New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): In a major stride in direction of fostering scientific curiosity and cultural trade, Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Sanjay Kumar, ceremoniously flagged off 64 college students chosen to take part within the Sakura Science High School Programme 2023 in Japan.
The occasion, held at CIET-NCERT, marked the enthusiastic departure of the Indian contingent for this system scheduled for December 10-16, 2023.
The college students, hailing from Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samitis (NVS) throughout 11 states–Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh, and Goa–comprise a various group of 26 boys and 38 ladies, acknowledged for his or her educational benefit.
The Sakura Science High School Programme, a collaborative effort between the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, goals to broaden the mental horizons of younger learners.
Since its inception in 2014, this program has offered college students with the distinctive alternative to expertise Japan’s cutting-edge science, expertise, and tradition via short-term visits.
The Ministry of Education highlighted that this initiative aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasises holistic, built-in, gratifying, and interesting studying experiences.
The NEP encourages experiential studying as a typical pedagogy, emphasising academic journeys and excursions to locations of historic, cultural, social, and technological significance.
India’s participation within the Sakura Science High School Programme started in April 2016, and this marks the most recent chapter with 468 college students and 75 supervisors having visited Japan beneath this system. The go to goals not solely to show the scholars to Japan’s developments but additionally to nurture cross-cultural understanding and stimulate a ardour for scientific exploration.
Japan, famend for its technological prowess and cultural richness, stands as a perfect vacation spot for academic publicity, aligning with the overarching aims of the Sakura Science High School Programme. (ANI)