Not long ago, if school was an extension of home for value education, much of the academics stayed with school. Parents and teachers were two sets of important people in the life of a school going child. Both had a symbiotic role in relation to holistic development and learning of the child. But with emerging digital and online technologies the …
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, in collaboration with Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam, Shimla, conducted its first School Camp on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (PRAYAS 1.0) that lasted 22 days from July 1-22. It was a fully residential program where students learnt about the fundamentals of robotics and artificial intelligence to make a fully automated system early in their careers. …
An Indian environmentalist, Vivek Gurav, helping to clean up UK streets has been given a special award by the UK Prime Minister. Vivek has been plogging – that’s jogging while picking up litter – in the UK since he came to the University of Bristol on a scholarship in September 2021. The master’s student had been behind a plogging craze …
As the world revives from the pandemic, World Youth Skills Day 2022 is a chance to assess the need for skill development in a world undergoing remarkable socio-economic and technological changes. During this Decade of Action for the 2030 Agenda, the full engagement of young people in global processes is vital to generate positive change and innovation. And, World Youth …
The first public draft of National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) constitutes a definite guide that illustrates the role of a teacher at different levels of expertise and at different stages of their career. The goal here is the preparation, development and growth of teachers through various stages of their career. The public draft can be found here at NCTE …
Sir James Dyson, a Gresham’s School Alumnus, addressed the Class of 2022 at Gresham’s Speech Day saying, “Be different, embrace failure, discover your mojo, believe in your ideas, ignore the naysayers.” Sir James, the British billionaire entrepreneur and founder of Dyson Ltd, was at the school’s official opening of the Dyson STEAM Building, a new centre that combines the teaching …
