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The Essential 2025 Parent’s Guide to Summer Programmes in Dehradun

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With summer breaks approaching, students are seen to be extremely excited about all the fun, rest, and family time they’ll enjoy. But let’s not forget — it’s also the time when they are not burdened by school and academics and can learn more freely and explore their creativity and curiosity. Hence, the summer programmes! Dehradun has been known to be the home of some of the best schools in India, which host some of the most engaging, creative, advanced, and hands-on summer programmes for young minds. But how does a parent really decide which summer programme is best suited for their child? It can seem like a daunting task. Well, Earthlab Club has answers to all your questions.

CHECKLIST FOR SUMMER PROGRAMMES

Earthlab Club has researched several summer programmes held in the Dehradun region and used input from parents to understand their needs and curated a checklist of all the things one should be looking for in a well-designed summer programme. Whether you’re looking for a programme that sharpens academic skills, sparks creativity, boosts fitness, or builds confidence, Dehradun offers an exciting variety of well-designed summer programmes.

  • Engagement: Whenever looking for summer programmes, parents should check if the children are actively participating or just passively watching. Summer programmes are the best place for children to be active learners instead of just being passive viewers. You shouldn’t be wasting your child’s time and creativity by sending them to a programme akin to their classroom.
  • Learning & Skill-Building: When choosing summer programmes, parents should check if their child will actually learn something new — whether it’s a life skill, an academic concept, or a fun hands-on ability. A good programme doesn’t just fill time, it sparks growth. Programmes should offer structured opportunities for children to stretch their minds and try things they wouldn’t normally do during school time.
  • Creativity: One of the biggest gifts summer programmes can offer is creative freedom. Look for programmes where kids aren’t just ticking boxes — they’re analysing, creating, imagining, and expressing themselves. Creativity isn’t just about art either — it’s about thinking differently, solving problems, and making something out of nothing.
  • Physical Activity: Kids need to move! Whether it’s swimming, running, skating, or dancing, make sure the programme includes activities that help them stay physically active and healthy. It’s especially important in summer when kids can fall into a sedentary routine, hence looking for programmes with sports that are more encompassing. But if your child is looking to excel in a particular sport like swimming, football, skating, or martial arts then enrolling them in a dedicated sports programme with professional coaching is the preferred way to help them progress. Programmes are a perfect chance to burn energy in fun, constructive ways.
  • Safety & Supervision: No matter how exciting the activities are, safety always comes first. Parents should always ask: Are there trained instructors? What are the supervision ratios? Are emergency protocols in place? A great programme balances freedom with responsibility, making sure every child is safe while having a great time.
  • Age Appropriateness: Not every programme suits every child. What works for a 6-year-old won’t necessarily engage a teenager. Look for summer programmes that group kids by age or skill level, and offer tailored activities that match where your child is developmentally. The right fit makes all the difference in how much your child enjoys and learns.
  • Balance: Summer programmes shouldn’t feel like school, but it also shouldn’t be just a free-for-all. The best programmes have a healthy balance of structured learning, time for play, social interaction, and even rest. Kids thrive in environments where there’s enough routine to feel safe and enough freedom to feel excited.
  • Duration & Flexibility: Finally, think about how summer programmes fit into your family’s summer routine. Is the duration manageable for your child’s energy levels? Do you need a full-day programme or just a few hours? Some kids need more downtime, while others love long, immersive programmes. A flexible, well-paced programme can make summer feel like a treat rather than a task.

