Summer Camp is an initiative by the students of IIIT-Delhi for the students of Government Schools located nearby IIIT-Delhi. The goal of the summer camp is to focus on building school students’ confidence and aspirations, developing basic skills like communication, problem-solving, and computer skills. It's a yearly activity that the institute do for the students of Government Schools located in the adjacent areas. Other than learning the academics the students are also engaged in fun activities like Theatre, Dance, Music, Arts, and Craft. There is also a special slot for Career Counselling, where students are told about various career options and are mentored by people having knowledge of various fields so that they can choose what interests them the most. Students are also offered snacks and refreshing drinks in the lunchtime. The lunchtime of Summer Camp helps students learn the etiquettes of eating; they use IIIT-Delhi Mess and are taught about how to keep the place clean, to keep their plates at the appropriate place after eating, to finish their food, etc. The camp is conducted over a span of 5 weeks, during May and June. This is the fourth edition of Summer Camp to be conducted from 13th May 2019 to 14th June 2019 with an expected intake of 180 students from around 5 schools situated nearby IIIT-D.
Summer Camp 2017
Summer Camp 2019
To help students generate creative thoughts and ideas
To encourage students nurture their talent
To help students get exposure to state of art technology
Discipline & punctuality, building confidence, focus towards goals, overcoming failures
| Day | 9AM - 9.30AM | Session 1 (9.30AM - 11.30AM) Session Theme |
11.30AM -12PM | Session 2 (12PM - 1PM) Session Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Morning Sessions | Problem solving and Maths | Lunch | Theatre |
| Tuesday | Hands on Science | Lunch | Sports | |
| Wednesday | Personality Development and Communication Skills | Lunch | Art and Craft | |
| Thursday | Computer Science | Lunch | Music/Dance | |
| Friday | General Knowledge | Lunch | Career Counselling |
Summer Camp 2019 is run and organized by a team of students from IIIT-Delhi. The team comprises of 4 coordinators and 30+ volunteers from B.Tech batches. The coordinators and volunteers are further guided by IIIT-D Faculty and Staff. The coordinators are actively involved in building curriculum, training the volunteers, managing summer camp activities and motivating volunteers to teach and manage the kids effectively. A set of volunteers are made responsible for daily sessions and take care of the students around the campus.
We at RPVV lajpat Nagar had a really eventful year. Our students performed very well at the home exams and we are hoping for great results at the Boards too. You mentored our students and shared your precious time, resources and ideas with them. Your organization helped us realize the vision we had for our school and students. We are really thankful for your support and look forward to greater opportunities of collaboration with you!
- Principal, RPVV Lajpat Nagar
