bangalore everyone knows how hard it is to get back to the daily grind after a holiday it s even harder to leave a two summer break and headlong into studies to ease students back into academic life inventure has come up with inventuring an innovative way for them to find their feet no studies in the first week this is divided into a couple of activity hours where get to reconnect with old friends make new ones and get to new class teacher an average day comprises an hour each of physical exercise innovative projects hobbies and circle time the physical education period traditional indian games like and 7 stones take precedence over usual sports way before the children arrive at school the faculty discuss grade appropriate projects that would be allotted to them students given their topics the day they arrive and are expected to finish them by the end the week however if a unable to finish a project for some reason it is excused projects vary every year in 2012 classes i made sculptures from waste while classes iv and v made different kinds of huts or on a kitchen garden seniors to the students are provided material execute projects the is to get children to work a team a bond is created among students who will be classmates for the rest of term they also learn the importance of time and resource management says shakunthala bhandarkar the beyond academics coordinator the students have only an to work projects day after that they spend an hour on choice time when they pursue any hobby from weaving and pottery to joining a media related photoshop even painting shoes with funky designs the day ends with circle time where students sit with their teachers and discuss the challenges they faced during the day on group a presentation on their projects at the assembly this idea of inculcating multiple intelligences into academics was inspired by gardner theme based learning it more fun at inventure we make a conscious effort to incorporate learning into everyday activities says ramesh hariharan the best the last day a sleepover at school students grade upwards dinner and then dance into the hours after breakfast the following morning usually a they go home refreshed to take on the new academic year from