SUMMER PROGRAMMES PARENTS SHOULD CONSIDER

Based on Earthlab Club’s research, here are some standout programmes parents should definitely consider:

  • The Doon School Summer Programme: A prestigious 14-day boarding experience for students aged 14–18, blending academic exposure with leadership, global citizenship, and personal development. In the upcoming months of 2025 this summer programme will come back to life to continue providing children with academic and personal development over the course of 5–6 days.
  • Woodstock School Summer Programme: Woodstock School’s summer programme offers a transformative, interdisciplinary experience that is open to students aged 10–18, and promotes global exposure and personal growth. This summer programme offers courses in different disciplines like Model UN, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence, to enhance, encourage and explore individual creative confidence.
  • Earthlab Club Summer Programme: A futuristic, hands-on programme focusing on creativity, innovation, and design thinking. Children aged 10–16 work on interdisciplinary projects combining science, art, and tech. This programme emphasizes collaboration, critical thinking, and creative confidence.
  • Mondrian House LEGO Robotics Programme: Hosted in collaboration with Makers Duniya, this first-of-its-kind programme introduces kids (8–14 years) to the world of robotics through LEGO engineering. It combines tech, innovation, teamwork, and outdoor games.
  • Pestle Weed Summer Programme:    Located in the beautiful Oak Hill Estate, this programme blends traditional day-programmed activities like horse riding, yoga, and table tennis with creative outlets like art and craft.

Each of these summer programmes brings something unique to the table, whether it’s academic rigor, creative exploration, outdoor adventure, or skill development. Choosing the right one depends on your child’s interests, learning style, and goals, but with Dehradun’s wide selection, there’s truly something for everyone.

Interested in knowing more? Reach out to Earthlab Club today:

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Bringing Music to Life: Young Creators Programme’s Music Creation Workshop at TonsBridge School

Music Creation Workshop at TonsBridge School

As part of Earthlab Club’s Young Creators Programme, students at TonsBridge Residential School stepped into the vibrant world of music creation. In this music creation workshop led by experts on singing, songwriting, and music production, young creators discovered their artistic voices while developing creativity, teamwork, and confidence.

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Journey Through Time and Space: Exploring Astronomy at The Doon School

Astronomy workshop at The Doon School

What if you could rewind time, travel through space, and witness the birth of the universe? Uncover how students embarked on an awe-inspiring journey through astronomy and explored celestial distances, experienced a 360-degree VR show on the solar system’s formation, and uncovered the origins of life through a captivating 3D film at The Doon School’s Young Creators Program, with the help of Earthlab Club. This immersive session, curated by Earthlab Club, turned abstract cosmic concepts into hands-on, memorable experiences.

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The Power of Immersive Learning: Hands-On Woodworking Workshop with Tonsbridge and Dehradun Hills Academy

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Guided by expert Richa Ghansiyal,students from TonsBridge Residential School and Dehradun Hills Academy participated in Earth Club’s hands-on woodworking workshop held under Young Creators Programme. In this immersive learning experience, students got to work with real tools, learn about different types of wood, and build their own wooden pieces. They explored woodworking from cutting, shaping, and assembling, while also learning about safety and the craft’s rich history. It wasn’t just a lesson; it was a fun and creative experience that helped students develop problem-solving skills and confidence.

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Measure it Right: Hands-On Science Workshop Ignites Curiosity at TonsBridge School

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The Science Club workshop under the Young Creators Programme at TonsBridge Residential School immersed students in a hands-on learning experience, teaching measurement techniques using advanced instruments like vernier calipers, screw gauges, and eureka cups. Led by experts, the session bridged classroom theory with practical application, fostering problem-solving, teamwork, and scientific curiosity.

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Crafting Visual Stories with Zine-Making: A hands-on design workshop at the TonsBridge Residential School

Hands-on Zine Making Design Workshop at TonsBridge School

Art is everywhere, and each one of us is an artist. So, imagine what the world would be like if more children were allowed to bring out their inner artist—what if they could tell a story through visuals? At TonsBridge Residential School, students tapped into their creativity through a hands-on design workshop on Making Zines, organized under the Young Creators Program by Earthlab Club. This  engaging design workshop, led by design expert Pratiksha Chauhan encouraged students to explore visual storytelling and crafting cohesive stories, sparking their curiosity and innovation. Its hard to imagine a world without visual storytelling, isn’t it? Through these hands-on activities, students in the Design Club brought their creative ideas to life. 

