Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Leadership Program in Rishikesh - Where Leaders are born


The Oakridge Leadership School (OLS) is delighted to announce the first edition of its Values-Based Leadership Program in RishikeshThis program, built in partnership with Aspire, Babson College (USA) and Snow Leopard Adventures has been rated 4.8 by students on a scale of 1-5 where 5 meant “Significantly Exceeds Expectations”. The one-week, 50-hour residential program in Rishikesh for students of grades 9 through 12 is scheduled from 23rd to 30th March, 2013. Our program is distinctive in using 10 different pedagogies and dual certifications- both from Oakridge Leadership School and from Aspire-Babson.



Activities like:

1.       Socratic Dialogue
2.       Leadership Case Studies
3.       Performing Arts
4.       Communication Skills
5.       Soft Skills
6.       Adventure Sports
7.       Educational Tours
8.       Profiling and Assessments
The program takes place at Camp Panther, a site in Rishikesh operated by Padam Shree Ajeet Bajaj, CEO of Snow Leopard (www.snowleopardadventures.com), and India’s foremost Adventure Camp. Snow Leopard will pick students from Oakridge Campus in Hyderabad after the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, 23rd March and fly them to Rishikesh, via Dehradun. They drop the students back at Oakridge Campus in Hyderabad on Saturday, 30th March for the Closing Ceremony.

Last Date to Register: 7th March ’13.

Start Date: 23rd March ’13.

End Date: 30th March ’13.

Paid add: 57,000/-.

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Art Craft workshop by ROB in Bengaluru


23rd February 2013, Bengaluru: Arts and colors is what make our life beautiful. Children are known as synonyms for these two words. The introduction of children into the world of colors is very crucial as this is going to add color to the world they live. 



Oakridge International School is providing an opportunity to get into this world with an art workshop. Oakridge - India’s Largest International School has always been the constant platform for world-class learning. On February 23rd, children of Bengaluru will celebrate the day with more colors and zest, as they will be taken into the world of art & magic. Their guide and pal for the day will be none other than Indian children’s most loved art guru ‘ROB’. ROB has struck an instant connect with kids across the world and has a made a wide fan base among them with very popular ‘MAD’ Show in POGO TV.

Arjun Rao- Principal of Oakridge Bengaluru campus says: “The art work shop is going to be a golden opportunity for children who are passionate about the artistic world as they get to learn the magical tricks from the most proficient in the field. As we all know Rob is very famous for his magic tricks, painting skills, art from the waste and not to forget his ‘larger than life’ BIG Picture making using spray paints. No wonder, ROB has inspired millions of children to choose painting as their main interest.”

“We welcome everyone to a fun filled and interactive journey with Rob. Children who participate in the art workshop will win a certificate of participation” he adds.Now as this Art Man in collaboration with Oakridge International School after three successful shows in Hyderabad, Mohali and Vizag (all at Oakridge campuses) are coming to show the city of Bengaluru – how capable their children are.

Rob says: ““I am more excited to come and spend time on a very larger platform like Oakridge.  I have indeed with the school for three grand shows at Hyderabad, Mohali and Vizag. More than 4,000 audiences in each of the city have welcomed me with great interest for learning. Kids loved it and learned a lot and parents were more than happy to see their kids’ faces beaming with joy.”

The workshop will take place from Oakridge International School Bengaluru from 10 am to 4.30 pm. For more information log on to www.oakridge.in or contact 1800-200-8171. 

Music workshop with Ramana Gogula in Vizag


Music workshop by Ramana Gogula-a well known name in music industry, on 23rd and 24th of February 2013 at Oakridge International School, Visakhapatnam. 

Music Workshop in Vizag

2nd February 2013, Visakhapatnam: Music heals every pain and frees the soul from hardships of life. Music therapy is getting appreciation all over the world and this could be the main reason for it. Music go hand in hand with all the living things from our heart beat to the flowing of water.  Imagine a situation where you can play your own music for refreshment and relaxation and that too under the guidance of an iconic musician. Just imagine!

Oakridge- India’s largest International School, announces a music workshop on 23rd and 24th February for children under the age group of 6-16. The workshop will be held in Oakridge International School Visakhapatnam. Children who have some basic understanding about music are eligible for this workshop.
The workshop will be conducted by famous music director in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada music industry Mr. Ramana Gogula.

Lt. Col. (Retd.)YHVS Prasad, principal of Oakridge Visakhapatnam campus, says, “We are organizing our Weekend voyager program to introduce our children to world of art and technology through various workshops. Music is one thing that brings all people together no matter from which ever background they come from. Keeping this idea in mind we planned a workshop on music to carry forward the thought of togetherness among our students and just experience the world of tune. I hope this is going to be a soulful memory for our students. Other than a magnificent experience, the participants will be creating a music album under the guidance of Ramana Gogula at conclusion of the workshop.”  



Ramana Gogula: Ramana Gogula is one of the key names when it comes to music. He is considered as a trend setter who brought out a drastic change in the conventional style of Telugu music through his movies like “Thammudu, Badri, Johnny, Premante Idera and Yuvaraju.” At the age of 17 he made his own rock and roll music band in Vizag. Though he is passionate in music he also software professional and Co- founder and former CEO of a Bangalore based company Liqwid Krystal. Apart from Telugu music industry, he created magic through his music in Tamil and Kannada industry.

Audition for the workshop will be conducted at Oakridge Visakhapatnam Campus on 9th-10th, and 16th-17th of February 2013. For further clarification contact on: 9948764111/1-800-200-8171 or write to events@oakridge.in or visit www.oakridge.in.