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Mini Science Centres set up to provide a thrust to rural education.
Mysuru-based Ace Education Trust, in collaboration with United Breweries Limited, Nanjangud, has jointly set up Mini Science Centres in Nanjangud taluk to impart science education to children. These science centers are set up in select schools and are designed to benefit students from class I to VII
There are many a talented students in rural areas, however, most do not receive the appropriate skills and training and hence fail to make a mark in life. Simply assisting students with science and English education can boost their academics and set them on the right path. Mysuru-based Ace Education Trust, in collaboration with United Breweries Limited, Nanjangud, has jointly set up Mini Science Centres in Nanjangud taluk to impart science education to children.
These science centers are set up in select schools and are designed to benefit students from class I to VII by teaching them basic science principles and concepts through working science models.
The project started off by setting up 2 centers last year in Hulimavu and Kempisiddanahundi. Buoyed by the good response 5 additional centers were installed in schools of Hadinaru, Bokkahalli, Srirampura, Thandavapura and Kanakadasa Government Higher Primary Schools in the same taluk. UBL’s contributions came through its Corporate Social Responsibility projects.
The positive impact of the initiative has not escaped Nanjangud BEO M Chandrakanth who agrees that initiatives like these help improve the quality of primary education in government schools.
N Karthik, coordinator with the Science models designer Ace Education Trust said that modernisation of curriculum is the first step in improving rural government schools. Towards this end, the Trust decided to open mini science centres based on primary school syllabus. These centers boast of around 50-60 working science models.
"It's a unique model in the country. Now, more organizations and companies visit the centres and are ready to install them in various parts of the country. Our trust has been working to develop science education models for school students," he added.
The center was inaugurated by primary and secondary education minister Tanveer Sait who congratulated both organizations for driving the innovative programmes.
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