Students engaged in a hands-on design workshop.

Learning storytelling through Zine-Making in design workshop

The Zine Making Workshop was conducted by Pratiksha Chauhan, a NIFT graduate with over 11 years of experience working with international brands. This hands-on design workshop introduced students to the fascinating art of zine-making. Now, before you ask—a zine, short for magazine, is an accessible platform for storytelling, encouraging students to create their unique visual narratives. This learning experience helped students understand the importance of visual communication and provided insights into the technicalities of creating cohesive visual stories. This workshop served as a precursor to graphic design by introducing key concepts such as layout structure, design aesthetics, and visual hierarchy to the young minds.

Students of TonsBridge Residential School explored elements like page composition, design layout, and storytelling techniques. Supported by NID’s emphasis on design as a means to develop innovation skills—skills that the NEP 2020 prioritizes for 21st-century learners—this hands-on design session encouraged students to think outside the box and write compelling narratives while experimenting with page layouts, cover designs, headers, headlines, and creative visuals. Imagine our surprise when students thought outside the box and explored themes like bridal traditions and other unique ideas as well!

Connecting Design to Real-World Skills 

This hands-on design workshop aligned with Earthlab’s philosophy that design fosters innovation, in this case in storytelling, and emphasized the importance of design thinking for the students, as they learned the basics of crafting visual storytelling complement. These activities encouraged problem-solving, critical thinking, attention to detail and self-expression in the students,  nurturing their creativity, narrative building, and visual communication.  Workshops like these by Earthlab Club empower students to learn by doing. These zine-making activities provided TonsBridge students with a platform to create, innovate, and tell their stories visually.

Hands-on creation at the TonsBridge design workshop.
Dr. Swapnamita Choudhary guiding students through Earth’s geological timeline.

Interested in bringing such creative workshops to your school? Reach out to Earthlab Club today:

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Visual storytelling zine in progress.
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From Script to Spotlight: Rhetoric and Dramatics Workshops at TonsBridge School

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There’s a storyteller in each one of us, and the entire world is our stage. Hands-on Rhetoric and Dramatics workshops for Students of TonsBridge Residential School at the Young Creators Programme by Earthlab Club focused on nurturing confidence, critical thinking, and structured argumentation in the students. The workshops were guided by Mr. M.H. Farooqui, whose career spans over three decades. He has held positions as Housemaster, Head of Department, and Theatre-in-Charge at The Doon School and currently heads the critical thinking and writing centre at The Doon School. He has significantly impacted theatre, education, and literature, leveraging theatre and creative writing for positive change.

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Rhetoric Workshop

The rhetoric workshop was attended by all the junior sections, where the students were introduced to the basics of communication and storytelling. To make the stories more relatable and meaningful, students were encouraged to draw inspiration from family, friends, and real-life experiences, blending it with their imagination.

The workshop began by introducing students to key elements of a story like context, characters, structure, plot, and more. As students worked in groups to develop their own skits and scripts from prompts and scenarios given to them, they learned to understand different viewpoints, work together, and create something unique.

The stories created by the students were later developed and brought to life by the Dramatics Club participants. The Rhetoric Club workshops honed their public speaking abilities, writing, and debating skills, making them confident in self-expression and providing a fun, interactive way to explore their creativity.

A study done by the Harvard Graduate School of Education found that rhetoric programs improve students’ confidence and academic outcomes, with 50% higher engagement in students who participated in debate and public speaking.

Dramatics Workshop

Drama and theatre have been an inseparable part of human history, from ancient Greece to Sanskrit texts written eons ago, we find evidence of theatrical performances. The Dramatics Club equips students with confidence and expression through performing, scriptwriting, and directing, building essential communication skills.

A study by the Educational Theatre Association reports that students who engage in theatre activities develop emotional regulation and public speaking skills, which are a key to leadership and confidence.

