Govt Girls’ School In Badarpur Gets Astronomy Lab To Strengthen Science Learning
The lab has been set up by Aahwahan Foundation with corporate social responsibility support from Nokia
In the digital era, as AI begins to dominate many sectors, it is time to upgrade existing skills with new technologies. However, upskilling should go beyond AI alone. As outlined in the NEP 2020 guidelines, schools need more functional and practice-based learning. To address this need, Nokia’s CSR arm, in association with the Aahwahan Foundation, is setting up a Model Astronomy Lab at Government Girls Senior Secondary School No. 3 in Badarpur.
That has now changed with the setting up of a Model Astronomy Lab at the school. The facility allows students to learn science through hands-on tools and visual models, similar to what is available in many private schools. Teachers say the lab will help students better understand chapters related to space science, planets, and celestial phenomena.
The lab has been set up by Aahwahan Foundation with corporate social responsibility support from Nokia. This is the Foundation’s 90th astronomy lab in government schools across the country.
The laboratory is equipped with models of the solar system, satellites, rockets, and other astronomical elements. These instruments are intended to facilitate the students' observation, questioning, and connecting theory with practice during the regular science classes.
As per Prof Nimisha Sharma, the university's Director of Research and Development, such infrastructures essentially link the teaching done in the classroom and the learning done through practical experimentation, particularly in the case of government schools where the resources are limited.
The lab is a luxury for the students of Badarpur school's majority first-generation learners, who were previously missing out on such exposure. The teachers speculate that the lab will attract students more towards science subjects and enrich the lessons, especially for girls.
The school authorities said that every teacher and student is very well aware of the lab's use and that training sessions were being arranged for its integration into everyday teaching.
This initiative is a part of the continuing efforts to enhance the science infrastructure in public schools, thereby bringing support to experiential learning, especially for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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