ATL Community Day celebrated at Mount Carmel Central School
Mangaluru: Mount Carmel Central School, Mangaluru, celebrated the ATL Community Day on April 17, 2024, with educational sessions and engaging activities under the guidance of Mr Suman Lasrado, the ATL Coordinator, along with the science faculty of the school.
The inaugural function began with a prayer service by the members of the ATL club. Viona Pinto welcomed the gathering. Aneeka Sharma compeered the ceremony, highlighting the spirit of innovation, collaboration, and creativity along with the immense potential of the generation today that shapes the future.
The chief guest for the day, Tr Nirmala Linet Vaz of the school, highlighted the significance of the day. Reminiscing about her past as a student in science, she advised the students to make the most of the opportunities and to cherish the experiences.
Sr Melissa, the principal of the school, addressing the audience, emphasized innovation and the importance of an ATL lab. She put forth a thought-provoking question to the students, asking them to think about in what way they can contribute to society to make it a better place through scientific innovations.
The participants were then directed to the school’s Atal Tinkering Lab, where the activity sessions Think, Create, and Believe were led by Gavin Sequeira, an alumni of the school, an ex-member of the ATL club, and currently an engineering student at NMAMIT. In the opening session, he introduced the components at the ATL lab. Aaron Dsouza of grade IX, with an audio-visual presentation, showcased the activities held at the ATL lab at the school. Arduino, an open-source electronic platform, and the parts of the Arduino microcontroller were taught to the students.
The students were then formed into three groups with the names Thinkers, Creators, and Believers, with six students in each group. It was indeed a moment of joy to witness one of the participants from Rachna School, Belagola, who enrolled in the programme along with the other participants.
Session 1 was on multiple reflections and experiments on pressure and anti-gravity movement, while Session 2 was on the principle of the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy through the flow of electrons. Session 3 was Newton’s third law of motion and the interchange of energy, and Session 4 was a written quiz held in groups related to various sessions and activities alike. At the closing ceremony, prizes were distributed to the winners by vice principals Sr Teena and Sr Supreetha.
All in all, the science faculty of the school, along with the ATL club members, made the day very interactive and engaging for the participants, awakening a desire in them to explore and innovate.
