Events organised by YOCee
Photowalk for children in Adyar Poonga – Aug. 16, 2014
Open to children studying in class 4 to 10.
Meet at the gate of Adyar Poonga, Greenways Road (Next to Ambedkar Mani Mandapam). Starts at 3 p.m.
Organised by YOCee. Register by sending email to editor@yocee.in. Limited to 30 children only. No fee.
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A day at Fort St. George – Aug. 23, 2014
Organised by YOCee. From 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Assemble at the parking lot opposite the main gate of Fort St. George, between 8.45 a.m and 9 a.m.
– Short guided Heritage walk inside Fort St. George
– Scrapbook making session
– ‘Spot on’ – a map reading session
– Art Contest
– Madras Word Game
Open to children studying in class 5 to 12.
Participants should carry a photo Id card or School Id card.
Register by sending email to editor@yocee.in. Limited to 30 children. No fee.
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Walk & Make: Madras Scrapbook – Aug. 23, 2014
Starts at Luz Church and ends at The Children’s Club, V.M. Street, Mylapore. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Free. Children need to bring their own pens, colour pencils, sketch pens, scissors and glue. Resource person Ms. Kalyani Narayanan, Snapshot Memories.
Open to first 25 registrations. SMS name and age to 9840544629 (Ms.R. Revathi).
Register on or before Aug. 19, 2014
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Photowalk for children – Aug. 24, 2014
Organised by YOCee for the Madras Week and led by N. Ramaswamy of Chennai Daily Photo.
Open to children studying in classes 5 to 12. The walk will start at 6.45 a.m. and go on till 8 a.m. (approx.)
Starts from the AMM School gate on the Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram and ends at Kotturpuram MRTS Station.
We chose to walk down a part of Kottur, a village in the city of Chennai, its pristine nature in certain parts and get to capture interesting scenes while on the walk!
Children with a camera (any type) and love Chennai can join. Free. Prior registration required. Limited to first 25 registrations. Contact 98405 44629 – Revathi for registration.
Parents are also welcome to join the walk.
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Enga area – Photo Essay contest for children (online) – Last date – Aug. 20, 2014
Open to children studying in class 7 to 12.
Research the history, heritage and the everyday life of your neighbourhood. Walk down the are and shoot unique features, heritage landmarks, historical spots, old houses and anything that you feel proud of your area.
Login to http://docs.google.com/presentation/
with your Google account. Create a presentation with the story about your area and photos. Add short descriptions of each photo in the same slide. Share this presentation to the email id – yocee.in@gmail.com. Remember to make the presentation ‘Visible to Public’ under the visibility options.
Number of slides should not exceed 20.
The best three presentations will prizes on Aug. 23, 2014. Winners will be intimated about the time and venue through email.
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Events by other organisations:
Elocution Contest for children – Aug. 24, 2014
Contest in Tamil & English. In two age groups (Class 4 to 6, Class 7 to 9)
At The Children’s Club, 213 (Old 96), V.M. Street, Mylapore
Topic will be announced on Aug. 17, 2014
The contest will be held on Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Entrance Fee: Rs. 50 per participant.
Contact The Children’s Club Society, 213, Venkatachalam (VM) Street, (off RK Salai, near Yellow Pages), Mylapore, Chennai 600 004
Tel: 94440 26237 / 2499 0231: Office hours : 4.30 – 6.00 pm
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Collage Contest for kids – Aug. 24, 2014
At Gayatri Enclave, KK Nagar, 10.30 am
Madras: As we see it today, a collage contest organised by Namma Arcot Road.
Each team will comprise a child in the 6-10-year age group, and a parent. Contest open to the first 20 teams that register. There is no participation fee. Participants must bring their own materials. Call or SMS 99404 10271 to register.
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On the trail of the British Raj – for kids – Aug. 24 & 31,2014
Time: 10 AM to 12 Noon
Reporting venue: Fort Museum entrance
Maximum capacity: 25 PAX
Age group: 7 to 11 years
To register: Write to Chennai@storytrails.in, Ph: 9940040215
Registration fee: Rs 250
Things to bring along: water bottles, cap
Organised by Storytrails.
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