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Chennai feels the tremors of Indonesian earthquakeBy Prerna Subramanian

Student Reporter

Many parts in Chennai felt the trem-ors of an earthquake that struck off

the coast of Indonesia around 2 p.m.

IST. It is recorded at 8.6 on theRichter scale.

The tremors lasted for a little over 30seconds. People living in apartmentscame out of the building.

Within minutes, Pacific TsunamiWarning Centre issued a Tsunamialert in 28 countries including India.People who were working onlineshared the announcement via the

Internet.

A little after this, Police were seen

warning people around the beachesthrough a public addressal system.Since Chennai had borne the brunt ofthe Tsunami in 2004, many people

are alert and taking enough precau-tions.

As Wednesday being one of the busyweekdays, schools, offices and other

work houses were working in fullforce. It was then students in schoolsand people in offices and homes feltthings around them shaking. Soonthey knew it was an earthquake.

Children in schools had mixed feel-ings. Some were afraid, some werealready bidding adieu to each otherand some wanted to hit the Marinabeach and see how the waves surgeup to a massive tide.

Many students who tried to contacttheir homes found the phone lineswere chocked.

The pictures here are of studentsgetting evacuated at 2.15 p.m. inChettinad Vidyashram, R.A PuramChennai. As the school is roughly inbetween two beaches in Chennai, theMarina and the Elliots, the schoolacted fast and students were evacu-ated safely.

Another mild tremor was felt in parts

of Chennai around 4.25 p.m.

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A Fortnightly Newsletter from

YOCee(www.yocee.in - news website for

Chennais young people)

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Student reporters teamfor this issue

Anisha MahtaniKavya K. GNandini P.S

Prerna Subramanian

Guest reporterK. Sai Kishore

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By Nandini P SStudent Reporter

There were quite a lot of peoplearound the Madanapuram Lake inMudichur, in the Chennai suburbs,on a quiet Saturday afternoon. Theywere there to clean up the lake aspart of a program organized by theEnvironmentalist Foundation of India(EFI) along with the US Consulate,

Chennai on April 7, 2012.

Student volunteers from nine differ-ent schools participated. They weresoon joined by 42 US sailors belong-ing to the aircraft carrier USS Carl

Vinson, guided missile cruiser USS

Bunker Hill, and guided missile de-stroyer USS Halsey which are allhere at Chennai now as part of theannual Malabar Program.

With the co-operation and activeparticipation of the Mudichur resi-dents, the student volunteers andthe sailors, the area surrounding thelake was quickly cleansed of all theplastic and non-biodegradablewastes.

Quite a few interesting objects which

included an animal skull, and someshells, were also unearthed. Thespades and gloves which adornedeveryones busy hands, were

sponsored by the US Consulate.

The children enthusiastically inter-acted with the sailors and askedthem about their job in the Navy.

The sailors too took part in theproject with enthusiasm, and theplace was cleaned in no time at all.The Corporation too played its roleby bringing a truck to load all thegathered garbage in.

After quite a lot of tiring work, eve-ryone drank tea, and gathered tosee a street play performed by ArunKrishnamurthy of the EFI along withstudents. The street play talkedabout the importance of protecting

our water bodies, and stressed onthe harmful effects of burstingcrackers, and how it affects variousorganisms.

The cleanup program was a grandsuccess. EFI is involved in sparrowrehabilitation, paper bag promotionand lake cleanups among otheractivities.

Here is a link to keep track of theiractivities :http://www.facebook.com/pages/En

vironmentalist-Foundation-of-India/259271880774592

US ship crew initiates cleanupdrive in Chennai

Cleaning up the lakefront at Mudichur. Photo by Madan Mohan

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By Anisha Mahtani

Student Reporter

As we draw towards theend of another fabulousschool year, you realiseyou are growing up, mov-ing on to a higher class,but have you thoughtabout how your seniorswould feel?

They make room in theirhearts to store images of theirwonderful journey so far, new friendsand teachers whom they would nevermeet again and the joy and laughterthat they would never forget andpromise themselves not to cry.

But it is the job of the students tomake sure that these seniors remem-ber the last day at their school - theirfarewell.

Chinmaya Vidyalayas farewell for theyear 2011-2012 took place on March

30, 2012 in the schoolauditorium. It was set up as an awardceremony where everyone would beappreciated.

Dances, music, band performancesand awards were an important andlively part of their last evening.

