“The Hats whirled skyward, carried by bright, new hopes and propelled by big daring dreams !”
For most students, Graduation Day is one of the best moment of their lives. It represents their translation from the cocooned life of schooling and college to the open competitive world of jobs and career. Graduation Day represents the moment of cusp after which the life of these young students change. It is that day which is filled with excitement and nostalgia.
That being said, today was Graduation day at Kidobotikz. It is the day when our young students graduate from Kidobotikz after years of toiling with robotics. Graduation Day, which is an annual ceremony took place this year at the Golden Paradise Hall in Chennai. Being an important day in their life, all students had assembled in sharp attire to reflect the atmosphere of the solemn occasion.
The event was held between 4PM and 6PM. The welcome address, delivered by Ms.Sneha Priya, Director, Kidobotikz, extended a warm welcome to the parents, students and faculty who had gathered at the hall. After a brief introduction about Kidobotikz and its activities through a narrative video, the annual report was delivered. The annual report, which discussed about the various activities of the students and their achievements over the past academic year, stressed upon the role robotics has played in empowering students academically and mentally. Apart from their academic strides, the various roboting activities students had taken part in through robotics competitions and projects were discussed upon. The role of projects such as SwachhBot and AgriBot and the involvement of students in these path breaking projects was also touched upon. It is of great pride to Kidobotikz that such student-driven initiatives were playing an important role in solving some important issues plaguing the society.
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| Dr. S.K Patnaik adressing the students |
The Chief Guest for the event was Dr.S.K.Patnaik, Professor, CEG, who had graciously agreed to preside upon the event. Having been a faculty of the directors of Kidobotikz in their college days, he was appreciative of their efforts in democratizing the core concepts of electronics and robotics for the students of the school level. He reflected on the fact that the education system had failed to identify the core interests of students and push them in the direction. He was successful in garnering the audience’s attention when compared the current education scenario to that of a “rat race”. He opined that the methodologies adopted by Kidobotikz to promote technical skill development through an innovative robotics based education for students had the potential to better the standards of education in our country and such efforts were important. He felt that such a program could improve the skillsets of engineers and thereby improve their employment prospects. He also inspired the graduates with his eloquent address.
At the conclusion of the speech, the Graduation ceremony commenced where every student was individually awarded a “Certificate of Excellence” for their commendable efforts to complete the four course levels and clear the graduation exam with distinction. Several individual students were also awarded for their outstanding performance in the respective subjects such as mechanics, electronics, algorithm and programming.
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| B.Adwaith and Manoj Kumar with their respective trophies for the Best performance in Mechanical and Electronics |
Later on, the graduates who had adorned the customary Graduation Suit and Graduate Cap were taken off to the photo session where they posed for the group photos. With the throwing of hats into the air, the event came to a close.
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