Social Skills Workshop

Making CHAMPS Workshop for Children (2 - Days)

SOCIAL SKILLS

Interacting with people other than family members and close friends can make some people very nervous. It is proven that many people fear having an ice breaking conversation with strangers. Therefore, in parties/ social events even adults end up being in the same social group rather than reaching out to others and make new friends. Children also have similar challenge. Additional challenge with children is that not knowing what to speak with adults. In the current scenario where there are nuclear families, children addicted to gadgets, this exposure is further reduced.

Social smartness is an integral part of ones personality and being good at this has a huge advantage in this competitive world.  

Making Champs, a venture by an IIM alumni, is offering a workshop on Social Skills for children. It covers social etiquettes, conversation skills and telephone manners through a combination of concept and practicals. This workshop will help children in increasing confidence and provide a platform to them for increasing smartness in the social context. 

There are different batches according to the age groups. Contact us for specific details on venue, timing etc.

Take away benefits:

1) Improvement in confidence

2) Handling phone conversation smartly

3) Knowing the art of small conversation - with strangers as well as familiar people

4) Social etiquettes - at your home as well as when you visit someone

For More Details: Call 9870295945/ 9870116557 and visit www.makingchamps.co.in.

FAQs:

1. How many students will be there in one class?

Ans: Around 12-15 students in one batch.

2. Will all the children get to participate in the activities?

Ans: Yes, we make every child participate in the activities. Apart from this, every child has to speak at the end of the workshop in front of audience (including parents).

3. Will such a small intervention help the child?

Ans: Yes, children are intelligent and when they get to know the technique, they grasp it quite fast. Moreover, group learning has additional motivational impact. 

4. Will we get any written material for future reference?

Ans: A booklet is given to the children in which all the concepts are explained. 

5. How my child will be different after attending this workshop?/ What difference will it make to my child?

Ans: This workshop will help the child in increasing his/her self- confidence. The child understands the dos and donts of social behaviour which leaves a positive impression on the people with whom they interact.

6. My child is already very bold and forthcoming? Will this workshop be useful for her?

Ans: It’s a good thing that your child is bold and forthcoming. This workshop will give the right input which will make him/her perform this art perfectly and stand out in the crowd.

7. My child is shy. How a workshop of just few hours will change her?

Ans: In this workshop, the whole concept is not only explained, but is also practiced.  The child will get to know what things he/ she is supposed to do to in a social setting. As he will start using the learnings of the workshop, his/her social skills will improve.

8. Will there be any follow-up sessions?

Ans: No. It’s a standalone workshop. A booklet is given for revising the concept and practicing.

Making Champs offers weekly practice sessions. If you are interested, you can join it post the Workshop. 

9. What else the students are required to do to improve their Social Skills?

Ans: Nothing can replace practice. Students have to try speaking with children as well as adults. As they start doing this more and more, they will become better. 

10. Will this program have any effect on the performance of the child in School?

Ans: Yes definitely. The child will become more assertive, vocal and participative in the school activities. His/ her interaction with teacher and peers will improve.

WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP for Children

Communication is one of the most essential skills for human beings and Writing Skill forms an important part of communication which helps in expressing oneself better. It has been seen that many times students learn essays/composition by heart. It becomes a matter of concern when children find it difficult to express their original thoughts.

Making Champs, a venture by an IIM alumni, is offering a workshop on Writing Skills for children in the age group of 10 to 13 yrs. It provides step by step and easy to understand technique for writing in limited time. This workshop will help children in developing original ideas, structuring these ideas in a logical manner and then express them in writing. Students will learn to write better essays, compositions, speeches, stories, etc. on their own.

The concept will be explained in an easy-to-understand manner through videos to make the learning experience rich and unique. Children love to watch the video and concept gets covered in different styles of learning (VAKT – Visual, Audio, Kinesthetic and Tactile). The workshop consists of several activities and games which keeps the children engaged and interested throughout the program.

