Sunny is a 35-year old man. Few months back, when the whole country went into lockdown, Sunny started working from home, where he lived with his aged parents, wife and 2 year-old child. One fine day, Sunny felt feverish. His wife suggested getting a COVID test done. But, he denied. He assured everyone that he …
With the announcement of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, India foresees a revolution in the education system. The new policy aims to offer learners an opportunity to combine play-based learning of the previous foundation stage and gradually move towards interactive, discovery and activity-based learning. Interestingly, the buzzword- ‘21st century skills’ has caught everyone’s attention …
Do you remember riddles from your childhood? Which of those did you throw at others? Certainly, those which you yourself found difficult to crack, right? Most of the time, we remember questions that we found difficult to solve, and those that finally gave very surprising answers. Those questions left us with awe and more thoughts …
Information and communication technology (ICT) has brought a plethora of knowledge to our finger-tips. ICT also allows fast processing of the information to be disseminated to the public in a meaningful manner within no time. The computers today are highly advanced and the internet is available at lightning speed. This makes it possible to develop …
As of 20th May 2020, there have been close to 5 million cases of the COVID-19 infection worldwide. Mumbai witnessed a sharp increase in the number of confirmed cases (currently at 25,000) from the first week of May. All industries are suffering from the effects of a lockdown, but hospitals and essential services are the …
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It’s been more than two months since the little monster- the novel coronavirus locked us down! Amidst moments of fear and hopes, we have come a long way, staying at home to support the lockdown and make the best of this time at home. And guess what? Curiosity Gym has successfully completed 2 months of …
The dawn of 2020 brought to us some really bad news- nCoV-2019. A small virus has brought the world to a standstill in a matter of days and no one knows for how long. While everything around is gloomy and scary, sitting at home feeling ‘stuck’ will only add to our worries and anxiety. Added …
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This article is contributed by Dr. Rohini Karandikar Do you know how the velcro- which is a part of bags, purses, and footwear was invented? A man named George de Mestral invented it, while he went hunting with his dog to a mountain. He saw that spines of a cocklebur plant got hooked to his …
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The panelists included (from left): Ms. Pratibha Mishra – Principal, Panbai International School; Dr. Seema Negi – Principal, Sanjeevani World School; Ms. Namita Mehta – President, The Red Pen, with Mr. Girish Nair, Founder, Curiosity Gym as moderator. With the current paradigm shift in technology and jobs, educators are experiencing numerous issues and challenges. Schools …
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We had a seminar on Oct 13, 2015 at Curiosity Gym, which we co-hosted along with ORF Mumbai. The seminar was well attended and had interesting insights from Dr Shahaf Gal, founder of Nomad Horizons, an Israeli Innovation and Education consultancy firm. Dr Gal elucidated insights into how natural instincts of creativity are suppressed as …
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