A one-on-one writing gym for children by Gouri Dange

Gouri Dange

Ages 10 to 15

During May 2017, at Bavdhan, Pune

(Only one or two children per session)

Duration: Five 1 hour sessions spread over 10 days

 Why is it good for kids to write?

  • to stimulate their imagination
  • to find their unique voice
  • to have a channel of self-expression
  • to experience the sheer joy of words
  • to entertain themselves and others
  • to enjoy reading and understand what they enjoy
  • to become emotionally intelligent and empathetic
  • to engage with the world around them
  • to fine-tune all their senses
  • to add dimensions to their personality

 What the workshop will teach your child to do:

  • Work with fiction and non-fiction
  • record experiences and turn them into narratives
  • find sources of creative ideas from within and around them
  • structure and plan a story
  • articulate thoughts and opinions
  • observe and imagine characters, real and imaginary
  • grow vocabulary and use it
  • research and check story material
  • understand why and what appeals to them in what they read
  • appreciate and enjoy the creative processes

 Fee: Rs 5000/- per child.

Writing gym will be conducted by writer, editor, family counselor Gouri Dange.

To register, call 9822407232 or email gouri.dange@gmail.com

Last date to register: April 15, 2017

Vijayta Lalwani