Age group: 10-13 YEARS

Take away benefits:

1)     Better performance in school – writing better essay, story, long answer, speeches, etc.

2)    Expressing oneself in effective way even at short notice.

For More Details: Call 9870295945/ 9870116557 and visit www.makingchamps.co.in

1. How many students will be there in one class?

Ans: Around 15 students in one batch.

2. Will all the children get to participate in the activities?

Ans: Yes, we make every child participate in the activities. Apart from this, every child has to share his/ her experience and feedback at the end of the workshop in front of the class.

3. Will such a small intervention help the child?

Ans: Yes, all the concepts relating to Writing Skills are explained in the workshop through a story in an easy to understand language and an interesting way. The concept is explained to the children keeping in mind the different styles of learning – VAKT (visual, audio, kinesthetic, tactile). The children love to watch the videos and grasp the concept using multiple senses.

4. Will we get any written material for future reference?

Ans: A complete self-help book is given to the children in which all the concepts are explained. The book also contains links for the learning videos which make the learning interesting and simple for the children.

5. How my child will be different after attending this workshop?/ What difference will it make to my child?

Ans: The child will be able to express his thoughts clearly. The child will be able to think of his original ideas and structure it in logical sequence which will improve the quality of the Write-up.

6. What else the students are required to do to improve their Writing Skills?

Ans: Nothing can replace practice. Students have to practice writing compositions using the technique learnt in the workshop. Once the child becomes habituated in writing, following this method he will be able to write better in limited time. Completing the exercises given at the back of each chapter in the book will be helpful. 

7. Will this program have any effect on the performance of the child in School?

Ans: Yes definitely. The child will be able to express and write better essays, stories, compositions and big answers.

DETAILS OF SOCIAL SKILLS WORKSHOP available on: http://goo.gl/DAvD9i

Public Speaking Workshop

Making CHAMPS Workshop for Children 

CONFIDENCE BUILDING & PUBLIC SPEAKING

Communication is one of the most essential skills for human beings and Public Speaking forms an important part of communication which builds up the confidence and gives an extra edge to the personality of an individual.

Making Champs, a venture by an IIM alumni, is offering a workshop on Public Speaking for children in the age group of 8 yrs and above. It provides step by step and easy to understand techniques. This workshop will help children in increasing confidence and providing a platform to come forward and speak in front of the audience.

The program is learning with fun through a story. It includes classroom activities with concept videos, student videos, exercises, lot of examples and games. Every student is made to participate in the speaking exercises, team activities, role plays and games. Students are also made to assess the speakers which provide a distinguished learning experience. 

There are different batches according to the age groups. Contact us for specific details on venue, timing etc. 

Take away benefits:

1) Improvement in Public Speaking – Improvising content, effective delivery, techniques for preparation and practice.

2) Proper introduction on meeting new people.

3) Better performance in school–answer the questions asked by the teacher, speak on a topic, asking doubt in the class, etc.

4) Improved performance in competitions- elocution, recitation, etc.

5) Confident performance (anything like dance, sing, speak, recite) on stage.

For More Details: Call 9870295945/ 9870116557 and visit www.makingchamps.co.in.

FAQs:

1. How many students will be there in one class?

Ans: Around 15- students in one batch.

2. Will all the children get to participate in the activities?

Ans: Yes, we make every child participate in the activities. Apart from this, every child has to speak at the end of the workshop in front of audience (including parents).

3. Will such a small intervention help the child?

Ans: Yes, all the concepts relating to Public Speaking are explained in the workshop through a story in an easy to understand language and an interesting way. The concept is explained to the children keeping in mind the different styles of learning – VAKT (visual, audio, kinesthetic, tactile). The children love to watch the videos and grasp the concept using multiple senses.

4. Will we get any written material for future reference?

Ans: A complete self-help book is given to the children in which all the concepts are explained. The book also contains links for the learning videos which make the learning interesting and simple for the children.

