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The educative and fun programmes include:
1. Camping: Origin of camping and importance of camping
in India, physical training, mountaineering and expeditions.
2. Camp Craft: Types of tents and its importance and uses.
Training in tent pitching, striking and setting up tents.
3. Rope climbing and commando bridge: Types of ropes, knots
and importance of whipping. Methods of climbing the rope and crossing
the ditch or pond using ropes.
4. Monkey crawl: Monkey crawl and Tarzan swing with practicals.
5. Fire lighting: What is fire, its types and uses. Methods
of extinguishing fire.
6. First Aid: Basic first aid skills, types of cuts, burns,
bruises and fractures. Various types and uses of slings, bandages,
splints and sprays.
7. Camp Fire: Types of camp fire and their importance. Have
fun around the camp fire.
8. Map Reading: Importance of map reading and its uses for
hikers, campers and trekkers. To scout locations, routes, ways,
camp sites and directions with the Mariner's Compass.
9. Snakes: Types of snakes, its identifications, snake bite
symptoms and first aid. Demonstration using live snakes.
10. Rifle shooting: Types of arms and ammunition, methods
of firing and safety measures.
11. Public speaking: Importance of public speaking, elocution,
discussions and debates.
12: NASA Games: Intelligent outdoor games to judge the level
of common sense, psychology and intelligence in the child.
What more could you want for your child to learn during vacations.
The 7-day camp will leave your child smarter, tougher and longing
for more.
Address:
Dr K B Hedgewar Marg, Near Nilgiri Garden,
Linking Road, Bandra West,
Mumbai - 400 050,
Phone: 644 1094
By: Anupama Vinayak
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10:45:54 AM 
Every
year children join mundane dancing, singing and painting classes
during vacations. Few such activities repeated every holiday, grab
their attention and keep them interested. Children are looking for
that thrill of adventure and fun combined. During these Diwali holidays,
the Bandra Hindu Association and Adventure Super Camps-2000 organised
a Commando Training Camp for children aged between 5 to 16 years.
Here kids can enjoy picnics spread over several days and alongside
develop traits of leadership, strong character and sportsmanship.
Outdoor overnight treks, sports and games, campfires and barbecues
will be part of the fun. 
The
camp will abound with activities like yoga, physical training, self
defence, air rifle shooting, rock climbing, snake catching techniques,
tent pitching, basic first aid, making a fire and fire fighting
skills. The youngsters will be involved in singing, dancing, performing
fashion shows, small skits, cracking jokes, night treks, walks,
map reading, bird watching and star gazing. A part of personality
development programme will include going about daily chores themselves
and taking charge of the group in turns. On the spot drawing and
craft competitions will occupy the creatively inclined. 
