After the 15th lake City Science Model Exhibition, the Regional Science Centre has now come up with another educational activity for the school students, the lake City Science Drama Festival. The drama festival will be organised under the series of educational programmes by Regional Science Centre, Bhopal.
The science drama festival will be organised on December 20. Notably, the festival is organised every year by the science centre, not only to enhance the skills of the students but also to increase their scientific knowledge following different methods of learning.
As the lake City Drama Festival is being organised exclusively for the school students, MM Rout, Educational Officer of the centre told The Pioneer, “Drama is the best way to explain any emotion and so is with the science. Through this fest the students would not only explore their talent to face the stage but would also spread awareness about science and the developments in the society.”
Informing further about the fest, Rout said, “We organise this festival or any other similar activities majorly to develop the scientific temper among the students so that they should not find the science difficult to understand. Moreover, such activities also inculcates scientific attitude of the students.”
As many as 11 schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya 2 and 3, St Xaviers, Sharda Vidya Mandir, Sant Asharam Bapu School and many more have prepared stage dramas. Notably, the centre has already given topics to the schools participating in the event. The centre has provided the school with the topics like ‘Science for All’, ‘Science and Society’, ‘Environment’, ‘Health for All’, ‘Space and Mankind’, ‘Save Energy’, ‘life of the Scientists’ and so on.
Rout further informed that each school will present a drama on a single topic in which only eight students can participate. Moreover, the middle school and high school students would present the plays.
The district education officer CM Upadhyay would give away the prizes to the winners. Notably, the best three dramas would be awarded during the programme including the awards for best actor, best actress, best script and best direction.