A life-time achievement award givento their beloved vice principal as shewatched another set of her studentsgraduate.

A video of the seniors from 7th to12th grade was put up. Their mostcherished memories on screen infront of their eyes.

With tears and smiles these seniorswatched and they parted with hugsand farewells, carrying with themanother beautiful memory tocling on to.

Summer in Chennai.What is it for you? Hols? Camps? Beach? Do you enjoy the season?

What is happening at home?Is your grandmother making vadams?

Is your terrace getting a heat resistance coating?Is a eco-cooler getting installed?

Does your neighbour provide water to birds in his balcony?Rashes? Prickly heat? Is your doc giving you a tip to prevent them?

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Talk to your grandmom, neighbour, doctor . . .Write / report with pictures. Mail your entry to [email protected]

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SUMMER CAMPSIN THE CITY

Entrepreneurial SkillDevelopment for childrenin Mylapore

TiE Chennai will conduct a summerworkshop on Entrepreneurial Skill De-

velopment for children studying inclasses 9 to 12. It will be from April 23to April to 27, 2012 Venue: BharatiyaVidya Bhavan, East Mada Street,Mylapore.

Contact TiE Chennai by mail :[email protected] or Call+919940678092

Summer Workshop in PublicSpeaking in K K Nagar

D Way Ahead is conducting a summerworkshop for children on Public Speak-ing. Pack a Punch when you Speak is acamp for children of ages 9 and above.The camp will be an interactive andactivity oriented workshop and will beheld from April 23 to May 4, 2012. Thevenue is 521, Dr. Ramaswamy Salai,K.K. Nagar.

Contact D Way Ahead at 98407 12328

(Indu Hariharan)

Theme based camps atKartwheel Kids Play Gym inMahalingapuram

Kartwheel Kids Play Gym and PartyPlace is hosting theme based summercamps from April 23, 2012 for childrenin two different age groups, 3 to 4years and 5 to 8 years. The activities

include Jungle Safari, Flying with

Colours for children 3 to 4 years.Children will have fun with exploringnew themes through stories, puppetshows, sing along and art and craft.

Money Management, Green Planet,I want to be, Table Manners andEtiquette for children 5 to 8 years.Includes t-shirt painting, clay modeling,games, dance and music.

Contact Kartwheel Kids Play Gym at21/1, Lady Madhavan Road,Mahalingapuram.Phone: 96000 50073, 28170721

Sailing camp by the Royal Ma-dras Yacht Club

Royal Madras Yacht Club is hosting8-day Summer Sailing camps that startevery Saturday (on April 14, April 21,April 28, May 5 and May 12, 2012).Children will learn basic sailing, whocan later become sailors to participatein National and International eventsand Asian Games. The camp is open tochildren of 8 to 14 years. Priorknowledge of swimming is notessential. Fee Rs. 2,500.

Contact the Royal Madras Yacht Club atChennai Port Trust, Gate 7.Phone: 97910 40668.Website: www.rmyc.in

Personality camp for childrenby Dyna World at T. Nagar

A summer camp to enhance the lifeskills is organised by Dyna World. The

summer camps for senior (8 to 14years) include activities like creative art,

etiquette and assemble your owncomputer. For juniors (3 to 7 years) itis origami, storytelling, puzzles, games,creative arts and crafts. There are alsoother workshops like photography,money matters and manners matters.The camp is for 10 days and the first

batch starts from April 23, 2012.Contact 2815 1569, 99400 52565

Learn to spin with Muthiah

Muralithan this summerC Cube is hosting a Summer Spin Campwith the ace spinner Muthiah Muralitha-

ran from April 26, 2012 at Super A6,Guindy Industrial Estate. There will alsobe a indoor Cricket match. Contact CCube at 99620 10030

Science Workshop byVidhyapika Learning Centreat R. A. Puram

A Science workshop on Electricity andMagnetism at Vidhyapika Learning Cen-

tre. This five day workshop will beginon April 22, 2012 and is for children inclasses 7 to 10. There will be hands-ondemos, experiments and videos.

Contact Vidhyapika Learning Center atNo.3, Srinivasa Avenue, Park ViewStreet, RA Puram. Phone : 9840347670 (Deepa)

Develop skills and creativepotentials in the camp by

DakshinaChitraI Can is a 3 day residential summercamp for children of age 11 years to 14

years. The camp focusses on develop-ing skills and creativepotentials througharts, crafts and theatre. The camp willalso have exciting games and activities.Children will work on cultural projectsas well. The camp will be held on April18, 19 and 20, 2012. Fee Rs. 3500 incl.accommodation, food, transportationand craft workshop materials.

