Panel discussion on ‘Positive Impact of Technology on Children’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: The Scindia School, Gwalior – one of the top three boarding schools in the country, has announced a special Admission Grant to onboard children of defence personnel as a heartfelt gesture to salute the services of defence personnel towards the nation.
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The school has created a special fee structure for children hailing from the defence background. The selection will be based not just on academic excellence, but capabilities in different dimensions like sports, oratory, art & culture as well.
Announcement in this regard was made during a panel discussion organized by the school, here today, in the presence of Man Gen Shared Kapok, General Officer Commanding, 26 Infantry Division, accompanied by Air Cmde A S Pathania, Air Officer Commanding 23 Wing Air Force.
In the panel discussion on `Positive Impact of Technology on Growing Children’, for parents and their children, Dr Madhav D Saraswat, Principal, The Scindia School; Dr Sudhir S Bloeria, former Chief Secretary of J&K and Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman & Co-Founder, NIIT Group, addressed the audience on the significant subject.
Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman NIIT Group and a distinguished Alumnus of The Scindia School, said, “If computers are used carefully in the classroom, they can accelerate the overall development of children”.
The panel discussion threw light on how technology can be effectively incorporated to improve the process of teaching learning in schools. “We are consumed by smartphones, tablets and computers and this is shaping how we communicate, shop, work and study. Technology is the most natural thing to today’s children; hence the focus should be on using technology to help students learn new things and enhance their knowledge,” said Pawar and added that understanding and leveraging technology in education is fast becoming an important imperative for progressive academic institutions.
Dr Madhav D Saraswat, Principal, The Scindia School, said, “As a leading public school of India, The Scindia School has pioneered the use of computers in school education. It is our pleasure to share our experience at this seminar.”
“We are also proud to have distinguished alumnus and Defence Services veterans like, Lt Gen S P S Dhillion, Lt Gen Moti Dar, Air Marshal Dushyant Singh. Through this Admission Grant, we intend to encourage and continue this tradition”, added Dr Saraswat.
The distinguished alumnus of The Scindia School comprise high ranking defence services veterans like Lt Gen Ashok Handoo, Lt Gen Sami Khan, Lt Gen Bharat Sisodia and Rear Admiral Sanjeev Kapoor to name a few.
Dr Sudhir Bloeria, who is also a distinguished alumnus of The Scindia School, said, “Coming from the services background, I found my life at The Scindia School to be extremely enriching. The all-round development opened up possibilities for me in various spheres of life.”
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