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Camp

 Puppet theatre with Mereille

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Mireille, a puppeteer from France, worked with the children to teach puppetry. The sessions were held on Sundays and sometimes during our summer camp. In this class, students were learned to make their own puppets using art paper and sticks. They had so much fun drawing the characters and painting them. The main theme of the puppet show was a part of the Ramayana, where … [Read more...] about  Puppet theatre with Mereille

Christmas Holiday Camp

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Magic Show with Juergen on Christmas-Eve! German volunteer Oscar invite Magic-man Juergen to perform a show for the Thamarai students and community. It was a non stop extravaganza of magic with the audience laughing throughout and excited to find out how Juergen created the tricks. The finale was exciting as Juergen showed us how the final trick worked! The show was followed … [Read more...] about Christmas Holiday Camp

Telling compelling stories with Action-Cams, Smartphones and Tabs

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Manu Bahuguna has brought his skills of commercial filmmaking to support youth with career opportunities beyond convention with a film making and communications course with the aims of 1) providing life-skills to young people to take-up film making as a profession or use it as an additional skill in their careers and lives and 2) to help Thamarai’s students and staff to … [Read more...] about Telling compelling stories with Action-Cams, Smartphones and Tabs

India’s 1st Foroige Youth club

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On Brian O’'Neill's  last day in Thamarai, the first Foroige, Indian club was born with the election of youth officers from the Leadership for Life graduates. Students stepped forward for the positions of chairperson, treasurer, communications officer and secretary. The club will provide a safe, enjoyable place for young people to meet, get involved in activities, learn … [Read more...] about India’s 1st Foroige Youth club