Combating coronavirus: Virtual summer camps for kids in UAE gain momentum this year

Combating coronavirus: Virtual summer camps for kids in UAE gain momentum this year

YSkool will conduct live interactive classes in 50 plus programmes for children in the age group of four to 18 years.





Summer holidays are here and with Covid-19 threat still looming large, a number of schools, institutes and organistions have planned "virtual summer camps" to keep children engaged during their vacations.

From fun activities such as learning music, dance, art, photography, application development, machine learning to youth empowerment programmes, yoga, emotional intelligence, meditation, social skills, a number of online summer camps are being offered to help children stay busy and productive during their vacations.

YSkool (yskool.com), under Yardstick Educational Initiatives, will conduct live interactive classes in 50 plus programmes for children in the age group of four to 18 years. These programmes include yoga, wellbeing, entrepreneurship, STEM, coding, programming (Java, Python, C++), web development, dance, music, computer animation, Android app development, photography, machine learning, game design, guitar, piano and learning languages (French, German, Spanish).

De Paul Kannamthanam, executive director, Yardstick Educational Initiatives said that each of the programme is 25 to 30 hours and are available in morning and evening sessions. "We believe that the interests, passion and wellbeing of students are equally important as their academic performance. YSkool is a