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Past Events
Youth Summer Camp 2011
For the second consecutive year, Bharat Sevashram Sangha conducted a Youth Summer Camp from July 18 to 29 with more than twice the number of participants and for two full weeks instead of one week. All campers received a customized T-shirt with Bharat Sevashram Sangha’s logo printed on it. The theme of the camp was Ramayana. Children were taught about the Ramayana and how they can apply its lessons in their daily life. In order to make sure kids learned the teachings, camp organizers provided a set of question answer sheet on the kanda (teachings) taught on that day and kids practiced those to make sure they absorbed what they learned in spite of various age differences.
In addition to the Ramayana, the children learned and practiced yoga, surya namaskar and meditation under the supervision of Swami Devapriyananda-ji. One day kids were taken to a nearby park to do yoga in the open air. Apart from these kids practiced Gayatri mantra, learned about vegetarianism, the importance of drinking water, devotional songs, drawing and painting. On final day of the camp, kids participated in a quiz competition to prove how much they have learned about the Ramayana and also received attractive prizes. Apart from this kids got ample play time everyday.
All kids got goodie bags and a Ramdarbar picture frame to take home. The goodie bag included a Hanuman chalisa specially made for children with its meaning and a book Ramayana for children. In the graduation ceremony, kids performed a drama and dance based on Ramayana. Bharat Sevashram Sangha is very much thankful to all the volunteers and to all the people who helped make this camp successful by mentoring, sponsoring food, providing supplies, etc. Without their help the camp would not have been possible.
