| The outdoors has the potential to transform a
person in many ways. By constantly throwing up new challenges,
the outdoors provides an enriching experience. It encourages
initiative, rewards innovation and enhances self-belief. From
confidence building to personality development; from decision
making to leadership skills; from learning to laugh at oneself
to empathizing with others; it all happens here. And we haven’t
said anything about the friends one makes! |
| WHAT DOES ONE LEARN AT - MakeMySchoolTrip.Com
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| Adaptability Make
it Happen |
An unfamiliar environment evokes unusual responses. Reacting
positively by adapting to the situation is a crucial skill-set
that can only be learnt by actual hands-on experience. We reinforce
this positive behaviour by placing the participants in situations
that require continuous acclimatization. We further drive home
the point with a host of activities like navigating through
woods, self-cooking, building a fire, mock presentations, sharing
a tent with another or leading a team, to name a few. |
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| Confidence Building and Risk
Taking Nothing is beyond you |
How often do we hear a child say, “I Can’t”.
It’s a natural first reaction to any unfamiliar task.
But like all negative reactions it can be overcome. All that
is needed is the assurance “You Can” and a firm
but gentle affirmation of self-belief. As the participants succeed
in task after task, they automatically adopt the “I Can”
credo expounded by Kshitij. For a confident individual, risk
taking comes easy – not as a brash rebellious attitude,
but as a positive and calculated survival tool. |
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| Developing Initiative/Leadership
When the going gets tough….. |
The hallmark of a capable leader is the ability to assess a
situation and take control before things get out of hand. We
encourage such behaviour by deliberately putting the participants
in situations that requires them to seize the initiative and
take responsibility for themselves and their group. |
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| Effective CommunicationGo
what’s your point? |
Be it at work or during interpersonal/social interaction, a
dynamic person is one who has the ability to understand others
and the skill to get his/her message across to them. This is
a crucial skill that can be learnt, developed and honed. At
Kshitij, the participants are exposed to these essentials and
taught the basic skills that go with Effective Communication. |
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| Eco Awareness Up
close and Personal |
For most of us who live in cities, nature is at best an abstract
idea, glimpses of which we catch in the form of parks or gardens.
But nothing can ever be a substitute for the real thing. Our
program bridges this gap by sensitising the participants to
Nature and the Environment. These are issues that every child
learns about in school, and we reinforce this learning by taking
them right to the heart of the issue. |
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| Fitness for the
mind and body Shape up |
Working up a healthy sweat amidst verdant woods mountains and
breathing crisp unpolluted mountain air is an experience no
state-of-the-art Gym or Oxygen Bar can hope to match. An active
interest in outdoor activities is the most exciting and enjoyable
way to develop and maintain an enviable degree of fitness. A
child hooked to the outdoors will make sure he/she stays fit
for that trek coming up next vacation. |
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| Happy Holidays
Have Lot of Fun |
There is never a dull moment in the outdoors where Fun and
Learning go hand in hand. Revel in the beauty of Nature, make
new friends, develop interesting hobbies and just have a blast.
There’s a whole new world just waiting to be discovered.
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| HOW DO WE MEET THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES? |
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involve experts from a variety of backgrounds, and exploit their
unique set of proven skills to enrich the experience. Our experts
will meet our participants halfway, never talking down to them
but treating them like adults, yet keeping the process simple
enough to be understood.
Experiential learning is the driving force behind OUR PACKAGES.
While the real world rarely forgives failure, the program setting
encourages the exploration of ingenious solutions in a playful
and non-threatening manner without fear of failure or ridicule.
Each activity poses a series of challenges that call for creativity,
lateral thinking and physical effort. Attempting and succeeding
in these activities stimulates self-worth and fills the participants
with a feeling of triumph and the belief that seemingly impossible
situations are in fact quite possible. The idea is to encourage
the participants to learn from each experience and put the learning
to use in future activities.
Our instructors and facilitators will be with the participants
all the time, acting as mentors rather than teachers, unobtrusively
guiding them and explaining the nuances and techniques needed
to master each activity.
Our Package Tours are a great way to introduce children to a
wide variety of exciting wilderness activities such as
rock climbing, rappelling, whitewater rafting, kayaking, mountain
biking and trekking & many more in some of the
most breathtaking scenery in the Himalayas. These provide opportunities
to discover new interests, make new friends, offer real experiences
in team work, outdoor leadership and help build self-confidence
and social skills.
So, come enroll your child with us on any of this year’s
Summer Camps and watch your child go on a journey of learning,
discovery and pure fun. |
