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A three-day residential summertime subject festival for schoolhouse students from Nagapattinam, Thirumarugal and Keezhvelur blocks was conducted astatine Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University from May 6 to 8.
The 2nd signifier for the remaining 3 blocks volition beryllium held from May 12 to 14.
The programme, organised jointly by Tamil Nadu Science Forum (TNSF) and District Education and Empowerment Programme (DEEP), brought unneurotic 185 participants including astir 30 teachers. Students from Classes 6 to 8 belonging to six blocks successful the territory took portion successful the inaugural aimed astatine promoting technological curiosity and experiential learning.
Chief Educational Officer N. Ravichandran inaugurated the festival.
Students from Keezhvelur, Nagapattinam and Thirumarugal blocks attended the archetypal signifier of the camp, portion participants from Keezhaiyur, Thalainayar and Vedaranyam blocks are scheduled to instrumentality portion successful a akin programme successful the coming days.
The campy featured a scope of interactive sessions and activities, including elemental subject experiments, discussions connected distinguishing technological facts from myths, sessions connected evolution, fossil studies and exhibitions, a bio-walk, toy-making, origami, and nighttime entity observation. Cultural activities specified arsenic storytelling, theatre and pupil performances were besides portion of the programme.
State committee subordinate Bala Iraniyan and territory caput N. Ezhilarasan coordinated the event.
Students expressed enthusiasm astir the hands-on learning experience. Pranav M.S., a Class 7 pupil of Natarajan Thamayanti Higher Secondary School, said the fossil accumulation was among the astir engaging sessions of the camp.
Organisers said the store aimed to nurture technological reasoning among students done applicable vulnerability and collaborative learning.
