Inauguration of Atal Tinkering Laboratory (ATL) at VKV Dibrugarh

24^th June, 2019

A brief programme was organized to inaugurate the ATL of VKV Dibrugarh. The chief guest of the program was Sri Pallav Gopal Jha, IAS, DC of Dibrugarh District. Formally inaugurating the ATL with lighting the lamp and offering floral tribute to Swami Vivekananda, Sri Pallav Gopal Jha encouraged the young minds to develop the spirit of enquiry.

He urged the students not to be bookish but to build the base of scientific concepts through hands on experiment saying, “We have labs in the basement of our houses”. He stressed on the importance of “Questioning” by students which will shape their personality. Stating the students as the fortunate generation, having a modern lab, he expected them to take charge of the damaged environment and repair it.

Sri Mayank Purushottam, Director CADX, was also present in the inauguration along with Sri Ravikant Altekar, Senior Scientist, Bhava Atomic Research Center, Dr. Sristidhar Dutta, Retired Dean, Rajiv Gandhi University, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh and Dr. Kunjalata Deori, Retd. Professor, Dept. of Physics, DHSK College, Dibrugarh.

Dr. Sristidhar Dutta, also Chairman of the Vidyalaya Management Committee expressed his happiness at the inauguration of the ATL. Eulogized for the school getting an ATL, he said that it is a dream fulfillment for the younger generation.

AAVP Workshop (Cluster Level) 

8^th to 11^thJune, 2019 

The AAVP workshop, 2019 was held in our Vidyalaya from 8^thto 11^th June, 2019. Principal Sir Sri Ravindranath D. Savdeykar addressed the crowd and welcomed the guest schools. He also spoke about the purpose of the workshop. He encouraged the participants with lots of examples and valuable thoughts. He motivated them to be forever curious in their lives as it is a quality that inspires people to learn new things. He introduced the master trainers Sri Deep Dutta, Asstt. Teacher, VKV Dibrugarh and Smt. Mallika Khandelwal, Asstt. Teacher, VKV Golaghat. The participants and their guided teachers introduced themselves. 5 schools participated namely – VKV Dibrugarh, VKV Golaghat, VKV Majuli, VKV Doyang and VKV Sivasagar. 

Sessions were on Investigatory project, meaning of Science, different components of Pendulum, Classification skills, Collection projects, creative thinking exercise, brainstorming techniques etc. Students were divided into groups for group discussion and presentations. Students actively participated in number of group discussions, presentations, laboratory experiments etc. There were also paratasmaran, yogabhyas and bhaja sandhya for the participants. 

Sri Ravikant Altekar, Scientist from Bhava Atomic Research Centre (BARC) visited and observed the participants hands on experiments in the laboratory and guided them. He also shared his work experience with nuclear science and motivated the students for research work. He demonstrated activities and involved the students on learning the topic “Team Work” through an experiment. 

Towards the end, teachers and observers gave feedback to the students. Su. Aparna Didi, Secretary, VKVAPT also visited and explained about Science Investigatory Project and encouraged the participants, praised them and discussed some points on how to execute a project successfully. She also appreciated the students’ involvement and efforts in the workshop and concluded the same.