Agastya, Verizon team up to empower children through STEM education. Mobile Science Lab starts rolling for 2800 children in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu
Agastya International Foundation has cooperated with Verizon India for Mobile Science Lab (MSL) for 20 schools that will benefit 2800 understudies in Arakkonam District, Tamil Nadu.
MSL is intended to help STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) instruction in areas from urban communities. Its key goal is to advance the learning of science with examinations and exhibits for youngsters from class 5-9 who have restricted or no entrance to scholastic research facilities generally. The encouraging methodology is steady with the National Curriculum Framework and the themes are adjusted to the NCERT syllabus. Striking features of the activity are:
- School visits: The MSL travels to each school with 100+ hands-on science models covering a wide range of topics in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
- Young Instructor Program: Students with a passion for science subjects will be trained to be “Young Instructors”; who will teach their peers.
- Science Fairs: Will be held a few times a year to reach out to a larger group of children covering scientific phenomena and science in everyday life.
- Teacher orientation programs: To instill and nurture creative thinking and problem-solving skills among teachers of participating schools.
The Mobile Science Lab was flagged off today on the premises of Olympia Tech Park, Guindy by Ms. Kalyani Sekar, VP & MD, Verizon Data Services India in the presence of officials from Agastya and Sattva, a CSR advisory organization, besides a number of Verizon employees along with their leaders.
Commenting on the initiative, Hariharan, Director – Partner Relations, Agastya International Foundation said, “Agastya’s mission is to transform and reimagine education by sparking curiosity and creativity among underserved children in India. We are happy to partner with Verizon India to shape many young leaders, innovators and critical problem solvers through our programs.”
Launching the initiative, Kalyani Sekar said, “MSL is a transformational program that is well aligned to Verizon’s commitment to empowering communities. We hope the Mobile Science Lab in Arakkonam will help pull down barriers to effective learning and inspire hundreds of bright children to go far in pursuit of science education.”
