Vidya Poshak has been, since inception, assisting the needy meritorious students through scholarships. The society felt that it would be better if the students also are moulded to lead a life with quality and to resolve giving back to the society. Also most of the Vidya Poshak students lacked confidence and skills owing to their inferiority complex that prevented them from performing well in the interviews as well as in any public appearance. Their intelligence alone was not found to be enough. Also there has been a huge gap between what is learnt in the academic system and the requirement of the main stream society and the job market. Also constant encouragement and praise help boost the morale of the students and camps provide an apt platform. To address all these vital issues and to make the students contributing citizens to the society, the Residential Bridge Camps took birth.

The Curriculum:

After taking into account all the above, a holistic curriculum has been structured out. The following topics will be dealt during the camp. It is ensured that all the sessions are interactive and participative.

English Language Improvement Program, Workshops on creativity and confidence, Personality development, Career awareness, Problem Solving, Change Management, Computer skills, Study skills, Health, Yoga.

In all the camps, an open library is set up with various magazines, career related books and news papers are made available. It has been observed in the previous camps that the students make best use of the library. They even sit late night to read voluntarily.

So far, 16 Residential Bridge Camps have been conducted and 752 students have been trained. Right now a camp is on at a place called Daddi Kamalapur near Dharwad (karnataka). On 18th December, camp no 18 gets started at Murdeshwar, South Canara district.