5. How my child will be different after attending this workshop?/ What difference will it make to my child?

Ans: This workshop will help the child in increasing his/her self- confidence. The child understands the dos and donts of presenting himself/ herself which leaves a positive impression on the people with whom they interact.

In the recent workshops, students showed a remarkable improvement during the workshop. 

Watch this video:  why learn Public Speaking

Student Feedback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9K6Jxxx_s4

6. My child is already very bold and forthcoming? Will this workshop be useful for her?

Ans: It’s a good thing that your child is bold and forthcoming. This workshop will give the right inputs which will make him/her perform this art perfectly and stand out in the crowd.

7. My child is shy. How a workshop of just few hours will change her?

Ans: In this workshop, the whole concept of Public Speaking is explained in the step by step way. The child will get to know what things he/ she is supposed to do to speak well to a group. As she will start using the learnings of the workshop, her Public Speaking will improve.

8. Will there be any follow-up sessions?

Ans: No. It’s a standalone workshop. A book is given for revising the concept and practicing. Making Champs has a channel on youtube. On this channel, there are number of videos available. You can subscribe this channel to improve your Public Speaking skills further. 

9. What else the students are required to do to improve their Public Speaking?

Ans: Nothing can replace practice. Students have to speak to group and practice public speaking whenever they get opportunity.  Revising the concepts and completing the exercises given at the back of each chapter in the book will be helpful. 

10. Will this program have any effect on the performance of the child in School?

Ans: Yes definitely. The child will become more assertive, vocal and participative in the school. His/ her performance in elocution, interaction with teacher and peers will improve.

ONLINE ELOCUTION COMPETITION ON THE OCCASION OF MAHAVEER JAYANTI 2016

Mahaveer Jayanti Competition Rules

Mahaveer Jayanti 2016

Online Elocution Competition

Rules For Competition

 

1. Language: Hindi or English
2. First round will be conducted virtually.
3. The speaker has to deliver the speech and record it on the smart phone. Then he has to upload the video of the recorded speech on http://competitions.makingchamps.co.in/ or https://goo.gl/qgulYI using coupon code MK007 or MK008
4. Video once submitted, will be considered as the final entry.
5. The videos have to be submitted as it is, strictly without any editing. Any tampering with the video will disqualify the submission.
6. Evaluation will be based on 2 inputs – 1) the assessment of the Judge and 2) the popularity.
7. Once the video is submitted by the participant, it will be uploaded on youtube. Popularity will be decided on the basis of number of likes the video gets.
8. 3 speakers will be shortlisted in each category.
9. List of shortlisted speakers will be communicated on the notice board of the temple as well as on the social media. Shortlisted participants will have to make the same/similar speech, to the full audience on the day of Mahaveer Jayanti.
10. Final ranking of 1,2 and 3 will be decided on the basis of speech presented on Mahaveer Jayanti in the temple.
11. Judges will assess the speech on the basis of relevance of the content, adherence to the time limit and speech delivery.




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Is the world becoming more unsafe for children?

Kidnapping cases have increased a lot .Even roads are unsafe for children because traffic has increased and more accidents are there. They do not know how to cross the road.

700 children are getting kidnapped per day. The kidnapper’s strikes when children are at home alone and hurt them and make them beg. They do not have any self defense. In the olden days this would not happen, as joint families used to be there and someone would be there to take care of the children.

Nowadays, most parents are working and they leave the children in the Daycare with the servants, the servants could also blackmail the children and do bad things with them.

Children have their own e-mail accounts which are not legal; they are legal after 18 years. Children have chats with unknown people and share their important information with them. They also have conversations with unknown people who could be kidnappers.

But now child labor is banned by the government. Government has started making schools for poor children. The beggars are taken to orphanage. They get fresh and clean food and water. In olden days the marriages of children were at an early age now the minimum age is 18.

First when they know that the child who is going to born is a girl they would kill her before the child is even born, now which has decreased a lot. I cannot decide on one of them because it is both ways that it is unsafe also and safe also .Be safe with your children and be alert.

