Donate your old toys

Toys for Joys Fest organised by Pantaloons is on from April 24 till May 31.
This fest is aimed at lighting up under privileged children's life with toys.
You can drop in your old toys in any of the Pantaloons outlet at Nelson Manickam Road or Spencer Plaza and get a Gift voucher of Rs.50 for every toy.
All the old toys that are collected will go to an NGO called SOS Care for passing on the toys to the under privileged kids.

Contact : 4358 2288 - 91 (Aminjikarai outlet), 2841 8533-6 (Spencer Plaza Outlet)

Ganesha launches this youth theatre!

Launching the youth theatre group MYT, Masquerade is hosting a special event on April 26.
A Performed Story Reading of 'Ganesha The Prankster (an Indian STAR WARS)' will be hosted by Hippocampus this Sunday at 5 pm.
At Hippocampus, Subbraya Avenue (off C.P. Ramaswamy Road), Abiramapuram.
Open to all
Young artists Sanchith Shivakumar, Siddharth Shivakumar, Ramya Mukund, Harshavardhan Ganesan, Hrishi Siddhartha and Dileep Rangan willperform at this event and the evening will be introduced by KK, a well known theatre person.

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NCERT Textbooks online

For those kids who start preparing for their 10th and 12th class board exams during the summer holidays, the text books are generally not available in shops.
The shops and the schools supply the text books only by the end of May or early June.
Till then here is a link to online text books - http://www.ncert.nic.in/html/textbooks.htm

After reading the instructions on the above page, keep clicking 'Continue' till you reach this page - http://www.ncert.nic.in/textbooks/testing/Index.htm

On this page select the class and the subject from the menu on the top and proceed!

But think twice before taking a print out, as every print causes damage to your environment.
All the best!

Think beyond summer camps... and write thereafter!

March is to exams. And April is to Summer camps?
What is May for then?
June is back to school? There ends the cycle?
No. If you are game for learning beyond the summer camps, you should enroll in a year long programme and continue the next years too!
Here is a programme to sign up for - YOCee's Student Reporter programme.
Open to all the kids in Chennai studying in class 6 and above. And, of course, for those kids bitten by the writing bug!
Look around, watch the happenings in your school and colony closely.
You will find a lot of stories you would like to share with your friends. Stories beyond the newspapers and the television tell you.
See happenings from your angle and present your voice to be heard.
Learn on the spot wearing a reporter badge and shaking hands with people who make news daily.
Apply before April 22, 2009.

YOCee Newsletter for April 2009

YOCee Newsletter April 2009

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Career Guidance for students of class 12

Do all the students who have taken Science subjects in class 11 and 12 should pursue a career in engineering or medicine?
What are the prospects for pure science graduates and post graduates?
If these are the questions on your mind too, go for this workshop organised by Science City, Chennai.

This one day Workshop on “' Guidance for Science Students' will be held on 16th April, 2009 for the benefit of +2 students those who have waiting for results and aimed to pursuing higher education in science.

This workshop will cover various fields of Engineering and Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Medical Sciences, Basic Sciences, Career Counseling in Civil Service Examinations and Employment Opportunity available in various sectors. The Lectures will be delivered by eminent personalities in their respective fields. This workshop is aimed to motivate in science subjects and create awareness among students in higher education.

A certificate will be issued to all participants at the end of the workshops and this camp is absolutely free for all students.

Interested candidates may contact the office of the Science City, Periyar Science and Technology Centre Campus, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chennai – 25
Contact phone numbers 24454054, 24454034 for the further details about the workshop.
The Last date for receipt of application on or before 8th April, 2009