IIT Gandhinagar Initiates Sparkle Series for about 10,000 Vigyan Jyoti Scholars

IIT Gandhinagar’s Centre for Creative Learning (CCL) has initiated ‘Sparkle Series’ for about 10,000 Vigyan Jyoti scholars of 200 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools across India. 

The sparkle series of IIT Gandhinagar aims to familiarize Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) among young girls throughout the country

IIT Gandhinagar has partnered with the American India Foundation (AIF) to start this online interactive education programme for the scholars of Class XI from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in India. 

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Funded by IBM India, the sparkle series will consist of nine-episode, which is likely to reach around 10,000 Vigyan Jyoti female students in 200 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in 200 districts of 34 states and union territories across the country. 

IIT Gandhinagar’s ‘Sparkle Series’ is scheduled to commence from January 22, and it will be live-streamed every Saturday for 90 minutes from 3pm to 4.30 pm on CCL’s YouTube channel.

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Speaking about the series, Manish Jain, Head of CCL, IITGN, said that a career in STEM is traditionally not pursued by many women. As a result, society loses out on the contributions from some of the brightest minds. 

Jain said that the institute is extremely delighted to partner with JNV, AIF and IBM to get school girls hooked to Science and Math primarily by making STEM subjects engaging and inspiring. The main focus of the series will be on highlighting how Math/Science are related to human life. 

Further, the students will get an opportunity to explore the inherent beauty of Mathematics and Science curriculum topics through engaging and interesting activities, hands-on projects, historical stories, and open-ended questions in the sparkle series, Jain added. 

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Sanyukta Chaturvedi, director, digital equalizer, American India Foundation, said that classrooms shouldn't just be a place for theoretical learning, but it should be a collaborative and interactive learning space that will prepare the students for a successful future in today's fast-paced world. 

With this vision, AIF’s Digital Equalizer programme will empower students on STEM learning and 21st-century skills with a special focus on female students, Chaturvedi said. 

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