Contact 98417 77779, 2491 8943, 24462435 for registration.

Creative arts, dance and thea-tre camps by Alchemy Kids inAdyar

The summer camp that Alchemy Kidsare hosting will help the children ex-plore and experiment with his / hercreative and communicative skills. Thecamp will held for kids in two agegroups 4 to 7 years and 8 to 14 yearsin creative arts, folk dance. theatre.creative story narration, photo report-

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ing and anchoring at their air condi-tioned premises. The first batch startson April 23 and the second one on May

1, 2012

Contact Alchemy Kids at 6/15, 3rdFloor, 3rd Cross Street, Kasturibai Na-gar, Adyar. Phones : 98410 47620(Radhika Vijay), 98413 27673

(Sumangali)

Journalism camp for theyoung at Mylapore and Adyar

Mylapore Times Journalism camp forthe year 2012 is open to students inhigh school in class 8 to 12 and to col-lege students. Its focus is on encourag-ing young people who like to explorethe local world and write on it tosharpen their skills and use their talent.The camp is directed by Vincent DSouza, Editor/Publisher of Adyar Times,Mylapore Times & Arcot Road Timesnewspapers. The camp is scheduled tostart on April 30 and will run for 10days at two venues, one in Alwarpetand another in Adyar.

Contact the Mylapore Times office (Ph:2498 2244) / Adyar Times office (2491

3602). More details onhttp://mtjclass.blogspot.com

Art, dance, music, Englishcamps at Kalaa Manjari, Al-warpet

Summer camps in a variety of activitieslike art, guitar, keyboard, Chess, West-

ern Dance, Brain-train, English, phonet-ics are on at Kalaa Manjari from March22, 2012. There are four batches of two

weeks duration that start on March 22,

April 5, April 23 and May 11, 2012.

Contact Kalaa Manjari at 6/12, FirstStreet, Venus Colony, Alwarper. Ph:2431 2676, 98404 21305

English Summer Camp atSmall Talk, Mylapore

To improve the childs communicationskills in a holistic way, Small Talk ishosting The English Summer Camp intwo batches one begins on April 16,2012 and another from May 7, 2012.The camp includes kids grammar, con-versational English, handwriting skills,story telling and theatre. Small Talk hastied up with the Book Lovers Programfor Schools for the storytelling & thea-tre sessions.

Contact Small Talk at Small Talk at 237,Kutchery road, Luz Corner, Mylapore.Ph: 24612353, 9600087401

Fun and safe camps atBamboola, R.A. Puram

Summer camps for for children of 2.6years to12 years with activities rangingfrom art, dance, music, cook withoutfire to martial arts for fun will be onfrom April 18, 2012. There are differentdates to choose from. The camps areon till May 30, 2012.

Contact Bamboola, 73, Venkata KrishnaIyer Road, R.A.Puram. Phone:

24611779, 9840872951, 9884156961

Holiday Fun Camps at Hansel& Gretel, T. Nagar

Holiday camps for juniors in the agegroup (3 years to 7 years) and seniors(8 years to12 years) will be on fromMay 19 to August 31, 2012 . Pick any

date to start your camp. While juniorshave Storytime, Sing-along, Dance,Drama, Etiquette, Art & Craft, Games,the seniors will have Personality Devel-opment, Dance, Creative Writing, Art &Craft, Games andMusic among the ac-tivities.

Contact Hansel & Gretel, 11 Jagadam-bal Street, T.Nagar. Phone: 28152549,9840431549

Little Scientists Camp atHippocampus, Adyar

Learn to think like a scientist with thehands-on investigation workshop toexplore all that you wanted to know as

a learner of Science. This is for kids ofage 6 to 8 years. The workshop will beheld from April 16 to 20, 2012.

Contact Hippocampus at 4/11, 3rd Ave-nue, Indira Nagar, Adyar. Phone: 9444049175, 2443 3544

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Students - Before and after the

examsK.G. Kavya, Student reporter

From top to bottom :The tensed moments of last minute studiesCool off with water after the exams

Beat the heat, play water splash

Vahanams at Kapaleeswarar temple,

MylaporeBy K. Sai Kishore, Age 14

From top left : Rishabha vahanam, Mayil vahanam,Gandharvi vahanam, Gandharva vahanam

Sai Kishore walked with a camera during the 10 dayPanguni vizha at Sri Kapaleeswara temple held from March

28 to April 5, 2012 and shot these pictures.


