Holiday learning fest engages young minds
As summer holidays settled in and classrooms fell silent, the Summer Schools and Fiesta, a free-of-cost two-week initiative, breathed public school campuses back to life through colourful activities which emphasised learning, creativity and recreation.
The festival offered a diverse range of activities, including STEM and robotics courses, Tech Boot camp, drawing and painting, career and professional development, skill-based workshops, creative arts, sports, self-grooming, self-defence, cooking and interactive learning sessions designed to engage students beyond the traditional classroom setting.
Organised across multiple model public schools in Islamabad, the programme aimed to build confidence, creativity and practical skills while providing students with a safe and productive way to spend their summer holidays.
IMCG F-10/2 Principal Fatima Mubeen said that around 300 to 400 girls were actively engaged in a variety of skill-based and creative activities under the supervision of trained teachers at the summer festival.
Parents appreciated the initiative, appreciating the provision of free transport and calling it a thoughtful and student-friendly step during the summer holidays.
They lauded the programme for making quality learning and skill-building accessible to all, especially students from different backgrounds and expressed satisfaction over the safe, engaging and well-organised environment at the Summer Schools & Fiesta.
Students, including those from private schools also enthusiastically participated in the programme and expressed their excitement about learning new skills.
One student said that they were "excited to learn different skills". Another student shared that "arts and drawing sessions are the most enjoyable part". The students said that they look forward to more events like these.
A mother of one student remarked that while many private institutes and summer camps are "minting money," this free of cost initiative favours the public by offering quality learning opportunities in a well-organised manner for students during the summer holidays.