On a recent afternoon, a parent mentioned how their son returned home, shoes muddy and eyes bright, saying he had “found a world inside a rock pool”. Another spoke of a child unwilling to set aside a half-built machine, certain it could be improved by morning. These small accounts are beginning to replace the usual complaint of holiday boredom that settles in as summer break approaches.
This summer in Visakhapatnam, learning is finding its way into quieter, more deliberate spaces beyond the usual routines. Camps and workshops are reshaping how children encounter ideas, often without the pressure of performance.
Build your robot
Children engrossed in making models during a session of Brainybotz in Visakhapatnam.
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KR Deepak
What if your child came home one day and said, “I built a robot today”? Not assembled from a kit in haste, but understood, tested and made to work.
BotVoyage 2026 by Brainybotz offers that experience. Over five days, children will be introduced to electronics through hands-on building, where circuits, components and simple engineering come together in the form of a transport bot. The learning is aimed to be practical and steady, allowing the participants to understand how each part functions rather than simply putting it together. On the sixth day, participants will present their working models to parents and peers, explaining what they built and how it works. Each child will also take the bot home, making it something they can revisit and refine.
With two batches scheduled across Yendada and Lawsons Bay Colony, and sessions divided by age group, the workshop keeps the experience focused and engaging. For many, it may be their first step into making something real with their own hands.
The first batch will be held from April 27 to May 2 at MK Gold Coast, Yendada. The second batch will be from May 4 to May 9 near Bake My Wish, Lawsons Bay Colony. Open to students of grades 3 to 10, timings for both batches are split by age: 9am to 11am (juniors) and 11.30am to 1.30pm (seniors).
Fees is ₹5,000 (inclusive of kit). For details, contact 93914 42996.
Craft, food and slow learning
Participants sorting out flowers to make natural dyes at a workshop on tie and dye organised at Sankalpa Art Village in Visakhapatnam.
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KR Deepak
Away from structured programmes, smaller community-led workshops are also finding space this summer. At Sankalpa Art Village, sessions on natural shampoo making and traditional pickle preparation (avakai) offer a slower, hands-on way of learning.
Located in Pedagadi, about 30–35 minutes from the city centre, Sankalpa is hosting a two-day workshop on April 25 and 26. Unlike larger camps, this is a single-day, immersive experience for children as well as adults that encourages participants to engage with processes often overlooked in urban life. Participants will work through simple, tactile processes and spend time understanding how these are made, followed by a shared organic meal. Hosted by Jameelya Akula, the workshop is free, with prior registration required. The workshop timings are 10am to 4pm.
For details, contact 7830904646.
Theatre as a learning space
Children’s theatre
The Little Orators’ ‘Theatre Mania’ workshop approaches learning through performance. Scheduled from April 20 to May 6, sessions run from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Held at Sai Kutir, 35 Pithapuram Colony, Maddilapalem (behind Kala Bharathi), the 15-day workshop introduces children aged seven and above to acting, voice modulations and stage movement.
Theater masks, drama and comedy on a dark background / 3D Rendering
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fergregory
The process culminates in a live performance, giving participants a sense of closure and audience engagement. The sessions also integrate aspects of language, ethical thinking and interpersonal skills, using contemporary folk narratives as material. For the workshop, three folk tales have been selected.
The fees is ₹5,000.
For details, contact the workshop facilitator Deepti Rathi at 8297211007.
Learning from the outdoors
Children going on a nature trail conducted by Wilded in Visakhapatnam as part of their summer workshop activities.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
WildEd’s summer camp, running from April 27 to June 5, offers a six-week engagement rooted in field-based exploration. The programme runs from 9am to 3pm, structured with a markedly different rhythm.
Designed for grades 3 to 9, the camp divides participants into age groups and thematic weeks. Children move through activities such as guided treks, intertidal walks, bird observation and basic mapping exercises. “The intent is to introduce them to Visakhapatnam’s ecosystems, from beaches and wetlands to the Eastern Ghats, through direct observation rather than instruction,” says Vimal Raj of Wilded. Each week functions as an independent module, allowing families to enrol for one or more themes. Group sizes are intentionally kept small, with around 12 participants, ensuring close engagement.
Fees is ₹6,000 per week.
For details, log in to wilded.in or call 7330880274, 9640856967.
Words, language and articulation
An illustration of a girl writing
For those drawn to language, Reeds & Quills is offering a structured writing programme running from April 15 to May 30, with sessions to be held three times a week, each lasting 90 minutes and adding up to 30 hours of engagement. Hosted by Kakoli Chatterjee, the programme is divided into two cohorts, with the Foundation Studio for Grades 5–7 focusing on vocabulary building, sentence clarity, paragraph structure and early storytelling, while the Advanced Studio for Grades 8–10 moves towards analytical writing, argumentative essays and refinement of expression. The curriculum progresses steadily across sessions, beginning with description and developing into structured narratives and portfolio work, with an emphasis on coherence and clarity.
For details, contact 9052001975.
Published – April 09, 2026 08:12 pm IST
