Summer
vacation, without exception, is laden with anticipation of fun and excitement
of kids of all age. Travel plans, Music & Dance classes, Sports, Lazing
around, Hang-outs with friends……….and the list goes on and on. Studies don’t
even loom around.
At
Mantra, we had an exciting idea. How crazy would it be to make kids fall in
love with Science & Mathematics this summer..!
And thus, Mission ‘Science-o-mania’
was born. :)‘Stop Not Till the Goal is Reached’ - The week that was spent to woo kids
“Who wants to study
in summer break? C’mon…”
“Will you let us
play computer games?”
“Will you conduct a
calligraphy course?”
“Arts and Crafts are
much more fun. They anyways teach Science and Maths in School.”
And
then we realized that kids can be the toughest customers. They have no pretense
– if they don’t like it, they won’t have it. Honest & brutal refusal…flat
on our face.
But
we too were not ready to give up.
Persistence
can sometimes make those ‘hard rock’ resistance go soft. Door-to-door campaigning
in the sizzling sun, talking relentlessly to kids & their parents, letting
the zeal & energy run high - we were a team on a mission.
And
we succeeded. We succeeded in making them see the merit in the idea. Kids decided
to give us a chance.
An
odyssey thus began to unfold….
