Kaleidoscope

Listen to the story “A King Cobra’s Summer” : Dec 17, 4.30pm

Omana — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:41:38 +0000

We invite you to a delightful storytelling session by Deepa Kiran (www.deepakiran.in). She will also tell some stories from the life of Rajkumar Kanuri, a renowned Ophiologist (Snake expert) from Hyderabad.

Book : ‘A King Cobra’s Summer’ from Pratham Books
Author : Janaki Lenin
Illustartor : Maya Ramaswamy
Synopsis : “Set in the verdant Western Ghats, this story brings to life all the strange life forms that Kaala the king cobra comes across – the birds, the animals, the plants. How is he to find his way back to the areca nut plantation where he is the king? “
A book in every child’s hands. This is the mission of Pratham Books. For more information about their initiatives, do visit

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2697675.ece

http://www.prathambooks.org/read-india-movement

Deepa Kiran is a storyteller by profession and passion! She finds stories magical, both listening and sharing, and always feels revitalized after a storytelling session. She has been involved in storytelling with schools, libraries, publishing houses, and the radio. Being a trained English language teacher she is also constantly aware of the educational benefits of storytelling. She brings the learning into the stories and post story activities. Deepa often weaves music and dance into her stories to liven them much more. She is particularly fond of folk tales especially from her country India. Deepa is a member of 2 International associations of professional storytellers.

“A Festival of Stories”

Omana — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:11:37 +0000

Nov 21-Dec 21, 2011, Monday to Friday, at 5pm
For children 5 years to 9 years old.

Stories about people, places, animals and things.

Read stories : Listen to stories : Tell stories
Create stories : Write stories : Enact stories
Meet characters from stories : Make puppets for stories
Watch stories : Illustrate stories : Complete stories
Set right jumbled up stories
Enjoy stories : Have fun with stories : Learn from stories : Party with stories
So many things we can do with stories! And we are doing it for a whole month!

We can do these by ourselves or we can do them in pairs. In small groups as well as in large groups. We can do it just for an hour or we could spend longer.

Come and join us for just a day, a week, a fortnight or the whole month.
The month-long festival of stories starts on Nov 21.
Everyday, Monday to Friday, at 5pm, we will have one story.
And more at different times.

Call Kaleidoscope for further details and to register.
Prashanthi : 9949095665, Raju : 9949184605
040-32945665
email to raju@kaleidoscopeonline.net, kindleyourmind@gmail.com

“Read with U.S. – Children’s Book Fest”. Nov 11-12-13, 2011.

Omana — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:02:51 +0000

Book Poster Exhibition

Nov 11-14, 2011

Submit your poster by Nov 9, 2011

Pick a favorite book. Make a poster illustrating the story and what you liked about it.

No comics. Poster size must be A3 i.e, half of a chart paper. It is better to laminate your poster. The name, class and school details have to be mentioned clearly on the bottom right hand corner of the poster. Book Posters along with registration forms have to be submitted to Kaleidoscope by 9th November 2011. They will be displayed from the 11th to the 14th of November at Kaleidoscope, Gachibowli and you will receive a participation certificate.

Stories and Theatre go together!

5pm – 7pm, Friday, Nov 11, 2011

For children 5 to 10 years

Facilitated by A S Devendranath, this session will help children enact some favorite American stories.

Book Reading

5pm – 6pm, Saturday, Nov 12, 2011

For children 5 to 8 years (others can join too)

by an American Officer from the U.S. Consulate General

Creative Writing Workshop

6pm – 7pm, Saturday, Nov 12, 2011

For children 8 to 13 years

by Staphanie Diamond

Film Screening

2pm – 4pm, Sunday, Nov 13, 2011

For children 7 to 15 years

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz – Puppet Show

5.45pm – 6.45pm, Sunday, Nov 13, 2011

For everyone, children, young adults & grown-ups!

by The Nori Art and Puppetry Centre

Join us an hour before for some Craft fun, Face painting and Meet the characters

4.30pm – 5.30pm, Sunday, Nov 13, 2011

For kids, tweens and teens!

Admission is free! Book your place immediately!

Call Kaleidoscope

Prashanthi : 9949095665, Raju : 9949184605

040-32945665

email to raju@kaleidoscopeonline.net

Kaleidoscope’s Library

Kaleidoscope — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:23:29 +0000

Kaleidoscope’s Library is now at

1A, Plot no 39, Street 2, Telecom nagar, Gachibowli.
Take the left between Sampradaya sweets and Prasad Motors. Come to the last building on the left, just opposite the gate of Telecom nagar Park.
Phone: 040-32945665

Library Membership Plans

Kaleidoscope — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:02:01 +0000

2 books plan –> Fee : Rs 1200/- + Refundable caution deposit : Rs 500/-

3 books plan –> Fee : Rs 1600/- + Refundable caution deposit : Rs 1000/-

4 books plan –> Fee : Rs 2000/- + Refundable caution deposit : Rs 1000/-

Valid for 6 months.

Kaleidoscope will now function from Gachibowli

Kaleidoscope — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:53:24 +0000

Kaleidoscope will be operating from our associate center in Gachibowli from 5 April 2011.
We will have our Library, Learning programs and After-school center functioning from there.

We thank you for your support and motivation over the last 12 years.

