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Kalpana Chawla Space Academy, India’s first school-level space training institute, was inaugurated at the Adv. Bapusaheb Bhonde High School in association with Narayan Bhargava Foundation on October 28. The initiative aims to nurture school students in space education through a residential programme.
The academy will induct students from Class 7, based on a pan-India entrance test and a series of other selection rounds, into a four-year residential programme. The academy has already begun the training of a special batch of 25 students from Adv. Bapusaheb Bhonde High School in the current academic year, following selection process.
In future, the academy plans to extend its residential programme to six years –till Class 12 — to create a continuous long-term career path for its students.
The academy was inaugurated by Indian nuclear physicist Padma Vibhushan Dr Anil Kakodkar in the presence of Dr. Sudheer Kumar N, ISRO director CBPO, ISRO scientist Padma Bhushan Dr. Pramod Kale among others.
Sudheer Kumar N, director – Capacity Building and Public Outreach at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said, “Education programmes with an exclusive focus on space science and technology will further encourage critical thinking and complex problem-solving among students. Such programmes help foster a deep sense of scientific inquiry among students towards societal development, which is a must if India is to make strides in space technology.”
The academy will also have leading space scientists, engineers and other renowned personalities, who have worked on some of India’s ambitious space projects, interacting and teaching students and shall be involved in teachers’ training programmes.
