Category: Education

** City schoolboy creates game set in Kerala temple

Called Treasures of Thiruvananthapuram, it challenges players to unlock six treasure vaults inside the temple. In real life too, the temple holds riches worth trillions of dollars locked up in six vaults.

“But in this game, you are allowed to open ‘Vault B’. It has the maximum treasure, worth six billion dollars. So it is also the most difficult to crack open,” says Ishaan PA, a Class 6 student of Ekya School, JP Nagar.

 

** For better or for verse

Having published 61 poems as part of her book, Echoes of Soulful Poems, this city-based 12-year-old has been conferred the title of ‘Youngest Poetess in India’ by the India Book of Records.

The lockdown due to the pandemic gave many opportunities to children to hone their creative skills. Some like Amana, a Class 8 student studying in Bishop Cotton Girls’ School, utilised the time to create a record in the field of literature.

The Bengaluru girl now holds the title of the  ‘Youngest Poetess in the India ’ by the Book of Records for publishing a book Echoes of Soulful Poems containing 61 poems, at the age of 12 years, five months and 10 days. Her work has also gotten recognised in the Asia Book of Records for which she has been given the title of the ‘Grand Master’ for writing poems at a young age. Her entry into the India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records were confirmed on July 26 and July 27, 2021, respectively.

** Bengaluru class 11 student shares his tech knowledge to empower refugees in Malaysia

Jacob also uses his spare time to volunteer for Bengaluru-based NGO, ASHA, which provides education and support to children with severe disabilities and autism.

A couple of months ago, Rohan Jacob, a Class 11 student from Canadian International School (CIS) watched his mother volunteering as an online teacher for a refugee centre in Malaysia.

Inspired by his mother’s service towards society, Jacob too signed up as a volunteer at the Zotung Refugee Catholic Learning Centre (ZRCLC) in Kuala Lumpur, to help students and teachers use Google Classroom that he learned in school.

Best of many worlds

Teacher brings art, recreation, books and coffee under one roof, helps artists with free display space.

GADAG:

Picture this: Walking into a room with beautiful paintings and artefacts, people reading novels and discussing art, all the while sipping coffee and relishing ice-cream. This is Art Adda, a new hangout in Gadag that offers a range of activities, all under one roof. This unique initiative is the brainchild of artist Vijay Kiresur, a drawing teacher of Niralagi Government School in the district.

The cafe provides a platform to upcoming artists to showcase their paintings, and its parent organisation — Bannada Mane Samskrutik Vedike — gives a chance to musicians, artistes, speakers and upcoming actors to perform every Saturday evening at Art Adda.