This summer, give your kids a chance to connect with their Indian heritage. Several camps in the area deal with different aspects of the culture, including immersion camps and language camps.
The India Community Center in Milpitas offers many camps tailored to the needs of parents wanting their children to get a taste of India without having to shell out the big bucks for the trip back home.
Gandhi Camp: Located at the Vedanta Society Retreat near Point Reyes National park, this camp is based on the Gandhian principles of truthfulness, tolerance and self-help. Daily activities include community service projects, sports, cultural activities, discussions and friendship-building group games. Camp runs August 2-9, 2008.
Cultural Immersion Camps: Campers learn about various aspects of Indian history, geography and pop culture, whether it is Bollywood Dance or Yoga. Cricket games and field trips will ensure the child spends summer the way ti is meant to be spent, busy learning and having fun. Camps are offered in Milpitas, Ardenwood, tri-valley, Evergreen, Foster City, Saratoga and Sunnyvale on various dates throughout summer. Krishna Reddy, an ICC camp parent said "We found the program absolutely fantastic. Our mother tongue is Telugu and that is the language my wife and I converse in at home. Both my wife and I speak fluent Hindi, but, our 5 old son does not speak or understand even one word of it. But, he liked the program so much that he has been able to sing an entire verse of a Hindi song which goes like "Jeevan mein kuch karna hai to …". This made us really happy. I find this program to be an excellent way to introduce kids of Indian descent born in the US to Indian culture."
Hindi Immersion Program: Designed to give children the opportunity to learn and improve their language skills through music, games, stories and performing arts. Camp offered at various locations in San Jose, Fremont and Palo Alto.
Dances of India Camp: This unique camp will take your children through a tour of India's dances. Campers will be exposed to many folk dances and the stories behind their origins.
ICC also has a range of other summer camp offerings that can be found at http://indiacc.org.
Chinmaya Mission offers a Discover India summer camp at San Ramon, Palo Alto and San Jose. Campers are exposed to the richness and diversity of Indian culture and taught its history and geography through a series of fun activities.
USHA( US Hindi Association) offers a Conversational Hindi Camp with a creative, fun and interactive environment filled with dramatics, art and other activities to teach conversational Hindi. Camps are offered at Foster City, Palo Alto, Fremont and San Jose.
Samskrita Bharati offers an all day youth camp to learn Samskritam. Camp is for Grade 8 and above at Point Bonita, 10 miles from San Francisco. Camp is residential and conducted in a gurukul style.
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