Visual Story Week

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By Nandini P.S

Student Reporter

Nothing can replacethe feel of holding abook and reading itsaid Ms. Supraja Sow-rirajan of The Winners,who was in the middleof a story telling ses-sion for kids at the Va-nilla Childrens Place inR.A.Puram.

Being a trainer for story telling, she hasbeen conducting these sessions for thepast few weeks for children ages 5-9 inpartnership with Long Long Ago OnlineChildrens Library for their Read & Shineevent. The books used in the sessionsare provided by Long Long AgoLibrary, and cover a range of topicsright from science and environment, tofolk tales and mythology.

The weekly sessions consist of a bunchof interesting activities such as interac-tive book readings, book reviews, book

quizzes, role plays, short games, workgames, races, Choral Reading, AuthorTalk and much more, along with asprinkling of interactive questions.

An enthusiastic bunch of 25 childrenwere present at this week session,which began with reading a book aboutPenguins. Having been divided intogroups of four, the kids took their turnsin coming up to the front and readingout a part of the book along withSupraja to the rest of the kids.

The reading was made fun for the kidswith loads of actions, voice modula-

tions, and interactive questions.

Many kids seemed to know a lot aboutpenguins and one even volunteered tosay that he had seven species of them!Next there was a small penguin racewhere the children had to waddle like apenguin. They did with unparalleledenthusiasm.

As the next part of the session, eachchild was given his Bookipedia a work-

book which contains interesting exer-

Get ready to read this summer! cises related to the topic of thebook read that day. The kidsenergetically drew where theythought penguins live, and onechild even drew two penguinsthat were apparently playing

hide-and-seek!

Next came a question whichgenerated quite a lot of differentanswers; What would you do ifyour mother packed you a lunchwith what you hated, forschool? This lead to the nextbook, after whose reading, thesession concluded.

One of the participants, Nikitasaid I love penguins. I read

some stories, and my favouriteis Cinderella. The children werethen given summer readingcharts and a book each by theLong Long Ago Library.

The next series of book readingsessions will be held in May. Ifyou want to read more the funway, register at phone numbers97899 92075, 95661 93957www.longlongago.in

An exclusive online library for chil-

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Stocks books from all parts of the

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Chocolate making andbread craft workshops -

April 17,18, 2012

Make delicious chocolates & lollipopsin the shape you like. On April 17,2012 between 5.30 and 6.30 p.m.In this workshop, kids will learn thebasics of chocolate making at homeand will also learn to make animal-shaped lollipops and fresh fruit-dipped chocolates. Kids attending thisinteractive workshop will makechocolates themselves and get totake them home too.

Also, Learn to make art pieces frombread dough and take home yourown piece. This workshop will be con-ducted on April 18, 2012 from 11a.m. to 12 noon.

Both the activities will be conducted

at T. Nagar. For details and registra-tion, contact Ms. Shamira Ferns.

Phone: 93805 15031

World Book Day - April 21,

22, 2012

World Book Day is a celebration ofReading and Books , it's all aboutgetting kids into book shops and li-braries. Hippocampus is organising abook fair with Scholastic, Tulika,Eureka Books and a few other dis-tributors.

On the eve of World Book day,Hippocampus is also launching theirSummer Reading programme for theyear.

Look forward to books, visits byauthors, book promotions, activities,

contests, food and a lot of fun forchildren at this event.

Date: 21, 22nd April 2012. At 11 a.m.onwards. Entry Fee: Rs 20 per head

Venue: Hippocampus, 3rd Avenue,Indiranagar, Adyar.

Phone: 9444049175/ 42067159

Theatre and Creative writ-

ing workshop - From April16, 2012

Theatre Y is organising funtY, anactivity and training workshop intheatre and creative writing forchildren in the 7 to 15 years agegroup. Children will be trained in ba-sics of acting, introduced to exercises

for voice and body expressions intheatre, storytelling basics, writingpoems, stories, essays, journals andscripts.

There are two batches to choosefrom. The workshop begins on April16, 2012. Fee: Rs. 3500. Venue:StudYo, No.35, Mandaveli Street,Mandaveli.

Contact Theatre Y at 98840 70796 oremail to: [email protected]

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