

10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline

11.30am: Snack

11.40pm: Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)

12.15pm: Dancing

1pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s)

Session 6 - Sat 16th March 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises / voice

2.15pm: Debate: “Zoos are a good thing”

3pm: Snack

3.10pm: Skit 1 rehearsal

3.45pm: Jiving

4.30pm: Home

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)

Session 7 - Fri 8^th March 2013

4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)  

4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Greedy, Little Miss Sunshine in 3 groups)

5pm: Snack

 5.10pm: Singing Kumbaya,

She’ll be coming around the mountain,

Mama’s Little Baby

 5.20pm: Dance (6 action songs)

6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12 year olds)

Session 8 - Sat 9^th March 2013

9.30am: Sishya Open House, so no cooking this week – very sorry!

10.30am: Art or Origami

11.15am: Snack

Background music!

Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles),Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)

11.30am: Theatre – in groups (boys and Mahima doing Fantastic Mr.Fox, the rest Madeline)

12.30pm: Singing

1pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s)

Session 5 - Sat 9th March 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises / voice

2.15pm: Debate: Are Zoos a good thing?

3pm: Snack

3.10pm: Skit 1 rehearsal

3.20pm Skit 2 rehearsal

3.40pm: Scene from ‘As You Like It’ – reading

4pm: Impromptu speech games

4.30pm: Home

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)

Session 6 - Sat 23rd Feb 2013

4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)  (Replanting successful seedlings, labelling pots/names of types of plants)

4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Greedy, Little Miss Sunshine in 3 groups)

5pm: Snack

 5.10pm: Singing Kumbaya,

She’ll be coming around the mountain,

Mama’s Little Baby

 5.20pm: Art and craft

6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)

Session 6 - Sat 23rd Feb 2013

9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 (chocolate fudge) - those who have not had a chance yet...

10.30am: Theatre – in groups (half doing Fantastic Mr.Fox, the other half Madeline)

11.15am: Snack

Background music!

Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles)

Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)

11.30am: Singing with the books, then Theatre continued

12.15pm: Woodwork (birdhouse stage 3) and Gardening (two groups) 

1pm: Home

In view of Sishya Sports Day, theTeen batch (13-17s)

Session 4  will take place on Sat 2nd March 2013

ZEEBEES (4-7s)

Session 5 - Fri 15th Feb 2013

4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)  (Replanting successful seedlings, labelling pots/names of types of plants)

4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Muddle)

5pm: Snack

 5.10pm: Singing

Kumbaya,

She’ll be coming around the mountain,

Mama’s Little Baby

 5.20pm: Dance (Action songs)

·      Dingle Dangle Scarecrow

·      Jelly on a plate

·      Daddy’s Taking us to the Zoo Tomorrow

·      One Two Three Four Five…once I caught a fish alive

6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)

Session 5 - Sat 16^th Feb 2013

9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 (chocolate fudge): Kyra Patel, Mahima, Aneesha, Vanshika, Kyra Philip, Muskan

10.30am: Theatre – in groups (4 short plays by Julia Donaldson)

11am: Snack

11.15am: Art–Nature sketches (Pencil/Pastels)

Background music!

Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles)

Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan)

Imagine (John Lennon)

12.15pm: Woodwork (birdhouse stage 2) and Theatre continued

(in batches)

1pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s)

Session 3 - Sat 16^th  Feb 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises

·      Play readings – simple skits

·      Role plays

·      Just a minute

3pm: Snack

3.15pm: Short debate

(Motion: ‘The Death Penalty should exist’)

3.45pm: Dance (jive – basic 3 steps will be taught then freestyle dance practice to different 60s tunes)

4.30pm: Home

A to Zee Creativity

ZEEBEES (4-7s)

Session 4 - Fri 8^th Feb 2013

4pm: Gardening (Replanting and painting of pots, labelling them)

4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Men / Little Miss books acted out)

5pm: Snack

5.10pm: Singing (Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain)

5.20pm: Art (Butterfly craft)

                                                          

6pm: Home

A to Zee Creativity

Original batch (8-12s)

Session 4 - Sat 9^th Feb 2013

9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 with 5 kids only (chocolate fudge)

10.30am: Theatre – whole group

11am: Singing:

Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles)

Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan)

Imagine (John Lennon)

11.15am: Snack

11.20pm: Woodwork and Poetry(2 batches)

12.15pm: Jiving

1pm: Home

A to Zee Creativity

Teen batch (13-17s)

Session 2 - Sat 9^th  Feb 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises

Play readings – young adult skits

Role plays

3.15pm: Snack

3.30pm: Short debate

(Motion: ‘The Death Penalty should exist’)

3.45pm: Dance (Jiving)

4.30pm: Home