Superheroes are not born, they are often formed at a young age and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that our community can count many of them among its ranks. On the occasion of Children’s Day, the Ismaili brings to you young superheroes of the Jamat from across the length and breadth of India.
Mawlana Hazar Imam has often guided students to work hard and seek to become among the best graduates in their respective schools. In an effort to fulfil this vision, Bright Sparx, an academic enrichment residential camp was conceived and is currently running its third cycle in Vapi and Mumbai.
“I have come out of a cocoon just like a butterfly comes out of hers,” Manav Medav of the ninth grade shares about his journey at the camp. “We’ve had so many opportunities to develop our personality and practice the English language that I now confidently express my thoughts and ideas with the peers around me.”
To feed the curious minds, students from the Religious Education Centre (REC) shared intellectual traditions and remarkable milestones in the history of Islam through a gallery walk, taking the Jamat back in history to the era of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family).
As for the juniors, they didn’t miss a chance to develop their cognitive ability and raise awareness on social topics such as appropriate behaviour and the ill-effects of bad social habits. Shanaya Lalani, a Bulbul Girl Guide shares, “I feel like a hero when I work for the community.”
Children of such age benefit from new opportunities to unfold themselves and what better way to reveal their talent than to hand them tools such as kitchen utensils. A visitor at the Little Master Chef program shares his insight on the event, “These Little Master Chefs had some mouth-watering delicacies up their sleeves and blew us away with their creative techniques.”
With so many platforms to exhibit their talent, the future of our community looks bright. It is our hope and wish that these young minds will hold on to the traditions of our history and bear the torch for generations to come.
The.Ismaili India wishes all readers a Happy Children’s Day!
