The two-day workshop, ‘I Can’ culminated at the prestigious Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) on Sunday. Three cadets of RIMC, Ambreesh Shukla, Shashank Sauymaya and Puru Saraswat won `12000 award each on the day for further developing their social entrepreneurial initiative from ' I Can'.
The event showcased simulation of the corporate, media and political worlds and 550 students from RIMC and Ecole Globale Girls’ School took part in it.
In his address on Sunday the Commandant of RIMC, Col. H.S. Bainsla said that ‘ I Can’ represents something that is missing in the Indian education system. “Simulations are an active learning experience in certain army and civilian training exercises and examinations, and event would definitely help the cadets as they move forward, both in their immediate and long term careers,” he said.
The Director of ‘I Can’ Akshit Batra praised the cadets at RIMC for their professional conduct during the Conference. He said that the cadets at RIMC are smart, both in their conduct and in how they participate in their activities and more importantly they have fun while learning.
The students enjoyed the event which gave them a through insight of politics, media and corporate environment.
Hridyunsh Ravi Sharma, a cadet, RIMC 11 grade, praising the event said, “The Conference is a good experience which teaches us how to deal with problems faced in the real world.” Anusha Rathi, a Class IX student of Ecole Globale Girls’ School, said, “I Can. is an amazing and very realistic simulation of how the outside world works, thus teaching us a lot. It indeed is an enjoyable experience.”