Our Events & Workshops
At Hakuna Matata, we believe that the beauty of expression lies in the diversity of its medium. Every child deserves a chance to have his voice heard, be it through a painting he created on the canvas or a poem she wrote on a blank sheet of paper. Each voice is unique, each voice is special and we at Hakuna Matata are super excited to embrace such diverse sets of voices.
To ensure the same, we have planned a series of competitive events aiming to expose our kids to a variety of extra curricular activities.
- BEST OUT OF WASTE:
What are we offering: Best out of Waste invites all art & craft lovers to further nurture their creativity and imagination. It will provide our kids with a chance to collaborate and create something useful out of waste products and encourage recycling and reusing of waste around them.
What will the event look like: Each team will be required to design a product out of waste material within a duration of 2 hours.
What are we looking for: Out of the box ideas, Usability and Sustainability.
2. AD-ENACT:
What are we offering: Ad Enact is an opportunity for all our kids to don their acting hats and share a message about a change they wish to see around them. We invite all lovers of music, dance and dialogue to let creative ideas flow and spread the word through this medium of a short skit.
What will the event look like: Each team will get maximum 3 minutes to present their act. The act should be an original piece highlighting a change that the kids wish to make in the world around them. Participants are allowed to dress up according to the need of their act and may use posters and the like.
What are we looking for: Creativity & Articulation, Confidence & Stage presence and Coordination
3. DEBATE:
What are we offering: The debate will provide our little munchkins with a platform to reason and question. Through this event, we aim to create a space for all the curious minds who love to use the medium of language to express their ideas where they will collaborate, communicate and interject to engage with some really simple facets of their everyday lives.
What will the event look like: Each school team will consist of two speakers who will be paired up against a team of another school. They will be allotted one topic to debate either for or against, on the spot (From a list of 5 topics which would be released at least a fortnight before the event) The speakers will get 30 minutes to prepare their 1 min long speeches with their teammate.
They will also get a chance to ask one question and answer, from their counterparts post all 4 speeches are done.
What are we looking for: Confidence, Clarity in Communication and Curiosity
4. POETRY RECITATION:
What are we offering: Poetry Recitation is our endeavor to bring all our poets and performers together on the same stage. We invite our elementary kids to not only recite, but be the poem that they love! The event will give the kids a chance to perform their piece as if they were a part of it themselves.
What will the event look like: Each participant will get 2 minutes to recite their poem. The poem can be either an original composition or an already published piece. The participants should be dressed in a way that reflects the theme of their poem.
What are we looking for: Body language, Articulation & Projection, Stage Presence and Intonation
5. SPELL BEE:
What are we offering: Spell Bee plans to provide a platform to all our kids to put their vocabulary to use and test their mastery of spellings in an entertaining way! It aims to push the kids to work in teams, identify some simple and challenging words that they come across everyday and spell maximum of those correctly!
What will the event look like: Each team will consist of 3 participants. The event will have multiple rounds, ranging from a pen paper test, buzzer round to a final rapid fire showdown where all the qualifying teams will compete on the same stage. The lists of words for each category will be released at least 15 days prior to the event.
What are we looking for: Clarity, Collaboration and Presence of Mind
6. SOLO/GROUP SONG & DANCE:
What are we offering: The solo/group dance/song aims to bring all the lovers of dance and music together, where they will get a chance to channelize their theory of change through the usage of this creative and entertaining medium.
What will the event look like: Each performance will reflect the theory of change that the participants wish to spread through the musical or dance act. The songs can be either original compositions or any of the already released ones in the public domain.
The duration of each solo performance would be maximum 3 minutes and each group will be allowed to perform for a duration of 5 minutes.
What are we looking for: Creativity, Coordination and Stage Presence
As an added bonus, we are super excited to unveil the details of the amazing people planning our workshops…
1. EA 5 with Niketa Bakshi
A holistic space created by our very own Student Leadership coach, aiming towards bringing out the best in a child through fun interactions & activities.
2. Lights, Camera Action with Prof. Madhav Sharma
Dialogues, expression, and confidence! Here’s our epic Pandit Madhav with over a decade of experience in performing arts with a fun theatre workshop for the kids.
3. Tap your feet with Anushka Khanna
With the experience of training kids in dance with Project Aawaaz in different schools across Delhi, Anushka is ready to make our kids tap to her our Zumba steps!
4. Let’s Dance with Nidhi Lamba
With all her magic of the Ubuntu spirit, our very own Nidhi Lamba is ready to blend creative expression through dance for our munchkins!
We can’t wait to see the magic come alive super soon!
