Class 9 to 12 students to get study tour for PM Modi’s school in Gujarat

The experience has been launched as a part of 'Prerana: An Experiential Learning programme', which will be open for a batch of 20 students (10 girls and 10 boys) every week throughout the year.

This programme will be operated from a Vernacular School, established in 1888, in Vadnagar, Gujarat. The school was also attended by Prime Minister Modi. (Representative image. Source: prerana.education.gov.in)

Indian school students will now get the opportunity to go on a seven-day study tour to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s school in Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the Ministry of Education informed on Thursday. The experience has been launched as a part of “Prerana: An Experiential Learning programme”.

The ministry has launched an online portal for the interested students of classes 9 to 12 to register and participate in the programme. For this, a batch of 20 students (10 girls and 10 boys) will participate in the programme every week throughout the year. This programme will be operated from a Vernacular School, established in 1888, in Vadnagar, Gujarat. The school was also attended by Prime Minister Modi.

As per the ministry’s portal, the selection for this programme will take place in three stages. In the first stage, the students enrolled in classes 9 to 12 in any recognised school will have to register on the official website — prerana.education.gov.in. Based on the details provided by the students, nearly 200 students will be selected from each district with 50 per cent of them being girls; the selection will depend on their special achievements.

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After this, the students will have to exhibit their talent in multi-modal activities such as recording a short video, writing essay/ poem/ story and other creative expression (painting/ caricature etc.) on topics like “Why should I be selected for Prerana” or “My Vision of India @ 2047”. In the final stage, two students (one boy and one girl) along with two students for the reserve panel will be selected through personal interview, achievements and impromptu writing to judge their personality and suitability for the programme.

This school will have nine themes will be spread across eight classrooms, namely:

Swabhiman and Vinay
Shaurya and Sahas
Parishram and Samarpan
Karuna and Sewa
Vividhta and Ekta
Satyanishtha and Shuchita
Navachar and Jigyasa
Shraddha and Vishwas
Swatantrata and Kartavya

The participants will also visit archaeological and historical sites, and other diverse activities are also planned that will “encompass various modes of learning all under the expert guidance of selected mentors ensuring a holistic learning journey,” the official website states.

(With inputs from PTI)

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