June 2015

Jiya Pahade, 4^th Std, St. Mary's ICSE School

Only last week, a girl was kidnapped by a carpenter and a housemaid from her building. It came out later that her uncle had kidnapped and murdered her due to some family fights. Is the world becoming unsafe for children with the technological advancement?

I think that it is becoming more unsafe for children and the preventive measures taken are not enough. Back in the olden days, people were honest and content. But these days, people have become dishonest and greedy. More and more people are kidnapping children for ransom.

Children are becoming more and more unsafe in the modern times. In the olden days, there was no concept of running away from their homes as they were too much afraid of the consequences. But more and more children are running away from their homes because of fear that they will get lots of punishment for not getting good marks or some other reasons.

Children are kidnapped mainly when they are alone. In the olden days, there were joint families and there were many people to take care of the children. But these days, there are mainly nuclear families and children have to stay alone because 51% families have both parents working so many times children have to stay alone as there are no family members to take care of the children. The kidnappers strike when the children are alone for ransom. If not for ransom, they kidnap them, hurt them and force them to beg.

Even technology has a part to play in the matter. Mobile phones did not exist in the olden days, but now they could be used for blackmailing children. 59% of children start social media before the age of ten. 43% of children have already sent messages to strangers before the age of twelve. They tend to give away valuable personal information.

There were not many vehicles in the olden days, but with the increasing traffic and vehicles, even the roads have become unsafe for children.

Kidnappers are on the lookout. Prevent your child from using social media. So please be safe with your children and be alert.

June 2015

Harsh Pahade, 7^th Std, St. Mary's ICSE School

You must have seen it yourself orphanage, caring about children and not caring about children. I hope you are not wondering at least. Yes, the world is becoming more unsafe to children and it is not only one or 10 or hundreds of people but it is everyone the people, government, citizens etc. We only do all this for our goods and fancies. In few places there are rules like – there has to be a girl or a boy, or if a girl is born she has to be killed and there are many more rules, regulation and cases. This is not done in only one country or in one place it is been done in every place.

This is altogether not caring for children.

Few e.g. Child labour - children are made to work under the age of 15 which should not be done. Few children’s parent’s die and they have to live in orphanage in no benefits or a very few of them even they are not sent to school as their parents don’t have to play the fees. All this is increased these days and newer days it is increasing and increasing.

The causes are traffic, business etc. the restriction for all this could be aware de for people who are careful about their children. So then everyone would do it if there are more of organizations and civilizations all this would stop.

Now we have phones and electronic gadgets through which we have our children helpline. So, all this is wrong but as I told you we all can stop it.  

June 2015

Rishika Bansal, 5^th Std, Avalon Heights International School

Short Essay - Mumbai Rains

Our students had to write their feelings on "Mumbai Rains". This is what one of our students wrote:

Who can resist the cooling showers of rain after the torrid heat? Our being an agricultural country even our farmers await the monsoon season.

Mumbai being a coastal area receives rain from June till September. Come June  and the sky lets down  torrents of rain. After sizzling  high temperatures , the rainy season bring cool gentle and fresh climate. It is glorious season with lush green trees and feeling of happiness everywhere.  Monsoon is a time of great fun especially for children.  Children love to play in puddles, make paper boats. Also hot tea and pakodas, are enjoyed.  But this is good if you are at home tucked in cozy sofa lazily reading a book. The incessant rains, muddy roads full of potholes soon steal the joy of the season.  Water logging  in most places affect lives.  Lots of diseases spread through contaminated food and water.

But this year, the story was completely different. This time the fun of getting soaked to the bone started in July, draught threatened the city, none of our lakes have been filled yet. It is a fact that global warming and reckless cutting of trees are causing these erratic rains.

We really need to take care of our environment so that we can enjoy many more of our monsoons.

August 2014

Tanush Bhansali, 5^th Std, North Point ICSE School