Summer vacation is really the best time to bond with your kids and prove to them that you really are not the strictest “teacher” on their list during school days! Giving them a chance to explore something new is definitely more productive than spending the whole day with the Play Station!
Here are some activities to do to make the summer more productive for them:
Art education can play a major role in a child’s academic and social development. The benefits of early arts education extend way beyond providing a creative outlet for children. Most children are able to express themselves through drawings and pictures. In the process of studying art, the kids also learn basic vocabulary, such as line, form, space, texture and color and then use those elements in each of the hands-on projects.
Where to enroll them:
The 16th Kids At Art Summer Workshop 2008
Martial arts training benefits children in many self ways. It gives your child a chance to strengthen his or her body and mind. Starting your child young in karate training is ideal, and lots of parents have found that in as little as a year, their children who were involved in martial arts had noticeably gained positive traits such as increased self-esteem, respect and overall physical fitness.
Where to enroll them:
Dancing is a great way to be more physically active. Children who dance have increased self-esteem, coordination, balance and poise. Dancing cannot only be fun, but educational. Whether you enroll your child in a dance school or a program through the local community center, as long as they are exposed to the feel and the beat, they will have fun.
Where to enroll them:
Dance Workshops – ACTS Summer 2008
Early musical training helps develop brain areas involved in language and reasoning. Music provides children with a means of self-expression. Music performance teaches young people to conquer fear and to take risks. A study of the arts provides children with an internal glimpse of other cultures and teaches them to be empathetic towards the people of these cultures.
Where to enroll them:
Yamaha School of Music Philippines Inc
Center for Pop Music Philippines
Swimming promotes intellectual competence. Safety skills are a primary reason why many people initially enroll in lessons. Early swim lessons set a positive foundation towards a lifetime of participation and enjoyment in a variety of water sports and aquatic venues on, in and under the water. Early swimming fosters a growing sense of self-esteem, confidence and independence. As a child’s ability to freely move through the water increases so does their sense of well-being.
Where to enroll them:
Physical fitness is the number one benefit of Basketball. Basketball helps kids build speed, strength and cardiovascular health, not to mention burn calories. Working as a team and striving for the same goal is an important life skill too.
Where to enroll them:
Milo Best Center
ADDRESS: across the country
CONTACT NOS. Tel. 898-0001 (Nestle office)
SCHEDULES: everyday/as per request
PROGRAMS: Basketball and all sports
RECOMMENDED AGE: all ages (3 and up)
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