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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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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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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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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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.
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!
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.
Interested in bringing such creative workshops to your school? Reach out to Earthlab Club today:
📩 Email: info@earthlab.club
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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.
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.
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.
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:
📩 Email: info@earthlab.club
📲 WhatsApp: 999701466
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.
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!
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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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!
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.
💡 “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:
📩 Email: info@earthlab.club
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