Hyderabad: To make students more efficient in summer, the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Education Institutions Association (TGSWREIS) conducted a 15-day skill-based summer camp designed to build creativity and career readiness. At the end of the camp, students are confident in pursuing the knowledge of career choices, hobbies or self-employed methods they have learned.
The camp is held from April 22 to May 6 at the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Arts School in Ghatkesar Edulabad, focusing on traditional art and skills development. The camp offers eight activities: Vedic Mathematics, Bangalore embroidery (for girls), art and painting, writing skills and news, pottery, cartoons and comics, Cheriyal painting and photography.
Students from 238 TGSWREIS schools were selected, including 2 from Level 8 and Level 9, representing all 33 districts in Telangana. Each student chose two activities, one in the morning and one in the evening. Famous people were also invited to participate in the interactive meeting.
Vedic mathematics helps students improve the speed and accuracy of their calculations. Vedic math trainers say that training can not only improve skills, but also enhance mental health and logical thinking. Usually, students are afraid of math. Through this teaching, they become confident. “This 15-day camp has strengthened my confidence in my full score in math,” said B. Bindu of Jangaon. “I missed mangoes, but loved the 'mango method' of solving multiplication,” she shared. “I learned Sutras from Atharva Veda, which helped solve problems in one minute, which is very useful for competitive exams,” said Anushka M. Anushka of Nagarkurnool.
In the journalism course, students learn about the role of journalists, how to collect and compile news, and the difference between features and news coverage. The meeting also covers grammatical techniques, idioms, proverbs, and poetry writing. Banjara embroidery teaches mirror stitching, beads and other traditional stitching. Textile designer K. Kavitha Reddy said: “The students were very interested in learning. I showed them the international celebrity designs of Met Gala 2025, using Banjara embroidery, which added to their enthusiasm.”
“I learned 15 shots in 15 days,” said L. Bharathi of Sircilla. “Our trainers explained how to start a business and sell our products,” said P. Shruthika of Karimnagar. “On the first day, I didn’t even know how to thread the needle. Now, I want to give my mother a gift.”
Cheriyal Painth is a 16th-century scroll art form with geographic indication labels since 2007, and is another popular option. “We first drew the sketch, then used red as the background and used it for the border to vibrate the image,” said M. Naveen of Nizamabad. “We portrayed stories from Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bathukamma.”
In the Arts and Crafts courses, students learn basic paintings, gothic letters, mold works, still life paintings and Madhubani paintings. Art teacher Dr. G. lingaraju said: “They also created works to make paper bags and vases with 'save water' and reused waste.
The pottery conversation starts with sketching ideas using geometric shapes, then making small pots by hand and electric wheels.
Speech Deccan Chronicle“When I proposed this camp, I hope even 50% of the students would benefit. But after interacting with them, it was clear that 100% of the people were getting growth. We are planning more of this kind of programs for the next school year, including during the holidays in the semi-year grade.”