We plan to bring you more programs and services in the coming years and look forward to your continued membership.

Summer Programs for 2011

Kaleidoscope — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:35:38 +0000

*u n f o l d* : Kaleidoscope’s comprehensive growth program for kids, helping them to function confidently, independently and develops their Reading skills, Problem solving & Thinking skills, Kinesthetic skills and Social skills.

For : 5 – 10 year olds

From: April 5 to June 5, Pick 4 weeks. Start any Monday

Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm, Mon-Fri

Fee: Rs 4500/-

By: Kaleidoscope

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Presentation to Performance – a children’s theatre workshop : Have fun expressing yourself through theatre exercises. Get confident with your voice, expressions and body.

For : 7 – 13 year olds

From: April 22 to April 30, all days.

Time: 10.30am – 1pm

Fee: Rs 3000

By: A S Devendranath

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Basic Drawing and Painting :

For : 5 – 15 year olds

From: April 5 onwards

Time: 9.30am – 10.30am, Mon to Fri, 5 days.

Fee: Rs 400 for 1 week, Rs 700 for 2 weeks

By: S Lakshmi

Glass Painting and Pot Painting

For : 11 – 15 year olds

From: May 2 to May 6

Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm, Mon to Fri, 5 days.

Fee: Rs 2500, inclusive of material

By: S Lakshmi

Painting on Canvas

For : 11 – 15 year olds

From: May 2 to May 6

Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm, Mon to Fri, 5 days.

Fee: Rs 2000, inclusive of material

By: S Lakshmi

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Creative Writing : Learn to write in a variety of genres such as essay, story, interview, report, poem, limerick…

For : 10 – 15 year olds, class 5 to 10

From: May 16 to May 20.

Time: 10.00am – 1pm

Fee: Rs 2300

By: Cheryl Rao

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Chess : Learn the basics of chess, or if you are already familiar with the game, learn game strategy

For : 7 – 15 year olds

From: April 25 to May 21, 4 weeks.

Time: 3pm – 4pm

Fee: Rs 2000

By: Kaleidoscope

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Word++ with scrabble & fun: Tunes children into professional Scrabble play, word origins, fun poetry and public speaking.

For : 8 – 15 year olds

From: April 18 to April 28, 2 weeks

and May 2 to May 12 (2nd batch)

Time: 3pm – 5pm

Fee: Rs 2500 for 2 weeks

By: Zygo Scrabble Clubs

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Mind your Business : Experience a complete cycle of running a business. Get a team, set up a company, design and manufacture a product, sell it and maintain accounts…. Finally, find out – Are you profitable?

For : 11 – 17 year olds, class 6 – 11

Time: 9.30am – 1.30pm

Fee: Rs 2500

By: Omana

Two options

From: May 10 to May 14, 5 days, Tue-Sat

Venue: Kindle your Mind, Gachibowli

From: May 17 to May 21, 5 days, Tue-Sat

Venue: Kangaroo Kids, Banjara Hills

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Power of your Mind : A unique empowering workshop for teenagers. Did you know that you normally use only 10% of your mind? What about the other 90%? Learn to tap into the phenomenal potential of your mind.

For : 13 – 19 year olds

From: April 30 to May 1, 2 days, Sat-Sun

Time: 9am – 6pm

Fee: Rs 5500

By: Omana

Venue : We’ll tell you when you register

Kindle your mind! offers programs in association with Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:19:43 +0000

Kindle your Mind! offers several learning programs in association with Kaleidoscope, including:

*unfold*, Kaleidoscope’s growth program for 5-10 year olds
‘Presentation to Performance’ – Children’s Theatre Workshop
Drawing and Painting Classes
Music Classes and more…..

The Afterschool program is based on the same philosophy and approach as Kaleidoscope, as are most of the Learning programs.

All *EVOLVE* programs will also be offered from Kindle your mind! in the future

Programs for Summer 2010 too!

How to reach Kindle your mind!

1A, Plot no 39,Telecom nagar,

Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500032

Turn left between HeroHonda and Sampradaya

+91 9949095665, kindleyourmind@gmail.com

Summer Events Details

Kaleidoscope — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:10:43 +0000

Kaleidoscope is all set with its set of Summer Programs.

Click here for details of all our upcoming programs:

*unfold*

*e x pa n d*

Hindi Stories

Grammar and Writing

Theatre

Chess

Creative Writing

The Power of your mind…. and more

Upcoming programs for summer

Kaleidoscope — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:31:43 +0000

Here’s a quick peek into the upcoming events and programs at Kaleidoscope. Mark your calendars!

We’ll mail out the details

*unfold* ( 5yrs – 10yrs)
*e x p a n d* (11yrs – 14yrs)
Power of Voice ( 7yrs – 11yrs) by Manasvini
English Grammar and Writing ( 8yrs -11yrs) by Sheel
Hindi vocabulary and pronunciation thru’ stories ( 8yrs -11yrs) by Sheel
Children’s Theatre (5 – 10 and 11 – 14yrs) by Devendranath
Science Experiments (9 yrs – 14yrs) by Yardstick
Power of your Mind ( 13yrs-19yrs) by Krish Srikanth
Beginners Chess and Advanced Chess by Raju and Govind Sharma.

We’re also lining up more programs in the coming weeks, so do check back.

For more details, please contact 040-40180825 or 9849747170