Dimapur, July 3 (MExN): Bishal Paul, a Grade-XI Science student from Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School (LFHSS), Dimapur became the first student from Nagaland to participate in the 3rd National Science Concours Summer Science Camp 2016, which was held at Templeton International Academy, Bhimtal in Nainital, Uttarakhand from June 21 to 24.
According to a press release from LFHSS, the National Science Concours (NSC) is a unique science contest undertaken by Pivotal India Creation which was founded with an aim to change the way of learning. Pivotal India Creation is focused on using technology to impart learning and promote educational success.
Bishal Paul was one of the top-scoring 83 students selected by Pivotal India Creation through an online contest from among 3 lakh students across some prestigious schools across the country like Scindia School, Gwalior, Gopi Birla School, Mumbai and Ryan International School, Delhi.
During the four-day Summer Science Camp, the students had the rare opportunity of becoming junior scientists and embarking on a series of science adventures. Some of the highlights of the Summer Science Camp were robotics workshop conducted by Neo Robos; testing of Archimedes Principle through experiments; and horticulture sessions conducted by the Indo-Dutch Horticulture Tech. Ltd. Apart from these, the young scientists also had a thrilling and educating experience during a special forensics session where they were given hands-on experience in fingerprint examining, various methods of collecting and decoding evidences, techniques of examining crime-scenes and DNA extraction, the release said.
The camp was further enhanced through a unique physics lab workshop where they had the experience of making various electrical circuits. There was also a geological session where the students were imparted with knowledge regarding the formation of Nainital region and also about various types of rock formations. The students also visited some of the most breathtaking places in and around Nainital like the famous nine-cornered Nauchukia Tal whose nine corners are surrounded by beautiful snow-capped mountains.
Upon arrival in Dimapur, Bishal Paul was felicitated at Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School in the presence of the school management, teachers and students on July 2. He was awarded with the Best Personality Award of the Pivotal India Creation’s NSC 2016 in the form of a trophy and certificate. He also became a proud winner of a one-year free subscription of EduBeans which is a regular online assessment test package for creating learning profiles of students of Grades-VI to XII.
