Childrenworld - Summer Camp 2003


	PHOTOGRAPHY Roughly 150 years ago, when Neipce Joseph Necephore could record a permanent photographic image for the first time. The amount of joy he had experienced the same amount of joy and thrill is experienced by each one of the tiny tots here in the photographic workshop in Creative Child Centre. The Children Under this workshop are taught both the technical skills and the creative skills. Technical Skills Handling different types of Air & Shoot camera and also professional camera (SLR) Properly loading their cameras with the appropriate films. Setting in the Aperture and shutter speeds to suit the lighting conditions and focussing the subject. Operating the Enlarger to make their own prints themselves. Processing the exposed films to make negatives. Creative Skills Composing the frame aesthetically and arrange the objects of the subjects. Choosing appropriate lighting conditions and mending available light to suit to their subject. All possible and necessary skills to make the prints from their negatives to make them attractively and beautifully. Finally with all these Inputs the children are above to shoot some good pictures with aesthetic values which could be exhibited. All the children of this workshop girls and boys equaling in number at the age group of 10 to 15 years . Exhibit a great interest in extracting the maximum from the teacher. The kids are very enthusiastic and quite absorbing. The knowledge gained by them and the way of handling things to hatchout some creative product out of their efforts really help them in future when they get into any profession.

	ORIGAMY
	Making an aeroplane tearing the note book page or a paper boat on the rainy day are the most joyous moments of every one’s child hood . These objects were made of paper and the technique used was folding. ORIGAMI- is the Japanese art of paper folding, the name derived from two Japanese words- “ORI” meaning ‘The fold” and “Kami” meaning “Paper”. Paper folding probably originated about 2000 years ago in china along with the invention of paper. However it was Japan where it took roots and flourished. Recently in our Country ‘ORIGAMI’ is slowly getting recognised and it is taken as children’s handicraft work for time pass during summer. There are many benefits of ‘ORIGAMI’ It knows no barrier of age, gender qualification, race, colour etc. It can be done by ANY ONE, ANY TIME, ANY WHERE, ANY PLACE. ORIGAMI has found application in various fields of human endeavour like. Education 2. Health 3. Advertisement 4. Entertainment etc. The Creative Child Centre has organised a two day works shop on 2^nd & 3^rdMay 2003. Mr. Govind Gopal Kulkarni, a well Known origamist conducted and supervised the children of age group 5years to 14 years. Children learnt various techniques of folding paper and making different shapes such as paper tray, aeroplane, paperclip, bird, paper box, Book Pointer, Envelope and etc. He made the children learn to make them and explained the benefit of ORIGAMY in social aspect of life.
	POTTERY
	‘POTTERY’ the art of Creativity using mud. From decades Pottery is known as professional art of village people through which they make many types of vessels and other articles and they were sold for the use of people. The ancient art of Indian villages is slowly dominated by the synthetic material and slowly diminishing. The wheel rotates and the soft mud turned and twisted into various shapes and designs. The art is popularised through various names like terrakota, porcelain and pottery. Creative Child Centre has organised a 6day workshop from 6^th to 11^th May 2003 in its premises as to introduce the art and allow the kids learn to make various shapes. Children of 6years to 14 yrs had taken part in the workshop and Learnt to prepare many designs and vessels There is a need of uplifting of the traditional and very ancient art of India’s Culture. This is possible only when it is taught to the budding artists and sculpurists . The purpose of teaching the art to the youngones to keep the art alive in the society and there is very much need of continuing the training of the art in the future.