Cognizant sets up Science Gallery for Rural School

Gandhigram Trust, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu was established in 1947 as a model organisation to provide services in Health, Education and Social Welfare, Income Generation activities and Knowledge Management services to the rural community.

Under their Educational services, Gandhigram Trust provides quality education to students from socio-economically deprived sections, especially girls and differently abled children. The Trust runs two Primary schools (Gandhigram Primary School & Dr. T. Soundram Nursery & Primary School) and two Higher Secondary schools (Thambithottam Higher Secondary School and Kasturba Sevikashram Higher Secondary School) and a Teacher Training College (Lakshmi College of Education). Over 1490 students study in the 2 higher secondary schools and 100 students are pursuing their teacher’s training education in the Lakshmi College of Education. About 90% of the students studying in all these institutions are from underprivileged sections of the society and are mainly from rural areas.

Cognizant Foundation has provided support to Gandhigram Trust for the setting up of a Q.E.D. Science Gallery in the Thambithottam Higher Secondary School and for conducting 2 Higher Order Thinking Skills workshops for teachers of the School and to the Teacher-trainees of the College of Education. The Q.E.D. (Quest. Explore, Discover.) Science Gallery is an offering from Everest Edusys &Solutions Private Limited, a for-profit Social Venture, which offers over 100 science concepts based working models and exhibits for enhancing the teaching and learning experience for Classes 6, 7 and 8. The Higher Order Thinking Skills workshops equip the teachers with activity based learning and active teaching methodologies. Every year over 500 rural students and 40 teachers will benefit from hands-on science learning through the Science Gallery.

Source : CF