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When you look at the sky, what do you ask yourself? Existential questions of life? Or are your thoughts taking a more scientific course, thinking of the Sun, the Moon, the stars and beyond? If it’s the first, God help you, but if it’s the last, Navars Edutech has fascinating courses in astronomy and space education to offer. “Great efforts have been made by NITI Aayog and the National Education Policy in the field of teaching astronomy and of course there has always been curiosity around the subject from the children’s side. So we want to bridge the gap between astronomy and real life and all of our 27 courses – for students in grades II to XII – strive to do just that, ”says Dinesh Prasad, the director of the start-up born in October 2019.
They also set up astronomy laboratories, organized workshops and took the children to observatories.
But instead of taped content and mass webinars, this Hyderabad-based company follows a more instructor-led, small-group focus group-centric educational approach, in batches of no more than 15-20. help children understand the topic better. Their DIY kits deserve a special mention here, “We have over 30 STEM-based kits, some of which are part of our curriculum, while others are stand-alone. They are designed to give a more practical flavor to all we teach. Expect to make a kaleidoscope, create a mini explosion effect, figure out how to launch a DIY rocket, how to make telescopes, binoculars and more. “
The team
Initially started as a portable planetarium (five to eight meters) to provide an immersive planetarium-like experience at school, Navars, whose CEO is Sravan Datla, also runs the National Astronomy and Science Olympiad (NASO ) and saw a cumulative participation of 1,000,000 students from 13 countries in four years (before formally launching the start-up, all their offers were made through independent companies). “We were already offering courses at school level and were able to switch easily to virtual education. Today, we work with more than 1000 schools in India”, explains the director who is originally from Delhi but now in Hyderabad.
They have offered +1,00,000 hours of training to date
Classes are divided into age groups – children two to four years old take young astronomer courses, children five to eight take junior astronomy courses and children nine to twelve take junior astronomer courses. space explorer. Classes are typically one hour long, five days a week and run from 7 to 48 days. From asteroids and comets to stargazing and everything in between, there is a lot to learn. Students who take astronomy seriously have even stuck with them for seven to eight years. That’s the power of the six-member team of educators from bigwigs like ISRO and NASA. They also have 60 part-time educators taking courses. Having reached over 10,000 students, they hope to become the best astronomy school in India.
To learn more about them, visit navarsedutech.com