Building on this, the Young Creators Programme at TonsBridge Residential School conducted theatre workshops, providing students with hands-on experience in acting, scriptwriting, and performance. As stated above, the Dramatics Club, in collaboration with the Rhetoric Club, develops and brings to life one of the scripts.

Under the guidance of Mr. M.H. Farooqui students first worked on developing a compelling narrative from the selected piece. They later learned about key elements of theatre like voice modulation, vowel and consonant clarity, mind-body control, stage presence, blocking, and stage movements, mastering the art of storytelling through physicality and expression.

Outdoor dramatization in progress on the school grounds.

As students delved into improvisation tactics, they embraced being quick on their feet to adapt accordingly. Conducted in group settings, these activities fostered a sense of teamwork, collaboration, and coordination in the students. The students performed their refined skit as a mini-production, showcasing their hard work and talent in front of other clubs. The success of this performance was a testament to the commitment and creativity of students from both the Rhetoric and Dramatics Clubs. Curated by Earthlab Club, these Rhetoric and Dramatics workshops provided students with an enriching, multifaceted experience that fostered personal growth, self-expression, team collaboration, and an appreciation for the complexities of storytelling, theatre, and performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interested in bringing such creative workshops to your school? Reach out to Earthlab Club today:

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Tactile Geology Workshop: Exploring Earth’s Story at The Doon School

Students examining fossils during the Tactile Geology Workshop at The Doon School.

What if Theia never collided with Earth? Could we create our own rocks? What creatures today might become fossils in the future? These were just some of the exciting questions raised by students during the Tactile Geography Workshop at The Doon School’s Young Creators Programme—a session designed to make geology and geography a hands-on experience.

Discovering Earth Through the Tactile Geology Workshop

We all study fossils, landscapes, and Earth’s history in textbooks. But how much do we actually remember? Studies show that learning by lecture has only a 5% retention rate, while learning through touch and experience reaches 75%. The Tactile Geology Workshop at The Doon School transformed geography into an interactive, immersive adventure, making Earth’s evolution, terrain, and forces come alive.

Led by Dr. Swapnamita Choudhary, a geologist from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, students explored Earth’s formation, structure, and natural forces through real fossils and hands-on activities.

Students debating and learning potential future index fossils during the geology workshop

Exploring Earth’s Evolution: Tactile Learning in Action

Students traced Earth’s geological timeline, from its molten beginnings 4.6 billion years ago to its collision with Theia, which formed the Moon and tilted Earth’s axis. This shift still influences seasons, tides, and climate today.

With real fossils in hand, they studied the earliest life forms—cyanobacteria, ammonites, and ancient elephant ancestors. These tactile experiences helped them connect with Earth’s past in a way that no textbook can.

The Hands-On Science Behind Earth’s Structure

Through interactive rock classification, students learned to identify igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Working in teams, they analyzed texture, grain size, and transformation processes, making the study of geography and geology a tactile experience.

A discussion on plate tectonics followed, where students discovered how mantle convection moves continents and creates mountain ranges like the Himalayas.

Fossil Debates and Future Discoveries


A lively debate emerged on which animals today might become future fossils. Would it be cockroaches, whales, or even humans? This sparked critical thinking about Earth’s long-term evolution.

A hands-on rock classification activity at the Earthlab Science Club’s geology workshop

Why the Tactile Geology Workshop Made an Impact

The highlight? Handling million-year-old fossils—a moment that deepened students’ curiosity about Earth’s history. They later watched a 3D film on the Origins of Life to extend their learning, linking geology, geography, and astronomy.

The Tactile Geology Workshop—curated by Earthlab Club—did more than teach geography. It immersed students in discovery, inspiring them to explore Earth’s past, present, and future through touch, observation, and debate.

Dr. Swapnamita Choudhary guiding students through Earth’s geological timeline.

Workshops like the tactile geology workshop, curated by Earthlab Club, create immersive, hands-on experiences that go beyond rote learning, leaving a lasting impact on young minds. By blending exploration, experimentation, and storytelling, Earthlab Club ensures that students gain a deeper understanding of the world around them, making science informative, exciting and memorable.

