Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai
FounderFounder of Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC)
Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai is the founder of Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) (1966)[1], an Indian non-profit working on education and arts & culture from Ahmedabad.
Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC)
VASCSC was established in Ahmedabad in 1966 by Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space programme, to build scientific thinking among students, teachers and the wider public through inquiry-based methods. Working to the motto 'Question, Explore, Discover', it runs hands-on workshops, STEM labs and science activity centres, space science education as an ISRO-registered Space Tutor, teacher training, and develops its own teaching-learning material and a Gujarati science magazine.
Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) reports the following, on its own site:
- 200 lakh+ students reached till now
- 250 K+ teachers reached till now
- 50 K+ schools reached till now
- 50+ STEM labs / science activity centres set up
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Ahmedabad
- Founded
- 1966
- Press
- 1
References
- [1] “Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC), established in 1966 by the visionary Indian scientist, Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai, stands as a pioneering institution dedicated to fostering scientific thinking and innovative science education.” — Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC). Source
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