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STEAM Conclave organized by Shri Educare Limited

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STEAM Conclave  organized by Shri Educare Limited Today, the sun shone a little differently at The Shriram Millennium School, Gurugram. This was because a scientist who nurtures innovation graced the school during the STEAM Conclave organized by Shri Educare Limited at the school’s campus. This esteemed guest of honour at the event was none other than Mr. Sonam Wangchuk, the real life Phunsukh Wangdu! Questioning the relevance and meaningfulness of an education system that failed almost a 100% of its students in a region, he realized that it was not the students who were “failures” but the education system that had failed! This gave rise to his motivation to found SECMOL - the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh, which aims to make education meaningful, fun and practical.  His students run the school themselves, holding parliamentary sessions to brain storm, tend nurseries to grow produce for their kitchens, use germ theory for jam making and preservat