To learn more about Earthlab and our workshops, reach out to us at info@earthlab.club or WhatsApp us at 9997014663.

   

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Building Paper Speaker: A Hands-On Science Workshop at The Doon School

A case study from Finland’s education system—often hailed as a pioneer in experiential science learning—revealed a 35% improvement in scientific literacy among students engaged in hands-on experiments. But let’s be honest, we didn’t really need a study to tell us that learning is best when it’s hands-on. The Young Creators Programme at The Doon School put this idea into action with a workshop that let students not just learn about sound and electromagnetism but actually build something out of it—a functional paper speaker.

EXPERT LED PAPER SPEAKER WORKSHOP

Led by Clifford Prince, a research scholar at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), the workshop took students through the fascinating science of sound waves, electromagnetism, and amplification. But instead of just talking about how a speaker works, they got to build one using everyday materials—paper, copper wire, and a magnet. What started as a simple question—How do speakers work?—quickly turned into an immersive learning experience where theory met reality.

The class 8th students of The Doon School first explored the role of a speaker’s diaphragm—the part that moves to create sound. Turns out, paper is an excellent material for this because it’s both lightweight and strong. They then worked on crafting the coil—thin copper wire wrapped around the top of the paper cone—which, when placed near a magnet, would generate movement as an electric signal passed through it. As the coil moved back and forth, it transferred vibrations to the paper cone, which then amplified the sound into the air.

From understanding electromagnetic induction to physically assembling their own working speakers, The Doon School students saw science leap off the pages of their textbooks and take shape in their hands. Some were surprised by how simple the process was, others were fascinated by the physics behind it, and one even had a moment of realization that copper and bronze aren’t the same!

DOON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THEIR PAPER SPEAKERS

Workshops like these are what Earthlab Science Club is all about—bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical discovery. By turning a physics concept into a real-world creation, the Young Creators Programme didn’t just teach students about sound; it let them experience it, build, and most importantly, hear it.

 

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Art, Light & Innovation: Young Creators at The Doon School Experiment with DIY Projectors

Students participating in an interactive design workshop at The Doon School, exploring art and technology through DIY projectors.

What if you could bring your drawings to life—turning simple sketches into moving projections? That’s exactly what students at The Doon School’s Young Creators Programme experienced in an innovative DIY Projectors Workshop led by architect and designer Anshk Kumar.

From ancient cave paintings to modern light projections, visual storytelling has shaped cultures for centuries. In this hands-on session, students in D & C Form (Class 7 & 8) discovered the magic of light, optics, and animation—all while building their own projectors using nothing more than paper cups and wrapping sheets!

Headless Body Task DIY PROJECTOR WORKSHOP

From Sketch to Projection: A Hands-On Experience

Guided by Ansh Kumar, co-founder of Tiny Farms Lab, students explored inspiring artworks before sketching their own reimaginings of a “headless body”—some gave it a light bulb, car wheels, gloves, or even a PS5 as a head! They then constructed DIY projectors and experimented with different surfaces, angles, and techniques to bring their animations to life.

But this wasn’t just about art—it was about curiosity, problem-solving, and discovery. A Stanford study found that students engaged in design-based learning perform 30% better in creative problem-solving and adaptability to complex challenges. By working through challenges and refining their creations, students in this DIY Projectors workshop gained insights into light and optics while sharpening their storytelling and critical thinking skills.

Students constructing DIY projectors

What Students Had to Say about the DIY Projectors Workshop:

💡 “I never thought light art could be this simple!”

🎨 “This workshop made me appreciate art so much more.”

🌟 “Watching my own abstract creations projected was amazing!”

Curated by Earthlab Club, workshops like these make learning immersive and experiential, giving students opportunities to learn by doing. By blending art, science, and creativity, these sessions spark curiosity and innovation in young minds.

Want to know more? Reach out to Earthlab Club:

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